The Washington herald., 1912-11-10
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MiD ElisabstA loavsr. Ms Bsatsics
Chrixmond. NAstef EEnsGt Ho66lns. lliss
Marion Asysss tppptls q Ms 0evsrl;
Poldini: La Rsgatta vsnesiana, Wsns-
tiaO. LAsst; Traumpfa and Eomanss,
Schumann. Mr.. william Me-. aosompan-
Int Miss HcDoneai: Venetian HarcaroIIa.
oqdard; Second Nasurka. Gbdasd.
rhs pupils Of B. Frank oeesst, a..
astsd By lliss Ethel N6s,s Jehnsoa. so
prano. gsve . very snjeyshls recital last
night at Mr.. Gebest's studio. lS17 -Four.
tssnth Street Northwest.
+ The following programme was given:
Overture to Merry Wives Of windsor.
(NicolaD. (araneed for four hands). Mr..
A0XO8k 60D4k0cuu 8A10 ~. EI1uk de.
best; sonata IN y minor Deethoven), (sl-
legro. adag1o. minuefto. prsstissimc), Miss
Barbays II etedman: solfegsietto (Bach).
Miss Edith Evsrmaun: 'The Draeon fly
(Nevin). Miss Joanna PstinGals: Sun
light" Harriet Ware). Nias Ethel Noble
johnson: polooaise In A major Chopin,
Mr.. August Bostroem: (a) In Solitude %
o. 'Marchs Nignonns' Poldini). Miss
Seiene Wilmer Dortoh: consolation in D
nat Q.iszO. Miss Phyllis Stewart: SPIN
ming Song from Flying Dutchman"
sodie No. Z Mr.. B. Frank 0sbest; Song
Fairy Remberg). Miss Ethel Noble
johnson.
The following programme was given
at the opening concert Of the season Of
the Friday Morning Music Club last
Friday morning at the Washington
Club. 171o Street. Northwest: Toccata
and fugue. Bach-Tausig. Miss McCarty:
sonata for violin and piano. "Adagto."
allegro. allegro non troppo. allegro. A.
Donna" vorrei moFir. Paolo Tosti:
Full Many q Dream" Georg Henschel:
"Apres un Reve," Gabriel Faure. Mrs.
Andrienne Kirkman Vents: "Croquis ct
Silhouettes." op. 81. Nos. 1 and 6. Ed
ward Schutt, Mrs King: Love 10 LIES
End" Arthur Whiting. The Birds Fare
WELL" Hildach. Miss Lucy Brickenstein
and Miss Katherine Lee Jones.
Washington il to have one performance
Of grand opera at the New National The
ater, November .. at 3 o'clock p. m.
Elijah" In operatic form. with full
symphony orchestra, scenery and cos
tunes. will be given by the Majestic
Grand Opera Company. Of New York.
under the local management OF Mrs.
Wilson-Greene.
Since the tremendous Impression made
upon audiences who have seen 'Parsifar'
no dramatic subject has been prepared
for the stage. 30 full Of religious
snlemnity As Elijah" The universal
appeal Of the story Of Elijah" Is a
matter OF history, and Mr.. Theodore H.
Bauer, the general manager Of the Ma
1estic Grand Opera Company. Inc. Ii
determined to make the first American
production Of the Mendelssohn's opera
equal in magnitude to . Wagnerian pro-
duction.
The story of the opera 'Elijah'' will
closely follow the musical sequence Of
the oratorio.
Beginning with '.Elijah's" recitative in
will move dramatically and smoothly to
the end. There will be three acts and
five scenes.
The first act will be . plain in 0ilead.
where the despair of the Isralite0 and
the exultation Of the prophet opens this
religious drama. The second scene will
show ''Elijah's'' retreat over Cherith
Brook, where he goes In obedience to the
command Of the Angel" Here the
ravens are seen to succor him with food.
The third scene takes place At Zorro
peath, outside the widows" house,
where the most sacred moment Of the
drama occurs.
Here. also. Ahab. the king. comes out
from the city to ind Elijah" and the
prophet challenges him to test the mi
raculous power of his God.
The second act is in the valley Of
Baal call upon their god to send fire upon
their altar. to devour the sacrifices.
Mendelssohns dramatic form II, In this
scene. SO perfectly expressed that no al
teration IL necessary. The spectacular
grandeur Of this scene. and its express
sive drama, will be one Of the star
Ting features of the performance.
The third act takes place in the wild.
erness. and ends with the anal ascen-
sion Of Elijah" In a chariot Of fire.
The entire stage-production viii be un-
der the direction Of Mr.. Joseph Urban,
the artistic stage director Of the Boston
Opera Company. who was engaged At
great expense from the Hofoper, Vienna.
IMPORTANT RULING MADE.
General Commander Decides o1os-
tlon Relative to Insane.