Evening star., 1918-08-04
MUSICAL MENTION
with her parents at their residenc
in 18th street.

with her parents at their residence
in 18th street.
Mrs. A. M, Blair will close her
apartment inAtlantic City Friday and
three-week camping trip in Maine.
The National Quartet. composed Of
Elizabeth s. Maxwell. soprano: LIZ
liam Chenoweth. contralto; W. e.
Braithwaite. tenor; Harry M. Forker,
Ethel Garrett Johnston, pianist. will
be the principal musical attraction at
the Purcellville, Va. chautauQua this
season, having been booked for a
four-day engagement. With other art
lists they will furnish incidental mu-
sic In solo and ensemble numbers at
the morning. afternoon and evening
sessions, and Wednesday evening the
chautauQua will close with a concert
at which the entire program will be
given by the quartet.
This is the second season for the
National Quartet at the Purcellville
chautauQua. They were booked there
for five days the season of 1917. and
made such a hit with both the man
agement and the audiences that they
were re-engaged for four days this
year. The Purcellville chatauqua is
one of the oldest in the country. this
year marking its forty-first annual
session.
Under the direction of the commit
tee on training camp activities of the
War Department. the National Quar-
tet gave two concerts at the United
States Marine Corps camp at Quanti-
CO last Monday evening. One con-
cert was given in the large gymna-
sium and the other in the Y. NJ. c. A.
hut"
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Klein. tenor
soloist and organist. respectively, of
Gunton-Temple Presbyterian Church,
took a holiday trip over last Sunday
to Blue Ridge Summit, Miss Lille
Daily supplying Mrs Klein's place at
last weeks services; Today both will
fulfill their usual duties, Mr.. Klein
singing at the offertory my Hope is
Daughter Of Jairus." by Stainer.
James X. Young. tenor. now in
last Sunday and sang at the morning
service at Western Presbyterian
Church. his offertory number being
THE Lord is My Light" by Allitsen.
After the sermon, which was patriotic
in character, he gave by request,
Keep the Home Fires Burning" Fri
day evening at social gathering of
the officers and their wives Mr.. Young
contributed to the entertainment,
giving two numbers, Let Me Like a
Soldier Fall" from "Maritana." and
Thine Only" by Carl Bohm. Claude
Robson. who seems to have settled
into the Official accompanist at the
camp, assisted at the piano.
The quartet. consisting of Miss Mil
Steffens, contralto; F. Edmond Boyer,
tenor, and Claughton West, bass,
which has been singing recently at
the morning services at the Metro
politan Church, has been re-engaged
for the month of August
At the Mount Pleasant congreea-
tional Church this morning the music,
with Miss Edna Wolf at the organ,
Will include the organ prelude.
Meditation" by Callaerts: offertory,
tenor solo, my Task" by Ashford.
Charles D. Church; organ solo, Post,
lude," by Herbert Wareing.
Miss Christine Levin of New York
city. who has sung In st. Bartholo-
news and other churches of the me-
,tropolis. will be the offertory soloist
this morning at the. First Congrega-
tional Church. wheu she will be heard
in the solo Love. Not the World
from THE Prodigal Son." by Sullivan.
The anthem by the voluntary chorus
choir viii be Rejoice" in the Lord"
and Miss Berenice Thayer, substitu1-
ing for DR.. William Stansf1eld, will
play before the service Finale" from
Sixth Sonata. by Mendelssohn, and
for postlude. "Allegretto," BY F.
|Capocci
News has been received here of the
death in England of Angelo Fronani,
at pne time prominent pianist OF this
CITY Mr.. Fronanis death occurred
June 8 at his home near London. He
was one of the organizers here of the
su.erpe @ CLUB IN this city and during
period of study abroad met and
afterward married Zelie de Lussan,
at that time prominent among concert
artists. They toured together in con-
cert for many years before retiring to
their English home
Elsie Jorss soprano. participated in
the entertainment for the soldiers at
Arlington Friday evening, giving two
numbers, with the Fort Myer Band
accompanying. and receiving numer-
Gus encores.
-, MISS Mabel Linton is in charge OF
the music at the New York Avenue
Presbyteriah Church during the ab-
sence of ]. Willis .Conant. the regu-
lar director. She will preside at the
organ this morning, playing for pre-
lude flynn of Saint Cecilia" BY
keinschmidt. and for postlude, an ar
rangement of heE"Pilgrirns' Chorus
from "Tannhauser" Miss Virginia
Gray, violinist, will play WieniawsRs
Romance" and Clarence Sorreil
tenor. who is acting as precentor, will
sing s'SThe Lord Is My Light" by Al
1itsen. Miss Linton will leave during
the week for an extended stay al
Ocean City, n. j.. and has arranged
for Paul Fishbaugh to play next sun
day and Mrs. Dorothy Houchen Bax-
ter7the two Sundays following.