Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10
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will have an Interesting program of music
on Wednesday evening of this week at the
reception in the hall of the church Miss A.
Mae Rogers, formerly soprano soloist in the
choir of ST Stephens Catholic Church; Miss
Anna Fleming. contralto. and Mr.. Statham,
accompanied by Miss Byrne. organist of
the church, are the artists of the evening.
These receptions will be given on each
Wednesday evening throughout the season
and programs of music will be arranged
each time.
The choir of st. Thomas Episcopal Church
gave a special musicai service last Sunday
evening In that church. They sang Hoi-
denis Cantata, Bucks Deus Misereatur,
Baldwin's ''Tarry With Me, o My Savior"
Stainer's Love Divine, All Love Excelling'
and the fun choral service of the church.
Mr.. William D. Hoover sang the bass
solos and Miss Nina McEwef and Mr.. Harry
Stevens. soprano and tenor soloists in the
choir, sang the tSainer duet most beauu-
fully The other soIoists in the choir are
Miss Elizabeth Stuart. daughter of the
superintendent of the public schools, con-
tralto, and Mr.. Hoover, bass. Mr.. Edmund
A. Varela, nephew of Mr.. John Philip Sousa,
is the choirmaster, and Mrs. Alfred Henry
Robins is the organist. Mr. Varela Is also
the choirmaster IN Epiphany Church. train
ing the choir several times week. and con-
Quoting the music at the evening service in
Epiphany. Mr.. James G. Traylor, formerly
choirmaster in the Church of the Inearna-
ton, is assistant choirmaster of Epiphany
and conducts at the services when Mr.
Varela's duties require his presence at st.
Thomas The soloists in Epiphany choir
are Miss Lillian HALEY, soprano; Mrs. H.
b. Hollifeld. formerly eontralto soloist In
the choir of the Pro-Ca thedral Church or
the Ascension, contralto; ana Mr. Otto
Luebkert baritone.
Mrs NJ r. Waldecker gave pupils m1si-
Gale last Wednesday evening. when the ioi-
lowing young pianists We're heard: MISS
Sophie Tomplins, Miss Florence Lyons,
Miss Media Waldecker Miss Ethel Sylves-
ter, Miss Helen Muir, Miss Margaret Myers
Miss Mary BeDelI. Mrs. J. Clark Miss Lula
Brown and Miss isabel Burn.
Miss Archerfeld of baltimore gave an
Interesting piano recital before the Friday
Morning Music Club last Friday at their
weekly meeting in the Washington CLUB
Music Room, playing creditable and Drill
liant program of classic compositions
Mr.. Elliott Schenek will give two ex-
planatory recitals this week, Wagner's
''Valkyrie'' on Monday afternoon, and YER
dis Rigoletto" and Puccinis La Boheme
on Tuesday afternoon in the Arlington DO
tel Mr. Schenck gave a series OF lecture
recitals on the Wagner Nibielungen Rlng
several years ago in this city which were
most successful.
Miss Virginie Bestor gave pupils recital
Friday evening in the Washington Club,
when the following pupils participated: Miss
Dorothy Canaga, Master Dannette Adams,
Miss Mary Belle Emmerich, Miss Annie
Bryan, Master Frederick Knight, Miss Bes-
sic Baker. Miss Dorothy Adams, Miss Eve
lyn Offutt Miss Frances Miller, Miss Grace
Harvey Miss Marcia Armstrong.
Miss Bestor played two numbers at the
close with her usual style and finish.
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White House was a great success Mrs
Roosevelt and every one seemed to be de-
lighted with it. Nile. Harden-Hickey sang
beautifully. and Miss Petersen accompanied
her exceedingly we'll Mr.. Thaddeus Rioh
of New York played beautifully on the
violin and Mrs. Iva Martin White accom-
panied him extremely well also. The artists
held the attention of the audience in a re-
markable manner. The whole thing was
arranged by Miss Mary A. Cryder.
The board of managers Of the Choral So
ciety will meet at the residence OF Mr. Will
lam Bruce King next Wednesday evening
the society 1t IS well-founded rumor that
a fine conductor will be brought to the
city to direct this society.
Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson will give
recital at the Western High School Friday
afternoon at l rs for the students and other
friends.
The first meeting of the Pupils Club of
the Washington College OF Music will be
lege recital hail at 4:30 o'clock.
Next Thursday afternoon, December IA.
at 4:30 O'Clock. the pupils of Nine. Genevra
tombstone Bishop will give a recital to the
rest of the students of the Washington
College of Music.
Commenting with the first week In Janu-
airy and for the following seventeen con-
Secutive weeks a series of seventeen free
musleales and lectures Will be given at the
Washington College of Music
The Philadelphia Orchestra will visit
Washington for series of three concerts
the first of which viii take place at the
Columbia Theater on the afternoon OF De-
cember &c The organization has forged
to the front with remarkable rapidly. For
the first concert the soloist will be Giuseppe
Campanari. the fayorite operate baritone
Campanari intended this season to devote
his entire time to concert appearances
throughout the country but within the last
turn to the Metropolitan Opera House to
assume the leading baritone roles.
Verdi tuneful, exquisite and altogether
enhancing "RigolettO" that is to be sung
in English in Washington for the first time
on Thursday night of grand opera week,
was written in Venice in 1851. This was
Troyatore," yet it CAME five years after
WasRer's sonorous- ''Tannhauser" and three
years after '.Lohengrin," two mas terworks
that did not reach their popular vogue until
twenty years later. For twenty years de-
voices of Italian music beat time to the
graceful melodies in "Rigoletto," applauded
the Duke OF Mantua's amorous love songs,
sighed with pretty GIlda as she poured
forth her young affection In f1orid cadenzas
pitied the poor humpbaeked Rigoletto, HIM
self in his suffering because of his daugh-
ter's betrayal and shivered at the cold
blooded Sparafuciles murderous work
while Wagner struggled in poverty, buffet.
ed by fate and exiled from his native land.
"Rigoletto' takes one back to the days of
romance and chivalry, of court intrigues of
beautiful maidens confined IN castles await
ing release by the prince of their dreams
1t was the atmosphere of polite conduct
OF sword-wearing knights and handsome
women that inspired Verdi to his brilliant
orchestration for .'Rigoletto' rather than
the heart of the tragedy with all its
cruelty Years later In his Aida" "Othello'
and .'Falstaff' he wrote music descriptive
OF the real dramatic episodes of his opera
rather than a fllmy network of musical
lace with which to decorate ii. Yet the pop
ularity of "Rigoletto' is probably due to
this very superficial nature of the charm
ing arias, powerful duets and simple, old
fashioned accompaniment found in the or
chestral score. All classes of tbeatergoers
revel in 1t. On "Rigoletto'' nights at the
opera>in New Orleans, New York or Lon
don there is crush of music-loyers to
the back of the top gallery.
Mr.. Savage has added no work to his
English repertory in recent years that con-
tains stronger appeal for universal ia
vor The coming production viii be under
s4,.1 80 tl.A Nhoxrn far-