Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06

Musical affairs of the city already
show signs of the renewed activities
Of the fall season. Each day brings
announcement of the return of mem
bers Of the musical contingent from
summer schools, seashore, mountains or
the troubled lands acros the water. and
educational institutions are compie1-
ing the personnel OF the musical rae
ulties and churches in their choirs.
This week official announcement Is
made of the engagement of Arthur
Green of New York as tenor soloist of
the choir of mixed voices at st. Pat
rick's Church. Mr.. Green has been one
of the tenor soloists with the Aborn
Opera Company for four years past and
it was while singing with the company
at the National this spring that he de-
cided to establish himself permanently
in the National Capital. He has a voice
Of excellent timbre and studied at
Stern's Conservatory. and with Profs.
Rothmuhl and Muschler in Berlin.
Hausman in Paris and with the famous
baritone, Theodore Berthran. in Vienna.
He has sung in opera In all the large
cities on the continent and with the
Aborns throughout the United states
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distinct addition to local musical cir
cles. He will sing for the first time
at st. Patrick's Church the first Sun
day in October and will take charge
Of the vocal department at Madison
Hall Seminary at the opening Of the
scholastic year.
Miss Helma Cheesman. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cheesman of Brookland.
is meeting with much success In the
west, where she accepted a position
after the conclusion of her studies
abroad. During the winter she acted as
assistant to Prof. Schumann with his
vocal classes in Duluth. Mimi, and this
of private pupils at Dubuque, Iowa.
During the season she appeared sue
cessfullv Il number Of times in concert
and recital and she has recently been
partment at large school. the Villa
Sancta Scholastica, in Duluth. Miss
Cheesman will return to Washington for
three-week visit to her parents during
the Christmas holidays.
Miss Harriet Fl. Shaw. contralto. has
been assisting the choir OF St Mark $
Episcopal Church during August and
Close with Cod by Johnson. She will
leave shortly with a party of friends
for Canada and on her return will re-
sumo her musical work.
Richard p. Backing. tenor soloist OF
Calvary Baptist Church and Of the after
noon choir of the Church of the Cove
nant, returned during the week from a
three-week outing at Cape May. n. J.
During his stay he was heard in two re-
citals at the Hotel Lafayette. scoring a
decided success, and at the Columbia
Hotel he gave joint recital with Mrs.
l.. F. Roberts, soprano scloist Of the
First Presbyterian Church, this city.
Mrs. Roberts sang 1.-THE Swallows" by
Cowen; Just A-wearyin' for YOU by
Carrie Jacobs Bond; Leave Me Not
by Mattel: 1.-The Song of the Soul" by
Gheel, as well as several encore num-
bers. Mr.. Backing gave at the Column
bia the "Toreador Hola," by Trotere
ITO Be Near YOU" by Coates: ''Caro
Mic Ben" by Giordini; "Mammy's
Song" by Harriet Ware: For You
Alone by Gheel, and ''Ill Sing Thee
Songs of Araby," by Clay. Mrs. Roberts
accompanying. At the Lafayette Mr.
Backing attained his greatest success in
The Kings Highway" by De Koven
Thy Beaming DYES" by MacDowell
Love Is Bubble" by AIlitsen: 81
Know of Two Bright Eyes" by Clutsan
''In the Great Unknown" by dHarde-
lot; 'I'll Sing Thee Songs Of Araby,
which he gave by request. and I'm the
Time Of Roses" by Reichardt, which