Evening star., 1925-11-15


their American debut in Washington
on 4 program of the Coolidge festival
is shown in the forma ton of A group
here called the Elizabethan Singers.
who plan TO present historical pro
grams of early English chamber
music for voice. with strings. The
group will include Elizabeth Colison-
Hill, Meta Craig, Laura c. Ray,
Matte Wallace and Jessica Taber
Benham. Quaint costumes of that
period will be worn, all authentic re
productions of sixteenth century
paintings. and the traditions of that
time will be followed as closely as
possible in the presentation of pro
grams.
All of the singers are of Colonial
and Revolutionary ancestry and their
first appearance will be At the recep-
tion given the State officers of the
u. A. r. by the Columbia Chapter at
The home of the regent, Sallie Emery
Harper, November "a,
Sophocles T. Papas. a leading ex.
ponent of the fretted instruments in
Washington, gave an interesting re
cital program recently via WCAP
when he played Chopin prelude
unusually well. giving it his own ar
rangement, and also playing u duet
with Irene Schreiner. a young guitar
list, his own composition entitled In
spiration," song without words.
Mr.. Papas also arranged guitar ac-
compa niment for MasSanet'S s "Elegie. -
sung by Clelia Fioravanti, and several
other instrumental solos and duets.
Miss Schreiner opened the program
with a lengthy guitar solo. Grand
Solo" by Ferdinand Sor. The re-
cital proved that the fretted instru.
ments have great possibilities for en-.
tertainment in other than the Gus
tomary Hawaiian melodies
Mabel Flehr has been engaged as
contralto soloist for the quartet whose
other members are Ruth X. Dewall
soprano; Floyd Williams. tenor. and
Charles Moore. bass. with Mabel c.
Linton as organist and director, at
the First Baptist Church.
The choir of Christ Church. George.
town. Mrs. Charles McRoberts direc.
tor. will give a program at s o'clock
next Sunday evening in which the
most unusual musical feature will he
the singing of the duet The Cruelty
(Faure) by Beatrice Goodwin and F.
c. Shafer. Charlotte Klein will play
several organ numbers.
Lillian Chenoweth. contraIto soloist.
at the Church of Our Father. has
gone to Hot Springs. Ark, to attend
the convention of the L. d. c. Dur
ing her absence Fannie Buck will be
her substitute.
The youthful students of music
under Frank Gebest enjoyed a cos
tune party recently. when Miss Alice
A. Bridwell led the program of fun
and music. impersonating the famous
Mother Goose.
ReOrga niZation of the Mount Yer.
non Quartet. we'll known orca MIA
to r. Deane Shure. director of music
at the Mount Vernon Place Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South.
Bernhard G. Spille. the new first
tenor. is said to possess fine round
tone, which he carries to the highest
register with utmost ease and perfect
pitch. Mr.. Spille, recently gradual ted
from the University of Pennsylva-
MIA. was tenor soloist with the Mask
and Wig Club for four years
John lie Roy Mitchell, for four
wears tenor soloist at ST. John s
Church. Lafayette Park. has been en-
has robust quality tenor He has
also been the soloist at Rock Greek
parish and at the Strawbridge Metho
dist Church and ST. Bartholomew in
Baltimore.
Howard 7. Bailey. baritone. has
been re-enga sed for his fourth year Al
Mount Vernon Place Church. being
the only one of the original quartet
remaining. Prior to singing at Mount
Vernon Place he sang at ST. Johns
Church, and before that in churches
in New York City and suburbs.
James P. Schick, baSso, is re-en
gagged for his second year Before
coming to Mount Vernon Place he was
director of the choir at Grace Dutch
Reformed Church. He also sang al
st. Paul's.
The choir of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church will be assisted AT
the evening service today by the Arco
Becker. first violin: Ruth Seitzick
second violin; Paul f. Gropp. viola
and Spencer Prentiss. cello.
The quartet's selections will be
Tschaikowsky's "Andante Cantabile "
opus II. and Haydn's "Adagio for
Quartet" No. "a, opus 64. No. 4. The
choir will sing two anthems during
the service.
The Herndon, Va, Music Study
Club, Annie Robey- Walker, president
met Friday evening with Mrs. Fred
erick w. Robinson. at which time il
was decided to join the Federation
of Music Clubs. and also to omit the
December meeting but to unite with
the community for the Christmas
''sIng" and also to give Christmas
| cantata. French and English com
posers will be studied at the Janu
ary meeting.
The program given included THE
Sirens Song" Helen Crippen; Mendels
sohn's "Rondo Capricioso." played
by Mrs. Harold F.. Hanes; "Smilin
Through" sung by Mrs. William
Dawson, and "A Thousand Years
From Now" by Mrs. Floyd Thomp.
son.
Franceska Kaspar Lawson left
Washington October 20 for a tour of
13 recitals in North Carolina for
woman's clubs. Mrs. Lawson will re
turn to Washington next Thursday