Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-30


cock; anthem, Joshua" by Moussorg-
Sky, Mount Pleasant chorus; offertory
quartet. Bless the Lord, o My Soul.
by 1yspolitof-Ivanof; organ postlude.
Klein Professional. by Moussorgsky.
Miss Erma Herzog. soprano. of New
York city. spent the Easter holidays in
washington as the guest of Miss Ber-
minister Memorial Presbyterian Church
last Sunday. giving. with fine effect,
"Hosanna," by Granier. This morning
the choir. under direction of Mrs.
the Easter music and Douglas Shaver
will sing open the Gates of the Tenn
pie by Knapp
The members of the Won Unschuld
club will give a musical Wednesday
evening at Calvary NJ. E. Church.
Fritz A. Mueller. violoncellist. and
Nation Boyce. pianist. furnished one of
the programs of the season for the
blind at the Library of Congress Tues
day evening. Mr.. Mueller played Rub
instein's Sonata. Op. 16. Ave Maria"
by bruch: "Tarantelle," by Pepper. and
variations on a Rocco Theme" by
Tschaikowski. and Mr.. Boyce gave Men
delssohn's "Rondo Capriccioso." Ca
vote, by Sgambati, 'Liebestraum." by
List and "Scherzo" and "Berceuse,"
both by Chopin.
Musical settings of songs from
Shakespeare's plays formed one of the
attractive features of the celebration
OF the Shakespeare tercentenary at the
University Club ladies night" Satur-
DAY evening. Mrs. Frank F. Maxwell
sang Who Is Sylvia" the Schubert
setting. from The Two Gentlemen of
Verona When Daisies Pied and No-
Iets Blue. by DR.. Arne, from Loves
Labor Lost; Come Unto These yell
low sands by Purcell. from The
tempest 10. Hear the Gentle Lark
by Bishop. from Venus and Adonis' :;
Hark. Hark, the Lark. by Schubert,
from cymbeline." and Where the Bee
SUCKS. by DR.. Arne. from THE Tenn
pest" Miss Julia Higgins assisted as
accompanist
=, At the annual entertainment at the
->oi ,ihhihster Presbyterian Church.
which took place Friday evening Miss
florence Girouard. soprano, contrib
uted TO the occasion by giving two So
los. "A Birthday. by Huntineton
Goldman and The Merry. Merry
Lark" by Ethclbert Nevin.
MISS Ruth Bronson, violinist and f..
Iaylor Chewing. tenor. were the as
*lstlng SololStS at recital Wednesday
evening by Miss Winfred Michael ou
pianist. at Emmanuel Baptist Church
MISS Bronson was most accepta BILE in
Souvenir de vienna wski" by Haesche:
"Canzonetta," by D'Ambrosio. and
Mischa Elman's arrangement of Schu-
berts "Serenade"; Mr. Chewing was
equally successful in the songs, Uncle
Rome. by Homer, Where My Cara
van Has Rested" ITO You" by Oley
Speaks. and "A Perfect Day" by Bond
and the young pianist made fine i'm
preston in her numbers. which in
cluded group by Chopin. two num-
bers by -friml. The Music Box by
Liebich. and "Capricco Brilliante" by
Mendelssohn, the last named being
supplemented by the orchestral part
played on a second piano by Miss Grace
Adams. Miss Adams was heard also in
one solo. Hungarian Rhapsody, No
g." by List.
The Gaelic Society met Thursda y
evening at the ComStock studio the
musical portion of the program being.
as usual. under the direction of Miss
Jennie Glennan. Miss Elizabeth Leckie
was heard in two groups of Scotch
songs, Mrs II. y. Whalen gave The
songs, and the paper on "Geoffrey
Heating. Historian. Poet, Professor
and Theologian," was read by Joseph
j. OLeary.
Easter week has been one of the
busiest of the season for the Musur-
tia Quartet. composed of Mrs. Ethel
Hoitzclaw Gawler soprano; Mrs. Will
liam 7. Reed, contralto: Richard +.
Backing. tenor: Edwin Callow, ba $50,
and Harry Wheaton Howard. pianist
director. Monday evening the quartet
rendered program at the first ba n
quet of the Connecticut Avenue titi-
Zens' Association, held at the Ebbltt
House; Tuesday evening the quartet
assisted the Nordica Mandolin and
Guitar Orchestra at the festival con-
cert of the American Guild of Ba MO
lists, Mandoiinists and Guitarists at
the Raleigh Hotel; Wednesday even
ing the quartet gave program of
both solo and ensemble numbers at
the spring concert of the Rotary club
of Washington at the New Willard:
on this occa sion lie Roy Glider sub
stituted for Mr.. Backing. who was in
solo in the oratorio. 1.-The Creation by
Haydn, with the Danville Choral So
ciety. The quartet was heard also III
several quartets. solos and readings al
Slemp to his associates Saturday even
ing in the red room of the New Willard.
At the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon the music will be given by
the triple quartet and in the evening
by the chorus choir. with double quar-
tet, both services being under direc
lion of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson. with
Harvey Murray at the organ and the
musical program follows: Afternoon
anthem, Hail. Gladdening Light" by
Noble: bass solo, IF God SO Clothe the
Grass" by Bischoff. J. Walter Hum
phrey; anthem, BE We All of One
Mind" by Godfrey: incidental solo.
Richard p. Backing: Grant Us Thy
Peace" by Mendelssohn: Hear the
Voice ami Prayer of Thy Servant" by
Steane Evening-Organ prelude, AT
Evening" by Dudley Buck; anthem,
30 Savior Of the World by Goss:' so
prano solo, 20 God. Have Mercy" by
.eybach, Miss Meta Craig; anthem,
still, still With Thee" by Speaks; in
cidental contralto solo. Miss Beulah
Harper: sweet Is Thy Mercy" by
Barnby: incidental solo, Mrs. Downs;
organ solo "Postlude in D. by Loret
Mrs Huron Lawson returned to the
city eSierday after giving a recital
Friday evening at Warrenton. Va. I'M
der the auspices of Fauquer Institute.
Mrs Paul Ewing. soprano. was the
soloist at the last meeting of the Wom-
ems Club of Chevy Chase. held in the
Chevy Chase Library, when she sang
The Swallows" by Cowen, and 'All
for YOU" by D'Hardelot.
Miss V. Macon Rice of this city has