Evening Star Newspaper, May 30, 1926, Page 32

By Helen Fetter. HE annual series of Spring recitals in which budding and developing talent among the chiidren and younger talented folk of Washing- ton is demonstrated seems to have reached its climax and is be- ginning to wane. A few more such recitals are scattered over the coming weeks of early June, but already teachers are packing their bags either to attend master classes for further inspiration and background for their work or to accept positions in groups giving Summer instruction to the young students in other localities. Summer weather in Washington, barring such a phenomenal Spring as the cool delightful days now with us, is not inducive to the pursuance of even such pieasant studics as those in musical lines. There is, however, one great opportunity that many music teachers seem to have overlooked and discount completely. There are the women'’s clubs, many of which meet at least once a month, even though in- formally, in the Summer time. These clubs have completed their worked- out schedu.e of programs for the cooler months and will not begin next season’s formal programs for a couple of months at least. Probably not before the first of September. Yet they are meeting and chatting. An cnterprising singer with the message of songs and their meaning might not find it difficult to get several clubs to let her come to each in a Sum- mer meeting, sing a couple of short groups of songs and tell the story of cach song or a bit about the composer. Pianists, too, have this field open with many possibilities for short and entertaining program: A true estimation of the artistry involved in presenting real music well—often called m al appreciation-—cannot be overvalued. An out- standing example of this is given in the work done in the public schools of Washington under the general direction of Edwin N. C. Barnes, and the more specific direction of Miss Clara Burroughs. These lessons, given through the services of a smali, but efficient, corps of teachers, only once in every few weeks have the greatest missionary value of almost any anusical work done in this city. ‘Lening the real message of musica. works to chidren is the planting of an eventual musical community in the National Capital. As is jrue of all missionavies, this small corps of workers is consid- crably hanipered in accomp.ishing its work. There is not nearly enough material available. There is a phonograph in every building—an mportant instrument for this work—but there arc not a sufficient number of the right kind of records on hand. Appeals are frequently made to the mem- bers of Parent-Teacher Associations, but the need still far exceeds the supply. As in the lower grades, the stressing of rhythms is much featured, making the use of such records a great asset. Another extremely intcresting phase of the musical appreciation work in the schools is the co-relation of it with other studies, a logical anu effect.ve manner of teaching music. It is tasy to see how geography. history, art, literature and music all have common meeting places and showa combine in aoubly fascinating study to students generally if pre- sented by teachers who have the ability and personal background to de- velop some of the many possibtities of such work. * % % Ik the final analy music is a subject which can rarely be isolated. Archibaid T. Davison, associate professor of music at Harvard Uni- versity and director of the famous Harv {irst chapter in his newly issued bool ard_Glee Club, aptly calls the s ducation in America—"“The Background of American Music Education.” He states as his opening sentenc ucation 1s the residuum of national character. It shows more plainly than does anything else exactly what a country holds to be the real issues of life.” Still more keenly does Dr. Davison strike at the most vital, vu.nerabie point in the state of nund of the American peo- ple toward musical education, when he says: “Qur reverence tor skill and efncicncy too often leads us to conceive of excellence in performance as the goal of music education; and we for- get that, however tentative and unsuccessful active participation may be, 1t yet has great value as a means of self-expression, and serves as the hest approach to appreciative and intelligent listening. The same spirit has made us a nation of onlookers. We scorn to be begmnners and n- competents, preferring to sit in the grandstand or stadium, applauding 1he acmevements of some professional athiete, rather than to refresh ,ur own bodies and minds with exercise. Now this predilection of ours for exceptional skill, and its corollary, our wi.lingness to ‘let the other jellow do it, which have proved neariy fatal to the democracy of American music through our almost exclusive surrender to the domination of paid singers and players, appears again in our devotion to devices like the graphophone, player-piano and radio. The really devastating feature ot these 1s their absolute impersonality. 