The Washington herald., 1909-01-10
IN THE MUSICAL WORLD.


Mrs. Samuel Lawson Burton. of Tacoma, H
n. Y. who was formerly Mrs. Kitty
Thompson Berry, Of this city. a leading
soprano solOist in church choir and 1
circles was a soloist at one Of the |
evening musicales'' Of OswegO. n. Y. 1
last Monday night The OsWego Daily /
Palladium has this to say Of her first ap-
peaTance there:
Mrs. Burton. Of Lac9na. came prscti- /
eaIly unknown. and left the hall with I
the enthusiastic admiration OF every one 4
who heard her Her voice is fun, rich 1
soprano. Of rare cultivation, and under /
absolute control She knows her music. !
has the ability 10 give It definite. ample I
expression. and completely fascinated her /
audience The programme as printed on I
Saturday was given. but for enccres Mrs
Burton gave still As the Nigh" I
fBohnsl. -Laddie" CNeidlinger), and /
Moskowski's Cradle Song" Mrs. Bur
tons programme numbers were the aria I,
from -Ernani.'' and Leo Stern's 'Prln- /
temps"
Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock gave a !
splendid recital last Monday night in his
studio. when a large and distinguished |
company OF musical people listened in
tently to the interpretations BIZ Miss
Sybla Ramus, of New York. of Wieniaw-
skis 'Legende- and other masterpieces.
Miss Ramus' technique and bowling show
the hard study she has done in New York
and Germany Mr. Comstock sang in
his best form Schumann's ''Dichteriiebe.
which offers much variety OF expression
and color. The Brahms sonata. in d minor,
was played by Miss Ramus and Mr.. Com
stock. and formed a brilliant ending TO
delightful programme. Miss Marguerite
Williams was the accomDdnist
The third recital Of the Won Unschuld
club took place las: Friday evening In
the parlo7s of the University OF Music.
of which Nine. Won UnschHld is presi-
dent and musical director. The pro-
gramme was as follows.
BeethoTen-SOna,a, adajo. pathetic, and Tondo.
Mozar+-Soss.s. q MAJOR. As, movement. Miss
Blanche Sherman
/ Poldini-Mzrcn -AIirnouc'' Miss Pearl Myers.
/ Dvorak- Efumo-ysqge. Miss Blanche Border.
Beeth0yen-Sonata. F major first movement. Mss
Constance Aver
la HenseIt-.Iove song" fb} Mendelsohu-
l Spinning Song" Miss Ethel Fisher.
I Beethoven Variation. G minor. Mss Corneiia
Hsukn@s~
McNeal and Blanche Border
/ Bes;hoyeu-Sonata- e major first movement
| fWal6seinl Mr. ~ &, Msssie.
/ Liszt-Rhals0die NJ. 6. Mss Eleanor Nordhoit.
TIE music to-day in the Church OF the
! Covenant viii be
A. the Afternoon service ar SD O'Clock; Church
! Quartet as FatheT-" Msrsion; Mrs. Cav
I Ter. Gone Cnto Ne, Cosnon. Mr. Stevens. Tia
/ Psui,ert~ vande Water; Miss Benheimer. Pear
Dr. Donald . NacIeed. p the Frs, Presbyterian
Church viii speak the 'CamTaigu against ~
( temp rance.
+ EsrninF. 7.o-ouar7et from the Marine Band
Walter = smith leader. March sing. Ans
I Brother" Beyse-- Peace Cborus.' Wagrcr. Fan
( Fe-te Burz Isither. 10: ''Evenins Song krcut-
( YEP: ''Nstsl-e- How Beautiful Thou Art Call
DR.. Wood Will preach az O'Clock on
The coming man.
Arrangements for the February tour OF
/ the alI-star quartet mead by Signor
Bonci, which the Metropolitan Opera
( Company is sending on the road. have
I
tour opens in Boston. February l. Con=
certs VIII follow in Washington, Roch-
ester. Syracuse. Erie. and Detroit Four
teen concerts viii be given between
March 9 and April p
Nine Marie RappOld, who has been
singing with an the great oTchestras since
her return from her Western concert
tour. viii be the soprano. Mime. Mari
anne Flahaut viii be the contralto and
Mr.. Herbert WitherspOOn, who has long
ranked as the leading American concert
basso. VIII round out the quartet. SignOr
( Pietro Florida, the composer pianist, viii
be the musical director on tour.
The programme viii contain several OF
Mr. Bonci's favorite arias and concerted
/ numbers. including Una Furtivs La
grima." from "Elisir d'Amore. che
! Zelda Mamma. + from la BOheme. -
la Donna Mobile. from -RigOlet1O. "
and the Faust TITO and the 'Rigolet-
to Quartet
The Ladies Aid Society OF St Marks
/ Church. gave a concert Thursday even
ing in the lecture room OF the church. A
large audience was present. The Re
bew Orchestra. with Miss Mabel Louise
Benzler. was heard In a soprano solo
from Jeanne dare" Mr.. W J Weber.
In q piano solo. Monastery Bells. and
MIR. II. p. schmidt and Joseph A Dodge
in a clarinet duet Two Thoughts" The
Rebew Orchestra furnished the instru-
mental part OF the programme. and a
number Of encores were given by both
the soloists. and the orchestra The
programme follows:
Overture Lila hsfrl'
Clarinet duet Two Thc1ghts .strons
H 2. schmidt and joseph A. DOdse.
Watt sounds from tie Valley ---------------Seid
/ Soprano solo from Jeanne d'ATc
Mss Mabel Louise BenzieT.
Csproe Hearts Message Sandman
: Piano solo, ''Moaaste-y BeIis'
A. J. We5er.
March Lights out .AIcCol
Miss Amy Kibby. soprano; Mr. John P
lRedeker. bass. and Miss Margaret T
Harbers, violinist, viii be the soIoists al
, the fourth public rehearsal Of the Re
) bew Orchestra. TO be given at the Kel
Ter Lutheran Memorial Church mex
J. Monday evening
The Parish Union OF All Souls Church
has arranged a most attractive pro
: gramme for a musicale TO be given mex