Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
MUSICAL MENTION.

program was given: Song. Day Dreams, -
Strelezski: Margarite's Three Bouquets"
Bragga; THE Lilies Clustered Fair and
Tall" Dana; 'Printemps." Stern; merry
ven; Carmen" Wilson; violin, ''Adora-
| tion," Borowski; First Sonata" Schu-
bert; "Cavatina," Raft; "Serenade," Pr
rue: I'll Trovatore." singalee; "Bolero,"
Bohm.
will be at home to their friends informally
| Thursday afternoons and evenings during
the season at 1925 18th street northwest
ed at the Belasco Theater, with the per-
Torrance Of La Giaconda'' by the San
Carlo Grand Opera Company.
Mr.. Henry Russell, the director. has on
| his list Of principal singers Florencio
Constantine, the great Spanish tenor;
Alice Nielsen, that famous young Ameri.
can grand opera soprano. whose Rosina,
in the Barber of Seville" won for her
the most enthusiastic praise throughout
the tour to the Pacific coast and back; De
and Mephistopheles. in Faust" are
| world famous.
He has also engaged Nine. Jane Norris,
dramatic soprano Of the Grand Opera of
Paris; Tino DeSana- lyric soprano. of La
Scala; Mile. Rosa Olitzka, the Polish
mezzo-soprano; Maria Claessens, contral-
to, of La Scala. Milan; Guglielmina
MARCH,. mezzo-soprano; L. dAubigne the
tenor who was born in this country; Mile.
Bramonia and Annita Perego. sopranos;
Carlo DAM, Ernesto Giaccone and Gui-
seppi Oppezzo, tenors; Victor Maurel, the
famous actor-singer Of remarkable per-
sonality; Ramon BLANCHARD Rodolfo For
mari. Adamo Galperin, Attilio Pulcini.
baritones. and Guilio Rossi and Lingo
Tavecchia, bassos. One of the best-known
conductors of Italy, Signor Arnaldo Cont,
is in charge of the orchestra of sixty-two
| musicians.
The following repertoire will be given
in Washington by the San Carlo Grand
Italian: Faust Gin French). "Rigoletto''
lin Italian), "Lohengrin' Gn Germany.
| "Cavalerria Rusticana." "PPagliacci" and
Lucia" Gin Italian)
The Christmas day music at the Church
Of the Epiphany was sung with fine ef-
| feet. and will be repeated this morning.
At the o'clock service this evening a
special program will be given which will
| include the aria, But who shall abide the
day of His coming?" from THE Messiah, %
| to be sung by Mr.. Otto Luebkert baritone
/ soloist Of the choir. Among other nume
bers there will be given the ''Hallelujah''
chorus from The Messiah" and Barnby's
King All Glorious" Mr.. Otis D. SWEET,
organist, will render several selections, be-
ginning at 100 o'clock The choir of this
church has always enjoyed a reputation
for work Of high standard, and they
are steadily maintaining it under the di-
rection of Choirmaster James G. Traylor.
Mrs. William Keye Miller will be the
soloist at an entertainment to be given
by the Burnside Post, G. A R., at the
Ebbitt House January Z.
The annual service of Christmas carols
by the surpliced choir of st. Paul's Roman
Catholic Church. 18th and streets, will
be given this evening at 7:30 clock. The
choir director has prepared an unusually
attractive program. including the follow
! ing anthems and carols, which will be
sung by the full choir of fifty boys and
men: The First Novel;" ancient; Sleep,
the Mother Spirit Smith; Cradle Song
Of the Blessed Virgin traditional: Be-
| hold. the Day is Come" Woodward;
There Shall Come a Star" Harris
Mountains. Bow Your Heads Majestic -
| traditional, and "Adeste Fidelis," Novello.
! The children of st. Augustines parish
will have their Christmas entertainment
tomorrow afternoon.
The choir Of st. Johns Church, Lafay-
cite Square, will sing today the same
program Of music given by it Christmas
day.
| ME- Wlloour Bache, baritone, and his
| sister, who have been in Berlin studying
music, have returned from Europe and
are spending the holiday season at their
| home on 11th' street.
Rehearsals for the operetta of Love
and Whist" by the pupils of the Ogden
| Crane School OF Opera are. progressing
rapidly and very satisfactorily. under the
direction OF Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee and
Mr.. Robert Hickman. The operetta will
be given early in January at Rauscher's $,