Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
MUSICAL MENTION.

Club of Washington. under the direction
Of Mrs. A NJ Blair. 1t seemed almost
incredible to one hearing the ensemble
had 1only nine rehearsals. they SANG
with such precision of attack. smooth
ness of phrasing and expression. The
program included Daisy Time den
tOliver King, and Nearest and Dear
club; quartet. Sweet Briar Rose
George vierling, Mrs. Gage. Mrs. Sohon
Mrs. Dalgleish. Mrs. Martin: Songs My
Mother Taught Me- CDvorako and I'm
May tHoratio Parker. Rubinstein Cho-
raj Club; duet La Regatta Neneziana'
| tRossinD. Mrs. Gawler and Mrs. Reed;
quartet. Spring Song Henry Housley),
Miss McFall. Miss Whitsel, Mrs John
son. Miss Yewell: Faith, Hope and Love
(Shelley) and "Carmena" III. Lane Will
SOM. Rubinstein Choral Club. Mr.. David
! kfndleberger. pianist, the assisting SOLO
list. was heard in dainty berceuse by
Schytte. ballade by Reinecke and an etude
| and Scherzo in c minor by Chopin. His
numbers were all enthusia sticaly re-
| ceived, and as an encore he played noe
| turne by Brassin. Mr.. kindleberger is
| one of the most promising of the younger
set of panists here. and it is confidently
| predicted by his friends that he has a
great future in store for him. The Ru-
| binstein Club is very fortunate in having
| Mrs. Blair a director. as she is pos
| sessed of exceptional musical gifts, a
magnetic personality, and has had a
| long and uniformly successful expe-
rience in directing ensemble vocal work
| The officers of the Rubinstein Club are
| Mrs. Hobart Brooks president: Mrs. Will
| liam A. Domer, vice PRESIDENT Miss
Blanche Yewell. secretary and treasurer
| Miss Katharine Whitesell. librarian.
Miss Clara Drew will give an informal
! pupils recital at her studio tomorrow
afternoon a O'Clock Mrs. Adele Davis,
Miss Helen Stone. Miss Caroline Murray.
| Miss Diana Norton and Mr. Clarence
Childs will contribute numbers which
| will include songs and arias by Franz.
| Jensen. Brahms. Gounod Saint Saens.
| Bellini. Norris, d'Hardelot and Chami-
i made.
concert was given in the Emory
| Chapel NJ. E. Church South Brightwood.
| d. c.. Friday alening under the direction
! of Mr.. Percy Foster, Musical numbers
| were contributed by Miss Lydia Hughes.
Mrs. F. B. Gilmore Mr. ]. Riley Stanton
and Mr.. Foster and recita tons by Miss
| Martha Shaw. Mr.. Byron BlodSett was
one of the accompanies.
| Miss Eva Whitford has accepted the
| contralto position in the quartet of the
! Eastern Presbyterian Church for the re
| mainder of the season. as the religious
| services at the navy ward have been dis
| continued until next fall Mr.. John Wa
| tiers has also been engaged the bass
and was heard to advantage last Sunday
! morning in Graniers "Hosanna." his
voice being of unusually good range and
| quality The quartet now consists of
| Miss Bertha Hansen, soprano; Miss Eva
Whitford. contralto: Mr.. Blakney, tenor
| and Mr.. Waters bass. with Miss Nellie
| Sacrey as organist and the Rev. Charles
| Lewis Neibel director The
| who is the new pastor of the church. is
| himself possessed of an unusually fine
tenor voice. and it is through his efforts
| that fund for the music has been raised
| in the church. His wife Mrs Neibel is
also quite musical. and before her mar
| riage was Miss Nevn. relative of the
composer, Ethelbert Nevin.
| A recital will be given by Mrs. Warner
| A. Gibbs next Friday night assisted by
Mr.. Anton Kaspar violinist. and Miss
! Ethel Tozier. pianist. at Soldiers Home
Mr.. John Nolan. baritone and Mr. An
| ton kaspar. violiniSt. accompanied by
Miss Ethel Tozier. will be the solosts next
Wednesday evening at the commence
ment exercises of the Bristol School.
| The chorus choir of the Dumbarton
| Avenue Methodist Church gave its last
presentation of the sacred cantata
Odd Fellows Hall. under the auspices of
the District Epworth League for the ben
! eft of the Philippine church which 1t is
establishing. The cantata was given in
| five acts and several scenes. with elabo-
| rate stage settings and appropriate cos
| tunes. The choir was under the direction
OF Mr.. W. +. Glover who was ably assisted
! by Mrs. Isaac Birch at the piano. The
cast included Miss Eva Whitford, as
Esther: W. Arthur Storm the king: Roy
i Pirch HOY to-,
cal: Mrs. j. A. Houghton. Humans wife:
Miss Bessie Birch. Mordecais sister: Mrs
| Houghton. a prophecies; Mrs. NJ. Robb
Medean princess; Miss NJ. Roach. Per-
| sian princess; Mr.. Waters. a scribe: Mr.
| Middleton. beggar; John Waters He
| gal: Newton Middleton a high priest ;
| NJ. Robb. herald. and T. Birch. Har-
| bonah- The next cantata: which will be
| given at an early date by this choir is
"Belshazzar." by G A Butterfeld.
Mr.. Oscar Gareissen's ideal studio was
| filled to overlooking on Monday evening
| by music-loving audience who were
entertained by we'll chosen and well
rendered program of songs. which had
| been prepared by the advanced pupils
under his direction. The first selection
| was a trio from La Gioconda" sung
by Mrs. Gawler. Mrs Mckenzie and Mr..
Peter. This was followed by Loves
Message tSchuberp and "Mienonne''
5; But the Lonely Heart" CTscha ikowsky).
Miss Larner: A Song of Sunshine "a.
| Goring &Thomas). Miss Foster: 'Hindoo
Song Oh. Bemberg). Miss Kirkman: II
Arise From Dreams of Thee" Galloway
and Cradle Song" Brahms). Miss
Dorothy Palmer: .The Trout" tSchu-
bero and WHITTIER 1schuberp, Mr..
Peter; "Autumnal Gale" (Grieg. Mrs.
| Mckenzie; Tuscan Folk Songs IL.
| Caraccioa). "A Streamlet Full of Flow
| ers. "A Flight of Clouds Nearest and
Dearest. Mrs, Gawler and Mrs. Nc
| kenzie: Il Pagliacci'' Leoncavallo). Mr..
| Hammer.
| The ffty-sixth studio recital by Mr..
oscar Franklin Comstock took place Ia st
| TUESDAY, when Miss Lillian Down and
! MISS Mercedes Cooley sang In public
Tor the first time. They were both sue
cessfui IN their songs and particularly
pleasing In two Rubinstein duets Miss
/ Duny and Miss Stocomb. from the Stuar,
School added much pleasure by their
onarmins songs, Mr., E. R. Davidson
gave four songs. schuberts who is
! sylvia? = Loewe's The Bell Ringers
| Daughter. Lassen's Thine Eyes so
Blue and Tender and Tostis .'Beauty
Eyes, with fine expression and remark
| aniy good phrasing Miss Helen Cal
! noun and MIR. Comstock PLAYED Gsda
| Busconi's "Novelletten" for two pianos
and created great enthusiasm
| Mr.. and Mrs Otto Torney Simon, after
| successful season will ose their
studios. 1120 p street northwest. and
/ sail on the White Star line May 20 for
Italy and the continent. returning to
Washington the latter part of September.
/ The Ensemble Club will sing THE Rose
Maiden at the Mount Pleasant Congre-