Evening star., 1940-05-26

eral Playhouse, an activity of the
Agriculture branch of the N. F. F. E.,
will be held on Wednesday in the
Agriculture auditorium, and will
present as part of its program the
Playhouse Octet, which made such
hit at its first presentation in
March. The group will present
"Lassie Mine" and several numbers
from the light operas.
The public is invited to attend all
Playhouse performances and there
are no admission charges.
Earline King, soprano, and Helen
Jackson, pianist, will give the pro-
gram for members of the Women's
City Club today at o'clock.
The last evening with the Victrola
program for the season, to be given
tomorrow at 7::30 pm. in the music
division of the Public Library, Eighth
and K streets NV, will be made up
entirely of request numbers. Selec-
tions from Handels "Semele," Mo-
zart's Magic Flute" Bizet's Gar
men," Franck's symphony in q
Minor" and Strauss Tales From
Vienna Woods" will be played.
The music students of Fairmont
Junior College, under the direction
of Margaret Howard, piano. and
Minnie Volkmann, voice, will give
their spring recital on Thursday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
On Thursday evening at O'Clock
the voice students, assisted by the
glee club, will present '"The Japanese
Girl" an operetta by Charles
Vincent.
Lois Abernethy will present her
pupils in piano recital, Saturday
at 4 o'clock in Burial Hall, Eighth
and H streets NV.
Rowland Roberts will conduct the
Department Of Agriculture Orches-
ira in program Of favorite master
pieces, Monday and Tuesday eve
nings at $50 o'clock, June 3 and 4
in the South Building Auditorium
Fourteenth street and independence
avenue. Works by Bach, Mozart
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Johann
Strauss, Chabrier and others, will
be included. Mr.. Roberts made his
conducting debut with this orches-
ira last June.
Ina Holtzscheiter Of Washington
will be guest soloist at the joint con-
cert Of the Kingan Choral Society
and the Apollo Male Chorus, to be
held in the auditorium of Woodrow
Wilson High School on June 7 at
$3.50 pm.
Franceska Lawson, soprano, as
sisted by Harry Wheaton Howard
accompanist, gave song recital at
st. Roses Technical School for the
faculty, students and guests on
Wednesday afternoon May IS.
st. Adams Choir held its annual
banquet last Thursday evening at
the Admiral Club and Thomas Leef,
its president, presided. Henry G
Leef was toastmaster. Music was
furnished by Watson Ahlenfeld, bass
soloist; William Strauss, pianist
and the Rhythm Kings, who also
played for the dancing that fol-
lowed.
Beth Abbott was elected president
for the coming year and Jack
Fletcher, vice president. Walter
Nash Is organist and choirmaster.
Edward Henneberry, concert pia-
mist and teacher, gave his final
spring recital at the Arts Club Fri
day evening at 8:15 o'clock, at which
time the following pupils were pre-
sented: Paul Altman, Stephen
Brown, Josephine Kerr, Mary Pat
ricia Smith, Mary Alice Baden, Her.
bert Penske, Virginia Brown, Vir-
ginia McCrillis, Molly Kramer, Alan
Brown, Opal Robinson and James
Copeland. Mrs. Henneberry, con-
tralto, was guest soloist.
Dorothy Louise Linton presented
group of her pupils In piano re-
cital at the parish hall of the In
carnation Lutheran Church last
Saturday. The first half Of the
program was played by the younger
pupils while the last half was given
by three of the advanced pupils
Wilma Eppley played four advanced
selections. Carol Merrifield and
Josephine Forbes each presented q
program opening with Bach and q
sonata followed by a solo group and
closing with q two-piano number.
Olive Constant Pratt presented the
following students in a piano recital
at the Y. w. c. A. on Saturday aft
ernoon: Dale Wingfield, Robert
Riley, Lynn Ribnitzki, Mary Jane
wilkins, Berenice Lipscomb, Hubert
and jeanne Schlosberg, Marlene
Glazier, Billy Wilbur, Patsy Powers
Betty and Olivia Pierce, Arthur Lee
Helbig, jr.;; Edith Miller, Hildreth
Fisher, Barbara Bell, Barbara
Fleming, Marian Burke, Isabel Caf-
ritz, Charles and Robert Iron, and
June Hall.
Mildred Shackleford presented
jeanette Smelling, is, in . piano re.
cital yesterday at the Dmitrieff.
Gnoochet1 Studio of the washington
Music Center. Miss Snelnng's pro.
gram consisted Of eompositlcnS b,
Bach. s''taeT'a nsnds''.ohn