1 once had a grapnopuone recorc of the Lord's Prayer and the lwenty-third Psalm. The declaimer’s resonant voice and significant inflect.ons charmed and fascinated me, anu 1 played that record many times. Eventually, however, 1 began not tc hear the great words of prayer and faith, but to listen for the oratory which overlaid them, and so missed the ideas which the words conveyed But when one day 1 heard a clergyman recite quite simply and sincerely the Lord’s Prayer, 1 suddenly real.zed how destructive it is to attempt to circumscribe beauty and truth within mechanical bounds. And if this he true of words, even of such words as constitute the Lord’s Prayer. how much less desirable is it to put limitations upon music, a language above words.” * X ¥ X IT is very true that the so-called “star system” is ruling musical circles as well as many others at present in America. Yet it is the very use of phonographs and radios that is doing much to inspire those with undeveloped talent to try and do something themselves. With the radic in particular, they know that “their friends” anywhere within tunin, distance will be interested to hear their efforts, too, and the opportunity that both tnese mecnanical devices offer the earnest student for com- parison with the greatest artists’ work and study of their style and phras- ing should not be underestimated. Dr. Davison, himself, further alon; in his article, admits the many valuable uses of the mechanical musical instrument and merely deplores the liability of its overuse making for laxity in imtiative. i H Publicity and the prominence of any musical performer will achieve huge audiences, but those people will largely come of curiosity and not to hear the actual music presented. Uniess, on the other haud, the per- former does give that audience something obvious and brilliant and so considered by the mdividuais who make up that audience, that pertormer will not be able to get those people together again to hear him or her. This is largely because the American audience, per se, today is not gener- ally familiar with the finer music and when in school its members were not grounded in a real appreciation of the why of good music. ‘They were too oiten herded together for hit-or-miss choral production of some so-called favorite song that has grown familiar through that casual usage that is so condemning for real interest. % Kk k Xk NE organization in Washington that appreciates the real fundamental need for more musical effort in actual pgnicipatitm on the part of people actually in the community and yet tries to reconcile those with the “big star” idea by importing first-class gpest artists for leading roles, is the Washington Opera Co., Edouard Albion, director. Started in the midst of wartime “qct-tog:thef’ entertainments and growing ually and surely upward in its standards, t company has provided stage exper ence and choral training for many young people who were .hrought -up in the self-conscious slap-dash styles of singing in their youth. Patrons of music, especially opera, all over the country have been watching the progress of Mr. Albion’s organization with keen attention. He has rece:ved 1 encouragement and assistance from the Metro- politan Opera forces. w the company is recéiving a new impetus in that 3 has had its first out-of-town engagement and has made good. Down in Greensboro, N. C., the Washington Opera carried a good share of its chorus and orchestra_and had Edward Johnson, a leading tenor of the Metropolitan Opera_Co., Thalia Sabanieva, a’first-rank soprano of the same company, and Ivan Ivantzcff, the Russian baritone who has become definitely affiliated with the local compan{, in many ways, as the