Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
MUSICAL MENTION

Hall VI Tie DuuQs Wneu one OF tneiT citetI-
acteristically good programs will be heard.
There will be baritone solo, THE Wind
mill' Uuckerman). Mr.. Harry Mitchell;
Qaastings) and 1.-THE Bee and the Song.
CWeatherly), Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalgleish;
three plano numbers, .'Nocturne' Brassin).
Meditation Qent) and Polonaise in e
major Oiszt), by Mrs Ernest Lent; tenor
solo. "Sigmund's Love Song" from die
Walkure'' (Wagner), Mr.. Charles Myers:
soprano solo, Farewell, Ye Hills from
Joan of Arc" CTschaikowsky), Mrs FAM
ME Atlee Gage; bass solo, "Vulcan's Song
from Philemon ct Baucis' (Gounod), Mr..
John Nolan; vocal quartet Good Night,
from Martha (Flotow), Mrs. Gage. Mrs;
Dalgleish, Mr.. Myers and Mr.. Nolan, and
My Old Kentucky Home, !van der Stuck.
en) and "Mein Schatzerl" VoigD, cho-
ruses by the Saengerbund, under the oirec-
tion of Mr.. Henry Xander.
At the meeting of the Apostleship of
Prayer and League of the Sacred Heart
held at ST. Matthew's Church last Wednes-
day evening Mr.. Charles Myers, tenor
soloist of the choir of All Souls Unitarian
Church, sang Dudley Bucks Fear Ye Not,
o Israel" He was in fine voice and his
rendition was artistic and beautiful.
A generous and well-seiected program of
music was given on January &c by the
pupils of Mr.. B. Frank Gebest at his last
studio. recital, assisted by Miss BERTHE
Thompson, soprano. The opening number
was a four-hand piano arrangement of the
INTRODUCTION to the third act and the bridal
chorus from "Lohengrin, which was well
rendered by Misses Clarine McCarty and
Grace Adams. This was followed by Les
sylvains' (Chaminade), Miss Mildred
Miss Marian w. Benner; "Nocturne" in G
major Chopin, Miss Seene Wilmer
Dortch: 'Adieu Forets' from Jeanne
dare" (Tschaikowsky), Miss BERTHE Thomp-
son: Polish Song" tChopin-LiszD, Rob-,
ert Bond Gotta: "Polacca Brilliante''' won
Weber,, Miss Grace Adams; 'Impromptu"
in B fiat major (SchuberD, Miss Edna
Rosette Pool; "Erzhlung am Xavier No.
(scharwenka), Vivian Church Matson,
and Roses After Rain Niza Lehman,
and Captive Love" (Chaminade), Miss
BERTHE Thompson. OF special interest were
the rendition of Schubert's beautiful I'm
promptu" by Miss Pool and "Erzhlung"
by Vivian Matson. Miss Thompson's voice
was heard at it's best in "Adieu Forets,"
which she sang with fine dramatic effect.
Washington will have a week of grand
opera in English at the Belasco Theater.
beginning tomorrow night, under the direc-
operas selected are: Monday and Tuesday
evenings. Bizets Carmen" Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, Verdi's 'Rfgo-
leto;" Friday and Saturday, Verdi's II
IrOVatOre, wednesday ana SATURDAY Ifidt-
inees, Chimes of Normandy"
Miss Claude Albright will sing Carmen,
Azucena in III Trovatore" and Madalena in
"Rigoletto.' Miss Albright was one Of
ertoire company. Mr.. Winfred Golf will
be heard as Escamillo in Carmen and
also in the difficult role of Rigoletto.
Tom Greene will be heard in three of his
best parts. Nine. Helene Noldi, for two
years prima donna soprano with the Met
ropolitan Grand Opera. will be heard as
Leonora in I'll Trovatore" and Gilda in
"Rigoletto.' Miss FRANCESCA Kaspar,
Michaela in Carmen" Mr.. Irwin Myers.
baritone, will sing the role of Count di Luna
in III Trovatore." Mr.. Ford Lanning will
make his first appearance in Washington
in this opera.
An orchestra of twenty-five musicians has
been engaged and it will be under the di-
rection of Mr. Harry Wheaton Howard. A
feature of these performances will be a
chorus of sixty voices, trained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Greene.
Mrs Rose Maxwell Dickey, violinist, and
Mrs. Ethel Roberts Peck. pianist, gave an
interesting recital at the Congressional LII
brary for the blind. Among Mrs. Dickey's
numbers were concerto by DeBertot, Ro-
nance, Svendsen, two selections by Grfeg-
Sauret and an adagio by Ries. Mrs. Peck
Beethoven number, s'Whims" by Schumann,
closing with one Of the Schubert-Liszt
prescriptions for piano.
The music at st. Johns Church, George
town, last Sunday was sung by the vested
choir and the following numbers were
given: TIE Deum, in B fiat, by Attwater
Wagner; organ postlude, "Rondino.' by
Wolstenholme. The afternoon service in
cluded "Magnificat" and .Nunc Dimittis,'
'.The Day is Past and Over" by Marks;
organ postlude, 'Andante,' in major, by
Silas.
Margaret L. Veitch and Mr.. b. Frank
Gebest took place at Carroll Institute Hall
on 10th street last Tuesday before ca
pacty audience. Miss McCarty played with
ease and brilliancy. Her best numbers were
the Bach-Tausig ''Toccata and Fugue," in
D minor; the Beethoven Concerto" with
Mr.. Gebest at the second piano. and LISTS
"Rhapsodie No. g. in the latter number
especially showing fine technique. A group
of Chopin numbers, .Nocturne," in E major;
"Valse,'' in E minor, and "Ballade," in A
fiat, were also we'll received, as was Laval
lees Butterfly" which she played as an
and sang Chaminade's IL Etc and IF
Thou Dost Say When You Came" Met
calf, LAS Thro' the Streets from La
Boheme'' PuccinD, and in response to con-
Song" Miss McCarty will in the near fu-
ture sail for Europe, where she will spend
some time pursuing her musical studies
A musical evening was given by Mrs
William Key Miller at her home last Mon
day night The program included a piano
solo, Chopins "Fantasie-Impromptu, by
Mr. George Weber Vail: soprano solos,
1.-The Four Leaf Clover" (Brown) and THE
Preacher and the Bear" by Miss Ringgold
of Baltimore; piano, solos, Mendelssohn's
''Scherzo' and Rubinstein's "Barcarolle,"
by Miss Ethel Tozier; solos, Long Ago"
(Speaks) and 1.-The Song of the Jay by
Miss Eva Whitford; baritone solo. Past
and Future by DR.. Hoofnagle; violin
solos, Sonata" and other compositions
(Emile ChristianD. by Mr.. Fritz Christiani;
recitation, The One Legged Goose by
Miss Whitford; "Serenade to Juniata"
(JoubertD, louvre Tes Yeux Bleus MAS
seneD and "Dearie," by Mrs. William Key
Miller.
A musical evening with the Morseil Vocal
Club was given at the Unfversalist Church
last Wednesday night. The club which IS
composed of forty evenly balanced voices
under the lie. dership Of Mr.. Herndon Nor
sell, did some unusually fine work. The
program was as follows: Greeting to
Spring OStrauss), Morsell Vocal Club: 'In
the Land of Twilight Shadows (Treharne)
Mrs. G. H. Kenmore; "Thine Eyes Chap
NAM, Mr.. Vincent dep. Allgaier: "Slum-
Der Song Uoler), 20 When IT'S Sum-
mer Weather" (Brewer), Morsell Vocal
Iloughtv Dee7E' (TharrnSonf