The Washington herald., 1913-01-12

NINE. NORDICA,
Who will appear in recital Friday at 80 at Colun,
bia Theater
In 1895 she effected what was virtually
| a renaissance of Wagner in this coun'
try, and the memorable night when she
sang Isolde" at the Metropolitan Ope<a
House. New York. will never be forgot
ten. The famous diamond tiara presented
TO her on this occasion, and which was
voluntary contribution from her ad-
mirers all over tie country. is slgnif-
cant memento of her artistic success.
In May, 1911, Nine. NOrdica again sans
Isolde" this time in Germany, at the
Berlin Royal Opera. by the special invi-
tation of the German Emperor. Her su-
perb voice and the breadth and nobility
of her art created a profound impression
and her triumph was a memorable one.
The musical programme to be rendered
at the services to-day at the Luther
Place Memorial Church is as follows:
At the morning service. organ prelude.
anthem, "Jubilate Dec in E fiat" Dud-
ley Buck); tenor solo. Jesus. Lover OF
My Soul CMacDougaD. by Charles r.
Allen. and organ postlude.
At the evening service. organ prelude.
anthem, Breast the Wave. Christian
My Shepherd Is (Gounodl. by J. X.
Schofield, and organ postlude.
Charles r. Allen. formerly tenor SOLO
list at St. Marks English Lutheran
Church. has been engaged as tenor solo,
list at Luther Place Memorial Church.
Morning Club last Friday morning that
Mr.. Xavier Scharwenka will be a guest
of the club on Friday morning, January
II. when he will give a piano programme
This meeting of the club will be held in
the ballroom of the Willard Hotel. and
members of the club may purchase extra
tickets at 30 cents each by application
to Mrs. T.. w. True, 1870 Fairmont Street.
The following programme was given at
the meeting of the club last Friday
morning, at the Washington Club. ITO
I Street. at II o'clock: Romance &C. Sin
ding, scherzo ID. van Goens). "Norwe-
sian Melody fSvendsen). Mrs. Dulin;
"Rinaldo" HandeD. ''Voce di donna"
ia Giaconda) CPonchielD, The Cry Of
Rachel MARY Turner Salter). Miss
Leckie; ''Nachtstuck." No. 4 CSchumann),
'Liebestraum.'' No. g. and "Rhapsodie
Hongroise." No. u Uiszt), Miss Burbage:
''Schon Gretlein" CSong Cycle) Won
Fielitz), Mrs. Fairfax.
The Rebew Orchestra, under the direc-
ton of II. W. Weber. gave public re-
hearsa in the lecture room OF the Keller
Memorial Church, corner of Ninth Street
and Maryland Avenue Northeast, Monday
night, IN the presence of a large audi
ence. Miss Estelle Murray. a promising
young singer, was the soloist, and de-
lighted her audience with her rendition
of My Cavalier (Roberts), in which she
was accompanied by the orchestra, and
"Carissima" PENN, and Comm Thru
the Rye" Meachim). The orchestra num-
bers consisted of march. ''Sorrella" CGiaI-
Suppe); selections from the Pink Lady,
(CarylD: waltz, Wedding Dance
Hinckel; intermezzo from "Cavalliera
tMascagnN: idyl. Softly In
awares" Gincke). and march. Deed of
the Pen" tMoreD. Miss Bessie Hum
phreys and Miss Lipp were the accom-
panists.
The Music Study Club met last Monday
in the Percy Foster recital hall. Miss
Brooks read a paper on the lives of Schu-
bert. Mendclssohn, Glinka, and BerIIoz
Miss West. who was in charge Of the
meeting in place of Miss Oyster, who is
in New York, read the current musical
events. Miss Leila Speer, violinist, play
ed "Preghiera." by Schubert. Miss Kath-
ryn Boack, pianist. played MendeIssohn's
Spinning Song and Hunting Song"
The next meeting will be held in the
Percy Foster recital hall on Monday,
20, when the subjects will be
Schumann and Chopin. The soloists will
,e Miss Edna Dyer. soprano; Miss Helene
Oyster, pianist. and Miss Katharine May
Brooks, pianist.
At the afternoon service at $50 o'clock
o-day at the Church of the Covenant,
special music will be sung by the double
;extette. under the direction of Mr. sgd
ley Lloyd Wrightson. In addition, Mr..
will sing. by request, 1T is
Enough" from Elijah" The double
Iextette will sing Holy. Holy. Holy"
elia) by Gounod. the tenor solo being
Jung by Mr.. Backing; Blessed Be the
ord God of Israel CBenedictus from
iesse Solennelle st. Cecelia), by Gounod, |
he soprano solo being sung by Miss
Reuter-; The Lord is My Rock" by |
yoodman: Jesus, I Live to Thee" by |
speaks, incidental solo by Miss Bum |
hrey. Mrs Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler and |
ir. George H. Miller will sing the duet, |
What Have to Do with Thee" from |
Elijah
At the evening service at S o'clock this l
vening, at the Church of the Covenant. |
Street, Eighteenth Street and Connec-
icut Avenue, the chorus choir of 100
oices. under the direction Of Mr.. sgd
icy Lloyd Wrightson, with Mr.. Harvey /
iurray at the organ, will render the fol-
owing music; Organ prelude, Ava
LARA" CRobert Franz: professional
ymn, The Church's One Foundation"
Wesley; "Stili, Still with Thee"
Speaks: incidental solos, Mr.. George II.
filler: Love Divine All Loves ExcelI-
ng" lie Jeune): Hear My Prayer" CThe
Word of God (Spross); soprano solo, In
by Faithfulness'' (The Word of Cod
Spross). Miss Gertrude Reuter-: Nearer.
fy God 10 Thee" Dykes: '.Sevenfold
men" GStainerl; organ postIude. "AlIe-l