The Washington times., 1913-01-12
MADAME BUTT AND
Mr.. .RUMFOR OFFER
D0UBLEATTRAcT|ON
Noted Contralto and Baritone
+. viii Appear at the National
Tonight in Select Program.


OF, music will be compelled to entertain
unending regret if they fail to avail
themselves of the opportunity this eve
ring of listening TO two of the world S
greatest concert singers, Madame Clara
Butt. contralto. and the distinguished
English baritone, Kennerley Rumford,
at the National Theater.
Coming Immediately upon the first ap-
pearance of the artists in this country,
the FIRST concert OF the tour having been
given in New York city during last
week, the event will be notable.
Madame Butt is a beautiful woman,
but even her personal attractions are
dwarfed by her platform Vaccinations.
She can be grave or gay, and sings like
nightingale. with vIsibly swelling
throat The tone is musical, and said
TO be OF quite phenomenal power and
range, but the singers greatest virtue
is her supreme art If Interpretation.
In addition to Liddle's beautiful hymn,
abide With Me- she win be heard
tonight in such numbers as the old Bre-
ton air, 'L'AEgelus;" DeBussy's Man.
doline;'' THE Early Morning." Peel
THE Leaves and the Wind" Leoni; two
Strauss numbers and series of Greig's
duet, Might Hymn at Sea-
An interesting musical program was
given last Tuesday by Mrs. Warner
Gibbs. soprano: George Herbert Wells.
organist, and George Wilson, accom-
panist, when the Constitutional Chap
ter of the D. A. R. had its annual OBJ
servance Of st. Distafrs Day, at the
Hotel Powhatan. In the George WASH
ington library. The tea room was deco
rated with flags, palms, and American
Beauty roses. while the hostesses-Mrs.
Morgan D. Lewis, Mrs. H. A. Lewis,
and Mrs. c. NJ. Lewis-wore colonial
costume.
Mrs. Gibbs gave several numbers. in
clining greatly to modern composers or
the better known of the old ones.
From the Land of Sky Blue Water"
Cadman. and Believe II All Those
Endearing Young Charms" were two of
her ten numbers. Mr.. Wells gave only
Brahms Hungarian Dance.
Mime. Julia Culp, the Dutch lieder
singer WHO arrived last Wednesday on
the Carmaria and made her first Amer
ican appearance at Carnegie Hall, New
the white House on Saturday night,
January IL Today she will be enter
tained by Hon. Jonkheer Loudon, min
lister Of the Netherlands, at a luncheon
and afternoon tea. Nine. Culp will then
leave for the West to fill a number OF
engagements.
The biggest voice in the world and
the largest-or rather, one OF the larg-
est.women on the concert stage form
combination that makes Clara Butt u
peculiarly Interesting artist.
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The famous English contralto for
years has been regarded not only as
Engiands foremost singer, but one Of
the greatest in the world, while her
maryeiouslv deep and beautiful voice is
said by musicians to be quite without
an equal
Mime. Nordica. one of the greatest So
pranos the world has ever known VIII.
after an absence of two years, be heard
in recital at the Columbia Theater next
Friday afternoon. January II. at 4:3o
Mime. Nordica's career is so wen
known to all music lovers that it is
hardly necessary to go into details OF
her early and severe struggles for recog
nition Her career is an object lesson
TO all students In this, that to attain
success, even though wonderfully en-
dowed by nature, hard work, patience
and persistence are yet needful- Lillian
Nordica has never stood still; she has
never. remained content with the tri-
urr1phs she has achieved.
Admittedly the greatest dramatic So
prano of the present day. there can
scarcely be found in any civilized coun-
try, corner into which her fame has
not penetrated and where her name is
not synonymous of everything that fs
splendid In vocal art Her program
wifi include numbers by Schubert, Schu-
mann, Debussy, Handel Wagner,
woln. Jensen, Rachmaninoff. and Cad
man.
Next Tuesday afternoon the Wash
tneton Symphony Orchestra, under the
masterful direction of Heinrich Ham
meF, will offer the second concert of
the present season at the Columbia
Theater. The soloist will be Miss Dag
mar De c. Rubner. pianist, who will
present Tschaikowsky's Concerto in B
fiat minor.
This young artist received most of her
musical instruction from her father.
Prof. Cornelius Rubner. Of Columbia
University. Miss Rubner made her de-
but at the age of fifteen, at which time
she also played at special concert
given for the Grand Duchess Louise, OF
Baden. Shortly after this she went TO
Geneva, where she studied under
Quinche. a pupil of Risier, coming to
this country at seventeen.
The prelude TO "Lohengrin,'' which
win be the opening number by the or
chestrs. needs no Introduction TO con-
cert goers, while the Slavic dances of
Deyorak's are of special interest as hav-
ing been the first compositions of this
composer to make his name widely
known In the world-at-large beyond
Bohemia.
Tickets for this concert and the re-
ma ming ones of the series are on sale
at T. Arthur Smiths ticket agency.
TIE overture from THE Flying
Dgtchman:" Griess suite. Peer
Gynt." and Tschaikowsky's Symphony
80. V. In T. minor. are the orchestral
numbers Director Josef Stransky has
Incorporated I'm the program for the
second concert of the season at the
New National Theater. by the Philhnr-
monic Society of New York. Tuesday
afternoon, January q. at 40 o'clock.
Madame Schumann- Heink will be the
soloist of the occasion, presenting such
masterpieces as the Aria. Penelope,
from .-Odysseus;" Schubert's .'The Earl
King" death and the Maiden" tSchu-
Moth: and waRner's Dreams.
The orchestra. which Is composed OF
eigi,ty-odd of the foremost musicians
10 be obtained. is upon flrmer foua-
dation, both artistically and financially,
than ever before In the seyenty-two
wears of its existence.
T. Arthur Smith is managing the
Washington appearance.
One Of the most interesting musical
events Of the winter Is the only ap-
pearance of the celebrated Belgium
violinist, Eugene Ysaye. In orchestral