Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

ington singer, who has not been heard in
has been engaged as contralto soloist in
the choir of St. Aloysius Catholic Church.
She will sing with the choir today for the
first time Mrs. Laura Zeh Johnson who
has held this position for some years. re-
Gently resigned on account of i'll health.
Miss Jewell has been engaged in profess
sional work for several years, but has re-
turned to Washington to remain perma-
nently.
Miss Elizabeth Leckie has been engaged
as Soloist and conductor of the music of
the Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church and Miss Din has been engaged as
orgxnist- Miss Leckie has 4 charming con-
tralto voice and has already become a great
favorite with the congregation.
new male quartet which will be heard
in local affairs this season is composed of
Mr.. q. V. Blakney, first tenor; Mr.. H. r.
Miles. second tenor; MI f. j. Aikens. first
bass, and Mr.. A. w. Cummings, second
bass. They appeared for the first time at
the Naval Masonic Lodge recently, where
they made very favorable impression.
Mr. s. NJ Fabians class in How to Tn
derstand Musical Programs opened at the
Washington College of Music last Tues
day and will meet every Tuesday after
noon at 4:45. The class will assemble this
week on Thursday afternoon at 4:30,
not to conflict with the Boston symphony
the most prominent music lovers in the
city have Joined this class. which is most
instructive. The different works of COM
posers, whose numbers will be given
on orchestra programs. are explained by
the teacher. Mr.. Fabian. There has long
been a demand for such a class in the
city, as many people go to concerts and,
although they enjoy the music. they do not
understand 1t.
Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson has resigned
the secretaryshp Of the Mcdowell fund,
which is to be deeply regretted, as he was
planning mammoth concert in the inter-
est of the society during the latter part of
January.
Mrs. Rose Maxwell Dickey, the violinst
who played at the wedding of Miss Belt and
Mr.. SHIRLEY on last Wednesday, rendered
the following selections: Largo" Handel;
Song (MeistersingeD, Wagner; Itch Liebe
Lich,' Greig-Sauret; "Legende," Wien
iawski; Melody" Nevin; Berceuse from
Jocelyn GODDARD; "Traumerei," Schumann.
Miss Elizabeth Stuart contralto soloist of
st, Thomas Church. has rendered her res
ignation, to take effect December 1. Miss
Stuart is the possessor of a rich contralto
voice, highly cultivated and of great power
She was very popular in the choir and the
regret is general at her retirement She is
undecided as to her future plans.
Miss Regina Elizabeth Winston a new
conner in Washington, who halls from Bris-
tol, Va, is pianist who lis gifted with
most remarkable musical ability. She is
now only thirteen years old but is pre-
pared to take a master course in any for
eign conservatory. At an informal musical
last week she rendered beautiful and diff
ficult program of classical music, including
the Fantasia Impromtu by Chopin, Moon
light Sonata by Beethoven, and "Valse
de Concert" by Wieniawski. Her roper
toire is almost endless, including the best
,.1yc tIDa .1nc
of which She plays entirely from memory.
Her touch is strong mans. yet deli
cate; her Interpretation wonderful and her
execution brilliant. She has been playing
in public since she was eight years old.
At the recent entertainment by the
Mems Club of Trinity NJ E. Church
a very interesting program was rendered
Lover VIII Come Today" DeKoven, by
Mr.. VIM. d. Mcfarland accompanied by
Mrs. Barry: recitation. TIE Benedicton,''
by Mr.. Theodore NJ Hardy; soprano solo,
loft Have 1 Seem" Dole by Miss Irene
Dietrich: duet. The Pilot" Mr.. Mcfarland
and Mr.. Dana c. Holland: mandolin and
guitar duet. ''Valse Fantasia" Seigel, by
Mr.. w. T. Holt and Mr.. H. E. Catcher;
recitation, Jim Bludsoe, by Mr. Hardy,
and comic songs by Mr.. George H. O'Con-
nor. The Capitol Quartet also rendered
tie Cotton Dolly" the members of the
quartet being Mrs. Helen Donohoe, Mrs.
Sidney HollingswoTth. Miss Lillian Chem
oweth and Mrs. Dana c. Holland, with
Miss Minnie Bailey accompanist. This
quartet made a decided hit
That Paderewsk is not coming to Amer
lea this winter to play in a series of Bos-
ton Symphony concerts, was announced
last fall, is due entirely to the fact that
he has not finished the new symphony
which he was to have brought with him.
Last summer, when Mr.. Ellis, the man
ager of the Boston Symphony Orchestra,
saw Mr.. Paderewski at his home in Morges
Switzerland, the symphony finished
with the exception of the Instrumentation
of the last movement. In doing this work
Mr.. Paderewski discovered that he would
have to make a great many changes. He
sent word to Mr. Ellis that to hear the
symphony produced for the first time by
the greatest orchestra in the world was
his great ambition, and If he came to Amer
lea without it he would have absolutely
no heart in his concerts and could not
possibly do himself justice. 1t is now set
tied that Mr.. Paderewski will bring the
symphony to America when he comes in
October, 1907. and twill then be played by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra. During