The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

Beale, I7s4-1S4. the noted English giee
writer. entitled This Pleasant Month of
May"
Mrs John Hornsby Silsby, who re-
ceived her musical education from the
late Manual Garcia, and Mr.. Sims Reeves
will sing three songs for the fifth num-
ber of the programme. Mrs. Silby will
sing when the Heart Is Young" by
Dudley Buck; THE Sands of Dee" by
Frederick Clay, and THE Miller and the
Maid" by Theo Marzials. The sixth
number will be Charles Gounods BY
Babylon's Wave" Two madrigals, My
Bonnie Lass" by Thomas Morley. 1851
1904, and Sing We and Chaunt It." by
Robert Lucas de Pearsal, will comprise
the seventh number.
A quotation from Thomas Morley's
famous book, "A Plaine and Easie In
PRODUCTION to Practikal Musick," will ap-
pear on the front page of the programme.
1t reads as follows: "As for the music
(of a madrigaD il is next unto the mo-
tet. the most delightful. II. therefore.
you will compose in this kind, you must
possess yourself with an amorous humor
so that you must in your musick be
some time effeminat-and show the verie
uttermost OF your varietie, and the more
varietie you show the better shall you
please"
The last number on the programme Is
a humorous part song for mems voices
by Sir Fred-Bindge, entitled The Bold
Turpin."
The Mount Pleasant Singing Society,
under the baton OF William c. Mills,
tenor, will give George B. Nevin's Eas-
ter cantata, THE Cruciied," IN the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church next
Wednesday evening. The soloists will
be as follows: Miss Bertha Fl. Hansen,
soprano; Miss Ada Arunder. contralto:
Mr.. Lawrence E Murray. bass: Mr.. Will
lam Conrad Mills. director; Miss Marie
c. Hansen, accompanist.
This chorus will begin rehearsals for
a light opera to be given IN costume
during the summer.
The choir Of the First Baptist Church
under the direction of the soprano So
loist, Miss Marion McFall. will sing this
morning Christ Our Passover" by
Schilling; 'T Am He That Lived" by
Simper, and Granier's solo. ''Hosanna, :"
for soprano. In the evening they will
sing Rogers Break Forth Into Joy, :"
and Vincent's las II Began to Dawn"
The choir consists of Miss McFall, So
prano: Mrs. James Kerr. alto; Mr.. Will
lam II. Hinchcole, tenor; Mr.. z. H. Nc
Lachlen, bass; Miss Alice Harrison. or
ganist, substituting for Mrs. Edmund
Barry, who is very Ill.
Last Tuesday evening at Trinity
Lutheran Church, under the direction
of Mr.. ]. s. Thiemeyer, organist, THE
Crucifxion" was rendered with great
success before a large audience. Part
of the success of the evening was due
to the two soloists, Mr.. C. w. Moore,
basso. snd Mr.. c. z. Myers, tenor. The
other members of the double quartet
were Miss L Allen and Miss A. ]. Will
kins. sopranos; Mrs. J. Kerr and Miss H.
Bane, altos: Mr.. H. Fletcher, basso, and
Mrs. F. C. Boyer, tenor.
The choir Of st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church gave the beautiful cantata,
THE Darkest Hour" by Harold Moore,
last Sunday evening, under the direc-
tion OF Alfred G. Eldredge. organist
and choirmaster. The soloists were
Mrs. Helen Donahue De Yo. soprano;
Mr. Melville d. Hensey. tenor; Mr.. Ar
thur H Diebert, barytone; Mr.. Charles
Moore, basso.
Two performances OF Faust by the
Washington Grand Opera Chorus is now
assured. Mr.. de Cortez. Wolffungen, d.
rector. announces the dates for Monday
and Tuesday, May 6 and z. at the Co
iumbia Theater. He is at present in
New York to close the contracts for his
cast. which includes the following
artists:
"Mephisto." Henri Scott the Ieadins