Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
MUSICAL MENTION

The Columbia Quartet Club of this city
will go to Baltimore tomorrow to sing for
the Baltimore Y. NJ. c. a. tomorrow even
ing. The clui composed of leading choir
singers of the city, Mrs. Elsie Bond
Bischoff first soprano; Mrs. Adelaide Lyn-
ham Humphrey, contralto; Mr. Douglas G..
Miller, tenor, and Mr.. Herbert Lawson,
basso. They are under the direction of DR..
J. W. Bischoff who is the accompanist of
the club.
Mr. Charles Rabold, barytone. of New
York, formerly of this city was the guest
for several days early in the past week of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Kendall at their subur-
ban home Mr.. Rabold was heard by many
of his old friends here with great pleasure,
having improved greatly In his study of the
past summer abroad. He came over from
Baltimore, where he was spending the
Christmas holidays with Mrs. Rabold IN
the home of the latter's family.
Miss Jessie NJ. Young who has come here
recently from St. Paul to live, win play the
organ today in the Gunton Temple Presby-
terrain Church. Mrs. Grace Daland Jackson
the regular organist. being absent in New
York for a short time. Miss Young was
the organist in the Dayton Avenue Presby-
terrain Church in st. Paul for some years
before her removal here.
Mr.. Moritz F. Rubinsteln of New York is
In Washington for indefinite stay. He
has large acquaintance here among mu-
siciars. being a delightful exponent of the
art os German lieder.
Mrs William Hough, who Is well known
TO the muSiC-loVing public as Miss Lolita
Mills. Is at home on Monday afternoons
during the season at Stoueleigh Court 1t
is well remembered that Miss Mills gave I'D
brilliant career as a concert pianist to
become Mrs. Hough and retire to private
lie. Prof. Hough Is now connected with
the George Washington University, and II
is hoped their residence here will be per-
maEeat.
An interesting pupils recital was given
during the week in Mr.. B. Frank Gebests
studio. The following program was given.
p ircton AID bridal march from 10
hengrin." Wagner-Fels; Sindings ''Fruh-
hngsrauschen," Miss Anne Darby; Pade-
rewskis minuet, Robert Bond Gotta; Chop
pins Nocturne, Opus IS, No. /, Miss Selene
Wilmer Dortch: Raff's la Fileuse." Mrs.
Vivian Church Matson; Schumann's 'Nacht-
stuck and "Grillen.' Miss Freda Egbert;
liStzs ''Liebesstraum," no. 3. Miss Alice
M. Lanahan. and the march from Tam
hauser,' Wagner-IAszt, Miss Clarine Nc
Carly.
There is universal sorrow and regret ex-
pressed among the local musicians over the
untimely death of Miss Mamie Grant the
contraIto soloist In St Patricks choir Miss
Grant had been known TO be in frail health
for several years, but It was hoped that her
long stay In the Adirondack mountains had
cured her trouble. Miss Grants voice was
phenomenal contralto of great deuth.
beauty and power, and her duets with her
sister Mrs. Annie Grant-Fugitt, the So
prano soloist OF ST. Patrick's choir were
features of the services in that church
These two young girls were literally raised
in the choir OF the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception and they probably had the
largest repertoire of Catholic church music
at their tongues ends of any church singers
in this locality. Miss Grant viii be deeply
regretted and greatly missed from the local
music circles.
Mr. w. Warren Shaw, the composer of
the famous Thomas Moore song cycle spent
Christmas day with Mr.. and Mrs Oscar
Gareissen at the Rochambeau. This song
cycle, which is too seldom heard, has en-
couraged this composer to more ambitious
work. and he is now engaged on tho music
OF romantic opera. The verdict of those
who have heard 1t played from the manu-