Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

The Rubinstein Club. Mrs. A. NJ. Blair
conducting, gave the second of this sea-
sons concerts Wednesday evening in the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
before a capacity audience. The club was
assisted by Alice Barbe. soprano, of New
York. who quite carried the audience by
storm on her second appearance on the
program. when she gave the celebrated
"Polonaise," from "Mgnon.' and, after
several recalls, was compelled to give an
additional number, The Soft Footed
Snow"
Miss Barrie has a lyric voice of rare
quality, and in her last group, Golden
Thought by Gertrude Ross; Dearest,
S1ssR s9gnd by MaG I2 seo,t ahs
Love Is the End by MacFadyen. dem
onstrated her ability to sustain an ex-
cellent lesato. She gave also Romance.
by Debussy; "ChanSon Triste.' by Du-
pare; Les Files de Cadiz." by DelibeS,
which, in response to the demand of the
audience, she repeated.
Special mention should be made of the
playing of Miss Clara Crangle, also of
New York, who gave the exactinS ac-
compartments with finished art.
The club. with Claude Robeson. as usual.
at the piano. was distinctly at its best in
the Indian Mountain Song" by Cadman
uals) and "Chanson Provencale." by Dell
Acqua, having in the last named the as
sstance of Miss Barbe. who gave the in
cdental solo and oblgato The club sang
| The Water Nymph,' by Rubinstein. Mrs.
William T.sReed sustaining the Incidental
solo; Strauss Waltz Song" (A1apted
from melodies of Johann Strauss by Vic
tor Harris); negro spirituals, with
characterization of H. T. Burleigh, Go
Down. Moses" Nobody Knows de Trou-
BILE I've Seen" and ''Weepin' Mary" with
incidental solos by Mrs Ethel Hoitzclaw
Gawler and Mrs. johnson.
The affair opened with the singing by
club and audience of The Star Spangled
Banner and America" at the close
of the evening.
TherArts Club will entertain with a
dramatic recital tonight in which Mrs
Maud Howell Smith and r. d. Mclean
will play the principal roles Paul Bley
den will follow with a program of
songs, with Mrs. Bleyden at the piano
The choir of the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church, under the direc-
of selections from the Russian ortho-
doX liturgy last Sunday night the
quartet, which acquitted itself with ar
tiStic success consisting OF Mrs. A. L.
Hayoock. soprano; Miss Josephine
and James S. Hicks, bass. The i'm
pressive chant of the Russian Church,
with its beautiful harmony, made a
most favorable impression on the au-
dence.
Henri Beaugard. the Y NJ c. A song
master at Soldiers camps, rendered a
selection of tenor solos.
The recital at the Friday Morning
Music Club last week at the New Will
lard. in addition to giving its members
and guests an enjoyable hour. served
also to introduce to the Washington
musical public young tenor, Henri
Beaugard, who is spending some time
here and devoting his talents, which
ing of the soldiers at the camps. Mr.
Beaugard's voice, lyric tenor, used
with conSummate art. proved equally
acceptable in the mezzo voce work in
his French songs and the dramatic tone
of the aria from "Manon." which he
gave as a final encore. He sang also
"Amarylli," by Cacceni; DANA" by
Durante; Non Posse Dis Penar," by
Reeves" by Gina de Arrange, and
'LAdieu du Matin." by Emile Pessard-
Elizabeth Winston. on a few hours no.
tice, filled in a vacancy on the program,
giving Chopin's b minor "Scherzo" and
the "Valse, A Flat Major" On Wings
of Song" by Mendelssohn; Witches
Dance, by Mcdowell. and 'Etude."
by Sternberg; and Mrs. Ralph Barnard
sang The Pine Tree by Salter; "Syl-
via" by Speaks, and What's in the
Air Today by Robert Eden. Miss
Brickenstein presided at the piano in
the vocal numbers.
Next Sunday, Laetare Sunday. or the
emn music of the Lenten period. as given
at St Joseph's Catholic Church, will
give way to a program of a more joy
full and brilliant nature The mass sung
by the mixed choir will be Millard's Mass
in G, and at the offertory the quartet
Miss Cecilia Ryan, soprano; Miss Eva
Dorr, contralto: Taylor Branson. tenor,
and j. F. McGirr. bass-will give eagle
rios sit Nornen Domini Benedctum."
Mr.. Tenley will play "Andante," from
"Postiude," by Faulkes.
The regular March meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter of the Ameri-
can Guild of Organists will take place
tomorrow evening at the residence of
DIR. Stansfield, in the Toronto Nomi-
nations of officers for the election next
month will be in order
Musical activities at the Y. NJ c. A
include among recent events an ex
ceptionally attractive program given
by Miss Anita kloss. violinist; Mrs.
Howard Coombs, accompanist; Roy
Glider. tenor; S. Mench, pianist; Henri
Beaugard, tenor (Y. NJ c. A. song
leader, Washington district). and Will
liam T. Pierson. pianist and composer.
Miss kloss, who is a newcomer to
Washington. charmed by her person.
atty as well as by her artistic playing
of the numbers "Minuet." by Paderew-
ski: 'Berceuse." from "Jocelyn," by
GODDARD; La Precieuse." by Couperin-
Kreisler; "Andantino," by Martini
kreisler; "Rondino." by Beethoven
kreisler; "Cavatina." by Raft. ANDY 1.-THE
Bee by Schubert. Mr.. Glider made his
usual hit in a group of songs, Caro-
lima Blues Have You Seen Maryo-
The Girl We Leave Behind" and SONS
of America" all by William Pierson,
with the composer at the piano Mr.
Beaugard made a fine impression in II
Hear You Calling Me-" by Marshall.
MIR. Mench was successful in his rendi-
ton of LisZt's Second Hungarian
Rhapsody" Love Franks" and ABA
rian Idea" his own compositions
John 3. Wilson, who is secretary of
the District of Columbia Chapter of the
American Guild of Organists, has re-
Gently been appointed organist and
choirmaster of Trinity Episcopal Church
TO fill the vacancy created by the resig-
nation of Oscar Franklin Comstock
who left this city last fall to accept a
position in Brooklyn. n. Y.
This afternoon Mr.. Wilson will in
augurate with an organ recital, a series
of special musical services. These serv-
ices will be in connection with the
evening prayer held at o'clock and
will be given on the second and fourth
Sundays of each month. The public is