Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1925, Page 55

r HT opera season in Washington opens tomorrow night, when the Washington Opera Company will present Gounod’s opera, “Faust,” as the initial production to be given in the new Washington Audi- torium, Nineteenth street and New York avenue. There will be several interesting concerts also during the week, featuring such musical celebrities as Serge Koussevitsky, the new conductor of the Boston Sym- phony Orchestra; Mabel Garrison, soprano, and Oscar Seagle, tenor and organizer of one of the most interesting schools of music in.the world. Opera, however, has the headlines for the week’s attractions. Proof that Washington has always been interested in opera, espe- elally when produced by a local organization, was unearthed recently by Charles S. Keller of 4310 Fessenden street northwest, when he reminded The Star of stories printed in its issues of December 10 and 14, 1870, re- garding the production of “Martha” by a local company. Mrs. Louise K. Camp, sister of Mr. Keller, and now a resident of Atlantic Highlands, N. Y, sang the title role. The only other known survivors of this com- pany are Mrs. John S. Mason, wife of Gen. Mason and mother of Mrs. John G. Waggaman, residing in New York with a daughter, and who was then Mrs. P. F. Wilson, and William Corcoran Hill, who was high sheriff the opera production. Mrs. Camp also was soloist at the Church of the Epiphany at the time she sang in “Martha.” * k¥ X 2 . 3 SOME of the extracts from The Star articles are interesting at lhls» date, Much space in the earlier issue was devoted to detailed description of the costumes of leading characters and chorus ladies. The article began with the following headline : “Next Week's Fashionable ‘Martha,’ the Belles of Washington o Greenroom, Performers, Costumes, Parts, I B Never since the appearance of Jenny Lind in the city has there 3 st felt over an approaching musical event in Wash- ington as has been manifested for some time past over the performance of Flotow's well known and popular opera of ‘Martha,’ to be presented at Wall's Opera House next Tuesday evening by the amateur troupe which formed some months since to give a public rendition of this gem of the lighter operas, the objedt being a noble, liberal charity. The public anxiety r it has been unmistakably manifested at the outset in a generous and cordial indorsement of the spirit prompting the enterprise, and, more recently, in a general and cager pressure for tickets of admission. To de- termine how fully and on what grounds this confidence is based, the curious footsteps of The Star reporter led him to a seat in the interior of the opera house to witness a stage rehearsal in all its entirety, The match d already been applied to the foot and side lights, arld the stage and its cupants were revealed in the strongest possible light. ; I the review of the actual performance the writer stated: “The per- formance of ‘Martha’ last night was a great disappointment. Naturally, everybody expected to have to make a good deal of allowance for the per- formers and overlook all sorts of imperfections, and in this everybody was disappointed. Itogether, otow’s opera was never performed so in Washington by any professional company as last night by our amateurs.” The Coming Opera of A Glimpse at the ensation ! the Stagel b oc * HE s of many in that g ¥ ¥ formance, now lost to Washington in one way or another, may interest present-day music circles. They included, beside those already mentioned: Ada Randall as Nancy, E. J. Harrington as Tristan, S. G. Young as Plunkett, S. J. Witherow as Lionel; ladies of the chorus, Nannie Davis, Maggie Wilson, Stella Johnson, Annie Story, Kate Quail, Eva Mills, Kate MclIntire, Kate Upperman, Mrs. Root, Helen Parish, Miss McKelden, Miss Allen and Miss Donohue; gentlemen of the chorus, George Fletcher, A. A. Miller, Frank Howe, H. C. Pearson, D. S. Wood, G. A. Mercer, Charles Hein, G. N. French, E. P. Massey, Thomas Janvier, John Woodworth. S. E. Middleton and S. Johnson; leader of orchestra, Adolph Birgfield Mention is made that President Grant occupied a box and Mme. Garcia, with nearly the whole of the French legation, and “a gencrous representation of the diplomatic corps were present.” b It should prove interesting, half a century hence, to learn of the per- farmance, with Metropolitan and Chicago opera stars, that the Washing- ton Opera Company produced in the city’s new auditorium January 26, 1925. HELEN FETTER. CONCERTS Washington Opera Company, with Chaliapin, presents “Faust,” at the new Auditorium tomorrow night at 8:15 o'clock. United States Marine Band in concerts at the barracks tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock and Wednesday night at 8:15 o'clock. Koussevitsky and Boston Symphony Orchestra in concert at Poli’s, Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. Odette LeFontaney and Oscar Seagle, in gecital at Rauscher’s, Wednesday morning at 11:15 o'clock Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch