The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Miss May Gibson: altos. Miss Bertha
Bean Miss Bessie Cisco. Miss Elizabeth
Ryan; tenors, J. 3. Linton and r. S.
Moore; basses. ". s Wright, r J. Red
field. and William Jardine.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Martin and their
attractive daughter, Miss Mildred Mar
tin. have taken possession OF their new
apartment at 1888 street
Mrs. Samuel lawson Burton. formerly
Mrs Kitty Thompson Berry. Of Wash
ington. who has spent two months in her
old home. has returned 10 her home in
Lacona. y. Y Mrs Burton. VINO was a
favorite soprano. was heard with great
pleasure on many occasions during her
visit she joined the Rubinstein Club and
sang regularly while she was here
The news Of the Illness Of Mr.. William
d. Mcfarland the leading tenor here
for many years. was spread among his
host Of friends last week he has been
/ i'll for several years. and had given up his
many choir connections gradually, finally
announcing his permanent retirement
I from choir work
/ He held three choir positions for num-
Der Of years. that OF tenor soloist in the
4 Eighth Street Temple. the Calvary Bap-
I tist Church and the Church OF the Cove
nant, appearing only at the afternoon
I services OF the last named church Mr..
Mcfarland came Of a musical family
I his father having been 3 professor Of
music He was endowed with an extra
ordinary voice, which would have given
him a worldwide reputation had ne gone
on the stage ln his youth II WIS tenor
robusto, OF wonderful range. power. tim
/ bre and evenness Of quality and strength.
His gift f0r reading music correctly at
sight was probably never surpassed by
any musician He was almost a genius
/ IN this resnect. Few singers not in the
/ profession ever had such repertoire of
] church. concert. and male quartet music
al their tongues ends. as has he. A
voice of such sweetness. power. and capa-
bUity. combined with such musical ability
/ and sterling personal qualities as its own
! er possesses, wlH be difficult 10 ind. and
! "WM McFarland's" place VIII prob
ably never be filed entirely. He has
sung through several generations and his
voice was as fresh and perfect when his
/ illness overlook him as il was when ne
/ was first heard.
His sister. Mrs. NettIe Mcfarland
Barry. wife Of Dr. Barry. was his sc-.
/ cCmpanist throughout his career as
singer. except for the few years she lived
away from Washington. she was a lead
/ iEg accompanist and organist during her
( girinOod-
Miss Olive L Demarest. the young pi-
anis;. VIII give a pupils recital next
Saturday night In the studio Of the Virgil
I Ciavier Piano School Miss Anita Dlete-
rich viii assist.
An evening OF special music viii Be
given in Westminster Church Memorial
tonight BY the choir. assisted by Miss
/ Ada BiTch soprano: Nj D. 6. Miller.
/ tenor. Mr.. Roland Rodrick. barytone.
/ Mrs. Frank Byrsm. organist and director.
Miss Birch viii sing the solo In Men
/ delssOhns Hear My Prayer"
! Miss Aileen Miller. OF the choir, VIII
/ sing the solo in Dudley Bucks Deus
7 MiSerauOr." The Wagner Re Deum will be
sung BY MIS-. Ormsby. Miss Ruth Miller.
I Mr. Church and Mr.. Donaldson. Mr.
/ Douglas 9. Miller. tenor. viii sing a solo.
/ and Alr. Rodrick, baryt0ne, VIII sing one.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Duney. who were IN
Washington FOR the Choral Society's con-
] cert recently. and went to Winchester.
Va, 10 pay a short visit TO Mr.. DuTey's
! parents. returned here and made another
short visit 10 Mr.. and Mrs. David L.
/ Selke. They left last week for New York
! en- route 10 HOlyOke. Mass. where SIR.
I DufIey has an engagement IN opera for
the summer.
/ Washingtonians have a special pride In
/ Mr. Dlsfey's success. as he began his
studies and his public singing here. and
Washington was lhe first 10 recognize
his exceptional voice and art
Mrs A VI Blair. conductor OF the
Rublnstein Club and Of the Monday
Morning Club. is in New York for fort
night. she viii return here before going
I 10 East Gloucester. Mass, for the sum
mer.
Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock VIII give
his sixty-third studio recital next Tues
day evening with the following pro-
/ gramme:
( d 'AIhert-Se7ensta
Dchnaayl-Capdccio.
1 -
1 Won wehs--Arls fro-1 Der Frsiscautz"
/ aIrs. Vivian Wood.
/ HoizZan-Sp-fuE and Lore tScrEcyc,el.
/ Mss Ada Csaveg III. CCnstoes Ma E1Ith
Gordon. Mr.. James 2 Schjck.
! MIS- Marguerite Williams accoulTsniss
Gsde-Tsio in F-Violin, cello ard piano
/ Mss Ruty Stafford Mss E.hel Lee Nr CorussacE
Miss Mildred Camwill. a pupil OF Miss
Helen Gladnon, gave an interesting piano
recital at the Washington Club Tuesday
evening. The programme, which was
quite exacting. especially for such a
young pianist. was very Creditably given.
I displaying both unusual talent and care
/ ful training.
Last Friday evening. Miss Jennie Dun
can. pupil OF Nine. Won Unschuld. gave
her recital as graduate from the plano
teachers training course in the universi-
/ y Of music with great success The audi
enCe warmly appreciated the rendition OF
the following programme:
Sonata" nino-. '. Beethoven
I 90 'Etude" shzTT. minor E...............C Coopin
te Scherzo fat. minoC---------......-.. Chopin
| tal Ave Msrla Hsnselt
t5 Polo1aise scDoWell
hGlGO teKIlcloS0 .Mendessrlln
The members OF Washington's musical
circles win be pleased to hear OF the en-
| thusiastic reception given Miss Marie c.
Hansen. OF this city. last Friday nIsht In
Baltimore. when, before an audience oc-
cupying every available space OF the Pea
body Concert Hall, she 50 brilliantly rem
! dred Mendelssohn's ROnGo Capricioso.
/ The occasion was the final exhibition
concert Of the Peabody Conservatory,
where, Miss Hansen, having won a schol-
arship. has been studying during the last
two seasons
/ Miss Hsnsen's technical ability Is great
1 ard her achievements during the last two
/ winters ure-a x-e-s- s,77rL-oS oe zto -.