The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-23
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

Flower (Campbell-Tipton). "Serenade'
| (Gounod, Doris CNevin). Miss Cir.
Guard. Mrs. Ramsdell, Mr.. Hobart Rams.
dell, and Mr.. Paul Ramsdell.
An unusual and interesting musical
program was given at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Ramsay last Tuesday
afternoon. The participants were both
youthful-Miss Caroline Curtiss. of New
York, a girl Of IS. and a pupil of Otto
T. Simon. and Sylvia Lent, a child of
10 years. who has musical gifts for the
violin. Both pupils are studying for ar
tistic careers. Miss Curtiss recently
sang in private audience for Nine. Calve.
The following ambitious program was
rendered before an enthusiastic audi
ence:
Vocal numbers-''Giunse Alfin un Mo-
mento' Wharfage of Figaro CMozart,.
The Lass with the Delicate air" (Arme).
The Swan" (Grieg). On Wings of
Song" (Mendelssohn). Lullaby las
sem. two songs of Salter, The Lake"
and My Dear" The Years AT the
Sprin" Beach. and My Laddie''
Thayer).
Violin numbers Melody (Gluck-
kreisler), 'Chanson and Pavane'' (Gluck-
kreisler). Prize Song" CMeistersinger)
(Wagner). "Ballade and Polonaise"
Vieuxtemps).
Mr.. Simon played the accomplishments
for Miss Curtiss and Mrs Gruest Lent
accompanied the violinist.
a very entertaining musicale will be
given by st. Johns choir, for the benefit
of their summer outing fund, next
Thursday evening at S o'clock at st.
Johns Parish Hall. $40 Sixteenth street
northwest. An attractive circular. tell
ing of the good times of the choir boys
last summer. and giving some views of
their happy times. has been sent to
the members of St Johns Parish. and no
doubt. the parish hall will be filled with
listeners next Thursday night. who will
take this means of showing their appre-
citation of the work of these choristers.
The Last Judgment" by Spohr will
be rendered tonight by the regular quar-
tet of the First Presbyterian Church. as
sisted by a large chorus.
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair. director of the Rubin
stein. Monday Morning. and Y. ". G. A
choral clubs. Cancelled her sailing on the
st. Paul for May %, and left last Tues
day night to visit friends in Detroit.
She will later go to New York, to await
a future sailing for her home in England
where she expects to carry on the hospI-
tai work started by her last summer.
Mr.. 5. VI. Fabian will present his pupil
George y. Thompson. in recital. next
Friday evening. at the old Washington
Club. l1l0 | street northwest. Mr.. Thomp-
son Will be assisted by Mr.. Edgar Paul,
tenor.
A large audience filled the Temple Bap-
fist Church. Tenth and y streets north
west. last night, when tine pupils of Miss
Florence Mcdonnell assisted by Miss Isa-
bel MCGEE. viOlinist. appeared in the
following program:
Duet, Spanish Dance No. T. CMoskow-
SIKH. Miss Isabel Sta bier and Miss Rosa
mond Harvey; Singing and Swinging
and Dance of the MarionetteS'' Mrs.
Crosby Adams, Miss Katherine Conway:
Gypsy Dance" OuttonD, Master Edward
Henkel: Second Berceuse. for Violin
Miss Isabel MCGEE: Duet,
spanish Dance CSartorio). Master Ed
ward Henkel Two Cuban Dances"
Lent. Master Henry Wafer: "Berceuse"
IIiinskD and "Aragonase'' Massenet). |
Miss Elizabeth Haynes: "Barcarolle in A
Fiat (Spindlerr, Miss Ruth Hollings-
worth; "Menuet" (SchuberD. Miss Rosa |
mond Harvey: Alteration, for Violin"
BorowskD. Miss Isabel MCGEE: "Au Ma |
tin Goddard Miss Ruth Hollingsworth: |
''Viennoise Waltz" Goddard. Miss Rosa |
mond Harvey: ''Slumber Song (Schu- |
Miss Mary Craven; Peer Gynt Suite for
four hands" tGries). Miss Mary Craven
and Miss Mcdonnell.
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