Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-28

making social calls.
Mr. A w Porter bass soloist in the choir
of st. AIoysius Church. sang T. II. Howes
20 Salutaris" last Sunday, with which he
made a very distinct impression. The song
suits his voice well, and his excellent style
was particularly noticeable. This choir is
now composed of the usual chorus and the
following soloists. in addition to Mr.. Por-
ter: Mrs. Blanche Mattingly Rogers So
prano; Mrs. Laura Zeh Johnson, contralto,
and Mr. Howard Cook. tenor Mrs Rogers
was for nine years the soprano soioist IN
St Patricks Catholic Church, and was
largely responsible for the reputation for
splendid music which that choir built and
which has been so well lived up to since
her change TO st. Aluysius.
Mr. Conried of the Metropolitan Opera
will take the company as far west as the
Pacific coast after the close of the Ne"
York season. \ number of Washinston,ans
WV ecmfwyt
went over last week for their favorite per-
formanceS The casts In Aida and La
Sonnambua' were almost unsurpassed. In
the former We're Madame Nordica, Miss
Charlotte Walker, Caruso, Fol Plancon,
CamplnaT and some OF the smaller stats,
and in the latter were Madame Semb- len.
Caruso, Bauermeister and Piancon. ord
every seat in the Metropolitan Opera House
IOr BOtl JHtSt Was 80 u uiSS
before they came off, and the sale was
stopped.
Mrs. Howard Malcolm Kutchin, formerly
Miss Mary Kimball who is so well and ia
vorably known to the music-lovers OF
Washington. will be at home informally
Fridays in February at the Edward, SIG
18th street She will be assisted in re-
cciv,ng by her mother, Mrs. h. ;. Kim
bah.
The pupils of Mr. Il. Frank Gebest en-
tcrtained their friends at a rectal Friday
evening In the studio, and the affair was
a thoroughly delightful one. They were
assisted by Mr. Walter Truman Matson,
basso. The overture Gear and thinner
man. by Lortzing. was surprisingly vel
done by Miss Olive Keys and Miss Nan
me Radcliffe. Miss Selene Wilmer Dortsch
gave two numbers of Chopin, the Prelude
in f. minor and Nalse in r minor; Miss
Clarine McCarty rendered with taste and
feeling Mendelssohn's Fantasia in F sharp
minor OPP. -, Andante allegro con motto
presto; Mr.. Matson sang Nevin's The VII
age Blacksmith in which his deep voice
showed to distinct advantage; Mrs. Vivian
Church Matson gave Beethoven's Sonato in
i minor delightfully."-. The Spanish Dance
in G ma jor of MosZkoWski was given by Miss
Mildred Thwing and Miss Katherine Deu-
termann. in which they showed consider
able skill; Miss Olive Keys gave Lack
Valse Arabesque with thoughtful interpre-
tation, Miss Freda Egbert gave Valse in {
sharp minor of Chopin well Miss Alice NJ
Lanahan gave LISTS Rhapsode Hongroise
No. .. cleverly. and Mr.. Truman closed
with Dudley Bucks when the Heart Is
Young" The entire program was rendered
from memory, and after it Mr.. Gebest
played several numbers in his very best
style.
The Friday Morning Music Club had an
unusually interesting meeting in the Wash
ingtOn Club Friday morning, with Mr.
Nicholas Douty as the artist of the day,
The pretty rooms of the club were filed
by an enthusia site audience of Washing
toms best music lovers, including the MEM
bers of the club and their specially invited
friends Mr.. Douty is by no means a
stranger TO the Washington concert goers.
as he has sung here many times, always
with success and more frequently with
the late lamented Choral Society. He has
a pleasing voice much temperament, much
intellect and beautiful finish His enun-
citation is one of his most delightful char
acterIstics. He neither mumbes his words
nor mutllates them, and he can make the
English language mean more than the ma
jcrity of singers which are even accounted
Schumann's ''Schneeglockchen,' Franz's
''Madchen nit dem rothen Mundchen
Brahms VIE Dist du meme Koenigin,
Grieg's "Johannisnacht," Haynes Tho
NY Carriage Be But Careless" Clutsams
II Know of Two Bright Eyes Lucas
Remember or Forget" Quiller's NOW
Sleeps the Crimson Petal Mr.. Doutys
own song Give Love Thy All'' Gin the style
of the eighteenth century,. Fontanelles'
'Obstination," Lalo's 'L'escave" Debus
sy's "L'ombre des arbres, Reynaldo
Tkome's Sonnet d'amour," Hugo VOLTS
"Gesang Weyla's", and ''Verborgenheit,
Richard Strauss Brett uber mein Haupt."
and Richard Wagner's "Liebesleid.' from
Die Walkure." He accompanied himself.
Mr. Doutys audience was a most appre-
c!atlve one and he was recalled many times.
He sang several fetching little encore
numbers and added to his laurels already
,1pl
er. and as accompanist. He is the typical
recital artist, inasmuch his acompani-
mentS are almost as telling and effective
as his singing, and have only been equaled
by such artists as Henschel and Max Helm
richs.
Mr. Johannes Miersch. violinist of this
city. had brilliant success in Indianapolis on
Friday evening. where he was the soloist
for the philharmonic concert. His solos
were the Wieuiawski Concerto No. . in D
minor, with orchestral accompaniment;
Love Song and Mazurka by Paul Miersch,
formerly of this city, brother of the VIC
linist, and a Concert Polonaise by himself,
with piano accom- pa niment. He was recalled
many times, and was obliged TO play three
encores, his brothers Mazurka Sarasate's
Zguenerweisen' and DIR. Dvorak's HUI
moresque.
1t is a fact worthy of special note that In
dianapolls has two hourishing orchestras
the Philharmonic. and the indianapolis
symphony Orchestra, the former concert
TAXING place on January ~. with MierSch
as soioist. the other on the 10Th, with Marie
Nichols, violinist, solost, and both or
ganizations are always well patronized
the concerts taking place in one of the the
alters of the city. Washington has never
yet really supported local orchestra,
except in the early days of the George
town Orchestra, when the tickets were sold
only on subscription.
Miss Marie Won Unschuld has returned
TO the city after a most delightful trip
through the west She was most cordially
received, 1t is said. during the twelve con-
certs she gave while away The musical
critics spoke of her work in nattering
terms. Her trip took her as far as the
Pacific coast She will give peoples
matinee I'm the Western High School Feb
ruary .
piano recital of yesterday afternoon
that attracted quite an Interested audience
was that given in the residence of Miss
Annis Zepp. The young people Were as
sisted by Miss Ida Seybath in vocal num-
bers and Miss Helena Zepp in mandolin
numbers Among the others who took part
were Miss Ada Berkhead, Miss Ethel Mot
fatt. Miss Mabel Mitchell. Miss Martha
DetWelller Miss Nj.