Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
MUSICAL MENTION.

musical numbers furnished by the or
chestra, Miss Amy Kibbey will give
soprano solo. and string quartet com
posed of Mr.. Walter Crouch. Miss Mary
A. Dore. Mr.. Karl Rooster and Miss
Ruth Harvey will also contribute to the
Mr.. H. w. Weber. the director OF the
orchestra, from this city on trip OF
about fifteen days to his old home. the
| time for this recital was changed TO the
second Monday of the month. the first
Monday Of the month being the usual
evening set aside for the public.
The Ensemble Club, which is composed
of well known local singers. will here
after meet in Mr.. Comstocks studio
Tuesday nights. Mr.. Comstock being the
director and Mrs. Jackson the accompan-
list.
Mr. Thomas Evans Greene. tenor, has
been engaged to sing the part of Don
Jose in Carmen" November -. at Cum
berland
Mrs. Theodore T. Apple has been en-
gagged as soprano soloist at Mt. Vernon
NJ. Z. Church for the month of Novem-
Der Last Sunday morning she was heard
at the ofrertory in Hawley's Hold
Thou My Hand
Mr. Otto Torney Simon's lecture on
Handel and the Oratorio will be given In
Washington January 20. before the Ma
tional Society of Fine Arts of this
city. Illustrations Of the aria form from
Handers different oratorios will be sung
by Mr. B. Merrill Hopkinson. baritone.
of Baltimore
is rehearsing two works by Mendelssohn.
THE Hymn of Praise" and Ninety
fifth Psalm to be sung Wednesday.
December 3d. under the leadership of the
organist and choirmaster, Mr.. Oscar
Franklin Comstock.
Mr. Irving Boernstein, violinist. was the
offertory soloist last Sunday at the North
| minister Presbyterian Church, his selec-
ton being Handles Largo"
One of the really good volunteer choirs
in the city is that OF st. Anne's Church.
Tenieytown. which is under the direction
of Miss Katharine Lackaye. who also pre-
sides at the organ. The choir consists OF a
double quartet and last Sunday morning
at the opening of the forty hours devotion
the members were heard in Durand's
Mass. the incidental solos being sustained
! by Miss Susie Lewis, Mr. j. A. Poore. Mr..
! Charles Becktel and Mr. Seaman The
offertory solo was "salve Regina" DANA.
sung by Miss Lewis. Sunday week at the
anniversary services arranged by Father
Mallon the choir sang the Kyrie Gloria,
Credo and Agnus Del, from Rosewig's
Mass and the Sanctus and Benedictus.
| from Gounod's Mass. The offertory num-
| Der was an Ave Maria" by Owen. sung
| by Miss Susie Lewis Miss Lackaye and
Mr. Seaman. with Miss S. Burke assist
! Ing at the organ.
| At social gathering OF the Maine peo-
| pie at 522 9Th street last night the follow
| ing attractive musical program was given
| under the direction of Mrs. Elmer Bacon
The nightingale Has a Tyre Of Cold
Chaminade). Daisies" &C. B. Hawley),
You and Love" and "A Bunch of Vio-
lets" Guy d'Hadelos) sung by Miss Emily
| Glover. soprano; Goodbye. Sweetheart.
Goodbye won Tilzer). and Haunt of
/ the Witches" Cora L. CassarGD. sung by
Mr.. Charles F. Roberts. bass of Epiphany
choir Mrs. Bacon played the accompani-
| ments.
/ Mrs. John keim. contralto, OF Philadel-
pnia. with her mother. Mrs. Wight, has
been in Washington for brief period as
guests of Mrs. Mamie Parkinson Smith.
| having come fere 10 attend the wedding
/ of Miss Minnie Stinson to Col. Dickens.
u.S.M.C. Mrs. keim is well remembered
| here as Theodore Wight as she was
prominent In musical and church circles
and for a long time was contralto soioist
| OF Epiphany Church. AT the close OF her
visit here she left for Fredericksburg, Va.
| where she will visit at her mothers horne
previous to returning to Philadelphia
/ Miss Marion McFall will sing at both
services at the Metropolitan Baptist
! Church today. Her solo this morning
| will be Face to Face" by Johnson and
at the offertory this evening she viii sing
Il Heard the Voice Of Jesus Say" by
Rita Ryan, a Washington musician
Miss Marguerite Allen has been engaged
as organist OF Gurley Memorial Presby
terrain Church. The quartet is composed
of Miss Jessie Harnsberger, soprano; Miss
| Ada Power contralto; Mr.. Edward Jones,
ltenor, and Mr.. James Cooper, bass Mr.
Jones succeeded Mr.. Charlton Howarth,