Evening star., 1922-10-29

Leopold Auer. Prior to the war Miss
de Sayn toured both in this country
and abroad and played in recital in
twenty-five different states of the
Union.
The Columbian Male Quartet, as
sisted In giving the program Tues
day night at a concert given by the
H Street Christian Church.
George Daland, who returned to
Washington after an absence of sew
eral years to again take charge of
the music at st. Johns Episcopal
lChurch, Georgetown. will add to his
regular duties at the church by Civ
ing a monthly series of organ re-
citals. beginning in November. He
will be assisted at each of these af-
fairs by prominent soloists of the
city. Mr.. Daland was organist and
choirmaster of st. Johns Church for
five years previous to leaving Wash
ington. when he had choir of men
and boys numbering forty voices:
During that period he gave several
we'll known cantatas and also Men
delssohn's dratorio. Elijah, with
an augmented choir and orchestral
accompaniment. He came to Wash
Iington first from Ithaca, N. Y, where
instructor of music in Cornell Uni
versity and teacher Of voice and or
gan in the Ithaca Conservatory OF
Music. Mr.. Daiand studied organ
with Dudley Buck; voice. with VIII
liam Shakespeare and Francis
Fischer Powers; violin with w. Grant
Egbert, and, duting the past nye
years. piano and technical methods
with Edward Morris of New YORK.
ol ;v.fn
be given Wednesday night in the
First Congregational Church by Es-
telle Wentworth. dramatic soprano;
Albert Parr, opera tenor, ana Harry
Edward Mueller, pianist and accom-
panist.
When Miss Wentworth returned to
America at the outbreak of the war
she had established a reputation in
Europe as an opera and concert sing
er of exceptional merit. Beginning at
the Dessau Ducal Opera, after hnlsh-
ling her studies in Paris, Florence and
Berlin, her singing and her reper-
toire of more than thirty-five operas
soon brought her into prominence.
Invitations to sing the principal prima
donna roles at guest performances
at the Royal Opera houses in Vienna
and Berlin and at the opera houses
in Frankfort and in Florence, ltaly,
added to her professional achieve
ments.
Following Miss wentworth's return
home, fattering offers were received
from the managements OF the opera
houses in Buenos Aires and Caracas
Here She repeated her European sue
cesses. and her study of Spanish
quickly fitted her to sing to her
audiences in their native tongue.
1t was as Mimi, in La Boheme': as
Cho-Cho- San, in Madame Butterfly,
and as Aida, that Miss Wentworth
| hac do hnr
1888 she toured successfully in the
! United States and Canada. Her ap-
pearance with the Chicago symphony
| Orchestra during two successive sea-
sons at Ravinia Park. Chicago, proved
anew her acceptability on the concert
| stage.
A great many Washingtonians will
recognize Estelle Wentworth as the
!soprano who sings with the symphony
Orchestra at the Steel pier, Atlantic
City. during the summer season.
| Albert Parr is best known as
light opera tenor. He played Robin
Hood with the Bostonians; he was
with the Savage Opera Company. in
"Prince of Pilsen," Yankee Consul
and THE Girl of the Golden West
and the Gallo English Company and
! Hammerstein's Manhattan Opera Com
pany, in New York.
| Mr.. Mueller is graduate of the
New England Conservatory of Music
and his work as the organist and
,choirmaster of the First Congrega-
| tionalist Church has made him favor
ably known to music lovers of Wash
| ington.
! They will appear in the following
program: Air de Liza" from LIN
+: FAINT Prologue" tDebussy): Isl j'Etais
ssrdner wech tchsTnad arHB BeTgs5g rsgl,1n de
1Fourdrain). by Miss Wentworth; ;
| ''Prelude" (Rachmaninoff), by Mr..
Mueller: aria. che Gelida Mamma"
from La Boheme" PuccinD, Mr..
! Parr: "A Birthday" tWoodman). AT
Night Rachmaninoff), AT the Well"
Miss Wentworth; 'Etude" NiszD. Mr..
| Mueller: III Bacio" (Arditi), ITO You"
(Oley Speaks), "Minuet La. Phyllis"
lGilbertel:, "Blackbird's Song" Cyril
! (Mrs II. H. A. Beach,. by Miss Went
worth: duet from the first act of
Madame Butterfly" Miss Wentworth
and Mr.. Parr.
The engagement of Mrs Lucy Dick
! inson Marx as soprano soloist of
Trinity Catholic Church. Georgetown.
| is announced by George Herbert
| Wells, organist and choir director.
The other members of the solo quar-
season and include Mrs. Elsie Gore,
and s. Theodore Howard, bass Mrs
Marx will sing with the choir today
and will be heard to advantage in
| the elaborate solos of Haydn's Third
Mass" 'sVeni Creator Spiritus," by
I La Hache, and 20 Salutarfs Hostia,"
| by Richardson.
| Frances Auth. contralto: George
Schimmel, tenor and Daniel Breeskin.
violinist, gave an enjoyable program
! Tuesday evening for Washington
Council, knights of Columbus. when
they were heard each in group of
numbers. with Miss Emma Auth and
tLouise Paxton Hawthorne accompany
! ing Mr.. Schimmel sang Caro- Mic
Ben" by Giordani: Mother o. Nine"
by Tours: TRUSTING Eyes" by Cart
ner Daniel Breeskin played "Souve-
mir" by Drdls; , Mother ], r. Masrse' pics ,bg by
Miss Auth was heard in .All for
You and "SmiIin' Thru" by Penn.
Studio events of the week include
which Miss Verne Richie. contralto.
and Arthur Kettner, baritone, were
assisted by Miss Harriet Hines
pianist. Their program included the
aria 20 Thou That Tellest Good It'd.
ings TO zion" from "The Messiah"
iitE lHandeD: 20 Lord Thou Hast Search
ed Me Out (BennetD. The Morning
Prayer" (Costa), Miss Richie; song
cycle. "Eliland' (von Fielitz), Mr.
Kettner; "Raccarole" and "Oh, Stay
Thy Passing Golden Moments (Jen-
sen), Il Will not Grieve" tSchumann):
songs My Mother Taught Me"
(Dvorak), Miss Richie; piano solos:
"Witches' Dance" and "Polonaise"
tMacDowelD. Miss Hines: Life"
| (Salter), ITO Rose" (MacFayden),
jmann). Loves Confession tFerry)
| Mics Richie