The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-03

airy \, at 4 clock, IN the New WIZARD
ballroom, and not at the Arlington. as
was announced Admittance by invi-
tation. The following programme viii
be rendered:
L Weber-Oyertlire. "Eu1ante" by the Misses
Fisher. Hardness Robinson, and Stcwar1.
2. Beethoveu-sonata major, 1Iiss Mildred kob-
3 tal Schumaun-Romanze; lbl Godard-NaElrka.
Miss Ethel Fisher
T. Websr-Conzertstuek Miss Roberta Amies.
8 Peer Gyut Suite the Misses Martha Uruess,
Marie Wheeler. Alice Terrell and Gertrude Tweedy-
8. sal Liszt-Paganini - Ia Campanelia, lhl
Schubert Liszt-" Erlking Miss Katherine AlcNeaL
T. Chopin-scberzo In r fat Miss Martha UTnCsz
s. Weber" Perpetual Increment" Misses Roberta
Amies, Mildred KoIb. and Katherine AlcNeal.
8 LizJ-Hungariau Rhapsody No. i. Miss Nellie
Neal
The ninth season and forty-ninth
Of the public Benten organ recitals at St
Johns Church Lafayette Square. viii be-
sin. as usual. this month. on the first
Saturday afternoon following Ash We'd
nesday. There viii be a series Of six
recitals continuing each week until Eas-
ter The organists TO be heard this sea-
son viii include Henry H. Freeman. or
Ganist St Johns Church, the FIRST third,
and NTH of the series: Alfred g. Ed
ridge, organist of ST. Margaret's Episco-
pal Church, second recital; Edgar Priest
organist of St PauIs Episcopal Church,
fourth recital; William Stansheld organ
ist of st. James Episcopal Church, Phil
adelphia, Pa, sixth recital. The assisting
soloists viii be Master Herbert barrow,
soprano solo boy of ST. Johns Church.
first recital Miss Edna B. Doe. soprano
soioist of st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church, second recital; Mr.. Anton kas-
par, violinist, third recital; Master Rof-
well BOothby soprano soloist of St.
PauIs Episcopal Church, fourth recital;
Mr.. Ernest Lent, violoncelist, fifth re-
cital, and Mr.. B. Allen Terrin, tenor So
loist, for the sixth recital
Miss Clarina McCarty gave a piano
recital on Tuesday evening al Carroll In
stitute Hail. assisted by Miss Margaret L.
Neitch. soprano, and Mr.. B. Frank Geb-
est, accompanist.
The question. How did Beethoven com
pose? is thus answered by an English
writer;
Beethoven looked largely to nature for
the promptings and suggestions which his
genius enabled him 70 transmute so nobly.
1t was not his way % sit al home and
wait for the dawning Of an idea. In the
country or in the city, as he walked, the
germs of his themes came 10 him A
whistling bird. a running stream. the
chance rhythm OF footsteps. the knocking
of belated neighbor-it was such ele-
mental sounds as these that sowed the
seed IN Beethovens brain, and made a be-
ginning Of some wondrous and majestic
growth But the trees did not grow uu-
tended. Beethoven never Wearied OF his
gardening He labOred ceaseIessIy. never
accepting a theme as finally trained into
shape until IL had actually passed into
the fabric Of one of his works. When
some chemical union is taking place a
certain degree OF heat is always gen
Grated So II was with Beethoven when
he was fusing his materials together.
At such times We are told, 'the noise
which he made playing and roaring was
something tremendous. He hated in-
terruptiOn while thus engaged. and would
do and say the most horribly rude things
If disturbed One need not wonder at
IL II Beethoven's masterpieces had been
put on paper ia calm and placid hours
i would have been strange indeed.
There was a piano recital by the pupils
OF Mr.. b. Frank Gebest. assisted by Miss
BERTHE Thompson. soprano, at the studio.
1897 Fourteenth street last week Others
who took part were Miss Mildred Thwing.
Miss Marian ". Benner, Miss Selene
". DOTtch, Miss Grace Adams. Vivian
Church Matson, and Miss Edna Rosette
Pool
on Wednesday evening the MorreIl
Vocal Club held Il musical evening for
the benefit of the Universalist Church
1t was directed by Mr.. Herndon MorseH.
and Miss Dorothy Houchen was the ac-
companisL Others who assisted were
Mrs. C. II. Remore the MorseU Vocal
Club. Mr. Vincent Dep Allgaier. Mr.
Charles W Moore, Miss AnceIla b.
Fisher. Mr.. William a. Hipkins, Miss
Catherine a. Bates, and a ladies' chorus.
o-dJy at Westminster Church Ne
mortal Mrs. Thomas P. Step2 enson will
sing at the offcrtory DIT. Bischons I'm
answered" and in the evening Mr. Rooney
Donaldson viii sing accompanied on the
organ by Mr.. Ballinger, who viii sub
stitutc for Mrs. Byram at this service
= very successful musicale was given
at TIRE residence Of Mr.. Samuel Ross, 2823
Massachusetts, avenue 10y Mr. Richard
p. Backing. one Of the most successful Of
the students OF Sydney Lloyd Wright
son, last Wednesday evening.
The music at ST. Johns Church to-day
for the morning service viii be: Services
Of the holy communion in A, by Elvev,
and part OF the service in r. by Barnby.
OfeTtory anthem. Love Divine All Love
ExceiIing, by Hall organ postlude. Of
fcrtOTy in ID minor, by Filby The after
noon service VIII include Magnifcat and
Nunc Dimittis i'm D major. by Tours.
Onertory anthem, The Lord is My
Strength and My Saeld." by Booth Or
gan pOstiude, melody in +, by Rubinstein.
arranged for the organ by Edwin NJ Lott.
Little notice has been taken of the
death of Adalbert Won Goldschmidt He
had ouuived his fame, which at one time
was considerable 1t was based especially
on his oratorio. 'The Seven Deadly Sins.
first produced at Hamburg in 1875. a few
years ago he lost all his property, and he
died in great poverty ignored by all
The two leading opera houses in Italy
had race for the first performance Of
Strauss 'Salome." Turin came first, and
for fear that an adverse verdict there
might influence the reception of the opera
in Milan. the management for the first
time adopted the Partisan custom of hav-
Ing public rehearsal, which came a day
before the Turin performance. Luckily
for all concerned. Strauss himself con-
Quoted at Turin. and the reception was
friendly As for Milan, there was less ap-