The Washington herald., 1908-05-17

The first announcement for next sea-
son is a concert arranged by Miss Mary
Cryder for the first week In December.
with Nine Caarhinsde. the great French
pianist and composer. in recital. She win
be assisted by two famous singers not
Yet announced. This win be the first visit
Of Nine Chaminade to Washington.
The Rubinstein Choral Club win be as
sisted at sts first concert, next Friday
afternoon in the Arlington Hotel bali
room. by David Kindleberger. pianist
There will also be several quartets, the
voices selected from among the women
OF the club, duet and a number Of
choruses for womens voices. The con-
ductor, Mrs. Blair, is particularly skilled.
The cantata, Esther" sung by the Dunn
barton Methodist Episcopal Church choir
under the direction OF the choirmaster.
William T. Glover, viii be repeated
Wednesday evening in odd Fellows Hall
under the auspices of the District Ep-
worth League. The choir will be assisted
by Mrs l. Birch, organist Of the Dunbar
ton Avenue Church.
The same cast as formerly viii be
heard, as follows: Esther. the queen.
Miss Eva Whitford; Ahasuerus, the king,
W. Arthur Storm; Haman, the kings
counselor, Roy Birch; Mordeeai. a Jew.
William 7. Glover; Zenesh. Haman's wife,
Mrs ]. A HOught0n; Mordeeafs sister,
Miss Bessie Birch; Prophecies, Mrs.
Houghton. A. Medean princess. Mrs NJ
RObb; a Persian princess. Miss NJ. Roach;
Scribe. Mr.. Waters; Beggar, Mr.. Middle
ton; HegaL John Waters; High Priest.
Newton Middleton; Herald, "a. Robb;
Hsrbonah, / Birch. Persians, Jews.
pages, guards, maids OF honor sc Chorus
Of sixty voices.
George Lawrence has arranged TO give
a concert on Monday with his choir. as
sisted by the Rebew Orchestra. H. Web
eF director; Mrs. EIinOr Spencer. con-
tralto; Mr.. Butterworth. tenor; Louis A.
Potter. organist. and other Well-knOwn
talent The concezt VIII be held in Ry-
land Church, Tenth and D streets south
west.
A concert win be given on Tuesday
evening in National Rifles Hall, by the
choir OF st. Marks Episcopal Church.
The proceeds will go to the fund for the
choir boys summer outing
Miss Edith Pickering presented her
pupil. Miss Christine Church. in a song
recital on Friday evening. in Union II.
z. Church, in Tweutleth street Miss
Church was assisted by Mrs. Jewell
Downs. pianist, and Louis A. Potter. or
ganist.
The ushers were Misses Paulina Beck
man, Edith Earnest Harriet Harding,
Edith Kelb. Evangeline McGrOarty.
Blanche Penheld, Sara Stephens, and
Gertrude Trow.
The programme was as follows: Reel
tative and aria, with Verdure Clad
(cTeation). (Haydn); Andantino in D fat
G4amare) and Offertoire in G (Wely), Mr.
Potter; German songs, Der Neugierige"
(Schubert). ''Haiden-Roeslein" (Schu-
BERT, ''Das ist ein Brausen und Heulen"
(Franz). "Er lists" (WOlO, and LEM"
(Hildach); Tecitative and aria, Je dis
que rien ne m epOnvante'' ('Carmen')
CBizeD; Staccato Etude (Rubinstein),
Mrs. Downs; songs Of the months
''ApriI" (CowdelD. "a May Morning"
Denza), and in June" Beach.
Friends Of Charlemagne Koehler have
arranged a testimonial concert for him.
TO be given in Rauscher's on Tuesday
evening Mr.. Koehler is a gifted dra-
matio reader with record for many
years as support 10 Lawrence Barrett
and to Nine. MOdjeska He has lived in
Washington for some years. but is now
returning TO his profession and TO the
stage. and will leave Washington during
the early summer.
The programme arranged for his concert
rHo~ua "a Of ba oss
Of the city, and speaks for itself Il
follows: Apollo Quartet. c. E. Myers. W
D. Mcfarland, R. r. RodIick, D c. Hol-
land. LES Regret de Mignon" and Bon
jour Printemps" (Presse). Fernand Petit:
'"The Message" CProetor), Charlemagne
Koehler and Philharmonic and Apollo
quartets; Il Hid Ny Love" (DHardelot)
'''A Bowl Of Roses" (Clarke), Miss L N.
Lewis; Adelaide" beethoven, Joseph
Battle; Etudes, Valse and Polonaise
Chopin, S. NJ. Fabian; Awake. Satur-
nia''-"Semele" OaandeD, Miss Flora. Ben
heimer; Welcome, Pretty Primrose"
(pinsutD and "Rockln' IN de Win " (Neld-
Inger), Philharmonic Quartet Mrs. D. T.
Welch, Mrs. w K Miller, Miss Lillian
Chenoweth. Mrs. D. c. Holland and H
w Howard, director; 'Tn That Hour
Nambert) and For You" (Thompson)
S. L. Wrightson; ''Wolsey's Address to
Cromwell shakespeare. CharIemaRne
Koehler; Spring Flowers" (J0hnson) and
sac di Mora'-"Faust" (Gounod}. r.
P. Backing; sextet-'Lucia" (Donizetti)
Mrs. Weleh, Mrs. Holland, and Apollo
Quartet. Accompanies. Mrs. H. H Nc
Kee, Miss N. L. Goodwin. and Miss D. E.
Riegel
Mr.. and Mrs Angelo c. Fronani, the
latter known better professionally as ZeRe
de Lussan. spent last week in Washing
ton with the family OF the former. She
returned yesterday to New York. where
she VIII be joined after another week by
Mr. FTonaui.
AIr Fronani was one OF the leading
musicians OF Washington a few years
ago, and has within several years ac-
quired an enviable place among the pro-
fessionaI concert pianists in this country.
The music pupils OF Martha Washington
, Seminary gave their recital on Friday
evening in the concert hail Of the semi
nary.
The programme follows: Prelude in c
minor" De Koven. Caprice, Les Joyeux
Papillons," Gregh, Charlotte Krone; 'Au
Matin," GODDARD, Luella Allen; ''Chanson
de Florian," GODDARD, An Open Secret, +"
Woodman, Genevieve Babcock. violin
obligato by Christine Mckenzie: Chant
de Voyageurs. Op. s. No. g." Paderewski,
Elsie Lotion; Alteration" BorowsIyi
Christine Mckenzie, Katherine Mckenzie
accompanist; recitation, Aux Italiens. Z"
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