Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 61

ROFESSIONAL music in Washington the coming week will be pre- sented principally by vocalists—two baritones and two sopranos— in three of the four concert program Titta Ruffo will open the week’s program, and will be assisted by Yvonne d'Arle. Frances Alda, soprano, and John These singers—the two baritones sessors of famous voices which wherever they have appeared. % was the first a program of that a foreign artist was the first t 1l American music. He will be followed by Josef Hoimann, pianist, Mme. Charles Thomas, American baritone. and the two sopranos—are the pos- have earned them large audiences * pianist of international fame to give It is somewhat ironical to know o publicly recognize the rich field of native composition which we have in the United States. As a pianist, Hofmann is more than an artist, he is an institution. He has done much to help piano students all over the world by his prac- tical lessons which have been published from time to time. a synonym in many families for “pi His name is ano.” It is interesting to learn that, by special invitation, Shura Cherkassky, the little Russian boy pianist, who here last Friday, will attend Mr. H has been acclaimed by many critic seems to follow in the footsteps of as a child pianist. 3 presented such an excellent program ofmaunn's concert Wednesday. Shura s as the first youthful prodigy who Hofmann, who, himself, was famous * EGINNING a week from tomorrow night, Washington is to have its second installment of grand opera. The San Carlo operas should present fine contrast to those given earlier by the Wagnerian Opera Company, for practically the entire Gallo’s company is of Italian opera, opera. The one English opera whic! for present-day companie week, at the Thanksgiving matinee. Although it was originally plann it was later decided that Ponchielli’s The Bizet work will not be given here. on the opening night. Rappold, who has become popular repertoire for the week of Fortuno and radically different from German h has survived as a popular selection “Martha,” will be given in the middle of the ed to open the season with “Carmen,” “La Gioconda” should be presented Marie with Washington audiences through the fine interpretation of her operatic roles in previous years, will sing the role of the beautiful Venetian Others who will portray leadis ballad singer. ng roles in the operas include Anna Ponselle, Haru Onuki, the little Japanese prima donna; Bianca Saroya, Mario Basiola, baritone, who appea season, and Adamo Chiappini, lyric first time in the United States. Maestro Carlo Peroni apparentl * 'HERE are individuals who clai grand opera is changing and t brow” is merely a passing state of critic of New York for a number of years, is one of these. rs for the first time in America this tenor, who also is appearing for the v will conduct all the performances. * ok m that the general attitude toward hat the feeling that opera is “high- mind. Charles D. Isaacson, a music He is now in Washington, and is planning to give a series of talks on the subject here. He has talked to three’and a in Boston he has talked to groups fr He has expressed his views also b cities. “When I go to the Metropolitan Opera House Tsaacson, “I find the audience as int half million people in New York, and om Harvard students to factory girls. efore 120 large organizations in ten remarked Mr. eresting as the opera. In the golden horseshoe, as it is called, one finds the leaders of society and wealth, who may come late, leave early and discuss Wall street. I find on the orches- tra floor the leaders of thought and civic life, who came to the opera because they find in it the highest tional enjoyment. “But as I look upward into the who have doubtless waited for hou chance to get in, waiting for hours combination of intellectual and emo- top of the house, I see the thousands | rs in sleet and snow and rain for a for the curtain to rise, and hundreds standing during the long performance. “It is unfortunate that there are those who continue to look upon grand opera as a faddish thing, a people, and this art, too, is passin; masses of your democracy.” e RS. ROBERT DALGLEISH, on Washington music circles, has duties, she is resigning her positi Columbia National Federation of M will fill her position. Miss Linkins, who is director of rich person’s toy. It is for ‘all the g into the possession of the great * % ¢ of the leading feminine figures in just announced that, owing to other on as president of the District of usic Clubs and Miss Esther Linkins the Chaminade Glee Club, is a young leader among local musicians and singers, and she has proved by her management of this club that she is blessed with the capacity for or- ganization and success in club work, as well as with musical talent. CONC Titta Ruffo, baritone, Poli’s, tomo HELEN FETTER. ERTS rrow afternoon at 4:30. Josef Hofmann, pianist, Poli's, Wednesday afternoon at 4:30. John Charles Thomas, baritone, N: ational Theater, Thursday at 4:30. Mme. Frances Alda, soprano, Central High School, Friday night at 8:30. San Carlo Opera Company, entire weck béginning Novemben 26, at Poli's. Olga Samaroff, pianist, at the Na Titta Ruffo at Poli’s Tomorrow