The Washington times., 1919-10-30

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special soloist. Harvey Murray will
preside At the organ for both services
and in the evening Claude Robson
will assist at the piano.
] Evening program: Organ prelude,
1"Andante Religieuse" tThome): an.
them. Heaven Is Not Far Away
(Wooler): incidental solo, Miss Craig;
anthem. Crossing the Bar" (Wooler) :
baritone solo, "Jesus, Lover OF Ny
Sour (Tours). Mr.. Fakler: anthem.
Twilight and Dawn" (Speaks); incl
Beisser: offertory anthem. Watchman!
What of the Night?" tField): inci-
dental solos. Mr.. Krager and Mr..
Fakler: Sevenfold Amen (Stainer) ;
Organ Postlude. in B nat (West).
/ Mrs. Franceska Kaspar Lawson has
just returned from Brooklyn. N. Y.
where she gave a song recital at the
Hills. singing before his Plymouth
School Of 500 students. Mrs. Lawson's
chautauQua seaaon included 160 con-
certs given during the summer and
autumn months.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Campanole, soprano
soloist Of the First Congregational
Church. gave joint recital at VIM
chendon. Mass. recently for the bens-
ut Of the Mcdowell fund. winchen-
don II Mrs. CampanoIe's home city, and
Mrs. Ralston who assisted Mrs. Cam
panoie is = member Of the Peters,
borough MacDowen Colony. not far
| distant
Mrs.. Campanoie 10 q lyric soprano.
She has come to Warrington because
her husband. who. II an OFFICER in the
u. 8. Army, 10 stationed here for the
winter. She will give q recital some
time next month at which time WASH
ington musical circles will have the
privilege of knowing her in music
other than the sacred music of the
church. Mrs. Campanole has spent
most OF her music career in Boston.
The chorus Of the Peoples National
Opera Society. under the training OF
Rollin Bond. has been augmented by
ten male voices. bringing the person
mel of the chorus up to sixty voices,
More tenors and basses are desired,
and there IL room for All voices. as
the mile. Modiste" ard Chocolate
Soldier" choruscs will be put into inn
/ mediate rehearsal.
The "Pinafore" chorus has become
| sufficiently proficient 30 that the prin-
| cipals and chorus will now begin joint
| rchearsals on Monday and Thursday
evenings at 7:45 ,. m. at the Wilson
Normal Center. Eleventh and Harvard
streets northwest. Good chorus voices
are given excellent opportunity to un-
| derstudy principal roles with the view
to public performances late in the
season.
/ Edith B. Athey, civic organist. gave
a recital before the Wednesday Morn
/ ing Assembly of Central High School
last week. The musical numbers
were selected from the programs of
the Public Organ Recitals given re-
Gently under the auspices of the Gen.
eral Civic Center. Miss Athey played:
March Religieuse" tGuilmant)
| Moonlight" (d'Evry); Autumn
and '.Grande Onertoire de Ste. Cecille"
No. I (Batiste).
/ Charles Trier, dramatic director of
the Washington Opera Company (Com-
munity Opera). addressed the stu
j dent body OF George Washington uni.
versity at their assembly on Friday
on the dramatic and philosophic inter-
probation Of "Faust.r Miss Gertrude
McRae played excerpts from the
opera.
/ Edouard Albion. general director OF
| the opera, has arranged that these
lectures be given in a number Of the
leading schools of the city preceding
the production of Faust at the Schu-
bert-Garrick Theater the week Of No
vember II.
The next organ recital by Edith B.
Athey, community organist, will be
given at Central High School Audi
torIum next Tuesday evening at Sis.
Miss Marion Greene, soprano, will be
the soloist.
The General Civic Center announces
the organ recital for November. to be
given on the first and second Tuesday
evenings. On the following months
the recitals will be given regularly on
the first and third Tuesdays Of each
month.
The voice committee Of the Rubin
stein Club, Mrs. Jessica T.. Benhan.
chairman. will meet applicants for
membership in this women's chorus
club tomorrow evening between 8 and
10 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Robert
II. Dalgleish, for examination of
voices.
Applications for membership should
be made to the Secretary, Mrs. Elmer
e. Curry.
/ A Halloween masquerade dance 10
to be given under the auspices Of the
Petworth Community Center at the
school house. Eighth and Shepherd
streets northwest, Friday, October 81.
| at S:15 p. m.
| Music will be furnished by the
eight-piece Petworth Community Or
chestra, which assists at the regular
Friday evening dances each week.
While all are welcome, whether
I masked or not, prizes will be awarded
for the most artistic and grotesque
i costume. The weekly dances given by
the Petworth Orchestra have been
we'll attended, and 1t Is anticipated
| that this masquerade dance will be