Evening star., 1923-03-18
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Fess Christiani, violinist and broth
er Of G. c. Christiani of tho Washing
ton College of Music has just return
ed to Washington after q world tour.
When In San Diego he won consid-
erable praise for his song, Tho Cali
fornia Lark" He has recently writ
ten lyric and entered It in the
shriner song contest, of which w. w.
Grimes is in charge.
Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, soprano
soloist Of the Third Church OF Christ
Scientist and Of the Eighth Street
| Temple of this city, sailed last week
| for Bermuda. where she and Mr..
Gawler expect to spend about two
weeks. During her absence her place
VIII be filled at the Temple by Mrs.
Herman Shapiro and her place at
| the Scientist Church will be filled by
Mrs. Hazen Buehler.
Hazel wegner Bachschmid, So
prano, who will be one of the soloists
with the Washington Oratorio So
clety at the concert tomorrow night,
VIII give a recital at the Playhouse
| April 9. when she will be assisted by
Charles T. Ferry. pianist composer,
! and William s. de Luca, former mute
! soloist Of the United States Marine
| Band. Miss Bachschmid opened her
\ season this year at Harrisonburg.
| va. with the Music Lovers Club in
1october and gave a series OF fifteen
| recitals In the south before return-
Ing to Washington.
| 7. Carlisle Crump substituted twioe
during the past week for Miss Edith
| - Athey at the organ or Hamline
| Methodist Church, where Joint serv-
| Ices are being held by the Methodists
| OF the city.
| The Bach choir of Bethlehem, Pa.
will sing at Ocean Grove, n J., on
August II. according to DR.. J. Fred
! Wolfe, director, the concert to bs
Association. 4 Methodist Church or
Ranization. There are $50 singers in
| the organization.
| DR.. Wolfe also announced that the
solotsfs at the annual festival at Le-
| high University. Nav 25 and 2s. will
be Nicholas Douty. PhiladeIphia tenor.
who has sung at all Of the eighteen
concerts given in twenty-five years
by the Bach choir: Fred Patten, Miss
Maybelle Addison and Miss Mabel Bed
doe. contraltos. both OF New York:
| Mrs. Mildred Faas and Mrs Emily
| stokes Hagar. soDranos, both Of Phil
| adelphia. and Charles T. Tfttman,
| bass, Of Washington, d. c.
Local music circles will be interest
| ed to learn that the Ukrainian ma
tlonal chorus which has been touring
the United States and Mexico this
season. VIII return again next year
During the summer this human
symphony orchestra" will tour south
America under the special patronage
or the various South American repub-
lies.
lot
the proud possessor of a Nicola Amati
instrument which bears the date l64T
1t is one of the four known to be in
existence and was formerly the prop
erty of Franz Liszt. In Mr.. Willeke's
able hands. this historic instrument
gives forth a cello tone which places
him among the great concert artists
of the day.
Virginia Rea, American opera star.
is singing coloratura roles in Paris
this season. The bird-like quality of
this young Kentucky girls voice has
so impressed the French people that
she may remain in France another
year.
Giacomo Lauri-volpi. Italian tenor.
recently made a successful entry into
the roster of singers at the Metro
politan Opera House. New York AS
captain in the italian army during
the world war he served with distinc7
tion. receiving three crosses and a
silver medal In 1920 he made his
opera debut at the Constanzi Theater
in Massenet's "Manon." For his New
York debut Mr.. Lauri-volpi was cast
as the duke in Verdis "Rieoletto"
which role also served to introduce
Caruso to America many years ago.
lie Paradis Band of this city will
be feature of the program at
keith'S Theater, beginning April 10
The Plano Trio will also start a
vaudeville career at that theater be-
ginning the week Of March 2s. The
/ trio is composed of Augustine Bor-
gunoo. w. Spencer Tupman and Milton
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler
! are in Florida as the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. William Jennings BRYAN at
Cocoanut Grove. Miami. Mrs Wheeler
viii fill several musical engagements
while absent from Washington. Until
her return Mrs. Lotte Porterfield will
fill her place as soloist at the wash
tneton Heights PRESBYTERIAN Church
by Granville Bantock. the distinguish
ed English composer-"O What
Lovely Magic Hath Reen Here"