Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23

Inc Rublnsteln Club. MIS-. y. NJ bar
director. gave its third morning recita
| Wednesday in the ballroom Of the Airing
ton Hotel before capacity audience. The
occasion served also to inaugurate a Gus
tom which Mrs. Blair proposes to follow
in future of having the club give, near
the close OF each season, a request pro
gram, made up of numbers sung by the
club at previous reoitals which have
proved especially acceptable with guests
and associate members of the organiza
ton. Among the request numbers were
| Natures Resurrection, ~ Shelley
ashes of Roses by Woodman; Loves
Dream, by Czibulka. and Day Is De
parting by Raft Miss Edna Dyer was
heard to advantage in Mavourneen." by
| Margaret Lang, and Tosti's La Seren
alta Miss Anna Brett, contralto. who
was on the program for the "Brinds
from Lucretia Borgia, was unable to sins
on account OF A severe cold, and Miss
Fave humphrey, though taking her place
on very short notice. proved an accepta-
Die substitute. Her Interpretation OF
LISTS Die Lorelei' was received with
much enthusiasm and she responded by
singing His First Love- by Lohr. Mrs
Gawler achieved her usual success in
"Nous dansez Marquise." by Lemaire
lie Occur de ma mie.'' by Dalcroze, and
Air des Bijoux,' from Faust. by Gou-
| nod. The only instrumental numbers on
the program were group of piano solos
! by Miss Regina Elizabeth Winston, who
! received an ovation for her rendition of
| Blue Danube Waltz. Miss Winston was
| also heard in "Jardins SOUS la pluie,' by
! Debussy, and Liszts transcription of
Schubert's "On Wings of Song She is
! seventeen years of age and is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Winston of
| Madison Hall Seminary. The compost
| tons of the most formidable composers,
| ancient or modern, seem to present no
difficulties to this marvelously endowed
| young person.
! Mrs. f. P. Dickinson. the accompanist
OF the club did not play because of the
illness or her young son. and Mrs. w. w.
| Burdette played the acCompaniments for
| the club as we'll as for the soloists.
| The choir of Dumbarton Avenue NJ F..
Church. under the direction of William
L. Glover. presented the sacred cantata,
| From Olivet to Calvary by Maunder,
| Thursday evening. repeating the success
that has attended the efforts of this we'll
| trained body of singers on previous Occa-
sions. Mrs. Isaac Birch presided at the
| organ and the solos were sustained by
Miss Bessie Birch. the young soprano
! who made such favorable impression
early this season at one of the Rubinstein
recitals: Miss Meta Craig. mezzo-so-
prano, and Messrs: Jack BOWEN. tenor.
tory Miss Birch and Miss Craig were
| heard In a duet, ''The Crucif1x." by
Faure. The personnel Of the chorus in
GUIDED. sopranos. Miss Bessie Birch. so
Mrs. Lewis Jackson, Mrs. Calver and
Misses Nellie Sebastian. Mabel Darcy,
Lille Wade. Molle Wade Maud Allen,
Annie Brown: altos. Misses Meta Craig.
| Clara Dyer; tenors. Messrs. j. F. NJ
Bowie. soloist: W. T. Glover, Isaac
| Birch, Robert Beckham, Dallas Tucker,
William Adreon. William Houghton and
| j.. Albert Houghton; bassos. John NJ.
Waters soloist: Messrs. W. Hudson. ].
A. Oliver. Wesley Lainhart Samuel Thrift,
Russell Stevens and Robert Beckham ir.
Edward Hines Of this city has returned
| from Asheville n c., where he was heard
| in recital and received with great en-
thusiasm. His Interpretation of some
Italian songs especially was the subject
| Of much favorable comment. He was
assisted in giving the program by Mrs.
Charles Augustus Hawley. contralto, also
OF this city, who was compelled to re-
spond to numerous encOres. These two
Washington singers will sing In concert
through the New England states during
to complete their preparations for an OPP
cratic career.
The musical for the blind at the Public
Library Thursday evening was rather
unique in some of it's features and very
interesting. 1t was given by Miss Gene
We've Small whose unusual accomplish
ments in the way of whstling are very
attractive. and Miss May Younger and
Franz Bonshee, pianists. Miss Small
pers. bird limitations, especially arranged
for her by Mrs. Routt-Johnson-M Manning,
and for encores, "Old Folks at Home"
and other, plantation melodies. Miss
encore. Nevin's "Gondeliera," and Mr..
Bonshee was heard in Prelude by Rach-
maniof and Settings Die Lorelei." Next
week the musical will be in the afternoon
and will De song recital by Miss Har-
riet Whiting, contralto. Miss Whiting
will be accompanied By Mrs. George
Clement and among other interesting
numbers will give some songs of child
life. the words of which were written
by Josephine Preston Peabody and the
musical setting by Spencer Johnston.
A feast of good music delighted the
guests at the song recital given Thurs
day evening in the hall Of the Foster
spent most Of his time this season in
the wide field of musical endeavor in
New York city. Mr.. Gareissens weekly
visit to the city has not admitted of
his being heard here very often of late.
and the hall was we'll filled with an
audience of discriminating music lovers
His program included songs Of both
ancient and modern schools, and among
the numbers were 80 Cessate di pa-
garini.'' by Scarlatti; aria from ''The
Magic Flute by Mozart; "Cavateria."
from The Jewess," by Halevy; lie
Hereux Vagabond," by Bruneau; Der
Wanderer." by Schubert: "Wenn ich in
"Marienquermachen.'' by Schumann:
-Four by the Clock by Madison:
| SLOW, Horses Slow" by Madison: ITO
an Isle in the Water by Madison, "On
the Ling. Ho.' by Kjerulf; THE Soft
footed Snow" by Sigourd Lie: Il Arise
| from Dreams of Thee" by Galloway;
Border Ballad" by Cowen; Bunch of
That Once Thro' Tara's Halls and
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes"
ard The Two Grenadiers,' by Schu-
mann.
William Wall Whiddit. organist and
choir director of the First Congregation
al Church, was in charge of the Easter
music at the afternoon service of the
Church of the Covenant in place of
Harvey Murray, who was unable TO be
| present on account OF Illness The
program was given by double quartet.
composed of the regular quartet of the
church, Mrs Annie Grant Fugitt,
soprano: Mrs. Devonne Hampstead, con-
| tralto: MacFarlane Brockett, tenor, and
| ]. Walter Humphreys. basso. and Mrs.
Ethel Holtzclaw-Gawler. soprano: Mrs.
Calvary Baptist Church. and Messrs.
Melville d. IIensey. tenor. and Charles
Moore basso both Of st. MargaretS
Episcopal Church. Mr.. Whiddit opened
the preliminary program at $3.50 with
the Festival Prelude transcription