The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-03

soprano. and Mrs Grace Dufour Brown.
I accompanist
The many Washington friends Of Mr..
]. Humbird Duffey. formerly a resident
of this city and for the last seven or
eight years a resident OF New York CITY.
will be pleased 70 learn that he has been
engaged by the management Of the Met
ropolitan Opera House to sing the tenor
solo in the oratorio of Lazarus" II
will no doubt be surprise 10 Mr.. Duff
fey's friends TO find that he has bios
somed out into tenor singer. Mr..
Duffey's voice used to be a fine high
barytone, but within the last year or
two ii has gradually changed and prom
ises to become a brilliant tenor. His
engagement at the Metropolitan Opera
House for so important part. for which
ii is understood, Glen Hall was first
under consideration. proves a recogni-
ton Of this fact 1t is Mr.. DufIey's pur-
pose to go to Germany In the fan with
view Of entering upon a contract with
one Of the opera houses there.
Miss Marion McFali has arranged an
attractive programme for to-night's serv-
Ice in First Baptist Church, Sixteenth
ana o streets, where she has charge OF
the music and is soprano soloist. The
Chaminade sextet, OF which she is q
member, will sing Charity" by Rossini.
and Miss McFall and Miss HiIda Koch
Ter viii sing Mendeissohn's duet IT
Waited for the Lord" At the morning
service Miss McFan will sing "out Of
the Depths" by Rogers. at the offer
tory The Chaminade Club Is com
posed of Miss McFall, Mrs. Gibbs. Mrs.
McAfee. Miss Graham. Miss Gary Miss
Koehler, and Miss Roberts.
MT Anton kaspar, violinist, gave some
concerts in West Virginia last week
where he repeated successes made there
on previous occasions. He played in
Grafton on Monday evening, assisted
by Miss Gertrude Dobson. soprano.
which programme was repeated on thu
following evening in Warrington. On the
evening of March 30, Mr.. Kaspar played
in Fairmont, assisted by Miss Christine
Miller. contralto. He played on these
occasions Ries' Adagio and Motto Per-
petuo, Wieniawski's Romano and Ma
zurka. Sarasates ''Zapateado." Drdlas
Souvenir" Sarasates Migon fantasie.
and innumerabIe enceres.
Miss Clarine McCarty, pianist. who re-
Gently returned from a period Of study
abroad. gave recital in the reading
room for the blind. in the Library Of Con
gress on Thursday afternoon. She was
assisted by Miss Mary Remey, ytoliuist.
and Mr.. Leroy Glider, tenor. Miss Nc
Cartys programme was all Of Chopin:
two preiudes. impromptu IN F sharp.
etude in G fat, known as the Black
Key Etude; ballad in A fat. and 10
close the programme the Chopin Grand
Polonaise. She played one charming en-
core. a composition of her own, The
Little Clock" Miss Remey played de-
Iightfully the minuet in G. by Beethoven:
Plerne's "Serenade,7 and Meditation
from 'Thais." Mr. Glider sang Bart
let's Elaine, THE Mission of Rose
and Haste Thee, Sweet" Miss McCarty
viii give a recital on the evening Of
April IS.
THE Cross Of Fire" a dramatic can
tata by Max Burch, viii be heard here
for the first time on Tuesday night at
McKendree NJ. E. Church, by the Wash
ingt0n Chorus Club. under Mr. W. J.
Palmer, with sixty voices, Mrs. Deyo.
Air. Clabaugh. and Mr.. G. W. Smith sus-
tanning the solo parts and Mr.. Potter at
the organ. The proceeds are for the
church music fund.
Mr.. Lorraine Holloway, fellow Of the
Royal College of Organists, who Is or
ganist and choir master at St Davids,
Roland Park. Nd, at his recital at St.
Thomas Church last Tuesday evening.
had assisting him Mrs. Carl Henning nee
and the Chaminade Sextet.
The former sang Schubert's The AL
mighty" and the latter RossinPs Char
ty." Mrs Warner Gibbs singing the solo
and obligato.
The fourth monthly concert to be given
oy the Apollo Orchestra, Albert P. John
son. conductor, viii be given next Friday
evening in McKendree NJ. E. Church.
They will be assisted by Miss Clara L.
mezzo soprano, and William D.
Slaughter, elocutionist