The Washington herald., 1913-11-30

Another instance Of the splendid philan
thropic generosity OF Mr.. and Mrs. w
s. Corby was given Thanksgiving even
! ing when their home in Chevy Chase
Nd, was opened for an organ. violin anC
song recital for the benefi. of the Flor
ence Crittenton Mission. Mr.. Corby hac
spared no expense in engaging artists o
the first rank from New York and Wash
ington.
The chief artists of the evening wer'
Mr.. Frank Z. Ward, organist OF th'
Holy Trinity Church, New York City
and Mr.. Edward Dethier, violinist. Mr.
Ward opened the program with Bach's
minor prelude. He did not prove himself
so happy in Bach as in the modern com.
posers, Cartier, Dethier, Widor and
Guilmant, whom he afterward played
In these he brought out the great variety
OF voices in the organ and the exquisite
beauty Of tone of that instrument The
organ is an Aeolian with three manuals.
forty-three speaking stops
Mr.. Dethier is one of the very first
violinists of New York. and a member
OF the Institute of Musical Arts. He is
a Belgian, was trained In the conserva-
tories of Liege and Brussels, and came
to New York seven years ago. He uses
a violin of glorious tone and is in every
way an artist.
Mrs. Ralph Barnard, of Washington,
sange the aria, Mon Coeur," from Sam
son and Deililah." Mrs. Barnard is too
great a favorite in Washington to need
further comment.
Mr.. Bentley Nicholson has voice Of
quite unusual quality, but that is not all
he has intelligence and imagination, and
he uses his voice to interpret the hidden
meanings of the verse to his hearers. His
musical expression goes to the very
heart of the poetic theme. His enuncia-
ton, too, Is perfect, but not labored. or
the songs he sang Thursday evening
Hugo VOLTS "Heimweh," Landon Rom
aids Down in the Forest" and The
Nightingale has a Lyre Of Gold, OF
Whelpley. were especially beautiful. Mr..
Nicholson Is making a speciality OF song
Interpretation. His studio is in New
York, where he gives lecture recitas
and special coaching in English, Ger
man. French, Russian, and Italian re-
pertoire.
Mr.. Croxton sang old English. Irish.
and Scotch folk songs; songs Of telling
value when sung as Mr.. Croxton sang.
The Leather Bottel." and 'Trottin' to
the Fair" were given with a simplicity
and dynamic directness that lends a
charming out-of-doornes5 TO these songs
OF the people. Mr.. Croxton has a fine
barytone voice.
THANKSGIVING house guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Corby included Mr.. and Mrs. George
s. Ward. New York City; Mr.. and Mrs.
r. V. White. Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius White,
and A A White, of Baltimore, Nd. I:
Miss Margaret Staggers, Of Fairmont
W. Va
Others present were Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Byron S. Newton and
Mrs. Newton, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Moses
and Mrs Gosling, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Hodges, George Cross, Of the Department
OF Agriculture. and Mrs. Cross; Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Bergman, Mr.. Jesse c. Ad-
kins, OF the Department OF Justice, and
Mrs. Adkins; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Alte-
mus. Mr.. and Mrs. George Altemus. Mrs.
Kate Waller Barrett, president Of the
Florence Crittenton Home; Mr.
and Mrs. Wolf, of San Francisco; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Reeside and Miss Reside, Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Turpin and Miss Turpin,
Mr.. aIti Mrs. William Law, Mrs. E. L.
Robertson. Rev. DR.. W. r. Wedderspoon.
pastor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, and Mrs. Wederspoon: Miss Ruth
Astor Noyes, Judge and Mrs. Clarence
Dawson, Canon Austin and the Misses
Austin. Mrs. Washburn and Miss Wash
burn. Mr.. and Mrs. II. d. Wurdeman, Mr.
and Mrs. Lucien Powell, Mr.. and Mrs D.
z. Kleps, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Cross
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Williamson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Laurens N. Prior. Mr.. Ernest Hath
away. Mr.. and Mrs. John Ridgeway, Mr..
and Mrs. George J. Hesselman. Mrs. E.
Sesbit Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. John Welch,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Treuleben, Mrs. Ar
thur II. Clark and Miss Lucy Clark, Mr..
and Mrs John Lane, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. William E.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs. Gooch, and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard l. wilkins.
For the entertainment of the blind an
well-balanced program was
given Tuesday evening at the Library Of
Congress by two Of the promising young
musicians of the musical colony of the
Capital. Miss Margery Snyder, violinist,
and Miss Helma Cheeseman. soprano.
Miss Snyder while a bit nervous in the
first number OF her program early be-
came master of herself. rejecting a
musicianly knowledge OF her
and technically showing the
serious character OF the work she has
lone at the Peabody Conservatory of
Music. The Souvenir" by Drdla; the
from ''Thais," and the
'Cavatina." by Ran, the latter a COM
position dear to the hearts of all violin
'irtuosos, were brilliantly rendered and
veil deserved the warm applause given
heir rendition.
Miss Cheeseman, who has just returned
o Washington after several years spent
n study in Berlin, has rich, colorful So
,rano voice, particularly distinguished
or its mezzo quality. 1t is evenly de-
'eloped and under thorough control
While her German training showed par
icularly in the songs selected. her Eng
ish ballads were charmingly given. Prob
bly, her mcst ambitious effort was the
zig Agathe aria from Die Frieschutz,"
'eing given with splendid effect. show |
ng the fiexibility of her rich, warm voice, |
n an exceptional manner
A word must also be said of the mu- |
lcianly Interpretation given the compost |
ions by the accompanies. Mrs. Burnside |
nd Miss Dorothy Snyder. The program |
vas as follows: Die Forella" (Schu-
'erD, "Standchen'' (Schubert, doe
tSchumann), Agathe aria,
Die Frieschutz" Cweber), Miss Cheese
nan; Souvenir Drdla), Meditation"
Thais), Swing Song CBarnes), Miss
nyder; LA Serenata" CTostD, Nina"
Pergalese). ''Mattinata' Oeon Caralls),
Iiss Cheeseman; Prize Song Cwagner),
Iinuet CBeethoven), Miss Snyder: Who
s Sylvia?" (Schubert), Love Has
Wings (Rogers), Lass with the Deli
ate Air" (Arne), Alteration" violin
bligato (Selma), Miss Cheeseman;
Cavatina" CRaff), 1.-THE Swan" Saint
aens), Miss Snyder.
At a musical tea, given by the Ever
lay Club at the home Of Miss Nourse,
o Q street northwest last Wednesday
Miss Aileen Bell arranged a
rogram of pleasing variety, in which