The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

lieder.
The Rubinstein Club will sing at the
final meeting Of the national jubilee Of
the women's foreign missionary societies,
to be held on Friday evening. February
3. in Memorial Continental Hall. Mrs. A.
NJ. Blair will conduct.
H. H. Freeman gave the first of his
series Of pupils recitals last Thursday
evening in St Johns Church, when the
following programme was beautifully
given by Miss Elizabeth Carter Davis,
organist Of St James Episcopal Church.
in Leesburg, assisted by Miss Flora A.
Jackson. soprano and Arthur B. Empie,
tenor:
Concert prelude and fsue in major. .FsuIkcs
Sanzona. Op 40. No. 2.-.................Gu .Guilmant
Duet. Love Divine. All Love E1ceins' -. .Stainer
From the Daughter Of Jairus'
rnsne IN u minor
Where Have They Laid Him. Sullivan
Prom The Light Of the World
My Soul Is Athirst for God d.................Gaul
From The Holy City,
Santane IN y ma'" Denarest
This evening the quartet choir Of Cum
ton-Temple Presbyterian Church. con-
sisting of Mrs. Grace D. Jackson, organ
ist; Miss BERTHE Thompson, soprano; Mrs
Charlotte Gardner Lippitt, contralto: Mr..
Frederic Sillers. tenor. and Mr.. George A.
Provost. bass. will give a musical service
of an entire Mendelssohn programme
Ladies' trio, Lift Thine Eyes from
"Elijah;" a tenor solo. BE Thou Faith
full Unto DEATH" from st. Paul." and
the short cantata. Hear My Prayer
The Quartet will be assisted by Mrs. Z.
D. Anderson, Mrs. Theodore T. Apple,
Mrs. George H. Price. sopranos: Mrs
Estelle Gulick Cunningham. contralto:
Mr.. A. NJ Jackson. Mr.. Joseph Conner.
tenOrs. and Nr. f. R Eaton and Mr..
Sam Eaton bassos. Miss Florence wies-
er will give several Mendelssohn numbers
on the cello. accompanied by the organ
Miss Genevieve Small. whose artistic
and unusual whisuing has delighted
Washington audiences. is also a gold
medalist in vocal music. in which she
has pursued a full course.
Mrs. Elizabeth mith-Maxwefl sang two
numbers at the semi-monthly meeting
of the Short Story Club last Wednesday
evening. at the club rooms. Mrs. Max
wells first number. the brilliant aria from
Rosini's Barber of Seville" Una
voce POGO fa," gave fine opportunity
for showing the range of her beautiful
soprano voice. For an encore she gave
Rogers Love Has Wings" Her second
number was Cowen's Swallows" and
for an encore she sangs'Annie Laurie
Mrs Dun G. Lewis accompanied Mrs.
Maxwell
]. Humbird Duffy, formerly Of this
city. who is making phenomenal success
as tenor soloist on the professional
stage, will begin a tour of twenty-five
cities and towns in the South, February
6. passing through Washington en- route.
On March he will sing with the Balti-
more Oratorio Society in the first produc-
ton in this country of Bruch's Moses"
Mr.. Duffy had an engagement of between
six and eight weeks with the Pittsburg
Orchestra. the disbanding of which has
changed his season somewhat.
Luisa Tetrazzini has decided to learn
English Not that she doesn't speak
little now, for she does. But she has de-
termined to master the language, as she
plans to spend much Of her future life
in America, the country she loves best.
next to her own Italy. Nine Tetrazzini
has also consented to help the cause OF
song-snSing in English by offering on
her future programmes one or more COM
positions to be rendered in the text of
our people. 1t is not decided whether she
will put some of these English-spoken
songs on her coming concert. to be given
at the Belasco on March 90 but if she
does not they will shortly be regular por-
tions of every programme she offers the
public.
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw. so favorably
known in local musical and social cir
cles. will sing the leading role. that of
Mother Goose. in the opera. The House
that Jack Built by Mrs. Jessie L. Gay
nor. which will be given at the Columbia
Theater on the afternoons of February
J. and 10. for the benefit of the Con-
federate Memorial Home Miss Margaret
Martin, who is in charge of the opera, is
in her appreciation of the
talented little folks who furnish the caste.
which includes about 200 persons. Earl
rarbaugh. barytone soloist in the Fourth
Church, has assumed the
part of Old King Cole. and Robert A.
Jonscher. tenor at the Lutheran Memo
-ial Church. will sing the part of the
knave Of Hearts.
Ferruccio Busoni. the celebrated pianist,
will make his only appearance here this
'edSou III reCltdl dt tlle COluiOlb neo-
er Tuesday afternoon, February Z. Born
1t EmpOli. near Florence. in 1868, Busoni
las now reached the height Of his powers
Mr.. Glenn billiard Gum. music critic Of
he Chicago Tribune, says, "BuSoni, to-
lay unQuestionably the greatest mind in
music. makes his own linitless technical
md toDal command of the instrument
eem small in contrast to the bigness OF
lis musical conception" There is wide
pread interest in his forthcoming con-
.ert here. and seats are now selling at
he theater.
The twelfth annual concert by the
iordica Mandolin, Banjo, and Guitar
Clubs, Mr.. Walter T. Holt. director, will
,e given next Wednesday evening. at
pices of the Metropolitan Bible class.
rhe programme for this event is one of
merit, comprising the best of
classical and modern musical compost
ions. The mandolin and guitar clubs
will be heard in '-Tannhauser Over
ure." Wagner: '.Serenade," LeoncavaIlo:
u. S. A. PATROL" Peck, and Flag Lily
March," W. T. Holt The banjo club
will render Mazourka Capriccio, The
Ioquette," Weber, and THE Troopers"
Bacon. Other numbers will be banjo
olo. american Rondo.'' by Master Du-
our Brown. and mandolin solo. 1.-The
3rooklet," by Miss Alice T. Hill. Mr..
Holt will have as assisting talent Mrs.
Arthur Glanville Dunn. Miss Marian E.
dcCoy. Mr.. William G. Atherholt, Mr..
.ane ID Webber Mr. Henry r Forker