Evening star., 1926-01-23
FRIENDSHIP HOUSE
RECITAL PLEASES
Program at Benefit Features
Works of R. Dean Shure,
Local Composer.

Several thousand Washingtonians
attended last nights musical program
for the benefit Of Friendship House
at the Washington Auditorium. An
imposing list OF individuals and or
CARNATIONS presented this concert.
which, as far as the compositions
played were concerned. was, with
two exceptions, a "one-man' program,
the numbers performed being, with
those exceptions, the works of X.
Deane Shure, local comnoser, who Is
dean of the music department OF
American University and director OF
music al Mount Vernon Place NJ. l..
Church South.
Among the organizations participant
ing We're: The United States Marine
Band Orchestra, under Capt. Santel-
mann; a chorus of several hundred, dl-
rected by Edwin n G. Barnes, head of
public school music in this city: the
Mount Vernon Chorus ana Male Quar-
tet: the Washington Choral Society,
the School Supervisors Chorus, the
Washington College OF Music lieper-
toire Chorus, Emmanuel National Bap-
tist Church Choir, George Washing
ton University Group. Fifteenth street
Christian Church Choir and IIfth
Street Baptist Church Choir
Organist Gives solos.
Heading the list OF soloists Was Dr.
William c Carl. American Oreamot.
who founded the Guiimant Organ
School 27 years ago ana has been or
ganist of the famous First preshyter
ian Church Of New York City Tor "a
years.
DR.. Carl showed the restraint and
care of a master orgauist In his nand-
ling Of the instrument. lie played
the comparatively new Through
PALESTINE suite, and the Mirror Re
Boat Song" from the Lyric Wash
iugton" suite. His encore after the
Palestine" suite was not one Of Mr..
Shure's compositions.
Estelle Wentworth. soprano, and
Herman Fakler, baritone; were the
two vocal soloists Of the evening. Miss
Wentworth sang two short lyrics,
"RinF on, Sweet Chimes" with piano
accompaniment hy Mr.. Shurc, and
Dream Clouds" with the orchestral
accompaniment. Mr.. Fakler sang ef-
fectively the short solo passage in
the cdntata, Lincoln"
The words Of this cantata Were
written by Or. Barnes, who directed
the large chorus singing 1t. II also
had both organ and piano accompani-
ment. played. respectively, hy Mrs.
Frank a Frost and Miss Edith L.
Athey. This IS the first time that this
work has been given in Washington.
Mount Vernon Quartet.
The Mount Vernon chorus. led by
Mr.. Shure. with Mrs. Frost at the
organ, opened the program with
torio Dawn In the Desert" The
quartet from the Mount Vernon
Church, composed of Bernhard e.
Spille. first tenor; John l.. Mitchell,
second tenor; Howard Z. Bailey, bari
tone, and ]. f. S. kinsella, basso, sang
Daddy, Dear"
The one group of piano solos was
presented by Mr.. Shure, who played
tBob-o-Link." from his -Four Bird
Lyric Washington" suite, and
Spider Weaver"
Tho final group Of selections was
given by the Marine Band Orchestra
under Capt. Santelmann. They played
''Menuetto Aristocratique" and The
World Flyers" a suite written for and
dedicated to that group and its leader
by Mr.. Shure.
1t Is an extremely descriptive
Il looming flight of notes for the in
PRODUCTION Of the first movement.
Soaring Above the Sea" Again.
realism and music combined a vivid
moment at the beginning of the
'Propellers" movement. In the last
movement, Through Storm Clouds, 3"
terrific storm was depicted.
Dir. W. a. Morgan, vice president
OF the board of directors OF Friendship
House, spoke, thanking the in
dividuals and organizations who gave
their services for the benefit.