Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-26

Inc OIdtOfIO SeCtlou Oh Wadnu8tOi
viii present Handefs oratorio. "Ths
Messiah Wednesday evening at the
Central High School There will be q
chorus Of $50 voices. with Meta Craig
soprano; Mary Jacobs. contralto; Mar
tin Richardson, tenor, and Fred East
bass, sustaining the solos. The per-
Torrance, which will commence at S:1s
O'Clock. will be under the direction Of
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson. with Harvey
Murray at the organ. Jewell Downs al
the piano for the soloists and Armand
GImprecht at the piano for the choruses
The Oratorio Section. now three years
old, has grown with remarkable rapidity
since Mr.. Wrightson organized it as an
adjunct to the evening choir OF the
Church of the Covenant While it is in
no way connected with the church.
through the courtesy of the trustees IL
has its rehearsaIs there and the founda-
ton of the section is the evening choir
of leo voices. The society has no Off
GERS or board or managers, all these
offices. in addition to that of conductor,
being vested in Mr. Wrightson. even
the financial responsibility for the sue
cess of its productions falling upon his
shoulders. 1t is the policy OF the Ora
torio Section to present its pei form
ances free of charge to the public. The
capacity of the auditorium at the Cen
trail High School is 1000 seats and only
part of these have been reserved for
the friends of the chorus. The expense
of organizing and printing. of soloists,
accompanies and general running eX-
penSes. including the rental of 450
copies of the oratorio, amount to nearly
$500 to produce such a work The con-
ductor and members of the chorus give
their services gratuitously. An offer
ing will be taken to meet the expendi-
lures and it is hoped that the public
who attend will show their appreciation
by a generous financial response in the
Offering. The doors will be open to the
public at T:S0 O'Clock. Those fortunate
to have a reserved seat ticket must pre-
sent same before SIS O'Clock, otherwise
the seat will be given to some one else.
Mrs George Johannes. a former mem
Der of the Rubinstein Club. is already
taking part in the musical activities of
Philadelphia. where she has been max
ing her home since last summer. Mrs.
Johannes has been admitted to member
ship in the Philadelphia operate So
Thursday in the Metropolitan Grand
Opera House with full orchestra.
DIR. Hamlin Cogswell, director of
will conduct the community singing this
evening at Ingram congregational
Church. The Eastern High School Or
chestra, under direction of Mrs. Frank
Byram, will play the accomplishments
and also several selections. The choir
of the church. directed by Mrs. Henry
Hunt Mckee, will be assisted this morn
ing by Private C. E. McAfee. organist,
and Mrs. Hazel Bachschmid. soprano,
the numbers at that service including,
ut ftA <ltyn f<,r, Il
piano, "Serenade," by Schubert. and for
the closing. ''Marche Triumphale," by
Guilmant. and the choir anthem, 'Fes-
tival TIE Deum," by Buck.
Miss Emma Eichstadt was hostess at
recital last Saturday evening, pre-
senting a youthful pianist. Dorothy
Bohmanson, in well selected program
of piano numbers. Mrs. Selmer Ander-
sen assisted, giving several interesting
galill. by Rosenfeld "Och Hor Du
Unga Dora Far, Hvor. F'lyver Swan
erne Hen. by Lange Muller. and a
French folk song, "Rose de Provence. -
with Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique,"
making fine impression for her ma
tIre Interpretation and proving also ac-
ceptable in Mendelssohn's Hunting
Sons" Liebestraum,' by Liszt:
HI
and "Polonaise." by Chopin.
Lewis Atwater, organist of All Souls
Unitarian Church has arranged pro-
ing in which Miss BERTHE Thompson. So
prano: Miss Marie Culp, contraito;
Harry Stevens. tenor, and William
Ciahaugh. baritone. will render three
ensemble numbers. = win Magnify
Buck, and Fear Not Ye. o Israel" by
Max Spicker. Mr.. Atwater will play
three numbers by Faulkes, his former
teacher. for prelude. Theme With Va
riations." "Reverie." dedicated to Mr..
ficale." The musical portion Of the
service next Sunday evening will be
given by Edythe Marnion Brosius,
harpist. Miss Culp and Mr.. Atwater.
French S. fluffy. violinist, with Miss
Catherine L. Grady, aecompanist, was
the assisting soloist at Studio Hall Mon
day evening when r. Beatrice Chopin
Keith presented Robert Burrus Williams
ir piano recital Master Williams, who
IL only twelve years of age, was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm after each
Of his numbers, which included ..Ka-
meEci Ostrow." by Rubinstein; BAL
1ade' and "Polonaise.' by Chopin;
Prelude. Sharp Minor" by Rach-
ma..fnoff. and 'Rhapsodie Hongroise,"
Miss Evelyn Payne will be the Offer
tory soloist this evening at the First
Baptist Church, when she win be heard
In Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee" by
Topin. This morning the quartet. con-
sistirs of Mrs. Florence Howard. So
prano and director: Miss Mary Jacobs,
contrafo; Henry Kruger. tenor, and
Wheeler Wilson. bass, will render the
anthems, 20 Come, Let Us Sing" by
Coenen. and Except the Lord Build
the House." by Giichrist, with Mrs. Ed
mund Barry. as usual, at the organ
McHenry McChord, organist and choir
director of the Church of the Epiphany,
Is now on a holiday trip to Florida and
writes from Palm Lodge, near Miami,
Of a recital given Thursday in Holy
Trinity Church there. where he played
also at a service last Sunday.
The Greek-American orchestra, the
Terpanlros.," S. N. Ss friths, director
gave concert recently at Masonic
temple. opening the program with the
rendition Of a group consisting of THE
Star Spangled Banner Greek Ma
fional Song" New Year Song and
Terpsikon Mazurka." Among those
contributing fo fha affair ,yara Love.