Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-07
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

Mrs. Charles H. Henney (nee Carpenter).
contralto soloist in the choir of st. Mar
garet's Episcopal Church. who was engaged
| in the same capacity in the new quarter IN
All Souls Church. has been induced to re-
consider her resignation in st. Margarets
choir. She will. however. sing with the All
Souls choir during the month of October.
during which time another contralto Will be
selected for that church and at the END OF
which time Mrs. Henney will return to her
old position in St Margaret's choir.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Evans Greene re-
turned to Washington last Sunday evening
after a three months trip abroad coaching
and visiting the interesting studios IN Lon
don and Paris. Mr.. Greene did considerable
singing in both places and had hatter1ng
success. On their trip over the Rev Dr. u
G. B. PIERCE, pastor Of All Souls Unitarian
Church, conducted the Sunday service and
Mr.. Greene sang Van de Waters The Pup-
lean with splendid effect. During his abb
sence Mr. Greene sent In his resignation as
tenor soloist In the choir of ST. Paui
Episcopal Church, where he has sung Tor
the past several years. Mr.. and MRS.
Greene have given up their apartment IN
The Plaza and have taken the former home
of DR.. A. A. Snyder, 1925 18th street, LOT
the winter.
Mr. Luther Conradi, who has made
splendid reputation as a pianist In TINS CITY
on his frequent trips here from his nome In
Baltimore. has returned from summer
spent in Europe with party of students
from the Johns Hopkins University Of Bal
timore, Mr.. Conrad has gone to Philadei-
phia to assume his new duties at Bryn
Mawr College where he will have charge
of the music department.
Mr. Robert Cary Stearns has three new
compositions as the result of his summers
work in connection with the small orches-
ira with which he played all the summer at
the Natural Bridge, Va, Two of them are
songs. I'm Absence" which is a veritable
to even more dignity than the first, because
of it's good construction, interesting and
original theme and its delightful harmonies.
The third of these Is very excellent com
position for the violin, which has met with
flattering success each time Mr.. Stearns has
played it. AS a young composer Mr.. Stearns
gives promise of bright future. His work
is serious and original and wrought out on
strictly legitimate and intelligent lines.
Miss Irene Dieterich. who has made a
splendid reputation as a singer. with a
charming voice and style, has returned
from a prolonged visit in the west. includ-
ing Kansas City, Leavenworth and Topeka.
Her singing attracted much attention In all
of these cities, where she was heard fire.
quently in drawing rooms and where she
was almost constantly entertained. Miss
Dieterich will sing today in the Metropoli-
tan Presbyterian Church on CapitoI Hin, In
the place OF MISS EUltN flCheTlHS, ScpIdHo
who resigned to accept similar position
in the Emmanuel Church in Baltimore.
Miss Dfeterich will sing Gounod's 20 Di-
vine Redeemer."
Another youthful and talented young
pianist has been added to the already
Formidable list of gifted young players in
local circles. This is Miss Regina Eliza
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Winston. from Bristol, Tenn. She is
brilliant performer and played a program
of ambitious works last spring at her re-
cital in Bristol, just before coming here.
Her numbers included compositions of
Bach. Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schunlann,
Chopin and L.szt
Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock has had as
his guest the past week Mr.. Frederic
Smaller Evans of the Cincinnati Conserva-
tory of Music. who Is returning to his work
from his vacation. Mr.. Evans has made
frequent visits In Washington and has made
many friends. who look forward each fall
to his return. Mr.. Comstock is increasing
the membership of his choir in Trinity M.
E. Church to fifty and the places are being
filled rapidly. Among the works he has
planned to give during the coming season
are some oratories by Handel and others
by Bach.
Mr.. r. r. Rodrick. baritone, who has
charge Of the music in the Sunday school
in the Lutheran Memorial Church. will sing
Church. Miss Edith Stowell. soprano, will
also substitute there today.
Mrs. Margaret Nolan Martin contralto.
who has been quite I'll this summer and
fall has returned to her apartment in the
Nolando very much improved and in ex-
cellent voice
Miss Ethel Lipscomb has been engaged as
contralto soloist in the choir of Ascension
Church.
Miss Eda Bowers. the well-known young
vioinist. has returned from her vacation
spent in New York where she has been
playing and coaching al! summer.
Miss Majorie Follin, second soprano in
the Ladies' Lyric Quartet, has returned
from her summer outing spent with friends
on the eastern shore.
Miss Clara Drew, contralto so1oist in the
Scientist Church. corner of 18th and r
streets, has returned from three months
trip in Europe, where she spent the most
of her time studying in Paris She also did
some singing in Paris and in London. Miss
Drew returned to this country about the
middle of September and has spent q little
time In Boston where she had some en-
gagements. She will be heard in her usual
place today.
Mr.. Edwin Hughes. one of the leading
young pianists and composers Of local cir
cles. returned to his home in this city a
in Tarrytown, N. Y, studying with Raphael
Joseffy. He returned to Tarrytown on Fri
day to give recital there last evening
Mr. w Edward Heimendahl will return
to Washington this week and spend several
days each week here, the other days in Bal
timore.
Mrs. Margaret Grey Dickinson has been
engaged organist in the First Presby-
terrain Church in Falls Church, Va.
Mr.. B. Allen Terrell of New York has
been engaged as tenor soloist in the choir of
ST. Johns Church. corner of 10th and H
streets, to succeed Mr.. Charles f. Myers,
who goes to All Souls Unitarian Church
next Sunday.
Mrs. Josephine Esputa Daily and her son,
Mr.. Norman Daily. had a delightful must
Gale and reception to mark the opening of
their new studio. corner of H and 18th
streets. The program was an interesting
one, given by Mrs. DAILY and Mr.. Daily, as
sisted by Miss Janet Hayes, a very excel
lent young contralto singer and Miss Louise
Ehrhardt also contralto. Miss Hayes
sang Busch's Remembrance" Bohm's
Calm of the Night" and McDougars
Jesus, Lover of My Soul" Miss Ehr-
hardts songs were Sullivan's Lost Chord"