Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

The Rubinstein Club, Mrs. a. NJ. Blair
Erecting will give its first evening con-
.ert this season Wednesday in the ball
Dom OF the Raleigh Hotel. Miss owe
Kline, lyric soprano. viii be the assisting
:oloist, and will sing an aria from NINE
8utterfy,'' a group of Italian and another
e English songs. The numbers prepared
oy the club are among the most beautiful
yer given by this organization being no.
able for the righteousness and beauty
Il rhythm distinguishing the ltahai
school, Among the choral numbers VIII
,e 'Su Ncnite a Consigiio, by Scariatu'
La Serenata," by Tosti: Charity by
3ossini. Il Andealla Vergine Maria, Dy
Verdi; Rocked on Ripping Waters oy
campana; Every Flower" from Nine.
Butterfly; "Chanson Provencal, by Del
Acqua: ~ Day in Venice" by Ethelbert
Nevin; ..L'Addio a Napol,' BY Cottfan,
larmonized by Robert Carey Stearns'
md A Woodland Sprite,' by Arditi. MISS
Julia Husgin will be at the piano
The Friday Morning Music Club, which
has been the sponsor OF 50 many unique
musical events, entertained Its members
md friends last week ct a program OF
manuscript compositions by VIVIAN buf-
lett. The young composer, VINO came u
washington Tor the OcCdSiOi, 10 sun
of Frances Hodgson Burnett. formerly
Of this city, and is himself writer. Dur
ing his college days at Harvard he TOOK
Inc music course in addition to MS regu-
lar studies and has since INDUCED III
music aud composition only as slde
sSue and for relaxation. the merit OF
bis works, none of which are phoIisned
we're discovered by Mrs. Emma Prall
Enorr. during 4 visit last summer TO her
sister, Mrs. Fahncstock, at her summer
home on Long Island, which adJo.ns the
summer home of Mrs. Burnett The songs,
which are distinctly the best of the coIn-
positions are marked by originality and
are notably descriptive of The poems Tor
which they are settings. Ii would hardly
Eave been possible for them to nave 1e-
ceived more artistic treatment than they
we're given BY Mrs. DeYo and Mrs. Reed.
The program included Romance, fof
giolonceIlo and piano. Richard LorleberS
and Mrs Knorr: Requiem, Gods Al
sherry" ''Scheidene Sommer, Lieb,
Liebchen.' And Them and stormy
Sky. Mrs. Reed: piano solos, Scherzo;
Peter Piper's Serenade" and Waltz
Ballet Incidental music TO "Racketty
Packetty House" by Mrs. Frances Hods,
Ballet of the Jewels. Mrs. knorr; three
songs for children. The Herald Jonquil,
"Churning Song The Snow Bird
The Blossomins of Love" ,Arril. sun :,
Helen Donohue DeYo: violin solos. Nd
lgio." from Concerto. opus III. by Mas
Bruch: The Swan" by Saint Saens, and
The Bee by Schubert Mrs. l.. ID. Mil
Ter: piano solos impromptu, opus AZ,
No. .. and minuet opus dS. by Schubert,
Miss Gunther.
Much interest has been aroused in edu-
rational and musical circles over the re-
vival of the old-fashioned art of playing
On the harpischord, and evidence of this
appreciation was constantly manifested
by tine guests of Miss Bristol at the re-
cital given last week in the auditorium
Of the Bristol School by Miss Frances
Pelton-Jones. an American harpsichordist.
who presented an old-time program upon
the old-time instrument owing TO I'll"
size and delicate construction of this rare
Instrument, few reproductions are made
and Miss Pelton-Jones is the fortunate
possessor of one of these repiicas. She
is said to have also the distinction OF
being the only woman exponent Of the
art of performing on the harpsichord.
Wien the curtains parted before the
guests the stage disclosed charming
reproduction Of Louis XVI salon, ard
when Miss Pelton-Jones In the costume
Of the days of Maraie Antoinette called
forth the appealing and beautiful tones
0f the ancient instrument ii completed
4 delightful miniature OF the past. She
gave a generous program of appropriate
music. which was much heightened BY
frequent enchores.
r. Taylor Chewing was the offertory
soioist last Sunday morning at Ascension
Church, when ne was heard in The Sor-
rows of Death from Memberships
Hymn of Praise which he gave with
fine effect.
Miss Olive Joyce and Miss Florence
Stef.ens will sing this morning at In
>arnation Church the duet Forever
With the Lord by Gounod. Mrs. Henry
White. director of the choir, has or
ganiZed a male quartet composed or
James X. Morton and John Irwin. ten
L$-nl SfnfI 1r-
oassos. The quartet will give the of
sertory next Sunday morning, the Sc
lection being. The Prodigal Son." by
Parks.
Miss Marion MacFall has resigned
her position at Hamline Methodist
Church in order to settle in New York.
where she has received some fiattering
offers in both the church and concert
field. She has just concluded a series
81 engagements in New England. which
proved a success. both musically and
financially. She viii be succeeded at
Green. who sang last season at Wesley
Methodist Church. She will be heard
this morning at the offertGry in the
solo. Twenty third Psalm" by Van de
quartet are Mrs. Adelaide Humphrey.
contralto: George v. Blakney. tenor
and director, and Elijah Kinsella. bass.
and the program today will include. at
the morning service. the quartet BE
loved the Bridegroom Cometh," b.
Schnecker. and this evening, Behold
the Western Evening Light by Shell
lev, and softly Now the Light of
Day" by Schiller. Miss Edith Athey
will be at the organ.
The musical portion of the services
at the First Congregational Church this
morning will include the organ prelude.
'Andante in +" by Clark; anthems. Il
Waited for the Lord" by Mende.ssohn.
al Am Alpha. and Omega. by Stainer;
offertory Forever With the Lord
Quartet, by Macleod; postlude,
.Cirande Choeur". by Guiliame. Even
ing: Prelude, "Serenata." by It'll; an
them. 1.-THE King of Love-" by Shelley;
offertory ''Tarry With Me. O My
Savior" by Baldwin. choir hymn, 20