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THE VI) KIDES TAUGHT ;CHup mUSIC, "RoN Them Bones" Too Light For School Recreation Pro. grams, Says Vocal Chief. JESSE MAcRIDE. "What hope has America in the future as a leader of classic music If the school officials persist in teach ing ragtime music to the younger generation." This impeachment of music con ditions in Washington today vs far from gentle, when it was made to The Washington Times by H. LeRoy Lewis, precehtor-soloist in a church ,nd vocal teacher of the city. It was brought forth by an cinl dont in which the school officials may, we hope, have had no share. For Washington has aimed to stand abreast of other cities in the ad vanced work of its music in the school. But it bad conditions exist in recreation hours, it in well to know about them. Miss Allie Traver, soprano, was special soloist at the Johnson-Powell School on Friday evening and sang several songs. Mr. Lewis as her ac companist and teacher, found that out of a Public School Center. a large group of little children formed a part of the program. Kidies Made Common. "Much to my horror," said Mr. Lewis, "these little children had been taught and had memorized such com mon things as 'Roll Them Bones." a song of rolling dice, with a de generating influence that surely the schools should not inculcate. "We. the teachers of the city, are called on for our students to fnake up these programs that are being given every Monday and Fri day in the Music Week prepara Uons. They ask for something light. "In my opinion, the leaders are paying too much attention to the memorizing, by little children, of popular songs and ragtime music. If one is going to educate the pub lic-th-a give them something good. "Unfortunately, enough of this menace is taught in our home," con tinued Mr. Lewis. "But the public school, which has the right to say What shall be learned by the stu dents, does not hold up a true and noble standard. "When a child wishes to eat noth ing but cake and candy we force him to eat what is best for his body. Why should not our public school system be made to force our phil dren-who are the future of Amer ica-to eat what is best for the brain, and not only the brain, but the soul? "Private schools can alays culti ate a desire among its students for the better things in life and some thing is radically wrong when the public schools do not. There's Where we set the standard of future citizens." The Right Music. "Alys Bentley, who was many g ears director of music in the ublic schools of Washington. has arranged Grieg. Franz, -Schumann and Brahms into simplified musical form, so that the hard intervals are made easy through their lovely mel odies. These songs are taught in Drivate schools throughout our country. "I knew the "Two Grenadiers" ton:; before I went to high school," added Mr. Lewis. When told that an uneducated audience would grow weary listen Ing to a program of classic music, M1r. Lewis suggested that a shorter program of good tuneful things be given at first. There is a recreational value to tood rhythmic music. A "Com munity Music" acrostic, that holds a true philosophy of the case, is being printed in the Times today. But it need not be common. Let a good swinging march open and close these programs. They will surely set the pulse going, and whole somely so. We linowr that music as taught $ y the directors of music in the pub ic school is for the betterment of their life as well as their education. If however, this exists in theory and not in practice, these same directors should be told as Mr. Lewis is tell mng them. "Responsibility, for all influence, Is placed upon the teachers and of ficials of the public school system of Washington," said Mr. Lewis. "and they should feel very deeply the susceptibility of these young ininds for good or had, and provide their musical thoughts with as much care and spirituality as their thoughts in literature. "After all, universal peace must be brought about through the influ ece of the Arts, for there alone is nobility and truth." BEEF ILASII .A fine, wholesome dish with or without a poached egg on top It provides godfood for little . laSe Perrins' Sauce it Is appetiging as wela economicaL, Be sure you use * . 3*0 ? LSHINGT OUR OWN' IN TIME I CLEO SCANLAND. Ruth Peter, soprano, and Cleo ful young artists of Washington Bishop Daniel, who has been thel heard on many programs togethe Miss Peter and Miss Scanland artistic recital program, to be gi1 Mrs. Daniel's direction, as one e May. | AMONG M, Potter Students' Recital. The pupils of Louis A. Potter gave a piano recital on the evening of March 10, presenting a program of the classics and modern com positions. Little Louis Potter. Jr., second, made his debut on this occasion, playing two descriptive little works very well. His father is the junior, so that accounts for the second. Helen Stone played "Air de Ballet" of Depret; Virginia Andrus, "Curious Story" by Heller; Brad ford Abernethy, "Butterfly" by