Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
MUSICAL MENTION

Miss Lucy Gardner has been engaged as
contralto soioist in the choir of the Cal
vary Baptist Church, Mrs. Ralph Barnard,
who has held this position for several years.
having retired from choir work and re-
signed Mss Gardner IL a young singer.
and this is the first choir position she has
held She is a daughter of Representative
Washington Gardiner of Michigan, and has
been known IN drawing rooms for several
seasons as charming singer. with rich.
meiodious voice of much cultivation. She
has been heard frequently at Mrs. oldbergs
musscales and always with success. She
will take up her new choir duties this
morning.
Mrs Anders, wife of DIR. James III. Anders
of Philadelphia, who has visited and sung
here often, and delighted people with her
dramatic soprano voice OF beautlful quail
ity, Is spending the winter In Paris. and has
an apartment in the Rue Trocadero with
Mrs Roessle. widow of T. h. Eoessle of
this city. DIR. Anders will join his wife in
June, and they win return to their home
in the Quaker city in the fall. Mrs. Anders
will be remembered as having been the So
prano in the first production of Grace Was
sells "Shakespearean song cycle" in this
city about year ago.
Mrs Bertha Lucas Stoddard. viollnist,
who was heard with so much pleasure last
week at the recital of Mrs. Howard Nal
colin Kutchin at the Shoreham, has return
ed TO Washington permanently. Their many
friends here are delighted that Mr.. Stod-
dard's business has brought them back to
their former home. Mrs Stoddard played
exceptionally well at Mrs. Kutchin's con-
cert
Mr. Jasper Dean McFalI. baritone soloist
Al. t.~l. t. - n
fist Church. has resigned that position. the
resignation to take effect at once. Miss
Marion McFall has also resigned as soprano
soloist in this choir. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Michael have succeeded Mr.. McFall as d.
rector and organist. respectively. Mr.. Nc
Fall did excellent work with this choir, a
chorus and good soloists, himself included
DR.. and Mrs. Riggs gave a delightful
musicale in their home on 18th street last
week a sort of reunion CT the old Dam
rosch Society, of which he was prominent
member This society male singing
society, and was organization of great
merit. They gave a NUMBER of splendid
concerts with the best artists to be had In
this country as soloists, but it was a losing
operation, and the society discontinued Is
concerts, but never formally dsbanded
Among those who We're heard at DR.. Riggs
were Mr. James G. Traylor, DIR. Kenealy,
Mrs Weston (nee Cowling), Miss Muffiey
Miss Stone, Mrs. Charles B. Ramsdell and
MI. HOBART Henry ftdfflSUeli III ftlSSS
sang Gounod's adore and Be Still" and
Face TO Face and Mr.. Ramsdel gave a
very creditable performance of Borowsky's
Alteration and Piernes "Serenade' on
the violin, Mrs. Ramsdell accompanying.
Mrs. Philo Stewart, formerly Miss Carrie
Kidwel and her sister, Mrs. Florence Kid
well Huntington of Skowhegan, Me, who
spending the winter in Washington at
1918 L street, according to their custom
will return north about the middle OF next
month. 1t was only a few years ago that
Mrs. Stewart was one of the leading So
pranos of this city, but she married and
removed to Mr.. Stewards home in Maine.
She now has charge Of the music In one
of the leading churches In her new home
and conducts a chorus of womens voices
which Is making a name for itself in New
England. Mrs. Huntington, who had
voice of exquisite quality, but who was not
so often heard In public owing to her
health. sings quite as delightfully."- as she
ever did, and their reunion with friends
here has been most pleasant this winter.
Mr.. Stewart will usual join them before
they return to Swowhegan.
A worthy and commemorate plan for the
bringing out of young American artists
abroad Is maturing under the able man.
agement of Mr.. Rudolph Aronson, who pro-
poses to give two annual concerts with or
chestra in London, Paris. Berlin, Vienna
and Milan, where worthy American musi-
cal students will have an opportunity to
AhdhC tilCiI liSI dppcdEdICcS ulueT HOSt
favorable auspices and free of any charge
to them. Mr.. Aronson will undertake the
management of the concerts. the financial
arrangements and the selection of the
debutantes to be under the supervision of
committees made up OF the resident Ameri-
can ambassadors or ministers in the cities
named and influential citizens OF these
places.
A young vioInist, Daniel Breeskin from
the Russian Conservatory of Music will
make his American debut In this city in
the near future at concert of local talent
Haley's Band and Mrs. katherine Wilhel-
mine Hulling, formerly of Chicago, will be
heard at the same time.
Mrs Gibbs of street had very inter-
esting music program at her reception last
wednesday evening. Miss Georgia e. Mil
Ter. director of the Virgil Clavier Plano
School OF Washington, played a group of
delightful plano numbers, including a
Chopin waltz in e minor and Mazurka in
A minor. and Grieg Nocturne which she
gave with splendid tone color and beauti-
full singing effect. Mr.. Melwick sang the
old Scotch Loeb Lomond," De Koven's
20 Promise Me-" the Serenade from the
Fortune Teller and Absence" accompa-
MED by Miss Miller. and Miss Gibbs played
several interesting violin numbers includ-
ing very excellent rendition of '~Trau-
merle"
Miss Carolyn e. Haines, yourg Ohio
pianist, who has lived In Washington for
several years. but suffered from ill-health
great deal Of that time has now com
pletely recovered and has been heard many
times In recital and concert during the past
few weeks. Her recital In the reading
room for the blind in the Congressional Ii
brary recently gained her much praise and
commentator. Her program consisted of
Mozarts Fantasia In C minor, Schutt's
Carnival Mignonne. Brahms D minor bal
LAD, Llszts concert etude in d fiat Chopin's
Poionaise In minor and a Tarantelle by
Won Sternberg. her former teacher.
A new ladies' quartet which has been at
tracting much favorable comment this win
ter. Is composed of Mrs. Charles B. Bayly,
first soprano: Miss Marjorie Foil, second
soprano; Miss Florence Keene. first con-
tralto and Miss Salome Wingate second
contralto. They are under the direction of
Prof T'heo. Ingalls, King director of the
music of the choir of Wesley NJ E Church.
and are called the Lyric" They were or
ganized this winter and will be heard for
the first time IN public in the Calvary Bap-
fist Sunday school house on Wednesday
evening.
Mrs Adolf Close and daughter, Miss
Augusta Close who has made name for
herself In vaudeville as a conscientious
tzf 1-t,