The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

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turned from Elkins. W. Va, where she
gave a recital at Davis and EIkIns Col
! lege.
! The Mendelssohn Quartet, composed OF
Miss Craig, soprano; Miss Harper. con-
| traltO; Mr. Backing, tenor; Mr. Hum
phrey, bass; Mrs. Downs. accompanist
and Mr.. Wrightson, musical director,
sang at the funeral of the late Henry
Gassaway Davis, on Monday afternoon
/ last, at the residence of Mrs. Stephen B.
| EIklns.
The triple quartet OF the Church of
! the Covenant have been engaged to give
a special service for the members Of the
United States Senate and the House of
Representatives in the Scottish Rite
Temple on Sunday afternoon, March IS,
at o'clock, under direction of Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson, with Harvey Murray at
the organ.
William Shakespeare, OF London, Eng
land, who was expected In the city as
the guest OF his pupil. Sydney Lloyd
Wrightson, the latter part of April, will
not be able to reach here until the early
part OF October.
The Nevin Quartet, composed Of Myra
MCCathran, Ruth W. Simpson, Nellie N
Shore and S. Elizabeth Kerr. with Flor
ence X. Salin at the piano. gave a de-
lightful musical at the home Of Miss
Cryder in N street last Sunday. The
quartet sang three numbers in Italian.
one in French by Mime. Chamlnade, three
in English by G. B. Nevin, Chadwick
and Ethelbert Nevin. and number from
the opera of Rienzi, by Wagner. Mrs.
Salin played numbers by Sinding, Jensen
Niemann and Ethelbert Neyin, and Sam
Z a Ann Mo Vra1 inlf Of1 70 Fr-
| of the quartet numbers. They gave two
enCores, Elhn Song and O!Sole Mic.
The concert of the Motel Choral Society
on Wednesday evening. April 8, at Me-
mortal Continental Hall will be under
patronage of Mrs. Larz Anderson, MRS.
Sidney Ballou, Mrs. Thomas Ewing, Mrs.
Franklin X. Lane. Miss Laura Harlan.
Mrs. Henry PeCkham, Mrs Buckner Ran
dolph, Rev. F. Ward Denys, Admiral
Charles II. Stockton and Walter Dwight
Wilcox.
James W. Cheney. graduate OF the
Peabody Institute OF Baltimore, will give
his last organ recital Of the season at
st. Pauls Church. Twenty-third street
near Washington Circle, Tuesday night,
under auspices. OF the District chapter
OF the American Guild of Organists Mr..
Cheney will leave shortly after the recital
for Pittsburgh.
The program will include an overture
in c minor. The Question" and THE
Answer" "Fugue," in D major; "Ro-
manZa," 'Evensong." Sonata" in c
minor; Day in Venice" Dawn" Con
doliers." Love Song, Good Night" and
''Tocata' in C.
The following pupils Of Miss Bling
mans class were heard in piano re-
cital at the Virgil Clavier Piano
School, 1906 II street northwest, Sat
urday evening: Thelma Halley-Little
Caprice (VirgiD. Valse Lente (VirgiD,
Santa Claus Guards (Krogmann); Mar
garet Sayers-Valse Caprice (VirgiD,
An Old Dance, Hunting Song; Humph-
reg Walsh-Spinning Song (Ellmen-
retch), Morning Prayer (Streabog);
Constance SUPPLEMENTARY Waltz,
Spring Greeting (VirgiD; Harrie Hine
Hide and Seek (Eilenburg), Favorite
Rondo Uichner), The Fountain
| (Bohm); Reginald Newton-Norwe-
gian Bridal Procession (Grieg), Pol
acca Brilliant CBohm), and Rosemary
Arnold-Waltz in A Minor Chopin.
The Washington College of Music win
give a students concert next Saturday
afternoon at $50 o'clock at Rauscher's.
Miss Alma NJ. Thomas will sing in place
VI MISS Loci 1euCn Rose VINO Will be
unable to appear.
The program follows: Overture, la
Dame Blanche CBoieldieu), orchestra;
soprano. Ave Maria" (Schubert), "June
Morning Cwilleby). Miss Thomas; two
movements from First Symphony (Bee-
thOven), orchestra; violin, Concerto No
l (Accolay), Miss Doris De Groot: barry
tone. Il Judge Thee Not" (Schumann)
Rolling Down the Rio CGerman), Will
lard s. Haynie; piano, Concerto No. l.
Op. TO- (Rubinstein). Miss Isabel Jarvis
Primm; violin, Czardas scene ''Hejte
Kati'' CHubay). "Danse Coquette'' CTirin-
dellD, Harry King; selection. Faust"
(Gounod). orchestra; piano, Blue Dam
ube- Waltzes'' (Strauss-Schulz-E yler),
Richard Barrett: soprano, las Through
the Streets PuccinD. from La Bo-
heme," Itch Liebe DiCh" (Grieg) Mrs.
Melissa McIver; three dances from Hem
~. VIII (German), Ca) Morris Dance, Oh,
Shepherds Dance. (c). Torch Dance, or
ehestra.
The following program was render
ed at an organ recital last night in
st. Johns Church by Percy Chase
Miller, Of St. James Church. PhiladeI-
phia, Pa, assisted by Paul BIeydon,
tenor soloist of St. Johns choir:
Concerto. Cuckoo and NIGHTINGALE"
George Friedrich HaendeD; Even |
song" (Easthope MARTINI, slfegretto
CBerthold Tours), Suite. transcribed
for organ by T. Tertius Noble (Arcan- |
cello CorellD; LIE Cid" prayer MAS