Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
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vitations to song recital Thursday even.
ing TO be given I'm the McNeal studio %
connecticut avenue Mrs. Beard will be
assisted by Miss Katharine McNeal. pian-
ISL, and Miss Marguerite O'Toole, ac-
companist.
Miss Mary Helen Leefe. soprano. and
Miss Ethel Tozier. pianist. have sent out
CARDS Tor a studio tea at the Belasco this
AFTERNOON from 10 O'Clock.
The Clef Quartet. composed Of Mrs.
Husack, first violin. Frank Howard, Sec
ond violin: Fritz Mueller. cello and Miss
florence Noack, pianist and sccompanist
Is one of the new orya nizations 81 the
city that will be heard shortly i'm recital.
They will give the program at the OPEN
ing Of the National Theater series of the
Y. NJ. &. 4.
Al the ii o'clock service OF ST Ste
phens Protestant Episcopal Church the
music today will be tie Deum in q. bv
Martin. and 'Bencdictus'' in A NV
Stainer. Mrs. q. X Wentz WIFI he the
offertory sooist At the o'clock service
In the evening King Halls Magnificent and
Nunc Dimttis in Il fiat viii be rendered
and Mr.. Henry Purcell Neazic tho choir
master. VIII he the sooist at the offertofN.
Mr.. Neazie was leading soprano as a boy
at Old ST. Paufs Church. Baltimore. un-
der Miles Farrow.
! Music was a special feature of tho re-
ception Of welcome rendered Rev. Dr. and
NirS- van Scfalck Friday evening their
return from Europe. Mrs. Corey. soprano
Hoioist of the choir. sang Kate Nannahs
Lula by: Miss Lillian Chenowith. con
tralto. was heard in Whisper and | Shall
Hear. with violin ohligato by Miss Ethel
G. Lee: MIR. wilkins gave the tenor solo.
MY Dreams" by Tosti; Mr.. Bingham.
bass. sang The Lass with the Delicate
Air. and two ensemble numbers. The
Parting Kiss" by Pinsuti, and When
Mabel Sings" by Obey Speaks. completed
! the musical feature of the evening Mrs.
George Baxter assisted as accompanies.
A pleasant event OF the week took place
| Friday evening in the lecture room or
the Washington Heights PRESBYTERIAN
Church. when program of vocal and
instrumental musical numbers was given
under the direction OF Mrs. Blanche Muir
palgleiSh for the benefit of the recently
| organized Christian Endeavor Society.
The program included two trios for yio-
| lin. cello and piano. ''Serenade. by
Widor. and ''Serenade.' by Victor Her
bert: contralto solos, The Nightncale's
Song" by Nevin, and DE Sun is a-Sink-
| in. by Mrs. Dalgleish: recitstions.
Mother Hubbard Sermon Edward Cal
| low. and for encore. THE Gloomy
Room: tenor solo. ''Once More" by
Chamnade. Mr.. Herndon Morscil. and
| encore. Il Wonder il Ever the Rose.
by David Dick Slater; bass solo. When
Richeleu the Red Robe Wore, by fiar-
vey Murray. Theodore Apple. and en-
| core. "Ah. It's Dream by Hawlcy:
soprano solo. Love the Peddier." by
German. Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw-Gawler.
! and encore. MY Heart Is Sair'' told
SCOTCH; quartet for piano and strings.
dances from Henry VIII. Morris
Dance" by Edward German tenor solo,
I'm Loves Garden and Lady %
Shadows by Rocket. Mr.. Morsell reel
| tation. .'Carlotta Mia 10y DAILY. Edward
soprano solo. ''Madrigal," by Harris.
Mrs. Ethel Northumberland. and en-
| core. when Love is Kind 'old Eng
| lish): bass solo. My Little Love, by
TIL Death" by Mascheroni. Mrs
| Blanche Muir Daigleish. and encore. LIT
tie Irish Song" Mrs. Harry Cunningham
was the accompanies.
The choir of the Church "f the Assem-
| sion, under the direction of Anton kas-
par. will sing for the offertory at the
evening service Filing Wide the Gates
from Stainer's ''Crucitixion- Preceding
the service Mr.. kaspar will play An
dante Relgioso,' Thomc. and PRELUDE"
Gounod.
John Porter Lawrence. organist and
director of the choir of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. has out
lined his plans for the special musical
| services throughout the season, and the
| compositions TO be given include a
number of refreshingly unfamiliar
works. A special musical service VIII
| take the place of the regular order the
| last Sunday evening of each month. he
ginning next Sunday. when Barnbys
"Rebekah'' will he presented by the
quartet. Mr.. Lawrence is not expect
| ing his quartet. efficient though IL 10,
! to do the work Of chorus. so that
none of the oratorios or cantatss TO be
sung will he given entire. but only the
parts which can be effectively rendered
by the four voices. The personnel or
the quartet is as follows: Mrs. Nellie
Wilson Shircliff. soprano: Miss Pauline
Whitaker. contralto: Joseph +. Matthew.
4 VI N,1a 1..CS
the works in preparation by the choir
are Bachs Christmas oratorio. THE
Atonement," by ]. Coleridge Taylor
Gounod's ''Mors ct Vita The Lord OF
| The Light of Life" by Elgar: Rossinis
.-Stabat Mater and Maunders Song OF
Thanksgiving.
Oscar Franklin Comstock has issued In
vitations for the opening recital OF his
tenth season, which will take place Tues
day evening at his studio Mr.. Comstoc1S
will be assisted by Mrs. Lippitt, the well
known contralto and member of the Ru-
binstein Club. and their program viii In
clude compositions by Norman,
Tosti. Beethoven, Brahms. Lassen. Franz.
Grieg Donizetti. Hadley, Shelley, Dohr
Forester, Vidal, Saint-Saens. Taubert
Bradsky. Marshall and Allitsen. Miss
Julia Higgins will assist accompanist
A pleasant event of the early fall was
the recent concert given by members OF
| the music faculty of National Park Semi
nary. Forest Glen. The members of tho
| faculty were assisted by Mrs. Francesks
| kaspar-LawSo soprano, in giving the
| following attractive program: Piano SOLO
Fantasia. opus 66, by Chopin. John Por-
ter Lawrence; soprano solo. 'Jewct
Song from Faust, by Gounod. Mrs.
Lawson; piano solo. LISTS transcription
of the valse from Faust" Fraulein Katie
Hutig: vocal solos. Keepsake" by War
ner and 'Melodie." by Tosu. Charles
]. McCiill: violin solos. Air Nariee. BY
Vieuxtemps. and "Canzonetta, by ID Am
broso.. Anton kaspar: soprano solo.
Villa by Lehar. Mrs. Lawson. and
piano solo, "Liebestraum,' 10y List. Mr..
Lawrence.
William C. Mills, tenor soloist Of old
st. Johns Church. Lafayette square, and
the first president of the Musurgia Club.
dropped in at the regular rehearsal ct
| the Foster building. Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Mills. after making brief speech.
sang two numbers for the club. G. T..
Robertshaw, tenor, and q. W. Darr bari-
tone also contributed to the informal
program. The features of the Musurg1a
rehearsals this season will be a short
program Of solos provided each week by
the house committee. Next Tuesday
George w. II. Rollings. e. Frank Meyers.
Carl Moss and Byron Blodgett will fur
nish the numbers. Ten successful appli-
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