Afternoon. Titta Ruffo, famous baritone, will be heard In recital ‘tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 at Poli's Theater, under the management of Mrs. Wilson-Greene. The assisting artist will be Yvonne D'Arle, soprano from the Metro- politan. Mr. Ruffo's program “Prologue from Pa; cavallo); “Monologue” from “Andre Chenier” (Glordano): “Selection from French, Spanish, Italian and English Songs”; “Adamastor,” from “L'Afri- canna’ (Meyerbeer); “Duet from Thais” (Massenet), Miss D'Arle and Mr. Ruffo. Seats are on sale at Mrs. Wilso Greene's concert bureau, 13th and streets. Josef Hofmann at Poli's Wednesday. Josef Hofmann, planist. will be heard the only time In Washington this season on Wednesday afternoon at Poll's Theater, at 4:30, under the management of Mrs. Wilson-Greene. Hofmann's program will include “Sonate, Opus 110" (Beethoven “Vecchio Minuetto” (Sgambati); “Per- potuum Mobile” (Weber: (Cul); two etudes, “Tourterelle,” “Chauvre-Souris” (Poldin); Phantastique” (Edna Wood: tiere a Musique” (Liadow) (Hofmann); “Caleidoscope” mann). Tickets are on sale at Mrs. Wilson- Greene's concert bureau, 13th and G streets. John Charles Thomas—Thursday. John Charles Thomas, American ‘baritone, will be presented in recital Thursday afternoon at the National Theater by T. Arthur Smith, Inc. Mr. Thomas first studied medicine. After completing his cagrse in medi- cine he successfully passed a scholar- ship examination at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and definitely decided to devote himself to music. At the age of eighteen Mr. Thoma was director of a choral society in Baltimore. Untll the time he made his debut as a recitalist he gained diversified experience from light opera to grand opera, from summer stock companies in small towns to Broad- way successes, and achieved stardom at the Globe Theater, under Charles Dillingham—where he won great popularity in such favorites as “The love Lette Maytime” and pple Blossoms.” While at the height of his operatic career he decided to turn to comcert work. Many critics declared Mr. Thomas to be a foremost barltone on the concert stage. ‘Mme, Frances Alda—Friday Evening. Mme. Frances Alda, prima donna from the Metropolitan Opers, will include: ci” (Leon- will G tional Theater, December 6. open the students’ concert course un- der the auspices of the community | center department at Central High ‘Sl:hun!, Friday evening at 8:30 o'clock, under’the management of Mrs. Wil- son-Greene, gram will include “A Christ- (arranged by Bax), “My She's But a Lassie Yet” (old Scoteh), (Casini), * toral” (arranged b, den Gruenen _ Brid (Rachmaninofr), Souffrance” (Lenormand), hanson Norvegienne” (Fourdrain), aria, “Mefistofeles” (Boito), “Wings of Night” (Winter Watts), “Falter- ing Dusk” (Kramer), “Sgft-Footed | Snow” (Lie), “The Singer” ®Maxwell), | ‘The Song of the Open” (La Forge). Tickets are on sale at Mrs. Wilson- Greene's concert bureau, 13th and G streets. San Carlo Opera Company. The Washington season of the San Carlo Opera Company will open on Monday, November 26, at Polf's Thea- ter, and will run one week. The first opera will be Ponchlelli's “La. Gio- conda,” with Mme. Marie R: | tne tiie role, IR Special attention is also called |the opera_Friday evening. ' | “Otello.” "This work is rarely pro- duced in this country, due to the un- usually heavy demands it makes on the singers portraying the leading characters. As previously announced, the Pay- ley-Oukrainsky ballet will be an {ne tegral part of the San Carlo per- fermances here, appearing in all operas having incidental dances, and also h’l‘ hallelj dlve‘russem:ntu of their own, in conjunction with t performances. 4o oxers e complete repertoire will follows: Monday, . *La - Gloconders Tuesday, “Alda”; Wednesday, *Mad- ame Butterfly”; Thursday (Thanks- glving), matinee, “Martha”; Thurs- vening, *Tosca’ Friday, ; Saturday matinee, “La Bo- Saturday evening, “II Trova- Olga Samarofi—December 6, Originality might be said to be the keynote of the art of Mme. Olga Sam- aroff, American pianist, who will open the second scries of the Star concerts to be presented by T. Ar- thur Smith, Inc, in the Natlonal Theater. In addition to Samaroff the sec- ond series will be marked by the ap- pearance of Anna Paviowa and her Ballet Russe; Feodor Chaliapin, fa- mous basso; Efrem Zimbalist, vio- linist, and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, with Willem Mengelberg as the conductor. The season sale for this serfes of concerts, which is being coaducted by T. Arthur Smith, Inc, 1306 G street, will close on November 26, Veral's, In the Church l\ RS. FLORA McGILL KEEFER, contralto, has been engaged to sing the -contralto solo score of “Dawn of the Desert,” the Christmas oratorio by R. Deane Shure, director of music of the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South, and Rosscl Ed- ward Mitchel, The oratorio will be sung by the Mount Vernon chorus of nearly a hundred volces at Kelth’s Theater, Friday, December 21, at 12:30 p.m., for the benefit of the Florence Crit- tenton Home. It also will be sung in the audi- torium of the church Thursday and Friday nights at 8 o'clock. The contralto solo work was sed by Mr. Shure, with Mrs. Keef- s artistic and vocal abllity in