Evening star., 1925-01-25
MUSIGRAPHS

p DUTH McILvAINE of New York
City Will make her operate debut
IN the Washington Opera Company
production of Faust" tomorrow night
in th role of the nurse, Martha
This part demands a contralto voice
of fexibility and depth to interpret
this vaccillating, complacent duenna
of Marguerite. She is very young for
such mature character portrayal by
means of her voice and acting, since
she is only % years old. She has
studied with Alfred 7. Cornell OF New
York for several years, and has been
heard in recitals in Holyoke, Mass
Winston Salem, N. c., anda various
cities in Pennsylvania, where she re-
ceived promising press notices. She is
the niece of Col. Jay ]. Morrow, for
neriy District Engineer Commits
sfoner.rand Governor OF the Panama
Canal Zone.
Katherine Riggs, harpist, of Wash
ington will be the soloist Friday at
ary Convention of the United States
and Canada in the Hall of Nations,
Hotel Washington.
Meta Craig will give the third of
a series of costume recitals to be pre-
sented in Washington this month and
next, at the Georgetown Convent of
the Visitation. Saturday.
Despite inclement weather, a good
sized audience enjoyed the costume
recital given at the Sixth Presbyte-
rian Church last Tuesday. Helen Muir
ray, organist and director of music,
gave several piano selections that
were enthusiastically received. She
played "Menuett a IAntico" by See
boeck. "Liebestraum'' by Liszt, and
Shutdown" by Helen HopekIrk, Amer
lean woman composer.
Eva Whitford Lovette, mezzo- so :
prane, will sing at the, meeting OF the
Pennsylvania Society, Wednesday eve
ming, in the ballroom of the New
willard. This occasion is called
Welsh night and the program will be
Welsh In character and given almost
entirely by people of that nationality.
II will include an address by James j.
Davis, Secretary Of Labor; Celtic folk
songs and chorals, sung by choir COM
posed Of members of st. David's Society,
the Welsh society of Washington. con-
Quoted by DIR. Thomas S. Lovetts, Welsh
pianist and composer. Anthony Jones,
Welsh baritone Of Pittsburgh, who has
been invited for the occasion especially
by Secretary Davis, will give a group
of Welsh songs.
Mrs. Lovette will sing songs COM
posed by her husband, Thomas S.
Lovette, who will accompany her. Bea-
trice Koch of Kane, Pa, will act as
accompanist for the choir.
Jack Charlton Ward, mezEo-so-
prano,s was the soloist at the birth
day celebration of the Colonial
Danes at their clubhouse, Friday
afternoon, January %. She sang DR..
Arne's Where the Bee Sucks" Cyril
Scott's Lullaby" Bite (Bohm),
The Island" (Rachmaninoff) and
my Little House" (Seneca Pierce).
Eva whitford Lovette was the accom-
panfst. SO
Beatrice Koch, pianist, was pre-
sented at the Texas Society musical,
Friday evening, at the Hotel Roose-
Welt. by DR.. Thomas s. Lovette, She
played Doctor "Gradus ad Parnassum''
and "Golliwogg's Cake Walk" by De-
busy. Representative Clifton A.
Woodrum of Virginia was heard in a
group of songs, and Minnie Lee Will
I,ams, daughter of Representative
Quinn Williams of Texas, gave as
readings '.Ashes of Roses and "A
Handsomer Man.
Joseph Iseman, pianist, returned
last week from Cincinnati, where he
formerly lived, and met many of his
old friends and acquaintances while
there, Mr. Iseman also spent several
days, in Chicago before returning
home,
Francesha Kaspar Lawson left
Washington January 15 for a short
tour of eight recftals in West Vir-
ginia and eastern Ohio. Mrs. Lawson
is singing In Thomas, Welch, Gary.
BIuedeld and Fairmont, w. Va, and
Cadiz, Toronto and Martins Ferry,
Ohio She will return to Washing
ton Thursday.
A series OF organ recitals is to be
given at the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Episcopal Church South by
pupils of the director Of music of the
church, r. Deane Shure. each Sunday
evening at 7:40 o'clock: The first will be
this evening, with Miss Edith Gott-
walls playing. Her program will be
'Larkswoo'' (Shure), Communion in
G." tBatiste), ''Tocatta" (Dubois) and
Let There 1s Light" lDubois).