and Les Fauvettes, in concert in the Wardman Park Theater, Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mabel Garrison, soprano, in recital at the National Theater, Thurs- day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. United States Navy Band in concert at U. S. M. C. Institute Hall, Friday night at 8:15 o'clock. Washington Opera Company Tomorrow Night. One of the great dramas, as well as of the most popular operas, Gounod's “Faust,” will be presented Ly Edouard Albion, general director of the Washington Opera Company, tomorrow night at 8:15 in the new Weshington Ctvie Auditorium. All the stars who will sing leading les are noted for unusual histrionic Feodor Chaliapin, great Rus- who will sing “Mephisto,” the world Chaliapin the United States Marine Band Or- chestra will have the following pro- gram: March, “Marine Corps Insti- (Branson); overture, “Euryan- (Weber): intermezzo, “A_ Ball Scene” (Nicode); cornet solo, “Willow Echoes” (Simon), Principal Musiclan Arthur S. Whitcomb; suite, “From the Arablan Nights” (Zimmerman), (first time); nocturne, “Dream of Love" (Liszt); “Ballet Russe” (Lul- ginl); marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma,” and “The Star Spangled Banner.” ¥ abllity =ian basso, elebrated throughout sor his ability as an actor. the first great basso to achieve such complete ascendency. The high places heretofore have been accorded tenors and sopranos. Ralph Errolle, who will sing the title role, is an American, and is said to have in his acting a bit of qulet restraint that removes from hls ge: tures and expressions the exaggera- tion that often marks the Boston Symp_h;:y Orchestra, 'uesday. Serge Koussevitzky, celebrated new conductor of the Boston Symphony Orohestra, will make his first ap- | pearance here Tuesday afternoon at 1:30, at Poli's Theater, on the occa- sion of this orchestra’s only visit of the season. Many reports of the striking abill- ties of Serge Koussevitzky preceded opera singer. His eAsy Stage pres-|pis arrival in this country last Au- ence and pleasing personality Won | tumn. He was considered a dominant him app > red with | figure tn the concerts of London, the the W mpany 1ast | concerts and opera. of Parls and season tmann,” and has also | previously in Russia, where he has mided him while with the Metropoll- | traveled with the orchestra that bore tan Opara Company. his name. Thalia Sabanieva, prima donna $o-| In Amerfoa Koussevitzky has made prano of the Metropolitan Opera Com- | another conquest. pany, will & the role of Mar-| The program will include a “Cone guerite, who loved Faust to her sor- | certo for Orchestra In D Major,” by yow. The development of the charac- | Phillp Emanuel Bach, talented son of ter from her simple innocence when |J. S, Bach, re-edited In more modern £he first met Faust to her passionate | instrumentation by Maximillan Stein- discovery, dlsgrace and final re- |berg; also Berlloz’s overture, “The demption, affords opportunity for | Roman Carnival”; Debu: two much dramatic worl nocturnes, “Clouds” and “Festivals,” Ivan Ivantzoff, Russlan baritone, [and Beethoven's “Seventh Symphony tormerly of the Paris Opera House,|in A Major.” but new to America, will make his| Seats on sale at Mrs. Greene's Con- cert Bureau, Thirteenth and G streets. initial bow to & Washington audience . Valentine, the soldier brother 0" Mu34 Le Fmtenfly and ou.r Seagle—Wednesday. Marguerite. He has a reputation as an actor as well as a fine vocal artist. Rose Pollio, a promising young singer In Washington, will sing the contralto role of Siebel, the youth to Odette Le Fontenay, a French sing- whose care Valentine commits his sla- | er of considerable charm and popu- ter when he leaves for war. Miss | larity, and Oscar Seagle, Jean De Pollio sang Mercodes in “Carmen” | Reszke’s first and probably most fa- «nd other roles last year. mous pupil, will appear in joint re- Albert Shefferman 18 another local | cital at Rauscher's Wednesday morn- minger in a smaller role. The ensem- | Ing at 11:16 o'clock, under the aus- Jie has been specially trained with [ pices of Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's attention to stage presence and act- | fourth morning musical this season. ing as well as singing. Mr. Seagle, who, {n addition to his fine Entlrely new scenery, suggested | reputation as a tenor, is head of a hig school of muslc in this country, train- ed the quartet known as the De Resske Singers, who will give & pro- gram here in March. and approved by Mr. Cheliapin, and special lights have been bought by Mr. Aldbion and will be used for the first time in the production tomorrow The program Wednesday will in- clude: *Non plu andrar,” from the opera “Nozze di Figaro” (Mozart), “Wir wandelten zushmmen" (Brahms), night. U. S. Marine Band—Tomor- “Botschaft” (Brahme), “Der Fruhling naht”. (Rachmaninoff), Mr. Seagle; row and Wednesday. ‘Batti, batti Mazetto,” from the opera At the Marine Barracks at 3 p.m. tomorrow, a concert b the