soloists. They performed the double bill of “I Pagliacci,” and “The Secret of Suzanne,” the last production of the past season in Washington, under the direction of Jacques Samassoud, the company’s excellent director, The theater where the performance was given was packed to the doors, all seats having been sold up to stand‘ng-room capacity. . This effort having been so successful, it is probable that the Wash- ington Opera Co. will have other similar offers and, in time, develop a regu- lar tour as is the method of the two biggest companies. The demand for opera in the Summer all over the country seems to have greatly increased this vear. San Francisco will have an especially big season With leading Metropolitan and Chicago stars, Ravinia Park is also plannin a big Summer in opera, Cincinnati has a large season before it and, of course, the St. Louis Civic Opera will blossom forth for its usual lengthy Summer opera stock. ¥ L ! 3 These signs are most encouraging, for it means that, while the big stars will be scattered all over the United States, few having time to go abroad, there is so much to do at home; also, everywhere there is Summer opera there is a 'big local chorus developed from talent in each community, The seed of music appreciation grows well under the showers of experience by participation. N Chorus [ . Op’;:a Be Sung Today ; 'HE opening chorus of “Ishtar,” an 4 opera written by Edwin C. Potter Committee Chairmen Are Announced STA DING committee chairmen for the District of Columbia Federa- &f this city, will be sung this morning at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South by the Mount Wernon Chorus, under the direction of R. Deane Shure. This opera, on a biblical story has never been performed, being still in manuscript. i The opening chorus tells of the fhopes of the banished Hebrews of turning once more to their home nd. It has an exceptional depth and range of feeling. ! Today also will mark the last hppearance of the Mount Vernon uartet. James P. Schick, basso, re- igned a short time ago, effective to- y, because of pressure of business, and other resignations are to be an- ‘hounced shortly. ) Edwin Hughes, American pianist, avill_hold his tenth annual Summer 3 class for pianists and teachers m June 28 to Aygust 7 in New York tion of Music Clubs have been se- lected as follows: Extension, Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler; special mem- berships, Mrs. Bernice Randall An- gelico; Jjunior clubs, Miss Frances Gutelius; publio school music, Miss Edith B. Athey; church music; Mrs, John M. Sylvester; settlement music, Mrs. J. M. Stoddard; entertainments for “shut-ins,” Miss Pear] Waugh; opera, Edouard Alblon; young artisis’ contests, Mrs. Gertrude Lyons; local publicity, Miss Margaret McCormack; bulletin , publicity, Mrs, Frank 8. Westbrook; ways and means, Mrs. Dell Gllbert Sale. R gt Roszi Varady, young Hungarian cellist, has returned to the continent for the Spring season and has been engaged for the famous Salzburg Fes- tival. She will play as soloist with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and will give a special recital with organ in the cathedral, e _THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. @, MAY 30 19%-PART 8 WELL KNOWN SINGERS WHO WILL PRESENT A JOINT BENEFIT RECITAL THIS WEEK FRED J. EDEN end MABEL BAND CONCERTS U. 8. MARINE BAND. T the Sylvan Theater, Monument Grounds, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m., « concert by the United States Marine 3and, Willlam }. Santelmann, leader Jaylor Branson, second leader, will be en. The program will include: " Flowers" Principal Musitian At the United States Capitol, Wed. nesday, at 5 p.m., a concert will have 1s the program: let, adercn dance. No. 1. Candle dance of “The Bride of Cash- ® b) ) 5;.‘.'3@.. dance, No. 2 @ ding procession. ' “The Star Spangled Banner.” The band will leave for New York Friday to take part in the m d »and concert at Madison Square Gar- len for the Old Ironsides rally and return to Washington June 6. U. 8. ARMY BAND. A CONCERT by the United States Army Band, Capt. Willlam J. Stannard, leader; Thomas F. Darcy, second leader, will be presented at Walter Reed General Hospital Tues- day at 6:30 p.m. ‘The program will be: 5 Ilneg. ““Transatlantic Air* ‘sl 0 2. Bancl § B 4. Cornet sdlo. "My Old Kentucky Home." (Performed ‘i filflu:)lfll\- Joseph j s s 3. Selection from “The Bat o N v U. 8. NAVY BAND. ’I'HE program Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m., in Judiclary Square, ¥ifth and F streets northwest, to be presented by the United States Navy Band, Charles Benter, leader; Charles Wise, second leader, will be: & ¢ the Winds' e, e, Mill on the O Piccolo solo, “Through the AL dmaster . i'l'lylor Grflul.