The Washington herald., 1909-01-31
THE WEEK IN MUSIC
Former Washington Girl Finishes Period of Study
With Jean de ReSzke.


in washington, unsteady. as Miss Har-
ret Crum. has returned to her home in
Canton altar a period OF study with
Jean de Reszke. In Paris.
Mrs. Clark spent her winters here as
a girl, with her uncle and aunt Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Wellman. and made great
success for herself IN local concerts and
private musicaleS. She was for some time
contralto soloist IN the Church Of the
come identified with musical affairs 10
Cleveland and has held leading choir
positions there, going up from her home
every Saturday.
She was one Of the favorite pupils in
the dc Reszke studio, where her voice
was greatly admired. and the most fat
tering predictions for brilliant future
for her were made She was obliged to
return home some time before she had
intended, owing to the illness OF her sis
ter.
Miss Francesca Kaspsr. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Josef Ksspar. OF Washing,
ton, has made such a success in The
Merry Widow company OF the Middle
West that she has been transferred to
the original New York Merry Widow"
company. which is now playing a six
weeks engagement In Philadelphia She
has the part OF Natalie, the ambassa-
dress, and Is making a name for herself.
Mrs. Kaspar is spending this weekend
with her daughter, as she did last week
/ Miss Kaspar was the soprano soloist at
| the great benefit concert for the Italian
/ earthquake sufferers given last week in
I Philadelphia
Frank H. shIpe, tenor. has resigned his
position as soloist in the choir Of St
PauTs Lutheran Church
Mrs. Annie Haas Walker, widow Of Mr..
/ Luther s. Walker. OF Woodstock, Va,
and her daughter, Miss Airline Walker.
are the guests OF Mrs. Walkers cousin.
Mrs Brown. wife OF Dr.. A J. Brown
Mrs. Walker was well known in musical
circles in Washington before her mar
rage. and has soprano voice Of much
power and beauty.
J She was for some years soloist IN the
choir OF the Church Of the Incarnation,
when Miss Appoline Alexander. now Mrs
! Blair. conductor Of the Rubinstein Club.
/ was contralto soloist. and Dr. E S Kim
ball was director. Mrs. Walker and MIS-
I Blair were young students OF singing al
/ that time Mrs. Walker VIII remain FOR
a few weeks with her relatives.
The programme Of music in the Church
OF the Covenant to-day Is as follows:
Afternoon, beginning a. so:
Church quartet
Anthem Hast ThOu Not kn0Hui" Plueser
Alto Eve Hath Not Seen Ciau
Tenor The PTodissl Son '------------Nan de Water
Organ, ferset------------- y Dos
Anthem, -Ha-k. Hark. Ny SOUL shelley
Sourano There Is Land -CyUFniusAieid
Evening. beginning at 20;
Quartet frcn Marine Band-
LETVhett0 Fs-
erassen .
The Retz-a q Spring Rounds
.Brothsr Pledge Thy Hand Mozart
Dr.. Wood viii speak IN the afternoon
on Seeing things as they are and in
the evening on Virtue as a habit
4 rare treat is in store for the music
lovers IN the appearance Of Nine Cor
inne Rider-Kelsey, soprano; Mss Janet
/ Spencer, ccntralto; Mr.. Thomas Evans
i Greene. BARITONE. in the ballroom OF the
/ New Willard tomorrow morning at j
! o'clock. They viii give the song cycle
''Floriana," and Nine. Kelsey and Miss
! Spencer viii each be heard in a group
/ OF songs preceding the cycle. This viii
( be the second musicale in the series OF
Mrs. Greene's morning musicales-
Miss Georgia Z Miller gave a delight
ful musicale Monday evening for Mrs
Abram Sharpe Smiths friends
Mss Margaret Boyd. daughter Of Mrs.
William Patten Boyd, formerly OF Seat
tie. Wash, is In Washington for q short
visit after a long stay abroad.
Miss Boyd was heard 70 great advsn-
tage in French, Italian, and English
songs, skillfuIly accompanied by Miss
Olive Demarest and Miss Ethel Lee. Gel
list. Miss Boyd and her mother xiii re-
turn 70 Cambridge, Mass, where they are
spending the winter with Miss Boyd 6
brother. who is in Harvard
The programme for the recital OF Ethel
/ Fisher. which viii be given on February
/ IS. at the Washington Club. is as follows:
Beethoven Concerto.
Ia Perler1e hEuiuade
(bj STTng Mendelssoh1
IA Lore song------.------------.-- HelEseli
10 Trout -Sc1ubCr Heiter
ei Spinning Wheel Sons--------------- Mendelssohn
Soiree de Yieune. No. Isz;
Last Friday a most interesting pro-
gramHe vas rendered by the pupils OF
! Nine Won unschuld on the occasion Of
! the fourth meeting Of the Won UnschuId
Club. The audience appreciated greatly
the splendi6ly rendered numbers, which
were as follows:
Overture to Midsummer Nights Dream"
= Mendelssohr
Mme- ron Unsehuld and Miss Katharine SIcNeaI
Moonlight Sonata (lsst movement. BeethoTer
/ Miss Blanche Border.
Two Children Scenes schuranr
Hiss Constance Aver
soiree De Fisune No.
Miss Ethel Fisher.
Afuuetie, from Sonata IN major-------- BeethoFes
Miss Pearl Myers.
Rondo CappricciosO- Mendelssoh1
Misses Duncan and Lynch.
Miss CorDeli2 Harness
Presto AE1t2tO- -Alendelssohl
Miss Plate
AussTetto. from Sonata in major -BeethoTei
Miss Katharine AcNesl
CHOPIN study Misses Border and McNe4
On Wednesday afternoon last q nusi
cal tea was given by Mrs Charles K
Eenney n her home IN Cleveland Park
IN honor OF Mrs Louis West. Of Ken
lucky. = Beautiful programme was Civ
> en-, which was rs follows:
Z T
e. Twas Sumner Garden Hermann Lob
! Mrs Charles Helney-
I
Miss RobeT.a Amies
5LLo 1f1cz
: Miss Edna Doe.
, IN re Graat Unkn0En'' {, Harlem