United | “Don Glovanni” (Mozart), ‘omment States Marine Band Orchestra, Wil- | disalent-ils” (Lisat), “Green' (De- liam H. Santelmann, leader, and Tay- | bussy), air of the opera “Manon” e Branson, second leader, will be| (Massenet), Mlle. Odette Le Fonte- L3 n. The program will be: March, | nay; “L'amour de mol” (Bixteenth Emperor’s Parole” (Teike): overturs, | Century Old French), aid de “Joconde” “Barber of Seville” (Rossini); noe-|(Nicolia), prologue of “Pagliacci” (Le- turne. “The Dying Poet” (Gott-|oncavallo), by request, Mr. Seagle; schalk); trombone solo, recitative|“The Rose Enslaves the Nightingale" and song, “Oh, Thou Sublime, Sweet | (Rimaki-Korsakoff), *Tol 's Prayer” BEveninag Star,” from “Tannhauser” | (Puccini), “Stornellatrice” (Resplgh!), (Wagner), Musician Albert Bennert;| “One Golden Day” (Fay Foster), Mlle, grand scenes from “Mignon" | Odette Le Fontenay; “Old London. (Thomas); “Serenade” (strings) | derry Air”’ (Old Irish), “Steal Awa) (Plerne); intermeszo (strings) | (Burleigh), “Goin' Home" (Dvorak), “Forget Me Not” (Macbeth); musie | “Bird of the Wilderness” (Horsman), deo ballet, “Faust” ounod); marines’ | Mr. Seagle; duet from the opera hymn The Halls of Montezuma,” | “Hamlet” (Ambroise Thomas), Mile. and “The Star Spangled Banner.” Le Fontenay and Mr. Seagle. Wednesday night at the barracks, At the plano Frederic Bristol will at 8:16 pun, the evening concert by | play accompaniments, } LOCAL OPERA COMPANY F 5 RALPH ERROLLE ashington Auditorume i ODETTE Le FONTENAY and OSCARS'EA Mme. Gabrilowitsch and “Les Fauvettes." Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch, mezzoe soprano, who will appear at Ward- | man Park Theater in recithl with the King-Smith “Fauvettes” - Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Ward- Iman Park Theater. is an interest- ing person She Is the daughter of America’'s humorou genius, Mark Twain, and the wife of Osgip Gabrilo- witsch, famous orchestra conductor and pianist. The £-Smith “Fauvettes” will mike their debut before a Washing- {ton audience in this concert “les Fauvettes” was organized originally for training in ensemble singing and rhythmical pantomime work within | the school. Jamég Reynolds, of Ram’s Head and “Sancha Panza” fame, designed the stage settings for the ‘Fauvettes,” {and has also designed the costumes, |sketches of which appearing In | poster form have attracted much at- ention, as they made their appear- ance in several F street wipdows, The concert will be given for the benefit of ighborhood House. The program will be: “By the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltzes™” (Strauss-Splcer), Les Fauvettes; “Thou Art My Glorious Queen,” “Lullaby ver Lighter Grows My Slumber” and “Sunday” (Brahms), and “Love's Dreamn (Liszt), Clara Clemens; Russian folk SONES, “Vanya,” “The Joyous' Meeting. “Volga Boat Song"” and “'Tis Eve- ning” (Tschaikowsky), Les Fau vettes; 'O My Poor Hear?" (Res. pighi), “The Isle” “Do Not Light the Candle” (Arensky) and “Near to Thee" (Gabrilowitsch), Clara Clemens; old English singing games, “Three Dukes,” “The Three Soldiers” and “The Roman Soldiers,” Les Fauvettes; old French songi “Menuet d'Exaudet” . (Wekerlin), ergere Legere” (Wekerlin), “Le Belles Manieres” (Deems Taylor), Les Fauvettes; “Lullaby” (Swedish folk song), “My Sweetheart” (Spanish folk song), “The Blue Bells of Scot- land” and “Oh! Charlie Is My Dar- Mng” (Scotch folk songs), Clara Clemens; American and old-time songs, “Flow Gently, Sweet Afton (Spilman), “May Day Morn” (arr. Deems Taylor), ast Night” (Kjerulf) and “O That We Two Were Maying” (Nevin), Les Fauvettes. Mabel Garrison, Thursday Mabel Garrison, coloratura soprano, who will be heard here Thursday aft. ernoon at the National Theater, be; longs to that small, distinguished &roup of American singers who have each achieved a careér almost exclu- sively In this country. Miss Garrison’. program will be “Vedral, Carino,” from “Don Glovan- ni” (Mozart); “Phillis Has . Such Charming Graces” (Young), “Come Unto These Yellow Sands” (La Forge), “L'ombre des Arbres” (De bussy), “Rossigno” song without words, (Saint-Saens); “Caro, Caro il Mio Bambin” (Guarneri); “Supremo Sonno” (Santoliquido), “I Battitort ai Grano” (Sadero), “Roses in the Morn- ing” (Gaines), “Howdy-do, Miss Springtime” (Guion); “Heffle Cuckoo Falr' (Shaw), “Peace, a Birthday" (8iemonn); “Chanson Cueilleuses do Lentiques, Tout Gail” (arranged by Ravel); ‘“Little Star” (Mexican), | “Hana 'No Uta,” a song of the late Tokuva perfod sung in the teahouses to' a-shamisen accompaniment (Japa- nese); “Belleve Me, If All Those En- dearing Young Charms” (Irish), and “Kom Kjyra” (Norweglan echo song). Mr. George Siemonn will be at the piano. Additional information concerning this recital may be obtained at the T. Arthur Smith, Inc., Concert Bureau, 1806 G street. U. S. Navy Band—Friday. The program, Friday. at 8:15 p.m., at the United States Marina Corps In. stitute Hall, Sth and Eye streets southeast, by the United States Navy Band Orchestra, Charles