Evening star., 1909-09-05
MUSICAL MENTION,

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| ments have also been made by MIS-.
Greene for the accommodation of pupils
from a distance who wish TO be en-
rolled as students of the school
| Musical critics in Paris are enthusiast"
over little American girl-Aline Van
prize for piano at the National Conscrva-
tory.
She halls from Boston and is the first
American to win this coveted prize But
| twelve years old, she is pupil of Della
bordc.
! In the annual concoursc OF the conscrva-
| tory, which takes place in midsummer,
| she was in competition with thirty girls,
ranging from fifteen to twenty-three years
| of age. All the candidates were required
| to perform a test piece-the thirty-one
variations of Beethoven, opus -, in T. Nat.
At the close Of her splendid rendition
recognition of her superiority was instan-
| taneous and brought forth a storm of ap-
plause.
| The closing entertainment of the Wash
ington Grove Chautauqua was given last
| night by the Madrigal Quartet. from the
Musurgia Club. The members of the quar-
tet are Joseph +. Matthew, first tenor, Le-
roy Glider, second tenor: James f. Hicks,
first bass, and Theodore L. Apple, second
| bass, with Charles r. Bartlett accomHaE
mist and director They were assisted by
Edwin Callow. dramatic reader, in the
following attractive program: Winter
Song (Bullard) and The Jolly Miller
tAtkinson), Madrigal Quartet; tenor solo,
20 Haste Thee. Sweet" Hawleyo, Mr..
Matthew; My Love Is Like a Red Red
Rose (Juttner) and Sleep, My Lady"
(GeibeD. quartet; baritone solo. Ave
Verum' (H. Clough-Leighter), Mr.. Hicks.
| recital, The Story at the Club Mr.. Cal
low; DE sandman tProtheroe,. quartet;
tenor solo, Goodbye" (Tost). Mr.. Glider;
group of humorous selections, quartet
bass solo, When Richelieu the Red Robe
Wore Murray, Mr.. Apple, and The
Village Choir" dynes), quartet. All mum
bers were enthusiastically received and
the program was enlarged by generous en-
cores.
Mr. and Mrs l.. +. Manoly left Fri
day for a visit to New York. Mr.. Ma
molly has arranged the music for a new
production at the IIippodrome under
Manuel Klein, and goes to New York
on business Before their return they
will visit Mr.. Manoly's parents at their
summer home on the Hudson
Edwin Hughes. one Of the Washington
pianists who has been in Berlin for the
past two years is now taking his Vaca-
ton travelling on the continent Mr.
Hughes will not return to Washington
this winter. he had planned. but will
remain another season in Berlin, CON
tinuing his studies under Leschetizky and
teaching in the LeSchetiZky school as he
did last winter. Besides his musical work
Mr.. Hughes has also found time to send
some literary compositions on musica |
subjects to American periodicals and
ma gazincS.
Most of the choirs which have been on
vacation during August will resume
their work at the respective churches to-
day. Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shircliff soprono
Of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. has returned from a two-Ueek
stay a Atlantic City, where she was en-
tertained by Mrs. Clarence l.. Rhccm at
the Chalfonte Mrs. Shircliff resumed her
and will be in her place at the New York
Avenue church this morning. Bernard
Shrcliff. her young son. has also returned
from his summer outing. spent as the
guest of the younger members of eN-Sec-
retary Cortelyou'S family, at Hunting
ton. Long Island.
Miss Pauline Whitaker. contralto of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian CHOIR.
returned last night from Hammonton,
~ j. where she was entertained a the.
home of Judge Byrres. The early part Of
her vacation was spent at freeport, l.. J.,
where she was the guest of friends.
John Porter Lawrence. organist and
choir director of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. spent the early
part of the heated term at MorSantown,
w Va where he gave a summer course
at the State University in conjunction
with Anton kaspar. violinist. At the con-
ciusion of. the summer term there MI.
Lawrence went to Maine for an outing
and there spent the month OF August.
The members of the quartet of Calvary
Baptist Church have all been re-engaSed
for the coming season and Will be hedfo
again at the morning service today. lac
and Heaven tMercadante), quartet: So
prano solo, adore and Be Still "Iou-
nod. Mrs. Gawler. At the evening sei-v-
ice the quartet will sing Awake, Ny