@:nu fro1 T Sune Frincs and the Youoe Fox trot, Another program Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the band stand, Navy Yard, will have the following numbers: . “Punj Brethure - Semiramide Duet for cornet and Grand, scen Butf " s Divertieeement ‘froi 2. Gathering o{ the Clane. % tho Gipey Girl. § 9 Shd binme. : ‘antasia, *Evolution of Dixie trom ‘‘Mignon' oo tar Spangled Banner, Quartet Gives Progr;m To- night in Convention. SPECIAL feature of the musical programs of the Northern Bap- tist Convention, now in annual confer. ence in the Washington Auditorium, under the direction of Percy S. Fos- ter, will be the singing at the closing session this evening of the male quar- tet, Thomas Moss, organist and di- rector; W. F. Raymond, first tenor; A. C. Wilkens, second tenor; East, baritone, and John C. Smith, basso. Mr. East will sing “Spirit of God,” by Neldlinger, and the male quartet, in recognition of the National Me- morial day, will sing the ‘‘Reces- sional,” by Reginald De Koven, Rev. W. 8. Abernethy, D.D., pastor of Calvary Church, is chairman of the local ‘committee of arrangements for| the Northern Baptist Convention, FLEHR MUSICAL PROGRAMS. TUESDAY. Mabel Flehr, contralto, and Fred J. Eden, director of mu ity M. E. Church, will appear in joint benefit recita church at 8:15 o'clock. at Trin- at that The Georgetown Philharmonic Society will present a program in the chapel of the Georgetown Presbyterian Church at 8 p.m. IN JOINT RECITAL—TUESDAY. Mabel Flehr, contralto soloist of the First Baptist Church, and Fred J. Eden, director of music at Trinity M. Church, will appear in a joint re- I at Trinity Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock. The concert is under the auspices of the chorus choir of the church and is a benefit affair, George ‘Wilson will accompany the singers. The program will be {a from “Herodiade" FAven tes yeux ~ Mignonne Jlad” Mr. Eden Aria from “La Mort de Jeanno d' Are.” Bembers Mise Fi M Bind, Lo Nover Told Her Lov Among the unfounded reports now current is the news that Elly Ney, pianist, will remain abroad and that she will not be heard in America next season. The artist's managers wish to correct this erroneous rumor. They announce that Mme. Ney will return to this country early in January, when she will immediately begin her nation- wide tour. y iter | “Aq PHRILHARMONIC CONCERT— TUESDAY. The Georgetown Philharmonic So- ciety, under the auspices of the fe: tival committee of the community across the creek, will present its initial concert in the chapel of the Georgetown DPresbyterian Church, Thirty-first and P streets northwest, Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Malton Boyce, director of the society, has pre- pared a program specializing in poly- phonic music. ‘The soloists will be Netta prano, and Raymond G tone. The selectlons to be sung include: ‘When Flowery Meadow: - Palestring hile the it Sun'” i Now1d e Mot ol Mdyip T liam Byid Mosley “Etude In B Flav o wwPreslude In' C Sharp’ Mi “Ronde capriceiongr. . hoptn achmaninoft jelssohn Gwan . a Flowars Vil Wae From Laimos Hij co . .Thomas Weelkes ““The Silve “Down in" Ves! orin o Lass with the Delle i, -?sm. Why Dost Thou Léave b) Song o s () Toe Middie (d) Farewell Raymond G. Moore. baritune. with chorus. Glasg’ow Orpheus Cho;r Will Tour United States THE Glasgow Orpheus Chofr, of about 60 mixed voices, reputed to be the foremost choral organization of Great Britain, is making its first transatlantic tour next Fall, touring the most important citles of Canada. and the United States, it has been an- nounced by the Wolfsdhn Musical Bureau, Inc. This choir, which has been'under the conductorship of Hugh S. Rober- ton since 1901, is salling from Glas- gow September 25 on the Tuscania, arriving in New York the following week. According to present plans the choir will give its first concert on this continent in Carnegie Hall, New York, October 4. It will then begin