Benter, di- rector, Gretchen Hood, guest solofst, will be: March, “Vigor in Arduls (Ful ton), overture, “The Barber of Se- ville” (Rossini), ballet suite, “Mas- querade” (Lacome), 80prano solo, “The Nile” (Lerour), “Canzonetta” (Ja- cobiy, Miss Hood; grand scenes from the operaa “Eugene Onegin” (Tschal- kowsky), characteristic, “There Once Was an Owl” (Herbert), valse “Wed- ding of the Winds” (Hall), excerpts trom “Mile. Modiste” (Herbert), final, “Star Spangled Bgnner." . Ambrose Durkin, vocalist, and Dora Minovieh, planist, entertained the members of the Columbia Historical Boolety Tuesday evening at the meet- ing of that-organization in the Cos- mos Club Assgmbly Hall, GLE~ Rauschery | Braithwaite, (Rachmaninof?), | Cour de Ma Mie" (Dalcroze) and “Las | | “Hear Me, | to Me Only With Thine E: ‘WASHINGTON, FEODOR_~ CHALIAPIN Washington Auditorum. D. JHALIA SABANIEVA: Washmgton Auditorium > - = CLARCY . Wardmau Pack Theater JANUARY 25, 1925—PART 3 IN “FAUST,” -BOSTON ORCHESTRA AND SINGERS PROVIDE WEEK’S MUSIG IN WASHINGTON. _MABEL GArrRIsON National American Music by Artists|Seree KOUSyEVITZRY ASHINGTON is to have a Spring festival of music this year through the efforts of Mrs. David Allen Campbell of New York, president of the American Association of Lovers of Music apd chalrman of the music| department of the influential Nation- al Council of Women of the United States. This _festh will' consist of a series of promenade concerts at the Mayflower Hotel and an American Musio evening at the Washington Au- ditorfum The promenads concerts’ will be glven fortnightly, beginning March 9, succeeding dates being March 23, April 6 and April 20, at $:30 in the evening. The beautiful promenade corridor, which adjoins the ha.!lrocmi where the concerts will be given,| will be set apart for the use of those | attending the concerts. The music| will be presented by American artists, many of whom will be new to Wash ington. : American music evening, May 5, i# the Washington Auditorium, will be un} usual. It {s ambitious fn scope, aiming| to present for the first time in one pro- gram, in song and instrumental sclec- tions, the consecutive history of Amerl- can musie. Boxes will be available at both the Mayflower Hotel and at the Washington Auditorium and subscriptions for these as well as for the regular season tickets will be recelved by Mrs. Danfel C. Chace, § West Virgilla street, -Chevy Chase, Md. Mrs. Chace is executive secretary of the American Association of Lovers of Music, and is actively as- sisting Mrs. Campbell in the presenta- tion of the serles of concerts That the programs at these concerts will challenge the attention of the American public and prove that Ameri- can artists are worthy of the fullest support that can be given them by the music-loving in every walk of life s the belief of Mrs. Campbell and her as- sociates in the work which she has undertaken. Whole-hearted support of this som.‘ by Washingtonians is anticipated. Prom- inent women in official and residential soclety, are lending -their .names -ae patroncsses and accepting committee appofntments. Club and School Notes 'HE Sunday evening musical at the Grace Dodge Hotel, at 5 p.m. today, under direction of W. E 3 will ‘be given by the National String Quartet, Henri Soko- tov, first violin; Max Pugatsky, second violin; Samuel Feldman, viola; Rich- ard Lorleberg, violoncello, and Ray-| mond G. Moore, baritone, with Mrs. Z. W. Alderman, accompanist. The program will include: “Bittorfa mio core” (Carissimi), “Amarilli, mia bella” (Caccini), Mr. Moore; “String Quarter” (Mozart), allegro ma non troppo andante con moto, minuetto, allegro vivace, by the National String Quartet; “Spanish Love Song” (Bos- telmen), “Sally Roses” (Bostelman), Mr. Moore; “Andante Cantabile,” Op. 11 (Tschaikowsky), “Finale, Op. 96" (Dvorak), National String Quartet; | Ye Winds and Waves” (Handel), “Passing By” (Purcell), Mr. Moore; “Minuet” (Beethoven), “Drink ves” (Old English), National String Quartet. This program will be broadeast by WCAP. The repertoire class of the Wash- ington College of Music, under the direction of Hugh R. Roberts, who came to ‘the college last Fall from Chicago as one of the head vocal teachers,’ gave the concert version of “Chimes of Normandy” in the recital hall of the college Thursday evening before a large and appreclative au- dience of students and friends. Solo parts were sung by Savona Griest, Clara Young Brown, Mrs. W. B. Ristig, Virginia Cralg, Elizabeth Steward, Denton Ledford, Seba Chris- tie, L. C. Qreene, Raymond Luce, Edgar Kidwell and Mr. Coe. Following is a list of the members: Sopranos—Mrs. Griest, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Ristig, Miss (‘rflJK.! Miss Cummins and Miss Steward. | Altos—Mrs. Groomes, Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Schlup, Miss Hartley, Miss Jol- liffe_and Miss Milchsack. - Tenors— Mr. Ledford, Mr. Christie, Mr. Greene, Mr. Wooden and Mr. Groomes. Basses —Mr. Luce, Mr. Kidwell, Mr. Humph-~ rey, Mr. Coe and