Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-26
MUSICAL MENTION.

Seminary was the scene Wednesday even
Ing of delightful Shakespearean enter
tainment commemorative OF the birthday
of the great playwright. The program
was in charge of the Michael Angelo So
ciety of the seminary, assisted by MISS
Margaret Folln. soprano, and Miss Eva
Whitford, mezzo soprano and dramatic
reader. The program was as follows:
Reading of the minutes of the last meet
Ing, Miss Eugenia Giles: reading of a per-
sonal letter from DR.. William j. Rolfe,
the great Shakespearean critic and anno-
tator. to Miss Bristow of the faculty OF
Belcourt Seminary, Miss Jennie Lowry;
vocal solos. original incidental music
from Hamlet" Miss Eva Whitford; read
Ing. Sketch of William Shakespeare.
Life Miss Vivian Aston; vocal solos. 1t
Was a Lover and His Lass, from AS
You Like It. and -"Hark.- Hark. the
Lark (Schubert). from "Cymbeline.
Miss Whitford; reading. Anecdotes From
duet. selections from midsummer Nights
Dream" Misses Aston and Parnam'
"reminiscences Of a visit to Strafford-on-
Avon. Shakespeare's birthplace. MISS Gus
sic Riggan: songs from Otheiio' MISS
Whitford: essay. THE Theater In Shake
speare's Time.' Miss Grace Burke; duet
Il Know a Bank Wherein the Whd
Thyme Crows from Midsummer
Nights Dream" Misses Follin and Whit
ford; vocal solo. Who Is Sylvia (Schu-
BERT. Miss F,ollin: recitation. The Sleep
Walking Scene from Macbeth. Miss
Whitford. All the members were en-
Enthusiastically applauded. Miss Whitford
receiving an ovation after the sleep
Walking Scene.
recital of unusual merit will be give'
at the Washington Club Tuesday
evening by Mile. Eugene de Guerin. vio-
linist, assisted by Fraulein Ella Stark
pianist. under the direction Of Mr. Guy
A. Ourand. The program will be as fol-
lows: Concerto. A minor. allegro non
tanto. adante. and ellegro asai (Bach).
Mile. de Guerin: sonata "Eroica 9Mac-
DowelD, Fraulein Stark; Regrets Vieux-
CWieniawskD. LIE Cygne Crhe Swan. by
Saint -Saens; L'Abeille CThe Bee. by
Schubert. Mile. de Guerin: tarantella
from ''Venezia de Napoli' Oiszt). Frau
lein Stark; adagio from concerto IN 6
minor (Bruch). and polonaise brilliante
(WieniawskD, Mile de Guerin.
A successful recital was given Tuesday
evening last at st. Thomas Church for
the benefit of the Bell Home. when the
following program was given: Piano solo.
Die Jagd (The HunD by Won Kornatzkl,
Mrs Allen Holmes: vocal solos, Those
Roses Red CMorris). the Vulcan Song
tGouno6. Forging the Anchor (Rodney).
MI. b. RANK Myers, NlOllu SoiOS, AIiO9 iS
tMurso) and Serenade (Pierne). MISS
Mary Remey. with Mrs. Robbins at the
piano: soprano solo, aria FROM Queen
of Sheba" (Gounod). and Printemps valse
song Cleo Sterns), Nine Heineck-Lloyd;
piano solos. Song to the Evening Star
and Chorus of Pilgrims (Wagner). Mrs.
Allen Holiness Goodbye (TostD. Stand
chen Or. Strauss: Like the Rosebud LA
Fo-ge): When the Roses Bloom uou1se
Reichardt- .1T7S-1s25). -Parla Valse Gar
E-T 1nVd. ni2n0 solo.
Pplonaise Chopin. Mrs Allen Holmes;
Me.srto Sleep (Greene). and Ave
Xafia (Bach-Gounod. Nine. Heineck-
Lloyd. with violin obligato by Miss Louise
Tayler and Miss Ouida Wheelock at the
piano. The numbers were well rendered.
and Nine Heineck-Lloyd was the re-
cipient of some beautiful floral offerings.
American Guild of Mandolinists. Guitar
lists and Banjoists. under the manage
ment Of Mr.. Walter T. Holt. which will
occur ii this city during the week OF May
4, briinging together teachers and players
of these Instruments from every state IN
the Union. as we'll as Canada. promises
to be an interesting event. Prominent
manu- acturers of stringed instruments
and music publishers will also attend and
will give an exhibit of musical instru-
ments and late publications. Many So
cial entertainments have been planned
forz the visitors, among them being the
festival mandolin concert at the New
Willard May by an orchestra OF one
hundred members. directed by Mr.. Walter
T. Holt with Mr.. H. Ernest Galleher
as concert master, assisted by leading
local talent and prominent guild members.
Several important questions are to be oe-
marking the mandolin finger board. q
standard size for the tenor mandoia, the
writing of music for mandola In treble
clef and the adoption of C. notation IN
banjo music. In England the bass strins
of the banjo is named &C." while In
America it is called IA this. Of course,
leading to two entirely different systems
of notation. The reading direct from
piano scores has led most professionals
to adopt the ~" system. but the fact
that ali American publishers use the A
notation makes it no easy matter 10
change the old system in this country.
This is probably the most interesting
question to be discussed. ana ,lts settie-
ment is hoped for at this convention.
The choir of the Westminster Memorial
Presbyterian Church will sing the cantata
.~fhe Daughter Of Jairus'' May 10. under
the direction Of Mrs. Frank Byram' VINO
will also preside at the organ The solo,
lists will be Mrs. Amy Law Ormsby. So
prano; Miss Aileen Miller. contralto;
Messrs Douglas Miller. tenor. and Harry
Campbell. bass. The illustrated solo for
this evenings service at Westminster
Church will be open the Gates of the
TEMPLE" sung by Miss Hattie McGinnis.
Mrs. William Keye Miller presented in
song. recital Tuesday last a group of her
advanced pupils which she has organized
into a quartet. They were assisted by
Miss Ruby Stamford. violinist, and Mr..
Donald Freeze, pianist. The young ladies
were heard in both solo and ensemble
work as follows: Love Has Wings"
CRogers). sweet Miss Mary" Neidlinger).
Sweet Ma Honey" Craylor), Loves
Rapture" (Kortheuer). Miss Mabel Rob
erts. soprano: ''Slumber Song" (MacDow.
(Kucken-Hawley). Cecilia Quartet: still
VIE Die Nacht'.. Bohn). '.Du Bist Vie
Fine Blume'' Chadwick. Miss Roberts:
'.Berceuse'' from "Jocelyn" (Godard).
Miss Standiford: .'Life's Springtime," I'm
a Garden" and 1.-The Sweetest Flower"
03awley) Miss Roberts; THE Day Is
Ended (Bartlett), violin obligato by Miss
Standiford; "Chanson Provencale" DELI
Acqua). and waltz song from Romeo
and Juliet" tGounod). Miss Roberts. Miss
Roberts is a most promising young singer
and gave her entire program from men,
DRY. Mr. Norman DAILY was on the pro-
gram for two numbers. but was unable
to appear and his place was acceptably
the magic fire music from die
Walkure" The young singers composing
the quartet are Misses Mabel Roberts,
Katharine Dodge Emma Guschewsky and
Sadie Dodge.
An organ recital will be given at Epiph-
any; Chapel, 18th and c streets SOUTH
west, Thursday next at pm. by Mr..
Albert Ruppel. organist of Epiphany