The Washington times., 1916-02-27
With the Local
Musicians

Tuesday evening. piano and
violin recital will be given by Ca
therine l.. Grady and French S,
Iivdt!y Huft!y , at 81: aary,s ni Hall. all, Fifth ti
Both musicians are graduates Of the
Maryland school for the Blind. They
will be assisted by Mrs. ]. Darling
sutton, Miss DeVere Whitton and
Miss Bessie Hudson.
The Rubinstein Club will give its
third concert Of the season under the
direction of Herndon Morsell on
Wednesday evening. The assisting
artists will be George Dostal. tenor.
and Scipione Guidi, violinist. Mr..
Dostal has had extensive operatic
experience and Mr.. Guidi Is an lta-
lian violinist OF note. He was heard
in concert la Carnegie Hall, New
York, short time ago.
Miss Frances Scherger. soprano;
Mrs. Milton White. contralto: Mrs.
Sue Barrows Jennings. pianist;
Paul A.. Hines. tenor: Milton c.
flutist. all pupils of Mrs. X. II. Dag
leish. Vill give a recital at the Play
house, 1914 N stret. on March s, at
S:30 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Evans
Cairo. Wednesday evening. at $3.50
o'clock. Dancing win follow at 10
o'clock.
Thursday at $50 O'Clock Edwin II.
Lemare. the distinguished English
composer and concert organist. of
London. now on tour In the United
States anil Canada. viii be heard
In a recital at Old st. Johns Church.
Admission will b'. by card. A limit
ed number will! be issued in the order
received TO nonmembers OF st. Johns
Requests should be sent to Henry II.
Freeman. orRanist and cholrmastcr
of st. Johns Church, Lafayette
square.
The program for the organ recital
by Clarence Eddy at st Johns
Church tomorrow evening has been
changed. The following numbers
win be given In place Of those an
nounced last week: "Thc Great
Fantasia and Fugue In @ Minor
]. 8. Bach; "Romanza," Scarlatti-
Best; "Fugue In Il Flat" Porpora-
Bossi: by the Sea-" Schubert;
"Volga River. 1oatmen's Song" ar
ranged for the organ by Clarence
Eddy; ':Ihe Tragedy OF a Tin Sol
der" Gordon Balch Nevin' Fourth
Sonata In Il nat. Opus ~ new, Rene
l.. Becker: Mountain Idyl" new.
Oscar E. Schminkc; PERSIAN Suite"
new. r. s. StouRhton; LET the
Bright Seraphlm," Handel; "Toccata
In F Major" Thomas Crawford.
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson announces
the engagement of Richard p. Back
ing by the Danville Choral Society
TO sing the tenor solo parts In
Haydn's Creation" on April q. The
other soloists are soprano from
Boston and Riccardo Martin, tenor,
OF New York. The Choral Society
OF Danville, Va. has a membership
OF 100 voices and will sing In the Dam
willie Opera House with an orches-
ira. Mr.. Wrlghtson has been in
vited to be the guest OF the society
on that evening and will go down
with Mr.. Backing to hear him sing
on that occasion.
The Peabody Club held it's second
February meeting at 1905 II street
on Wednesday evening. A program
was given BY Miss Elisabeth Lecklc.
mezzo-soprano. and Miss Freda
Cowllng. pianist. Among Miss
Leckie's numbers were Caro- mio
ben." by Giordani; "Voce dl Donna"
Tu DorInl," from Romeo and Ju-
liet." Miss Cowling played the "Tns-
torale" and An old-Tlme Song"
both by Slhellus. The cub is plan
ming for next year a series OF lee
lures on the appreciation OF music,
10 be owen by members of the
faculty of the Peabody Conserva-
tory OF Music. This movement OF
the club is attracting the hearty
cooperation Of many who are inter
ested IN the diffusion OF musical cul-
ttire. The next meeting 81 the club
Nill be held on March ;. Miss Jaeger
having cEaTge cf the program.