Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17
MUSIC

A group Of talented Washingtonians
entertained an audience in the ball
room of the Mayfiower Hotel last
night with a program listed as
music, mirth and melody" for the
benefit of the Wakefield National
Memorial Association, formed to es-
tablish Wakefield, birth place of
George Washington, as a permanent
memorial. The audience was small.
but seemed thoroughly to enjoy many
of the numbers.
Eloise Russell, charming young
pianist from Scotland. showed fluent
technique and individual interpreta-
ton in LISTS "Liebestraume."
ingss including KipIins's III" In
Doctors Office and The Senator's
Dilemma Later she gave THE Ro-
nance of a Rose" in colonia! costume.
The Story the Violin Told" and
Friday PM. at the Country School"
with a comical auto" song as an
encore. Miss Wilson has a great
knack at this type of entertainment
and seemed to please the audience
immensely.
Flora McGill keefer. a leading con-
tralto Of Washington. gave two groups
of light songs delightfully."- artistic in
depreciation. She has remarkably
smooth style of singing. distinct in
dividuality of tonal quality and pro-
duction and excellent enunciation.
Her songs included del Riego's Hon
ing; Come to the Fair" and All for
You" by Easthope Martin: Ma LII
Batteau," by Lily Strickland An
derson: Burleigh's arrangement of
Swing Low. Sweet Chariot" and the
aria Mon Occur SQUIRE a Ia VoiX, ="
from Samson and Deilah." with
Nevin's Rosary" and the popular
Deep in Your Eyes" as the encores.
Helen Gerrer. young violinist, play
ed three short numbers with nice
bowling and colorful tone. They
"Adagio," by Ries, and "Scherzo," by
Goens.
Miss Janet Richards, who presided
during the musical program, closed
the entertainment with a general sur
| vey of foreign news of the moment,
| given in her inimitable. wide-awake
style She included among her top
les: The United States and foreign
debts to this country; the celebra-
ton shortly to be held in Germany
of the ,e00th anniversary of the TAX
| ing Of the Rhine provinces; the new
German flag; French and Spanish
occupation Of colonies in Morocco;
| the problem of the German Eastern
| frontier; the Silesian gold mines; Italy
| under Mussolini.
A delightful evening of music was
enjoyed at the University Club last
night when Ruth kobbe. soprano;
Nine. Lucia Borderi. teacher Of sing
| ing; Richard MacCartney, baritone,
and Howard NJ. Lloyd, xylophone
player. gave a program to an audi
ence that filled the room to capacity
and was most enthusiastic.
Miss Kobbe sang the aria Little
Signor" from Meyerbeer's Les
Huguenots, Elliot's Springs Low.
able I.adye," a pastoral from Vera
cinis opera. "Rosalinda," and the
negro spiritual. "Standin' in the Need
| o. Prayer Mr.. MacCartney sang
Handlers "Lascia Chic Pianga."
Grieg's Itch liebe Dich," MacDowell's
| Sea Song" and Massenet's Vision
! Fugitive" Both singers were re-
quested to give encores. Laura Roegge
accompanied Mr.. MacCartney on the
piano. Mr.. Lloyd's xylophone num-
bers also were popular and Nine. Bor-
deri gave an interesting talk on Sing
| ing the Greatest of All Arts" Claude
N. Bennett was chairman of the en-
tertainment committee.