Evening star., 1918-07-07
MUSICAL MENTION

Tho fourth and concluding concert
in the series given under the auspices
tof- the Washington Ethical Society
was rendered to officers Of the Army
and Navy and government officials In
civil life yesterday afternoon at Scot
tish Rite Temple. Many men in the
uniform OF both branches OF the, serv-
ice and their families. as we'll a. a
large contingent OF the general pub
lie. enjoyed the finished program pre-
sented by Mrs. Beulah Harper Dun
woody. mezzo-contralto, formerly so
loist at the Church of the Covenant.
and Henry H. Freeman, organist of
old st. Johns Episcopal Church. Among
the attractive numbers were the vo-
cal solos, THE Gypsy Trail" by Gal
loway; The Magic Of Your Eye" by
Dunn; "1f," by vanderpool; "Twi-
light" by Glen: Sylvia" by Speaks:
Lullaby" by Kate Varneat. and
Yesterday and Today" by Spross;
organ solos. Cradle song" by Del
bruck; "sart glamour" by Elgar;
SerenaOe, py meyer neauinu
"Evensong." by Martin; "cantabiie."
Gounod.
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, bass
| soloist OF All Souls Unitarian
Church, has been engaged by Walter
Damrosch to sing the bass parts in
! with the New York Oratorio Society
at Carnegie Hall during the coming
season. Mr.. Tittmann scored a sue
| cess in the part this spring at the
| Cincinnati music festival. At Nll
Souls' Church this morning Mr.. Titt-
Misguided Man" from The Sea-
sons" by Haydn, and Flee as a
Bird" by Dana. Lewis Corning At
water, at the organ. will play for
prelude. "Andante," by HOFFMAN,;
offertory. Moderate" by Mascagni
and postlude, March," by Rogers.
What was announced as the last
Community sing" for this season yves
held Monday evening at Takoma Park
and was one of the most largely at
tended Of the series. It had been
outdoors. but because OF the chilli
ness Of the evening the main audito-
rum OF the Presbyterian church was
| used instead.
| The soloists were Miss Won Luben
! soprano. and Mrs. Carl Stuehier. con-
+, tralto. Mrs; Wilcox, formerly OF
| Takoma Park. gave several recita-
tions.
The program. under the direction
of James W.. Dyre. the community
| tions. the first a half hour of sense
when number Of the old familiar
songs were sung. The second half
hour was given up to nonsense. when
every one forgot dignity and entered
heartily into the fun as 1t developed
from one selection to another; these
| included the Suffering Song, Katy
| several rounds, one of them being
"Scotlands Burning" John Browns
Body" and several college songs. the
Owen Penney. The third part OF the
program was given up to patriotism
during which time a collection wal
taken for the benefit Of the war relief
committee of Takoma-
Held once q month. beginning with
October of last year. these singing
| occasions, have grown in interest as
well as attendance until now there
! is no place in Takoma large enough
| to accommodate those desiring to at
| tend. There has also been shown
very noticeable results of the move
| ment from musical standpoint, the
audience as well as an organized
chorus responding to every direction
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1t had been the intention Of the
committee having these occasions In
hand to suspend during July, August
and September; but the requests for q
continuance during the summer have
been SO numerous that It is possible
| another may be held this month.
Miss Mabel M.-white concluded he,
\ season recently with appropriate ex.
ercises at her studio. the following
pupils participating in the program;
Muriel Gernaud, Louise Howard
Marie Ceremeii. Mildred Castle. Mar.
ion Kraft. RnouA Hatton. Beulah
Reever. Melva Schultz. Ruth Perkins
Dorothy, Phillips, Lawrence Cogs.
well and Garth Beaver. Medals were
awarded to Beuiah Reever and Dor
othy Phillips for application and
progress. and little Rhoda Hatton al.
sisted with several recitations.
| Recent events among students in.
| cmde a recital at Studio Hall al
which Miss Edna Bailey presented
her. class Of pupils in q program OF
folks was Riccardo Zappone, tenor
who gave two numbers, accompanied
at the piano by Mrs. Frank Byram
Among the selections by the pupils
were the solos. 'Valse Pantomime,' .
by Slater. Margaret Kelly; ''voics OF
= the aeart; by Van Gael. Rose Nc.
Behr. Elizabeth Riley: "shepherd's
Dream" by GODDARD. Floyd Gessford;
| Voice in the Woods" by Spenser
Margaret Gray: "Minust," by Pad.
erewski. Helen Gates; For Your De.
light" by Van Gael, Clara Higgins;
Iard1n I'm the "o9as," ss,,, by ., Bartlett, Louis.
Blanche Cook: "Fairy waits" BY
streabos. Virgins Royston; "Tht
shear; arabian Might" by Milden.
burg. Alice Riley: 'Dollie's Dream
by Weston. Margaret Haske; Curl.
GUS Story" by Heller. Elisabeth Crog.
gon; -Romancef by Tschaikowsky
Rachmanihoff. Virginia Riley: "Arie.
Frei,h; "valse," by Chopin, 'Leibes.
freud" by Kreislers Sylvia HUT
duet, fragment from Unfinished
r,pn SYMPHONY ", by y!s;n,a Schubert; Jossphin.
Bailey brought the program to .
close by playing Autumn" b,
Mosxkowski.
/ At the recent marriage Of Mis-.
Caroline H. Riddle to Edward Frank.
Mount vernon Place Msthodis'
organist Of the church, played ar
elaborate program preceding ant
during the ceremony, among thu
numbers being "Sanctus," from Gou,
mods "St. Cecilia Mass; Air." frori
"orpheus and Eurydice," by Gluck
Fanfare" by Lemmens; ave Maria,
by Raff; "1ntermexzo," from "Cavai.
leria Rusticana," by MascaRni
"Adasio." BY Beethoven; "Annie
Laurie" "Adagietto." by Bixst, and
| "Be1fHvA Me- II All rshora En5sxrJ,c,