Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25

posed OF Miss Mary Sherrier. soprano:
Miss Anna Brett. contralto: William G..
Atherholt, tenor. and Arthur Deibert.
bass. was the center of interest at the
Virginia Chautauqua, at Purcellville. dur
ing a short stay there recently. when they
gave a concert Saturday evening and
sang at three services the day following.
The auditorium, which Is said to seat
5000 people. was well filled at the concert
given by them, both the solo and the en-
semble numbers being enthusiastically
applauJied and compelling additional Sc
lections. They gave also a preliminary
program before each Of the three services
the day following their work again call
ing forth unstinted praise. At the con-
cert the quartet was assisted by DIR. Enos
Bacon, who gave some short sketches-song
and story-with piano Illustrations. and
the program included a quartet number
from Liza Lehmanns PERSIAN Garden :
bass solo. Mr.. Delbert: soprano solo. Chan
sons des Baisers.' by Bemberg: encore,
Comm Thro' the Rye" Miss Sher-
rier; quartet. from 'Fairyland." by Nor.
gan; aria from Samson and Deliiah,
by Saint-Saens; encore. Bonnie SWEEP
Bessie" Miss Brett: tenor solo. THE Wa
ter Nymph." by Morgan: encore. Il Am
Failing in Love With Some One. from
Naughty Marietta Mr.. Atherh 1t.
Among the numbers given by them Sun
day were 20 Lord, Rebuke Ne Not by
Miss Sherrier; The Penitent," by Van de
Water. Mr.. Deibert; quartet. Il Heard a
Voice." by Johnson solo, THE Earth Is
the Lords" by Lynes. Mr.. Atherholt;
quartet. Our Confession" by Shelley:
solo. Face to Face" by Johnson, Miss
I1raff. onortat ssIoct Thou, Not KNOWN.
solo. Like AS Hart" by Ailitzen. Mr..
Atherholt; quartet, Fear Not, o Israel"
by Max Spicker; solo, the Ninety first
Psalm. Miss Sherrier; quartet. art Thou
Weary, Art Thou Languid," by Holden.
Miss Katharine McNeal, an honorary
member Of the Rubinstein Club. viii sail
September on the Necker for Europe.
Miss McNeal will go direct from Bremen
to Berlin to get settled for winters
hard study under some OF the great plan
lists. She will be accompanied on the
trip by Madam Grugan. with whom she
has been living and studying for the past
year in Philadelphia. Madam Grugan has
been for many years vorbereiter to The
resa Carreno. and 1t was Miss McNeals
intention originally to complete her
studies under this great pianiste. The prac-
teal difficulties, however, i'm the way Of
studying with a teacher who Is most OF
the time en- tour have rather unsettled
this determination. Miss McNeal has al
ready worked under Bachner and under
Oliver Denton, during the time that he
was in New York. She expects to go
some time during the winter for a short
stay with friends in Italy. and will be alb
sent from this country altogether about
three years.
An ''old folks concert given by Wash
ington talent proved a drawing card at
Colonial Beach recently. and incidentally
Melted a substantial sum for the Episco-
pal Church at that popular resort. The
affair was under the direction of William
H. Starnell. who had the assistance of
Harry Wheaton Howard, organist Of the
Immaculate Conception Church of this
city, who has been spending the summer
at the Beach,. The entertainment opened
with a grand march, to which. as the
program stated I'VE singers will march
to ye singing benches and sing 'Ye song
of We old folks" This was followed by
a selection from "The Bohemian Girl"
The Heart Bowed Down sung by
"Sweet Genevieve." arranged for female
voices, rendered by Mrs. Tense, Miss
Whalen, Miss Ritchie Mclean and Miss
Lillian Chenowith; tenor solo, Then
You'll Remember Me-" given by Mel
chisadek Van Doren Jack Bowie); anvil
chorus by the whole company; soprano
solo. Believe Me If All Those Endearing
Young Charms" by Jerusha Pettibone
Miss Whalen); chorus. Der the Hills"
soprano solo; Last Rose Of Summer"
Johnson) quartet, MY Old Kentucky
Home" Messrs Bowie, Pense, Kinsella
and Ballard Cousin Jedediah." sung by
Naomi Screamwell and chorus; contralto
solo, annie Laurie" by Prudence Love-
good Miss McLeanl; chorus. "Jerusa-
lem;" bass solo. Rocked in the Cradle of
the Deep" Miss KinseIla; contralto solo,
Maid of Dundee" Hannah Goodshoe
Miss ChenowitD; quartet, Come Where
the Lilies Bloom" Misses Whalen and
sella; "Old Folks at Home by Sofronia
Miss StarnelD and chorus:
soprano solo. 81 Dreamt That 1 Dwell in
Marble Halls by Sarabella Dunlap
Miss Lillian Lewis; my Country 'Tis
Of Thee" and the Star Spangled Ban
audience.
The newly engaged solo quartet of
Epiphany Church has already begun re-
hearsals and will take part In the service
for the first time next Sunday. The
quartet is composed of Mrs. Hugh A.
Brown. soprano; Miss Richie Mclean,
contralto: Leroy Glider, tenor, and
Henry w. Forker bass. Mrs. Brown was
Miss Beulah Luxon and has been
soloist in several Of the local churches.
Miss Mclean is young singer who has
held positions in the West Washington
Baptist Church and at the Temple Bap-
fist Church, under Mrs. Grace DuFour
Brown. Leroy Glider has been tenor So
loist Of All Souls Church during the past
season. and was for many years at the
Methodist Church. He is a
member of the Musergia Club and first
tenor of the Madrigal Quartet. Mr..
Forker resigns from the quartet Of Ham,
line Methodist Church to accept the posi-
ton at Epiphany The new quartet will
be supplemented by a chorus and will
sing under the direction of Miss Ella
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bleyden have spent
the heated term travelling through New
England and visiting friends in Maine
and are now enjoying the last days of
heir holiday quietly at Wildwood. N. j.
they will return to Washington the lat
Ter part Of this week.
Miss Helma Cheesman Of this city, who !
has studied voice culture under Franz I
in Berlin during the past
year, Is now enjoying her vacation In
he Rhine country and viii spend two
weeks OF the time in Wiesbaden.
Crab feasts, watermelon parties, with |
boating, fishing and bathing are making |
the August holiday season pass all too
quickly for Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Dalgleish /
and their young son, Robert, now at |
River Springs. Md. Music holds its own /
IN the evening, however. when there Is
not a dance. and Mrs. Dalgleish has de- |
lighted the other guests at the hotel with
several recitals. She is expected to re-
turn to the city the last Of this week, and |
will be in her place at the Washington /
Heights Presbyterian Church next Sun
lay. Other Washington guests at River
Springs include Mrs. Chipley. sister OF
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