The Washington herald., 1908-03-22


Florence court
Mr. Sickesz played in the White House
the past season, at Mrs. ROOSEVELT
musicales HE made a pronounced sue
cess Mr.. Sickesz is member of one OF
Hollands most aristoeratle families, and
his uncle was formerly minister OF the
kingdom.
Mrs JOSEF Kaspar and her daughter,
Miss Franceska Kaspar. the soprano
soloist. will go to Atlantic City at the
end of this month. for stay OF two
weeks.
S. Frederick Smith. formerly of Wash
ington, now organist and choirmaster in
Philadelphia church. is preparing the
chorus and sOloists for "a cantata To he
given in Leesburg, Va, next month. Mr..
Smith has haU charge of the choir of the
Episcopal Church in Leesburg during the
summers.
The Musical Art Society. which post
poHed the March concert. has settled
upon May for the MaeDowen concert.
for the beneflt or the MacDowen fund
for the use Of the widow and family of
the late composer and for establishing a
nome for American musicians in Peters
boro, N H, his former home
Thomas Evans Greene. tenor soIoist. is
fulfilling six weeks contract with the
Savage Opera Company in Boston. sing
ing the leading tenor roles. He has made
a special hit in Carmen"
Miss Anita Dieterich, soprano. assisted
by Philip Lee Scantling. tenor. and Cliff
ford X. Bergman. in a chalk talk. gave
a programme at Belcourt Seminary last
week. Mr.. RamsdeIl played the accom-
paniments- Miss DieterIeh sang Rosa
lie" KOrtheuer's Love Rapture and
for an encore You'd Better Ask Me 4"
Mr.. Scantling's songs were d'Hardelot's
sans Tor and The Sweetest Flower
mat Blows. The souvenirs were Teddy
Bears under all conditions, with the auto
graph OF the artist
The ladies Of ST. Margaret's Episconal
Church will give a concert and sale Of
fancy articles next Thursday evening in
the parlors of the Ontario. The musicale
VIII be in charge OF Mr. Eldridge. or
ganist and choirmaster.
Mrs Apolline Alexander Blair. director
of the Monday Morning Music Club. who
has spent the past fortnight in Atlantic
CITY, returned 20 her home in Washing
ton yesterday.
Mrs. Jessiea Tabler Benham. contralto
soloist in St Margaret's Episcopal
Church. has recently written a song.
Dear Old DAYS at Home" her first ef-
fort as a composer 1t was orchestrated
and played the past week by the orehes-
ira in the Columbia Theater Mrs Ben
ham is i'll just nQsv, but expects to be in
her place in St AArgaret's choir in a few
Sundays
Mrs. Annie Sims Gardner. widow of
DR. Frank A. Gardner, is spending. sew
erAl weeks here at 1914 Twenty-first
street Mrs. Gardner, during her many
years residence here, was a we'll
known singer She spent many years
pursuing her studies here and in New
York and Chicago. She has not been
heard in public since DR. Gardner's
death. however Mrs. Gardner will re-
turn to Boston in a few weeks where
she spent the winter with her younger
daughter Miss Elise Gardner. whose
engagement to AR Allan Hume was
announced last month.
The ffty-fourth studio recital of
Oscar Franklin Comstock will take
place tomorrow evening. The singers
are Miss Emma Bowen. Miss Marie
Slocombe, Miss Catherine Duffy. and
Z. c. Alexander. and Miss Elizabeth
Graham vii; play the violin obligato
TO three Of the songs. Mr.. Comstock
VIII play the Allegro Eroica. from Mac
Dowelfs Sonata Tragica. one of the
most interesting Of that composers
later works
Miss Georgia T. Miller and Mrs. Sally
Bradley McDufie had a joint pupils
recital in their adjoining studios on
Friday evening The programme in
cluded Del Deigo's 20 Dry Those Tears.
and I Cannot Help Loving Thee" by
Arthur s Brown. sung by Mrs. Den
ham "The Temple Bells" by Amy
WOodfOrd Finden; Grieg's with a Vio-
let" and "A swan and "Thou'rt Like
Unto a Flower" by Rubinstein. Miss
Norma Zieber; Mrs H H. A. Beach's
Ecstasy" and Chadwicks Dear Love
When in Thine Arms" Miss Ethel
Johnson; "An Enchanted Garden" by
II Wakefield Smith, and WHIeby's
The Voice of the Dove" Miss Stella
McDufse; Verdis "Over the Summer
Sea- and TostFs Venetian Song" Earl
Temple; Tostfs Gould l. and Clark's
a bowl OF Roses Miss Marie Cos
taggini, and Nevin's 'The Rosary and
Wanderers Night Song" Jesse Ar
mold
The young pianists were Miss Elizabeth
Defandorf. who played Schutt's "A la
bien Anti" Miss Hilda Kolar. in Men
delssohn's Hunting Song" Miss Brooks
in Grieg's Norwegian Bridal Procession
and "Voglein." Miss Lucille Markham. in
MoIreg' 'Valcil1 and Miss Ruth Ebaugh
in Schumann'S Romance" and Moszkow-
skis "Serenata." The singers were ac-
companied by Mrs McDufie and Miss
Zieber.
Miss Georgia +. AIilers Saturday after
noon soiree last week included musical
programme followed by tea. The players
were Miss Ethel Hunt. Miss Lucille Mark
ham. Miss Helen Hayes. Miss Bessie
SpeeT, Miss Inez Petingale, Miss Eilda
Kolar, Miss Ruth Ebaugh. Miss Dorothy
Lewis. and Miss Gertrude Becker.
Norman Daily will give piano recital
in the reading room for the blind in the
Congressional Library on April 8. David
Kindleberger viii give a recital in the
same place the Thursday afternoon pre- |
ceding. Miss Josephine Gould. soprano. |
will assist Mr. DAILY Miss Diana Norton, !
also soprano. will assist Mr.. Kindleberger. |
The committee in charge Of the Mac |
DowelI fund has completed its work. and |
announces that the total amount con
tributed 10 the fund. with interest is |