Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07


opera company is being organized
here for the purpose of giving light
operas by Washington talent. Roliin
Bond. who was the orchestra con-
ductor last winter in the community
opera, and at that time a member OF
the War Camp Community Service. is
the moving spirit in the new venture,
and has just returned to the city with
the producing rights of NUMBER OF
the most successful and popular pro-
auctions the comic opera heid aHoIus
The organization is to be CARED the
Peoples National Opera Society, ana
it is Mr.. Bonds intentlon a. p rI
to recruit his forces, both principals
and chorus, from Washington music
circles. The present plan calls for the
production of The Chocolate Soldier
and Gilbert and Sullivan ii NJ -
Pinafore," to be given this lali' the
latter work to be presented d. on nf
of the theaters during the week OF
the visit of the Prince of Wales TO
the National Capital. After the pro-
duction of a number OF the most
tractive lighter works. IT IS hopeo pS
the promoter to arrange Tor STU
| pendous open air presentatioon on If
dis immortal opera, Aida, mere. II
| this materializes. it will call Tor
mammoth orchestra and band. and
! locally trained chorus of 1000 voices,
! In the meantime, the first EFFORTS VIII
be directed to giving The Cnoco'a.s
Soldier" based : on Gs srms and n the
Man" and the gala production Oh
! pinafore" in November. The scneme
aims also at the building by nhe p
| nile. for the people OF a feopte
Auditorium" in Washington. "hese
opera and kindred events may
properly presented.
Mrs. Charles w. Fairfay. chairman
of the music committee OF the A,, ,
club, returned Friday from moht "a,
stay at Buena Vista Springs, I'd
In rasnonse to many requests from
guests who had heard her sing d.
Rnena Vista in previous summers, mrs.
Fairfax gave a song recltai iiua'
evening, winning warm commence q.
| ton from musicians and other guests
present. Mrs. Fairfax was ASSISTED
Pv oni. Knieline. violoncellist. who
piayed "Cantilena." by Goltermanh'
and "Minuet," by Beethoven. and John
Garzka. violinist. who gave kreisier ;:
.Liebesfreud" and the Meditation.
from Massenets That's. Anderson
Mowbray, pianist: OF S nauint TO-
Mrs. Fairfax in the songs, "Humme
"Chanson de Neigre." by Chaminade'
"Chanson Indoue," Rimsky-korsakow'
! "Spirit- Flower" by Campbell Upton:
by the Waters of the Minnetonka,
Maiden" Musorsky. Into a snip,
Dreaming" and a group of Chinese e
Mother Goose Rhymes. Lady
Bug" Baby Is Sleeping" What the
Old Cow Said" THE Mouse" or
What Use Is a Girl" "Pat-a CAKE
and THE Old Woman" all by the
American composer. cambridge Crist.
and the waltz song, "Carmena," by
Lane Wilson.
| DR.. and Mrs William Stansield. the
| former dean of the District of Column.
bia Chapter of the American Guiid or
Organists, have returned from their
| summer outing at Beach Haven. N. j.,
and last Sunday DR.. Stansfield sup
piled the organ at Foundry Methodist
Church for George Wilson, who was
| out of town for the week end. He is
anticipating an unusually active sea-
| son for the District Chapter and will
| call the first meeting of the guild for
! the first Monday evening in October.
Miss Mary Beiser, contralto. Her.
man Rakemann, violinist. Rlcharo
Lorleberg. violoncellist. Herbert +,
| Aldridee, precentor, and Claude Robe
son, organist, will furnish the musical
portions of the service this evening at
| the Church of the Covenant. Miss Beiser
will sing "Out of the Depths by
HUM and the aria. He Shall Feed
His Flock" from THE Messiah" by
Handel; Mr.. Rakemann will play
Schubert's lave Maria" There will be
| two trios for violin, cello and organ
| one an arrangement OF the aria, MY
Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" from
| Samson and Delilah." by Saint-Saens
i and a composition by Schumann; and
Mr.. Robson will play the closing
| Miss Katherine Brooks will return
Tuesday from Indiana, where she has
been entertained by her cousin, Miss
Mary Gorgas.
Miss Marie Culp, the young con.
tralto of the First Congregational
| Church. returned Friday from a
months vacation, a part of which
was spent at her old home in Spring
field. Ohio. During the two weeks
there she sang the first Sunday al
the Second Lutheran Church and the
second at the First Congregational
| Church. From there she went to
Bramwell. w. Va, where she was the
guest of Mrs. E. F. Baker and Miss
Mabel Baker. She was the soloist
there at the First Presbyterian
Church and was the honor guest at a
musical at which her singing was
the chief attraction. Miss Culp came
! to Washington just year ago to take
part in the government war work and
| has proved a distinct acquisition to
Washington music circles. She has
been soloist at the Friday Morning
r1usic Club and at the Arts Club and
has sung at All Souls Unitarian
Church and the Fourth Presbyterian
Church and has now signed contract
| for the year at the First Congrega-
! tional Church. where she will be the
| offertory soloist this evening. She
also filled successfully last winter
some of the leading contralto roles in
! the operas given by the community
opera company under the auspices of
the War Camp Community Service.
| Miss Meta Craig and her mother,
Mrs H. C. Craig. will close their sum-
| mex home at Washington Grove, Md,
| during the coming week and reopen
their Georgetown home for the sea-
| soloist of the Church of the Covenant
will sing there at the special musical
services the last two Sunday evenings
of the month, though the afternoon
and evening choirs will not resume
work until later in the fall.
Mrs Amanda Ransdell, one of the
talented young musicians among the
war workers. has returned from her
| vacation spent at her former home,
Lake Providence, La. During her visit
she was the fortunate recipient of
Cremona violin and though she is still
student she will be heard at some
private musicals here this winter.
Miss Christine Levin, contralto solo,
list of ST. Thomas Episcopal Church,
left during the week for a fortnight's
vacation, during which she will divide
her time between Atlantic City and a