Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
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Miss Angela Small will furnish the
feature of special interest at the meeting
OF the Gaelic Society at the New "liaro
wednesday evening. Miss Small mas re-
turned recently from q prolonged stay III
europe. where she made special stuoies
In folk songs Of different nations. Aool-
tlonally attractive will be the daeilc
songs by Miss Small, as they Will De
given In characteristic costume ana VIII
be supplemented by some typical dances.
The program, which is under the olrec-
ton of Miss Jennie Glennan, Will mciuoe
the chorus. ''All Through the Nlght'
sung by Mrs. Herbert Smith and Misses
Moran and Hillyard. sopranos; Misses
Blanche Young. Catherine Fennell, Marie
Duff and Messrs. Grover Leech, irwin
Cosgrove and James Gengo. The irish
Exile (old melody, flushing Song pE
Ann Mcneil; ''Shule Agra (old lrish)
and 1.-THE Gap in the Hedge urish 1lg)'
Miss Angela F.. Small; "The WILLOW
Tree" and 1.-The Hour 1 Proved False,
words by A. P. Grave. music by stan-
Away Needham: "When Through Life
Unblessed We Rove" Leroy Glider;
skye Boat Song" This Is No My
Plaid "Ho, Ho. My Nut-brown Maid.
Rest Thee Ny Bairnie, ,,a ana soq nlir the e
Miss Small. Miss Alice Brent Downing
will read a paper
An enjoyable event of the week was
the musical given by tins choir of the
West Street Presbyterian Church, Wed
nesday evening. The choir was assisted
by Mrs Esther Gumprecht, for many
years contralto soloist of the former cho'r
of ST. Patricks Church. Mrs Gumprecht
received a warm greeting from the audi
ence upon her appearance and again at
the close of her numbers. which We're
Matters Non yer and Ihe e"a'-
lows" by Cowen The selections by the
chorus choir made up of young people
from among the congregation, led by the
solo quartet of the church. We're Wen
rendered. among them 20. Italia. Be
loved by DoniZetti. \ miniature must
cal comedy entitled THE Fortune Teller,
by Leslie, caused much amusement as
presented by Miss Mabel Galleher, MISS
Franc Galleher. Messrs d. Austin Howard
and S. Theo. Howard after which the
quartet gave Geibers Kentucky Babe,
which proved SO popular they were oblig-
ed to repeat it: H. Alvin Lake sang
Rowe's 'Macushla" and for encore,
Dreams. by Bartlett; D. Austin Howard
gave the solo Shall i Wed Thee by
Barrett encore, What Do You Think of
That?' by Rolfe: Miss Mabel Galleher
was heard in Mascheronfs For All
Eternity" with violin obligatio by Miss
Ruth Bronson, encore My Dear" by
Ball: Dallas Tucker sang Hawleys In
the Deeps of the Daisies" encore. Rose
of Ny Heart S. Theo. Howard was
effective in Victor Herberts Gypsy Love
Song" responding to the -insistent APP
plause with Consistency" by Weber:
Miss Bronson, played with good tone and
much expression. Air seventeenth CEN
tury). by Mattheson. and Beethoven
an old favorite duet. Campana's Il Live
and Love Thee" and the Messrs. Howard.
two quartets, sit Nomen Domini.' by
Cagliero and Sweet and Low encore,
and the entertainment was brought 10 a
close by the chorus choir in the Bar
carolle'' from the "Tales of Hoffman
George Herbert Wells was at the piano
and proved as usual an admirable accom-
PIANIST.
Mrs Huron Lawson was one OF the
soloists at the musical of the Friday
Morning Club last week. the program ar
ranged by Miss Roberta Allen neins
made up entirely of Mozart compositions
Mrs Lawson gave the aria Deb Vleni,
from the Marriage Of Figaro; BATH,
Batti," from Don Giovanni and an Aria
from I'll Re Pastore." The last of the
group. it is said. never having been sung
here before was made additionally at
tractive by a violin obligato by Miss
Allen. The sonata for vioin and piano,
No IA, was given by Miss Allen and Mrs.
Byrne, and the D minor concerto for
Bell at the second piano and with the
accompanying score for two viollns, viola
and cello. rendered by Miss Allen, Mrs:
Dulin, Miss Sewal and Mr.. Lent, proved
a musical treat, indeed.
The chapel of Washington College was
filed with an appreciatve audience Fri
day afternoon to listen to recital given
under the direction of Harry Patterson
Hopkins. Among the young pianists con-
f1;1,, ti,,cr 20 no M les aC
Campbell, Shackelford. Brewington. Sib-
ley, Dooley, LeCraw and Pearsall and
all of the numbers We're given from
memory.
Charles f. Myers has been re-engaged
at the Church of All Souls. and has al
ready resumed his place in the quartet.
Mary Upton Talbot gave recently the
first of series Of class recitals. Prcced-
ing the program a short time was de-
voted to the study of the development
of music. Those taking part were Misses
Marjorie Wilbur Alice Lydia Shepard.
Natalie Gordon. Kathryn Louise Elliott.
Minimize Katharine Davis. Elizabeth
Harr, Anna Margaret Hane, Louise Car
man and Elizabeth Ellis Clapp.
Mrs. Helen Donohue DeYO. soprano;
Miss Faye humphrey, contralto; Arthur
Deibert bass. and Melville Hensey, tenor,
tea given last week at the Raleigh under
the auspices of the Rector's Aid Society
of St Margarets Church Mrs. DeYo
has almost entirely recovered from her
recent indisposition, and her voice show
ed no i'll results from the prolonged at
tack of grip. She was delightful in her
Interpretation of the simple Scotch love
song. 'Laddie." as well as in annie
Laurie and the japanese Love Song"
Miss humphrey was also well received
after her numbers. which included Camp
bell-Tipton's Spirit Flower" Love Is
the Wind" by MacFadyn. and Il Love
You" MIR. Deibert furnished a pleasing
variety in his numbers. ''Jnvictus" by
Bruno HUM; The Windmill - by Tenn
pletOn. and THE Banjo Song" by Hor-
ner, and Mr.. Hensey was heard to ad-
vantage in Tosti's MY Dream and II
Know Lovely Garden" by D'Hardelot
Alfred G. Eldridge. Organist and choir
director Of the church. assisted as accom-
PIANIST.
Miss Marguerite Harbers. violinist. as
sisted in giving the preliminary program
of the evening service at Trinity Epis-
copal Church last Sunday evening when
she gave Handles Largo" Oscar Frank
lin COmstock assisting at the organ.
Richard Lorleberg, violoncellist will
assist Mrs. r. L. Dalgleish in giving the
musical portion of the service at the in
stallatiOn of Rev. DR.. Palmer as pastor
at washington HeighfS