Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
MUSICAL MENTION.

leadership Of Henry E. stopsack which
will play The march and "Even'lg star
from Tannhauser and the Grand Eagle
March Miss Caroline Spencer Smith .
Will render Morsell's 20 Lord. Abide W:h ,
Me The quartet IS composed ~ MIss
Laura Black. soprano: Miss c. S Smith.
alto; Herman W. Murrell. tenor. Dan
L. Wood. bass
violin and song recital was given
Thursday afternoon at the reading room
tor the blind by Miss Elton Ronsaville,
Mrs. Charles Window and Mrs. Frank F
Maxwell. The program. which was de-
ligftfully rendered. was as follows: -
brosio.' fer violin. Miss Ronsaville: So
prano aria from Eli" Il VIII EXtol
Thee" Chicheal Costa, Mrs. Maxwell
allegro and mnuetto. from Gypsy.
suite for violin. by Ed German: group
Of French songs from the opera Paul
and Virginia. sung by Mrs Window
Romance" for violin. by Sinding: The
Night Hath Thousand Eyes, by Jessie
l.. Gaynor: Love Has Wings" tRogers).
sung by Mrs. Maxwell. who responded to
an encore by giving Mrs. Jessie l.. Gay
nor's Cradle Song Humoreske'
DvoraN. for violin. played by Miss
Ronsaville, who gave as encore Schu-
mann's "Traumerei."
The choir of Christ Church. George
town, under the direction Of Arthur
Clyde Leonard. organist and choirmaster.
will sing Maunder's cantata. "Penitence.
Pardon and Peace Thursday night.
April .. at o'clock. The soloists will
be Miss Catherine Beulah 1.uxon, So
prano; Miss Emma Houchen. contralto,
and Mr.. S. Percy Thompson, baritone.
Musical Washington will welcome the
announcement that Colerdge Taylor's
"Hiawatha" will be again presented by
the local society which bears his name
'hlIr SOW inc MIL
will be the sixth annual production OF
the Englsh-African composers master
piece, former renditions of which have
received the universal commentator Of
local critics.
The fifty-fourth studio recital was
given by Mr. Oscar Franklin Comstock.
assisted by his pupils. last Monday even
gram was opened by Mr. Comstock who
gave one movement from a sonata by
MacDowell. He was assisted by Miss
Katherine Duffy, who sang Look Down.
Dear Eyes Lambert; The Wind"
Spross: Miss NJ. Emma Bowen. who gave
In the Chimney Corner" Cowen: Miss
Marie Slocum. whose numbers were VII
lanelle." Dell Acqua, and "A Proposal"
Gumprecht. with violin obligato by Miss
Elizabeth Graham: Mr.. F. c. Alexander.
who sang I'm Wearin' Ava" Foote.
and Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes old English. This was followed
by vocal solos, Roses Adams, Il Am
Not Fair" Tosti. Miss Duffy: Tines
Garden" Goring Thomas: Sing. Smile
and Slumber." Gounod. Miss Bowen. with
violin obligato by Miss Graham; Night
ingale Song" Nevin; 'Se Saran Rose,
Arditi. Miss Slocum. and Il Know
Lovely Garden" D'Hardelot, and %
Happy Day." Goethe. Mr.. Alexander.
Some special music has been arranged
for the services at the Emmanuel Baptist
Church today. At the morning service
quartet. consisting of Miss Marion Nc
Fall. soprano; Miss Blanche Yewell. con-
tralto; Mr.. Frank Shipe, tenor. and Mr..
Norman Foster, bass, will sing two an
thems. "Hark. Hank! My Soul" Shelley.
and Seek Ye the Lord" with tenor obli-
cato by Mr.. shipe In the evening Miss
Bessie Thurman will render solo. and
Miss McFall and Miss Yewell will sing
Faure's "Crucifix," arranged as duet.
Mrs. E. P. Dickinson will preside at the
| organ.
Miss Ethel Tozier. pianist. will give
recital in the ballroom Of the Highlands
the evening of April 10. She will be as
| sisted by Miss Harriet Whiting. con-
! tralto; Mr.. Robert Gates, tenor, and Miss
Eva Whitford. dramatic reader. Some of
her advanced pupils will also contribute
| piano numbers.
| Conspicuous even among the delightful
| programs always to be heard at the Fri
| day Morning Music Club was the recital
given their last week by Mr.. Nicholas
! Douty, tenor. Mr.. Douty sang the fol-
| lowing program. playing his own accom-
paniments entirely from memory: "Wid-
mung tdedication), Franz: who is Syl-
VIA" Schubert; "Leh'n define Wang GO
Lay Thy Cheek'D. Jensen: Die Loreley'
c'The Loreley'), List: 20 That We Two
Were Maying" Nevin; lit Was April"
Nevin: Once at the Angelus." Somer-
Vile: "Forgetfulness." Douty; "A Birth
day" Cowen; Mist" Rene Lenormaid:
'L'ombre des Arbres'' Gin the Shade of
the TreesD:. "Chevaux de Bots C.The
Merry Go Round'D. Debussy; "Addio,
Puccini "Johannisnacht" est Johns
Eve'), Itch Liebe Dich' CT Love Your.
Grieg: ''Traeume" Oreams'O and Lie
beslied" Grom Die Walkure'D. Wagner:
Allies"
Mr.. Percy Foster left yesterday for
Frederick. Md. to attend the biennial in
terstate Y. NJ. c. A. convention. Dele
gates will be present from Maryland.
West Virginia. Delaware and the District
of Columbia. Mr.. Foster will be In charge
of the music at the two mass meetings,
which will be held today, one at the
opera house and the other at one of the
prominent churches.
This evening at the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church Miss Edith Holt
will play the violin obligato to Schneck-
ers anthem arrangement Of Crossing
the Bar and Mr.. Atwater will play
three movements from a Guilmant organ
sonata.
Mrs. Amy Law Ormsby gave recital
| last night at her residence. assisted by
several of her pupils. The program was
as follows: Under the Greenwood Tree"
from the Shakespeare Song Cycle tGrace
WasselD. Mrs. Ormsby. Miss Hill. Messrs.
c. D. Church and ]. Forney Donaldson;
I'm April &C. G. Spross), My Hearts
Maying' &C. B. Hawley) Miss Ruth Mil
Ter; The Rose and the Nightingale
from the Little Sunbonnet" Song Cycle
CHerman Lohr), Mrs. Ormsby and Mr..
Donaldson; Songs My Mother Sang"
(Wishaw). gavotte from 'Mignon." Miss
Augusta HILL piano solo. "Hark! Hark!
The Lark, (Schubert-Liszt). Mrs. Frank
Byram; ballatella, "Pagliacci' Oeonca-
vello). Mrs. Amy Law Ormsby; My
Bark" (Matter). 1.-The Violet (Grieg), Mr..
]. Forney Donaldson; quartet from Rig
oletto.' Mrs. Ormsby. Miss Miller, Mr..
Church and Mr.. Donaldson.
Mrs Byram was a most efficient ac-
companist.
The Lenten season in Washington is
most interesting was heard yesterday at
ST. Johns Church. Lafayette Square. DIR.
J. w. Bischoff of the First Congregational
Church being the officiating organist. DR..
Bischoff rendered the following we'll
o.