Evening star., 1917-03-25
MUSICAL MENTION.

| son by Nicholas Douty, under the aus
pces of the Washington Society Oh FINE
Arts. concluded series that cannot ran
! of recognition as one of the notapie
! features of the musical season at the
| National Capital. The lectures given
Monday evenings in the auditorium OF
the New National Museum, have each
season attracted an increasingly large
attendance of music lovers, as Wen as
musicians until at the recent events
many were obliged to stand through
out the evening. The last recital IN
this seasons series on The Most Mod
| ern Songs considered specifically
American and English songs. The lee
ture was profusely illustrated by the
artist whose voice<is of excellent tim
bre and whose Interpretation of the
songs was marked throughout by rer-
feet diCtioE. exquisite art ana rare
musical insight. One OF his own COM
positions. ''Silhouette,' met with such
favor that il had to be repeated. and
in addition to the programmed numbers
he gave his own setting of the poem.
The Night Has Thousand Eyes, and
q composition. Go. Little Song, and
this city. which was received with en-
thusiasm, after which the composer
was called to the platform to share
honors with the artist. Her Eyes,
scribed by the lecturer as IAN ideal love
song; Love In May" by Horatio Par
ker. and The Star" by Rogers. were
also among the most popular numbers.
the last two being repeated. Mr.. Douty
sang also ITO Daisies" and "Dew Shines
on Julia's Hair" both by Roger Quilter:
Down in the Forest" by Landon Ron
aid (sung twice.; "A Corn Song" by
Coleridge Taylor; "To Mary" setting
by Maude Valerie White of Shelley's
The Persian Garden" by Liza Leh-
mann; Les Paons." by Charles Marie
Loeff1er; Die Stille Rose" by Victor
Herbert; when the Dew Is Falling"
by Edward Schneider. and I'm the Yel-
low Dust by Edward HorsemGnn. Mr..
Douty was accompanied al the piano by
William Thunder, organist Of the
cathedral IN Philadelphia
At the College women's Club tomor-
row afternoon program will be given
by Miss Margaret Day, violoncellist, ac-
companied by Mrs. Arthur L. Day.
among the numbers being 'Lamento,"
by Faure; "Notturno." by Gruetzma-
by Pepper.
The program arranged by Oscar
Franklin Comstock for his 10Sth studio
the Home Club Thursday evening. Mr..
Comstocll will play two Chopin num-
bers, Harry Mott Forker viii sing a
group of songs, Honor and Arms"
SSamson), by Haendel; Take My
Sydney Homer, and Wind Song" by
Rogers, and the song cycle, The
Divan," by HUM, will be rendered by
Miss Bessie Calhoun, Miss Mary 1. E.
Hartley. John A. Bell and George H.
Lambert.
Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalgleish sang
again for the Womans Club of Rock
Vile last Saturday afternoon, giving
Woytych. violinist, contributing a
group of numbers and Mrs. Sue Bur
rows Jennings accompanying. Mrs. Dali
sle.sh sang ''Ah. Ills Dream" by Haw-
Dreams" by Tosti: DE Sun Is a
Sinkin',' by Bohannon: Little One
a-Cryin," by Speaks; Kept In" by
Nevin; Little Irish Girl" by Lohr;
Mon Occur s'ouvre a ia Voix," from
Samson ct Delilah.'' by Saint-Saens;
Bond; For Love of You" by Hastings,
and with violin obligato, Happy Days"
by Strelezki; Till Death.'' by Masche-
roni. and Bid Me to Love-" by Bar
nard; Miss Woytych played "viennese
kat.' by Hubay; ''Bolero," by Dancla,
and by request, Meditation" from
'Thais.''
At the Kendall Baptist Church today
the music, under the direction of Mrs
Isabel Garvin Shelley, with Mrs. Hunter
D. Watkins at the organ, will include:
Morning, organ prelude, 'Legende," by
Paderewski: offertory, cello solo, Largo"
from Handel. by Henry H. Lorleberg:
anthem, God Is Love-" by Shelley, with
incidental bass solo, by W. f. Wakeman:
postlude, "Albumlatt," by Wagner. Even
ing, organ prelude, "Andante in F Sharp
Minor" by kinross: offertory violin solo,
Celebrated Air by Bach, E. Ladoyich;
duet, Come, Holy Spirit by Jerome,
Miss Faunce and Mrs. Shelley; postlude
Andre" by Hesse.
The twentieth recital of the Hendley
School Of Musical Education attracted
an oVerf1owing audience to the New
Willard Wednesday afternoon, when a
lengthy program served to demonstrate
the special method used for the in
structIon and development of the lit
tie children and the pianiStic results
with the more advanced students. The
younger pupils transposed at sight
played broken chords blindfolded, and
nine girls beat time with drums to
show different kinds of rhythm, all maxi
ing a creditahle showing. Mrs. Hend-
ley made an address announcing the
addition of Henry Kaspas and Josef
brought the interesting program to a
close with rendition of ''Petites
Cloches dams la Brume," by Hendricks:
"Nalse." by Strauss Schuett. and
"Tempete," by Liapounow. The re-
naming programmed numbers were:
Praeludiurn, "Holberg Suite" by Grieg,
and Introduction to Second Suite. by