Evening star., 1920-11-21

Der 4, ana s, present nufiOer ol ne"
voices in light roles. supporting the reg
ular principal cast of this company. Of
last seasons principals, NJ. Harry Ste,
vens will be heard in the role OF Greni-
cheux: Raymond G. Moore viii account
for the role of the Marquis. while T.
Brooke Amiss, jr.. will impersonate the
humorous role of the portly Baillie. and
Stephen o. Ford will deliver the comedy
role of the Notary. To John I. ELLIOTT
falls the character Of Gaspard; Esteiie
| Murray will appear in the role OF the
hoydenish Serpolette. while new voice
from the ranks of last seasons chorus.
Ruth Peter. will sing the ingenious
! character of Germain. The Gertrudes.
delivered by Myra johnson, Elsie Jorss.
| Marguerite Wickersham. Margueretta
! Campbell. Bertha Wey, Peggy McGraw.
| Bernice Stevens and Genevieve Bono
The dramatic direction of the produc-
tions Of this society is in the hands or
John #. Elliott. a master of comic opera
| stage direction. with the musical direc-
ton under the guidance of Mr.. Bond.
| The series Of organ rscitals to be given
| under the auspices OF the District OF
| Columbia Chapter of the American Guild
/ of Organists will be inaugurated De-
cember ls. when Edwin Arthur Kraft.
organist of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
| Cleveland. Ohio. will give the program.
These affairs will be given at Epiphany
Church and seats will be reserved for
the subscribers to the recital fund until
$50 O'Clock after which the doors will
be opened to the public.
Katharine Rich. soprano, was the
! soloist at the meeting of the Maine
/ State Society held Wednesday even
! ing at Trinity Community House.
| when she gave an effective rendition
OF Gentle Shadows" by Ware: 1t
Was the Time of Lilacs." by Hath.
. 7 L. nah and
Dawn" by Curran. Alice Douglas
Jones was the accompanist.
Myra Johnson. soprano, has been
engaged as the regular soloist or
the New Thought Alliance. holding
Marguerite Wickersham was SOLO
ist last Sunday at a musical service
at the Union Methodist Church,
when she was heard in Praise Ye
the Lord" by Liddle, and 1.-THE Voice
in the Wilderness" by Scott.
Mrs. William T. Reed. contralto.
was the soloist Tuesday evening at
Central High School auditorium. as
sisting Edith b. Athey. organist. Mrs.
Reed was most effective in two
Speaks; indian Love Song" by Lieu
rance; THE Nightingale Has a Lyre
of Cold" by Whelpley: aria from
Samson and Delilah," by Saint -Saens.
with Harry Wheaton Howard accom-
panying. Miss Athey's organ numbers
included compositions by Hollins.
Thayer. Bach, Brewer, Lafebure,
Wely, Dvorak and Rossini.
The Washington College of Music
inaugurated its series Of informal pu-
pills recitals Friday evening in the
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participating in the program were
Villas Bunnag, Ethel Bliss, Alice Rice.
Rebecca Easterbrook. Herman Weihe.
Nellie Noel. Paul McGovern, Grace
,Kysar. Rena Greenberg. Lois Stuntz.
Mrs. Kathryn Murrell and Benjamin
Rather.
The first of a series of Sunday aft
ernoon recitals at the Hadleigh will
be given today under the direction Of
Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee. Mrs. Lillian
Baker. soprano: Helen Gerrer. vio-
Byron Blodgett will contribute to the
program, commencing at $50 o'clock.
The combined choirs of St. Mar
garet's and st. Paul's Episcopal
churches Crock Creek parish) will give
by Maunder, this afternoon at 4:30
o'clock at st. Margaret's Church.
under direction of Alfred G. Eldridge,
organist of the church. The compo-
sition will be repeated this evening at
8 o'clock at st. Pau's Church. both
choirs participating, under direction
of Henry II. Freeman. who is in
charge of the music at that church.
At the evening service Mr.. Freeman
will be assisted by Messrs. Rakemann
and Wagner. violinists. and Richard
Loreleberg, violoncellist. and the solos
in he will ho sustained nv An
celia B. Fischer and Mrs. Nell Marks.
sopranos; Messrs. Tuller and Richard
son. tenors. and Messrs. Rollings and
Deibert, basses.
Miss Lillian Chenowith will have
charge of the music at the memorial
service to the late Mrs. Claude Swan
son. to be held this afternoon at the
Southern Relief Home, in which Mrs.
Swanson always took most active
Fannie Shreve Heartsill. soprano;
Miss Chenowith. contralto; DR.. Cliff
ton P. Clark. tenor. and Francis P.
Heartsill, bass, with Mrs. Clifton
Clark. accompanist. will give the mu-
sical portions of the service.
Recent events of interest include
recital and demonstration of the class
work of the Virgil School. directed by
Miss Georgia Miller. After the dem
onstration the pupils were heard in
the following program:
Piano solos, "Impromptu" dackl,
Jean Stewart; "Masurka" (Godard).
Lillian Kaminsky; "Melodie" .(Mosz
kowsky), Prelude No. 2o' (Chopinl.
Dorothy Phillips: "Freuhlingrauschen"
(Sinding). Anna Kennedy: "Autumne"
(Chaminade), Eleanore Colborn;
Rhapsody, op. 79" (Brahams). Edith
Austermuhl; Rhapsody No. s."
Giszt), Mrs. Fred Ofterdinger:
witches Dance" and "Polonaise"