The Washington times., 1919-11-06

warmly received at his recital at
Stansbury Masonic Lodge, Takoma
Park, recently. Mr.. Bright, with
Lewis A. Potter at the piano. gave
| spirited Interpretation of the Pro-
logue from 81 Pagliacci." spirit
! Flower" of Campbell-Tipton. a group
of Sydney Homer's songs. and Call
Me No More" by Charles Wakefield
Cadman.
Mr.. Bright sang later in the week
at Wardman Park Inn, and at the
Raleigh ballroom. He Is a pupil Of
Joseph Pache, of Baltimore. who is
now coming to Washington each
week Incidentally. Mr.. Bright sang
last May at Aeolian Hall in New York.
| The Washington Oratorio Society,
Sydney Lloyd wrightson, conductor.
met Wednesday evening for its first
| rehearsal of the season of Handeps
great Christmas oratorio, "The Mes
| siah." Mr.. Wrightson intends this
year to make this sacred service Of
great chorals the climax Of its sixteen
lrenditions under His direction III
Washington.
To this end he has engaged so1oists
whose prominence in the field Of ora
torio will make notable the perform
ance. But to the chorus is reserved
| the privilege of giving in vibrant
| mass-tone the mighty praise in song.
From the opening chorus, "And the
Glory Of the Lord" to the concluding
"Hallelujah Chorus" 1t is the inspir..
ing peals of harmony from a great
| chorus that ring out into the hearts
of it's hearers. To give this message Is
| a great experience Feeling this to be
the case, the director desires to bring
| the size of the chorus up to 500.
The list of registrants will be open
for a few more times at the weekly
rehearsals held on Wednesday eve
nlngs in the Chapel of the Church of
the Covenant, Eighteenth and N
streets, at Connecticut avenue. Names
will be registered at 7:3o. The re-
hearsal begins at S:15.
A Washington soprano, Miss Aileen
Miller. will be married in this city on
Tuesday, November IS. to Robert
Burns, also of Washington. Invita-
tions have been issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglass Gresham Miller for
The marriage of their daughter, which
is to be held at Westminster Memorial
, Presbyterian Church at o'clock.
At Hamline NJ. E. Church next Sun
day the choir music will be given by
the solo quartet under the direction
OF Edith B. Athey. organist. The
] quartet consists of Marion Green, So
| prano; Mrs. John Humphrey. alto:
Clarence Lewis. tenor, and Richard
! Kelley, bass
The morning program, at IL O'Clock,
! will be: Organ. "Andantino" whit
1 In 49,
| (Rogers); offertory solo, tenor. "The
Voice in the Wilderness" (Scott); or
| gan, March" (Kinder)
A twenty-minute song service will
be led by Ralph Winchester Hills, of
the War Camp Community Service, at
| the evening o'clock service. The
quartet will sing ''Tarry With Me, o
My Saviour" (Baldwin); other prel-
ude. Invocation" (Rogers). and Fes-
tival Postlude" (Seifert).
George Harold Miller will be the
special soloist at the twenty-fifth in
| spirational service at the Church of
| the Covenant next Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock. In addition, the dou-
| BILE quartet will give four numbers, in
which Miss Craig. Miss Beisser. and
Mr.. Backing will sustain incidental
| solos.
The Evening Choir of 200 voices,
with solo quartet, will give the music
at the o'clock service, both services
being under the direction of Sydney
| Lloyd Wrightson, with Harvey Muir
ray at the organ. and in the evening
with Claude Robson at the piano.
Afternoon program: Anthems, "As