Evening star., 1915-02-21
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The seventeenth annual series OF Len
ten organ recitals at old St Johns Church
was inaugurated yesterday AFTERNOON oy
Henry H. Freeman, choirmaster OF the
church. These recitals will be given each
Saturday afternoon until Easter ana
among the visiting organists who Will De
heard will be 8. Wesley Sears, organlst
and chormaster Of st. James Episcopai
Church, Philadelphia DR.. William STAINS
field, First Congregational Church, WASH
ington, and Miss Ethel Garrett johnston
also Of this city. Richard Lorleoerg,
violoncellist. was the assisting soloist yes
terday and among those to appear al
other recitals will be Robert E. Clark
trombone, United States Marine Band !;
Paul Bleyden, tenor; Anton kaspar, Wo-
linist; Charles Trowbridge Tittman, oass'
and a male chorus composed of the men
of St. Johns choir. Mr.. Freeman's pro-
gram yesterday included First Sonata In
D Major" (entire), by DR.. Peace; "Fugue
in D Minor" on the first phrase OF the
chorale, 1--WE All Believe in God. oy
Bach; Evening Star," from "Tannha9ser.
arranged for organ by clarence Eooy >
"Schrzo," by Gregh; ave Maria" com
posed in the sixteenth century by Area
delt and arranged as organ solo by franz
Liszt; Festive March in d Major oy
Henry Smart.
urday afternoon, beginning at 40 O'CLOCK.
Miss Mary A. Cryder made an address
Tuesday evening at the first OF a series
Of informal gatherings to be given py me me
Niepold Gallery. Miss Cryder spoke on
the subject of a washington Home for
All the Arts" and made a strong Plea
for unity of effort in the movement now
20 mi n
of a national auditorium in Wash.
ington. She gave an outline OF
the plan already formulated by those
taking the lead in the matter and
largely on the centralizing Of EFFORT on
the part Of persons and organizations m
terested. Much interest was manifested
also in the appearance of Haron Soko-
love, a young violinist, who has recently
taken up his residence In the city. Mr..
Sokolove is a pupil of Cesar Thompson
and at the outbreak Of the war was in
Brussels. where he was studying in the
conservatory and where he was awarded
first prize last spring He played Tues
day evening Aus der Hsimrath: ss tlh 80; by
and Romance" by Schumann, and for
encore, Swing Song" by Barnes
Other events of the evening included the
singing of Miss Grace Cramer, soprano,
Nine. Butterfly" and an encore number.
Love is Bubble" by Allitsen; Miss Ann
Touhy contralto. who was heard in Seal
Song" by Liza Lehman; encore, my
Laddie." by Thayer. and duet with Miss
Cramer. "Abschied der Vogel." by Eugen
Hildach. John H. Monroe assisted as ac-
companist and gave also the piano solos,
Folk Song by Hamburg, and "Rhap-
sody in G Minor" by Brahms, and Mrs
Nina Allender read paper on the new
Schamberg and presented by him before
the Pennsylvania Academy, and George
Julien Zulnay gave humorous account
Of his first pro fessional experience.
Washington Society of Artists. acted as
host, introducing each Of those appearing
on the program with well chosen
remarks.
Miss Edith Earnest. who substituted
successfully for Mrs. Bertha Hansen
Gottsman at St. Paurs Lutheran
Church during December and January.
has been engaged as soloist at CAL
vary Methodist Church.
The musical for the blind at the Lii
brary of Congress Monday evening was
Donald Freeze. pianist. and Edwin Cal
low, reader. The program was opened
by Mr.. Freeze. who played "Staccato
Caprice" by Max Vogrich; Was der
Waldbaeh bach Plandert', ia 1st by Pold1ni. and
when Roses Bloom" by Reichardt; "a
Perfect Day" by Bond: Prologue"
from "Pagliacei"; Il Wonder Il Ever
by "Olcott-Ball": where My Caravan
Has Rested" by Lohr; "Invictus," by
Bruno Huhn, and Farewell Rondel."
and Mr.. Callow was amusing in ''Tony's 8
Tonsorial Talks on Timely Topics" and
other recitations.
Students of the National School of
Domestic Arts and Science enjoyed a
musical treat Friday evening, when
Mrs Huron Lawson was heard there in
recital for the fifth consecutive season.
The program was we'll chosen to dis
play the versatility of the singer. the
compositions ranging from simple.
classic airs of the middle ages to the
latest of romantic songs of the Ameri-
can and European composers. She gave
evidence throughout the program of
thorough training, and was repeatedly
heF hsn sss
Bloom" and "At the Feast of the Dead" !"
arranged by Cadman: old English song,
Polly Willis" by DR.. Arne; "Nymphs
and Fauns,. by Bemberg; 'L'Oiseau
o the Wisp." by spross: MY Laddie."
by Thayer; THE Years at the Spring"
by Mrs. Beach; THE Fairy Pipers," by
Brewer; THE Sweetest Flower That
Blows" by Rogers; Spring" by Hen
"Rigoletto Henry r. Kaspar assisted
as accompanist.
The Washington Saengerbund will
give it's fifth musical of the season this
evening at the hall of the bund when
the following program will be rem
dered: Chorus, "Pilgrim's Chorus
from "Tannhauser." Saengerbund; in
strumental trio, ALLEGRO" and 'Des
Schaefer's Klage," by Weber. Messrs
Seel. Scharban and Gumprecht; tenor
solo, "Spirito Gentil," from La Favor
ita." by Donizetti, and From the Land
of the Sky Blue Water" by Cadman,
Melville Hensey; reading, scene from
the Music Master" by Klein, Mrs. Es-
telle Smith Pope; soprano solo, Roses
June" by Spross. Miss Mary Sherier,
with George Wilson at the plano; sax
ophone solo, ''The Debutante," by Clark.
Frank Baptista.
A miscellaneous program was given
at the Friday Morning Music Club last
week which included the solos Gran
ada" (Serenata), by Albeniz; La Jota
Andalouse" and La Rubita, ;" both by
Pauer; duets, "Sull aria" from LA
Nozze di Figaro" by Mozart; "Abend-
segen," from "Haensel and Gretel," by
Humperdinck; 20 That We Two Were
Maying," by Henschel, Miss Bricken-
stein and Miss Edwards; solos for vio-
loncello. "Sarabande." by Bach; "Abend-
lied" by schumann, and "Guitarre," by
companied at the piano by his sister
Mrs. Won Bayer; plano solos, "From
Foreign Parts" (a) Hungary" (b)
Germany" by MosZkOwski. "Janon.