a tour, singing nearly every evening, appear- ing in Washington, Baltimore, Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, Torontc Kitchener, .. Hamilton, London, De troit, Syracuse, Brooklyn and a nun ber of other citles, returning to Scot land on O¢tober 80. This cholr {s unique in that th members are all voluntary singer ot | @nd receive no fees of any kind be yood traveling: and hotel expenses They have secured leaves of absenct from their employers in Scotland, al of them being regularly employed ir. and near Glasgow. They are no asked to pay any fees of any kind % | the revenue drawn from concerts be ing sufficlent to finance the runnin: of the choir, There are no honorar. members or subscribers. The chol 4 | lives entirely by its singing. The past season the cholr has sunc 45 concerts in the British Isles. Tw. visits were made to England, whick included concerts in York, Sheffield Burnly and Manchester. It has of course, given {ts usual numbe: 05ert [ of concerts in the Scottish service 1 and also fn Dublin and Belfast. Glasgow the December and Marcl concerts annually fill St. Andrew" Hall, seating 2,800, four nights in suc cession, the concerts sold out by sub scription; which is also true of th: London concerts. In England, where they have 2 choral tradition going back to Eliza betham days, this choir's Scottisk standard of singing is welcomed anc accepted. While on the American tour they will sing the old songs anc the new. The singing of the choir is practl- cally all unaccompanied, and the music performed ranges from folk- song nts to madrigals and the most advanced type of choral song. As a Scottish choir the pro- grams naturally contain much that has its origin in Scotland, but such music is put forward on its artistic merits alone. Thus Scottish psalm tunes and homely folks songs are in- cluded, not merely because they are Scottish, but because they are worthy. In addition to Scottish and English susic the choir has in-its re- pertoire examples by Continental writers from Bach to Kalinnikoff, Soloists are drawn from the choir {tself. Many prominent conductors have been trained in this choir. Mr, Roberton, the conductor, is one of the most important figures in the musical life of Scotland today. le ‘was one of the pioneers in the musical festival movement in Scotland, and is known as one of the leading con- ductors at music festivals in the United Kingdom. This year he is touring the festivals of western Can- ada, during this Spring, for a month's engagement. As a writer and com- poser he has reached a place of inter- national prominence. But as con- ductor of the Glasgow Orpheus Choir for 25 years he has led this organ- ‘zation to the outstanding place in 10dern choralism, and it is due to is genius that its reputation is now vorld-wide. New Glee Club Elects Officers 'HE National University Glee Club held an election Wednesday eve- *ing which resulted in the following Mcers; Ellsworth Jones, president; % Creveling, vice president; W, Tahey, re-eelcted secretary; George E. “ickett, 34, treasurer and business nanager; Gegrge Gardner, librarian; y Miss Edna Parker, accompanist; Lynn lichrest, musical director. Mr. Gilichrest is well known in nusical circles here. He is a member € the Almas Chanters, gololst of the Jpiphany Lutheran Church choir and ras invited by acclaim to continue as he director of the club for the com- 1 season. In the short time he has 1ad charge of this young organization s present success is due almost en- irely to his leadership and ability to randle its direction. This glee club ropes to take its place in musical “ashington. The moral as well as the financial upport of Charles F. Carusi, dean of vational University, made this club 1 bility. The club decided luring the Summer session of the law chool to meet twice monthly, to be -eady to start out in the Fall with an sarly concert. These meetings are to e announced in the press from time ‘o time. Rho Beta Chapter of Mu TPhi Epsilon had the annual banquet Tuesday evening. Music was fur- nished by Mary Thompson, soprano; Goldie Hutchins, contralto; Gertrude Dyer, pianist, and Virginia Cureton, violinist. Wynema McKinley was for the occaslon, Celia G. Luce will present a group in piano recital, assisted by Gertrude Mustain, reader, and Elsie Lang, con- tralto, Friday night at 8 o'clock in the Sunday school building, Presbyterian Church, Rhode Island avenue and cond street northeast. A sil- ver offering will be taken at the door. The program will include: PART do Villageots d ¥loto, J “Oplanda and “The Marriage of Gortrude Mustin. “By the Waters_of Minnetonka". . Lieurance ‘rances Cole. Trio, “Fete Neapolitaine' “oseq. . Bil Dorotby Baker, Frances Hand "o Betty Steedman. -Jenkins -Brett Stanl “Impromptu Mazurka Lack . Mana-Zuocca - Maxim Barbour “Tarantelle" “Where My Cara: P s “Mexican c by Ina : Evelyn Scott, V’Alin . viol o R plano rect cv’.ivrr\llng at h‘elrireal\ience. - 5 ose participating included: M: g‘ll!egek(l‘?