Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10

waltz song and Kentucky Babe and a
duet, When the Robins Sing Again.
with Miss Flora Bernheimer. contraltO
Miss Bernheimer was also heard. by spe-
cial request. in the ''Slumber Song" from
GeDels cantata, The Incarnation, with
the hummins accompaniment taken by
Mrs. Mckee and Miss Lewis. Mrs. Me
hee also assisted at the piano
The offertcry number last Sunday at St.
Stephens Episcopal Church was duet.
Angel of Light" (Toombs), sung by
Miss Lillian Lewis soprano, and Miss
Nan Field. contralto.
The sixty-first studio recital by Mr.
Oscar Franklin Comstock took place last
Monday with Miss Sybia Ramus of New
York, a vioinist. lately returned from her
studies in Germany. Miss Ramus played
with great breadth Bachs air for the q
string. and showed fine technique in
| Saint-Saens "Rondo Capriccio." Mr..
Comstock sang in good style and voice
Schumann's complete 'Diehteriebe'' and
a group OF English songs Miss
Marguerite Williams accompanied. Mr..
ComstGck and Miss Ramus gave a fine
Interpretation of Brahms sonata in d
minor, which closed the program.
The third recital of the Won Unschuld
Club for the season OF 1!nS-09 took place
Friday evening in the parlOr of the Uni.
versity of Music and Dramatic Art be-
fore large audience. The program in
cluded Beethoven Sonata, Adagio, pathetic
ana rondo. Miss Jennie Duncan: Mozart
Sonata in G major, first movement. Miss
Blanche Sherman: (PoIdinip March Min
gonne. Miss Pearl Myers; Humoresque
Dvorak. Miss Blanche Border; Bee
thoven Sonata in + major. first movement
Miss Constance Aver. Love Song Hen-
selt and Spring Song (MendelssohnD
Miss Ethel Fisher; Beethoven variation. c
minor, Miss Cornelia darkness: Chopin
Study, 6 fiat major. Miss Katherine Nc
Neal and Miss Blanche Border: Bee
thoven Sonata in c major. first movement
(Waldstein), Mrs. NJ. G.. MaSsie: Rhap-
sode No. S LiszU, Miss Eleanor Nord-
hoff.
Mr.. George A. Webster. late organist
and choirmaster of the Church of the
Good Shepherd. was presented with a
handsome silver headed walking stick q
II parting gift from his choir upon his
leaving for the Boston Conservatory of
Music. Mr.. Archlle Burkland made the
presentation speech and complimented
Mr. Webster upon his successful work
with the choir.
Anthony'S Church at Brookland. has
turned from New York. where she went
TO visit relatives and attend the opera.
Mrs Philip u. Lipscomb, ii former
Washington singer, has been in the city
several days, the guest of Mrs. Henry
Hunt Mckee.
Mr. Otto Torney Simon was heard yes
terday in an address at the Congressional
Library on music and singing an art of
expression.
The Nordica Mandolin. Banjo and Guitar
Club, under the direction OF Mr.. Walter Il.
Holt, gave an attractive program at Fort
Myer recently, under the auspices of the
Y. NJ. c. A The mandolin club played
Autumn (Moret), 'Enchantment Waltz
'Serenade' (Pienne) and Red Mill Sc
lections. The banjo club played Wood
land Memories CRapp) and some planta-
ton melodies arranged by Jennings. The
club was assisted by Miss Bessie Tiffany,
mandolin soloist; Miss Popkins, So
prano, and MI Ray b. Gordon, banjoist
each of whom contributed solo numbers
and responded generously to encores.
The choir Of the Dumbarton Avenue
NJ. L. Church gave another presentation
of Geibers .'rhe incarnation" Friday
evening, under the direction of Nh Will
liam T. Glover. The occasion was es-
pecially interesting on account of the pres
ence of the composer. who spoke enthuSi-
astcally of the work of the choir. Spe-
cial mention should be made of the cradle
song, '.Slumber Sweetly." which was sung
by Mrs. ]. A. --oughton. The full pro-
gram was as follows: Chorus of women,
God Will Rise: recitatve and air, bari
tone, Behold the Days. duet. tenor and
alto, The Scepter Shall Not Depart;
chorus, LAS the Mountains: air. soprano.
..From Heavenly Heights Chorus of
with chorus, A Radiant Star: offertory,
20 Holy Night: solo. duet and chorus.
Through Starry Pathways: duet So
prano and tenor. Call Him Jesus: bari.