Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
II pasnacci,, Leoncavallo. by Mr.. Thomas

A. Murray.
On Sunday morning last for ofteratory at
st. Andrews Episcopal Church. Mrs. Gage
sang Gounods Ave Maria" with v'onn
obligato by Miss Roberta 2. Allen. AT the
evening service in place OF the sermon I'm the
gave tho following program: Chorus, seno
Out Thy Light" Gounod; trio, TT Prego,
Nicolai, Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Roberts ana Mr.
Great and Wonderfui." spohr; quartet.
my Faith Looks Up to Thee" Goldbeck,
Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Roberts, Mr.. Apple ana
Mr. Schaefer. and chorus, Unfold Ye For
tails" Gounod.
A delightful and well-chosen program Of
songs by Miss Franceska Kaspar was the
entertainment afforded the blind last Thurs
day evening, when they met at the home OF
Prof. and Mrs. Josef Kaspar, on NJ street
Mr.. Harry Wheaton Howard assisted at
the piano.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Finckel entertained
the pupils and faculty OF the Business High
School on the morning OF the 2Sth Of No
vember with most interesting program
for violin and piano. The recital took place
at the school.
A special musical service was given last
Sunday evening at the lexington Presby-
terrain Church. The choir Is under the al.
rection Of Mr. R. s. Moore. with Miss Mabel
c. Linton presiding at the organ.
Miss Marie Won Unschuld's engagement
last month to play at the residence of Mrs.
Austin Flint met with the greatest success,
and the assembled music lovers Of New
York society arranged with the young ar
tiste for several musicaIes to be given In
their residences on the day Miss Won I'm
schuld has chosen for her New York
classes. Among the select audience were
Mrs. Auckland Thorne, Mrs. Victor Thorne,
Mrs. J. J. Mason, Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Best,
Mrs. Schiupp, Mrs. Calendar and Miss For
rest, Mr.. Brown, Mrs. Wing, Mrs. Have
meyer and many others Of note. The next
musicale will be given at the residence of
Mrs. Auckland Thorne.
Mrs Henry Hunt Mckee and Mr.. 8. Fred
erick Smith are diligently rehearsing the
opera of 'Cavalleria Rusticana," which
they expect to put on at one Of the local
theaters in the near future. The chorus
now numbers thirty voices. The leading
parts will be taken by Miss Lillian Lewis
Miss Flora Bernheimer, Lola; Mr.. Ray
mond Masser, Turridu. and Alto to be an
nounced later. Mrs. Mckee has the train
ing of the soloists and also assists Mr.
Smith with the chorusus. Prof Charlie
mango Koehler has charge Of the dramatic
work.
A distinguished audience was assembled
at Holy Cross Academy, Sunday evening,
December 2, to hear a lecture by the noted
Seumas McManus on Legends and Folk
Lore of Ireland short but most appro-
pirate musical program preceding the lee
ture was rendered by the students Of Holy
Cross. Well known Irish melodies were
played on the piano by Violet Hickman and
Marguerite Curtis, on the harp by Suzanne
Yerby, and vocal selections were rendered
by Agnes Downey and Louise Brinker.
Under the auspices of Lincoln Post, No. 2,
G. A. R., musical and literary entertain
ment, IAN Evening With Old Favorites,"
was given recently by the Washington
ians at Masonic Hall, 9th and F streets
for the benefit Of the relief fund.
The many friends and admirers of DR..
Bischoff will be greatly pleased to know
that he is now rapidly recuperating from
his recent illness and will soon resume his
duties as organist at the First Congrega-
tional Church.
The music commission appointed by the
cardinal to decide on the church music to
be used in the archdiocese of Baltimore
held another meeting in that city recently
and rendered further decisions. Tanners
mass in B fiat was rejected; Mercadante's
mass for four voices was rejected except
the Kyrie. The masses accepted were Tur-
toms Missa Solemnix, and the following
masses by Prof. Anton Gloetzner: st. An
thony, for a mixed choir; Missa 1nfestis
Solemnibus, and mass for three boys
voices; mass In honor Of the Sacred Heart.
for male voices, and mass in honor of St..
Joseph were IIlduc III OtutT
masses which will be published later on
with the catalogue. -
Miss Lydia Hughes will substitute for
Miss Edna Scott Smith during her tenn
porary absence from her place in the choir
Of the First Congregational Church.
At a meeting of the Mems League Of the
Calvary Baptist Church last Monday even
ing a most interesting illustrated lecture on
the Panama canal was given by Mr.. Wood
worth Clum, preceding which some musical
numbers were rendered by Mr.. w. D. Nc
Farland, who sang the Creole Lovers
Song" by Dudley Buck, and Mr.. Henry
Kaiser, whose rich voice was heard in
Mona" and "Sing Me to Sleep"
An oratorio service will be held at Trim
ity Church on December Is. when two
works by Spohr, God, Thou Art Great
and THE Last Judgment will be sung.