Evening star., 1912-03-10

In spite Of the inclement weather, the
Rubinstein Club, Mrs. A. NJ. Blair, di-
recting, attracted a large audience at the
second morning recital this season, given
Wednesday in the ballroom Of the Ar
| lington Hotel. Miss Regina Elizabeth
| Winston, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Win
| ston, of Madison Hall Seminary, was the
| soloist. Miss Winston played "Jeu
d'Eau," by Revel: "Papillons," by Rosen-
| thai, and Scherzo in B minor by Chopin,
| and was recalled again and again. An
| interesting number on the program was
| Henry Hadley's cantata, "The Nighttn-
gale and the Rose" in which the incl
dental soprano solo was sustained by
Mrs. Dayelle Taylor Welch. Other num-
bers by the club were THE Water
| Sprites' Revenge" by Bendei, with in
cidental solos by Mrs. Haycock formerly
Bessie Birch) and Miss Elizabeth Leckie,
Voice of the Woods by Rubinstein-
! Spicker, and ''Song of the Roses" by
Ludwig Thiulle. Mrs w. w. Burdette
assisted as accompanist.
| Miss Mary Simmons Melton. soprano,
| of Nashville, Tenn, gave the recital FOR
the blind at the Library OF Congress FRI
day evening. Miss Melton was assisted
| by Herbert w. T. Jenner. who presented
| a novelty in the way of some selections
| on the saxophone, and Miss Mary Raw
Melton sang an aria by Mozart, pas
| torale," by Veracini: Grieg's Sunshine
Song" Loves Echo," by Newton; 'Da.
mon," by STANCE; "Ah, Let Me Dream, :
by Clutsam. and Arditi's Magnetic
| Waltz" Mr.. Jenner's numbers included
| ITO the Evening STAR" from Tannhauser;
Sullivan's Lost Chord" and Rubinstein 5
Melody in +.
Miss Pearl Waugh and Miss Fallie Nc
l.Kinley presented a number of young
students in song and piano recital
Wednesday evening in the assembly hall
| of Belcourt Seminary. The program was
| well chosen, and included Sonata in G
minor. by Beethoven. Ethel Eldridge;
"'Twas a Lover and His Lass and
shepherds All and Maidens Fair by
Nevin, Elayne Havens; "A Barque at
Midnight" by Lambert, Kathryn Hedges;
IF Built World for YOU" by Lehman.
Ruth Busby; "Erotik," by Grieg. Kathryn
Hedges; "Barcarolle,' by scharwenka.
Vera Thornton; "voglein,' by Grieg,
lotte thompson; Jean. Ny Jean. Hazel
Thornton: "Daphne's Love by Renald,
Harriet Chamberlain: Love Song" by
Cadman, and Album Blatt.' by Gratz-
maeher Carolyn !asG. Pslston; The r. RosaTy, Msc
Dowen, Marguerite Christiani; Indian
Doris Doris Philips: "villanelIe.'' by del
ITAcqua, May Furey; Nocturne in G minor.
by Chopin. Ruth Busby; "Sotturno:' by by
Schytte, Ethel Eldridge.
The sanctuary choir of ST. Aloysius
Church, under the direction Of Glenn W.
A Home fOr
the Aged Little Sisters of the Poor.
Among the numbers sung were Great
and Marvellous Are Thy Works" from
The Holy City; Praise Ye the Father.
All Those Endearing Young Charms" and
"Come Back to Erin The old people
showed keenest pleasure at hearing the
favorite Irish songs. A solemn requiem
| ma SIS was also sung by the choir at Dahl
gren Chapel, Georgetown University.
Wednesday,.
Miss Anna Brett, contralto Of the AS
cension Church, has resigned her posi-
ton to accept a similar engagement at
Foundry Methodist Church. The music
committee of the latter church is engaged
in looking for a soprano, tenor and bass
to form a solo quartet choir to furnish
the music after March 81, when the chorus
choir under Sydney Lloyd Wrightson will
disband. The new quartet is expected
to take up the work Easter Sunday,
| which this year falls on the first sun
day in April. Miss Brett has been the
contralto soloist at Ascension Church for
the past four years and previously had
sung at old st. Johns Church. Epiphany
and other prominent churches. She mas
also appeared with success at the recitals
Of the Rubinstein Club, of which she Is
a member.
Mrs. Huron Lawson. formerly Fran
ceska Kaspar, delighted the students and
faculty of Eastern High School Wednes-
day, when she was heard by them in an
attractive program of song. Mrs. Law
son was assisted at the piano by Mrs.
Frank Byram. Among her numbers
were an aria from The Prodigal Son..
by Debussy; Henschels Spring" VIII
Heard the Nightingale Mary Turner
Salter and 1.-The Indian Bell Song" from
"Lakme' Mrs. Lawson repeated the
program Thursday morning at Western
High School, scoring her usual success.
A special musical service will be given
this evening, under the direction Of Miss
Marguerite OToole. at the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church. "A fea-
ture will be two numbers on the harp,
"Serenade, by Widor. and "Gondolier,
by Hasselman. with Miss OToole at the
harp and Lewis Corning Atwater at the
organ. Other numbers on the program
will be an anthem by the quartet. Hear
Us, ~ LOfQ, ITO1H fOSSiill Cldbdt
| Mater; contralto solo. with organ and
harp accompaniment, "Abide With Me"
Liddle; anthem by the quartet, 20 Lamb
of Cod Bischoff; offertory anthem
"Magnificat' by Atkinson: organ post
lude 'iMarche Triumphale," by Goria
The quartet is composed Of Mrs. Ivy Her.
riott Shade, soprano; Miss Ada Arundel,
| contralto; William c. Mills, tenor, and H.
r. Peter, bass.
song service will be given this even
| ing at the Washington Heights Presby-
terian Church, under the direction of
Mrs r. l.. Dalgleish. Miss Viola Schip-
| pert, soprano, will sing Beyond the Gates
| of Paradise" by Gray; Miss Augusta
| Hill, contralto, will give TOstis Just AS
| l AM; Miss McLachlen contralto. will
and Mr.. Lutz, tenor. will give Gounod' s
| THE King Of Love My Shepherd Is At
| the morning service Mrs. Dalgleish will
sing Calvary and Mrs Harry Cunning
ham will assist at the organ
! The evening choir of the Church of the
Covenant, directed by Otto T. Simon,
with Harvey Murray at the organ, will
sing this evening, beginning at 7:3O
Paul. by Mendelssohn: Happy and Blest
Are We" "See What Love Hath ...e
| Father; baritone solo. 20 God. Have
Mercy Henry Hobart Tallmadge; cho-
rus. "Sleepers, Awake!' The threefold
amen will be sung after the invocation
and the fivefold amen after the benedic-
tion. During the offertory the chorus
| Voice." from Death and Life by Gou-
| nod. The following unusual work has
| been given by this chorus since Decem-
ber: Redemption" Gounod: The Mes