The Washington herald., 1908-01-26

appreciated and the majority of them
eneored. They included the following
solos in the Sunfower Chorus. "Old
Black Joe. by +. McChesney; Dream
ing," Miss z. Ryan; "The Gingerbread
Man, Miss e. Sawyer "Tipperary
Nora" w. A Kemper; Somewhere
Somebody Is Waiting" Miss y. Z. Da-
Wis; Tn Much Obliged TO You" Miss
NJ. Seyboth; Sweet Kentucky Babe.
Miss I. Seyboth; Colleen Bawn," J. H.
Davis. Loves Eutreaties," Miss s
Fritsch duet, "The Sunfower and the
Violet. the Misses Ryan; Ching III.
Miss b. Caron; The Song of JOY" Miss
Eva Whitford. formerly Of this city, now
of Belasco's company, in New York;
Oats Music to Me- G. Bean; school
Days, by the SunhoWer Chorus; duet,
Mrs. Doctor and Mrs Proctor" by Miss
Bertha CaTon and Miss Bertha Bean. and
contralto solos by Mrs. Blanche Muir
Dalgleish: "Good-by, Robin" Wee
Pretty Creature and "Pinky, Panky,
Poo For encore, Mrs. Dalgleish sang a
fascinating song. Butterfly" in her char
acteristic way, which was fetching Mrs
j. r. Davis was the acCOmpanist. Miss
Eva WhitfoTd gave by special permis-
sion of David Belasco, "Marse Lane" "
The Sunfiower Chorus was directed by
DlTs. Lulu Facius. To close the evening 8
entertainment the young people gave q
prologue called "A Trip 10 Europe by
Miss Bessie Elder. The cast included
Miss Bertha Bean. W. A. Kemper, Miss
Estelle Sawyer Miss Nellie Davis. Miss
Celestine Hodges. Miss Elizabeth Ryan,
Frank McChesney, j. II. Davis. a w.
Davis William Jordan. and George Bean.
The young peoples matinee given last
week by Nine Won Unschuld at
tracted a large and appreciative
audience. The programme was as
follows: Weber's Sonata in f ma
Jor, Miss R. Bower. Beethoven's Lar
go, Miss J.. Fisher; Mendolssohn's Song
Without Words, Miss B. Davis; Chopin s
Nocturne and Chaminades Arleouine.
Miss katherine McNeal. Chopin's Bal
lade. Miss Roberta Amies Miss Picher-
ing gave two numbers and Mr.. Seel and
Mr.. koetz played a flute duet
The small orchestra which has been
heard so delightfully."- at the Christmas
entertainments in St Patrick's Church.
was given a thester party by Father
McGuigan. of the church, last Wednes-
day. at the Columbia. 10 hear Chauncey
Olcott Father AIcGuigan was not pres
ent, however, because OF mourning for
the late Father Stafford.
The orchestra is composed almost en-
tirely Of members of St. Patrick's Church
Hobart Henry Ramsdeu is the organizer
and director, and also one Of the two
nrst violinistS Miss Lillian Milovick is
The other hTst violinist; Johanna GIoetz-
nsr and George Skilton. second violinists.
charles Alden. viola; Miss Ethel Lee and
Paul RamsdeN 'cellists, and Miss Agnes
Bowling. pianist
After the theater, Mr.. Ramsdeu enter
tanned the party at supper. when thev
formally organized. They will meet once
a month and will start a musical library
Immediately, There has been no name
decided upon as yet, but that will come
win a Few more meetings.
Mrs. Susanne Oldberg entertained at
chsfing-dish party Friday evening in her
ssudlo at the BelascO Theater
Universal regret IS expressed over the
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poser. Edward MacDoweH Nearly every
American musician feels it as a personal
loss.
lie wrote much in his short lifetime
of forty-siX years that was excellent for
piano, orchestra, and the voice, and re-
ceived recognition among the great
orchestras and musical organizations fin
Europe, which is more than any other
American composer has done. He has
been heard in Washington many times
in recital and concert
His compositions made him more fame
than his piano playing. He was brought
here in concert first by Mrs. SusanDe
Oldberg, and gave a splendid programme
in the Church of Our Father before a
large audience, and made a profound inn
preston.
He was for some time head teacher IN
The piano department OF the Darmstadt
Conservatory, in Germany. Both Prince /
ton and the University Of PENNSYLVANIA /
bestowed upon him the degree Of doctor I
of music
His compositions are weirdIy dramatic
and full of stately melody. His piano
concerto was played here several weeks /
ago by his first piano teacher. Nine.
Carreno, with the Boston Symphony
Orchestra. Her success was as much dne /.
10 the work as 10 the mastery per
Of it,
Edward Alexander MacDowelI was born
IN New York City on December Is. 1861.
he came OF Scotch. Irish. and English /
ancestry. With an innate artistic talent /
which, in early boyhood showed itself 4
IN painting and poetry as we'll as in mu-
BIC, he studied under Teresa Carreno and
Dtler teachers In New York, and at the /
age OF fifteen entered the Paris Conserva- /
loire, where he came under the fnstruc- /
Ion Of Marm0ntel on the piano and Sa-
5ard in theory
Influenced, perhaps. by the playing of
Nicholas Rubenstein brother Of Anton.
he young Mcdowell, despairing Of OBJ
aiming what he wanted I'm France. went
% frankfort in 1873. and became a pupil
u Kari ieyman. After Heyman's death
n an insane asylum, Mcdowell studied
composition under Joachim Haff and then
vent 70 Neimar where he came under
ne influence and teaching Of List.
IN l9H7 Frank Van der StUcken gave 20
-ll7 american public some Of the work of
Us own composer, in the old CbIckarinr,
.ldlL ~Aeh' Two Years later, Mcdowell
.eturned TO America, he found himself
we'll known.
he had married Marian Nevins. Of New
fork. herself musician, IN 1854 win
ler he established home I'm Boston
where he lived until 1896. when he was
.ailed TO the chair of music in Columbia
University.
After eight years in this post. he ra-
gned. saying at the time that his resig-
lation arose from the fact that the ma
'ersity authorities and President RutIar
n particular were unwilling to accord to
.is department what he deemed necessary
or its progress and efficiency.
The result Of his work at the UNIVERSITY
VS. q ernnt disannnlntr1alt To III. - |