Mr. Stump. Mar- jorie Davis is the accompanist. Mr. Roberts, who was head of the vocal department of Leland Stanford, California, for seven years prior to his work with the Sherwood School of Chicago, where he has been for the past three years, ls planning ex- tensive work with this class, includ- ing male quartets, mixed quartets, sextets and Jarge choruses. The MacDowell Music Club did not hold {ts meeting this month on the usual second Monday, but will hold it Tuesday. The club will give its annual con- cert of MacDowell songs and piano compositions Saturday in the club- rooms, 1406 H street northwest. Claude Robeson, director of the Rubinsteln Club, has called a re- hearsal for Wednesday night at 8:45 in the Church of the Covenant, for the practice of the “Ninth Symphony,"” to be sung under the direction of Mr. Damrosch with the New York Symphony in Poli's Theater, Febru- ary 17, The Rubinsteln Club will give its annual dance Tuesday night, January 27, at o'clock, in the ballroom of the New Willard Hotel. Tickets may be obtalned from Mrs. Frederick Klinge, 818 Upshur street northwest, tele- phone Columbia 300-J, or at the door. Tuesday evening. The Weekly rehearsal of the Ru- binsteln Club will be held Tuesday morning as usual and a special volce trial will be held immediately after the rehearsal at 12 o'clock, Mrs. P Milton C. White, chairman of voice, will receive all new entrants, Edna Bishop Danfel has sent out cards for the appearance of Willlam A. C. Zerfl of New York, an authority on singing, who will give a lecture in the Daniel Studio of Singing, Wed- nesday, February 4, at 9 o'clock. After nine years of study in Ber- lin for grand epera, and a successful concert career, Mr. Zerfli decided to devote his entire attention to a thorough .study of the voice itself, and upon his researches into anatomy, physiclogy and physics are founded his principles of voico production without interference, Instructors and students of vocal methods should find much of Inter- est In hearing Mr. Zerfi tell of his years of tireless study, experi- ment and practical application which led to his discoveries that the nor- mal larynx is capable of three oce taves of tone when used without ex- trinsic muscular Interference, and that the vocal muscles, used without this Interference, will last as long as any other muscles of the body. Mrs. Daniel will be particularly happy to have the voice teachers of the city hear Mr. Zerfi's lecture. At Christ Church, Alexandria, the music today will b forning service, organ prelude, “Adagio” from “First Sonata” (Mendelssohn); “Te Deum in F" (Smart); offertory anthem, “The Lord Is My Shepherd” (Adamson) organ postiude. “Aria pur Dicest!” (Lott1); evening service, organ pre- 1ude, ntilene”’ (Faulkes); “Nunc Dimittis in’ D" * (Garrett); soprano solo, “How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach” (Handel); offer- tory anthem, “Send -Out Thy Light" (Gounod); organ postlude, ‘Marche Triomphale” (Wachs). . 3 pd " Story of “Boris Godunoff. . “Boris = Godunoft,” Moussorgsky's opera, starring Chaliapin, tells the story of the usurper who has caused the’ death of the heir to the throne of Rusela and engineers a supposed popular demonstration urging him to accept it for himself.” He bécomes csar, but a young monk, learning that the czarevitch, had he lived, would have been of his own age, pretends that he is the heir and I 8 & riove- ment against Boris. That revolt, how- ever, is less potent than Boris own ‘conscience. A prey to constant re- morse, at last Borls gives way. He diee, with his last words Informing the duma that his son ia the ctar and calling upon Heaven for pardon. This will be one of four operas to be given here in the week of February 3, by the Chicago Opera Company. Postponed Concert. 'HE Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. 1, Daughters of Veterans, concert, which was to have been glven December 10, was postponed and will be glven Tuesdav 8:15 o'clock; at the New Willard Hotel. A program has been arranged, with the following soloists: Soprano, Ethel Holtzdlaw Gawler; bass, Edgar Gray; violin, Isaac Minovich; piano, Dora Minovich; harpist, Katherine Riggs. Mrs. Henry H. McKee and Miss Mino- vich will accompany. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge heads the list of patronesses, which includes Mrs. William H. Taft, Mrs. Ellen Spenc. Mussey, Mrs. John Waeks, Mrs. Vie- tor Kauffmann, Mrs. John Hays Ham- mond, Mrs, E. H. Harriman, Mre. John Davidgé, Mrs.' Albert Gleaves and Mrs, Harry Wardman, Poles MUSIGRAPHS UTH MCcILVAINE of New York City will make her operatic debut in the Washington Opera Company’s produrtion of “Faust” tomorrow night |in & role of the nurse, Martha. | This part demands a contralto voice of flexibility and depth to interpret this vaccillating, complacent duenna | of Marguerite. | such mature character | portrayal by means of her voice and acting, since | she s only 23 vears old. She has studied with Alfred Y. Cornell of New | York for several vears, and