Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25

was given last night.
The King-smith Studio School pre-
sented the most unusual Of the series
of Spring programs at the school Thurs
day night. They called the perform
ante 1.-THE Studio Sketch Book" II
included clever presentations Of songs
dances, the reading Of poems and dra-
matte bits, with Mary Katharine Throop
as stage manager. Students taking part
were Eleanore Swain, Martha Bounds
Betty Holiday, Jane Dunscombe, Le-
nora Belle Jumps, Margaret Wilson.
Penelope and Becky Tarwater, Mar
garet Handy, Jean Arendes. Anne Zim-
norman, Estelle Otis. Betty Shaw
Katharine Vaughan and Dorothy Nc
Dannel.
Marie Howe Spur presented o grour
Of piano students who are organized In
| the Spurron Club In q two-piano re.
cital ct the Wofnan'S City Club Wednes-
day night. Compositions, either writer
by classical composers directly for two.
piano programs or specially arranged
were played by the following students
Everett Ward, Leonard Dordan, Eller
Elizabeth Cannon, Frances Ferguson
Louise Hoyt, Virginia Bowman ane
Dorothy Graham Talbot, with Mrs
Spur herself at the second piano fol
| several Of the selections.
Charlotte q. 1dppitt presented q
| group Of vocal students in studio re.
cital May IL, when those participating
were Victoria Plitnick, Henry Magnu.
son, who Is bass soloist at the Nationa
Baptist Church choir; Agnes Fealy
Jean Mum, Helen Benham and Mar
Apple, with Christopher Tenley as &C.
companist.
Flora McGill Keefer will present hel
students in their annual Spring recita
ct the Washington Club, 1910 Seven.
teenth street, Tuesday at $50 pm. AS
sisting will be Louise McNerney and
Adolf Torovsky ct the piano. The pro.
gram win consist OF numbers by Mozart
Handel, 0retry, Tschaikowsky, Bizet
Cries, L. Forge, ClCugh-Ieighter, Ho'
nef, Cufran, Salter, Ronald, Rogers
Whelpley and Spross, with some on
English, Scotch ana Irish folk songs
Helen Bury. mezEo-soprano; Frances
Bingham Cole and Helen Smeltzer, 20.
pranos: Alice Neal, coz1tralto, and Louise
Lowndes Of Baltimore.
John George Klein presented twt
groups Of young vocalists tn recital
Friday and last night at his studio
Those appearing Friday were Beulal
Reever, soprano; Dora Payne, contralto
and Harley Metcalf. baritone. Thos,
last night were HAZEL Money, soprano
Ruth Money Cruickshanks. nnezzo-so
prano, ana Milton Levy, tenor. Mrs
sions.
Beulah Beverley Chambers presented
q group Of students in q piano recita
at her studio last Sunday. Those TAX
ing part were Grosveflor Farwell, An,
gela Adams. Cornelia Gray, Audre,
Kubach, Leila Hubert, Betsy Farwell
Mario Cuniberti, Kitty Rigg and Cath
arine Hubbard. They presented work.
by leading classical composers. Ma
belle New Williams assisted with 4
Mrs. Duff Lewis and Miss Chamber,
played the Arensky Suite for 1--WE
Pianos"
Georgia =. Miller presented Georg,
Cornweil In d piano recital ct her Studio
Friday night. He played a group o.
Chopin works, group Of works b,
Rachmaninoff. Dett and Mcdowell, anl
the eighth of LISTS Hungarian rhapso.
dies Assisting was Catherine Gross
presented by Mrs. Frank Howard Mis-.
Gross sang two groups OF songs, includ.
ing works by Brahms, Respighl, weaver
Curran and Woodman.
Gertrude Lyons presented students In
an attractive recital last Friday evening
In the ball room Of the Roosevelt Hotel
for their relatives and friends. The
ball room was decorated with palms
ferns and cut flowers. It resembled q
Summer garden.
Margaret Bowie Grant, pianoforte In
stfuetor and Acconpanist for the Lyons
Studio, presented William Nolte In q
piano group. He played Prelude IN 3
Minor" Chopin, "AmAryllis" Uouis
KID and Ballet No. A." from Faust
| (Gounod).
Several vocal students made their pre-
miere appearance and gave creditable
performances. Annie Laurie" was sung
by Audrey Dean; Come to the Fair. "
Margaret Yakel; "The Lass with the
Delicate Air" Grace Hart.
interpretations OF their selections and
they showed fnesse Of phrasing and
artistry.
MRS. victor H.. Esch sang an aria
from 1.-THE Messiah" How Beautiful
Are the Feet" CIandeD and "Als Die
Alte Mutter" (Dvorak): Alice Sherrer
sang an old Irish number, Danny Boy
| (Weatherly) and 1.-THE Ring That Binds
My Finger" (Schun1ann); Mary Junkin
contributed q Spring group. Wind
Song" (Rogers), 20 Lovely Night"
Gandori Ronald) and open Secret"
| Huntington Woodman); Irma Briggs
sang charningly "Voi Che Sapete,'
from lie Nosze di Figaro" (Mozart)
| "Depuis le Jour-" from the opera lou
| ise" tChafpentier), and 'The Last Rose
| OF Summer" (F1otow).
The Accomplishments played by Miss
Grant gave delightful background for
| each number.
The Summer classes in the Lyons
Studio win be held from June to
| August.
Weldon Garter presented Tamara
Dmitrieff, pianist, In her artist diploma
| recital, assisted by Joseph Barbecot,
baritone. at the Washington College of
Music recently.
The program included the following
numbers:
"wsidssein Sonata. op. IS" 'iaiiessIo con
',''''' tiTism1iairis; Dimiitrrissfi.Ji '''''
Les Partitions" ....:.............cha nsson
N0e'urne Joseph i5Sibecosit..j 80 f1'h'k
"Etude. Or. 10. No. s" ............: Chopin
"PoiicRineiIe" ..Raehms l,inoff
~ (Taimnara b;mitriefiJ - o-
..Eyenins Yin Russianijj''' TschaiikoSsky
D''e D tJoseph Biairlbeiect.l " ann" -''''A
Concerto, Fiat Major" (allegro macs
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