The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

OF the week. on Friday afternoon at the
Columbia Theater. at 4:3O o'clock. Much
interest has been manifested among
music lovers since the announcement OF
Mr.. Mccormack appearance in concer,
and no doubt he will be heard by one
OF the largest of the audiences that have
turned out this season.
| John Mccormack was born in 1884 at
Athlone, Ireland. In 1902 he won the
gold medal for singing at the National
| Irish Festival, Dublin. In 1903 he be-
came a member of the choir of the Dub
lin Catholic Cathedral. and In 1901 with
that choir sang at the St. Louis Exposi-
ton. In 1906 he went to Milan and re-
ceived instruction in singing. On Feb
| ruary H. 1907. he sang at Sunday
League concert in London. and on March
]. 1907. appeared at the London Ballad
| Concert, when he sang with such success
that Messrs. BOOsey engaged him for the
remaining concerts of the season. On
October q" of the same year, he made a
very successful debut at Covent Garden
as Turiddu in "CavaIleria Rusticana. -
He confirmed his success the same sea
son as Don Ottavio and as the Duke
in 'Rigoletto," and has been engaged
each season since at COvent Garden,
London.
In the spring of 1879 Mr. Mccormack
sang at the San Carlo Opera House at
Naples, and in the autumn Of the same
year, came to America as a member of
the Manhattan Opera Company Under
MIR. Hammerstein's management. the
Irish tenor became one of the most popu-
lar artists in the musical world and his
many successes with that organization,
which were equally shared with Nine
Tetrazzini. are well known.
The following season. Mr.. Mccormack
was engaged by Mr.. Dippel for the Chi
cago Grand Opera Company, and no ar
tist associated with that organization
achieved more pronounced success than
the great Irish tenor.
There was never a great artist more
modest in his success than John Nc
Cormack:' to him singing is a second ma
ture; he sings because he loves singing
and because Providence has been most
bountiful to him in Its gifts. But he
is great student and an indefatigable
worker.
The successes OF John Mccormack last
season in London have been more decided
than ever before, his bigger experience
having made him a greater artist in ev-
cry way. With the late King of England
he was pronounced favorite. At the
end of June last year. from triumphs at
tending the social and coronation sea-
son in London, John Mccormack left
for Australia on tour with Nine. Melba
where ne had repeated triumphs. He has
returned to America to fill concert en-
gagements until spring. when he will re-
turn to London for the season at Covent
Garden.
The friends Of Nine Won Unschuld and
music lovers OF Washington will be de-
lighted to know of the concert to be
ht-t tto a,,l
Won Unschuld University of Music. at
the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
next Wednesday evening A splendid
has been arranged and great
success is anticipated for the artists
Saturday afternoon the Junior and In
termediate classes of the Virgil Clavier
School held their regular monthly reci-
tai The programme. which was very
interesting and all played from memory.
was as follows: Study CA N. VirgiD.
Ethel Tremary: Happy Day" "a. NJ
virgiD, Agnes Stitt; In the Woods"
Josephine McLane; Little Caprice"
Helen Marbut; three studies Rohler), !
Kathryn Beck: 'The FairLSunshine !
(Gurlito. Katharine Herman:
''Hide-and-Seek'' (Elmerich): "a Fairy |
Story Gynns); "Rain-Pitter-Patters |
CTheo. Dutton). Margaret Dubois; Idilio |
Margaret Barnes: Tanzweise Meyer |
Mary Alice Newton: Gavotte |
B fiat major HandeD. Gertrude Rosin- |
ski; Hunting Song" lMendeIssohn). !
Hazel Harvey, and Rondo c major |
Margaret Granger.
The last work of Nine Won UnschuId.
The Won Unschuld Method of Piano |
Playing and Teaching" met with such
success in New York that the Columbia
University there has engaged her to
ieliver a lecture on 1t on February at
he Horace Man Hall of the Columbia
University.
The pupils and graduates of the Won
Jnschuld University Of Music gave a re-
,ital at the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
ional Church and at the Calvary Bap-