‘ !!:loulsé Rhees, Eli?-’:,bu;;‘l: 3 ice Law, E t] Je;:{l Mot lizabeth Sherfer and he young pianists played worl y Hanpah Smith, Bliss, Heller, kh’la‘z— %:}::‘l‘.a xsc‘f}“bisn' Bach, Brahm: ninoff, Scarlatti, - ski, Chopin and Schllmnn?xha‘kow The trio composed of Miss Scott, l[r&‘ Byram and Mr. Manoly played the “Flower Waltz” from Tschaiko; ski's “Nutcracker Suite.” Mrs. An- gelico accompanied her husband in his songs. Mrs. Charles D, Cole presented d cital at her home in leevy Chas: br:- fore an audience of parents and friends last Sunday afternoon. Ten children of beginning and inter. medlate grades were on the pro- gram. They {ncluded: Vanetta Wright, Fhilipp Turner, Cecl Flelding, Peggy Watts, Elizabeth Hite, Dorothy Water- holter, Jane Patterson, Muriel Hoover, Margaret _Hutchinson and Mary :%’oc\;'ur‘:ims\lsls Col? dfllghled the audi- v er play, X ‘Second Mazurk: Ry 1 e ey Helen Genevieve Wa; Y, assist by Mrs. Harriet Wagn{:,e contmltfs will present a group of children in a piano recital at the Grace Reformed Church, Fifteenth and O streets north- west, Saturday evening at 8:15 o'clock. Elena de Sayn extends an in to musicians of this city an‘(;“.x';nl&nr friends to be present at a recital in the Washington Club Auditorium, Seventeenth and K streets, Tuesday afternoon, from 5 to 6 o'clock. ...The program will open with Bohm's Sarabande,” arranged by Auer for four violins and piano. This number will be followed by a “Sonatina’ by Hauptman for violin and plano played by two boys, Wilmer Colwell and Volo- 'dia. Grineff. Wilmer Colwell, 10 years age, who recently scored success at the Pen Women's club,will be heard also in a concertino by Leo Pornoft, Ruth Humphrey will play an arrange. ment of the “Last Rose of Summer'' by Franz; Virginia Groomes, “Rev- erie,” by Ann Carse. Betty Golden, a child of 5, will play several little num. bers on her quarter-size violin. The program will be closed by Gabrielli's “String Trio for Two Violins and Viola,” played "MUSIGRAPHS RO! POLLIO-JARMAN, formerly with the Washington Opera Com- pany, who has a rich meszo-contralto voice, and Willlam F. Santelmann, YTIIR violinist of the United State Madrine Band, will appear in joint re. cital tonight at the Congressional Country Club at 8 o'clock. Elizabeth Gardner Coombs will accompany Mrs. Jarinan and Mrs. Santelmann will play for her husband. Club members and invited guests will hear the pro- gram. The sixteenth annual recital by the classes of R, B. Chopin Keith, recently incorporated into the Peter Pan Trou- badours of the National Federation of Music Clubs, will be held Friday, June 11, beginning promptly at 7:30 o'clock, at the Washington Club. Among those participating will be: Juveniles. Josephine lihan, Frank Tay- or u&mu%flé.}?"mflfl 15"123:- essie Du Bant itedflold. Maryaret Eva Lewls. ebocea Powell Williameon, Willism Plugler rgmann, ir. Juniors. - oper Fulton, Morris Alexander Ty Montgomery Carrie Simone, Frances rry Payne Dergmann, Mary rawtord: Senlors. Wertenbruch, Claire N Fheine. Wittame: Lylo B, J o Y upatat. Brfsanstn Ovio: 034 Catiierine Aitidred arker, 1020, Arthi mour. P 1924 aceli; i 015, ‘ot “Bestrice Bola . Barr. 1938. kozq’. Juwfl!n“l'rli; E:‘e"{?x Herman Otto. 1020, How Jascha Heifetz, baritone, assisted by Pauline Grossberg, coloratura soprano, presented o delightful song recital at the Playhouse last Thursday evening. Mr. Helfetz has a voice of rich quality and big volume. His planissimos are also well done and his reading of his songs shows good taste. Miss Grossberg has a light volce of typical coloratura quality and shows fine promise in her handling of the tricky cadenzas in Roseini's “Una voce poco fa.” She also sang works by Handel and Lily