Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25
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| Music will be distinctive feature of
/ high school exhibitions this season, and
among the many attractive affairs VIII
be the recital Tuesday afternoon at Nc
| I<inley Manual Training School. to be
given under the direction of Mrs. Frank
Byram There will he the overture,
Poet and Peasant" by the school Or
/ chestra. two choruses. Whispering. by
! Conrad" and 20 Thou Sublime Sweet
Evening Star from "Tannhauser, SUNG
By the BOYS. classes: cello solo, Taran-
! telle' by Pepper. rendered by Dore Wolf
steiner: choruses Il Waited for the Lord,
nv Mendelssohn; The Angelus, b!
| Chamnade. and Spring Tide. by Beck
err by the girls classes: violin solo, Con-
certo No o. by De Beriot Ralph Gold
smith. II; chorus of mixed voices, pray
for the Peace of jerusalem, by Knox
with recitative and baritone solo by
Archie Gibson II: Canoeing Song. by
Harold King, '16. "Serenade. by Plerne
by the school orchestra. Mrs. Byram VIII
direct the chorus and Mr. Wolfsteiner the
orchestra. with Miss Bernlce Randali as
sisting as accompanist.
4 similar program will be presented al
Eastern High School Thursday, when the
students choruses will be supplemented
by a piano solo by Miss Schwartz, ID:
college songs by the Boys Glee Ciuo
thirty voices), and the bridal chorus
from "Lohengrin. and sextet from LII
cia,' by chorus of mixed voices.
Wednesday evening at 3 O'Clock the
evening choir of 1G0 voices of the Church
of the Covenant will close this seasons
work with the rendition of Mendeissohn
cantata. "A Hymn of Praise. 1t Will ne
the tenth special musical service given
by this organization this season under
| he direction of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson.
with Harvey Murray as usual at the or
gan Admission is by invitation until
O'Clock after which hour the doors OF
the church will he opened to the public.
The performance will be in the form of
an evening service, preceded by solos by
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler and Charles
Trowbridge Tittman. The program will
be as follows: Organ prelude, Andante
from Quartet by Mendelssohn: Hark. the
Herald Angels Sing" by Mendelssohn:
| bass solo, 20 God. Have Mercy from
the oratorio est. Paul. by Mendelssohn.
They from The Holy City" by Gaul.
Mrs. Gawler: cantata. chorus. IAN Men.
All Things air and chorus. Praise
Thou the Lord Miss Gertrude Reuter-.
Praises. Richard P. Backing, tenor;
chorus. IAN Ye That Cried Unto the
| Lord: duet and chorus. Il Waited for
| the Lord" Miss Reuter- and Miss Mita
Jaeger. sopranos: air. THE Sorrows of
Death Mr.. Backing: chorus, The Night
Is Departing': choral. Let All Men
Praise the Lord: duet, My Song Shall
Be Always Thy Mercy" Mrs. Gawler and
| Mr.. Backing; chorus. I'VE Nations Offer
| to the Lord: offertory, priests March.
'Hallelujah,' from The Messiah by
Handel; organ postlude, choral from ''St
Paul." by Mendelssohn.
a program of old favorites in song and
story furnished a delightful entertain
ment at Confederate Memorial Hall Fri
day evening as presented by Mrs. Warner
Gibbs. soprano; Miss Genevieve Small,
| whistler; Joseph Whittemore. tenor: Al
fred III. Rodrick. reader; Mrs r. john
SON. Manning, pianist. and Mrs. c. Burton
I.auhon, accomp anist. Miss Small s
whistling solos were a distinct novelty
| and proved very popular with the audi
ence. She gave an old melody with bird
and the Scotch melodies Kathleen
Annie Laurie BLUE Bells of Scotland
and when You and l Were Young.
| Maggie Mrs. Gibbs was also pleasing
in "Swanee River and Loeb Lomond
| as well as in the duet 1t Was a Lover
and His Lass" which she gave with
Mr.. Whittemore. Mrs. Manning played
an arrangement of the "Miserere," from
III TrovatOre'; Mr. Rodrick furnished
much amusement with his reading OF
IhC oiVc kotOis anu oduhNNtS VIZ
Glashans Courtship." and Mr.. White
more's clear tenor was most effective in
Sweet Genevieve" and Believe Me. II
All Those Endearing Young Charms
Pupils of Felix Garziglia gave a re-
cital for the blind at the Library Of
Congress recently, making a splendid
impression by their clean technique
and intelligent Interpretation. An ex-
acting program Of piano numbers was
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enne." No. 6, and two impromptus. opus
30, both by Schubert: '"Liebestraume. -
No. 3. and Hungarian Rhapsodie" No.
g, both by List, Franklin Jackson, jr.
"Sonate," opus 81, first movement, by
Beethoven; .'Scherzo'' in C sharp minor,
by Chopin; "Arabesque," by Debussy, and
Concert Etude,'' by Mcdowell. Miss
Florence Stonebraker; .Sonate." No. ),
for violin and piano. by Beethoven.
| Clown" by Chaminade, Miss Margaret
King; Hungarian Rhapsodie" No. IL, by
| List, Miss Florence Stonebraker.
The Naval Reserves of the District OF
Columbia are anticipating much success
Band under John Suraci. Eighteen mu-
sicians gathered for this purpose are now
| rehearsing and noteworthy feature OF
| this band is that 1t has been organized
| tary end being put into the background
Mr.. Suraci Is said to be man OF much
musical ability. desiring that the members
| of the Naval Battalion Band shall be
musicians of high standing. He had al
ready a reasonable library on hand for
various occasions, which will be increased
| from time to time. The first public APP
pearance of the band is announced to be
at the Memorial day exercises at Mount
Oliyet cemetery. The organization will
also be heard at some of the park con-
| certs during the summer.
| Mrs Lewis E. Purdum. formerly Miss
Helen GladmOn entertained recently al
| a musical, when the following program
was creditably given by her pupils
March 1.-TWO pianos). "Tannhauser. by
bell. F. somerville; "Berceuse. by
Chopin, and 1.-The Trout" by Schubert
Heller Miss Mildred Cornwell; Pre-
| lude" by Chopin. and '.Etude.'' by Hell
! Ter, Miss Elizabeth Dowden; ION the
Meadow by Lichner Miss Dorothy Nil
hite: Revere" by Geibel. Miss Helen
| Short; Golden Wedding" by Lack, Miss
Dorothy Trimble: ''Idyll." by Lack. Miss
Mary Donohue: 'Tarantelle.' by Heller
by Heller. Miss Marjorie Simpson: .'Po-
lonaise,'' in A major. by Chopin. Miss
| Helen Simpson: Caprice" by Wachs
Miss Lydia Hulse; Spring" by Sinding
Miss Jeaneet Campbell; "Valse." by
Schutt. Miss Jane Darby: "Melodie.' by
Rubnstein Miss Elizabeth Clark: Polo
naise. by Mcdowell. Miss Mildred
Margaret Darby; 'Polonaise.'' in A fiat
by Chopin. Miss Frances Somerville
| "Polonaise." in E major. by Liszt. Miss
Mildred Cornwell: March by Lenore-