The Washington times., 1914-11-08
TREV|LLE To- GIVE
UNIQUE SONG REVUE
Will Appear in "Three Genera
tons Of Prime Donne," at
-sr,
Recital Here.


piano and grand opera prima donna,
will be heard in local recital at the
Columbia Theater Tuesday afternoon,
November II.
She has devised a program entitled
Three Generations Of Prime -Dopne," /"
in which shc appears In costume, and
sings the greatest numbers OF such
world-famous history makers of song
as Mile. de Maupin, Louis xIv's IA
vorite, and our own beloved Jenny Lind,
the Swedish Nightingale.
For the present generation she rem
ders a well-selected program Of con-
temporary works, including several of
the operate offerings in which she has
attained her greatest successes :. In
Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Lon
don, and other centers of music Among
tho decorations worn on her Paris
frocks Will be seen the golden order Of
"Benemerito." bestowed upon her by
II. NJ. King Carol Of Roumania. 1t will
be Mile. Trev1lle's first public appear
ance In this city. although she is all
ready. favorite with many well-posted
musicians. The sale Of seats will begin
at the box office tomorrow morning at
$50 o'clock.
On Tuesday afternoon, November "A,
tho New York Philharmonic Society will
give the first Of its series Of concerts
at the New National Theater, and the
announcement that the assisting art
ist for the opening engagement will be
Mime. Johanna Gadski is In itself suf-
flcient guarantee that music lovers have
rare treat in prospect
Mime. Gadsk. who made her first ap-
pearance In America with the Darnrosch
Opera Company, has spent 20 much of
her time In this country that America
claims her as its own and is one Of the
most popular Of the great stars who
come to the Capital.
Another interesting fact in connec-
ton with the coming Of the Philhar-
monic is the statement that Josef
Stransky will again lead the orchestra.
The program. which will be Wagner
Tschaikowsky, promises to be the great
est the organization has ever offered
here.
No orchestral organization in this
country ranks higher among the fore
most critics than this. the oldest of its
kind In America. Now in the seventy
second year Of its existence. the society
has reached a state of perfection that
leaves it few equals.
The public sale Of season tickets is
now on at the of1ce Of T. Arthur Smith.
Der Is. the sale Of seats for single con-
certs will be opened
The Philadelphia Orchestra has suf-
fered less than the other orchestras
from the effects Of the war and its per-
sonnel. consisting Of eighty-fve admir-
ably trained musicians, Is practically in
tact this season. The soloists for the
three concerts In Washington will be
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Olga Sama-
rolf. and Alma Gluck. Nine. Schumann-
Heink, who will be heard at the first
on December 16. will sing from
her operate repertory two arias from
are never included in her recital pro
grams.
The occasion Of President Wilson's
visit to the Franklin Street Presby-
terian Church. in Baltimore, last Sun
day, gave Mr.. Hopkins, In charge of
the music. an opportunity for special
program.
Mr. Hopkins is also director of music
at the Washington College, District of
Columbia,
Miss Elsa L. Raner, the talented
young violinist who made her musical
debut at the Playhouse last winter, has
Just returned to Washington after a
TIP to Princeton and New York.
The Rebew Orchestra, under the d.
rection of H. W. Weber. gave its second
public rehearsal of the season Monday
night in the lecture room Of the Keller
Memorial Church. Miss Amy Law
Ormsby, soprano; Miss Mary Clark
Whitaker. contralto, and Benjamin A.
Lineback. basso director of the Gov
srnment Printing Office Chorus, were
the soloists. Miss Whitaker was most
pleasing in Your Smile" responding to |
an insistent encore with Cradle Song"
Mrs. Ormsby and Miss Whitaker sang |
'Breezes" as a duet. Miss Stonebreaker |
Ind Miss Bessie Humphreys We're the |