Strickland. Mr. THeifetz’s numbers included works by Koeneman, Tosti, Wood- forde-Finden, and a Yiddish melody and Ruasian folk song. The two sang a Mozart duet also. Marie Zalip- sky was at the plano for the singers and Sophie Snyder, a talented young planist, played a group of selections. Dorothy K. Hubbard, _soprano, graduate of the College of Fine Arts of Syracuse University, and now with |the National Park Seminary ‘n the | vicinity of Washington, presented a | group of songs over WCAP Wednes- day night, accompanied at the piano by Eva Whitford Lovette. Ier songs included works by Parker, n, Zamecnik, Haydn Wood, Louls Ganne and an encore song by White, Helon M, Wertenbruel 't 00 1024, ard Lioyd Jobnson, Kar! Holer has written three new works, two preludes for piano and a romance for violin. One of the pre- ludes is dedicated to Caroline Bender and the romance to Herman Rake- mann. Mr. Rakemann played this work Monday at the Gunston Hall faculty recital, accompanied by the composer. At the anniversary and linen shower of the Methodist Home recently a program was given by Webber's Orchestra, Mrs. J. F. M. Bowle, who £ang a group of songs that were en- thusiastically received, and Richie McLean, contralto, who also gave a group of songs. Elizabeth Gardiner Coombs accompanied Mrs. Bowie and Miss McLean. Mary Park Clements, violinist, and Elizabeth Wingfield Jackson, pianist presented children in a recital recent- ly. Those who played were: Lewis Sherwood, John Fahrenbach, Sylvan Mazo, Robert Merrit, Helen Sheets, Jane Sheets, Marie Kraft, Harriet Anne Jackson, Margaret Compton, John Platz, Eleanor Boehs, Miriam Harper, Elizabeth Rheinbold, Cornelia Woodward and William Rodier. The Girls' Friendly Glee Club gave a concert last Tuesday night at St John's Church, Georgetown. Mallette Roach Spengler, who trained the chorus, also acted in the capacity of accompanist and soprano soloist. Phyllis Ransdell also sang a group of soprano solos and Helen Belt gave some violin numbers. Isabells P. ‘Taylor played Mrs. Spengler's ac- companiments. Dorothy Ransdell gave some readings. The entire pro- gram seemed much appreciated by the audience. Those in the glee club include: Gladys Balenger, Althea Burdette, Olive Copperthite, Mary Flaharty, Ethel Gordon, Jessie Montgomery, Ruth Quick. Dorothy Ransdell, Phyllis performed: Clarence Taylor Huffman, Robert Reineck, Haskel Pittiglio, Her- bert Wooley, Richard Wooley, Jack Murphy, Jimmie Sprout, Leo Often- Berenice Stein, Blanche Romae, ler | ek Betata 1.8 SiAROTS. and Helen At St. Margaret's School tomorrow evening, in the last of a series of weekly recitals, Ruth Gallup of Pea- body Conservatory presents the fol- plb ottt o l’llln‘el d'un‘e Scharwenk: (Scharwgnihks Douglas hoven) ‘The Corey Opera Class gave one of its operatic revues Friday evening at the home of the director, Gurle Luise Corey, when scenes from both light and grand opera were enacted in cos- tume. Rose Sokol sang an aria from Verdi's ““Aida’”; Gayle Hunt as Musette and an ensemble presented “Csardas,” from Herbert's “The Fortune Telle: Oba Jan Gibson and Irma Lackey pre. sented an aria and the flower duet from Puccini’s “‘Madame Butterfly"; Gladys Hunt as Marietta, with an en- semble, sang the “Italian Street Song," from Herbert's “Naughty Marietta™; Mary Sterling sang the “Doll Song" and with ensemble presented a scene from Offenbach’s “Tales of Hoffman"; Anna Donn sang the ‘‘Bell Song” and with iss Sokol did the duet from Delibes’ the Hunt twins sang as 'Shadow Song" from Meyer- the “Letter Song”™ presented by Irma Lackey, Oba Jan Gibson and ensemble. Marion May Lawson was the accom- panist at the piano. The commencement exercises of the Columbia Conservatory of Music, Wel- 'Ington ‘A. Adams, director, will be held at John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, Fourteenth ai ran streets northwest, Tuesday evening at R ev. De. . 7. Medtord, the pastor . DRy " Mo , the 'y will deliver the annual address to the graduating class and school. The fol- lowing students will appear on the : Planof Gussie M. by Virginia Gray, first | Ree! violin; Elena de Sayn and Lydia Brew- = er, viola. 