Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

concert of the Chorus Club on Wednes-
day evening next. The Capital Orchestra
will be heard in several numbers, Mrs
| Inez Seymour Mcconnell Will sing Gou-
| mods ave Maria;'' Mr.. Arthur w. Por-
| ter, basso of St. Aloysius choir. Will be
heard in Lord God of abraham" from
| Elijah and A.. c. II. Henney Will give
| a euphonium $40.
Mrs. Sydney P Holingsworth will be
the soprano solost at Hamline Methodist
| Church today.
A new string quartet has been organized
! by Mr.. William E. Greene and they held
| their second meeting at the home of Mr..
| Greene on Friday last. 1t consists OF Mr..
| William Z. Greene, first violin; Mr.. Brees-
| kin, second violin; Mr.. Robert Stearns,
| viola, and Mr.. Mandy, cello. At this meet
ing the quartet played the 18th quartet
| for strings by Mozart and the string quar-
tet by Grieg.
The music for the Christmas entertain
| ment to be given by St. Patricks Sun
day school on the Friday after Christmas
will be rendered by an orchestra OF
stringed instruments with piano accom-
| paniment. The members of the orchestra
are Mr.. Hobart Ramsdell and Miss LII
liam Milovick. first violns; Miss Johanna
| Gloetzner and Mr.. George Shelton, second
violins; Mr.. Charles Alden. viola: Miss
Ethel Lee and Mr.. Paul Ramsdell 'celios.
with Miss Agnes Bowling at the piano.
| There will also be several vocal numbers,
| among them being Adams 20 Holy
| Night" which will be sung by MISS irene
| kemno, with orchestral accompaniment.
Miss Christine Church, soprano: Mrs. H.
| l.. Parkinson, soprano, and Miss Ger
| trude Trow, mezzo-soprano, gave the pro-
gram at the Unschuld Club at the meeting
| on Wednesday night. The evening was
| devoted to the songs of Franz Schubert:
wel-prepared paper on SCHUBERT ana
| the Art Song" was presented by MISS Ed
| Ct,nyr nrN1 chn ri III
| of Schubert" was read by Miss Hayden.
| Each group of songs was preceded by
| short description or story of its composl-
| ton and meaning. Miss Jewell CROOKS
was the accompanist of the evening ana
the program was under the direction OF
| Miss Pickering.
At the Shrine of the Sacred Heart last
| Sunday the choir rendered La Haches
| mass, and an Ave Maria by Whitney
| Coombs, was sung by Miss Mabel c. Lat1-
mer at the offertory, with violin obhgato
by Miss NJ. E. King. Miss Mabel Lau-
mer. and Mr.. Bernard A. Ryan rendered
duet. "Veni Creator" by Loretz.
A severe cold unfortunately prevented
the singing of Mrs. Alphonso G.. Drake
at Mrs Withee's Egyptian lecture at
| 1347 l. street, Mime. Won Unschulds Uni
versity of Music and Dramatic Art Mrs;
Drake and Miss Amy Clement Leavltt mad
arranged a fine musical program, and
the league looks forward with pleasure
to welcoming these artists at future
date.
A musicale was given by the piano pu-
pills of Mrs. Emile Dousall-Marcon on
December I, at the residence of Maj. and
Mrs, Ord: Chevy Chase Compositions nls'o Of
hess ben asfyn virgil NfVen hynes STeE
Streabogg and Ijinsky were rendered by
Mrs. Ord, the Misses Winifred Smith.
Constance Gray, Alice Bates. Hilda Beale,
| Dot ny,1
Mr.. James Ord Several vocal numbers
were contributed by Mrs. Hughes Oil
plant.
| 1t is probable that in the near future
the people of this city will have the OPP
portunty of listening to Mr.. Claiming
Ellerys Italian band, known as THE
| Ellery Band" The organization devotes
itself almost exclusively to the perform
ance of high-class music. If it comes to
Washington it will appear under the au-
spices of some strong local organization
and will give two evening and one matt
numbers as Schubert's Unfinished SYM
phony," Dvoraks From the New World
Puccinfs La Boheme" Gounod's
Faust the last act entire). Lists II les
| Preludes'' and Tschaikowsky ''1S12.
| Friday, December 90 at 4:3O Misses
Roberta Amies, Ethel Fisher, Mildred
Kolb. Katherine McNeal and Edna Rob
inson, pupils OF Nine. Won Cnschuld, will
|
lumbia Theater: Rossni, overture to
William Tell" for two pianos, Misses
Roberta Amies. Mildred Kolb, Katherine
McNeal and Edna Robinson: List,
Study Miss Roberta Amies: Beethoven.
concerto in C minor, first movement, Miss
| Ethel Fisher; Chopin, "Prelude;' List
"Polonaise Brillante," Miss Katherine Nc
Neal; Weber's "Perpetuum Mobile" for
three pianos. Misses Amies, kolb and
McNeal: F. Hitler. concerto in F sharp
minor Miss Mildred Kolb.
The offertory selection last Sunday at
| St. Marys Catholic Church was Gounod' S
ave Maria" sung by Miss Cecilia Muir
ply. with violin obligato and Mr.. Caul-
field at the organ.
Nine. Anita Heineck-Lloyd, soprano, has
been engaged to sing at the dinner to be
given to Vice President Fairbanks by the
representatives from Indiana in the near
future She will be heard at the next
concert of the Rebew Orchestra, which
will be given in the auditorium of the
Kellar Memorial Church. She has also
consented to sing at one of the concerts of
the Washington Saengerbund.
Miss Amy Leavitt was one of the solo
lists recently at a meeting of Cercle des
Precieuses Ridicules, her selection being
neutrality-suspicious. by Sinding. and for
an encore she played a prelude by Cho-
pin. Some enjoyable songs were given by
Miss Becker, "Une Petite Chanson." by
Chaminade, and "Colette," by Comtesee
de Lostanges, with Mrs. Shearer at the
piano.
The recital which was to have been
given by Mr.. Francis Macmillen, violinist.
at the Belasco last week, has been post
poned until Thursday, February ID.
Miss Marion McFall sang the offertory
Sunday ImmaDUel RantiSt
Church. giving new composition, 80
Loving Father" by Del Riego.
The Young Ladies' Chorus. which has
been organized from among the members
of the Sunday school of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church is dligent-
ly at work preparing the music for the
special Christmas service which will be