mind, and " is particularly suited to her. Mrs. Keefer's engagement for the oratorio is In the nature of a return engagement as she has sung the contralto, work in Mr. Shure's Laster antata, “The Atonement. Other’ soloists will be Mrs. J. Frank Rice, soprano; W. Arthur MeCoy, : B. Louis Goodyear, tenor; iton Webb, baritone; Howard I ailey, bass, and Mrs. Frank A Irost, organist. A harpist will be ngaged also. whose name will be announced later. AMr. Shure will of [ the performances. H direct all three Luther Place music for today ice—Prelude “God Is My Na offertory, “Song Church Morning anthem, alvation” '(Bowles): Without Words™ (Calking); tenor “To Our God Belongs “the Merey” (Gaul), L. M. Leisenring, and postiude (Guilmant). vening service—Prelude (Mallley), anthem, “Oh, Lord Most Holy" (Abu); offertory, “Serenata’” (Moszkowskl): anthem, “In Heavenly Love Abiding” (Morey), and postlude, “Grand Chorus” (Guilmant). Memorial will be: (Capocc Lewis Corning Atwater has me- signed his position as organist of Calvary M. E. Church, Increased du- tles at the new All Souls' Unitarian Church making it impossible for him to serve both churches. He has be succeeded by Miss Emma Louise Thompson, formerly organist of th Fifth Baptist Church, who is als the teacher of music at Business High School. Miss Thompson will continue the custom of glving a short organ recital preceding the evening service in addition to playlng the music of the regular service. The following program of special{ music will be given today: A. M.— | Organ prelude, “Largo” (Handel); anthem, “Praise the Lord, O Jerusa- lem” (Maunder); trio, “In Heavenly Love Ablding” (Pike), and_postiude. “Postlude” (Weber). ' P. M.—Organ recital, “Tranquillity” ~(Busch) and “llegiac Melody” {(Grieg); anthem, “Oh, Taste and See” (Goss): duet, “In the Cross of Christ I Glory” (Howe), | ung by Mrs. Marie C. Deal and | corge Harold Miller, and postlude, “Postiude” (Rincke). This morning at the Mount Pleas- ant Congregational Church the music will be glven by the Mount Pleasant chorus and the solo quartet compose of Miss Frances soprano Mrs. Hazon P. Wilitam P. Shanahan, tenor, and Her man_Fakler, bass, under the directio of Norton ‘M. Little, with Claude Robeson at the organ. For the vesper service at 5 o'clock the music is given by the solo quar- tet. The programs follow: service—Organ prelude, “Canzone a”"(d'Avery): bass solo, “In ' Field” (La Forge), Mr. Fak- ler; offertory (choru “O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings” (The Messiah) (Handel); organ postlude, “March Solonnelle” (Lemalgre). Vesper serv- ice—Organ prelude, “Berceuse” (de Lille); soprano solo, “Where Al Is Light” (Briggs), Miss fertory (quartet), “God Is (Shelley); organ postlude, “Postlude | (rours). Morning This evening at the Church of the Covenant, beginning at 8 o'clock, the music will be given by the ev: !ihE‘ choir (one hundred volces), Claude Robeson, director; Harvey Murray, organist; Mrs. Howard Blandy planist, and the solo quartet, com- posed of Miss Ruth Peter, soprano; Miss Richie McLean, contralto; Ros: Farrar, tenor, and Herman Fakler, Dbass. The following the program: Choruses, “I Hear Thy Voice” (Lang) and “At Rest” (Wesley); tenor solo, “Come Unto Me” (Coenen); offertory anthem, “The Lord Is My Rock™ (Woodman). For the afternoon service, begin- ning at 3:30 o'clock, the mugic is un- der the direction of Mr. Murray. The soloists _today will_be: Miss Ruth Peter, Miss Elsa Ranor, violinist Dore ‘Walten, cellist, and Mr. Mur music will be: Soprano Still With Thee” (Haw Ye Who Travel Upon the (Seven Last Words), Miss Peter; Violin solo, “Air on the G'String” (Bach), Miss Raner: trio for ~violin, cello and organ, “Reverie” (Popper). The quartet and violinist of the Western Presbyterian Church, under the direction of George F. Ross, organist, will present the following program today: Morning, violln solo “Andante Rellgioso” (Thome); tet, “Sing_ Alleluia Forth” soprano solo, * Redeemer and M. Lord” (Buck); organ, “Postlude in G (Harker); _evening, violin solos, “Angels’ ' Serenade” (Braga) and “Elegle” (Massanet): quartet, “My Song Shall Be of Mercy” (Harker) and “Some Blessed Day” (Nevin);i/ orgam, “Grand Choeur” (Rogers). The quartet Is composed of Viola Harper, soprano: Elsle Lang, contral- to; Everette Hardell, tenor, and Har- ian Randall, baritone, with Durward | Bowersox, violinjst. Music at Columbia Heights Chris- tian Church this morning will In de an anthem b he chorus choir, “Seek Ye the Lord” (Roberts), and in the {evening the choir will sing “Evening Hymn'" (Welsh folk song arranged by Ashford), Next Sunday evening the choir has arranged to give a musical program. =~ On Tuesday, November 27, the choir of the Church of the Ascension will give an “old folks' concert,” for which eeveral prominent musicians of the city have volunteered their services. The costumes will be ap- propriate. In addition to the singers and instrumentalists there will be an old-time minuette danced by four couples in coldnial costumes. Ascension choir has been invited to sing Maunder's “Song of Thanksgiv- ing” on Thursday, December 6, at St. Matthews' Church in Hyattsville. Mrs. Frank Steward, contralto, will sing at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church