Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

Master Dudley Lawrence. with Ezekiel
Goodfellow. Ye Timist, Mr.. William H.
Starnell: Deborah Pinkerup. Ye Player on
Ye Harpsichord. Miss Lena Sutton; Christie
pher Eastabrook, Ye Playe- on Ye Melo-
deon Mr. William B. Trott: Josephus
ton HERMAN and large chorus. whose
work was one of the features of the even
ing.
The Friday Morning Club will repeat
Reinecke's Enchanted Swans" which they
sang with such success last Friday at the
Washington Club on Tuesday morning.
The soloists are Mrs Ralph Barnard. Miss
Brickenstien. Miss Pickering and Miss Ed
munds; Miss Bell. pianist: Miss Margaret
O'Toole harpist: Miss Allen. violinist; Mr..
Ernest Lent. 'cellist. and Mrs. Vernon, con-
ductor
Mr.. Halstead Hoover. baritone. and Mr.
w. Gray Hawley will give song and
pianola recital at the Central High School
tomorrow morning, April 20
Some unusually good music was heard
at the Mount Pleasant CONGREGATIONAL
Church last Sunday under the direction of
Mr.. S. Frederick Smith organist and choir
master. Dr. Charles L. Bliss. tenor, sang
The Golden Threshold" Lori with violin
obligato by Miss ROnsa vile for offertory
In the morning. and in the evening a duet
Love Divine" Stainer. was given by Miss
Goodwin and Mr. Seibold
Mr.. William Morse Rummel will leave
Washington early in June to start on a
concert tour through the southwest sec
ton of the country. He is spending the
spring season at the Heron Cove farm
Pemberton, N. J.
Mrs. Herbert Claude was heard to great
advantage last Monday evening in the
home of Mrs. Dalgleisch. Her voice has
improved greatly during the past year.
Y. w. c. A. last Wednesday evening the
sololsts were Miss Lena Woodruff So
prano: Miss Lydia Hughes, contralto;
Miss Florence King. pianist, and Miss
Florence Little, elocutionst.
The last recital for the present season
given by the pupils of Miss Esther Gum
precht took place in her studio last Thurs
day evening. The program included the
following composers: Marchesi Wagner,
Gounod. Proch. Tosti Smith. Donazetti
Dana and Gumprecht. The young ladies
who took part were Misses Mary Sher-
rier, Elizabeth Hornbeak, Annie Clark
Emma Berry. Elizabeth Taggart, Kath-
crime Dean. Edna Dyer. Susan Taggart
and Mamie Bohrer.
Mrs. Freeman, wife of Lieut. Paul Free
man, L. S. A, who was formerly Miss
Emma Rosenbaum. one of the first violins
Washington some time this summer after
an absence of two years in the Philippines
where she went with Lieut.. Freeman as a
bride. She will take her place again in the
orchestra. having kept up her practice on
her instrument regularly during her alb
sence.
Miss Edith Spofford has been engaged
as contralto soloist In the choir Of St
Margaret's Episcopal Church. Miss Spof-
ford made a splendid impression in her
pretty part in Phelps Browns I'VE Are in
Society" given in the Belasco recently
She Is daughter of the late Harry Spot
ford, son Of the former Librarian Of Con-
gress. who was well known in local musi-
cal and literary circles some years ago
Miss Spofford has voice of pleasing quail
ty, which she uses well.
Friends of Miss Sally Mason, for whom
she has SO frequently played accompanI-
ments at various entertainments and con-
certs, are arranging benefit concert for
her which will prove to be one Of the most
interesting musical affairs of the spring
season.
Miss FRANCESCA Kaspar soprano who
has been on short concert tour in the
middle west, will return here late this
week. and will assist Mr. Edwin Hughes
at his coming piano recital. Miss Kaspar
will appear In New York and In Orange,
N. j.. before returning. The Kaspar family
will spend their summer in their country
place at Bluemont, Va, this year, which
they have not done for several seasons,
as they have all been abroad. The only
son of the house, Mr.. Henry Kaspar who
has been studying plano in Germany for
some years, will come over next month and
spend the summer with his parents and
sister. Young Mr.. Kaspar has a promising
future before him musician. His
grandfather and a number of his fathers
brothers and cousins are violinists and he
Is among the very small minority in the
family whose chosen instrument Is the
piano.
Miss Irene Dieterich, the young soprano.
who is fast winning her way as solost
in church choir and concert, has recently
turned her attention to composing, and
has written charming march of original
theme and style in the popular vein. Miss
Dfeterich Is one of the most thoroughly
trained musicians. having passed rigid ex-
aminations during her period of study in
Stuttgart. in instrumental as we'll as vocal
music and theory and harmony.
The Choral Society remained after the
concert of Thursday evening, and were
photographed by fashlight on the stage
in the D. A. r. Continental Memorial Hail.
with the conductor in the foreground and
Mr.. WilberfOss Owst. composer of the Of
fetal hymn Of the jamestown exposition,
beside him.
wedding of great surprise to her friends
last Sunday evening was that of Mrs Cor
della Domer Aleman, daughter of the
late Rev. DR.. 8. 8. Domer. and W. B. Colt
of Chicago. The ceremony was performed
in the home of the bride, in the presence
of the members of her immediate family
only, by the Rev. John T. Huddle of St
Pauis Lutheran Church, in which the bride
was reared, and of which her father was
pastor for a quarter of a century. AS girls
she and her sister, now Mrs. Clarence B.
Rheem, were the soprano and alto soloists
in their fathers choir, and they made a
very pronounced reputation for singing
duets, both In church and In local concerts,
as we'll as those in neighboring cities Mr.
and Mrs Colt will make their home in
Chicago. Mrs. Colts only son remaining
with his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence B. Rheem, for the rest Of this
spring season
The program of the Trinity Lutheran
Church organ recital, to be given by Mr..
D. Merrick Scott. organist of First M. E.
Church, Baltimore, assisted by Mrs. Charles
L. Mathews, contralto. at the church. 4th
and E streets northwest. "Wednesday. May
/, at pm. Is full Of pleasing numbers.
1t includes: Fourth Organ Concerto (allegro,
andante), George Frederick Handel; An
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