Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
MUSICAL MENTION.

role of Don Jose in the opera Of scar
men, Tuesday night. scoring pro-
nounced success. The production has
been under active rehearsal for two
months. Mr.. Greene making almost week
ly trips to Cumberland to direct the re-
hearsals, acting stage manager as
well as singing the leading male role. The
part of Carmen was taken by Mrs. Leslie
L. Helmer. who previous to her maria ge,
while she was Miss Elizabeth Roberts and
student at National Park Seminary,
created favorable. impression in the
same role.
A pleasant event of the week was the
fourth of Mrs. Odberg's series of rec.tals,
which took place Friday afternoon. A
program was given which included In
the Time of Roses ReichardO: VIE
:N,.: zisht es mir !Erahms1 lender
GdenscheD, We're My Songs With Wings
Provided HIahn). "Dedcation'' tSctu-
mann). sung by Miss Edith voorhees,
Thompson. soprano sooist Of Grace Epis-
copal Church. Baltimore: 'Herbst Sturm
Abschild. Das Alte Lied In German. and
The First Primrose" in English; dialect
songs. ''LAurore" CFrencn-Canadan
patois) Her Picture" southern dialecu
and Marie (Neapclitan), by Parker, and
Beethovens Itch Liebe Dich," sung b.,
Miss Frances Bethune. contralto soloist
of the Fourth Presbyterian Church in this
city
Miss Flora Bernheimer has been en-
gagged as contralto soloist at the Church
of the Covenant. to sing at the afternoon
services. The program at the even ng
service today which is especially for
the Mems Club, will be furnished by Mr..
Anton Kaspar. violinist. who will play
lRaff). "Adagio' tRies) Romance"
tWieniawskD, with Mr.. Harvey Murray
at the organ.
The first Of the series OF recitals by Miss
Clara Drew took place Tuesday a. her
studio and was a distinct success. Miss
Drew gave an outline of the characters
tics OF Debussy's works. which was We'll
illustrated by the singing of the BLESSED
Damosel." which is written for solo and
chorus. Miss Drew had preceded this
by reading the poem by Rosset-i, which
DebusSy had taken for his subject. Miss
Diana Norton soprano. sang the part Of
the Damosel; Mrs. Mabel Oliver Beard
was the narrator and Miss Pearl Waugh
was at the piano Miss Waugh has re-
has spent several Years studying with
Godowsky and Wager Swayne in Paris.
An interesting feature was the singing OF
some Old French songs by Miss Drew,
beginning with one written in 1lS0. These
| illustrated better than words could tell
! the absolute change that has come over
| music in this space of ten centuries.
| Haydn and Mozart held sway at the
! Friday Morning Club this week. when the
! following program was give2: string
| quarter, in +. No. -. opus a. ttiaydn}-
! allegro moderate, presto ma non troppo,
| andante and finale. vivace assai-Miss
Heinrichs (tirst violin). Mrs. Lewis fsec-
ond violin). Miss Sewall (violal. and Mr..
Ernest Lent Ccellist; 'Fantasie in ID
Minor and ALA Turca." from the "A
| Major Sonata Mozart. Mrs. Dixie: Och
yieni. non tardar." and The Violet"
| mozart. Mrs. Hilton; concerto in ID
Miuor' Mozart allegro, romanza, Mrs.
Byrnes, accompanied by Mrs. True at
second piano ard string quartet.
Mrs. William keye Miller is still Ell tour
with Victors Venetian Band through the
south AT a recent concert il Whining
ton, y C.. she received a triple recall
after one of her numbers. Mrs. Mnler
will return to the city some time during
December.
An attractive entertainment was given
at the close OF the ninth annual reunion
and banquet of the Metropolitan Bible
Class last week, which inciudet piano
solo Polonaise in l. uIisztp. Mr.. Louis A.
Potter: soprano solos. Roses. Daisies"
.'Violets.' His Favorite Flower," Miss
! Edith Pickering: quartet for Two vlolins.
piano, violoncello. Mr.. J. \. Phillips: AIR.
J. Y. Phillips, jr. Mrs. J. y. Phillips. Mr..
H W Hoeke; bass solo. NJ. Dana G.
Holland; "A Glimpse OF tie Future,
Miss Eliza beth J. Ralston. class song. a l.
a concert was given for the benefit of
the Casualty Hospital at Naval Lodge
Hall recently. The Rebew Orchestra and
several we'll known singers 70 unteered
their services for this charity and gave so
entertaining program that encores were