The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-28

| pared for the Louise Pollock birthday me-
mortal celebration. 10 be held Wednesday
evening, October 81. at the Flint School
Of Music Mr.. George NJ Rommel will
make the Introductory remarks, Fred
erick Weed Flint Will speak on the child
| hood Of the great composers. Mr. Flint
violin, assisted by Mrs. Anna Busch Flint.
piano, VIII render a number OF musical
selections, Illustrating the earlier works
of these composers. The musical num-
berS will be as follows: Prelude, from the
G minor violin solo sonata, J. Bach: so
nata. Nc s. in c major first movement.
W. A. Mozart, miuuet from the piano SO
naJa, opus 20. No. ?, Beethoven: Spring
Song flor the piano.. Mendelssohn. and
"AbenliedT (for the vioIin), Schumann.
Mrs. J. Bradley MaeDuffe, soprano;
Miss Georgia z. Miller. pianist, and Mr.
J. II. Wiley. baritone will give a studio
musicale and reception 70 their friends
! early fl November at their studio 13Zs
street Mrs. Norman Zlebee Wilcox will
be the accompanjst for the occasion
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Evans Greene's
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work for the past two seasons. caIlirs
forth the unanimous commentator OF
press and public, will resume rehearsaIs
on Monday evening, November ). The
chorus Will be limited 10 sixty voices this
year. II has been arranged 10 give a week
Of grand opera late IN January For the
public performances, the leading voices
IN each part OF the chorus who have
6lrr frat IA Ia.
perieucc will receive remuneration. Only
good voices will be accepted. The operas
10 be given are: "Rigoietto. " ''Trova
tore, Carmen and a special matinee
OF the ever-Fopular Chimes OF Norman
dy a professional caste and orchestra
viii be engaged, ana some Of the smaller
parts viii b. assigned 20 talented pupils
Of Mr.. and Mrs Greene. or - members
Of the opera class.
The music at ST. Paurs English Luth-
eran Church was changed last Sunday
morning owing to the illness OF the con
tralto. Mrs William Raymond Hill The
anthem. God Is Love- by Shelley. was
substituted for Whose Dwelleth" MAR
TIM, and Gounod's Ave Maria" So
praao. with violin obligato, was omitted.
Mr. Howard Butterworth. tenor soloist
OF the church, sang 20 Shining Light"
by Spencer Adams, IN splendid voice and
with great taste and feeling At the
evening service J. Christopher Marks
anthem, Now the Day Is Over" was
sung by the quartet After the organ
OTert0ry AIRS. Hi PLAYED a violin solo,
''Serenade.' by Pierne.
8Ir. Eugene Ouimet. formerly barytone
soloist at Calvary Baptist Churh, has
gone 10 New York City to study for
grand opera with the Metropolitan Opera
! Company. Mr.. Ouimet will have rep
ortoire Of eight operas to prepare
Miss Grace Hazard, pupil of Mrs. Old
berg. formerly appearing with Babes in
Toyland," has been offered a lucrative
position with vaudeville. and is now in
town preparing 10 make ner debut
Miss Edna Sheehy. the soprano soloist
of St Mary's Church. has resigned. and
leaves tomorrow to take an important
school position in Oregon.
Mrs. William T. Reed. formerly of
Foundry Methodist Church, has been en-
gagged as cOntralto soloist at st. Marga-
ret's Episcopal Church. and will assume
her duties on the first Sunday in Novem-
Der Mr. A 6. Eldridge. director of the
choir, has planned To make the first sun
day evening service Of each month a spe-
cial musical service. The quartet includes
Miss Edna Doe. soprano; AIRS Joseph Bat
tie, tenor, and Mr.. Hopkins, basso.
Mr.. Roger Stuart, formerly Of Trinity
Church choir Episcopal, has heen en-
gagged as tenor soloist Of Christ Church.
Georgetown. Mr. Stuart, whose father
was for many years rector Of this church,
possesses a clear tenor voice OF consider
able promise.
Mrs. Helen De 70. formerly soprano
soloist Of ST. Marys Catholic Church. will
substitute for Mile Hardin Hickey at Cal
vary Baptist Church this evening.
Miss Grace B. Stratton has gene to
Pittsburg to spend a month with her
brother, Mr.. Harry J. Stratton. who was
formerly Crganist OF St. Andrews Epis-
copai Church in this city
Miss Olive Demarest, pianist, and Miss
Irene Deiterich, soprano rendered the
musical programme at reception given
to the pastor of St. Michael and All
Angels Church last Wednesday evening
Throughout the winter. Mr.. Edwin
Hughes will receive his friends every
Wednesday evening at his studio on Riggs
street.
The Virgil Clavier Piano School. OF
which Miss Georgia Z. Miller is director,
win give its first monthly recital on Satur-
day evening, November 10.
Mr. Herbert Brown representative of an
organ factory in Connecticut. was the
guest last week Of Mr.. Oscar Franklin
Comstock. He was on his way to James
town, where he Will go to inspect the
organ for the jamestown Exposition. He
expects to visit Washington again. NJ
a piano recital was given Friday af-
ternoon at 1927 Fourteenth street. by
the pupils OF Mr. Frank Gebest, assist
ed by Mr. Edgar Embrey. tenor. The fol-
lowing was the programme: TOccato and
Fugue in D Minor. Bach-Tausig. Miss
Clarine McCarty; Pas des Amphores. "
Chaminade. Miss Mildred Thwing:
Venetian Condellied," Mendelssohu. Miss
Lucretia Lawrence; The Creole Lovers
Song" Dudley Buck Mr. Edgar EN-
brey; Prelude, OPP. IS No Il, Chopin.
Miss Freda EgbeTt: ImpTomptu Op 90.
No. I, Schubert. Miss Selene Wilmer
Dortch; "Fruhlingrausehen." Sinding.