Evening star., 1914-09-27

Washinston's musical and social CIR
cles may we'll feel grained az Ge
ception accorded last week 70 nAl -
weldon Hughes, when he appeareo q
Friar Lawrence in Gounods e.
and inlet" at the Century Opera hous'
in New York city and gathered 70 nin''
aelf the laurels of the evening. Ac'
cordine to the reports, all in vain dio
Juliet (Lois Ewel) and Romeo tOr'
VILE Harrold) respond to the enthus'
siastic applause, the audience persist
ing until Mr.. Hughes appeared De1ore
the curtain alone, when he was cneer-
ed to the echo. Seldom. indeed, are
critics and public as unanimous as In
the praise of Mr.. Hughes. both for the
richness and beauty Of his voice. MS
dignity Of bearing and authoritative
Interpretation of the role Henry Wei
don Hughes, who is appearing profess
sionalIy as Henry Weldon. is son OF
the late Rear Admiral Hughes and re-
ceiyed an early musical education in
this city. He was a member at var1-
Gus times of several of our best city
choirs, among them st. Matthew'S, un-
der Miss Jennie Glennan. He after
ward went abroad and sang in Brus-
sells and with Hammerstein in his Eng
lish opera venture He was engaged
also to sing in Hammerstein's company
in New York, which failed to appear
on account of the Metropolitan suit
against the impressarto. but the pre-
diction is freely made in inner circles
that this basso will in the near future
be heard at the Metropolitan.
The reorganized choir of Epiphany
Church has already commenced the
seasons work under the direction OF
Martin McHenry McChord. who has
combined choirs OF the church for the
ensuing year. Mr.. McChord, who Is
not unknown in Washington, having
supplied the organ at st. Thomas
family with quite musical record.
His sister, Mrs. Laura McChord Nom
roe, is now the choir director and so
prano soloist of st. PauIs Episcopal
mother. now officiating as organist at
the Episcopal Church in Lebanon, KY,
has held the position for more tnan
thirty years, his grandmother having
played there for a much longer PERIOD
previously. Mr.. McChord is planning
some ambitious events by the choir
during the season, and special pro-
gram next week for Peace Sunday
During the past week he engaged
Frederick ]. Hardman. baritone, to as
sist the choir. Mr.. Hardman has
voice of mellow quality, and is likely
to prove an acquisition to Washington
musical circles. He is from Dayton.
Ohio, has studied with William Saal
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church OF
DAYTON Mrs. Kent Loomis Smith, for
merly assistant organist to Mr. NC
Chord when he was playing at 81.
Paurs in Parkersburg, w. Va, mas
been appointed to q similar position at
Epiphany. Beginning the first Sunday
in October there will be preliminary
organ recital before each evening serV-
rrvth a
and direct the choir that furnishes the
music at the afternoon service: To-Day
the musical program will lnclude, az
the morning service, TIE Deum, IN b
fiat, by stainer; .: Benedictns' tSs 1ord oy NO q
Jerusalem" by Maunder. In the even.
ing. "Magnif1cat" and "Nunc Dimittis.
by Clare; offertory. The Radiant Morn
Hath Passed Away" by Woodward;
Dresden Amen
sydney Lloyd Wrightson announces
the engagement. of Mrs. Ethel Holtz-
claw Gawler, soprano; MISS 6eulan u
tenor, and Charles Trowbridge Tittman,
bass for the solo quartet of the even
ing choir of the Church Of the Cove
ernoon choir of the Church Of the Coy
enant will be composed of a double
quartet instead of double sextet this
season. for which he has engaged the
Mrs John L Downs. sopranos; Miss
Beulah L. Harper and Miss Augusta
Hill. contraltos; Richard P. Backing
Humphrey and Arthur c. Gorback.
basses All except Mr.. Gorback were
members of last years double sextet-
The double quartet will sing for the
first time Sunday afternoon, October 4.
Otto T. Simon has just issued another
of his pamphlets on the voice. entitled
Register Strain. and Its Remedy
The subject is the technical treatment.
by a series of exercises, to bring back
the qualities of beauty and freedom to
a singing voice, temporarily injured
The next pamphlet to be issued in the
near future will be on THE Construc-
tion of a Choral Program"
Miss Virginia Robinson. soprano, will
sing at the Soldiers Home service this
evening, when she will give Allitsen's
The Lord Is My Light" Mrs. Davis ac-
companying.
George F. Ross, tenor, will sing with
the quartet of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church today, the other mem
bers being Miss Grace Rials, soprano:
Miss Florence Steffins, contralto, and
John Walker, bass and director. Mr..
Ross will be heard at the offertory in
TT Was For Me-" and the quartet will
render "Cantante Domini." by Dudley
BUCK, at the morning service and in
the evening will sing two anthems,
my Peace i Leave With Thee" and
Lead. Kindly Light" by Minchell.
Miss Helen harrington has returned
to this city after two years instruction
under Ottakar Malek of Chicago and
one year as resident teacher at the
Lloys-Jones Sisters School in Wiscon-
sin.
Miss Helen Macleod. contralto. sang
at the social gathering September 81
held in honor of the anniversary of
her fathers fifty years service in the
treasurer's Office. Wednesday evening
Miss Macleod gave an informal must
cal, and was assisted by Mrs Edith
Earnest, soprano; Miss Ruth Pope,
mezzo-soprano. and James Cliff, bass:
Miss Helen Welsh. pianist and accom-
panist. and Mrs. Macleod, accompanist.
The program consisted of numbers
from Dvorak. Chopin, Franz Lang
Thompson and Nutting.
The members of the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church will hold a spe-
cial service this morning in celebra-
tion OF the tenth anniversary of the
completion of the present auditorium,
and Miss Marguerite O'Toole. organist
and choir director, has arranged the
following program, which will be Civ
en- jointly by the choir and by the
Singing Society of the church. under
the baton of DR.. William R. Bucha nan