The Washington herald., 1908-08-02

Miss Francesca kaSpar GepaTtHfe .f-l
week for New York 70 begin "a three
wear enlargement with the SavaEe Opera
Company was d great surprise t9 hcr
many friends here. and q matter of great
interest 20 them Miss kaSTar IS -p
make her debut in the part ~ Natalie
in The Merry Widow" iu New York
on August IS. and is later on 90 take tHe
part Of the widow she has made an
excellent reputation for herself since hor
return from d prolonged course of study
n Paris as q concert and ora tcEio singer
appearing with the lesdirz singing 90
cities Of many of the Eastern cities ia-
clud5nE the Washington Choral Society.
The Baltimore Germania- and the Pilila-
Celphia Orchestra, on several occasI Ioll-.
Her drst experience IN opera was with
a seui-s Tnareur company. composed for
The most part OF local singers. when she
sang the pretty part OF NIichaela. in Car
men" and her next experience in opera
was during the spring season this year
IN Philadelphia. when she appeared as the
prima donna in The new opera "Andon,
OF Carl Pohlig. conductor Of the Phila-
deIPhia Orchestra, in which she made
great success She was the soloist also
at one OF the White House musicsles
last season Miss Kaspar IS the daughter
OF musicians. Ny. Joseph haspar, Nlo-
linist and Mrs Annie Roemer Kaspar.
for many years 4 leading soprano singer
Of this city. are her parents.
Nr- Joseph Battle. tenor solOisJ Of the
choir OF ST. 8IargareJ's Episcopal Church.
has resigned that position and AIr- Mills.
a wal-knoVn and gifted singer. has been
engaged in his place. Mr.. Mills has been
the solcisJ in the New York Avenue Pres
byter5a1 Church. and one or two churches
IN Georgetown. before leaving for a pro-
lonCed absence IN the West some time
ago. He has been hack in Washington
for several months
Mrs. r. B. Dole. organist- VIII substi-
tzte in St Margarers Church for Mr.
Eldridee. organist and choirmaster, who
viii spend his vacation in the country in
Virginia Mrs Yates Kent Bowie VIII
s4ng soprano during this month and Mr.
RUell bass.
T Albert Murray. bass soloist Of St
Patrick's Church. who has recently re-
signed his position. viii leave this week
for BIacksrones Island
The choir Of the Dumbarton Avenue
n Z Church has returned from its an
uuaI sumner outing Of fortnight al
t.H-0f---L- E1eal--- Lle---leL= were
charge Of the director Of the choir. 0Ir
William T Glover. and they were al the
Colonial Beach Hotel Among those in
The party were Nr and Mrs. Isaac Birch.
M and Mrs Taylor Birch. ZIr- and Mrs
Le Roy Birch. AIr- Vincent Birch. the
Misses Birch, Wade, Ella Allen. Eta
and Nettie Sebastian. Cossage. Darcy
and Nessrs- Edward Randall. Ambrose
HAYES. Samuel Thrift. William Hudson
and Capt and Mrs KreidIer.
Miss Amy Lsavitt is substituting al the
organ Of the First Congregational Church
Tor Dr.. J. w BischoT. who is visiting
his daughter IN NonJcIair. y J. The
regular choir sang last Sunday.
AR Edwin Hughes. OF this city. who
has been abroad for nearly a year pursu-
ing his studies as pianist. is having an
interesting vacation Trip He spent some
time in Paris. visiting SalzbUrg. Nczart's
birthplace. and Munich. where he vas
the guest OF Herr Edgar Obers-etrer. Who
was q familiar figure IN society and mu-
sicaI affairs year ago. In the spring
and whose singing vas "a feature of many
social entertainments. Mr.. Hughes viii
return % his work in Vienna. through
Switzerland by way o. Basle and Zurich.
He VIII later take a trip down the
Danube River 20 Budapest Mr.. Hughes
Is making admirable progress ugs5caIIy.
n L=schetizky-s class.
Mss Matte Gray. fo- many years con
uraIto soIoist and director Of the music in
The metropolitan II Z. Church. is spend
ing this month al Front Royal Va
The National Guard Band. under The
baton OF Mr. Donald 3. Macleod. is Civ
ing concerts at Fort Washington every
evening before sunset. The band is com
posed Of twenty-nine men. its newest
member being lIr- Robert Cary Srearrs.
clarnetist known all his life as a vio-
Hnisr-
Mss Margaret Petty. formerly OF this
city, recently had a degree and a gold
medal conferred upon her for singing, in
the Chattanooga Conservatory OF Music.
an honor richly deserved.
Mss Jesssmine Lewtou. who is acting
as substitute for Mrs Frank By-ram as
organist and director Of the music IN the
Westminster Church Memorial. VIII have
for the offertory solo to-day Ambrose S
The Loving Shepherd 20 be sung bv
Mr.. Forney Donaldson
sus" viii be interested in the following
incident related by Mr. Daniel Gregory
Mason, a pupil Of the late EtheIberr
Nevin- One day be called on Nev5n al
his home in Boston and found him play
ing over a piano piece he had been at
work on Mason was at once pleased
with The lazy grace OF the rhythm" and
expressed his pleasure with boyish arIor
Nevin replied laushincly- You are NOT
my first victim I got the idea on a Mon
day morning washing day YOU know
and as / was playing away at 10 here in
my woTkrOum. I looked up. and there in
The doorway were our two maids-cpok
and second girl-qUite speIbouud. their
mouths open with delight They had been
lured all the way from the basement
laundry by the seductive tune.
Nine. Albani, the veteran Canadian so
p-ano, has been singing again in London
She assisted at a concert given a few
DAYS ago by Arthur Royd in Bechsteir
Hail
The list Of compositions 20 be used in
the Catholic churches in the archdiocese
Of Baltimore VIII be Of much interest tc
the music lovers OF Washington. The
committee was appointed BY Cardinal
Gibbons and made its selections al A ra-
cent meeting held in Baltimore. Thoss
accepted, rejected. and revised were as
follows
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