Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
MUSICAL MENTION.

Church next Sunday evening under the
direction of Mr.. A. G. Eldridge. organist
and chOirmaster The solos will be sus-
tanned by Mr. Joseph L. Battle. tenor; Mr.
Walter Humphreys, baritone, and Mr.
Charles Moore, bass.
Tuesday evening last at Mckendree NJ
E. Church the Chorus Club, under the di-
rection of Mr. William J. Palmer. sang
Gade's splendid cantata. 1.-The Crusaders
the hbretto of which is taken from the
Italian epic of Tasso. Jerusalem Deliv-
cred The solos were sustained by Miss
Sherrier, as Armida; Mr.. William Clay
baugh. baritone, as Peter. the Hermit
and DR.. W. NJ. kimball. tenor, as Ri
naldo. Miss Marie Hansen assisted at the
piano and Mr.. Louis A. Potter at the Or
gan. Special mention should be made OF
the work of the chorus in the seventh
| number. 1.-THE Chorus Of Sirens" with
| tenor solo. by Rinaldo in which the work
of the club was satisfactory to an Unusual
| degree.
The program at the Friday Morning Mu.
sic Club this week was devoted to compo.
| sitions by Johannes Grahms, 1S3;3-1S97
and included trio for piano. violin an6
| horn. Andante. alternating with POGO pit
animate, Scherzo allegro Adagio mesto
| Finale. Allegro con brio, Mrs. Day, Miss
Marine Band; Liebeslieder Walzer. OPP. 52
, text from Daumer's ''Polydora." voca
quartet Miss Brickenstein. Rev. G. F
Dudley. Mrs. Day and Mr.. w. II. Peter; 1
20 Give Answer; Maiden Farest': 2
"Darkeyed Maiden; 4. Like the Sunsets
Golden Splendor". :. "Thou Tender, Trail
ing Ivy: &, WAS Once Pretty. Tiny
Birdie: !, How Sweet, How joyful
Glance Is Fond and Kind: o. I'm Woo
Embowered': 10. oh. How Soft Yon
Murmurfng Stream: II. No. There Is
No Bearing with These Spiteful Neigh
bors''; l.. 'Locksmith. Ho" IL. Bird in
Sheen. o Lucent Wave; Is. Nightingale
Thy Song; 16 "Ah. Love Is Mine Un-
fathomed'': II. Nay, larry, Sweetheart"
49, "A Tremor's in the Branches"
| The fifth of the Lenten organ rectals
| of ST. Johns Church. Lafayette Square,
was given yesterday by Mr.. FL. Fl. Free
| man. organist and choirmaster of the
| church. He was assisted by Miss Mar
saret I'roole. harpist, and Master
Charley Horton. soprano. in the following
program: Festival Fantasia and Fugue in
c minor Cschirch,. Pavane Favorite
(Louis XIV. Brisson; harp and organ.
Alteration from . The Holy ~ City,
Standing (GounoO: harp and organ,
"Berceuse' tGounod) especially ar
ranged for harp and organ for this re-
citaD: 'serenade'' lHelmund): soprano
| Grand Choir" ,Higgs): harp and or
gan Funeral March" Chopin.
Mrs W. Sinclair Bowen entertained
al a musical last night in her apart
ment at Stonelei2h Court in honor of
was heard in the following eXacting pro-
gram: Prelude in + minor. two Etudes
| and Ballade in minor Chopin; "Sere-
nata DAlbert: Chant-Polonaise Cho-
r,al1a ~ tc.xsA Sv,tt,-
ming Song from The FLYING Dutchman'
| Wagner Liszp: Isolde's Liebestod 'Wag-
nerp and The Ride Of the Vaikyries'
wagner Hutchesoni-
The Musurgia club gave its annual
spring smoker at the Washington Canoe
Club house Monday evening, the club
house being secured through the courtesy
of DR.. y. Willis Pomery and Robert r
Brott, members of both clubs. A program
was furnished under the direction OF
Horace Ward. chairman of the entertain
ment committee and included numbers
from the following members: Richmond
Bingham. Charles r. Bartlett. T. l.. Mead
ir.. II: b. Crosby. Arthur b: Pierce, Hugh
Yea. Joseph F. Matthew. Messrs. Jones,
Callow. Gardner and Hicks OF the club
gave several interesting and humorous
monologues. The feature of the evening
was the rendering of clever dialect imi-
tation by William II. Falconer. of the
Washington Readers Club. Mr.. Edgar
Priest was the accompanist.
DIR. Warner Holt entertained Thursday
evening at annual musical compli-
mentary to the nurses of Sibley Hospital,
The affair took place in Rust Hall, which
is equipped with a fine pipe organ. and the
program was opened by Mr.. Lewis Corn
ing Atwater. who gave two organ volun-
taries. ''Offertoire" tBatiste), ''Andantino''
Gemare), in satisfactory style. He was
followed by contralto solos, My Heart at
NvS.tr frnv, Co III
Delilah' (Saint-Saens), and Beloved. 1t
Is Morn lAlyMardl, Miss Irma Stern;