Evening star., 1907-08-11

\ miss Eva Whftford VIII leave LOT ne"
York on Wednesday, She has been engaged
| by David Belasco to take a character role
| in the new play which ne has written for
David Warfield to succeed the Music Mas
ter" MI Belasco has personally Interested
| himself In Miss Whitford's career and pre-
diets successful future for her under his
direction Miss Whitford has been at home
for the past winter recuperating from
severe Illness which forced her to take a
years rest after her last engagement. Her
past engagements have been in musical
comedy which account of her voice, she
used as a stepping stone to more serious
work
DR.. and Mrs. D. OIin Leech will leave the
city Thursday going first to Baiieys ls-
land Me and afterward to Asbury PARK,
where they will remain until September ~.
Mrs. Sydney HoIlingsworth substituted
last Sunday at Wesley Chapel for Mrs. e.
b. Bayly, who Is the regular soprano of the
quartet. Her offertory solo was Van de
Waters setting of the text. The Lord Is
My Shepherd
Mr.. Henry Xander. director of the Saen-
gerbund. arrived in Washington Tuesday
from a three months tour of Italy. Ger
many and Switzerland.
The guests of the Berwyn at Asbury Park.
n j. had a musical treat recently. when
they listened to Mrs. William Keye Miller
of this city and Harold NJ Stillwell of Free
hold. Mrs. Miller. who is an old favorite
at the Berwyn. was at her best her high
soprano voice showing to particular advan-
taga in TOsti's My Dreams" Mr. Stillwell
showed himself master of the piano, exc
cutting his difficult selections with great
deftness and lightness of touch. The pro-
pram. in part. was as follows: Bohemian
Girl Mr.. StllwelI: ''Ah, Je Veux Vivre.
waltz from ''RDnnO IuilPtto' Mrs,
Miller: Past and Present" Mr. Stillwall;
Dream of Paradise" Mrs. Miller; Pre-
lude." and 'Iitiania." Mr.. Stillweil: Loves
Rapture" Long Ago" and My Dreams.
Mrs Miller; ''Minuet" and Awakening of
the Lion" Mr.. Stillwell.
Miss Ethel Tozier. who has recently moved
into her new home on EEglewood terrace.
has gone to Boston, where she will study
for a while at the Conservatory. returning
to Washington again in the fall
Miss Catherine May Brooks. enc of our
most promising young panists. Is spending
some weeks in the mountains of Virginia.
the guest of Miss Franceska Caspar at her
summer home at Bluemont
The chorister boys of st. Pauls Sanctuary
Choir are now nearly all enjoying their va
cations in various parts of tha country.
They will assemble early in September for
preparatory rehearsals and will begin active
work in the church the first Sunday in Oc-
tober
The farewell Iecture-recital by Profs. Kas-
par and Lawrence at the summer school at
Morgantown. w Va. was given, last
Wednesday and consisted of selections from
a numbar OF composers who had not been
considered at the previous concerts. Prof.
Lawrence opened the program with Webers
Rondo in fiat. followed by Ran's La
Filausa." which were played with the per-
fection of technique and artistic phrasing
for winch he is well known. Prof kaspar
rendered Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. the
only composition for that instrument that
Mendelssohn has left to us. and Sarasate's
Zigeunerweise (Gipsy Life). The latter
composition especially sho-yed the players
rare skill. and in response to repeated re-
calls he played Schumanns 'Traumerei-"
Mr.. Lawrence next gave both MaCDoweliS
and LISTS Witches Dance. showing the
different treatment of the same idea by the
two musicians. both compositions being very
beautiful. but Liszts being more realistic in
its weird suggestion of wind and voices. A
"Barcarols. by Nevin. and an 'Etude'' In
G fat. by Moszkowsk. closed the program
and most successful summer season.
Miss Mary A. Cryder left New York
Thursday for East Gloucester. Mass. where
she will remain until September. when she
will return to New York for another bust
ness trip before opening her house on
street In this city. Miss Clara Cryder has
gone to Seabright, where she is visiting
relatives.
Miss Florence J. King has gone to Bed
ford. Pa. where she Is the guest Of Miss
Jessie Mcnamara, who is entertaining
house party.
Mr.. Oscar Gareissen's summer class at
Rochester. N Y. has exceeded expectations
in size. interest and results Many of thOs,
attending the classes are teachers of the
section and all adults who have studied
more less at home and abroad Accom-
panied by Mrs. Gareissen. the musician will
pass some time in Albany and in New
York returning to this city early In the
fall. where his work will be continued In
his studio at 1912 Connecticut avenue.
of St Patrcks Academy. Is spending the
summer at Suffern. N. Y, the guest of
Mrs. Thomas +. Ryan.
The vested choir of Epiphany Church has
dlsbanded for the summer and the music at
the church services during their absence
will be in charge of Mr.. Otto Luebkert.
The Washington Saengerbund has chosen
officers for the coming season as follows:
President. John Waldman; vice president.
Louis Kimmell: financial secretary. Fred
Carl; recording secretary, Richard Brauner,
treasurer. A. F. Joers. librarian. William
Hanneman: musical director Henry Kan
der: board of directors, Albert Lepper. ]. X.
Baier. Albert Xanten. Rudolph Schneider.
Charles H. Boumann, G. Hugo Schulze.
George Sturm. Arthur Bloom. Adolph Levy,
Jacob Karr. Karl Xander. Martin Wiegand.
John Redecker and Herman Schmidtman.
Miss Mabel C. Linton Is spending her
cation at the Hiawatha. Sea Side Park.
N. ]. Mrs. Jennings will oflciate at the
organ of the lexington Presbyterian
Church during Miss Linton's absence.
Miss Pauline Whitaker. cOntralto of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
left Thursday for Freeport, L. l.. where
she will spend some time at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Warrencourt. visiting later
some relatives In New York and concluding
her vacation at Hammonton. N. j.. where
she will be the guest of Judge and Mrs.
Byrnes of that city. She will return to
Washington early in September.
Mr. and Mrs Hamilton Bayley have re-
turned from Lake George. where they have
been spending the month Of July. Mrs.
Bayley will play the organ at Gunton Tenn
pie Memorial Church during August, sub
stituting for Mrs Jackson.
Mrs. A w. Cummings. contralto soloist
of the Keller Memorial choir Is spending
the month OF August at Willow Grove
Park. During her absence Miss Florence
Buehler will sing in her place.