Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
Musical Mention

The Peoples National Opera Society
of Washington, Rollin Bond, director
under the auspices of the community
and civil center department of the pub
lie schools, will make its initial bow
Monday. December %, in the presenta
ton of Gilbert and Sullivans rollicking
comic opera, III. NJ. S. Pina1ore." The
performance will be given at the general
civic center. Central High School Audi
forum, at sis pm. New special seem
cry has arrived from New York. which,
together with new costumes throughout,
will adorn this production. Mr.. Bond.
who will conduct the performance. has
had this civic organization in training
of princi pals is announced and which
will be supported by a singing and
dancing chorus of unusual ability and
a special orchestra. Among the prin-
cipals will be Algernon F. NJ Greig
of the British embassy, in the lead
ing comedy role of Sir Joseph Porter.
K. c. B. NJ Miner. late of the United
States army of occupation in Germany.
Will sing the romantic tenor role OF
Ralph; Harry Stevens. the Captain of
the ,Pinafore: Frederick Miller, Dick
Boatswain. Estelle Murray will take
the prima donna role OF Josephine;
Elaine Sebring Ford, Little Buttercup,
and Agnes Charnstrom will be seen as
Hope, first cousin of Sir Joseph.
be free to the public, but will be by
invitation ticket only. Each ticket
will mean a seat, as tickets will be
issued to the capacity only OF the
auditorium These tickets may be OBJ
tanned. beginning tomorrow. at the
following community centers: Will
son Normal. Margaret Wilson. Grover
Cleveland School, East Washington,
Eastern High School, Thomson
School. Mrs. Lockman, Government
r
of the cast, chorus, orchestra or the
director, Mr.. Bond.
Myrtle V Kesheimer and Harry Ed
ward Mueller will give a recital or
music for two pianos Friday evening
at the First Congregational Church at
IS:15 o'clock.
Announcement is made of the or
ganization of another choral club.
Les Fauvettes (the warblers). by
August King-Smith. who is the di,
rector. 1t is composed OF girls,
voices only, the present personnel
consisting Of Josephine Houston, Peg
gy McGraw, Anna Breitensteln. Eoha
Miss1itz, Mrs. Everett, first sopranos
Mabel Vasler, Dorothy Smith. Kath-
arine Healy and Miss F1eischer. sec
ond sopranos; Erna Keim, Corlnne
walstad, Marguerite BreithauPt, rnrst
altos; May Murphy. Geraldine barIoW W.
Saturday evening a French social was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. K1ng-Sm1th.
among the interesting features OF the
occasion being a program OF oiu H1Sa $50
tian songs arranged by JACQUES Ia "a
cross and sung by Miss Dorothy Tar
water of Knoxville, Tenn. At the stu
dio tea given last Sunday evening MT
Kine-Smith wave a lecture with In
cidental music on Bach. ano anons
the songs given were Lies Gar
n -
den" (Ha HAYDN W T,one "Jac nIS God
ard), Mrs. Everett; Twas April"
tNevin). Peggy McGraw; Nv; Winter Ter
(Foster). Mabel Vasler; Wlno anu
Tyre" (Rogers), Edna Misslitz.
This evening there will be faculty
recital, when Gertrude Tyrrell. pian-
list. and Miss Tarwater. soprano, Will
give the program.
Recent events of interest include the
musical at the Friday Morning Music
Club, when 1.-The Morning of the
Year" song cycle by Cadman, was
presented by Gretchen Hood. Mrs. w:
T. Reed. Herbert F. Aldridge ana
George H. Miller. with George wilson
at the piano. The voices blended vel.
the quartet numbers were given with
good ensemble. and the solos showed
the different voices to good advantage
especially the baritone solo, The
Brooklet Came From the Mountain,
II.
Sweet Wind" by Miss Hood. Mrs.
Reed and Mr.. Aldridge also did some son,
particularly effective work in Ihe
Moon Behind the Cottonwood" and I
Cannot Sing to Thee as Would Sing"
and the exacting accomplishments
were admirably handled by George
Wilson. The first part of the program
consisted of two groups of French
piano. compositions by T. Philip and
Debus.y, played by Mrs. George Wal
son, who seemed to have caught the
real French atmosphere and showed
good interpretative ability in the
varied numbers.
Art Club members and their friends
were we'll entertained last Sunday
evening by a program given by Eliza
beth Campanole. soprano. and Myrtle
v. Kesheirper and Harry Edward
Mueller, pianists. Mrs. Campanole
won much favorable comment by her
Interpretation Of her songs. Psyche"
EDUCATIONAL.