this morning. Mrs. Elizabeth Gardner Coombs will play the prelude and_offertory, her selections being “Largo” (Beethoven) and “Romance” (Sibelius). Music at -Grace Parish Church, Georgetown, today will be as fol- lows: Processional hymn, No. 67 “Forever With' the Lord"; ‘“Venite, chant No. 6 (Elyey); “Te Deum Laudamus” (Hodges): -‘Uubilate” (Corbin); Litany hymn, No. 89, “Sa- viour! When in Dust to Thee"; sermon hymn, No. 505, {'Fight th Good Fight With All Thy Might” offertory anthe; full cholr, “Hark, Hark, My (Ambrose); reces- sional hymn, No. 679, “There Is a Blessed Hom Evening: Procession- al hymn, No. 675, ‘Forever With the Lord”; “Nunc Dimittis,” chant No. 100; prayer hymn, No, 660; *“Oh, for a Closer Walk With God' sermon hymn, No. 583, “Work, for the Night Is Coming"; offertory anthem, full choir,” “Saviour, When Night In- volves the! Sky ' (Shelley); benedic- tion hymn, No. €45, “The Day Is Past and Gone"’; recessional hymn, No. 679, “There Is a Blessed Home." Community singing next Sunday night. Gospel hymns. ‘When the Russian Cathedral Quar- tet was at the First Congregational Church last year the church was well filled. This year the quartet has add- ed to its number a coloratura so- prano and & mezzo-soprano. These artists have each been presented with medals by the Czar Nicholas in recog- nition of their accomplishments. Nich- olas Vasilleff, tenor, when a child was_considered the finest boy soloist in Petrograd. Alexander Vasilleff, JOHN CHARLES THOMAS National tenor, has appeared before the royal family of Russia and was delayed in arriving in this country this year by an engagement 1o apy loist at the recent wedding of King Alexander of Serbia. He has sung in Purope with Chaliapin. Nicholas An- tonoff, baritone, has been a soloist since he cight ve#rs of age. Alexander Kandiba, bass, was solo- ist at the famous Cathedrel of Alex- ander Nevsky, in Petrograd. Mme. Alexandra Shiikeviteh is known as the “noted soprano from the Cauca- sivn mountains.” She can boast of & toire of tweive operas. Mme iia Oganofl won on’the con- cert stage of Russia and came to_ this country as_soloist in with Isba. Mr. Harry Wilheim, the pianist, gives irteresting descriptions and tran tiuns of the songs The singers use the R ant holiday costume These artists give the musical ves- pers today at 4:45 and present a con- cert program tomorrow night at 8 oclock. A feature of the morning service will be the presence of a guest sololst ussian peas- AMHARLE GERD, director of : the Washington Choral Soclety, desires to extend through the press onal Invitation to every one who krows and would like to sing “The Messiah cert on December 4, to come to the remaining rehearsals held in the lec- ture room of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, on Monday night, at 7:45 o'clock. ’ The church is located on Vermont avenue between N and O streets northwest ch person is requested to bring his own vocal score. An American woman who has made | ®ood In the finest sense is Olga Sam- aroff, the planist, who will piay hera on December 6 at the National Thea- ter under the management of T. Ar- thur Smith, Inc. Mme. Samaroff, tralned entirely in her native country, now stands as one of the world’s ‘When hearing “La Boheme" one is greatest planists, advised to watch for the herring. In one of the scenes where the Hohe- mians are trying to make a poverty fare seem like a feast the herring comes into play. That herring is sald to be associated with the life of the composer, Puccini, the famous Italian musician. When Puccini was 2 nearly starved while he at a_dinner given in his honor after the first performance of “Manon” he said: “Herring! herring! once I dld love thee well. For when I had thee I ate and wrote it in my diary. and when I did not have thee [ did starve.” AMERICAN voung man he studied. Once : LFRED JOHN GOODRICH has been listed by some authorities as an author of books on musical sub- jects rather than as a composer, ye'.. he is a native composer, born and | educated in this country, who wrote fluently in his youth. He has been quoted as saying himself: “In truth, I belleve at one time that T was a real composer, but after listening to Tschaikowski's “Fifth Symphony” that lllusion was dis- lled. Had not Mrs. Goodrich res- gzed from the flames a few MSS. would have destroyed every note. Before he had reached this stage of depression he wrote more than twenty fugues, two string quartets, a trio, & sonata, two concert over- tures, a hymn for soprano, an in- visible chorus in:Latin, a volume of songs and many plano compositions. At the present time his best known compositions are “Suite for Plano,” * with this socfety at its con- | i A. J. Goodrich 4904045000000 3 for both setvices at the Epworth M. E. Church South today: Morning ser ice—Anthem, “The Vision of Thomas (Nevin), sung by the solo quartet and chorus choir; offertory, “King Ever Glorious,” from “The Crucifixion™ (Stainer), sung by J. Allen Beil, tenor. Evening service—Anthem, “Even Me” (Warren), incidental ‘eolo by Charles Wengerd; offertory, “Art Thou Travel Worn and Weary” (Cauff- man), sung by solo quartet. Members of the quartet are: Mrs. da Willls Seaton, soprano; Miss orothy Wilson, contralto; J. Allen