Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17

of the most delightful lyric singers has re-
turned to New York with Mr. Rabold after
stay abroad Of about eighteen months
Mrs. Rabold spent this time in close study
and has greatly improved in voice and
style, in consequence. Mr.. Rabold, himself
a delightful baritone, went over during the
summer and Joined her there for several
months before they sailed for this side.
Mrs. Susanna Oldberg is spending the
weekend in Philadelphia. She will sing at
the studio-muscale to be given there dur
ing the next month by Mr. Linton, one of
the leading painters in the Quaker city.
The Friday Morning Music Club gave one
of its most attractive programs last Friday
in the music rooms of the Washington
Club. Something of an innovation is being
observed this year in the arranging and
reading of a paper called THE Musical
Item" at each meeting. This is paper
compiled by different member each week
embracing the most interesting news OF
music and musicians In the profession, and
1t has proved very popular. Mrs. True was
the editor and reader of the paper al this
meeting The remainder of the program
was as follows: Piano solo, "Bourree,"
from Bach's English Suite, played by Mrs
Sebree; song, ''Che Faro Sen SenZa Fury
dice" from Glucks Eurydice, sung by Mrs.
Ralph Barnard; violin solo, prelude from
the E major Senate of Bachs, Miss Minna
Heinrichs, the Schumann accompaniment
to this number being delightfully."- played by
Miss Mary Kelly on the plano; aria "Oh,
How Pleasing to the Senses" from THE
Seasons, Dy f1asun, MISS fEulIn flicker
ing; piano fantastic in c minor, by Mozart
Miss Caroline E. Ha1nes; song, THE Vio-
let, by Mozart, Miss Elizabeth SeWell, and
piano solo, Beethoven's Appassionata So
nate, Mrs. Day. The members of the club
were especially enthusiastic over this pro-
gram and broke their unwritten law of al
lowing encores in two cases, one being
Miss Heinrichs. who was obliged to repeat
the prelude of Bachs, and Miss Caroline
Haines, who played Chopin prelude for
her second number.
Prof w. L. Tomlins of Chicago who was
for many years conductor of the Apollo
Society of that city, has spent the past ten
days in Washington. Prof. Tonllin will be
remembered as having conducted mann
moth chorus of public school pupils In this
city few years ago. He gave two inter
esting lectures in the Franklin building last
week, Wednesday and Saturday mornings
The many friends of former Miss Lucy
Hickenlooper, who was married In this city
few years ago to Mr. Boris Loutzki of
Russia, will be interested to know that she
has formally entered the profession and is
having great success as a pianist under the
name of Olga Samaroff. She will play here
at the last concert this season of the Bos-
ton Symphony Quartet IN March. Nine.
Samaroff is a daughter OF Gen. Hicken-
looper, and was married In this city In the
apartment of her grandmother, Mrs. Grune-
valid, in the Analostan, in January, 1901.
Nine. Samaroff will be the guest of Miss
AIys Bentley and Miss Edith Westcott in
their new home, 1917 Riggs street during
her stay in Washington.
very strong effort has been made to
have a repetition of the Thanksgiving can
tata of Maunder's which was given recent
~ in st. Marks Episcopal Church and in
the Proc Cathedral Church of the Ascension
under the direction of Mr.. II. H. Freeman,
organist and choirmaster in st. Johns and
the Pre-Cathedral. 1t being Thanksgiv-
ing cantata. and the Advent season being
now at hand. 1t has been decided that
repetition just now would be untimely
Master Raymond Tompkins, soprano So
loist in the choir of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Will be the soloist for the meet
Ing ai the Mems Cinb in the Church of the
Covenant ON Tuesday evening
MIR. j. Forney Donaldson. one of the ris-.
Ing bassos OF the city. sang Rodney's Cal.