Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12


evening at the drst Of series Of re-
citals to be given under the auspieea
Of The District Of Columbia Chapter
Of the American Guild organistA Mr.
Kraft. who is now organist and choir
master Of Trinity Cathedral In Glove.
land. Is a native Of New Haven. Conn.
and made his drst organ studies I'M
der his brother. William J. Kraft, and
piano studies under E. A. Parsons
after which. while in his fifteenth
year. he was chosen as organist and
Church, serving later in the same ca
pacity at the Church Of the Ascen-
sion In the same city. When seven
teen years of age he was awarded
scholarship by the music department
OF Yale University, where he stuolee
three years under DR.. Horauo Far'
ker and Prof. Harry B. Jepson.
In 1901 Mr.. Kraft became ORGANISE
of st. Thomas Church, Brooklyn, N
Y. where his unusual natural gifts
attracted the attention of the rector
Rev. James Townsend Russell, Wne
sent him abroad, where he studlec
first in Berlin, under Franz Grunecke
and Edgar Stillman Kelly. an Amer
can then residing in Berlin.
Later he continued his organ tram
ing under the eminent French organ
lists, Guilmant and Widor. and won
success as a recitalist in music cen
tiers of Europe. He returned to THIS
country in 1905, when he was offered
the position Of choirmaster of St
Matthew'S Church. Wheeling, w. Va,
and while there organized an oratorio
society, which, in conjunction with
the Pittsburgh Orchestra. gave sue
cessful presentation Of Haydn's ora
torio, 1.-THE Creation
Rev. DR.. Russell who sent Mr.. Kraft
to Europe. is now resident of the
National Capital. and Mr.. Kraft will
be his guest during his stay in the
city. At the recital Thursday evening.
the seats will be held until $3.50
o'clock for members and subscribers,
after which hour they will be open to
the public.
Warren johnson has been engaged
as organist and choir director Of the
Northminster Presbyterian Church
and played his first service there
last Sunday.
Ruby Potter, soprano. was the as
sfstfng soloist Tuesday evening a.
Athey gave her usual semi-monthly
organ recital Mrs. Potter gave two
groups of songs, with Mr.. Potter &C
companying. among the numbers
being Strauss, Devotion" the aria
'Depuis le jour" from Louise"
came Stealing tcadman5: ~serenad .
(strauss): "Far Ava" tReach). and
"Endymion" (Lehman). Miss Athey's
portion of the program comprised
the organ solos, "First Sonata" (Bo-
rowskD. "Larghetto," from Second
s sRaa'se W Snil% N ,he wsp a 1SsSin
'Minuet" (Bocherini). "Evensong"
(Johnson), military March" (Schu-
bert) and March in d. (Best).
A gala program of Christmas mu-
sic will be given December II, when
Miss Athey will be assisted by Her
man Fakler, baritone, with Claude
strings arranged by Ernest Lent.
Mrs. William T. Reed, contralto.
will be the soloist this morning at
the memorial service to be held for
Rev. Samuel II. Greene at Calvary
heard in "Face to Face" (Johnson).
Miss Pearl Waugh gave the first Of
a series of lectures on Music Appre-
citation" Tuesday morning at the
Women's City Club. Miss Waugh
treated of musical form. melody, har-
mony and rythm, illustrating the va
rious technical points at the piano,
playing the leading motif in Mozarts
sonata in A Major" and portion Of
Chopin's waltz in D Flat Ma jor.
She concluded the lecture with a brief
the next lecture she will talk OF the
various choirs and instruments OF a
orchestra
Miss Inez Miller will be the soloist
this morning at Emmanuel Baptist
God Shall Wipe Away All Tears" by
Mrs. Kinniah Mcintosh Boteler has
been appointed contralto soloist at st.
ndrew's Church and will take up her
luties there today.
"Rfng Merry Bells" wifi be particu-
arly fitting for the midholiday fes-
.ivities and the Chimes of Normandy
will sound joyfully at that time, for
he dates that have been finally and
definitely settled upon by the Peoples
National Opera Society for the per-
'ormances of Planquette's charming.
comic opera at the Central
High School auditorium are December
20, 80 and 81. Rollin Bond. director
IF he W. "hingtor ans" arn7 rr"S
hat these dates have been chosen to
avoid clashing with other activities.
New York's leading costumers have
provided costumes valued at more
han $4,000 to delight the eyes of pa
IRONS of this presentation, and the
'Wa1hine' o-irrs' wer nan ogranh q
in them recently. All members Of the
organization. principals, chorus and
orchestra, are residents of Washing
ION. The performances are presented
mr. Nd
than any travelling organ
zation could afford to undertake to
DO. A long list Of principals and
Jenny Lind" chorus which does spe-
cially written colorature work quite
out of the usual range in operate
choral singing will render this opera.
number of special dances will be
staged by Estelle Murray and a min
uet by the entire company, dressed in
French colonial costumes, will open
the third act. Miss Murray will APP
pear AS the mischia"o'S SER r'f@''
and Ruth Peter. from the ranks of
last seasons chorus. will sing the
Myra Johnson. Elsie Jorss. Marguerite
Bertha View. Marguer-
eta Campbell, Bernice Stevens and
Genevieve Bond complete the group
Of woman PRINCIPALS N. Hofrv -
ems. Raymond G. Moore, r. Brooke
Elicit. j. T. P:irdee and y ! j." 'n'.n
compose the cast of male principals.
An augmented orchestra will play the
delightful score and the whole will be
presented under the auspices of the
center department of the
public schools Of the District, of
which this opera company is an as.i
ISOLATED activity. and community
prices will prevail.
Club will introduce professionally to
Washington q pianist. Berenice Met
calfe. who will be assisted in giving the
program by Miss Elsie Edwards, So
prano. Mrs. Metcalfe studied piano with
in Berlin, theory with Prof.