Bell, tenor, and Charles Wengerd, baritone-director. Edwin Moore Is the organist. The musical program at the Fir: aptist Church today will be: Morn- ing—"Organ Prelude in D", offertory solo, “How Beautiful Upon the Moun- tains”; “Organ Postlude in | ing—Organ recital at 7:45. MME.TRANCES ALDA- Central High Sthool - from Chicago, Leon Jones, tenor, who will sing “My' Father, Oh, My Father” and “All My Soul .Within Me Trem- | bles,” from “The Mount of Olives” (Beéthoven). Louis B. Thompson, tenor, will be the special soloist at tonight's serv- | lce at the Metropolitun Presbyterian | Church, of which Lucy H. Paul is or- and director. Mr. Thompson numbers, “Still, Still With Thee" (Hollman) and’ “The | Good Shepherd” (Van de Water). In addition the musical program will consist of organ prelude, “Song With- out Words” (Goens); anthem, “Search Me, O God" (Rogers), and postlude, “Marche Pontificale” (Lemmens) The special musical services on Sun- day nights are proving very popular with a large attendance. Last week Miss Elsa Raner, violinist, contributed materially to the program, “Andante Cantabile” ( to Amoroso” (Sammartint), and * glo” (Suite No. 5) (Rice) This_morning’s program Is as fol. lows: Prelude, “Andantino” (Lemare) | duet for soprano and bass, “Forever With the Lord” (Gounod), and con- | tralto solo,” “O Love That Wilt Not | Let Me Go (Harker). Miss Evelyn Gribbin is soprano solo- ist, Anita R. Gauges, contralto, and | A."0. Stearns, jr., Following are the musical numbers | MUSIGRAPHS {. The opera “Boheme” is, of course, | | based upon the fascinating stories of Murger of the Latin quarter in Paris fnd is the dramatic music version of Iife of the artists, who starved nd went cold and a!most bedless for their arts. Miss Josephine Houston the Metropolitan sang at Club banquet at | Rauscher’s, her number being an ar- rangement for voice of the Blue | Danube waltzes. Miss Clara Hoffstetter sang “U forseen” (Cyril Scott) and “What the Birds Say’ (King-Smith) at the George Washington University noon- day sing. Two of the solo artists attached to the Harry M. Crandall musical or- Eanization in Washington, partici- pated in the program broadcast by the WRC station of the Radio Corpor- ation of America last Wendesday night. Miss Viola T. Abrams, harpist |at the Metropolitan, and Max Pugat- | sky, violinist of the Savoy, accom- | panied by Roy Kuhn on the piano, |gave the number: Aliss Margaret Kramer appeared as soloist at the community sing at Web- ster Tjigh School on Friday night. Mildred Kolt Schultze is giving a | studio tea this afternoon from i to 7. in her studio on H street. | Helen Jeannette Bury, soprano, ac- | companied by Hilda Hanes, will sing | "A Pastoral,” from the opera “Rosa- |linda”; “The Little Gray Home in the | West”' and “The Night Wind," Tues- {@ay evening, for Acacia Chapter, | Eastern Star, at Masonic Temple. COMPOSERS | written in 1900. and various orchest- | ral arrangements. A. J. Goodrich, as he is generally called, is really famous for his promi- nent place won as a theorist. He is an American scholar of music who 15 willing to give dogma the minimum amount of consideration and allow individual success at innovation be glven supremacy over the usual standard requirements. His pioneer- ing in_ this respect is sald to have aroused much Interest abroad as well as in the United States. His books, some of which are generanlly used by earnest scholars of music, Include: “Music as a Language,” -“Complete Musfc Analysis,” “Analytical Har- mony,” “Theory of Interpretation,” “Guide to Memorizing” and “Synthetic Counterpoint.” He was editor of the Musical World of Chicago in 1891- 1893 and later traveled in Europe with his wife, introducing educatichal | shores after a brilliant Con Moto,” “Largo.” “Fantasie thelns by the evening chorus—“They b Tust in the Lord,” “Beautiful Postlude—March in G.” Mrs, Florence Howard is soprano soloist and Charles T. Ferry, organlst. Opportunity is offered to boys be- tween the uges of nine and fourteen to join the choir of St. John's Church, Georgetown parish. Besides remuner- atlon for services free instruction in music and singing is given. Appli- cants should apply to August King- Smith, 1751 New Hampshire avenue. Telephone North 10385. Charles E. Myers will be the soloist at the 4:15 vesper service at the Fis Presbyterian Church today. He w sing “If With All Your Hearts Ye Truly Seek Me,” from “Elijah”; “Rock ot Ages” and “Oh. Turn Thee to the " assisted by the large vested choir under the direction of_Walter I. Cossins. Mrs. G. I. Schutt, play “Communion” Vesper Bell.” “Prayer” (Lemaigre), and “Postlude” (Stern). The vested chorus will sing “God So Loved the ‘World” at the morning service. organist, (Faulks),” “The will Westminster Church Memorial is about to celebrate the seventieth vear of Its organization, for which special music will be given at the morning and evening services at the church today. The regulgr choir will be augmented by Mis¢ Gladys Price, soprano; Miss Bernice Randall, mez- 20-s0prano; Miss Florence Keene and Mrs. Milton White, contralt, Paul Locke, tenor, and Robert Davidson, baritone. At the morning service Dudley Buck's “Festival Te Deum” will be sung and a male quartet composed of Messrs. Locke, Depue, Davidson