The Washington herald., 1914-03-01

pany She win be brought to her
mothers home here in Washington as
soon as she can be moved with safety.
Miss MacFall Is the first soprano in the
trio and also his several solos. one a
waltz song arranged for her by Herbert
Spencer. popular composer. which she
sings with much success
| The quartet of Calvary Baptist Church,
Mr.. Louis A. Potter. jr., director; Miss
Mabel Roberts. soprano; Mrs. William T.
Reed. contralto; Mr.. Richard p. Backing.
tenor, and Mr.. Theodore T. Apple. bass.
viii have their monthly evening with
the choir" this Sunday evening.
The program viii include a quartet. 81
Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" by Gill
christ; solos BY Mrs. Reed and Mr.. Apple.
and the cantata. Mendelssohn's forty
second psalm. -As the Hart Pants" in
which the Sunday school chorus will as
sist.
Recent events OF interest must include
the song recital given Tuesday even
ing. February II. at the Library of Con-
gress by William NJ. Mayo. of Char
lottesvilIe, Va. Mr. Mayo has a barry
tone voice OF mellow quality and won
derful resonance and gave a program
including many old favorites that won
for him great enthusiasm from the audi
ence and necessitated additional songs 10
/ an already generous program. His in
depreciation OF Sullivan's Lost Chord
/ was especially popular with the music
lovers present. and his other selections
| included The Dawn" by D'Hardelot:
Gypsy John" by Clay; "A Perfect
Day." BY Bond; Il Hear You Calling
Me- by Marshall; Absent" by Met
/ .al he
by Nevin: "A Dream" by Bartlett, and
THE Promise of Life by Cowen.
The assisting soloist Mrs. Alice NJ.
Strong, played Chaminade's Scarf
Dance Spring Song" by Mendelssohn.
and Henry VIII Dance" by German.
Miss Pearl Waugh played the accom-
paniments to the vocal numbers.
The Rebew Orchestra, under the di-
rection OF II. W. Weber, will give its
fifth public rehearsal OF the season to-
morrow night in the lecture room Of the
Keller Memorial Church. Miss Josephine
Mack, soprano; Mr.. J. Wesley Jones.
bass. and a string quartet composed Of
Concertmaster Crouch, Henry Weber, ].
A. Brearley. and Walter II. Nash will be
the soloists.
Nine. Julia Culp. the great lieder
singer, and Katharine Goodson. the
famous English pianist. will appear in
joint recital next Tuesday afternoon at
40 o'clock at the New National Thea
ter.
There was a time when Katharine
GoodsOn. the English pianist, had in
tended becoming a violinist- Although
this was during her childhood days, her
love for this wonderful instrument has
I'll Ia.
many hours playing it.
Miss Goodson took up the study of
the violin at the age of twelve, and so
rapidly did she master the instrument
that her parents thought OF making
her a virtuoso. Later the young mu-
sician created a fondness for the piano.
and finding what she thought a broader
musical scope. put all her efforts to be-
coming a concert pianist. But like the
school boy and his first sweetheart.
Miss Goodson still clings to her violin.
After a heavy recital this wonderful mu-
sician will take up her violin and find
relaxation by playing several numbers.
The violin to Miss Goodson ranks sec
ond TO no other Instruments of her
youth and still holds a fond place in
her heart.
Nine. Culp was born at Groningcn.
Holland. on October 6, 1851. At first she
studied the violin and appeared as a
prodigy in Holland, but. when she was
fourteen, her voice was thought to be
remarkable. and she studied singing at
the Amsterdam Conservatory and aft
erward with Mime. Gerster in Berlin
In 1901 she sang at a concert in Magdc-
burg. and on October Is OF that year gave
recital in Berlin. Since then she has
sung in other German cities and in cities
OF Austria. Belgium. France. England.
Italy. Russia. Scandinavia and Spain.
She sang for the first time in this coun-
try in New York. January 10. 1913 and in
Boston. February a. She was at one
time the special protege Of Queen Emma.
the mother Of Queen Wilhemina.
At the Church OF the Covenant this
afternoon at $50 o'clock the double sex
tet under the direction of Mr.. Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson. with Mr.. Harvey Muir
ray at the organ. will begin q series OF
special Lenten musical services. The
Message from the Cross" by Will G.
will be given in sections
during the five sundays in Lent II is
one of the most beautiful OF the Lenten
written by an American COM
porer. On Palm Sunday Mozarts Re
quiem' will he given. concluding these |
special Lenten services.
From the Message OF the Cross" the |
numbers will he given today:
Now, My soul. Thy Voice Uprising" |
"Oh. Come and Mourn Have We No |
Tears to shed for Him CMacfarianp.
Mr.. Backing will sing as an offertory |
solo THE Lord Is Very Pitiful," from |
ST. Peter. by Benedict.
At the Church Of the Covenant this |