Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08

was OF a high order and was exceptional
" we'll rendered. Miss Kate v. Ellis sang
Sweet Miss Mary by Neidlinger. and
Whisper and 1 Shall Hear" by Piccolo-
mini, with violin obligato by Miss Nan
Dougherty. and the second THE Miller
and the Maid" by MarZales, and THE
Hush Song" by Cooper. Miss Ellis was
in good voice and was We'll received
| Miss Clara Ellis was the accom-
PIANIST. Hiss Oudi Wheeloch rendered
as piano solo an etude in u
fiat by List. and as an encore played
a nocturne by Chopin. Miss Ruth Harvey
of the orchestra played "Reverie' fol
the violin by FieuXtemps. and for an
core "Traumerei," by Schumann. The
following program was Played by the or
chestra; March. Lead on" Schlepegrell
overture, ''Orpheus." Offenbach; waltz,
Bells of Normandy" Planquette. and
characteristic Polly Prim." Henry.
The Friday Morning Musical Club were
entertained lasN week by a recital given
by Mrs. Adie Kleinschmdt Payne. Her
program was as follows: Pourquoi'
Wolff; Meme Liebe LIST Grun." Brahms;
~ Ecrin. Chaminade: Regrets de
Manon'' C'Manon'D. Massenet: ''Lorelei,"
List: 'Jeunes Fillettes" and ''Bergere
Legere." Old French: ''Nuages." Georges
and ''Chanson de Juliet" GODDARD.
Mr.. John Nolan has been engaged as
| bass soloist in the choir of the New York
| Avenue Presbyterian Church, and will
sing with them December 10. Mr.. Hal
quartet today.
Miss Alys Bentley was the soloist at the
recital given for the blind last week, with
Mrs. Frank Byram playing the accom-
paniments. Miss Bentley was heard in
some charming children's songs. her own
compositions. besides selections by Grant
Schaffer. Nevin and Harvey Worthington
LOOMS. Mrs Byram played in fine style
| the fire music Wagner-Brassin, and
| kemenoi OStrow by RubinStein.
Mrs. Helen Donohue De 70. who has
been substituting for several Sundays at
| st. Patrick's Church for Mrs. Annie
tory last Sunday morning. Her selection
| was Gounod's ave Maria" and the violin
obligato was rendered with great express
| sion by Mr. Sol Minister.
Rudolph Aronson, who for so many
years piloted the New York Casino in its
palmiest days when "Ermine" was per-
| formed 1867 times in succession (the long
est on record and where Lillian Russell,
| Marie Tempest. Camille DArville, Marie
Jansen, Fanny Rice. Pauline Hail. Sadie
Martinez Francis Wilson. De Wolf Hop
per. James T. Powers, Jefferson De.
| Angels, Edwin Stevens. Raymond Hitch
cock and host of other trtists made sue
cesses, has arrived at the Raleigh.
| Mr.. Aronson returned recently from
| four months trip in Europe, where he
devoted himself to composition and or
cheStration of a number of pieces depic-
| tive of the countries he visited, namely,
Italy, France. Spain and Morocco. and
| he has in contemplation the bringing OF
| Pietro Mascagni with a company of art
lists chosen by him in Italy for the pre-
sentation of that maestro's "Cavalleria
Rusticana"' Originally presented by Mr.
Fritz Radcliffe" LES Rantzans."
AMIGA and "Zanetto" in Mexico and
| Cuba next season. the countries par ex-
cellence" for italian opera. Mr.. Aronson
is also interested in the copyright law and
hopes to see it amended so that authors
will get some return for their work.
Mr.. Robert Cary Stearns is preparing to
give recital a the Congressional Library
| at an early date, the program for which
| will be made up exclusively of his own
| compositions, almost all of them still in
| manuscripts. Among the numbers will be
| Nocturne, a Hungarian Dance,
Fantasia, a Barcarole and several
others. The Hungarian Dance is gem,
| full of crisp phrases and rapid changes
of tempo and could be played by the side
of some of the Hungarian dances by
Brahms and not suffer by comparison.
He will be assisted at the piano by Miss
FRANCES GroSSart.
Mr.. Herbert D. Lawson, basso, is sing
ing with the quartet of All Souls Church
during the month of December.
The choir of the Calvary Baptist Church,
| under Mr.. Arthur Mayo, will give a spe-
cial song service this evening in place of
the regular church service. The anthems
to be sung are: THE Woods and All the
Sweet Smelling Trees" West; Come Let
I-O ri
When Evening Shadows Fall Lynes;
bass solo, 20, Thou Who Dryest the
Mourner's Tears" Haydn, and a violin
| solo, "Reverie." Vieuxtemps. played by
tet will be sung by Mrs. W. A. Gawler.
soprano; Mrs. Ralph P. Barnard. con-
tralto Mr.. Perry B. Turpin. tenor, and
Mr.. Henry B. Kaiser, bass, and Mr.
Arthur Mayo will preside at the organ.
A piano recital which is exciting a
good deal of interest will be given on Sat
urday evening next at the Laise-Philips
school by Mr.. B. Frank Gebest assisted
| by Mrs. Duff Lewis, violinist. and Miss
Gebest will play the Allegro Appassonata,
Soeturne. opus =: No. . Saiss
opus 90, No. 3; Polonaise. opus 3d.
Chopin, and Raphsodie Honeroise, orus
No. II, List. Mrs. Lewis selections for
the violin will be an andante and
gavotte from the G. minor suite by
Frans Ries, 'Legende" and Souvenir de
Posen.' Wieniawski. and the andante
from the Seventh Concerto by De Beriot
Miss FRANCESCA kaSpar and Mr.. Edwin
Arthur Kraft, pianist of Cleveland, Ohio,
will give two joint recitals during the
present week. one on Tuesday at Wheel
ing. w. Va, and another on Wednesday
at Fairmont, W. Va.
Miss Marion McFall and Mr.. Frank
Shipe have been singing some interesting
duets at the Emmanuel Baptist Church
during the past month. A quartet, with
Miss McFall, soprano; Miss Blanche
Yewell, contralto: Mr.. Shipe, tenor and
Mr.. Norman Foster. bass has been Or
ganized and will be heard in number of
selections at entertainment to be given
for the benefit of the building fund OF
this church at an early date.
Mr.. r. Allen Terrell, tenor. will leave
on Wednesday evening next for Wooster.
Ohio, where he will sing 1.-THE Messiah"
with the Oratorio Society of the Univer-
sity of Wooster at a concert tosbe given
on Thursday the 18th instant.
Mrs. Sue Burrowe Jennings OBLIGATED as
Thanksgiving day at the lexington
| Miss Mabel Linton, the regular organist,
who was in Philadelphia selecting music
| for the special musical service to be
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