Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
MUSICAL MENTION.

singer from Australia. He was extremely
interested in the fine work that the
Choral Society is doing for the concert
of THE Messiah December II. The last
| half of the rehearsal was devoted to The
Redemption" the Rev. George. Daland
conducting. Mr.. Daland gave a brief ex-
PLANTATION of the purpose and character OF
the work. and then took up the third
part and rehearsed the chorus in q very
| interesting manner.
Mr. Milford Wits. who for the past
| year has been the assistant organist at
st. Paul's Episcopal Church, 25th street
| and Washington circle. has resigned his
| position and gone to New York city. Mr..
J. U. CLANCY has been appointed to All
| the vacancy.
Tuesday evening last a concert was
given in Alexandra by the choir of St
Paufs Episcopal Church Of that town,
assisted by some of the best of our
Washington singers. and a fine program
siastic audience. The accompaniments
were played on the piano by Miss Steiner.
MIR. Daland and Mr.. Fowler: violin. Mr.. |
Schoeneman. and cello. Miss Wieser.
THE King of Love My Shepherd Is"
Shelley. will be sung at the morning serv- |
ice today at the Vermont Avenue Chris |
tan Church by a quartet consisting Of |
MISS Annie Eaton, soprano. MISS mercy |
Adkins. contralto: Mr.. Charles w. Brid-
we'll. tenor. and Mr.. Benjamin A. Line |
back, bass.
Mrs w. A. Gawler. formerly Miss Ethe |
Heltzclaw, has returned to the city and re- |
sumed her place in the choir Of Calvary |
Baptist Church. At the morning service to-
day she win sing These Are They" from
Gaurs Holy City" At the evening serv-
Ice Abide with Me- by Ashford. will be |
sung at the offertory by Mr.. Perry Tur-
pin, who is still substituting for Mr.. w.
D. Mcfarland. The many friends Of MIR.
Mcfarland in the city will be rejoced to
learn that he is steadily improving from
his recent illness.
The Washington Opera Club. under the
direction Of Profs. H. E. Saltzman and
William Duford, are busy rehearsing
their Forthcoming production of Audran's
delightful opera. La Mascot" which will
be given the latter part Of next month.
The choir Of ST. Pauls English Luz
theran Church Is rehearsing Gauls Holy
City" preparatory to n special musical
service which will be given in the near
future. The choir Is under the direction
of MIR. Theodore r. Apple and Mrs. VIII
liam Hamilton Bailey Is the ne WY ap-
pointed organist. succeeding Mr.. Lewis
Corning Atwater. who has been engaged
by the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church.
The many friends Of Nine. Holberg will
hear with regret that she was recently
run down by a bicyclist. and as a result is
now confined to her home with broken
collar bone.
A new "Magnificat" and "Nunc Dimittis"
were given recently by the choir of st.
Paurs Episcopal Church. 1t is the work
for a long time organist of Epiphany
Church. but who is now resident OF
Boston.
Mrs. Josephine Esputa DAILY was the
hostess recently at a matinee musicale
given in honor of a former pupil. Miss
Marie Mckevitt. Miss McKevtt sang
several solos and Mrs. DAILY and Miss Nc
HEWITT gave group Caraccicolo duet.
Miss Bessie Florence Walker. contralto
was the soloist last Sunday at Emmanuel
Baptist Church. with Mrs. E. Pendleton
Dickinson at the piano and Mr.. Percy
Foster at the organ.
Mr.. Richard P. Backing has been re-
engaged as tenor soloist of st. Pauls
Episcopal Church. Next Sunday Mr..
Backing will sing two of the arias from
THE essaih"-"Comfort Ye'' and
Every Valley Shall Be Exalted"
The quartet of Calvary Baptist Church
is preparing special program of music
to be given some Sunday evening in De-
cember. under the direction Of Mr.. Arthur
Mayo, organist and choir director.
Mrs. Helen Donohue DeYo substituted
last Sunday for Mrs. Annie Grant Fugitt
at ST. Patricks Church at both the morn
ing and evening services. Mrs. DeYo will
sing there again today
The young ladies of Holy Cross Acad-
envy gave their usual musical on the
Feast Of St. Cecilia. November %. when
given: Hymn to st. Cecilia" chorus, by
the vocal class; "Rondo Capricciosa"
(Mendelssohn), Miss Violet Hickman:
solo, Miss Imogene Harms; .'valse de Con-
cert" (WienlawskD, Miss Ethel Brown; vo
cal solo, with ciolin obligato, Miss Agnes
Downey; Witches Dance (MacDowelD,
Miss Marguerite Curtis.
Mrs. Josephine Esputa Daily and Miss
Helen Burch were among the soloists at
an entertainment given by the Immacu-
late Conception Alumnae at Carroll Hall
recently. Miss Burch sang Sing Me To
Sleep and Dreaming" and Mrs. Daily
gave a group of ballads by Barry, For
All Eternity" (MascheronD and Some
times" (Neidllnger).
Miss Edna Sheehy is spending a few
weeks in Radford, Pa. visiting friends.
the city after a prolonged absence and
resumed her place in the quartet of
Wesley Chapel. Today the choir at this
church will sing 'Seid Out Thy Light"
Gounod; Thou Wilt Keep Him in Per-
feet Peace" and Thou Who Like the
Wind Doth Come Ambrose. The offer
tory solo will be sung by Mrs. Bayley, her
selection being "Cailest Thou fnus, y
Master Mietvke. The quartet consists
of Mrs. Bayley, soprano; Mrs. D. DIN
Leech, contralto; Mr.. Harrington Barker,
tenor and choir director: Mr.. E. Owen
Penny, bass, and Miss Jessie Young, or
ganist. During Mrs. Bayley's stay in
Pittsburg, she was the soloist at a music
FESTIVAL given at the Euclid Avenue
Presbyterian Church, where she sang
Hear My Prayer from Mendelssohn's
Hymn of Praise, and the solo in 'Gallia,
Gounod Great Inducements were offered
Mrs. Bayley to remain in Pittsburg,. q
permanent position at an excellent salary
being rendered her ut the North Presby-
terrain Church of that city.
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church,
Columbia road and Mount Pleasant. had
an excellent program CT music at the cele-
bratioh of it's fifth anniversary. Miss
Jessie Harms burger sang The Lost |
Chord and a 1uet with Miss Ada
Powell. II Waited ior the Lord" by Men
delss Ohm. Mrs. D. DIN Leech sang
Daddy" by Behrehls. DIR. G. Harris !
Whites number was II Know Lovely
Garden" DHardeiot. ard some mandolin
solos were given by Miss Lee Moore Miss