Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

\ capacity audience greeted MISS CldTa
Drew recently in her studio at her third
recital. The program was made up OF
compositions by Russian musicians, and
was refreshngiy unfamiliar.
Miss Drew prefaced each number with
brief remarks, calling attention to the
salient points of the composition, SO that
the audience could listen intelligentN,
| though 1,nacquainted with the Russian
language, which she used in most of her
songs.
| Her program included a group OF folk
/ songs of the nation. go. the Merry Frost
! Time Crossing the Bridge Russian
Nightingale" .krasni Sarafan.'' Look.
Pretty Maiden" and "Nolga." compiled
| by Rimsky- Korsakoy; The Skylark'
! tGlnka, 1sO3-ls50: "Bayooshkee Bayoo'
| (DargmonZsky. 1S13-1S6O: Der Asra''
| Rubinstein. 1s29-1s9D; Faded Leaves
and From Under the Mask tBalakirew
1880: ON. Heller Tag Tschaikowski,
! 1S4 1899: aria from "Franceska da Rim
ini'' Rachmaninoff. 1879; But Lately in
Dance and ''Albumblatt' IArensky,
| 1862; Beyond the Don a Garden Grew
| CMoussorssky, 1S3J-1SSD.
! The Philharmonic Quartet, reorganized
and In good form, gave the musical pro-
gran at the last social gathering of Mis-
sissippians held at Pythian Temple. The
. itdi ttt iloW IL GoI1pOStu vi Mis-
| p. Hollingsworth. first soprano; Miss
Bertha Hansen. second soprano; Miss
! Lillian Chenowith first alto. and Mrs.
Dana Holland, second alto. with Mr..
Harry Wheaton Howard. director.
! Their program included Welcome,
Pretty Primrose PinsutD; Sweet Miss
Mary fNeidlingerD. arranged for quartet
! by Harry Wheaton Howard. THE
| Rosary Gthelbert Nevim and Lullaby
CHawleyl. Mrs. Holingsworth's soprano
/ .t-I = r,f,f'
ELLEN Wrighu. Miss Chenowith gave
Little Boy Blue (Florence Buckine nam
Joyce). A piano transcription of the Pill
grim Chorus from TaRnhauser by Lynes
/ was given by John Lathrop Keeling and
Nh. Howard played the Accomplishments.
Miss Fay Humphrey. contralto, has been
engaged TO sing at he Mckinley memorial
, service al the Metropolitan NJ. f. Church.
An evening with the choir and orchestra
will be given at Mckendree NJ +. Church
tonight in place of the regular service.
Albert p. Johnson will conduct the Apollo
Orchestra. William J. Palmer will direct
the choir and Miss Kate Rowbeer will
preside at the organ in the following pro-
! gram: Organ prelude; orchestra. Golden
Trumpet" (Worreln: ''Benedictus" tGou-
nod ..,ss Mamie Smith; orchestra,
Beauteous Land (Molloyl, Mrs. I\ath-
crime Fletcher Manches, orchestra.
Sweet Recolections tHofmau): trio.
Consider the Lilies tTooliff-Linesi. Miss
! Festival Te Deum in flat Dudley
Buck): orchestra, La Cinquanta ne"
Gabriel Marie); solo and chorus 10, 1t
Is T. u'aure): organ postlude.
The spacious rooms OF knabe & Com
pany were filed with discriminating and
enthusiastic audience recently to listen to
the recital given by s. NJ. Fabian. pianist.
and Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, baritone.
They were assisted by Miss Maria Lee
Goodwin. pianist: Richard p. Backing,
tenor. and Miss Donna Elizabeth Riegel.
accnmpanist. in the following attractive
program: MaZurka Noc,urne and NalSe
Chopin Mr.. Fabian: Twas d Summer
request The Monotone tCornelius>.
When the Night With Silly Silence
tRobertson) Mr.. Wrightson: Berceuse
and Danse Caprice (Grieg,. Scherzo
bert-Liszp. Mr.. Fabian: "A Lover in
Damascus (.Amy Woode- Findenp. Far
Across the Desert Lands Where the
ALBANIA Flows" Beloved. In Your
Absence How Many a Lonely Cara
van If In the Great Bazaars''. and
Allah Be With is Mr.. Wrightson;
Hungarian Fantasia d.iszt. Mr.. Fabian.
with Miss Goodwin playing the orchestral
part on second piano; ''Salve di Mora"
from Faust tGovnod). Mr.. Backing.
The offertory solo last Sunday
morning at the Ninth Street Christian
Church was given by Miss Daisy e.
Harrison her selection being the So
prana solo. He Shall Feed His Flock.
from IIandePs Messiah" F. y. Car
penter. baritone, was the soloist at the
evening service. and was heard at the
offertory in 'Eventide.'' by Fairfield.
This morning Miss NJ. F. McCathrin.
prano will sing Adore and Be Still"
tGounod>. and at the evening service
Miss u. l.. Hickman, soprano, will be