The Washington herald., 1911-03-12
MUSICANDM MUSICIANS

The Rubinstein Club will give Rubin
stein recital next Wednesday morning
in the ballroom of the Arlington, which
promises to he one of the most inter
esting this great organization has yet
gwen. The club will sing four numbers
by the composer whose name they bear,
and in the Water Nymph," Mrs. Will
lam T. Reed, contralto soloist in the
choir OF the Calvary Baptist Church,
will sing the beautiful incidental solo.
Mrs Alfred r Gage will be heard in
some Rubinstein songs for soprano; Miss
Marguerite Howard and Mrs \. l..
johnson will sing several duets and Mrs.
w Sinclair Bowen, Miss Ruby Stanford,
and Miss Ethel Lee will play trio for
piano. violin, and cello.
Miss Stanford will play upon a valu-
able Stradivarius instrument loaned her
by Mr.. Particle. Of Georgetown, who
owns probably the finest collection of
violins in this country. The club will
hold rehearsal Tuesday morning.
The musical numbers given at the sec
ond intcrsociety debate between the Co
lumbar Debating Society and the Need
ham Debating Society last week in the
New Masonic Temple were arranged by
Miss Amy Ieavitt, the wcu-known
pianist. singer. composer. and brilliant
lnguist
Miss Lcavitt opened the performance
by playing two brilliant piano numbers.
Schumann'S soaring and Bartlett :
The Dragon Flies, and Miss Margaret
Standif0rd sang a number of contraltO
solos, skiIlfulIy accompanied 10y Miss
LeaNltt. They We're Thomas A Sum
mer Night, Mrs. Beach's At the
Spring" Burleichs Jean" and Beck
eT's Spring Song" For encore she sang
Harolds The Childs PRAYER" so sue
cessfulIy sung here by Nine Schumann-
Heink.
Miss Amy Ieavtr,. in addition to
the seven languages She has already
mastered. is one of the lest Esperantists
in the District, and has translated Kate
Nannah's song "tiood-hy, Sweet Day"
into Esperanto. and has sung it with
much success recently. II is pronounced
to he a. good and smooth to sing in as
Italian. the ravorIle language for singers.
She had great success with the song at
the recent meeting ~ The District OF
Columbia Federation Of Esperanto.
Ms, OIdbcrg gave the NTH concert in
h." c"urs" last week, with a programme
Of much interest and credit Mrs.
stephen Victor Graham made d pro-
noanced success She is tie wife OF
naval officer stationed at Annapolis. and
is cGltvajIng her splendid voice dill
gently. TIL" oth"I ~"Iuist was Miss Neil
MarNUIiy, who also made q splendid
impression. Air.. "ldbcr= accompanied
Tho Apollo Orchestra. win its forty
fiy" players. Albert p. johnston director.
Will give It's fourth monthly concert on
mex FrI.ay evening. March l.. at S
O.pLock, at Mrkcudrco VI. f. Church, as
sisted by Miss + Marion Greene. soprano
and Fred O'C"rn,u, reader The public is
cordially invited 70 tn.sc concerts. which
arc given once d month during the play
ing season. no stated admission being
charged, bat a silver Offering being TAX
IN for the b,ncur Of the muSI fund. The
following sTi. nitG programme viii be rem.
dcTod: March. Kaiser Frederic" Fried
mann; overture. Sweet Brjar,' Lauren
u-aI. soprano SOLO, The Dream-maker
Man,' Ncvin, Miss F Marion Greene:
lnirTmczZo, "CuPIdS' PIeadirSS.' Noelker:
SaNUphnn" SOLO. in" Lost chord" SuIIi-
van, II. ". T J-nncr: "Strans from Kill
larncV." Various. "Srarf Dance" Scene
"e f"IIot, lhamlHaae. soprano solo. An
Ocean Lullaby NIasuh-~oni. Miss
Greene. waltz suite. "On the EIuo Dan
u5e.' Strauss, recitation, The ship OF
Faith anonymous, Fred O.ConneIl:
Evening Star from ''Tannhauser.
Wagner; finale, "Flshung Hop" Mau-
IIrC.
Mtss Helen Nrttlcton. formerly con-
traIto soIolst in the choir OF -. Thomas
day Morning Club las, Monday, in the
ballroom Of the New Willard. and quite
carried of the honors Of the morning. in
spite Of the fact ,aaJ her Songs were en-
Ir"ly ImUromDJu. She Was IN tho audi
enc, and as a former favori,e Of tbs
club WAS asked to give few numbers
Snc SANG d"Ii-huUlly. 9th. = ~OIoISts of
that moaning W,r" Mrs Kerr Gilmore.
formerly Miss Ethel Erodhoad and
member Of the club during her girIhOod
IL the Congressional cir. lc i'm Washing
ION. and Mrs. Faulkner. who played some
violin numbers. accompanied ny Mrs. &.
VI. Randolph.
Miss Marv Shrsr"r. SoIotSr last year in
tie Frs Church of Christ Scientist has
been engaged as soprano soioist' in the
choir of TN" West StroCr PRESBYTERIAN
Church. Miss Sh, r1"r was aiso formerly
H..
garrts Church.
The Rchcw u-rn,srra. under the di-
rection Of II. ". Weber. -av. public
rehearsal in the lecture room or th,. k,l-
Ter Memorial Crur,h Monday night to an
audience that nI'-d every available inch
of sparo The orchestra pr, scented ono
Of its hes Programmes. and II was thor
ouEhly onioycd The soIDiS;S were Miss
Josephine T. Gouid. sopran and f. ~
Lang. ha-Nr"E". Mis- Could made an cN-
Cellent impression with her clear voice and
distinct cnunciarlun. her numbers being
Il Hear You Calling Me" ,MarShaID and
Good NiCnt. Dear" tAndcrsOnJ. T. A.
Lang made distinct ml with his pa
triotIc songs. rrs numbers hainE Down
on thC.Ohio' thinESl"yD, 'SamIand' der
gens"nl, and II Want a Girl from Yankee
Doodle Land" OFrantzcnD. Th, orchestra
numbers were. March, soldiers and
Sweethearts" ,HaIID: overture, Lila
tHarrisD: walt. "WrIGinE Dance"
LinckeD; selection from the Fortune
Teller GirrbcrtD 'iuunud.s ''Serenade"
for The flute and violin, played by Ray
mond Gilbert and Walter Crouch in fine
style. and march Yankee Grit CHoltz-
mani. On account Of the amount of work
necessary in preparation for the annual
fall concert there will be no public re-
heaTsal next month
Miss Maud GiIchrist Sewau will give
the fourth organ recital of the series, un-
der the auspices Of the District Of Column
bia Chapter, A q. o., Tomorrow even