Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
MUSICAL MENTION

Tie mus cas- given every Thursday aft
cruoon during the winter season for the
ldiud al the Congressional Library were re-
sumed last week. tn, opening event being
recital by that admirable pianist. Mr.. Ar
thur Mayo assisted by Miss Ethel Holtz-
claw. sopIauo Of Calvary Baptist Church
Quarlrt. Mr.. Mayo was heard in Caprice
Etud," M-ndelssohn-Hcll-r Papillons.
ScLumaan: "Impromptu' in y fat Waltz
in Z minor, 'Poiouaise" in 6 sharp minor
ana sch rzo'' from Sonata, Op 50, Chopin;
'Gavott.." D'Albart; "Liebestraum.' List.
and Concert Etudc." Mcdowell. and Miss
Holtzrlaw sang the aria. II est douX,"
Mass net. Love Has Wings" Rogers; I'm
blossom Time Nacdhlm. and "A Madr-
gal" Harris.
Mrs Dana Holland and Miss Lillian
Chenowth left the city Friday for Rich
mond where they will complete arrange
meutS for some concerts to be given tn ere
hy tn Philharmonic Quartet during the
Cuniir- winter tn, quartet will consist of
Mrs Helm Dnuohu. DaYo first soprano;
Mrs sydney +. Hollingsworth. second
prano. Miss Lillian Chenowith. first alto
and A!r~ Dana Holland. second alto. Tha
place of Mr.. Smith. who was formerly their
agCUmTauISt and director. remains yet to be
filled Ms Holland and Miss Ch"nowith
viii a so take in tine sights of the exposition.
rrturuiu-; to tn city in tima to sing with
thrir resp ctiye choirs next Sunday.
Mrs. Grac, Dyer Knight has returned
fr1m q SUNNI spent abroad. where she
dtvid- her time between London and Mu-
u.o'. Her studio Will be located for the
ulat q 81 l2l2 street
nh first public rehearsal of the Rebew
orchestra for ulis season will occur tomOr-
row night at Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church. to which the music lover of the
city are cordially invited. The soloists on
This occasion Will be Mrs \. W. Cummings,
coutralto, ana Mr.. W. ]. Weber. pianist
splendid program has been arranged
Miss r.lla Butler. organist of Luther Me
mortal church. has returned from months
vacation spent at Ocean Grove anC will re-
Mr. William Clabaugh Will be thu soloist at
The off rtory. when he will render Come
All Ye Weary" by Gounod.
A recent acquisition to musical circles in
Washington is MISS Margaret Mills. A. B..
a graduate In music of Western Maryland
College at Westminster. Miss Mills is a
pianist of ability.
Mr. Oscar Franklin Comstocks studio has
just undergone thorough renovation and
is now place OF beauty and delightful
room for music. Mr. Comstock has begun
his seventh season. Thu monthly recitas
will be continued. the fifteenth of which
takes place October To- for which at
tractiye program has been prepared. Mr..
Comstocks choir at Trinity Episcopal
Church, is hard at work on Gauls Holy
/ city" which will be sung November 1,
All Saints day. for which occasion the
choir will he considerably augmented. Two
anthems. which Mr.. Comstock wrote dur
ing the summer. will soon be sung at Trim
ity Church. being still in manuscript
The Nordica Mandolin and Guitar Club.
directed by Mr.. Walter T. Holt and II.
Ernest Galleher assistant, has resumed its
reh. arsals, which are held at Worchs music
store Many new members have Joined this
organization so that the hall proved made
Quate in size for the large number of play
ers who assembled.
Mr.. Lester l. Sargent. Washington mu-
stefan. has invented a device for the pro-
duCtiun of sustained chords of three notes
on the violin. which will add new charm
10 violin music and be of special interest
10 vioiinlsts and composers
Mr. end Mrs Josef Kaspar. with their
daughter. Miss Francesca. have returned to
their residence on NJ street in this city. Mr..
Henry Kaspar sailed last Tuesday for Ger
many the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
Miss Stella Johnston will be the soloist
this morning at the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregatonal Church, singing Allitsens The
Lord Is My Light at the offertory. Miss
Lillian May Lewis was heard in this same
church last Sunday in Abide With Me-
by CampiOn.
The choir of St Johns Church. George
town, Will begin its serious of Evenings
With the Choir, the second Sunday OF
October and will continue them throughout
the winter. They are also diligently at
work preparing for choir concert which
they will give the latter part of the present
month. under the direction of Mr. George
q. Dalaud. Mr.. lie Roy Glider is the new
tenor solpist of the choir. replacing Mr..
Joseph Matthew. who resigned in Septem-
Der.
Miss Flora Rernheimer will be the solost
at Epiphany C.lurch this morning and at
the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
at the evening service.
Mrs Henry Hunt Mckee will give an or
gan recital every Sunday evening, lasting
about twenty minutes, before the service
at St Michael and All Angels Church. be-
ginning promptly at 7:40 O'Clock. The pro-
gram this evening will include The Swan"
Camille Saint Saens. Handers Largo"
first movement. the Sonata in c Minor
by Beethoven: "Asas Death and "Ellgie,"
Grieg, and "Canzonetta." by Niels w.
Gade
The choir of the First Congregational
Church prepared n special program of
music for last Sundays services. The quar-
let numbers were sung by Mrs b. II. Smart.
soprano: Miss kdna Scott Smith. contralto;
Mr.. Douglass q filler. tenor: Mr.. J. Wal
ter HUMPHREYS. bass. and DR.. J. w Bishoff
organist and director.
Miss Eva Whitford. who left the city a
few months since under contract with Mr.
Belasco. and who was assigned by him to
part IN David Warfield's new play, The
Grand Army Man.. has already been pro-
NOTED TO a larger part in THE Darling of
the Gods. where she is also the understudy
TO the principal character. She is at present
with the latter company. which Is playing
IN the various cities In Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Richard Gay pianist. has returned to
her home 1925 Newton street. from a sum-
mer vacation spent at jamestown and the
nearby resorts.
Mr.. Felix Garziglia has accepted the posi-
ton OF organist and choir director OF the
new Calvary Methodist Church South of
Georgetown. Mr.. Garziglia has been In
charge of the music there during the week
of dedicatory services which have just come
TO a close and made such favorable i'm
preston that an offer that could hardly be
refused was made him, SO he enters upon
his duties at once.
The Chorus Club. with Mr. William Pal
has cd of