The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
Death Has Left Many Vacancies in Ranks of Local
Artists as New Season Opens.

the Calvary NJ E. Church South. her Sc
lection being Babylon"
Miss Susan Taggart, daughter Of Mr.
Hugh T. Taggart, who returned 10 her
home last week from BraddOck Heights.
Nd. sang at the offertoTy in ST. Paul's
Lutheran Church. Milesville. Nd. for sew
eral Sundays. and last Sunday evening.
she was one Of the soloists 81 the Brad
dock Heights Sunday night concert
Miss Eva Whltford has resigned her
position as director Of music in the Mount
Vernon Place NJ T. Church South. and
win leave September 1 for Texas. %
assume charge Of the music department
IN young ladies' seminary.
Miss Franceska Kaspar has returned 70
her parents summer home at Bluemont.
Va, for this month.
Miss Georgia E. Miller Is spending a
week in Virginia as the guest Of Dr. and
Mrs Baldwin.
Mrs Emile DsugaI-Marcon. pianist,
has given up her studio. al 1906 G street.
and IS spending her vacation in the noun
tains OF Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. william E. Green. OF this
city. who are at the Loeb Lynn Hotel.
Mountain Lake Park for the season. are
receiving the congratulations Of guests OF
that resort over the success OF their little
daughter. Dorothy Lincoln Green. In car
rying of first prize in the recent baby
show and children's carnival at the an
nual Chautauqua-
One Of Mrs Suzanne Oldberg's pupils
who has entered the profession and Is
now on the high road to success IS Mrs.
George II. Palmer. Mrs. Palmer was
formerly Miss Margaret Beach and was
wei known in Washington musical cir
cles. She is now on a tour Of the Pacific
Coast. making a great hit IN the musical
part Of a vivacious Frenchwoman in
The Gentleman from Mississippi" Mr.
Palmer Is a playwright Of no little note.
and well known as an operate manager
as well
Mr. Joseph F. Matthew. tenor soloist OF
The New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. has returned after a month spent
In New York State A portion Of his hou-
day was spent in New York. Boston. and
Albany. and in each Of the cities he sang
al informal private musicales, and met
some Of the leading musicians and teach
ers Of these musical centers
The Madrigal Quartet Of washington.
D. c.. composed OF Mr.. Joseph F.
Matthew. first tenor. Mr. lie Roy A Gil
der. second tenor; Mr. James s. Hicks.
FIRST bass; Mr.. Theodore T. Apple. second
bass, and Mr.. Charles r. Bartlett. musi-
cal director. assisted by 1Ir Edwin Cal
low. reader. Will give the closing enter
tainment OF the ChautauQua season al
Washington Grove September l.
Mr.. Edwin Callow. for two seasons bust
ness manager OF the Musurgia Club. viii
act in that capacity for the Mad-igal
Quartet for the coming season.
Miss Margaret z. Petty sang in DUN
barton Avenue Church last Sunday morn
Ing. and in the Calvary NJ T. Church
South in the evening
J. Edgar Robinson VIII preside az the
organ in Mount Vernon Place N. E
Church South this morning. and Miss
Eva Whitfor6, director, viii sing a SOLO
Miss Mary Emily King. contralto Of
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
ChurcIs. who has been spending the
early part OF August In New York. has
joined the Washington colony az Atlantic
City.
Nine. Schumann- Heink writes about her
favorite American song in The Bohemian
/ for September Her hrst choice is Ethel
/ bert Nevin's Rosary with Chadwicks
I DANA" and ooh, Let Night Speak OF
+ Ne" next IN favor. The popular con-
/ tralto Acknowledges that the critics 90
I not agree with her choice. but the Kaiser
+ does. and she tells Interestingly how she
( sang Nevin's and Chadwick's songs for d
group Of crowned heads in Germany last
/ spring and how well they liked them. In
/ the same magazine. John Warren writes
about The American Invasion OF tbs
+ German operate Stage" IN an informed
way that viii open the eyes OF those who
! have not kept close watch on our operate
1 development
/ George W. Young. the New York bank
( er. is constructing what is believed 10
l be the largest log bungalow in the
world on his estate at Deal Beach. y. J.
/ This is 10 be ready for the homecoming
L
lea. The bungalow is in the form OF a
/ Greek cross. one story in height. A
/ promenade viii extend along the inside
north wall the length of the structure.
so that the whole interior can be thrown
open. as one room. II desired. Many
drives lead 20 the building, shaded with
rare excite and fl digerous trees. To the
west is a vast flower garden. and at some
distance are the many houses Of en-
/ pioyes. barns. and garages. A huge Hol-
| land windmill supplies the estate with
water, supplemented by the municipsl
supply.
The first American appearance OF Nine.
! Lehman. the famous pianist-composer
lis to be at Carnegie Hall New York.
SATURDAY afternoon, January g. Nine.
/ Lehman will arrive during Christmas
week, and rehearsaIs for the preseata-
ton OF IN a Persian Garden" will be
carried on under her personal direction
/ special quartet of voices has been
/ engaged for this work. and viii accom-
pany Nine Lehman OF her subsequent
tour. The distinguished composer viii
play All her own accomplishments, and
have artistic charge Of the tour.
NOveliSt's Pipes.
! From London nt-Bis
A recently published interview with
the famous novelist and dramatist con-
tains the following paragraph, from
which it would seem that Mr.. Barrie
Is more attentive than ever TO My
/ Lady Nicotine"
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