Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

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tenor; soprano solo. Miss woodruff; con-
tralto solo, Consider the Lilies (Bisch-
off), Mrs. Louise Carson Hill. and by re.
guest the trio from the opera "Attila
Miss Woodruff. soprano; Mr.. Taylor.
tenor, and Mr.. w. w. Mundell. bass. Mrs.
Henry Hunt Mckee will preside as usual
at the organ.
! Ernest T. Winchester, who organized
the chancel choir at ST. Aloysius Church,
and has successfully done the work for
several years as director of music at st.
will now devote his whole time to st.
Pauls and to his private teaching. Mr..
Winchester leaves a fine body Of men
and boys well trained and organized. at
ST Aloysus. and while the choir is
secarely three years old it is conceded to
rank among the best in the country.
AN evening with Chopin and Schu-
manu. given last night by pupils of Mr.
Frank Gebest at his studio proved a de-
ligtful affair. The pupils were assisted
by Mr. Harry H. Campbell, baritone, in
the following ambitious program: Schu-
amos. eight hands. Miss Adams. Miss
Dortsch. Mr.. Gotta and Mr.. Gebest;
Happy Enough" Bird as Prophet" and
Novelette,. in B minor (Schumann).
Miss 1mogene Graham; "Aufschwung'
Die Lotosblume" and The Three Gren-
address tschumann), Mr.. Harry H.
Campbell; variations on a German theme
| Chopin. Harry 8. Kennedy; q. .octurne"
in B fiat minor (chopin). Edwin Russell
Fewell: ''Ballade in G Minor" (Chopin).
Lasalle Spier: "Polonaise in Flat op.
81 (Chopin). B. Frank Gebest.
A literary and musical entertainment
was given Wednesday evening at the
Temple Baptist Church, which proved
most successful affair both for It's enter
tanning features and for Its financial re-
suits The program included Spring
''Scherzo in B Minor (Chopin). Mr.. Las
sale Spier; "Norseman's Song" ErvinD.
Mr.. George A. Provost; "Larghetto"
s sHandep' MIS- Miss Helen Dodge ons,aet
Sketch" was given, causing much amuse-
ment, Mrs. Bertha NJ. Tilden impersonat-
Ing Malindy Johnsing. and Alfred Fall
Goner' Abraham Bbenezar White.
Rain" GehmanD. open Thy Blue Eyes
(Massenet and "Nymphs and Shepherds
lPurcelD. Miss Thompson: violin solo,
Souvenir" Drdla), Miss Dodge; tenor
solos. 'Nita Gitana" Ode Kovem and
Whtttemore: Slave song Del Reigo1.
Mrs. B. F. Gilmore; Hungarian Rhap-
sodie," No. uiszt, Mr.. Spier. The. &C
companists for the occasion were Mrs.
Grace D. Jackson. Miss Grace Adams
and Mr.. Williams.
B. Allen Terrell, tenor. has resigned his
position as soloist at old st. Johns p. E
Church, Lafayette Square. where he has
been singing for the last year and
| half
The Musurgia Club was we'll represent
ed at a concert In Grace M. E. Church
p puesaay lev, evening: Mr.; George W. H.
Thousand Eyes" (Spicker); Mr.. Joseph F.
! Whittemore. tenor, sang "Nita Gitana'
de Koven) and Absent (Molloy): Mr.
Arthur B: Pierce gave four plantation
songs and Mr.. Edwin Callow recited
several dialect selections. Mr.. Charles r
Bartlett. director of the Musurgia; Mrs
A. b. Pierce and j. w. Cheney, jr.. were
| the accompanies.
The Washington Chorus Club. William
Palmer, directing. will have charge CT the
| musical portion Of the service at the
Church OF the Covenant this evening.
Miss Pearl Waugh resumed yesterday
an attractive feature to her students be-
fore the holidays. The first part Of the
program was devoted to the study OF
early ecclesiastical music-a continuation
vious meeting-and the second part OF the
prog am was made up Of the following
exacting piano numbers: "Gavotte," in B
minor Bach saint-saens); Romance" in
Gsass1 Etude, OBJ. 81 p so
(Jensen); La Fontaine'' (sohythej: 'Dans
le Style Ancien" tchaminade,. Poem
minor Rheinhold). "Etude' for left hand
PirfharD. Waltz" in D fiat (Chopin),
"Uben die steppe Him. (schythe). The
pupils taking part are Cordelia Kautz
Walsh. Helen Rankin. Mary Lands, 10.
,, sic Vannand and Sue Bineford.
,, Mrs. Johnson Manning enter
tanned Friday evening at a musical at
her studio on Belmont road. presenting
her advanced pupils. Miss Gladys Aleine
Strong and Mr.. Franz Bousbee, in an
exacting program Of piano numbers. Miss
Strong was for two summers soloist at
the auditorium at Ocean Grove, N. J.,
with Tall Esen Morgan, and ranks among
the best pianists of the younger musical
set In WASHINGTON. The program Friday
1 Ffanz Bo,sbes: Lsseheti.ky Mr.
MANN. Miss Gladys Strong: Prelude
, RachmaninofD. Mr.. Bousbee: "Grand
Fantasia de Concert" Wagner) and
'Etude' cchopin). Miss Strong: ''Lurline"
(Mendelssohn) and "Rigoletto," BY re-
quest Verdi-Liszt, Miss Strong An in
teresting and novel feature Of the pro-
gram was some whistling solos in imita-
ton OF birds by Miss Genevieve Small
Mrs. William Small OF Euclid street and
comes Of musical family, several of
whom were prominent in various church
| chofrs Of this city years ago.
Miss Marion McFall. soprano. has been
engaged as soloist at the Northminster
Presbyterian Church for the months Of
February and March. and will be heard
this morning at the offertory in "Fear
Ye Not, o Israel" by Dudley Buck. with
Miss POpkins at the organ
pianist from Portland. Ore. who made
such favorable impression on the gath
ering Of music lovers and critics at the
home Of Mrs. Thomas H. Carter last
week, will be heard again next Friday
| evening at the meeting of the Con-
gressional Club. She will give selections
by Leschetizky, Raff, Grieg and List. and
a genuine treat Is anticipated by those
who have already had the pleasure Of
hearing this charming child She is
spending a few weeks in Washington
previous to sailing for Europe where she
will spend several years completing her
musical education. This young pianist
of twelve years plays with ease and finish
compositions that would tax a mature
artist. She will be assisted E,ridav
evening by the Ladies' Cecilia Quartet.
who will give two groups of songs
Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shircliff soma m,
soloist of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church. will be the assisting solo |
list at the concert of the Washington
Symphony Orchestra Mr., Herman Rako