Evening star., 1928-03-11
MUSIGRAPHS

John c. MARSH is a new name TO
- be added to the rapidly growing
list OF song writer's in Washington. Mr..
Marsh was first known musically as a
violin soloist and has given programs
both in this country and abroad, In
cluding radio recitals. During the
World War, while he was stationed in
London. England, he composed and
sponsored with considerable success the
popular song I'm Going Away to the
u. 8. A." His newest song is entitled
mine, All Nine" and Is dedicated to
his wife. 1t was published last Sep
tember and has become unusually pop
ular. It has been featured by the fol-
lowing singers and instrumentalists to
date: Sally LitZ, soprano, of the Me-
dina Revue: Ethel West. soprano, from
station WMAL; William T. Raymond,
tenor, Calvary Baptist Church. in con-
cert of Woodlothians at Alexandria,
Va; Seba Christie, tenor, Of Washing
ton College Of Music, in all Of his en-
gagements from stations WRC and
WTFF and In recital at the Mayfiower
Hotel: Virgil Hoffman, organist, Palace
Theater; William Isel, organist, Column
bia Theater: J. G. Marsh. violinist, from
stations WRC and WMAL and other
recitals.
Ethel Ziglatzki. soprano. who has
been heard In programs In Washington,
recently appeared In concert in
Waterbury, Conn. and among the most
successful numbers on her program was
the prize winning lullaby, NANNY
wellington Adams, a composer of
Washington.
Franceska Kaspar Lawson, Washing
ton soprano, has just completed tour
through the South. She left Washing
ton February 16 and will return here
today. She has appeared in recitals in
Asheville. Louisburg, Wake Forest. Bel
| haven. Wake Forest and Plymouth,
N. c.; Marion, 8. c.: Athens and Able
vile, Ga, and Apalachicola and Lake
Hamilton, Fla.
Elizabeth Gardner Coombs returned
] last week to her home in Chevy Chase
after a brief stay at the new Month
cello Hotel Of Charlottesville, Va, where
| she gave a concert. appearing jointly
| with Rose Polio, Washington contralto.
| The program was under the auspices
Of the Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club Of Charlottesville.
The Takoma Park Civic Study Club
| held its regular monthly meeting Tues
| day. when Mrs. j. Frank Rice. chair
man Of the music committee. presented
! program. Those appearing in mu-
| sical events were Gertrude Dyre, Mrs
| Tuttle. Mrs. Chase. Mary Garrett, Lois
| Lille. Mary c. Tighe, Elizabeth Waters.
| Mrs. Waldo Schnitt. and quartet d.
| rected by Mrs. Clyde Shade, accom-
panied by Mrs. Seidel.
A delightful program was given by
| the Madrigal Singers in seventeenth
| century costume. assisted by j. NJ
| Sylvester. reader. in cooperation with
| the National Federation of Music Clubs.
at the Episcopal Diocesan Home
In addition to groups Of traditiona
folk songs by the ensemble. vocal solo:
from early English composers. and
| piano numbers by Scarlatti and Bach
were presented. Mr.. Sylvester's read
| ing Of King Robert of Sicily" was
given with piano accompaniment and
choral response.
The personnel OF the club includes
Elizabeth Waters, Dorothy Skinner
Pearl Heffner. Elizabeth Coping
Esther Hull. Eleanor Kerns. Norma
| Hughes and Cordelia Brown. Mrs
| John Milton Sylvester Is director and
aCCOuipdIlSt.
The choir of the National Baptis
Memorial Church gave musical tea
| Wednesday evening which was thor
oughly enjoyed by every one present
Those participating In the program
were Ross Farrar and Edwin Steffe
soloists at the National Cathedral
Fred East. soloist at Calvary Baptis
| Church; the Madrigal Quartet, com
posed OF Viola Kllnge, Edith Schillinl
Mabel Bullougf and Edith White; Eliz
abeth Kerr. Dell Sale and the mixet
solo quartet OF the church. who render
ed solos as well as ensemble numbers
The instrumentalists were Esther Linge
and Alice Hill. rwho played on the man
| dolin and banjo, and Dorothy Cooper
violinist.. The accompanies of the eve
ming we're Mrs. Howard Blandy. Mis-
inson.
The musical program for today is:
MORNING.
on.t's. ors1n Tss Tom. sTa1 Ta'o s;sssn cosns.
| Anthem, Jesus Only -
Organ. Prelude in z Minor. Bscs
EVENING.
| Organ "Idvlfi Kint.e
n Duet 20 Cor ne WINS, q : noye.
I
orEAn, Military March" ...,.+.. Schuher
/ The personnel az the quartet Is
Frances Farrar. soprano: Edith White
contralto: Harvey Townsend. tenor
i Robert Kline. bass Emily G. Dickin.
son Is organist and choir director.
| Caroline Bender. pianist. and Heller
Belt. violinist. viii feature composition.
Of Karl Holer at the League os Amer.
lean Pen Women, this afternoon a
4:3o.
The monthly student program OF IN;
| Columbia Conservatory OF Music, Well.
| ington Adams. director. will be held al
the school. 1889 U street northwest
Tuesday evening, at O'Clock. Carolyr
B. Connolly. A. B.. the newly appointed
French teacher. will give brief French
lecture, subject: la Vie. rAmour e;
| In Iiberte."
Wellington Adams will play for ths
| first time two Of his latest compositions,
| tal. M,nuet In + Major for violin anC
| piano, with Albert Burgess as v!olsr
soloist; tbl, Honey Dear" negro cahir
| love song, Other compositions 10 h<
played will include: Under De willcrS, =
words by Paul Lawrence Dunbar
"DanSe Negro" piano: In MY Mid.
night Dreams" CT Hear Your Gentle
Voice Calling"l. song: and march FOR
piano.
The following piano students will ap.
pear ON the program: Alice Peters
Annie II. Lee, Matte 4. Taylor. Ethel
Norman, Mildred Brown. Marie Wins.
ton. Carrie Belle Hughes, Lillian Lucille
Hughes. Ida Scott. Georgia Parker
Hattie Robinson. Flakey r. QusrieS