22, Saturday night, November 22, jun. for students of the Master School of the Plano gave a recital to a capacity audience. The members of the class o violin, Harry L. Y Edgar T, Redmond; mandotin, Theo: dore Pope; reading, Mary Frank James Tinner will be a diploraa in banjo mandolin. { Reeves. awarded | Rangdell, Marfe Stadler, Evelyn Trur nell and Margaret Trunnell. A sextet of singers from the Chev, Chase Woman's Club, music section and Mrs. F. A. Hunnewell, accompan ist and solo planist, presented a pr gram of solos, duets, trios and se tets at the second annual luncheon o the Sixteenth Street Heights Clul» Tuesday evening. The singers includ ed Mrs. Roger Wells, Mrs. R. 8. M« Bride, Mrs. R. C. Wilson, Mrs. H Ruesell, Miss Alice Broas and Mr. Carl I*. Stuhler. Franceska Kuspar Lawson gave recital under the auspices of tha Phoe bus School in the school auditoriu: of Phoebus, Va., last Tuesday night Mrs. Lawson sang a group which in cluded songs by composers of man: nationalities and also provided unique group of only English and American songs. She was accon: panied by Mabel Firch Ruwlings and the entire program was enthusiasti cally received. Mrs. Lawson also has sung recent ly for the Wouman's Club of Chas City, Va. Other recent engagement- include « recital for the high schoo at Wyethviile, at the home of ex-Gov Trinkle, and the birthplace of Mr: Woodrow Wilson, at the high schoo at Pocahontas, Va., and at the schocl commencement of Sidwell's Friends 8chool. The music for the Petworth Meth. odist Episcopal Church during the Summer months, at both morning and evening services, will be furnished b: the solo quartet, Jounna Best Russell. Mariam Leonard Steward contralto; Harvey T. Townsend, teno:: Benjamin Y. Morrison, bass, unde the direction of the organist, M John Milton Sylvester: the senlor Junior chofrs of the church, conducted respectively, by J. II. Henninger an J. M. Sylvester, having made their final appearance for the vear at last week's services. ‘This evening, beginning at 8 o'clock at the Church of the Covenant, th ir, Claude Robeson, d. Murray, organist Mrs, ndy, pianist, and the solo quartet composed of France- Scherger, soprano; Mary Apple, con tralto; Roes Farrar, tenor, and IHer an Fakler, bass, will sing Gounod 'St. Cecilia Mass Miss Scherger, Mr. Farrar and A Fakler will sing the solo trios. This will be the last musical sery ice of the season. The public is in vited. The doors of the church wil be opened at 7 o'clock. Mrs. F. F. Purnell, wife of Repre sentative Purnell of Indiana, will sing two groups of songs at the £ixtl. Annual Louls Hamilton Baly l"un! benefit next Wednesday evening a 8 o'clock at the Mayflower Mote! Pilano soles will be playved by Joa Collins. Ellen Mary Dashlell will give two groups of readings. Mrs. William milton Bayly, fo whose son, the late Lieut. L. U Bayly, the memorial fund is named will preside. Mrs. Bayly is the hon orary president of the Washington Y. W. C. A. The program is pre sented by the Booklovers of the Y W. C. A. The proceeds will provid. money for the support of a destf tute Washington child during the Summer months. “In Joseph’s Lovely Garden,” an Svanish Easter song, will be a feu ture of the vesper service at 4:30 to. day at St. Patrick's Church, when the mixed cholr will sing under the direc tion of Jennie Glennan. At the evening service at 7:30 music under the direction of C. A Benson, choirmaster, the sanctuary choir will sing, among other w “Salve Regina,” by Waddington of the modern English school with inciden solo by C. J. King, and a_mote “Aeterne Rex,” adapted fr Tande Lawrence Tibbett, American bar tone, who scored in “The Jest,” at the Metropalitan Opera Ilouse this season and was heard twice in co certs in Washington, has recently ¢ cluded his season on tour with th opera company and is now engaged fulfilling a concert tour. He sang a the Newark Music Festival May 6, an! after appearing in a number of othe: large cities he will close his season at the Evanston Music Festival Tues day, a reengagement, owing to his great success there last vear. STRUCTION. Piano, Tenor Banjo. Guitar, Drums, ct In 10 to 20 Lessons Rag, Jazz and Popular M o e ik NI E§ SCHOOL OF MU Main = | Sophocles T. ANDOLIN. N3O, HAWATIAN AND URULELE. Potomae 370. " "BESSIE N. WILD Volce Culture. Plano and Harmony. Studio. 6824 t. ark. Phone Adame bete o D & KARL HOLER Composer — Teacher 3803 13th St. NNW. Col. 7556 = EMENT LEAVITT Al HARM! TR Established 1804 TENOR-BANJO. 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