The Washington herald., 1909-06-13

/ atina"-C major. andante. rondo ale
gro." and Hungarian Battle Song. Miss
/ Kathryn Avery Riggs; Song Without
/ Words" "Sonatina''-D major. and ale
I gro con spirito. rOndo. allegretto spir-
( itoso," Miss Susan Yandeu Handy:
''Sonatina r major. allegro con spir-
1 ito. andante con expressiOne. TOndO. ale
gro vivace." Miss Roxa Roe. and ''Adieu
/ 20 the Piano." barcarolle. and Gypsy
Rondo." Miss Kaniah Isabelle Mcintosh.
The Rebew Orchestra. which has for its
/ inspiration its organizer and leader, Mr.
H. ". Weber. for whom it was named.
! had. as a fitting close TO its tenth and
most successful season, a photograph
taken in the yard OF the conductor after
an afternoon rehearsal The orchestra
was organized on January 30 1Sss. as a
church orchestra with seven members. II
/ has since increased its membership TO
! forty-seven. AT hrst a complimentary
concert was given at the close Of each
! season. then the experiment was tried
| eight years ago Of giving pay concerts.
and the success Of the plan being pro-
nounced the annual concert each spring
/ is now a looked-for event. While or
ganized primarily for the instruction and
advancement OF its members. the orches-
/ ira has given a number Of successful
public rehearsals and concerts. and has
! played for a large number OF the churches
and fraternal bodies OF the National
I Capital Among the more noteworthy
/ compositions played recently are Hayden s
military symphony. Beethoven's first
Hayden's D major. and the first move
nient Of Schubert's unfinished symphonies.
and selections from all OF the standard
operas.
Prominent soloists who have appeared
with the orchestra are Nine. Katherine
Fiske. Mr.. Kelley Cole, and Mr.. Mirko
! Belinsky. II is the largest and only
strictly amateur orchestra in this city
performing symphonies. and the generous
support # receives is well deserved It's
/ leader is doing work Of love. the bene-
/ fits OF which are felt and VIII continue to
/ be felt in many circles and for years 10
come. for II is on such a firm basis that
| the organization is bound TO live. It's
members stick by il year in and year out
The membership this season is:
/ H ". Weber director; z. y Hopeweil. cunorrt
master; first Violins Walter Crouch. Airs. e y
] HopeWel Arthur Nyman Miss Nan Dougherty
| Karl kOester. Miss Mary A. Dore. Clyde Stryker
Miss Marguerite T. Harbers. Edwin DAILY. Miss Ruth
| Harvey A. ". Cummings Mrs Mahl Bernhard
Miss Gertrude Murphy: second Tioiins. W Carroll
Gilbert. Miss Pauline ". Scott, Arnold Harris Aliss
Nellie Emerson. z. ". Taylor Miss Belle Brooke
Henry Weher. Miss Mildred Smith. Miss Katharine
/ Rich. Siiss Nadgs Mcmillan: Fioas G. J. Weber
/ Ed Haas; cellos. J. A d. Turner John r wahler
| flute n K Peck; clarinefs. H. r Schmidt %
seph A Dodge. P. Blaauboer. J. V. August cor
nets. Albert LndstrOm. W. ". Daly. r. William
! Fox Jacob c. Moody: hurel horns Edwin c Cias-
cox, r. w. nsrr; French horns. Otto c. Hauschfd
I +. Z. Waite; bartone. r. A. Pearson; tromboaes.
I George T. ChattaTay Laurence Maber; bass, s. G.
AicAlistsr; drums and tynpanies Charles Hnlengas
piano. ". J. Weber.
Mr.. Clarence whitnore, a former violin
pupil Of Mr. Ernest Lent. was ordained
deacon in Trinity Church last Sunday.
for which service Mr. Oscar Franklin
Comstock furnished several pieces. IN
cluding the introit anthem. Blessed are
Those Servants. Three-fold," Kyrie and
Sanctus. The offertory anthem was
How Lovely are the Messengers. Gfrom
Mendelssohn's "St. Paul" Mr.. Whitmore
was married in Trinity Church yester-
day. al noon. and besides the usual
marches, Mr.. Comstock played Marche
Nuptial. by MacMasters: Bridal Song.
by Jensen; BerceuSe. by Thoine. and
Spring Song. by Hallins: and with Miss
! Ruby Stanford. Alteration, by Borowski:
Nordische Sage, by Bohm. and Adagio.
by Ries.
Mrs. John Humphrey, who was former
ly Miss Adelaide Lynham. a contralto OF
enviable reputation. who has been absent
from Washington for some seasons. has
returned permanently 70 Washington,
where Mr.. Humphreys business has
brought him. and is at 3o23 Eleventh
street northwest.
Miss Edna J. Sheehy. the newly elected
treasurer of the Rubinstein Club, gave
her second annual pupils recital on
Thursday evening at her studio, 2Ol4 P
street. Her pupils showed a careful train
ing and a thorough knowledge Of what
they attempted. Miss Sl1eehy. at the close
Of the programme. sang the soprano aria
from the Queen Of Sheba" and Shira's
'Sognai. displaying a voice well trained.
Miss Mamie Mullaly played the accom-
paniments with skill and sympathy. The
programme was as follows: Verdi
Pratt" Mrs. IsdeIl; Drink to Ne Only
with Thine Eyes" Mr.. smoot; (a) 'Du
bist vie cine blume" Cb} "Serenade.- (c)
! My Rose, Mrs. Cans; (a) "A MadriEal. -
(b) The Violet and the Sunfiower," Mr..
Woodman; duet, Friendship" (in Canon).
Mrs. Isdell and Mr.. SmoOt, "Sieep. Little
Baby Of Nine" Miss Calder; duet. fa)
''Vieni Meco." Cbl Cruel Phyllis Mrs.
Isdell and Mrs. Cans; (a) Rose in the
Bud" (b) My Rosary" Mr.. Smoot; (a)
''Fiore che Langue," (b) 'NImporte. -
Mrs. Isdell; aria. Roberto o IN che
adore (from Roberto Il Diavolo'). Mrs.
Cans.
The Junior Stage Fright Club viii close
its season tomorrow night with an even
ing OF Chopin, in the studio OF Miss Alice
E Burbage, director Last Monday
Schumann was the subject. Miss Bur
bage read an interesting sketch Of the
composers life and personality. Miss
Bella Schiffman played the first two num-
bers Of the Fantasy pieces. IN the Even
ing and "Aufschwung;;" Miss Florence
Herman played "Warum" and the Fourth
! Nachtstuck; Mrs. J. Martin Sc~anase
played The Prophet Bird" from the
Forest Scenes. and Miss Margaret
Wright played .Traumerei." Miss Bur
bage played the set Of pieces called the
-Kreis5riana." and played as the special
study OF the evening the nineteen pieces
constituting the "Carneval," explaining
the signifioance Of the Dancing Letters, .
'Sphinxes. "Chlarinas7 and Fuse
bus"