Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-02
MUSICAL MENTION

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Mrs. G. II. Brinkman gave the tenth AM
nual pupils musical last Monday evening.
at her studio. The three large rooms were
filed with the parents and friends OF the
pupils. Mrs. Arthur q. Dunn's songs
and Mr.. W. F. McDanieis recitaxions
were warmly applauded, and they respond
ed to the encores The pupils performed in
creditable manner. The following pupils
were on the program: Misses Bessie Penny.
Marie Penny, Marie Nelson. Annie john
son, Marie Donaldson. Libbie Donaldson.
Hurlebaus. Annie Phelps. Mamie O'Donnell,
Bertha Bridges, Richie Mclean. Befnice
Bridges, Addie Stacy. Master Warren Hunt.
Tom Donaldson and Don Jewell. Miss
Annie johnson were ushers and had charge
OF the flowers. Mrs. Grace Dufor Brown
played the Accomplishments.
Miss Alice Burbage win depart early this
week for cruise along the coast to Bar
Harbor with the party Of ex-Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Treasury and Mrs. Horace A.
Taylor. Miss Burbage entertained q
small company of musicians last Tuesday
evening at her home on Dist street in honor
OF Mr.. Carlo Fisher. the first cellist of
the Cincinnati symphony Orchestra, who
was guest during the week Of his sister,
Mrs. Lamb. Miss Burbage arranged q
program of instrumental trios and duos.
when Mr.. Herman Rakemann played the
violin, she the piano and Mr.. Fisher the
cello.
Mr.. Norman Daily repeated his recital
program of ten days ago Thursday evening
again assisted by Miss Louise Carson con-
tralto and violiniste. Miss Carson's num-
bers were the Borowsky alteration"
Hauser's Hungarian rhapsody and Schu-
a
The choir of the Church of the Reforma-
ton on Capitol Hill will be dsbanded from
today and a volunteer chorus will take its
place. Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly, who
has played the organ for SO many years In
the church, will also be supplemented by
the wife of the pastor Mrs Marie Mac
Nichol Richmond, sister OF the late Lizzie
MacNichol, has been the soprano OF the
choir for many years. She has voice
which matched her sisters contralto, but
she never had the taste for professional
work and has remained at home in church
choir and local concert circles.
The pupils concert Of Mrs Jessica Cow
ling and Miss Alice Bryant Harvey, In
Schmidts hall last Saturday evening, was
interesting. The program was well
selected. and considering the age Of the
pupils quite difficult. Little Donald Butler
kimball was not much larger than his vfo-
lin. Mrs. Harvey and Miss Thomas are
both graduates of the Leipzig Conservatory
and both are members of tie Sunday Night
Music Club and of the Georgetown Orches-
ira. Miss Harvey Is the organst at the
Cniversalst Church.
The choir boys of Emmanuel Church, Ana
costa. left early last tuesday morning for
Colonial Beach for an outing of two weeks.
The youngsters are comfortably quartered
IN a cottage down by the waters edge
known as Choir Lodge" The party is I'm
charge OF Mr.. Milford Wits, choirmaster
and organst.
Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock left today
for his vacation, which he always spends
with his parents in New York. During his
absence Miss Helen Calhoun. one of his
pupils. will act director of music and
organist Of Trinity Church.
Mrs. Susanna Oldberg gave her last after
noon studio recital on Friday. when Miss
Ruby Price, soprano, gave the program.
Mrs. Oldbers played the accomplishments
During the summer Mrs. Oldberg will give
recitals in the morning each week.
Fraulein Marie Won Unschuld has gone to
Newport, where she will spend the summer,
returning here about the LIST Of October.
Miss Elsie Sllers, soprano soloist OF st.
Matthew's Church, was recently married to
Mr.. Phelps In st. Patricl:'s Church, upon
which occasion Mr.. Oscar Franklin Com
stock. teacher of Miss Siliers and organist
of Trinity Church, played a program OF
nuptial music, through the courtesy of Mr.
Gumprecht
Mrs. Hope Hopkins gave a delightful pro-
gram of music in her studio during the
week, when Miss Emma Bender, a young
girl of fifteen years, rendered an exacting
program with credit. Her program included
Chaminades "Automne," Mendelssohns
Spinning Song" Schubert-Liszt ''Hark
numbers: Valse. "Nocturne.' ballad and
military polonaise. During the evening Mr..
Wrightson sang group of songs MIS-
Burroughs will depart this week for the
seashore for a short vacation.
Miss Irene Dieterich departed last Thurs
day TO spend a few weeks IN New York and
Asbury Park
Miss Fannie Shreve and Mr.. Frederick
Leonard gave joint recital In the studio
of Mr.. Jaspar Dean McFall last Wednesday
evening. which closed the series given there
during the past season. Miss Shreve is the
soprano soloist In the choir of Mt. Vernon
NJ. E. Church. She has a mezzo voice of
resonant quality and high range Mr.. Leon
ard Is baritone. Miss Marion Nc
Fall was the accompanist. During the even
ming Mr.. McFalI gave number Of songs.
The pupils of Mrs. NJ r. waldeeker re-
ceiving prizes this year were Sophie Thomp-
kins, Florence Lyons, Esthel Sylvester,
Media Waldecker and Margaret Myers, first
gold medals: Helen Muir, Louise Brown
ana Efta Ciark, SeCoHu soiO meudiSs
Abbie Miller and Margaret Reinberg,
third gold medals. Belle Byrn. Viola
NJ Measer and Beatrice Haxton. first
silver medals; Augusta c.. Koerner, Mamie
Umbrecht and Virginia Houghton, second
silver medals: Minnie Sylvester. Edith Hal
Ter and Phoebe McKeever. third silver med
ais; Irene Macdonald and Margaret Nc
Claim. fourth silver medals. and Richard
Houghton, fifth silver medal The highest
honors were diplomas for the three years
course. awarded to Margaret Myers. Ethel
Sylvester and Sophie Thompkins.
Miss Mary Helen Howe. daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Frank T. Howe OF this city, who
has spent the past several years In Paris
study and singing, arrived at her home In
Brookland yesterday. DR.. and Mrs Howe
and Miss Marie Howe, the pianist, who
spent several years in Paris with her sister,
went to New York on Friday to meet the
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