and Byram will sing Beethoven's “The Heavens Resound.” A trio for wom- en's voices, “Faith, Hope, and Love"” by Shelley, will be given by M Price, Mlss Randall and Mrs. White. At the evening service the male quartet will sing “The Heavens De- clare the Glory” (Adams), and Sulll van's “The Long Day Closes.”” Mis Randall and Harry Angelico, bari- tone, will sing ~Pontlus' “Jesus, Savior, Pllot Me." On Wednesday evenlng, when a speclal reception is to be held at the chapel, the musical numbers will include: “A Song of Thanksgiving” by Mrs. Aileen Burns; “By the Shorcs of the Minnetonk. Miss Randail; the Dawn, Comes Steal- and “Duna,” Mr. Angelico. Monday evening, November 26, the annual praise service gi; by the women's misslonary socleties, Miss Ruthellen Ward, soprano, will sing the “Ave Maria” of Whitney Coumbs, with violin obbligato by M Evelyn Scott, who will also play the intermezzo from “Thais” and "Per- petuum Mobile.” At all mustcal programs Mrs. Frank Byram, organist of the church, will give the organ numbers and planc accompaniments. at Army Band Concert Successful. The United States Army Band gave a concert program under the auspices of the community center work Central High School last Thursday evening that proved to be one of the most popular concerts presented by this fine organization. The numbers, which received ardent applause and appreciation, inciuded the march from “Tannhauser,” over. ture, “Fingal's Cave"; “Marche Slav Liszt's “Les Preludes,” duet for flute and horn, with band accompaniment, Titl's “Serenade,” taff Sergt. Kra- vatz and Master Sergt. Bandel, and Dby special Tequest, the march, “Amer- ica First.” Among other recent activities of the Army Band are the following: Led the parade and played at the lay- ing of the corner stone at the new memorial to George Washinston, the Mason, at Shooters Hill, Alexandria, Va.: led the parade to the playing fleld and furnished incidental music at the foot ball game on.last Satur- day between the teams of the 3d Army Corps and the Atlantic scout crulser squadron; played the first community concert to be broadeast in entirety from the city of Washing- on. Pavlowa Has New Ballets p AVLOWA, foremost living dan- seuse, has returned to American world tour. The Russian danseuse and her Bal- let Russe opened her American tour at the Manhattan Opera House, New York, October §, after an absence of two seasons, presenting new ballets and divertissements and introducing several ne suporting artists. Mme. Paviowa's programs this sea- son are widely divergent in charac- ter. It has been announced that upon her transcontinental tour, which brings her organization to Washing- ton in early spring under the ¢ clusive management of T. Smith, Inc., Arthur | the dancer has retained | Margaret }iaby i ban, Mexican and others with Ame Club and School Notes The Washington College of Music Danicl Smith Gordon i< pala will give its thirty-fifth students | ¢lose with danc concert at Central High School Thurs- day evening, promptly at 8:16 o'clock. The public fs cordlally fnvited. There will be no collection and no reserved seats. Bosldes the solo numbers the or- chestra, under the direction of Mr. Christiant, will' glve three numbers assisted by members of the Army Muste School, which brings the per- sonnel up to sixty-five, giving the orchestra a full quota of wood and brass, which balances the string in- struments. Following s the program: Over- ture, “Buryanthe” (Weber), orchest voeal trio, “I'll Sing Thes a Song (Harker) and “Maytime” (Ricei), Misses Birkhead, Fowler and Pollock; violin, “Andante from 7th Concert (De Beriot) and “Blanco” (Drdla Miss Dorothy Dick; plano, “Etude” (Chopin) and “Invitation to the Dance” ~ (Weber), Percy Kenelpp: ymphony No. 3, First Movement” Toica), (Beethoven), orchestra: “The Bond-Maid"” Heart at Thy Sweet M Margaret ., “Legende” (Wieni- “Dance Tziganes” (Nach- Skl ice. “Di “Traviata (Verd!) orchestra), and “Serenade (with orchestra, and (Speaks), Luciano Furland; piano, “Rigoletto Fantasie” (Liszt), Miss Gertrude Dyre, and three dances from “Henry VIIT" (German), orchestra The Chaminade Glee Club will give its first concert of the season Tues- day at 8:15 p.m. in the Metropolitan Memorlal M. E. Church, direction of M Hsther Linkins. Miss Mary I . Cockerille Will be the accompan Miss Helen Belt, violinist, will assist The opening number will be “Duet of the €. €. Chami- nade, pianist-composer. for whom named. “Rose taby.” which wil be sung, was composed by Mrs. Jessica Tabor Ben- ham, a local musiciun r numbers wiil (Stlver) Glee Club; nn-Auer) and ette” (Dirgo-Auer), Miss Belt; eries”” (Speaks) and “A Scotch Rhap- sody” (Vincent), Glee Club; “Slavonic Dance” (Dvorak-Kreisler) and Minuet” (Paderewski-Kreisler), Miss Eelt; cantata, “The Three Springs” (BliSs), sketch of cantata by Miss Anderson; “Prologue,” Gles Club; “The Pool,” Glee Club; incidental solo by Miss Linkins: “The Brook,” “Three Falls” and “Midday on the The Great Water- Club, *with obbligato solo and “Finale,” Glee « volce, “Ny €z), Prov: famous the club be “Lov. and “Dinah! Dedication” “Waltz Blu- hambers gave a no recital at her studio last Sun- v afternoon, presenting Catherine Anne Russell, Matilde Prin- izabeth Thomds, Sylvia