has been beard in recitals in Holyoke, { Winston-Salem, N. C. anda various | ¢ities in Pennsylvanlia, where she re- geived promising press notices. She is | the niece of Col. Jay J. Morrow, for~| merly - District Engineer -Commis- sfoner-and Governor of the Panama Canal Zone. Hatherine Riggs, harpist, of Wash- ington will be the soloist Friday at the meeting of the Foreign Mission- ary Convention of the United States and Canada in the Hall of Nations, Hotel Washington Netta Craig will give the third of a series of costume recitals to be pre- sented in Washington this month and next, at the Georgetown Convent of the Visitation, Saturday. Despite inclement weather, a good- sized audience enjoyed the costume recital given at the Sixth Presbyte- rlan Church last Tuesday. Helen Mur- ray, organist and director of music, gave several plano selections that were enthuslastically recefved. She played “Menuett a I'Antico” by See- boeck, “Licbestraum” by Liszt, and “Sundown” by Helen Hopek!rk, Amer- fcan woman composer. Eva Whitford Lovette, meszo-so- prane, will sing at the meeting of the Pennsylvania Society, Wednesday eve- ning, in the ballfoom of ths New Willard. This occasion fs - called Welsh night and the program will be Welsh In character and given almost entirely by people of that nationality. It will include an address by James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor; Celtic folk songs and chorals, sung by a cholr com- posed of members of St. David's Soclety. the Welsh soclety of Washington, con- ducted by Dr. Thomas S. Lovette, Welsh pianist and composer. Anthony Jones, Welsh baritone of Pittsburgh, who has been invited for the occasion especlally by Secretary Davis, will give a group of Welsh songs. Mrs. Lovette will sing songs com- posed by her husband, Thomas S. Lovette, who will accompany her. Bea- trice Koch of Kane, Pa. will act as accompanist for the choir. Jack - Charlton. Ward, mezo-8o- prano,. was the soloist at the birth- day _celebration of the Colonial Damés at their clubhouse, Friday afternoon, January 23. She sang Dr. Arne's “Where the Bee Sucks,” Cyril Scott's “Lullaby,” “Bitte” (Bohm), “The Island” (Rachmaninoff) and “My Little House" (Seneca Pierce). Eva Whitford Lovette was the accom- panist. Beatrice Koch, planist, was pre- sentad at the Texas Society musical, Friday evening, at the Hotel Roose- velt, by Dr. Thomas S. Lovette. She played Doctor “Gradus ad Parnassum’ and “Golliwogg's Cake Walk,” by De- bussy. . Representative Clifton A. Woodrum of Virginia was heard in a group of songs, and Minnie Lee Wil- llams, daughter of Hepresentative Guinn Willlams of Texas, gave as readings ‘“Ashes of Roses” and “A Handsomer Man. Joseph Iseman, planist, returned last. week from Cincinnatl, where he formerly lived, and met many of his old friends and acquaintances while there.. Mr. Iseman also spent several days in Chicago before returning home, el Franceska Kaspar Lawson left Washington January 15 for.a short tour of -eight recftals in West Vir- ginia and eastern Ohio. Mrs. Lawson is singing in Thomas, Welch, Gary, Bluefield and Fairmont, W. Va, and Cadlz, Toronto and Martins Ferry, Ohio! She will return to Washing- ton ‘Thursday. A serles of organ recitals is to be given at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South by pupils of the director of music of the church, R. Deane Shure, each Sunday ovening at 7:40 o'clock: The first will be this evening, with Miss Edith Gott- alls playing. Her program will be “Larkswdo” (Shure), “Communion in G (Batiste), “Tocatta” (Duboig) and" “Let There Be Light” (Dubols), She is very young for | Mass.; | IN THE C EORGE FREDERIC BAYLISS, who for the past year and a half has been associated ~with the Calvary Baptist Male Quartet as second tenor, will resign his position Saturday and assume his new duties as tenor so- lolst of the Church of the Epiphany next Sunday. Mr. Bayliss recelved his early training In music as a choir boy at St. George's Eplscopal Church, Baltimore, Md., under the direction of John Paul Tingle. He studled with David Francis, David Malemet and the Peabody Institute of that oity and held various church positions there, among which he was soloist at St Michael's and All Angels’ for a period of elght years prior to coming to ‘Washington. Since his arrival he was soloist at St, Patrick’s Church, and for three years choirmaster and solofst at the Church of the Ascen- sion, where he bullt up quite a repu- tation as director and soloist, leaving ! there to go with the Calvary Baptist Male Quartet. Mr. Bayliss is also a member of th |Invisible Choir, a recently organized musical organization for concert and radlo broadcasting, composed of church soloists throughout the city. Hazel Bachschmlid, soprano, will | have charge of the special musical services to be inaugurated at Mount Tabor Methodist Church, Georgetown, beginning this evening and to be held the second and last Sunday eve- inlnxs of each month, Tonights's program will include: “From Egyptian Bondage