Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08
MUSICAL MENTION

Mrs. Ivy Herrfot Shade one Of the lead
Ing sopranos OF local circles, who has made
nm enviiibie reputation for herself in the
profession. Is spending the spring season
In Washington. Mrs. Shade was obliged to
give up 1er professional work In the middle
OF this season because of Illness and was
for some weeks in hospital here seriously
III. She has. however. entirely recovered
and viii not go out again In any company
until the fall season in ell probability. She
is In splendid voice this spring. and those
who have heard her sing are enthusiastic
over the Improvement which the rest and
her experience during the past two years
has made In both voice and method Mrs
Shade Is full of talent and has apparently
everything to make her success assured in
comic opera, In which she has already APP
peared successfully. Her voice and style
in singing. her vivacity and grace and her
personal appearance seem TO leave nothing
but experience to be gained
Much sympathy has been extended in mu-
steal circles to Mrs. John s. Alleman be-
cause of the. death of Mr.. Alleman last
week Mrs Alleruan. formerly Miss Cor
della L. Domer. is a daughter of the late
DR.. S. S. Domer. and Mrs. AIleman was for
many years the soprano soloist in the
choir of St. PauFs Lutheran Church where
her father was pastor for more than a
quarter of a century. During the time she
sopano solost in her girIhood her sis
ter, Mrs. Clarence B. RheeTn, was the con-
tralto soloist, and the two sisters were very
closely identified with the leading musicians
of the city. Since the marriage of Mrs
Alleman she has spent the greater part OF
her time IN Harrisburg, Pa, the home OF
Mr.. Alleman, but a few years ago they re-
moved to Washington and she again took
up her work in the choir of her fathers
church as director as well as soprano So
loist. This she gave up only little more
than year ago. Mrs. Alleman Is also a
pianist of equal talent.
The choir of Hamiine NJ e Church Ia
making an excellent name for itself under
the direction of Miss Amy Clement Leavitt
The singing of Il Waited for the Lord
from Memberships Hymn of Praise by
Mrs. Il. ii. Smart, first soprano, and Miss
Rowena La Barre, second soprano was
especially commended. Miss La Barre for
merry lived here, and was the second So
prano in the Leavitt Ladies' Quartet which
made such success several seasons ago.
Last Sunday the program was particularly
good. and included Parser's anthem, cod
Be. Merciful Unto Us and Sankey's quar-
tet, Jesus Knows Our Sorrow" and Abt's
trio, Twilight" sung by Mrs. Smart Mrs
c. F. Marshall and Mrs. +. e. Spencer
The members of the choir are Mrs 3. II
Smart, soprano soloist; Mrs. T. E. Spencer
contralto; Mr.. NJ. 6. Leaman tenor and
Mr.. James S. Hicks. bass. quartet The
chorus is as follows: Mrs. t. Z. Elder, Mrs
G. w. Bridwell. Miss Marie Setz Miss NJ
Foote, sopranos: Mrs. c. f. Marshall Miss
Nye, Mrs w. II. AIburger. contraltos; Mr.
Frank E. Elder. Mr.. c. W. Bridwell, MI L.
g. Nelson Mr. r. S. PierSon, telors: Mr.
T. NJ. Staub, Mr. R. B. Saunders, Mr.. d F.
Hustled, Mr.. F. G. HunsicAer, basses.
Mrs Philo Stewart, formerly Miss Carrie
hidweH Of SkOwhegan, Maine, and formerly
of this city, and her sister, Mrs. F'lorence
Huntington who have. spent the winter
months in Washington. have extended their
stay until after Easter.
Mr.. and Mrs Adolf Close entertained a
few musical friends informally on Friday
evening in their apartment in the Gloucester
in honor of their gifted daughter Miss Au-
gusta Close. who has made much success
the past three years on the professional
stage. Miss Close did some charming must
call -monoiogues, showing her dainty grace
and skill in this trying line of amusement
MISS Close is an excellent pianist and is
we'll educated in music inheriting her talent
from both father and mother. Mr. Close is
already well known in Washington musical
circles and Mrs. Close, who has Travelled
with her daughter during Mr. Closes resi-
dence here was former concert singer
with beautiful mezzo soprano voice. Miss
franceSkd kaSpar sang some charming
numbers, among them the first aria for
soprano in the opera of ''Lakme," which
she sang with much finish and intelligence
also sang some fascinating little German
songs of lighter vein, which she brought
over with her from Germany last spring
and which have not been heard at all in
this country. She was skifuiy accom-
panied by Mr. Close. Among the guests
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Sonneck Mr. and Mrs
josef kaspar, Mr.. Henry like, Mr. and
Mrs. l.amasure, Mr.. and Mrs Osborn Mr.
Johannes Miersch, Mrs E G. Scott Miss
Brooks and Miss Welman Mr.. and Mrs
Close and Miss Close will sail for Europe
on Nay II for the summer season. return
ing to Washington next fall.
Miss Margaret Veitch. the young soprano
IN the trio composed of herself Mr.. Miersch.
yiolinist, and Mr.. Close, pianist is spend
Ing the spring season as the guest of Mrs
Oioberg In her suburban home near Chevy
Chase. Miss Feitch sang with much sue
cess last week at the tea given in aid of
the famine sufferers in Japan in the George
Washington Hotel corner of New York
avenue and 18th street. She quite capti-
waited her audience with her rendition of
Love Has Eyes" a vivacious song with
much sentiment, which she fnterprets most
gracefully Other musical numbers were a
MAJ 81 duet tlower song, played by
Oyoto san, a tenor song written and sung
by Mr.. Philip Scantling tenor soloist in
the choir of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain church: Flower Song from Faust"
Mrs Inez Mcconnell, who also sang The
Star Spansled Banner" producing much
enthusiasm and several orchestral num-
bers.
Mr. \. ". Porter, bass soIoist in the choir
OF st. Aloysus Catholic Church, has been
engaged as the bass soloist IN the choir of
the Hebrew Temple TO succeed Mr. John
II. Nolan, basso in the quartet of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, who has
resigned the synagogue position after
splendid service of many years. Mr.. Porter
began his engagement last Sunday. when
he demonstrated his ability to succeed Mr..
Nolan with credit. Mr.. Porter IS a valuable
member of a church choir, for. in addi-
ton to fine bass voice he has had expert
ence and excellent training In church sing
Ing. He was for many years the bass So
loist in the choir of the cathedral in Chi
cago. The Illness of his mother brought
him to Washington, and he gave up his
splendid connections In the western city
to be near her in this city.
Mrs. W l.. Wilson, one of the most gifted
and talented of the local singers of Wash
lngton, who has lived the past two years
I'm Atlanta. Ga, where her husbands Jasi-
ness interests led him. has made quite a
sensation in the mana cement of New York
Metropolitan opera circles. BY the merest
accident a teacher in the Metropolitan OPP