Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

ira, Walter T. Holt, director. assisted
by a quartet composed OF Frances
Austin Howard. S. Theodore Howard.
with George Herbert Wells, accompan.
list and director.
The Washington College Of Music
will give its thirteenth public stud ents'
concert in the auditorium OF Central
High school Thursday evening. The
college orchestra of fifty pieces and
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler. soprano.
and Frank Norris Jones, pianist. 1t
has been the custom for the past TWO
years to take up collection at these
concerts for the benefit of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. The two already given
this season brought specially satisfac-
tory results. The public is cordially
invited to attend, no cards of admission
being necessary. Besides the numbers
by the orchestra and the two star SOLO
lists, the following will participate in
the program: Miss Mary Kate Bow
ers. Miss Rena Greenburg. Miss Regina
Nandever, Miss Clara Young, Israel
Cooperstein, Miss Doris de Groot, Miss
Estella Thomas and Miss Olga Krumke.
Mrs Hugh Brown and William b.
Trott gave the musical portion of the
entertainment for soldiers at Epiphany
Chapel Tuesday evening. when Mrs.
Brown sang When the Great Red
Dawn Is Shining" by Sharpe, and an
from the Lorraine Wyman collection
Mr.. Trott gave war song, composed
before the revolutionary war. and
Patsy Brannigan." and together they
ing Lesson" Miss Dorothy Burch ac-
companying.
A company of entertainers went to Fort
IItt,,t 6ft,ae -s1a.H
sion-to give the men a program Of music
and to present Capt. Jemison. who left
the following morning for his new COM
mand in Georgia. with the shoulder de-
vices which he will wear shortly in his
new rank as major.
Miss Florence Nield gave some charac-
ter songs in costume: r. Woodland
Gates contributed three tenor solos; Miss
Frances Scherger sang three soprano
solos: Harry Coplar drew some cartoons
of famous men: Caleb W. O'Connor gave
three topical songs: and the camp cho-
rus composed of Misses Nield, Morrison
Gray. Squires. Sanford. Scherger. Jack
son, Rose and Caldwell. closed the pro-
gram with their walking and talking
songs, after which the presentation was
made to Capt. Jemison.
Announcement is made that the
Rubinstein Club will give its spring
Congregational Church. George O'Con-
nell of Chicago will be the assisting
artist. Mr.. O'Connell. now concertiz-
ing in the west. is a young .enor with
dramatic voice. who may be said to
have arrived almost with his first
appearance before the public, having
achieved such rapid success. The club
Will sing four new spring choruses
and. as usual at one of the concerts
each season. Mrs. Blair will allow sew
eral request numbers from previous
programs.
For the special benefit Of the many
newcomers in Washington who have
not had opportunity to hear the organ
at the Scottish Rite Temple, a series
of organ recitals has been arranged
to be given there Wednesday after
moons from to 4:45 o'clock by Paul
Whitney Fishbaugh. At the first re-
cital Wednesday Mr.. Fishbaugh will
play Fanfare" by Dubois; 'Andante."
by Gnilmant: "Pastorale." by, Harris:
Cradle Song" by MoszkowsM. "Ro:
Cd minor. by Batiste.
Mrs. Edythe Marmion BrosIus, harp
ist will leave Tuesday morning to give
two recftals. one Tuesday evening at
Mount ST. Agnes College. near Balti-
more, and the second Wednesday even
ing at st. Joseph's. near Emmittsburg,
William Stansield. organist and choir
director of the First Congregational
Church. has arranged the following
programs to be given by the solo quar-
tet and chorus choir of fifty voices At
the services today:
Aorning-Organ prelude, "Andante In
g. major" by Batiste: anthem. Light
Of the World" by Starnes: offertory.
bass solo. He That Overcometh." by
d.. MacWatters. J. Walter Humphrey;
organ postiude. "Allegretto Grazioso."
by Hollins.
Evening. 7:3o o'clock-organ solos.
Overture Finlandia,' by Sibelius; Tho
Rose and the Nightingale" by Saint
thoven: anthem. king All Glorious"
by Barnby; incidental tenor and bass
solos, Herbert F. Aldridge and Mr..
Humphrey: anthem. Love Divine" By
Marks; incidental solos. Mrs. B. H.
Smart and Mr.. Humphrey; ofrertary
quartet, Days and Moments" by
Dykes: organ postlude. Imperial
March," by E1gar.
A practical demonstration of the
Hendley- Kaspar scheme of musical ed
ucation was given yesterday afternoon
at the New Willard by pupils of the
school, assisted by Henry Kaspar. who
appeared on the program in one num-
her, the &c Minor Ballade," by Grieg. in
form of variations on a Norwegian mel
ody Illustrations were given by the
younger students in the three senses
used in music, namely: Sight, reading
OF notes. Intervals, Scales anu IfluslC dt
sight; touch, demonstration at the
piano of playing blindfold: he7rinC.rec-
ognition by ear of intervals and chords
and power to reproduce at the piano:
also, in time in relation to rhythm;
original thought tcompostion) and
transposition. For transposition Nancy
Spalding played Schumann's Wild
Rider and Mary Kennedy Schubert's
"Wanderer.
Other numbers given by the students
ir.a nv IA
an Irish tune from County Derry.
Margaret Millham; Past orale, Sharp
Minor" original composition by VIII
liam Mes; Sous Bois." by Staub, Rae
Fox: Romance" by Sibelius. Mary
Lewis: prelude. E Minor" by Schutt.
Catharine AItemus: Concerto. c Ma
jor" ;first movemenJ. by Beethoven.
Margaret MiIlham. orchestral accom-
paniInent ut second piano by Mr.. kas-
par: "Ealse Triste." by Sibelius. Mary
Lewis; Melody" by Moszkowski. Mar
garet WaIdron; rhapsody on theme:
Dies lrae," by Dohnanyi. Mildred
Ware; "Nalse lmpromptu. by Schultz
Chopin. and "Tourbillon." by .Melan-
Guoroult. fer two pianos, Euialic Blu
chanan and Henry Kaspar. violin
ensemble number. Berceuse. py
Stearas-Grieg. was rendered by Nary
Park Clements. Godfrey u hearfui.
Katharine knaebel. Mary Lally. Betty
o.Erian. paul Porter, De Lima Prather.
Lester Sargent, Matthew SaZama ana
JOSEF kaspar.
Students of the Washington College
of Music gave program Friday even.
ing at the home of Miss McClelland