The Washington times., 1912-01-28
SOCIETY LEADERS 4.
Plan TO ATTEND
SLEzAK RECITAL
Viennese Imperial Court
Singer Will Be Heard
.sao' ~ Tuesday.

Leo SleZak, the Viennese imperial
court singer and tenor of the Metro
politan Opera. House. since his recent
first appearance on the American con-
cert stage In Carnegie Hall, has scored
a remarkable series Of successes in re-
citals In Eastern cities. Mr.. Slezak' 8
recital in Washington will be given i'm
Columbia Theater Tuesday afternoon at
1880 o'clock and will be attended by
Mrs. Taft, the Austrian ambassador,
Baron Hengelmuller de Hengervar, and
the ambassador of Switzerland, Mr..
Ritter. and other diplomats and mem
bers OF society. The singer will. again
be assisted at the piano by the vien-
nese pianist Oscar Dachs. Prof. Dachs
this time will. play two piano solos,
"lsolde'ss Liebestod," by Wagner Liszt,
and "Rigoletto Paraphrase,' by Verdi
Liszt..
The program OF Mr.. Sezak's songs is
as follows: Aria, Celeste Aide" by
Verdi; "Ungeduld" and Am. Nicer" by
Schubert; "Lotusblume," by Schumann
'Das Veilchen,' by Mozart; TON der
Reimer" (baliad) by Loewi; "Die
Thraene," by Rubinstein; "Feldeinsam-
keit," by Brahms. "Ich Trage Meme
Minne," and ''Staendchen," by Richard
strauss; ''Serenade,' by Bizet, and the
following English songs: Moonlight
Song" by Cadman; Come to the Gar
den. Love-" by Mary Turner salter
June" and Ecstasy" by Walter Morse
Rummel. ..-
On Wednesday, evening the .Old FASH
ioned Minstrel Club gave an entertain
ment under the direction of Theodore
Howard, In the Immaculate Conception
auditorium, a. dance following. The
Of the Washington Security Loan and
Trust Company. and In the past the
club has. presented many unique musi-
cal entertainments. Last Wednesday 9
for the benefit of the Immacumate Con-
ception alumnae, the proceeds being
| used for the academy.
complimentary pianola, piano, and
song recital was given in the Sanders
& Stayman music rooms, Friday even.
ing. with de Cortez wolffungen,! tenor
and Byron Blodgett accompanist,. as.
pianoia. Three solos were contributed
4 by Mr.. Wolffungen, and there was ar
| excellent instrumental program, closing
with THE Star-Spangled BANNER
A plano and violin recital was held
| a
the Misses Marie and Helen Belt giving q
program of eight numbers. The Bach
gavotte for piano and violin was the
opening number. and this was followed
| by a group of piano pieces by Chopin
| and Iljinsky. The closing number was
Dancla's Romance ct Boiero,"' for VIC.
| lin and piano. The Misses Belt were
presented by F. NJ. Fabian and w. J.
Oates.
A piano recital by the pupils OF B
1 Frank Gebest was given yesterday aft
ernoon at his studio. 1897 Fourteenth
street Assisting in the rendition Of the
| program was Miss Vera Hambly, SO.
prano. The following pupils took part
Hazel Munger, Elizabeth Petingale
Mary Maxam, Phyllis Stewart, Johanna
| Petingale, Helen Gerber, Irene Hardes
ty, Josephine Golden, S. Wilmer Dortch
and Mr.. Gebest.
| Charles Gilbert Spross, composer o
THE Word OF Cod and one Of Amer
| lea 8 leading musicians, will arrive from
New York on Monday and be the gHes
Of sydney Lloyd Wrightson until Wed
| nesday. He will preside at the organ a
the final rehearsal Of the cantata ol
Monday evening and also at the rendi