Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

Mr.. Francis MacMilen, the American
violinist. has been booked for a recital at
| the Columbia Theater, December 0. under
| the local direction of Mr.. Wrightson
| While Mr.. MacMllen had a sensational
| tour OF the United States last year, in
| which he played over ninety concerts his
appearances in Washington were confined
to lat home" engagements. among them
being two at Mrs. Herbert Wadsworths
house on Massachusetts avenue Here the
young violinist scored successes seldom at
tanned in this city. and 1t Is with pleasure
that Washington music lovers will hear of
his coming public recital.
Mr.. Arthur Mayo has returned to the city
from summer spent in and around Bos-
ton and was in his place at the organ of
Calvary Baptist Church last Sunday. Mr..
Perry Turpln sang at the morning service
and Mr.. Charles Myers in the evening. In
place Of Mr.. Mcfarland. who is still con-
fined to the house by Illness.
The kellar Memorial Choir, under the
direction of Mr.. W. o. Little. will give a
special program of music this evening.
Their first shf humber n,v will be II Wl Ex,oi
Praise the Lord Ashford; The Pill
grims of the Night" Parker. and Seek
Ye the Lord" Roberts. Mr.. Humphrey will
be heard in The Plain Of Peace" Mr. o.
sing a duet. 80 Lord I Come" and a
quartet composed of f-rs w. d. Bowder,
Mrs. Adolph Bowdler. Mr.. Humphrey and
Mr.. Little will render abide With Me-"
A section of the Rebew Orchestra Will
assist the choir.
Madison Hall Seminary has made VAL
liable acquisition to it's musical faculty in
the person of Mr.. Felix Garzglia who is
to be in charge of the plano department
at that institution. Mr.. Garziglia received
his musical education In Paris being the
prize pupil at that time of the Paris Con-
servatory and finishing his course there
when only seventeen years of age. After
concluding his musical studies, he re-
turned to his home at Nice, where he spent
several years in teaching and concert work
Since coming to this country he has been
a member of the faculty of the Washing
ton College of Music until this fall when
he resigned to take charge of the musical
department in the Chevy Chase College for
Girls and Madison Hall Seminary.
Mrs Lucille j. Belts has made arrange
ments for a series of three artistic recitals
to be given at the Arlington Hotel during
January and the early part of February
The first of the series will occur on Thurs
day, January IL, when Miss Bertha Han
sen. soprano. will be the principal artist
and will introduce a group of four new
songs. which have been written especially
for her. At one of these recitals Mrs
Belts proposes also to introduce to the
Washington public infant prodigy in the
shape of a little Austrian boy OF eight
years. who is reputed to do wonderful
things with the violin.
Emmanuel Chapter. No. 191. Brotherhood
of st. Andrew, gave a musicale recently in
the parish hall. on Washington street Ana
costa. Those who contributed to the pro-
gram included Mrs William Scantlebury,
Miss Marian Green. Miss Edith NJ Pyes,
Charles f. Roberts, William Scantlebury
James Wright, Milton ]. Fullius Miss An
ME Butler.
Miss Edith Pickering has returned with
her parents. much benefited from a sum-
mer of rest and recreation spent on a large
farm IN southwestern Ohio. There was
quite a colony of musicians and composers
from New York and Cincinnati at the same
place. and Miss Pickering is to have the
pleasure of Introducing in Washington this
completed for some very pretty musical
teas, to be given from time to time during
the season, with the object OF bringing out
individuality of pupils.
Mrs Lenore Gerlach. soprano has been
substituting at ST. Paul's Lutheran Church
for Mrs. Theodore I, Apple. the regular
soprano. Il
instruction in music at the Martha Wash
ington Seminary will be given by Miss
Grace Adele Freely. piano. Dr. Anton
Gloetzner, harmony: Mr.. Edward Heimen-
dahl. voice, and Mr.. Herman Rakemann,
violin.
At st. Stephens Episcopal Church the
choir will again consist of quartet and |
chorus. as follows: Miss L. Lewis soprano;
Mrs. Frank L. Roach, contralto; Rev.