Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comsteck will give
his forty-second studio rectal on wednes-
day. November &. He will be assisted by
Miss Helen Calhoun. pianist. and Mr. Clar-
enee II. Childs. vocalist. The program will
be as follows: A Beethoven sonata Opus .,
No. /: Bailade by Reinecke; ITO the
Spring. Grieg; Pan" by GODDARD and
Minuetto scherzo, by Liebiing, by Miss
Helen Calhoun. Mi. Childs will sing
group of songs by Chadwick. ''Nocturne.'
| The Lily and Before the Dawa" Mr..
Comstock will sing MY Light by Spross;
The Young Indian Maid by Colcridge-
Taylor; madrigal, by Taylor, 'And Lend
Me Thy Fillet. Love- by Brockway Miss
Calhoun and Mr.. Comstock will also give
| a rondo .or two pianos. by Chopin.
Mrs. Annie Grant Fugitt. the well-known
soprano, sang last Sunday at the Church
OF the Covenant presbyterian at TIE aft
ernoon service. which takes place at
O'clock She sang in the quartet. Bless
! the Lord. My Soul" by Gale but her
voice was heard to greater advantage in
her solo. Evening and Morning" by Greg
DRY Smith. which was rendered with great
expression.
A musical event of interest to many of
US in Washington took place recently in
Bayiy. assisted by Mrs. Duncan Richmond.
gave recital at the opening of the new
organ in the Presbyterian Church at that
place. TIE organ. though not very large
one. is an exceptionally good one, and was
built by Haskell, half the cost of the in
strufnent being betrayed by Andrew Car
neg!e. The following program was given by
our two Washington musicians. On the
organ. by Mrs. Bayly. Gloria in fiat
(FarmcD Handlers Largo selections
from William Tell" Rossni; Evening
Star Song and "PilsrimS' Chorus. from
':Tannha user Psyche Gavote" for an
encore. War March OF the Priests. from
| "Athalie.' and "Recessional," kipling
Dekoven. Mrs. Richmond has a fine mezzo-
soprano voice. and quite clpt.vated her
aud ence with some of her numbers. espe
cially IF / Were Voice" by Woodbury..
after which. as an encore. she sang I
Think When I've Read That Sweet Story
of Old Her other numbers were The
Lord Is My Light" by Aiiitsea Snow
flakes" Cowen The Slumber Boat Gay
nor; mighty LAX Rose Nevin: Tosti's
Goodbye" and for encore. Annie Laurie"
Mr.. Haskell, the builder of the organ. was
present at the recital, and most en-
thusiastic in speaking OF Mrs. Bayly's good
taste in registration and OF her skill in
bringing out the best points of organ.
At the Calvary Baptist Church last Sun
| day Miss II. u. Deyo substituted for Mss
Harden Hickey at the evening service. The
anthems rendered by the ci:oir were: Sing
Praises to the Lord of Hosts" Gilbert;
Teach Me- o Lcrd." Arthur Thayer;
Jesus. Who On Calvarys Mountain by
Mendelssohn, Mrs. Ralph Barnard was the
soloist at the morning service, sing ng
Eye Hath Not Seem" from Tie Holy
City,. by Gaul.
On Monday evening last the Brookland
Chapter. No. II, Order of the Eastern Star
gave musical entertainment and dance AT
the Brookland Town Hall. There was a
large and. Judging from TIE number Of
encores, enthusiastic and appreciative audi
enee present. The program opened with
an instrumental trio given the violin.
mandolin and guitar by Miss Lillian Dan
iels and Willie and John Daniels. followed
by selections from Robin HOOD" and
Southern Belle March, by Walter Holt,
vocal solo was then contributed by Mrs.
Theodore KeElpf of Chicago. who sang
The Flowers Are All ALLOW, My Love-
and When Daffodils Untold. and for an
encore Mrs. Gaynors Gre die Song" Mr..
George Wheelock recitea .io" the Church
Was Built at kehoeS Bar. and when re-
called gave Fare Thee Well, Brother Wat
kins.'' and character Sketches" and Mr.
Barnfiolt'S number The Old Brigade"
by Barr and The Newborn King, encore
Mrs. w E. Croker was next on the pro-
gram with two numbers, II Love You" and
Streiezskis Dreams. Mrs. Willis recited
The Jiner'' and "Johnnie's Steam Chair
Miss Kate Ell sang Good Night. Little
Girl. and MY Curly-headed Baby and
Miss Maude Bates closed the musical part
of tie entertainment by playing Leybach's
fifth nocturne.
TIE choir OF the lexington Presbyterian
Church last Sunday morning rendered the
following numbers: II Have Cried Unto
Thee by Charles Moves: 20 Praise God
in HIS Holiness by K. r French. Miss
Bertha Bean. contralto, sang Your
Friend" GODDARD. and Mr.. D. l.. Wood. at
the offertory gave BY tie Waters of Baby
lon, by Howell Mss Mabel Linton, an
ambitious and competent young oTganist.
trains and directs the chorus choir we'll
\ tot
Last week Mr.. Aronson was the bearer
of a copy de luxe of LeOncavalos ''Vivi
FAmerica'' march-the outside cover in
John Frew, the music etched OH heavy
vellum-for President Roosevelt. to whom
the march is respectfully dedicated. and
which Mr.. ArGnson presented to the Presi-
dent on behalf of the famous Italian
maestro.
Miss Helen lie Cain has accepted the po
sition of organst at the Church of the
Holy Name. 18th and l streets northeast.
The choir has been reorganiZed. the solo
lists being Miss Collier and Miss Knockie.
sopranos: Mrs. Badin, contralto; Mr.. Dun
can, tenor, and Mr.. Duffy. basso.
Frank Marks. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Marks, only eight years of age and having
been under musical instruction only four
months, has won a scholarship on the
piano at the Washington College of Music.
The Rebew Orchestra will give it's regular
monthly meeting tomorrow evening, when
Mr.. ]. B. Wrightman will give. violin
solo. The orchestra will play an i'm
promptu program and will be under the
direction of Mr.. Fl. w. Weber. This or
chestra meets every Monday evening m
the lecture room of the Keller Memorial
Lutheran Church. but only once month
gives a rehearsal open TO the public.
Miss Helen G. Calhoun. pianist, and Miss
Eva Whitford. contIaito. gave an inter
esting hour of music at the Reading Room
for the Blind Thursday afternoon. Their
program was well chosen. both the instru-
mental and vocal numbers showing much
temperament and musicianly skill. Godard's
Pan" Griegs An Den Fruehling' by
Miss Calhoun were particularly well re-
ceived. and Miss Whitford won well-mer-
; tied applause by her rendition of "Mein
Liebchen." by Mcdowell, a song not often
| heard. and MY I.addic." dainty bit by
Neidnger. Other numbers were Bal!ade.
in A fiat. by Reinecke; Minuetto and
ScherZo by Liebiing. and two movements
of Beethoven's Second Sonata by Miss
Calhoun. and bid Me to Love" by Bar
| nard Long Ago" Speaks; Bartlett's
Elaine and De Harde!ot's Three Green
Bonnets." by Miss Eva Whitford. Mr..
| Oscar Franklin COmStOck was the 1c-