Came” (Page), ‘The Lord Is My Shepherd’ | (Smart), duet for soprano and bass; “The Lord Is My Light" (Allitsen), soprano solo, and “Hark, Hark, My | Soul” (Shelley). | The sololsts will ‘be Mrs. Bach- | schmid, Mattie Hunt, contralto, and | Paul F. Bachschmid, bass. { The music at the First Baptist | Church this morning fncludes the fol- lowing numbers: Prelude, “Afr" from | “Rinaldo” (Handel); offertory solo, “The Earth Is the Lord's” beer). The organ numbers for the evening will be: “Andantino” (Le mare); “Will o' the Wisp” “Orfentals” (Cul); offertory solo, “Hear My Cry, O Lord” (Wooler); postiude, “Finaie” (Borowskl). W. Harold Whiteside Is the pre- “cemur and soloist, and Robert M. | Ruckman, organist. The vested choir of Gunton-Temple { Presbyterlan Church, under the direc- tion of John George Klein, with Mrs. Klein at the organ, will sing at the 11 o'clock service, assisted by Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, soprano. At the 4 o'clock vesper service the { musical program will be given by Mrs. Gawler, Mr. Klein, tenor, and Fred East, baritone, soloist of Cal- vary Baptist Church, At this morning's service of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church the mixed chorus will sing “The Wilder- ness” (Goss), and Paul Ledig will sing a tenor solo, “Fight the Good ht" (Spross). In the evening the chorus will sing “The Shadows of the Evening Hours { (Stoughton), and the male quartet | will sing “If Thou but Suffer God to | Gulde Thee” (Pache). W. E. Braith- walte will direct the choru: | Next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock | the choir will give its regular month- | 1y musical service and will be assist- ed by the Holt Mandolin and Guitar { Clup { Every one Is Invited to all services. | | The music at Calvary Baptist Church today will be: Thomas Moss, {@rganist and director, will play Men- | delssohn’s “Sonata in B flat” for the morning prelude and the finale from Guilmant's “Fourth Sonata” for the | postiude. The quartet will sing “O | God, Say Once Again, Let Thers Be | Light" (Spross), and George F. Bay- | Uss will sing “My Soul Is A God trom Gaul's “Holy Cit: The evening organ recital will be- gin at 7:45. Mr. Moss will “Fantasie” (Merkel), and “At Twi- light” (Stebbins). The quartet num- bder is J. B. Herbert's O Love That Will Not Let Me Go” and the Calvary chorus choir will sing “Hark, Hark, My Soul” (Shelly Following is the program of music at the Ninth Strect Christlan Church today: Morning service—Cholr, an- | them, “Spirit of God” (Humason), with incidental solo by Ethel V. Fowler; evening service, orchestra selection, “Romance,” (Rublinstein); overture, “Italians in Algeria” (Rossini), “To Violet (Zameentk), Souvenir’ (Drdls). At All Souls’ Church the music at priate to the observance of the anni- versary of the conversion of St. Paul On the Green memorial organ Lewis ing: Prelude, “Saul Comes to Him- postiude, “Saul Persecuted he Christians” " all. by Malling retchen Hood will 8ing the aria from *St. Paul,” Death," and Charles Trowbridge Titt- mann will sIng “O God, Have Mercy from the“same oratorio by Mendels- sohn. Miss Hood and Mr. Tittmann will sing as a duet “For So Hath the Lard. At the special service to be held in the evenfng Mr. Atwater will play: Prelude, “Adagio and Allegro,” (Ga- luppl), ~ “Prelude” (Saint-Saens); postiude, “Alla Marcia” (Reblikoff). In the part of the service called the musical ministry there will be a min- iature recital ~with the following numbers: Miss Hood, “In Heavenly Love Abiding” (Salter); Mr. Tittmann, “Spirit of God” (Nerdllnger); Miss Hood and Mr. Tittmann, “Forever ‘With the Lord"” (Gounod); Mabel Dun~ can, cellidt, “Autumna Song" (Tschai- kowsky), “Spring Song” (Bridge). At the Church of the Transfigura- tlon_the music today, under direction of James Dickinson, organist and cholrmaster, will Include: Morning prayer,-11 o'clock, processional, “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise” (Hintze): | “Venite” (Smith), "“Te Deum in D" (Woodward), “Benedictus” (Langdon), sermon hymn, *“Just As 1 Am" (El- vey): anthem, “Sweet Is Thy Merc {Barnby); Incldental solo by Master Charles E. Eckert; recessional, “O God, Our Help in Ages Past’ (Croft), Evening prayer, 7:30 o'clock cholr, processional, “Allelu: “Magnificat,” and (plain _ songs); sermon Jesus, Lover of My Soul” anthem, “Send Out’ Thy 1ight” (Gounod); vesper hymn, ‘“The Duy Is Pest and Gone” (Sullivan); recessional, “Light of Those Whose Dreary Dwelling” (Moravian Melody), The musie for today's services at the -Mount Vernon Place Methodist Eplscopal Church South, under the di- rection of R. Deane Shure, will be as follows: Morning—Organ _prelude, “Meditation” (Mallly), Mrs. Frank A Frost; anthem, “Angelic Songs Are Swelling” (Lorenz); quartet, “Keep Us, Savior, Day by Day” (Sankey), W. Arthur McCoy, A. Clifford Wilkin, Howard P. Bafley and Jamés P. Schick; organ postlude, “Offertoire (Thomas). Evening—Twenty-minute ergan recital by Miss Edith Gottwalls anthem, “Fading, Still Fading” (Shel- lay); quartet, “We Shall Meet” (Main): organ postlude, “March in B Flat™ (8ilas). * ¥ This evening at the Church of the Covenant, beginning at § o'clock, the special January musical service will be given. . The évening choir, Claude Robeson, director; Haryey Murray, organist; Mrs. Howard Blandy, acoom- panist, .and the splo guartet will be assisted by Frances Scherger, so- prano; Carla Pasyolsky, contralto; Willlam P.