Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14

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c1ude French aria by De1ibes and Spring
Song" by Bheinhold-Becker Miss Leefe
met with great success last Wednesday al
the vaudeville given at Fort Myer. In the
character Of an old fashioned girl both hei
| songs and costume delighted the audience.
Mr.. W. Gray Hawley gave another inter
| estfng pfanolO recital last Thursday night
| at the Confederate Veterans Hall for the
benefit of the Church of the incarnation
He was assisted by Miss Lydia Hughes
| mezzo soprano; Mr.. Halstead Hoover bari
tone; Mr.. T Brooke Amiss. violinist Mr.. w
| H. Morsell, comedian and Miss Florence
| King, accompanist.
| full musical at her home last Friday night.
She was assisted by Mr.. Fritz Christiani
and Mr.. George Weber VAIL violin and
piano: Miss Arley Mott. mezzo soprano;
| ford. violinist: Mr.. S. NJ. Fabian and Mr..
| Fulton Karr pianists; Mr.. Richard Back
ing tenor, and Mr.. Norman DAILY, pianist
! Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Winston gave an
interesting musical last Friday night at the
Madison Hall Seminary. which is the second
of a series to be given during the spring.
The soloists We're Miss Elizabeth Leckie,
Miss Witten. Miss Rube Thurmond and
| Miss Champian; the pianists were Miss
| Marie Turner and Miss Elizabeth Winston
and Miss Mabel Ross was the reader.
Miss Lydia Hughes was contralto soloist
| last Sunday at the Foundry NJ. f. Church.
| Mrs. William T. Reed. who recently re-
signed from st. Margaret's choir and has
been recalled to her former position as con-
traltO of this church. enters upon her du-
| ties there this morning.
Mr. N Harrington Hammer basso of the
| tniversalist Church. was sooist last Mon
day night at the annual dinner given by the
| Optimist Club at the Y. NJ. G. A. Mrs.
Alice Chandler Corey acted as accompanst.
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Mrs Helen Nye McGhee of Richmond.
! Va, is in Washington for a visit of sew
| She has with her Miss Ogilvie, one Of the
| most popular singers of Richmond AS
| Miss Helen Nye she was one of the prom
inent singers in Washington.
! An interesting piano recital was giver on
| Friday evening at the studio of Mr.. B.
| Frank Gebest by number of his pupils,
assisted by Mr.. Harry II. Campbell. basso.
| The program was we'll rendered throughout,
| but worthy of special mention was the
Andante con variation in + major of Beet
| hoven. played by Vivian Church Matson in
| musicianly manner, and LISTS Second
| Hungarian Rhapsodie, played brilliantly by
Miss Clarine McCarty, a young pianist of
much promise. Mr. F. Larsalle Spier. Miss
| Grace Adams and Miss Selene Wilmer
| Dortch each played with much feeling. Mr..
| Harry Fl. Campbell gave an excellent rendi-
| playing a voice of much power He re-
| sponded to encore. At the close Mr..
| Gebest played by request LISTS Polonaise
| in E major.
Fraulein Elizabeth Schwartz. young
| soprano new to Washington. gave a charm
| ing song recital in the / = ling room for
| the blind in the Congressional Library re-
| Gently and made very pronounced sue
| cess. She has sung also. during her visit
| here. in the German and Austrian en-
| bassies.
| A Grieg program of merit was given by
| some of the piano pupils of Mrs. Joseph
| Finckel in her studio recently. Among the
| young artists who were heard were Miss
| Pearl Merritt, Mrs. Fl. D. Ayres, Mrs.
Daviette Ficklen. Miss Gertrude Finckel
talk on the life and works of the com
poser. They were assisted by Miss Grace
Alden, soprano; Miss Irma Stern, con-
| tralto and Mrs. Iva Martin White, pianist.
| A delightful musicale was given at the
| residence of Mrs. r. 1. Geare. 1918 Columbia
| Mrs Emma Prall Knorr, who interpreted,
| with true artistic temperament, eight of
| MacDowell's beautiful compositions. Miss
| Frances Bethune's unusually rich contraito
voice was heard to great advantage in sew
| eral songs. Miss Roberta Amies, a young
but gifted pianist, played three solos. indi-
| eating her possession of much musical in
| tclligence and knowledge of technique. Mr..
David Kindleberger was heard in several
pieces which were very skillful1y executed.
| Mr.. Norman Days playing was also highly
| appreciated. MT. George w OF
Pauls choir, Baltimore. contributed con-
| siderable enjoyment by his fine rendering
| of baritone songs.
A concert was given by the Nordica Man
dolin. Guitar and Banjo Clubs at Anacostia
| NJ. E. Church Friday evening 1t was at
tended by a large and appreciative audience,
| each number receiving enthusiastic ap-
| plause, and they responded with encores.
An interesting concert was given recently
| he oh TO Tenn fnv fho hon
! of chapter of the Eastern Star. Miss
| Woodruff of the Quintet Club sang Bisch-
| offs 'Bobolink;' Miss Wise sang Fishing"
Mrs. B. H. Smart sang some solos; Mr..
| Griffith gave some clever whisting solos
| and limitations Of the cornet. violin and a
cat fight; Miss Minnie Saxton and Miss
Marguerite Hudson danced and sang
danced: Mr.. Hicks. bass soloist in the choir
| of Hamline Church, gave splendid rendi-
| ton Of THE Two Grenadiers"' of Schu-
mann: Miss Grace Ross of the Quintet Club
recited when the Folks is Gone and as
| an encore almost Beyond Endurance"
| Mr.. Harry r. Evans gave a clever per-
| Torrance Of legerdemain and Mr.. Roe Full
| kerson gave chalk talk.
| The Boston Symphony Orchestra pro-
duced last week in Boston a symphony by
| a young American composer well known
| Howard Brockway of Baltimore and this
! city. He is of particular interest in Wash
ington. as he married little more than a
| year ago Miss Bradford. daughter of Rear
| Admiral Bradford. Mr.. Brockway has been
| known chiefly as a composer of church
music and this symphony is not only an
| ambitious effort. but a creditable one. 1t
| was written in 1894 and produced in Berlin
| In 1895 at a concert upon which only the
| works Of Mr.. Brockway appeared. COM
| pliment calculated to turn the head Of any
| young composer. The performances of this
| symphony In Boston last week were the
| first hearings it has had in this country.
| The Junior Stage Fright Club met last
! Saturday at the home of Miss Alice Bur-
bage. The members who were there and
| played were Miss Florence Herman, Miss
| Vera Murray, Miss Clara Jones. Miss Laura
| Mae Burch. Miss Creecy, Mr.. Eric Shilling.
! The club Is preparing for it's spring must
| cal. which will take place about the end
| of May.
| The pupils of Miss Marie Grice Young
| will give their spring recital next Satur-
day.
| The Piano Club. organized last spring by
| Mrs. Hough, will meet next Saturday In
| her apartment in Stoneleigh Court.