Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
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concert this season Wednesday at Me-
mortal Continental Hall. Miss Lucy Marsh,
lyric soprano, and Reed Miller. tenor.
will be the assisting soloists. Mr.. Miller
will sing an aria from Mignon, duet
from Romeo and Juliet" with Miss
made with the club. and a group Of solos.
Miss Marsh will give Del Acqua's vii
lanelle, Yesterday and Today" by
Spross. Stephens THE Nightingale" and
vencale.' by Del Asaua, which will be
given by the club. as arranged by Harry
Rowe Shelley. The club numbers will
include also the waltz song. ''Carmcna.
the Brahms Lullaby. OPP. ~. No. :: The
Rub. nsteins Song of the Birds" and
Ashes of Roses Mrs. w. w. Burdette
win be at the piano.
Nine. Marie Won Unschuld entertained
at musical Sunday evening in honor
of Miss Mary Helen Howe, who spent the
holiday season at her old home In Brook
| land. and who on this occasion divided
the interest Of the company with little
Madeline Lazard. the three-year-old
daughter of the house. who was for the
first time present at one OF her mother s
evening gatherings. Miss Howe was in
fine voice and was heard to advantage
| in the waltz song from Romeo and
! Juliet Calm as the Night" by Bohm.
and later. by special request. the ara,
With Verdure Clad" from THE Gre
ation." Felix Garziglia. one of the guests.
''Etude." by Mendelssohn, in his usual
satisfactory style Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Patterson were heard in vocal duet.
and the hostess contributed her
the. guests by playing LISTS tran
| scription of arias from ''Rigoletto" and
"Marche Mignon." by Poldini. Miss Howe
returned during the week to the Brenau
rDvrC h. de-
| at the head Of the vocal department.
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann. basso.
was one OF the soloists at the recital Of
Mr.. Tittmann gave a group of numbers
from the ''Magic Flute" by Mozart: lie
Cor" by F1egier: ''viel Traume" by
He aa1 aa susses Besraoniss" by Carl
with the Delicate Air Miss Elsa MUIR
ray, pianist and daughter Of Harvey Muir
| ray, played the Chopin Fantasia In r
Minor; Miss Lillian Koechling gave the
symphonic Espagnole," by Edward Lalo
and Miss Vaussault played "Rhapsodie"
OPP. 70. No. 2. by Brahms, and Moszkow-
skis EN- Automne'
Music lovers attending the recital for
the blind at the Public Library Friday
afternoon enjoyed a musical treat in the
program of songs given by Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith-Maxwell Mrs. Maxwell is a pupil
Of Shakespeare and before coming to
Washington was soloist for several years
| In one of the prominent churches Of Lon
don. She has a lyric soprano voice Of
great sweetness and was heard to especial
advantage in Gounod's Sing. Smile Sum-
Der, Where Celia Sings" by Moir, and a
group Of old songs. kathleen Mavour-
men," THE Last Rose Of Summer" and
| annie Laurie" Other numbers given
were "vainka's Song" by Won stutsman;
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Secret" by Woodman: ITO You" by Obey
Speaks: THE Way of June by Williby:
| "Will O. the Wisp," by Spross: Clayton
Johns IT Cannot Help Loving Thee" and
Res" both by Carrie Jacobs Bond. Mrs.
Maxwell was assisted by Miss Alderman.
accompanist.
Mime. Susanna Oldberg will entertain
this afternoon at musical tea. The pro-
gram will be made up Of unpublished
compositions by the guest of honor. Lu-
clan cambridge Crist Of Boston, and will
be given from the manuscripts. The in
strumental numbers will be played by
Miss Josephine Munford. who appeared
very successfully last season at one of
| the Rubinstein recitals. and the songs
will be given by Miss Edith Wurdeman
| and others with Mrs. Oldberg at the
piano.
The newly organized evening choir Of
sixty voices of the Church of the Cove
nant is creating much interest by its
work, and in the plan OF its programs,
under the direction Of Otto Torney Simon.
with Harvey Murray at the organ. 1t is
proposed that this organization shall pro-
| duce each Sunday evening choruses from
torio of the Messiah" "Christus' and
The Redemption" have already been
given. A strong endeavor Is made to
create unity between the music before
and after the sermon and the sermon
| itself and to encourage the expression Of
the congregation through the heartfelt
| singing of the greater type of hymns.
| The choir is grouped on q platform about
| the pulpit and q movement Is at present
| active to have the singers vested.
The January meeting of the District of
Columbia Chapter Of the American Guild
of Organists was held Tuesday evening In
! the Comstock music studio. The enter
tainment was supplied by Mrs. George H.
Palmer, who graciously gave number
of songs. Mrs. Palmers voice is a lyric
soprano of peculiarly pleasant quality
and is under good control.
Horatio Parker's beautiful Christmas
cantata. 1.-The Holy Child was repeated
Thursday evening In Trinity Church
with even greater success than the hrst
time. The singing of the soloists, Miss
Myrtle Began. soprano: George s. Whit
more, tenor, and Herbert s. Moreton.
baritone. in this fine difficult music. was
| in every way satisfying. while the chorus
work was unusually fine. The male quar-
tet. consisting of Messrs. Whitmore.
Davis. Gibson and Birckbeck. added
greatly to the effect of the work, while
the organ Accomplishments by Oscar
Franklin comstock were up to their usual
standard.
The regular monthly organ recital in
St. Paufs Episcopal Church Will be gwen
by James f. Bagley, organist and choir
ma ster this evening, in connection with
the evening service. Mr.. Bagley will lay
selections from the works of Guflmant,
Rossini and Debat-Ponson and will be
assisted by Master Joseph Reiff, who will
sing the Christmas song, 20 Holy Night
by Adam.
The Rebew Orchestra. II. w. Weber,
conductor gave a benefit concert FRIDAY
evening at the Church of Our Father
The assisting soloists were Misses Viola
Schippert, soprano: J. +. 8. Kinsella and
w. J.. Weber. pianist. Miss Schippert
sang Hainer's "Madrigal.' Sheley's
Dreaming" and in response to insistent
applause. II Can Not Help Loving Thee"
for encore Mr.. Weber played the Chopin
military Polonaise' and "Entreaty, by
Lichner, which Is arranged for left hand
alone. Mr.. c. Klein was on the pro-
gram for tho solos. but was prevented
from appearing by severe cold. his
numbers were supplied at the last mo-
ment by Mr. Kinsella, who sang Three
for Jack" by Squire; '"The Pirate CHIEF.
by Moret and made one OF the hits OF
the evening with Mrs. c. NJ. Long accom-
panying. Among the orchestral numbers
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