King, Master Murray Russell and Robert Reeside, who played compositions of Haydn, Beethoven, Grieg, Chopin and Liszt, Frances Colella played Lisat's “Sixth Rhapsod: Miss Chambers vlayed several Chopin numbe: Rose Pollio Jarman, dramatic so- rano of the Washington Opera Com- any, sang arias from “Tosca,” “Sa Delflah and songs. son et Frer Scotch An interesting musical program of | vocal and instrumental selections will be prfesented by well known local art- at the concert and soiree of the «shington Salon and United Arts Xt rsday night avhouse. ack Charlton Ward w The First Primros ination” (Font aiden at_the ith Miss Glady yer accompanist olos will be given by Miss annie Gluckstein, “The Land of th sky Blue Water” (Cadman), “M: tive Land” (Gretchaninoff) and “Th ong of the Robin” (Anna Case), as- ted at the piano by Miss Mary Ruth tthews: piano solos, “Alt Wi (Godowsky) and “Valse Brillian (Cajani), by Bertha Thompson Nelson. Vocal and instrumental numbers iected by Dr. and Mrs. T. S. Lovette. Signor Enrico _Angelico, § will singe “This I Would Do nan) and “Eri Tu Che Macchivai. from the opera “The (Verdi), with Miss Bernice Randall at the_piano. Walter T. Holt and Mlss A. E. Hill will pre the mandolin and guitar duet, “Valse Brilliante” Leroy H. Thayer with Miss Helen Loffler will appear in tango dances, including the Argentine. Cu- P can’adaptation. Hon. Walter 1. McCoy, chief justice of the District Supreme Court, will speak on “New Americans and Their Duties” and Commander Frederick C. Billard_of the United States Co: Guard will giv talk on “The His tory and Activities of the Coast Guard.” be Mr. W. Clark Noble, sculptor; Mrs. Mary Wright-Davis, author of “The Book of Lincoln,” and Mrs. Mary T. Waggaman, winner of the Knights of Columbus short story centest. Rudolphe de Zapp, president of the society, will be in charge of the program. The service department of Young Men's Christian Association lobby concert last Monday was pre- sented by Jack Kidwell, banjoist; Harold D. McCoy, reader; Miss Esther Mellck, soprano; Miss Dorothy L. Gil- ligan, violinist; Miss Elsie Lang, con- tralto: Henry Gillizan and Mrs. Jewell Downs, accompanist. Mrs. Wild will present Tolson and Mary Bessie N Cooper in her repertoire the favorite offer- | Margaret Gastrock in a piano recital Ings of past American visits as weli | tomorrow evening at United Brethren | as noveltles, methods. He became an active mem- ber of the American Chamber of Com- merce in Paris. Mr. Goodrich also invaded the field of melodrama and wrota “The Soul f & Violin," “Little Boy Blue” and “An Old Sweetheart of Mine.” He wrote articles for the Musical Courier, to0. A. J. Goodrich was born in Chilo, Ohio, on May 8, 1847, and received his general education in Sacramento and San Francisco, Calif. His father taught him the elements of music and the plano for one year, after which he became his own teacher. He es- tablished a notable place for himself ae a lecturer and teacher on musical subjects. He was director and chair- man of the musical committee of the Manuscript Soclety of New York. He married Florence Ada Bachus of New | York city in 1874. Enrica Dillon Stage Director Of Washington OperaA Co. Enriea Clay Dillon, stage director of the Washington Opera Company, came down from New York for the first dramatio rehearsal with the ‘Washington opera chorus Saturday night. Miss Dillon also trains the small- ! part singers of the company in the | dramatic presentation of their roles. ! | The lovely stage pictures obtained by { | Miss Dillon in the presentation of *“Aida” and of “Samson and Delilah” will be recalled by.all patrons of the opera who saw those productions. Miss Dillon is said to be the first woman to enter the fleld of operatic staging. She is a pupil of Mottino, the great Italian dramatic teacher, and was for years his assistant in Italy. In addition to this Miss Dillon has had much experience on the op- eratic stage. She sang 100 perform- ances of “Alda” alone. 2 She is acknowledged as a leading in America on operstic Edouard Albion, general dirbctor of the Washington Opera Company, has arranged for-Miss Dillon to come to ‘Washington each week through the season. This will mean that the chorus and secondary parts will have stage presence and fully developed dramatio, expression to supplement their vocal ability. - Leading business men of thé city are guarantors and nearly 100 pa- tronesses have pledged their interest |and support for the season’s activ- ities. The first production will be on Mon- day evening, December 17, at the President Theater, when “Madame Butterfiy” will be given, with Edith Mason of the Chicago opera forces in the title role; Paul Althouse, as Pink- erton; Fred Patton, as Sharpless; Eligabeth Bonner, as Suzuki, and our own bass-baritone, Charles Trow- bridge Tittmann, in the role of “The Bonze” Rose Pollio, as Kate Pinker- ton; Louis Annis, as_Goro; Albert Shefferman, as Lord High Commis- sloner, and Everett- Naf Rl Y.tuml' and Yamadori, complete the cast. , * ! r Sunday and R school house, North Capitol streets northwest. at $:15 o'clock. The assisting artists will be Mrs. Deborah IH. Lawson and Mrs Theima Mills Trotter, Sopranos. The program will include “Trofkad Ride” (Tschaikowsky), Miss