Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
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philosopher and educator. Swami Yo.
CANA rda. who mas arrived i'm Washing.
ton to deliver a series of public lee
lures at the Washington Auditorium.
beginning tonight at o'clock. Among
the number are Mime Galli-Curci
Vladimir Rosing. director Of the
Rochester American Opera Company.
Luigi Won Kunitz. conductor OF the
| New Symphony Orchestra Of Toronto.
Maria Carreras. pianist; clara Glenn.
ems Gabrilowitch, Homer .samuels and
Huston Ray.
Washington musicians will hc fea.
tured in the Swam's programs here
as guest soloists. with Katherine
Riggs. concert harpist, apr caring 10.
night. and Charles r. Ferry, organist.
appearing Tuesday. Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday nights Of this
week. The musical~p program zach eve
ming will begin at las o'clock.
Henry Smidt- Gregor. concert plan.
ist and organist. has been engaged ~
give an organ recital tomorrow at the
dedication Of new pipe organ at the
jefferson Avenue Methodist Church i'm
| Washington. Pa The organ is one
of the new models with direct electric
action.
Rubinstein Club rehearsals were re.
sumed Tuesday after the holiday sea
son. 1t is requested that all members
attend regularly and last-minute ap-
/ phCations for parts In the chorus may
still be telephoned to Mrs. James
Dalgleish. The club is making excel
| lent progress on the program for the
first evening recital, February s.
During the current month and
/ February music al the 80 pm.
service of All Souls Unitarian Church
will be given by Gretchen Hood.
/ Charles Trowbridge Tittmann. and
/ Lewis Atwater. assisted on different
occasions by other Vocalists and in
strumentalists. Last Sunday Richard
/ Lorleherg was the soloist. giving num-
bers on the violoncello.
! Word has been received from
/ abroad TO the effect that Lillian
| Evanti. Washington Coloratura So
/ pranO. sang a special engagement I'm
/ the title role of the opera "Lakme'
/ at the TrianOn Lyrique Theater of
/ Paris, France. on December 81. This
/ singer seems to be constantly adding
/ to her already we'll established repu-
tation in Europe. She also received
| fine notices in this country in her
| tour this Fall on concert.
| Dorothea Bohmanson. pianist: Mrs.
/ Walter Wilson, soprano, and Mrs
/ Samuel Winslow, violinist, gave the
/ program last Friday morning at the
! Cosmos Club--the first program Of
/ the new year presented by the Fri
| day Morning Music Club.
| During the coming Friday morning
| the music will be given by Mrs Will
/ liam PiersOn, soprano: Miss Minna
| Niemann. pianist: Miss Low. another
| soprano. and Miss Scullin. pianist.
Mallette Roach Spengler. soprano.
assisted by Mary Junkin. also a so
/ pranO; Miss kamiroot. accompanies
and Catherine Spengler. gave an in
teresting program for the New Yea
/ day reception Of the Legion of
/ Loyal Women at the Willard The
songs sung included we'll known arias
and ballads. Miss Spengler played
as piano solos Paderewski's "Minuet"
and MacDowell's ITO a Wild Rose
Julia Culbreth Gray presented q
| Christmas story in song for the
| Rotary Club for its Christmas
| luncheon at the Willard. Her accom-
/ PIANIST was George Wilson. Last
Thursday night she presented three
/ groups of songs in costume at the
/ City Club. accompanied at the piano
1 by Charles T. Ferry. The program
| was broadcast via WRC.
! Last night she gave a costume re-
cital of folk songs before the student
body and faculty of the American Uni
/ versity.
The senior class of the Master
/ School of the Piano recently held
meeting devoted to Beethoven i'm com.
| memoration of his birth, December
1 is. 1870. and his death. March IS
/ 1927. Miss Grace Gilchrist gave
| talk on his life and works. Mrs.
/ Rackley and Miss Maria Adams gave
/ reCitations.
! Others present included: Mrs Harry
Carnes, Eva Rosenberg, Mrs. Sidney
| Williston, Mrs. Charles ]. Cassidy.
| Agnes Carr, Hilda Burke, Hazel
| " on. Jeanette Rosenberg.
Frances Carnes, Elizabeth Gillespie.
Gustav Weckel, Robert Reineck and
Haskell Milstone.
The Russian Club celebrated New
Year eve in the home of Miss Elena
de Sayn. An extra large gathering of
the Russian colony. nearly 20 people
with their children. enjoyed the tall
Christmas tree trimmed in the Rus
sian fashion The childrens program
included numbers for the piano. melo-
defamation and dancing presented
ny Nadim. Eugene and Arno Petren-
ko. Fora Krinitzky. Nolodia C;riueh
Irene NasSilieff. a child of four.
danced the Russian national dance.
and the little daughter of Nine Zalip-
sky was seen in the swan and the
( "Matelot"
Serge Petrenko has been reelected
president Of the club for 1927. Other
officers are Mr.. V. Aivazoglu and Mr..
Golzeff. G.. A. Novossi1zeff was re.
elected secretary. Miss de Sayn as
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee and Tamara Dmitrieff asso-
ciate chairman. Alexander Greger. q
former sportsman of note, is a new
member.
SoloistS at the next meeting will he
Robert Davidson, baritone. and Kurt
Hetzel, conductor of the Washington
Symphony Orchestra. The program
with begin promptly at 9 o'clock.
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