Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

nURING the vacation Of Louis Potter,
~ organist at Calvary M. 4. Church,
Miss True O. Gossette Of Oklahoma City,
Okla, lis acting in the capacity Of guest
organist for the three Sundays Of the
current month.
Miss Gossette is the house guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl williams. Mr.. WILL
Board.
Franceska Kaspar Lawson, Washing
ton soprano, enjoyed brief soJourn
during her trip to Maine for concert
engagements and visiting In Eames-
holm, the beautiful residence Of Emma
Eames and Emilio de Gogorza. This
home Is open as unique hostelry at
present. It Is located about midway
between Boston and Bar Harbor, Me.
Mrs. Lawson writes that it is q mag
nfficent place and that she enjoyed
singing music from Faust" in Emma
Earnes' drawing roenl and sitting in her
lovely garden. pictures Of which are
used as Illustrations In Nine. de Go
gorza's autobiography. -
Henry xander, who is, as usual,
spending his Summer in New York City,
where he enjoys the Philharmonic
Symphony concerts at night and the
daytime, writes favorably Of Albert
Coates newest symphony, "LAncelot. ;"
He says:
"The Coates symphony was, well re-
ceived at its initial performance In this
country last night. It is q highly In.
teresting work and exceedingly well
orchestrated."
MI. xander also incloses Q clipping
which tells OF the death OF Thomas j.
Bull, who for Al years was doorman
"a veritable major don1o to all who
passed within those portals) at the
Metropolitan Opera House In New York
You will no doubt recognize the vet
eran doorman of the Metropolitan
Opera House. He was an institution
and well known to all patrons Of that
theater. I knew him for over 10
years."
The clipping states that Mr.. Bull,
who was 70 years old, was stricken
with what proved to be fatal illness
while on a fishing trip at Cuttyhunk,
returned to New York, where he was
sent to st. Vincent's Hospital. His case
was diagnosed incllrable, and ne was
unconscious 90 hours prior to his DEATH
Mr.. Bull was at the door Of the
brand-new Metropolitan when it opened
for the first performance october %,
1888. It was Q performance Of Faust"
with Campanini and Christine Nilssen
In the leading roles, The tall, sol
ming dress and top hat became q land
mark to opera goers from then on. In
all the Al years he missed only IA per-
formances, when, he was III for two
weeks In 1912. Els diary Is q history
of the famous opera house and its
stars. In It he even confessed that at
first he was disappointed in Caruso,
and also that he really did not enjoy
music. At the end Of season he used
to long audibly for the Summer, when
he could go fishing. He was quoted as
Gas for myself, water flowing over
little falls Is finer music than anything
I hear in the opera house"
April ii, 1925, Mr.. Bull was honored
at a dinner which more than 100 opera
goers, including the directorate Of the
Metropolitan, attended. The disttn-
guished doorman was presented with q
platinum watch and chain.
Esther I.inkins sent q. card last week
from Daytona Beach, Fla, stating that
she Is mentioning on trip to Miami
and return by water. She also Is en-
joying incidental side trips by motor bus.
Charlotte Klein and Hazel Gibson
Wood are motoring with Miss Klein's
parents through Canada. The two mu-
sicians spent some time at Chateau
Frontenac, In Quebec. They were par
ticularly interested In the famous cita-
del which is called the Gibraltar OF
Canada and cost the sum Of SOS, 000, 900,
and also In the spot on the Plains of
Abraham where Lindbergh landed In
bringing serum to Floyd Bennett. They
paused en- route, too, at the Seagle-de
Res1ke colony at Schroon Lake, N. Y.
Last season, when Oscar Seagle was
guest teacher at the King Smith School
here, Miss Wood coached with the noted
baritone.
Robert H. Greenwich, who recently re-
turned from tour of Canada, has just
completed his latest work for orchestra,
entitled "Pagodaland." This Is a suite
of five numbers, captioned as follows,
"A Ricksha Ride" I'm a Garden OF
Poinsettias," Song of the Yuet Kun"
Midst Sampans and Jinks" and "tFAh
Dang Wui," which when translated
means Feast Of the Lanterns" Thie
composition is due for an early premiere.
1t "a written along modernistic lines.
Elizabeth Chamblin Of Hamilton, va,
who is studying voice culture In WASH
ington, viii be guest eololst At st. Johns
Episcopal Church, on Lafayette square,
at the Sunday morning service.
Elizabeth rancoaat chamblin Of Ham
iltcn. Va, will be guest keloist &c the
morning service At Dc. Johns IspisccpAl
Church, Lafayette Square. today, sing
ing ".Oh, Savdor, Hear Me-" by Gluck.
PISS 1ambltn. who has been studying