Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
MUSICAL MENTION.

Under the direction Of Mrs.. A. II. Blair,
the spring concert of the Rubinste,n Club
proved q drawing card wednesday even.
ing at the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church. the auditorium being hllsd 70
OVERCOMING. many standing Throughout
the performance. George OConneu OF
Chicago. the assisting artist, who mao
been heralded as one Of the foremoss
young tenors Of the concert stage To-Day
more than fulfilled the most sansuine e1-
pectations, and before the conclusion OF
his first group Of songs had firmly es-
tablished himself in the favor Of the au-
dience. Possessed Of a voice OF wonder
full quality and resonance, under excellent
control, each of his numbers brought forth
unstinted applause. from the aria, "Vest'
/ la Giubba," from "Pagliacci." which was
given with dramatic intensity, to the Irish
folk songs, sung with CHARACTERISTIC lit
and humor, and the old favorite, Wnen
You and I Were Young. Maggie" given
encore ~,eo s1 but had to b. repeated. The Mex
lean love song. "Por Muter." BY Ponce,
Of the gems Of the evening.
BY MI i1 8SGnns Med sae en e Vsndiiis. eSoi-
wegian). by arieg; Inter Nos" by
Day" by Purcell; '"rhe Next Market
Day" by Hughes; "Pourauoi." by
S Tanmah two "n negro we spiritueis
leigh, and for encores, "The Trump
eter," by Dix, and THE Marsellaise.'
The needful variety to a well balanced
vioiinist, who gave. with beautiful tone.
Ave Maria" by Schubert-Wilhelmj
and Kreisler's "Iiebesfreud.". respond
ing to the insistent applause with the
Beethoven "Minuet in G Major"
full throughout "springtime," by Dor
othy Watkins, a gem Of melodic beauty:
was given twice, as was "Amaryllis."
which was notable for its clean. crisp
staccato. "Nocturne." by Mary Helen
tinctness without covering for single
note the obligato by Mr.. CARRIER. an
achievement in mezzo voce work for
both conductor and singers. Among
ss GeE go nnme sas * II; so ssn
by Kierserling; 'The Four Winds" by
Stanley Smith; the Irish folk tune,
Follow Me Down to Carlow" which
had to be repeated; three negro spir-
1 nnes. &c rl DoWn. Moses" No6ody
River" and Sleep, Gentle Lady," by
Bishop. Mr.. Robson, at the piano,
proved, as heretofore. an admirable ac-
companist, being always amply sus-
tanning without ever being obtrusive.
ed Its season last week with q recital
by Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, bass,
and Elizabeth Winston, pianist, at the
kntckerbocker Theater. Mr.. Tittmann's
portion of the program consisted Of
arias which he viii sing at the Gin
current month. The closing group
'.Mr. Worldly Wiseman's Counsel" and
"Mr. Money Loves Appeal" was from
The Pilgrims Progress" which will
have it's premier performance Friday
position of Edgar stillman Kelley and
is dedicated to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P.
Taft. Mr.. Tittmann sang also "Quia
Mini Magnum." (Magnihcat) ''aive Me
Back Ny Dearest Master" 0rom st
ordsr Thy Hoa sscn ali Sy Bach ss swee a
Rose Of the Morning." and $50 Pure
and Fair and Holy" from The New
Life" by Wolfe Farrari. Miss Win
ston was at her best in numbers call
Ing secd Tor R pai1us effects e in L!s.ta
garlan Rhapsody" her other selections
being 'Toccata and Fugue." by Bach
Iausig; Fantasia 1mpromptu." by
Chopin: "Murmuring Woods" by Liszt;
and "Jeux d'Eau." by Ravel.
The annual election Of officers was
held Friday morning. with the follow
ing personnel for next season: Presi-
dent, Mrs. F. W. True; FIRST vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Samuel Winslow; second
vice president, Mrs. Charles w. Fair
fax; musical director, Miss Mabel c.
Linton; assistant musical director. Miss
Lucy Brickenstein; corresponding sec
rotary. Mrs. J. b. Kendall; recording
secretary. Mrs. Florence Howard, and
treasurer. Mrs. Henry Robbins. Three
new members Of the board Of governors
were elected to serve for q term Of
thee years. Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, Mrs.
Duff Lewis and Mrs. Won Bayer.
The Red Cross Auxiliary Of the Depart
ment OF the Interior was sponsor last