The Washington herald., 1914-07-19
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

4 Mr. William s Blanchard tenor soloist
| OF the evening choir and a member OF the
double sextette at the Church OF the
/ Covenant, will be the soloist at the
Coyentnt Tent service tonight, beginning
promptly at 7:45 O'Clock Mr.. Blanchard
! is a well-known local singer. with a lyric
tenor OF pleasing quality. His selections
this evening will be THY Way not
Mine" by Ambrose, and Lead Me 10 the
Light" by Squire.
Mr.. Kline will lead the congregational
singing, with Mrs. Klein at the plano.
Miss Helen Macleod. who has Been the
substitute soloist at the Calvary
Methodist Church the past two Sundays.
will sing here again this morning. rem
dering Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect
Peace"
A very interesting recital was given
last Wednesday evening at the studio of
Mrs. Charlotte G. Lippitt 1923 F street
northwest. The program was as follows:
Male quartet. Good Night Moonlight {"
by Messrs. Conner. Corder. Elkin and
Wakeman: duet. "Serenade'' CTostD. by
Mrs Shaw and Mrs. Tucker; contralto
solo. Song Of Singing" Mead. by Mrs.
Elsie w. Kettler: bass solo. 20 Love
That Wilt Not Let Me Go" by Ernest
Elkln; soprano solo. 'Obstination." by
Miss Jean f. Mum; trio. 'Serenade to
Juanita" CJoubertD. by Mrs. Howell, Mrs.
Kettler and Mrs. Tucker: contralto solo,
Humility" Behrend). by Miss Helen
Hopkins: soprano solo. when Love is
Kind" by Miss Anna Peterson: tenor
solos. "A Spirit Flower" and What's IN
the Air Today CTipton>. by Mr.. Joseph
Conner; soprano solo. A June Morning
''Willeby). by Miss Florence Dunn; duet.
THE Voyagers" (Sandersen). by Mrs.
Tucker and Mr.. Conner; soprano solo,
''At Dawning'' (cadman). by Mrs. Lips
comb; barytone solo. Less Than the
Dust" OFinden), by Mr.. Arthur Guilford;
duet, 60 Pretty Rose" by Miss PETER
son and Miss Hopkins; soprano solo,
willamette" by Mrs. s. W. Howell; tenor
solo, Dreaming GIawley), by Mr.. Tur-
ner Corder: soprano solo. "'Tis Spring
Within Our Hearts CSpross), by Mrs.
Rose Shaw: male quartet, 20 Star OF
Peace" by Messrs. Conner, Corder. Elkin
and Wakeman. with soprano obligato by
Mrs. Shaw. The accompanies were Mrs.
May H. Wilbur and Mrs. Charlotte G.
Lippitt.
Mrs. Lppitt is keeping up her classes
through july She will leave August 8
for New England to visit her old home
and the latter part Of September she re-
turns 10 New YORK, COaCnlng with her
teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth c. Sleight.
Max Hirsch. one OF the best known men
in the grand opera field. has been en-
gagged by Max RabinoT as manager with
the company for the 1s14-1s15 American
tour OF Pavlowa and her troupe and
orchestra. Pavlowa's third trip across
this country and back again starts with
two performances in New York on No
vember 8. In February the organization
to New York to appear for ten
weeks at the Century Opera House, N
conjunction with the Dippel Opera
Comique Company.
American grand opera goers know Max
Hirsch. He presided over the box office
Of New York's Metropolitan for twenty
seven years, first as assistant treasurer,
then as treasurer. During most of this
time he was the official announcement
maker OF the house. Since indispositious !
of great artists are .nowise infrequent.
Max Hirsch. of the six-foot physique. |
the iron gray hair. and the placating
smile, became quite as familiar TO Met !
ropolitan audiences as Jean de Reszke, |
Melba, Sembrich or 'caruso. He went |
with the company on all Its tours. When |
Andreas Dippel moved to Chicago to |
manage the grand opera there, Mr.. |
Hirsch went with him.