Evening star., 1923-01-07

prelude, "Canzona" (Scott). "Ro-
the Gates of the Temple" (Knapp).
violin solo. "Adoration" CBorowsky),
Mrs. Dickey: "The Lord Is My Light
(Marsh), 10 Savior, Hear Ne"
tGluck), Mrs. Wheeler; Regrets"
a,,en fvi,eIIteWps, Mrs. p,essy Med
ham; Aria for G String" (Bachl. "Ro-
| nance" (wieniawski), Mrs. Dickey;
"A Voice in the wilderness" (Scott),
Mrs. Wheeler: organ postlude, March
Triomphale" (Wachs).
i The tuneful and dramatic cantata
THE Star OF Bethlehem" will be
rendered by the choir of st. Marga-
rtts Church this afternoon at A:3o
o'clock, assisted by an orchestra. The
solo parts will be sustained by Mrs.
Marks. Mrs. Graef and Messrs Gantz.
Rydenski. Deibert and Stevens, with
Walter Nash at the organ, and MT.
Macleod, the composer of the work,
as director. The musical public is
extended a cordial invitation to at
tend and hear the story of the wise
men OF old portrayed In verse and
song.
Mabel C. Linton has been engaged
as organist of the Georgetown Pres
byterlan Church, and will take up
her duties there January 81. Miss
Linton has long been prominently
| identified with musical matters of
Washington, and has served as organ
! tst Of several'of the city's churches
lie Roy Lewis will continue as pre-
/ centor and soloist, and on Miss Lin
/ toms first appearance there the
! musical portions Of the services Will
/ consist of Miss Linton's compositions,
| sung by Mr.. Lewis and Miss Ann
| Cornwell. soprano. Mr. Lewis and
Miss Linton Will collaborate in some
special musical services to be given
on the last Sunday evening OF each
| month, beginning in February.
| Edouard Albion, director general of
| the Washington Opera Company, an
! nounces the cast OF the opera "Rigo-
Is. at the President Theater, as fol-
| lows: The Duke of Martua, Louis
Dornay; Rigoletto, his court jester,
Joseph Schwartz: Sparfucile. bravo.
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann; Count
| Everett Naftzger; Borsa, Louis Annis;
| Count Ceprano. -: an usher. Ed
mund Boyer; Gilda, Rigoletto's daugh-
| ter, Luella Mellius: Giovanni, her
nurse. Rose Polio: Maddalena. Spar
fuclle's sister, Elizabeth Bonner;
lCountess Ceprano, Marguerite Meakin;
| a page, Dorothy Wilson; conductor,
Arturo Papalardo. and director OF
ballet. Paul Tchernikoff.
| At the New Year reception held at
! the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Car
| ter Lafferty. a delightful musical pro-
! gram was presented by waiter w.
baritone. Among the numbers rem
dered were: yesti Ia Giubba," from
i"Pagliacci" Leoncavallo); "Ah, Moon
OF My Delight" from "A Persian Gar.
den Liza LshmaRn); Spirit FloEef wen,
Song" (ZimbaIIst) The Last Hour"
IRogers). Mr.. Sorrell. "Prologo."
from "Pagliacci' CLeoncavallo): "Sere-
nata." from Don Giovanni (VerdD /;
Man a Horse He Can Ride" (O'Hara). !.
quest l SSGr; ora'" from "Forza del Destino"
(VerdD. Mr.. Sorrell and Mr.. Clark
sGn Tdi9' fTerd gai VSIntsa %,rs Mae IRON n
Cross, Mr.. sorrell and Mr. Clarkson.
The accomplishments were played by
Mrs. Harry !. Clarkson.
Mr.. Edwin Callow, well known as
tertained in his inimitable style.
Helen Gerrer, violinist; Mrs. Cou-
tinho, pianist; and Rathbone Smith.
program in the assembly room OF the
Cosmos Club Friday morning before
the members of the Friday Morning
Music Club. For January 19 Mrs. ].
3. Kendall has arranged a program
to be presented by trio OF artists
from Baltimore. Clara Ascherfeld. pi-
anlst: Herbert Bangs, violinist, and
Helena Broomer. violoncellist. Their
program will include two trioS. by
Beethoven and Brahms and piano
solos by Miss Ascherfeld. whose art
!stry is too well known here to need
comment January rs there VIII ce O
program OF Russian music by MRS.
Porterfeid, soprano: Elena de Ssyn,
violinist, and Mrs. Goldman, pianist.
An innovation this season in the
musical arrangements at 81. Patrick
Church includes a program to be given
each Sunday at the 10 O'CLOCK mass
| under direction OF Miss Jennie Glen
Caroline Manning, contralto. who Will
sing The Birthday Of a King. oy
tNeidlinger: The Three Holy Kings,
from the Russian, liturgy and
Faith" by Gliere.
BENJAMIN Yoe Morrison has resigned
( his position as bass soloist Of the Pet
worth NJ. Z. Church and has gone TO
New York to continue his musical
studies with Nine. Valeri.
~. rovette school Of Music con-
tributed an attractive number at the
end Of the Arts Club Christmas pro
ram. when, dressed in the qualnt
Costume OF Dickens time. eight girls
gathered informally around She,stmaS 1he pa
earols' interspersed with appropriate
dialogue. The singers were Lorens
Stockton Gawler. Jack Ward, Edytne
crowder, Gladys Hillyer, Noveiia
Mayo, Mary Ruth MatIne%s anu the
o her"' THE costumes were designed
Nv Mrs. Minnegerode Andrews tue
well known artist.
Mrs Raymond Dickey, violinist,
Iii assist at this mornings service
et the washington Heights rrespy-
ferian Church, when she VIII piaSs :,
1T,aeende." by Bohm, and "Regrets,
nU EIeuxtemps,. with Mrs. J. Harry
cunningham at the organ.
rrIorence Daniels of the Church OF
,ha Incarnation choir gave a group OF
songs Wednesday evening; wnen MIs;
Lacede entertained the s,,nbays ui were
~ Passed by Your window" by May
preta. aGoodnight," by Rubinstein,
and "Slave Song" by Del Reigo.
H,-s Henry Hunt Mckee entertained
vasterday afternoon at a musical and
card party in honor Of a former pu-
nj Mrs. Leonard, who will shortly
accompany her husband, Capt Capt; Merle Merle
Leonard to Psnsmac Miss craig hSns Ms. Bpye Rpyo
ipawsM. Miss Bonnie Holmes. Mrs.
Fred McTeer, Mrs. Charles Beali. Miss
Imcille Fiuckey. Miss Mary Havell.
Miss Brma storm; Miss virginia
Myra Tilley, Bessie Wood, Bessie AL
ford, Lillian Karn and Mrs. Collins.
/ The Washington Choral Society will
resume rehearsals tomorroW evening
IN the lecture room Of the Northmin-
ster Presbyterian Church, at 8 o'clock.
The chorus will begin work in prep
aration for the miscellaneous concert