The Washington herald., 1913-03-02

cago and Boston Grand opera Company,
will be heard in a recital this evening
at the National Theater at s:l5 The cele-
brated tenor has attained the highest
standard as an artist at an earlier age
than any tenor before the public. The
greatest prima donnas of the world have
recognized the artistic merits of John
Mccormack and he has sung with colos-
sal success with the two most famous
song birds in the world, Melba and Tet-
razzini. r
Mr.. McCormack's programme will en-
brace an aria from La Bohemie quo
cinD, groups of Irish, English and
French songs. In response to several
hundred requests Mr.. Mccormack will
sing II Hear You Calling Me- for an
encore and Down in the Foggy Dew"
Miss Alice Preston, soprano, will be
Mr.. McCormack's assisting artist.
For tonight in the Belasco Theater,
Manager Taylor has secured an attrac-
ton of exceptional interest. Nine. Jo-
hanna Gadski, the famous Wagnerian
soprano, has been engaged for q song
recital in which she will be assisted by
Mr.. Charles E. Baker, at the piano Nine.
Gadski is one of the few great singers
of the Metropolitan Opera House whose
success in the concert field has almost
overshadowed her operatic triumphs
From one end of the country to the
other her popularity has been proven
time and again, for an extended concert
tour has been a feature every season
she has spent in America.
Mime. Gadski has arranged a pro-
gramTne of unusual interest for this even-
ing's concert. including songs in German.
italian and English and several striking
operate arias.-
The following musical numbers will be
rendered at the First Congregational
Church to-day:
At the morning service: Organ prelude.
''Cavitina,' by Raff; anthems. Gloria
from Twelfth Mass" by Mozart: Holy,
Holy" by Stewart; offertory. quartet.
Crossing the Bar" by Houseley; organ
postlude, allegro moderate from First
Sonata" by Mendelssohn.
At the evening service: Organ prelude,
communion in G. by Batiste: anthems,
What Are These" by Stainer: Il
organ postlude. march in B fiat, by Schu-
bert.
An especially fine musical programme
will be a feature of the II a. m. and
n. m services to-day at the First Bap-
tist Church. corner Sixteenth and o
Streets Northwest. as follows:
Miss Augusta Hill, I'm a Pilgrim by
Marston; soprano solo, (by requesp. My
Redeemer and My Lord" by Dudley
Buck; violin quartet. Miss Wilbur. Miss
Lindenkohl, Miss Allen. Prof. Josep Kas-
par; "Andante religiso." by Plus Kohler.
AT the evening service: Soprano solo
Iby requestI. "Oh, for a Closer Walk
with God" by Miles Foster: violin solos,
Miss Elizabeth S. Wilbur; Meditation"
Largo by Handel.
At the First Presbyterian Church. John
Marshall Place. an Evening with the
Choir" will be observed tonight. at 7:4s
O'Clock. The programme is as follows:
Organ: Ave Maria (SchuberO: Nocturne
Chopin: anthem. Send Out Thy Light
(Saint-Saensl: anthem, Ave Maria"
(Bach-Gounodl, solo. Mrs. Roberts: con-
tralto solo, But the Lord Is Mindful Of
His Own (Mendelssohn). Mrs. Beckham:
Coast" dudley Buck): anthem. Light OF
Lights" (Stebbins); Nunc Dimittis; post
lude (WagnerD.
The quartet is composed of: Soprano,
Mrs L. A. Roberts; contralto, Mrs. NJ, A
Beckham: tenor. Mr.. G. c. Bowie: basso,
Mr.. H. H. r. Helwig. and organist, Mrs.
C. F. Schutt.
During the first recital which Leopold
Godowsky gave in New York in Novem-
ber. the great audience assembled at Car
negie Hall to hear the pianist, was near
ly taken off its feet at the marvellous
scale of playing. Not since Anton Rub
instein's visit TO America in the seven
ties has anything like this been heard.
No one could believe any artist capable
of such swift and at the same time ac
curate passage and scale playing. Mr..
Godowsky is creating wonder wherever
he has played since his return from
Europe. His Beethoven playing is pro-
digious and his Schumann performances
make the people think of supernatural
featS. Yet, when studied at close range
or from the distance, Godowsky appears
one of the manifest artists of the day,
no affectation. no effort to please the gall
lery and not even any of the show
pieces to win the ladies. Leopold God
owsky represents piano art in its fullest
and richest aspect and to hear him is
lesson; yes, many lessons for those
who need guidance. Leopold Godowsky
will appear here in recital at the Co.
lumbia Theater next Friday at 40 D. m.
The musical service at Ea stern Pres
byterian Church. Sixth and Maryland
Avenue Northeast, to-day will be as fol-
lows:
Morning service-Anthem God Is
Love" (Sheley); bass SOLO offertory,
Lord God of Abraham CElijah-Men-
delssohn), Mr.. Callow. The quartet for
the morning service will consist of Miss
Viola Shippert. soprano: Mrs. Jesse c.
ester. alto: Mr.. Edgar r. S. Embrey.
tenor; Mr.. Edwin Callow. bass. with Miss
Nellie NJ. Sacrey, organist
At the evening service special music
will be rendered by a double quartet and
Miss Olive Budd, violinist Anthem, "The
Das Is Past and Over" CMarks): Incl
dental solos by Miss Shippert and Mr..
Scantling: duet, Now We Are Ambassa-
doris (St. Paul-Mendelssohnl. Mr. CAL
low and Mr. Scantling: soprano solo, Of
fertory. THE Ninety and Nine" Cam
pion). Miss Shippert; anthem, The Day
Is Ended (Bartlett), alto solo. Mrs Kes-
ter, violin obligata, Miss Olive Budd.
The double quartet will be Miss Viola
Shippert. and Mrs Edwin Callow, So
pranos: Mrs. Jesse c. Kester. and Mrs.
Eleanor Spencer, altos; Mr.. Phillip Lee
Scantling and Mr.. Horace Ward. tenors,
and Mr.. Walter T. Matson and Mr.. Ed
win Callow, basses.
The choir of forty voices under the
direction of William J. Palmer, with
Earl Dement, at the organ, will render
a specially prepared programme tonight
at the Fifth Baptist Church, Six-and-one-
half and E Streets Southwest and will
be assisted by Miss Margaret Standi-
ford, contralto: Mr.. J. K. Morton, tenor
and Melville d. Lindsay, jr., violinist.
The concerted numbers to be rendered
by the choir are as follows: How Beau
tiful Upon the Mountains" by Wagner:
The Lord Is My Light by Dr. Hiles;
Re Merciful by Manynaff-