Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

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MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
Miss Nellie Wheatley, organist and direc-
| tor of the music in st. Johns Episcopal
Church In Norwood Heights, has gone to
| Atlantic City with her mother and sister,
Miss Mary Wheatley. for q two weeks va
| cation.
Mr.. W. Stewart-Beers, who spent two
months in Europe this summer has returned
and will spend the remainder of the sum-
| mer and the early fall at Bethesda. MI.
Beers has recently written three charming
plano pieces, his trip abroad being the in
SEPARATION for them. They are all descriptive
and are Sunset on the Ocean" an "Egyp-
tian Lullaby" and La Rose" very cleverly
worked out.
Mrs. Mignon Ulke Lamasure Is spending
her summer at Bethesda, where her beauti-
as accompanist, are adding greatly to the
pleasures OF the cottagera round about
there. She is constantly in demand and Is
most gracious in responding.
Mr.. Anton Kaspar who spent eight weeks
at Morgantown, w. Va. as usual, this sum-
mer in connection with the School of Music
Of the University Of West Virginia. spent Q
ing the past week. Mr.. and Mrs. Kaspar
left about the middle of the week for Stony
mans Camp. Va. with their small daugh-
ter and Mrs. Kaspar's sister. to remain I'M
til early in September.
Miss Marie Won Unschuld. who has had
such q successful season in Newport this
summer. will return to Washington in Sep
TENDER and resume her work as president
Of the University of Music and Dramatic
Art. Miss Won Unschuld will spend one day
in New York each week during the coming
season
Mr.. David Bispham. the great baritone ar
fist. will be heard again in opera, begin
ming in January. He will make his debut
as an operate star in Liza Lehmann's The
he will be heard in concert In the larger
cities Of the east. including Washington.
Miss Pauline Whitaker. contraIto solost
In the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, is spending the month Of August
in New Jersey.
Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson received q
letter yesterday from Leoncavallo stating
that he was DESTROYS OF having the Choral
Society sing at his appearance In this city
with the La Scala Orchestra, on the Both Of
November, in the National Theater, and
stating that he would prefer to have them
sing two choruses from his opera. "Pag-
liaocL" Mr.. Wrightson will train the Choral
Society for this event. and has personally
asked Signor Leoncavallo to conduct the
numbers Of the concert.
On August IA at salzburg. Austria, the
10th anniversary Of the immortal Mozart
was celebrated The first of the series OF
performances was Don Giovanni" con-
Quoted by Reynaldo Hahn. with Lillian
Lehman, Geraldine Farrar and Gadsk in
the cast, before an enthusiastic house
March last
On August Is at his homo in Brisaso,
tieth birthday. Among the numerous tokens
received by the maestro was one from his
admirers IN Germany. q magnificent bronze
statue depicting "Zaza." one OF Leonca-
credited with sixty-two representations in
Berlin and other cities In Germany during
last season.
Mr. James W. Dyre, who for year past
has been precentor In the Union M. q.
Church and Sunday school. has resigned
these positions. Mr.. Dyre will rest for sew
eral months before taking up any further
church work. He will remain as director Of
the Takoma Park Chorus. which will take
up its work again in the early fall.
Three interesting musical events at Chau-
tauqua, N. Y, recently were the evening
concert Of Mr.. William n. Sherwood. plan
tst. and Mr.. Sol Marcosson: the opera Of
EQdIOT6, gwen ny tu0 CullQIcu Ok the
Chautauqua Junior choir and a perform
ance Of Julian Edwards charming Irish
opera, Brian Boru."
The new male choir of St. Paurs Catholic
Church, corner 18th and v streets, will sing
its first service early IN October. This choir
has been under rehearsal already for q
month past and Ia doing excellent work.
There are about forty voices, all men and
boys, and they are acquiring a superior
tone quality. The boys will not be permit
aed to sing the heavy unison and Gregor-
adults In the choir. The pure tone Of the
boys voices will thus be preserved for the
harmonized portions Of the services.
The Chicago Orchestra will celebrate the
birth of Beethoven December 16, ITO in
December next. by having Q great
Beethoven anniversary concert. The solo
sian pianist Lhevinne, who will play tho
Beethoven concerto in d nat, known as the
Emperor" Lhevfnne has q reputation
abroad as an interpreter Of Bsethoven's
works.
There Is no better evidence Of the Inn
provement in the condition Of Mr.. Theodore
Hansen Of the Russian embassy, the mu-
sician-diplomat. who has been very Ill.
than the fact that he has again begun his
practicing. He has spent many OF the early
tss desht Of ths few Who remain
in town and visit him frequently. Mr.. Han
sen is one Of the most brilliant players
among the scores Of really fine pianists
known In Washington society. His per-
formances are much on the order of Rubin
stein, who was his teacher. He is espe-
cially knewn for his tone. his power and
his enthusiasm. Mr.. Hansen would have
made as great success as a professional
artist as he has made as diplomat had he
selected art as his life work. He will re-
turn to his Russian home and his mother
just as soon as his physician says he is
able to make the trip. And when he goes
It Is not to return to America, as he win
be sent on another mission In the service
Of his country, which IL q matter OF uni l
versal regret not only to society here but
to musicians, with whom Mr.. Hansen anil
lated delightfully."-.
Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wr1girts0n received no.
tice from Paris last week Of the success
of Miss Clara Drew. who has been doing
a considerable amount OF singing over there
among the American musdcianS and at pri-
vate musicales. Miss Drew studied every
day for tho month OF July with Juliani.
the great French master, who has been
exceptionally kind to her. After getting
through with Juliani she has been. study
ing for short time with Jean do Reszke,
who happened to 60 back the same week