Evening star., 1923-02-11
Music Club and School Notes.

Mrs. Marguerite Meakin one OF the
members of the Washington Opera
Company, and possessor of really
beautiful voice, gave the following
group of songs at the tea at the
Women's City Club last Sunday after.
noon:
The Blind Plowman" (Robert Con-
nlngsoy posscl clarkT}, .Th. The star sJames
Hobart Brewery and 1.-THE Day Is Nc
More" (John Alden Carpenter).
OF especial interest to musicians
is the song recital to be given under
OF the District Of Columbia branch
Of the League Of American Pen Women
at the clubhouse Thursday night at
o'clock. by Charles S. Wengerd. well
known baritone. conductor and teach
er Before coming to Washington Mr..
Wengerd was well known. particu-
larly in the west and south. as a
concert and oratorio singer. He has
also done work in opera. He was a
pioneer leader in community singing
director of the Washington Choral
Society.
The program, representing various
nat;onalities, will be given in Eng
lish. with brief spoken comment on
the various numbers. This program.
cess in Baltimore, is being given for
the first time in Washington and
will include the following numbers:
"Where'er You Walk tHandep,
two Shakespeare songs. THE Willow
Song" from .'Othello" tunknown(:
from '-As You Like IT, (Thomas Nor
ley); From the Land of the Sky
Blue Water" (Cadman). THE White
Dawn Is Stealing" tCadman), DE
or Ark's a-Moverin' (Guion), No
body Knows the Trouble I've Seen
rosch}. "rne Lotus Flower" tschu,
of Mine lTschaikowskD; "Lassie
With the Lips So Rosy F'ranz). by
the Sea" (SchuberD, My Sweet Re-
pose tSchubert). Moonlight Saint
Be WlEEing" CHahn). ''Vision Fugi-
tive" from .Herodiade" tMasseneo /;
"A song Of Pelagia'' Dwight Ander-
SOM and Would God 1 Were the
Tender Apple Blossom" told Irish
folk songl. arranged by Frank Bihb-
gerd's accompanist.
Miss Elizabeth Winston, pianist
Henri Coauilet, soprano. and Mr. Her
with the assistance of the Knabe AM
pico, gave a recital before a large and
appreciative audience at the Univer-
sity Club Tuesday evening, January
so.
Caleb OConnor's Dramatic School
gave two plays Thursday night at
Naval Lodge Hall, when the Incl
dental music was supplied by patrons
of the Washington Musical Bureau,
IY,n MoKaa 6iracfnr
Those who sang solos were Helen Edgar
Lancaster, whose selections were: "I
Know a Lovely Garden" (D'ArdeloD.
The Big Brown Bear" (Manna Zuccal
and The Gingerbread Man" (Gainor);
Lex Sanderson, lyric tenor Of Penn
sylvania. who sans "At Dawning'
(Cadman), Donna Vorrei Morrir'
(TostD and The Little Irish Girl"
(Lohr).
Mr. Sandersons voice is of fine
Washington is to be congratulated
upon the acquisition of this lyric
tenor. Mr.. Sanderson is planning sew
eral recitals to be given here later.
The program last Sunday afternoon
at the League Of American Pen Wom-
en- was given over to the American
composers. willard Howe made an
interesting talk on the work of the
modern composers and their just place
on the public program. Che conJured
the Americans to familiarize them
selves more with American music
literature and to demand it more at
public performances. She urged every
teacher and artist to find a place for
native works on every program. Miss
Howe gives a comprehensive list Of
American composers and their place
in the development Of music Her
talk was illustrated by III. LIE Roy
Lewis, baritone, and George Nixon
Thompson, pianist.
Mr.. Lewis interpretative powers
had excellent opportunity in the fol-
(Branscombe), Retreat" (La Forge),
"Thy Beaming Eyes" (MacDowelD.
do Not Go, My Love" (Hageman),
War" (Rogers), ITO a Rose" (Mac-
Fayden), "Embers" (Guion) and The
Sanctuary" La Forgel. Mr.. Thomp-
tone POEMS by MacDowell, THE
Eagle" The River" "Moonshine" and
"Winter."
The operetta, "Chrysanthemum,"
will be given Tuesday evening at the
Elizabeth Somers residence, 11o4 NJ
to be taken by the employed girl
reserves Of the L. w. C. A.. The words
and music were written by Edward
E. Muth Of Washington, and he is
In charge OF the production. 1t is
for the benefit Of the Near East Relief
fund and the Y. w. c. "A. girls camp
fund. 80.
There are eight leading roles.
Those singing in it are: Chrysanthe-
mum, Miss Mildred Major; O-Tiwania,
Miss Helen Findlay; O-Teenie. Miss
Elisabeth May: O-Siamura, Miss
Mary Baker: O-San- -Tura, Miss Mary
Rotondo; O-Namura, Miss Peggy
Raynor: O-Weenia, Miss Muriel Leap
ley; Matewa, Miss Ethel Kramer.
There are also thirty girls In the
chorus. Mrs: Grenelle Brady, who is
chairman of the young employed
division of the girls work depart
ment, Is in charge Of the operetta.
The members of the Rebew Or
chestra gave their third public pro-
gram last Monday night, under the di-
rection of Edward L. Weber. They
were assisted by Mrs. Helen Ze11er,
who gave a group OF interesting read
ings; Miss Margaret Webster, So
prano, and w. e. Bruder, clarinetist.
Mrs. Edward l.. Weber: accompanied
Miss Webster, whose tones were un-
usually clear and her enunciation
The musical numbers on the pro-
gram were: March, Boston Com
mandefy" (Carter);, overture, "Na-
buco"- ,(verdi): selection, Lilac
Domino" (Cuyillier); clarinet solo,
"vinetta" (Strongl, Mr.. w. E., Bru-
derY Rahzs: pebutauke7 xSantsa~