The Washington herald., 1908-01-26
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

best means of employing a large sum o
money for the encouragement of musi,
in this country, and that the grea
pianist's advice was:
Give it to Mr. MacDoweil so that ht
can retire from teaching. and give hi'
whole time 10 composing. You will theI
be doing a great thing for America anC
for art"
From the days when, in 1852. he was
head teacher of the pianoforte in Darn
stadt Conservatory, be did not lack ap
probation among foreign musicians; anC
two American universities, Princeton anC
the University of Pennsylvania, gave hin
their degrees Of doctor Of music.
He is survived by his wife.
Dr. Karl Muck. of the Royal Opera II
Berlin. who has been loaned by the
Kaiser to the Boston Symphony Orches.
ira for two seasons, will be obliged to re.
turn to his duties with the Royal Opera
next season He has made a brilliant
success In this country as a conductor
and musician.
/ The musical burletta, "Sunbeams and
/ snownakes' - by Antony a. Sousa, brother
/ of the famous bandmaster, and r. W
Roberts. was given last Friday night AT
! 81. Elizabeths Opera House.
! In the cast We're Mrs. b. Muir DaI-
gleish. Mr. Antony A, Sousa, author Of the
burletta; Mrs R. W Roberts, Miss Nell
/ Marshall. Miss Isabel Martin, Miss Hat
| tie Payschke, Miss Christina Keithly
Miss Caroline Stealy. Master Sidney Cous-
/ ins, Master WsscOtt Miller. Master Ster-
I ling Taylor Master William Ninhau. Mas
1 ter Joseph Orange, Master ". Hutchin-
son, Miss Melinda Taylor, and the baby.
The musical numbers were "Good-by.
Robin Pretty Little Snow9akes We" f"
North Winds Message" 'The Soldiers
Of the Sun" Honor and Life" Mother
Goose Melodies we Are Prospective
Members Of the Matrimonial Guard. %
'Sempcr Fidelis," and The Star Spangled
Banner"
The first Of the programme was AS
thOTe' tby Trotere). James A. Ward:
'Old-time Songs Frank A. Rebstock.
George AckeTman. John Redeker. and
James A. Ward. \. B. Grlfnth gave sew
eral limitations and some beautiful whist
ling Frank a. Rebstock sang q barytona
solo.
An organization of musicians has
just been started. The organization is
vocal. and is composed of the follow
ing singers. Mrs. Arnold Kling. Mrs
Theodore r. Apple. Mrs. Herman w
Smith, Miss Matte Gibson. Mrs. George
F. Lippitt, Mrs. W Howard Butter
worth. Mrs. Frederick SUlers. W How
ard Butterworth. Theodore Thomas
Apple, George +. Lippitt. Carl 3. Apple
Herman W. Smith, and Frederick
Schaeffer.
Theodore r. Apple viii conduct the
meetings. The club will give the
'CrucihNiou' about the middle Of Lent
IN one OF the large churches in Wash
ington, II viii be the object of the
club TO give oratorios and sacred mu-
sic.
Theodore T. Apple. bass soIoist at
the Mount Pleasant CONGREGATIONAL
Church. recently sang the aria. Hear
Ne, O Father" by Handel.
At this evenings service of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church. Miss
thittenden viii play an adagio bv
Becker, for violin solo.
Mrs Bertha Lucas Stoddard. the well
known Washington vioIinist. gave a
concerto at the Friday Morning Club
last week. Miss Virginia Best was her
accompanist
The programme was entirely Of Ed
ward Schutts compositions Mrs. Stod-
dard is always favorite. socially and
professionally. i'm this city. Her per-
formance was entirely worthy of the
reputation she has enjoyed for excel
lency Of performance and charm OF in
depreciation.
Felix Garziglia gave a piano recital iu
the reading-room for the blind in the
Library OF Congress last Thursday aft
ernoon. Mr.. GarzigIia was assisted bv
Miss Lacy and Miss Winston.
Miss Lacy played the "lIuuet" and
Presto of the Beethoven Sonata. OPUS
81, and The Clown" by Chaminade
Miss Winston played the Finale Of the
Beethoven Sonata I'm B minor. and the
Witches Dance" by MacDoweH
Mr.. Garziglia played with brilliant tech
nc and much temperament the "Etudn
IN B nat minor. and "Scherzo." in B
minor. both Of Hendelssohn; "Reverie."
by Scnumann: 'BerCeuse" and ''Ftu5a - z,
A nat minor. both Of Chopin: Theme
Narie' Of Paderewski. and 'EuncheIIes."
by MOszkOwski.
Miss Ellen Gnfith. daughter Of a prom
inent navy surgeon and granddaughter
Of Gen. Watmough, has returned to bar
nome IN this city, after two years study
IN Paris. Miss Griffith is student of
piano, voice, and art. She is a gifted
musician.
H. W. Weber. director Of the Rebew
Orchestra, will entertain the members
Of the orchestra informally at his home |
on Capitol Hill, next Thursday evening. /
January 30.
The pulls of Miss Marie Grice Young
will give musicale in her apartment /
IN the Ethelhurst, Saturday. February |
Miss Altemus, a Philadelphia pianist /
spent q short time in Washington last
week. Miss Altemus has played with the |
Philadelphia Orchestra several times in 4
her home city and has scored great sue
cess.
Mrs Van Nalkenburg, wife OF the dis /
-rict attorney for Western Missouri. who
has been the guest recently Of Mrs. War /
her, wife Of the Senator from Missouri /
gave a programme OF songs at a tea last /
week, given by Mrs. Warner and her
at the Cairo Mrs Van Valken- /
)urg is a contralto singer, with delight
-ul voice and style, and charmed her
hearers. She Is well known as a singer in
Ter own State
Miss Lila Ormonde, who sang at the
asst White House musicale. spent several
lays with Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Nelson