Evening star., 1921-12-11
Musical Mention

Mount Vernon. Louis Gottschalk,
American composer also died in De-
cember His life ana works will be
reviewed by Alice Deleslyne Taylor:
Gottschalk's most interesting compo-
sitions. "The Last Hope" his best
known composition, arranged for vio-
lin and piano, will be given by Her
bert Bangs, violinist, of Baltimore.
Nine. Anita darcy Vargas. formerly
pany, will sing Gounod's AVE Maria"
as the opening number. Nine. Vargas
is spending a few weeks in Washing
ton-en route to Italy. where she will
enter on a consert tour under the di-
r.ct.Un OF her oAd master. She had
sat studied In Paris and Berlin conserva-
tories previous to the outbreak of the
world war. and has appeared in grand
opera roles in California.
Compositions by members of the
Friday Morning Music Club. some al
manuscripts. made a program of rare
interest as rendered at the weekly
musical of the Club Friday morning.
The program opened with two songs.
Visions" and Lullaby" words and
music by Crete Won Boyer. sung by
by Miss Lucy Brickenstein, and were
followed by sonata for piano. "Lento"
and Theme and Variations" Mary
Carlisle Howe; songs. The Night
sngaie" s,eaae o tGil vieente), Music When
Nightpiece" CRobert Herriclkias. by
Maud Sewall. and sung by Mrs. Nyron
Writer'S; piano solos, "The Sea. I'm
provisation on Moods" by Rhea Wat
son Cable: songs. Sadness" and
Tears" translations from the Chi
nese. Rhea Watson Cable. sung by
Nine. Ethel Hugh; piano solo. Inn
sung by Mrs. Marie c. Deal; "He
That Dwelleth" (91st Psalm). sung
by George H. Miller. all by Mabel c.
Burbage Heselbach. "The Dove"
ing Bird" Gsositti). Ave Maria"
with violin obbl:gato. played by Her.
man c. Rakeman), Mrs. w. H. Por-
terfield; songs by Ida T: Scudo Rag
"Sleep.Eye Town" opus 4. No. 2:
Seaside Memory" sung by Florence
Howard; quartet by Mabel C. Linton,
Christ the King" sung by Mrs Deal,
Mrs. George Miller. Mr.. Miller and
ceuse." "Nocturne" and Prelude"
Mary Carlisle Howe.
Paul Bleyden has arranged a pro-
gram Of folk songs of many nations
to be given tomorrow evening at the
Women's City Club. Mrs. Dorothy
Watson has written a historical set
ting in verse, which will be read by
Miss Alberta Walker between the mu-
sical numbers. The musical groups
are as follows: Greek ode. by Pindar;
traditional chant from the Koran;
Hebrew chant, Mr.. Bleyden; English
group, Miss Grace Washburn: Ger
man group. Nine. Henri Coquelet:
Scotch and Irish groups. Miss Marga-
ret Callahan; French group, Mrs.
Bleyden: Spanish group. Mrs. Eleanor
s. Hunt; Russian group. Miss Helen
Harper; Bohemian group, Mrs. E. j.
Ralph; Swedish group, Miss Helen
Harper; Norwegian group. Henri
Coquelet: Chinese and Japanese group,
Miss Hattie Hurforth: negro spiritu-
elles. Miss NJ. Eiker; Kentucky noun
tain songs and American Indian songs,
Miss B. Randall: my Old Kentucky
H'me" and "Suwanee River" by cho-
r ~ and audience. Mrs. Paul Bleyden
viii preside at the piano.
Mrs. D. S. Lord gave the annual
musical for her pupils recently at
her residence studio. Among those
participating were Misses. Mary Cole.
Fern Alderton, Ida Mcintosh. Dana
Watkins. Martha Baker. Cecilia Will
Foley. Mary Tyson. Mildred Duffy,
Dorothy Ballard. Lydia Ballard. vir-
ginia Andrews. Annette Cooper. Ar
gyle Larkin, Amy Jeffries, Esther
Ripple. Kathryn Merward: Masters
Roper, Lynn Van Dercook. Anthony
Plank, Melvin Hunt, Clyde Larkin,
Lawrence Frischolz.
An elaborate program Of Christ
mas music is in preparation by the
nlo quartet and evening chorus of
the First Baptist Church, under the
direction of Mrs. Florence Howard.
A service of carols, including a spe-
cial arrangement of Holy Night,
Silent Night" for solo voices, chorus,
organ and harp, will be presented at
Harker's Star of Bethlehem" will be
sung in the evening by the full
chorus. assisted by organ. harp and
violin.
Miss Marian Greene. soprano. will
give the program this evening at the
Arts Club, assisted by Miss Marie
Hansen at the piano. Miss Greene
spent the summer in Chicago study
ing under Herbert Witherspoon and
has prepared a program containing
Brahms, Schumann and a group of
old Enelish by Brown. Monro. Pu,-
cell, and a group of modern songs by
Schneider, Reddick, Homer and
Miss Mary A. Cryder has issued
cards for a musical to take place this
afternoon at the Arts Club. when she
will present Miss Grace Nelson. So
prano, in a program of songs. as
sisted by Miss Miriam Larking,
violoncellist. and Miss Minna Niemann.
pianist.
A capacity audience greeted the
Rebew Orchestra Monday evening in
the lecture hall of the Keliar Me-
mortal Church at one of the most sue
csssful public rehearsals ever given
by the orchestra. The occasion served
also to introduce some novel features
in a special arrangement Of the we'd
ding march from "Lohengrin." rendered
as a dirge, when Mr.. and Mrs. George
J. Weber, recently returned from their
wedding trip, were escorted to the
center Of the stage and presented
set as the wedding gift of the men,
bers of the orchestra. Miss Florence
Kautz. soprano; John G. Klein. tenor;
Fred East, baritone. were the assist
;nE soioists MISS Kautz ssa1t5 singing
water" (Cadman): Mr.. Klein giving II
Hear a Thrush at Eve" (Cadman):
Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride"
(O'Hara). Mr.. East being heard to ad.
vantage in I'D Live in the Heart of
the Storm" (Rakemann). when the
Maple Leaves Were Falling" (Tell-
Two duets. "Lassie O. Mine"
(Walt) and 1.-The Pilot Brave" Coop
err. sung by Messrs. Klein and East,
and duet for flute. Beautiful Sabines
Polka" by Jordan. played by E. i.
Haigh and c. M. Tenney. were pleas
ing features of the program. and the