Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
MUSICAL MENTION

| ner and musical last Tuesday evening
| in honor of Mrs. Helen Nye McGehee Of
| Richmond who is visiting relatives in
| Washington and WHO occupied prominent
| place among local musicians during her
i girFhood days here. The program In
| Guided THE Arabian Love Song, by Dr.
Exner; '.Mignon" CTostD and Angus NC
! Donald" by Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalgleish;
| THE Kings Highway" (from the Highway
mani by Mr.. Harry Davis: group of
Schubert songs by Mrs. Facius: The
| Dove (Roland), and Il Will Sing Unto
| the Lord" OR. W. H. o. McGehee) by
Mrs. McGehee; duet. Il Feel Thy Angel
! Spirit" by Mrs McGehee and DIR. EXner;
| Mrs. Davis was at the piano.
In response TO a very general request Mrs.
| Frank Ryram will repeat on May l. Men
| dessohn's Hear My Prayer" given re-
Gently by the choir of the Westminster
| Church Memorial in that church. The solo
and obligato this occasion will be sung
by Mrs. Miriam Bangs Hilton. This IS one
of the most beautiful anthems ever written
for church and gives soprano one or her
best opportunities. Mrs. Hilton since her
marriage has been heard very little, which
is distinct loss to the music loving public.
The organ recital which was to have
| been given by s. Frederick Smith in the
Eastern Presbyterian Church on May j,
has been postponed until May Z. This will
be the first recital given on the new organ
The assisting soloists will be Miss Berth;i
Hansen soprano, and Mr.. Fred Schaeffer,
basso.
Miss Kathleen Noel will spend several
weeks in Portsmouth next month. visiting
friends and the jamestown exposition.
Miss Noel expects to go to Europe oelore
very long to complete her studies In sing
ing.
An interesting musical was given in the
IYolI ro6o t
evening by the St Michaels and ALI An
gels committee for the benefit of the Epis-
copal Eye and Ear Hospital The program
which was greatly appreciated. was given
by the following artists: Mrs {. H. Jonas.
Mrs. Phelps, Miss Liller. Miss Aylmer. Miss
Pofkinhorn. Miss Bernheimer. Mr.. {. w.
Garlock. Mr.. c. G. Harris. Mr.: Taylor
Cronin Mrs. Byram and the Woodley Man
dolin and Banjo Club
Musical Washington is much interested in
the announcement Of the wedding Of Miss
Florence Lee Hoffman and Mr.. Thomas B.
Weymouth of Oil City, Pa. The ceremony
will be performed on June in the home
of the brides parents in this city. Ihe
honeymoon of the couple will be spent in
the camp In the Adirondacks which Miss
Hoffman built there some years ago. They
will spend the latter part Of the summer at
the lockwood Club. a suburban club of OH
City, of which the bridegroom is president,
and will sail on September l for Paris,
where the bride will make her professional
debut for which she has been working nara
for eighteen months
Miss HOFFMAN will sail from Paris on
May 3 on the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
and arrive here on May u. She has been
studying with De Reszke and Reynaldo
Hahn and has had the most hattering crit
icisms of her singing. M. de Reszke re-
Gently said of her that she was an artist
of rare intelligence and exceptional inter-
pretive ability Mr.. Weymouth Is much
Interested in the future success OF his
until he had promised she should have her
operatic career just the same as though
she were not married II Is well remem-
bered that 1t was Miss Holtzman who first
introduced Miss Geraldine Farrar to Wash
ingtonians. Miss Farrar spent several
winters here with Miss Holtzman study
ing with the late Mrs. Perkins.
Mrs Salle Bradley McDufie gave a de-
Hghtful studio recital last week for pu-
pills and their closest friends. The follow
"Vioiets.'' Chadwick's "Allah" and Gou-
mods Repentance" Miss Laura Reeve;
Falls my Dear and Clay.s "Tlf Sing
Thee Songs of Araby," Mr.. c. L; Renshaw;
Little Doris" Miss Margary Johnson. and
Cantor's LAS the>Dawn." Grieg's "Ich liebe
dich'' and Wilson'S ''Carmena." Miss Ethel
Johnson. For encore Miss Johnson sang
De Koven's "Rosalle.'
Mr.. Herndon Morsell gave the fifth of his
pupils concerts in All Souls Church last
Thursday evening with an exceptionally
good program. The opening number was
delightfully."- given octet. Obey Speaks
When Mabel Sings" sung by all the solo,
Cradle Song by Wallace; Mr.. Oliver
Lombard Shelley's Loves Sorrow" Mrs.
I. L. Weed. the waltz song from Gounod's
Romeo and Juliette:" Mr.. v. P. Allgaier,
Dorothy. Grace and Emma Houchen 'Oh
Rest Thee on Noisy Pillow Mr.. E. F.
Colladay, Blumenthal's Life Mrs. w. F.
Patterson, d'Hardelot's II Know a Lovely
Garden" and Fannings Moonlight" sung
by the octet of soloists BY request. Mr..
Morsell sang Traceys 1.-TWO Violets." and
for encores Lynes' Sweetheart and New
ms THE Rosary" In style.
Miss Vera lone Murray entertained the
Stage Fright Junior Club last week, in her
the program: Miss Clara Jones, Miss Flor
ence Herman. Miss Virch. Miss Creecy.
Miss Murray. Mr.. Eric Shilling and Mr..
Frank Murray. the last named a brother
Of the hostess. who. by special request.
played some violin numbers.
Weber Vail. Is to be adapted to the VenI
Creator by Mr.. George Herbert Wells. and
will be sung in the Holy Trinity Church in
Georgetown.
Mrs. VIM. Key Miller was the soloist at
the Georgetown University last Tuesday.
Her selection was. the waltz song from
Romeo and Juliet
A musical was given last Tuesday evening
by Mrs. Edgar Enbrey In honor of Mrs.
Helen Nye McGehee. Those who partici-
pated in very delightful program were
Miss BERTHE Thompson. Mrs. Mckenzie, MI.
Bert Nye. Mrs. Price. Miss Sallie Mason
and Mrs. McGehee. whose voice Is in splen-
did condition.
Eye Oide Folkes' Concerto. In Ye Cos
tune OF Longe Ago" was given Wednesday
evening at Pythian Temple. The program
was delightfully."- rendered by tn. following
persons: Abigail Mayfair, Miss Beulah
Luxen; Naomi Screamweil. Miss Jane Artz;
Jemima Twitter. Mrs Eleanor B. Spencer;
Tuneful Anderson, Miss Florence Sullivan;
Prudence LovegoOd, Miss Cora Spencer;
Temperance Sparrow. Mrs. George Bailey;
Mehitabel Sweet. Miss Erskine: Patience
Fiddiedrum, Mrs. w. 8. Armstrong: Aunt
Rachel Mrs. Cooke; Melchizadek Van
Doren. Mr.. b. Allen. Terrell: Hodijah But
termore. Mr.. William C. Mills: Damascus
Crookshaw. Mr.. Charles F. Roberts: Dr.
Kdrem Quick. Mr.. James s. Hicks: Capt
Asahuerus Pullback. Mr. w. Roland Car
ter; Deacon Jonadab Grinders Mr. W.
Spencer Armstrong, and Ye Smalle Boye,