Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29

concert and entertainment In the fail for
the benefit of the church debt They VIII
give sacred cantata not yet seiected ana
will be assisted by well-known local mu-
stcians,
Miss Gladys Strong. one of the. most
youthful pianists among the local mu-
sfcians, is preparing for her second ap-
pearance at the festival to be held In the
auditorium in Ocean Grove during the
annual assembly there next month. Little
Miss Strong will be heard in the Tam
hauser Overture arranged by Liszt, which
she has been working on for some weeks
Miss Strong appeared In the IesnVai iast
year. also under the direction of Tall Essen
Morgan, the eminent conductor and mu-
stefan. She played on that occasion the
Beethoven Sonata opus ID, and received
pleted her first composition. written In
honor OF the return of her father. who had
been absent for several months. which
she calls Welcome" and which shows
enterprise and ingenuity. Miss Strong Is
but fourteen years of age. and from the
time of her first appearance In public at
the age of nine years she has exhibited
great talent and a fine memory.
Miss Ethel Holtzclaw. the gifted young
soprano who made such success as YUM
Yum I'm the amateur production OF the
''Mikado' last year. and at many func-
lions during the past winter, has gone TO
Lorlie farm. near Cazanova. Va with her
mother Mrs. w. B. HoltZclaw. and sister,
Miss FAY They will remain for some weeks
in August.
Mr. and Mrs Oscar Gareissen, who have
remained In Washington later than usual
this season. will leave this week for the
Plue Ridge mountains for stay of few
weeks.
Mr.. Anton Kaspar, violinist, and Mr.. John
Porter Lawrence pianist. who will com
plete their work in the music school OF tt1e
University of West Virginia, IN Morgan
IL will Tnfrr n h
irgton for a very short time. They Will
leave again for a several weeks stay at
stony Mans Camp in Virginia, accompa,
ried by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lent and
their children.
An interesting group of musicians will as.
sist Miss Hallowell the sunshine poetess,
at her benefit entertainment to be given III
the Chevy Chase Inn next Friday evening.
Among them will be Mr.: Halstead L.
Hoover, Mr. W. II. Morsell Mr.. William
Scholz. yiolinist; Mr. Harry howard ss E anu
Mr. William S. Gee, pianIsts. the Fort
Myer Cavalry Band. Gen. John 5. Black
will be one of the orators OF the evening.
Mrs. Sally Bradley McDufrie will so to
Paeonian Springs this week, to remain for
the rest of the summer season.
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly left yes
terday with Mr.. Bayly for months visit
in their former home, Canton. ONO, ana
Akron with relatives They will also make
"a
Eugene Stevens of this city at their sum
mer home on Lake Erie, near Madison.
Ohio and about forty miles from Gleve-
land.
DR.. and Mrs E. Clyde Shade left yester-
day for a two weeks outing at Ocean CITY
Md. Mrs. Shade returned to her home IN
this city q week ago, for VACATION, dIteI
a successful season of six weeks In chi
cago as the primo donna in The Alcalde.'
a new opera just produced by Mr.. James
Hackett and written by Frederick Barry,
libretto by George Stevens, jr. Mrs. Shade
is known on the stage as Ivy Clyde, ana
made very pronounced success ooth
vocally and otherwise. She is under three
years contract with Mr.. Hackett for opera,
and "The Alcayde' pronounced Al-kaydee.
accent on second sytable) will be continued
in New York beginning in the early fall.
A contralto destined to be heard of in
the future. Miss Elaine Sebring, gave the
program at Mrs Oldbergs studio recital on
Friday morning. when a large group OF
music lovers gathered to hear soma delight
ful music. Miss Sebring, who Is a cousin
of Olga Samaroff. the gifted pianist, has a
deep. rich contralto voice of even tone and
free delivery, with a warm and artistic
temperament. She selected songs well
suited to her and showed much versatility
of style.
The Josef Lhevinne (of Russia> Concert
Company has an interesting addition to its
personnel in a small son born last month In
Paris. and who will accompany his parents
to this country in the fall. Madame Lhe-
Winnie is among the most brilliant and gifted
of the women pianists of Russia. and will
appear with her husband in all his con-
certs.
Miss Mildred Johnston played the organ
last Sunday in the Church of the Cove
nant and will play again today, Miss Emily
Coyle. who played the early part of July.
having gone to her summer home. Miss
mill har "a he
August and Mrs Nettie Mcfarland Barry,
wife of Dr. Edmund Barry, will play during
the month Mr.. William d. Mcfarland
tenor soloist in the choirs of Calvary Baptist
Church and the Eighth Street Temple, will
act as precentoT during August, while Mr.
Frank p Reside. the regular precentor,
will take his vacation.
A quartet of much strength has organized
for the presentation of Grace WasselPs
Shakespeare cycle, Liza Lehmanns In
Persian Garden" The Daisy Chain and
THE Quest during the coming season. The
singers are Nine. Shotwell-Piper, Soprano
Nine. Katharine Fisk. contralto Kelley
Cole. tenor. and Francis Rogers. baritone
Mr. David Bispham sang with these sing
ers last season in the Shakespeare cycle
and he will be replaced this season by
Francis Rogers Nine. Ethel Cave-Cole will
be the aCCompanist.
Mr.. Harry Stratton. organist of the East
Liberty Street Church in Pttsburg, Pa,
Is making a visit to his family in this city
Mr. Stratton was formerly organist in St
Andrews and the Church of the Epiphany
in this city. He studied for several years
in Paris under the eminent organist. Gull
mant and since that period he has made
Pittsburg his home He Will go to Ocean
Grove the last of this week and spend the
remainder OF his vacation. His sister. Miss
Grace Stratton. of the Virgil Clavier Piano
School in this city. who is rapidly coming
to the front as pianist. will leave about
September 1 for a several weeks trip TO
Boston, going by water.
The church music committee composed
of Father Russell. private secretary to Car
dlnal Gibbons: Father Klang and Prof.
OdendhaL all of Baltimore; Father Bart
and Father Spencer. Dominican. and Mr..
Anton Gloetzner> of this city. organized for
the purpose of revising the music for Cath
Ollie Church choirs. will have no more meet
ings until October They have a large
task before them during the summer of
OF going over the music now In use by the
cholrs OF the Catholic churches and sent in
for revision. according to the orders of the
cardinal. This means that the radical
change to the strict Gregorian music will
not begin next season but this committee
will go over all the masses and vespers and
and offertorieS now in use and cut the mu-
sic and the words to make them conform
as far as possible to the wishes of the
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