- Shangahan, tenor, and Barty EClatk, base. v “The chotr will sing selections from (Nevin); | rst for | play | the morning service will be appro- | Corning Atwater will play te follow- | self”; offertory, “On the Way to Da- | “Be .Thou Faithful Unto | HURCHES the Russian Litur Who was in the Russ! pany with Chaliapir 1l sing “Ths Pilgrim” (Tschalkowsky). The musts, from the Church-Russian is beautifui and thesc selections ure effective, The program follows: Anthems “Praise the Lord, Oh My Soul” (Grpl: | chanofr); netus and Benedlctus™ (Tschalkowsky); “Christ, When & Child, a Garden ‘Made” (Tschaikows sky); double quar “Cherubic Hymn" (Gretchanoff); an organ prelude, Mr. Murray play 1 entale” (Cui) | The public is invitea of the church will o'clock Miss Pasvolsk 1 Opera Coniy | | as will The doons be open at ¥ At the January Ve afternnon o'cl Pleasant Congreg Mendelssohn program will be givén by the Mount Pleasant Chorus, and solo quartet, under the direction of Norton M tle, with Claude Robe- son at the or At the morning service, beginnin 11 o'clock, the musio will be by the solo quartet, The progran gan prel #ki); sopr: Climb the Heavenlsy offertory, Guartet Portal of the Oy fenbach - Spicker) “March” (Borowsk Evening—Or» | gan prelude, “Andante Cantablle; choral selections, “I Waited for the Lord.” with soprano and mezzosoprano: obbligato, Mi Scherger and Miss Pasvoisky:; “Oh, Rest in the Lord,” quartet and chorus; “Happy and Blest | Are They,” from “St. Paul Blessed Child,” from * Thine Eyes,” from * woman “Oh, of a Dove My Praver iss Scherger rch of the Pr all by ck, at service this the Mount tional Church, “& ng—OT- (Borow- May No 5" (Sproes) ; ding at the Year” (Of- postlude, on W cex fe from the (Lynes); | postiude, “Coronation March” (Meyer- The following n lin the morning s | Methodist Church: Organ prelude, ton); anthem by “From Egypt's “Andante” (Grit~ the solo quartet Bondage - Come’ (Page); offertory solo, “Oh, God Have Mercy,” arla from “St. Paul” (Men- | delssohn), sung by Fred J. Eden baritone; or postlude by Ashford In evening service music, Emmx Loulse Thompson, organist, will offer as_preludes, “Evening Song” (Bair stow) and (Raff). The solo quartet of Marle < Deal M De Hart, con= tralto; Edward ¢ t, tenor, Fred J. Eden wiil sing two Light” (Dudley Day of Rest D sopranc and dt . and 24 & Baptis anthe Lord” As the m, “No Spe Washt Morning, | w (Allitsen) ning, ant (Speaks Feed His I Him,” from Craig and Jane tralto. Mrs. E anist Music for t church ir > B. Austin, Friday Is My Rock™ (Lloyd). sol: from cr rep rret), offert Destr prano; eve Day Is OVedie “Like (Woodm: Cow tort s was the Congregational well known loc m the musical vesper sorvits today, assist y Charles” T. Ferry, organist - Elena de Sayn, Helen Corbin Helr Alica Eversman and Herman Sever¥ will give soles'and ensemble. A pop=s ular progr will be given morrow E a de “Adaglo” from tk Max Bruch, with org accompay ment; Helen Corbly Keinl, “Noctur C Minor,” by Chopin, and “Feu Fa |1et,” by Philipp, and Alice Eversn | wiil sing “Arfa” from “Herom | iade,” by Massenet. Two parts of ths | “Trio; E Flat” by {cello and piano, W | De Sayn-Seve > A novelty in_the form of CatoirEy | poem-sonata, for violin and plang | will be introduced tomorrow. Revis {lutionary in character, it makes th® hearer fecl the force which playel | such an tmportant part in the = {throw of the old Russia charming contrast to th ! the four son | ff be The 1in clan 4:45 p.m First roduce ght will second con. n stern bl s by the sunig by My Soul” | gedy” and “Summ | Herman will play | 1 rhapsody Popper, aff | Eversman will also sing mE. bel Di” from “Mme. Butterfiy® rles T. Ferry will be the accoiz! panist. | "'The “Trio 1n A Minor Tschuis: kowsky, plaved by EI de Sawm | Helen Corbin Heinl and Herman Seg2! | ely, will close the program |, The proceeds from the concert apf the free-will offering at the vesper |service will go to the Bischoft Sevel t ke b morial organ. Tickets for tomorrgs® night are on le at the Congregss { tional Church. = | —————— - | _ MUSICAL INSTRUCTION |SOPHOCLES T. PAPAS | Teacher of Mandotin, Guiter, Banjo. Tenase ROBINSON'S MUSIC STORE. | 1306 G St. N.W. Phone Main 1 = = TEACHERS WANTED Tenor Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulels > G St N W Secr | i Fhocre Walter T. Holt §tudios = TENOR BANJO, »unnnui o Yor GUITAR, BANJO, HAWAIL GUITAR AND UKULELE. Ensemble Practice with the Nordi Clubs. Established 1804, 2 PHONE GOL. 948 1801 COLUMBIA RD, SAXOPHONE: =8 Plano, Temor Bang. Guitar. 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