Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06


she played at several musicals. stopping,
en- route for home, in Boston and New
| York.
The choir of the First Congregational
Church. both quartet and chorus, will
reassemble today and render the music
at both services. under the direction of
DIR. j. w. Bischoff. The quartet consists
of Mrs. b. II. Smart. soprano; Miss Edna
Scott Smith, contralto: Mr.. Douglass
| Miller. tenor and Mr.. ]. Walter Hum
| phreyS, bass.
Miss Katherine Mulaly. soprano. has
returned from Front Royal. Va, where
she spent a two weeks vacation.
Sauer. pupil of Nicolas Rubenstein is
to arrive in this country in October. His
tour will be a brief one and will be con-
fined largely 10 appearances with the
leading Orchestras. He is one of the two
or three virtuoSoS who brought the every
day man to realization of the emotional
pleasure possible in piano recital
| Mr.. Albert Ripple. orsanist of Epiphany
Chapel, and Mr. Charlton Howarth. vocal
list, are at Atlantic City for two weeks.
Miss Edith Pickering and her BROTHER
Capt. J. n. Pickering U.S.A are in
Ocean Grove this week. where Miss Pick
erlns is filling Il professional engagement.
They will visit Bryn MaWr and West
Point before their return to the city Miss
Pickering has spent the greater part of
the summer in New York coaching with
Hermann Klein.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nolan and their son
| have returned from automobile tour
| of twelve hundred miles. visiting Atlantic
City, Cape May, New York and other
| places of interest After their return their
! son was quite i'll of appendicitis but is
| sufficiently recovered to be out again.
Mr.. Jaspar Dean McFan. who has been
inc no fnu- rs at ~
City. Md. where he was in charge of the
| music in the auditorium, has returned to
the city.
Miss Virginia Bestor has been spending
her vacation at the summer school at
Chautauqua. \. Y, where she has been
coaching under Mr.. William Sherwood of
Chicago. August 10 he presented her in
concert in the amphitheater there. She
was heard in the Grieg Concerto scoring
success and winning golden opinions from
the music critics present. among whom
| was Miss Fannie Edgar Thomas. well
known in musical circles in Washing
ton
Miss Lydia Richards Hughes has re-
| turned from Broolfied Conn., where she
spent several weeks coaching with Mr..
Greene of New York director of the
| Brookfied Summer School of Music Miss
Hughes was presented by Mr. Greene in
recital Saturday, August %, at the Cos
mopolitan Opera House of Brookfield. re-
ceiving instant and enthusiastic apprecia-
ton from the discriminating audience.
| Mrs. Frank +. BinniX the other SOLO
list, and their program included: Duet.
la PeSca" ROSsnD. Mrs. BlnnlX and
Miss Hughes; aria "Osteria'' and Span
ish Serenade' Roeder). Mrs Binnix:
You Truly Miss Hughes: 'Cavatina,
Miss Hughes: duet, Love in May
(Tracy). Miss Hughes and Mrs. Blnnlx:
aria La Forza del Destino" NerdD,
ILL, # I M
Miss Hughes; arts. Madame Butterfly
Puccini) Miss Hughes; PiZzicah ODE
libes), Mrs. Binnix; Sleep" (Broughton),
Her Eyes" (Mildenberg) and Have You
Seen NV Kitty" tBond). Miss Hughes:
=. "Cat Duet (Berthold. Miss Hughes and
Mrs Binnix The accompanies on this
occasion were Miss Edith Frances Hitch
cock of Poughkeepsie. n. y: and MISS
Marion Spanger of Philadelphia.
A grand concert last evening was the
| closing event of the attractive series OF
musical affairs which have been lea
ture of the Chautauqua course given at
Washington Grove this summer The
program included soprano solo, Sum
mer'' (Chaminade). Miss Bertha Hansen;
contralto solo. Mrs. Dana Holland; bass
solo Vanguard of the King minnie
Alton Bailey Dana Holland. with Miss
Bailey at the piano; bass solo. Where
Wavelets Daily Ripple Pnsutil. Mr
Arthur Middleton reading. Miss Bertha
II
Smith: tenor solo. "Blossomland Percy
Elliott. Mr.. William G. Atherholt; trio
Praise Ye,' from "Attila." Miss Hansen.
Mr. Atherholt and Mr.. Holland. and
Madeleine RoeckeD and Good Night,
| Beloved" PinsutD. by the metropolitan
Quartet, which consists of Miss Bertha
/ Hansen. soprano: Mrs. Dana Holland,
contralto: Mr.. William S. Atherholt tenor
and Mr. Dana Holland bass. DR. Elmer
| Wider in the absence of Mr.. Percy Eos
ter was in charge of the entertainment.
Mr. John OConnor of Baltimore has
been engaged to take charge of the new
male choir at ST Patricks Church dur
ing the coming season.
Mr.. Dore Wolfsteiner, 'cellist of the
Gareissen Trio and membeN OF the
faculty of the Washington College of
Music, has returned to the city from his
vacation
Church will resume its services today.
! though all the members of the quartet
have not returned from their vacation.
Mrs John Roberts. the alto. who has
been abroad all summer. is due here this
week The other members of the quartet,
Mrs. Fannie At Lee Gage soprano: Mr..
John Lisle Apple. tenor and choir
director and Mr. Fred Schaeffer bass
are expected to be in their places today.
Miss Minnie Alton Bailey will preside at
the organ in place of Mr.. Fulton B. Carr,
who is still on his vacation.
, Miss Mary A. Cryder has returned to
the city and has resumed her classes for
, the season at her residence studio on y
. street.
Nine. Josephine Esputa- DAILY. contralto;
Miss Cecilia Murphy, soprano and Mr..
Norman Esputa DAILY, pianist, were the
principals in delightful musical Sunday
last at Young's Hotel at Atlantic City,
where they have been spending couple
of weeks. Nine. Days solos included. Ne
wins Rosary" THE Lost Chord Dear
Heart and The Rainbow Mr.. DAILY
was also heard in recital at the Hotel
Rothwell his rendition of the Peer Gynt
Suite" by Grieg, exciting most favorable
comment Several other Washington
musicians were present. among them Mr..
and Mrs. Haley. Mr.. Haley is conductor
of the band of Washington musicians that
is playing on the Steel Pier, and that
made such a phenomenal run there two
. years ago.
Mr.. Leroy Glider. tenor of st. Pauls
Episcopal Church. I'D street and Wash
ington Circle. the SoloiSt last Sun
day at ST Matthews Catholic Church.
| singing the 20 SalutariS" during the
! benediction service.
| Weekly rehearsals of the Washington
| Saengerbund have already been resumed
with Mr.. Henry Xander. for many years
, past the musical director of the society, in
; charge. Special interest is manifested
in the work of the Bund this season in
in