Tolson; La_Gazelle” (Hoftman). Miss Gas: “Polonaise” (in C,sharp minor) (Chopin), Miss Tolson: “Scherzo” (in E minor) (Mendelssohn), Miss Gas- trock; three songs from “Green Tim- ber” (Lieurance), “Wild Bird,” “The Whistling Mallards Fly " “Whero the Sad Waters Flow.” “Mrs. Lawson; “On Wings of Song” (Mendelssohn- Liszt), Miss Tolson; “Guitarre” (Mosz- kowski), Miss Gastrock; “Golllwoggs, cake walk (Debu: ‘March of_ the Wooden Soldiers” ~(Goossens), Miss Tolson; “Theme” (for left alone) '_(Pirkhert), Miss Gastrock; “Lazy Song” (Lawson), “The Lotus Flower” (Schumann), “South Caro- lina Croon Song” (Gaul), Mrs, Trot- ter; “Cracovienne Fantastique” (Pad- erewski) Miss Gastrock; “Noecturne (for left hand alone) (Scriabine). Miss Tolson; “My Love Is a Mule teer” (Nogero), Mrs. Lawson; “So- nata in C Major” (Mozart) (second plano part by Greig), Miss Gastrock and Miss Tolson. Miss_Helen Corbin Heinle. pinnist, and Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, bass, presented an {nteresting pro- -am before the members of the Fri- ay Morning Music Club last Friday. Miss Lucy Brickenstein accompanied Mr. Tittmann at the piano. The program was given in the as- sembly room of the. Cosmos Club, ‘where all of the programs will be given each Friday morning through April 11 Mrs. Samuel Burleigh Milton, “'hnl} has charge of the musical program for the reception to be givem by the Colonial Cavaliers at the Washington Club tomorrow evening, has arranged for the following talent: Lee Cran- dall, jr., violinist, in_old southern melodies; Miss Ruth Mae Hansford, soprano, in_the following numbers: ‘Ah, Love, But Day,” “A Memory,” “Ths Last Song;” Miss Evelyn Hur- cum will be her accompanist; M. Giraldi, baritone and pianist, in his own compositions; Miss Dorothy Gould Fowler, “butterfly’” dance in cotume; Miss Wood, planist, in popular airs; Little Miss Helen Bloe- dorn, in fancy costume dance; Mrs. Milton in her latest composition, “My Laddle,” playing her own ac- companiment. The annual soirees of the Coloniai Cavallers, of which under the | “Rev- | Among those presented wili | the eminent | hand | | 1ooMS ¥ Masked Ball” the | ! 1 | { Henri Sokolov, violin, The first r. of the Associ mon, ~ volc cital of the fifth season ted Studios, Otto St La Salle Spier, piano: will take p) Friday evening at 4°15 in the audi rium of the Y. M. C. A, 1736 G stre northwest. Mrs. ‘Jessie Blaisdell a Otto Simon will be at the piano, The public is cordially invited to attend The following program will be given “Prelude, E Minor,” opus 10 (M. Dowell),” Alexander Clayton Dew I Sparkling,” “The Asra binstein), £ ! v Virginia | Feel Thy Angel aciers by Moonlight” Charles Watts; “Allegro fonata,” from’ “Concerto (Mendelssohn) (Bach), Samuel Goldscher; Awhile, Thou Golden Mom “The ' Lorelel” (Jen axwell Smith; duets Image, “The sen), Appi Minor (Las- Molto in “Arioso y Yet n) Florenc athetique,” opt thoven) (g allegro d con brie) udes in € Major, A Major, ¥ D Minor” (Chopin) Maisie Nothna 5 n Aeol * (Brahm iber © Song (Brahms), “Mur 3 (Jensen), 1 Gen Noe turne, ’ (] pin); (« pin), Mart The us Cecelian Gle Conception_ Acade under the di rection of Mrs. Lemuel Morton Ham- let was held last Thursday Rapld progress is b getting the 1 which will cital of Wi Boger 13 (Be molto ¢ H: Ma Immacul from the my. Man talent. which they are likely to the musical ton in the next At a recer following office ensulng v trude Flournoy; vice Ruth Roberts; secretary, Trapp; treasurer, Miss Mary nell; librarian, Miss Margaret Carthy. The club has joined Federation of Music Cl adopt the course of st appreciation as ou eratfon at the b last spring The Lovette School of Music gave a concert at the Knabe recital rooms Tuesday evening. The numbers were well presented and Tecel the audience with tic 2 e following took Crowder and Miss sopranos; Miss Jack mezzo-soprann: Josey with Mrs. Miss Mary ys Hil Con 1, M National and wil musica the fed convent the 1y b al , ter Nelson nd M men's Club announce which is being a ranged by Mrs. Henry White fdr the afternoon of Monday, November 26, at The soloists will be Aimee Helene pianist: Lucy Dunwoody Higgins soprano; Ewmilic Margarct White mezzo-contralto. and Rev. George Fiske Dud! T One of t the program be group of coster songs who did a good deal costers of London Oxford. * The club series of four 1 Saturday cvenings, Mary Isa plano fu musical progra features of singing of Dr. Dud] work among th er usicales for anged by Miss b of the ram for at” the | Leod Clift, and Traey ~ MUSICAL INSTRUCTION. ¢ PIANG O VOCAL PRACTICE N I ‘taned instruments tise ) v 08 Trvi 1408 N. H. Ave. WASHINGTON 05, % m. s CONSERVATOR Year Book OF MUSlC Main 7R3N ““An Established Comservatory an_Lines Violin, Piano, Voice. Saxophone, Cornet, Mandolin, e Orcliestrn _Ear-Tralning Classes. ‘Damroseh_Institte Mathod. Special Children's Dept, Practice Rooms, Mrs. Hamilton Wolfe Pupil Xaver Echarwenks, Berlin, Germ Bruno Zwintsche 2. Piang Less. Reasonable. Stud £ K N.W. Fr. 08¢ Baritore of N. Y. McCALL LANHAM Teacher of Singing. 1764 X St._Phona ~ SAXOPHONE no, Tenor Banjo, Guitar, Drums, eto. In 10 to 20 Lessons Rag, Jazz and Populer Musio a_specialty. Come 'in, write or phone for booklet. 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