Merkel; Marceline Johnson played "Novellette" (Godard); Margaret Becker, "Lonely Wanderer" and "Butterfly" (Grieg); Ruth Barn. hart, "Nocturne" (Chopin); Betty Morris, "Reverie" (Debussy) and "Military Polonaise" (Chopin); Mar garet Kimball, "Fantasie Im promptu" (Chopin); Margaret La Hayne, "Arabesque" in G (Debussy); Olivia Biller, "Moonlight Sonata" (Beethoven); Mrs. Peterson. "Car nival" (Grieg); Kirstin Olrick, "Oc tave Etude" (Chopin): and Bettha Comstock, "Capriccio" (Scarlatti). Lewis-CroCkatt Recital. A Joint recital was given at the Woman's City ClUb by 1I. LeRoy Lewis, baritone, and Lucile Crock att, mezzo soprano, last Monday evening, with Mary A. Rohrkaste as accompanist. Miss Crockatt sang songs of Jen sen, Halsey. a Shubert song, , one by Lieurnace and "Thou art the Night Wind" by Gaul. Mr. Lewis gave three groups. with an arts from Gluck's "Iphigenle en Taurid," French songs by Mililotti and d'Hardelot, and groups in English with songs of Gans, Kramer, Branscombe and Rogers that em phasized the best in current Ameri. can songs, and one each of Met. calf, Burleigh, and Briers. Miss Rohrkaste, who has lately come to Washington. is being wel comed heartily for her very finished art as an accompanist. Church of the Ascension. The choir of the Church of the Ascension. Massachusetts avenue and Twelfth street N. W., under the direction of George F. Bayliss, will render the sacred cantata, "Peni tence, Pardon and Peace," by Maun der. at the ' p. m. Good Friday night service at the church. This cantata is a very beautiful work especially ar ranged for the Lenten season and its rendition at that time will give Wash ington's music loving public an op portunity to hear the work of this well-known composer. The solos will be sung by Mrs. Aileen M. Burns. soprano; Mrs. Julia Culbreth Gray, contralto; George F. Bayliss, tenor; and Lawrence E. Mur ray, bass, assisted by a chorus of twenty-eight voices. John B. Wilson will be at the organ. Special musical programs are being w-epared by Mr. Bayliss for Palm Sunday and Easter D~ay at the 11 a. m. services, to which all are cor dially invited. Miss Corey Returns, Gurie Luise Corey is in town again, having just returned from one of her professional trips filling operatic en gagements in New York and vicinity. Miss Aflaband, Soloist. Mary Allaband, coloratura soprano. was the offertory soloist last Sunday at the Chevy Cham4 Presbyterian Church, giving an effective rendition of "The4ord is My Light" by Allit sen. Mrs. Spurr's Students, At the March evening of music at the resident studio of Mrs. Marie Howe Spurr, pianist, the following pupils were heard in an interesting program of solos and duets: Mrs. Rtobert Barker, Mrs. Thomas Dur ham, Lella Foster and Virginia Lee B4arker. New Voeal Director. An interesting program of piano, violin and vocal numbers was of fered at the student rehearsal of he Von Unschuld University of Mu sic last week by the following pu >ils: Madeline von Unschuld Ia zard, Margaret Schwartz. Margaret Carlton. Vernon Goldsmith, WII iam Reynolds, Kenneth Milford, Daniel Breeskin, jr., Marten Gilmore, reanette .Kardell, Virginia Coffman, louise Wildman, Betty Howe, Frances Earley, Ruth Eskin, Selma 'elser, Paul Dobrowolski, Naomnie avans, Lillian Kahn, Sara Brown, Pearl Dlmowitz, Albert Walden mnaier, William Waldenmaier, and M. Brandt. On this occasion Mine. Marie von Unschuld, president of the university, introduced the di rector of the vocal department, Miss ON TIM MUSICIANS S' GALLERY RUTH PETER. Saaland, eentraite two deight They are pupis of Mrs, Edas only teechor, mad tey have been r. lre now hard at work em a highly en by thema In joint rectal, under r the feature -imaie Week in USICIANS I Mary Helen Howe, soprano, who gave brilliant and colorful interpre. tations of operatic and hana selec tions. Soleasi at "Y concert. The soloists at the lobby concert of the Y. M. C. A. on last Monday evening were Edith McDowell uku lele; Grace McDowell, guitar; %erna Richie. contralto: Elizabeth Lockey, soprano; Robert Y. Bjarkley, baritone., and Ruth Clow. reader. The accom panists were Mary Rohrkaste, Mrs. John 0. KleIn and Mrs. Robert Y. Barkley. Centras High Soloist. Hazel Bachschmid, soprano, will sing "Vissi d'Arte" from "Tosca" of Puccini, and "Chanson Provencale" of "Del 'Acqua (by request) at Cen tral High School on Sunday after noon at 4 p. m. Mrs. Henry Hunt McKee will accompany her at the piano. Mu Phi Epellem. Mrs. Elisabeth Campinole will be the guest of honor at the monthly musical of Rho Beta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon Sorority In the chapter rooms at the W gCollege et Music on Monday, 2?. The sorority is giving a card party on April 3 at 8:16 p. m. Reservations may be made with Hazel Gibson Wood, vice president of the chapter. CMi PIaist. Katherine Lippert. ten years old, a pupil of Katherine Floeckher Cullen. will give a recital Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at 146 R street north east. She will be assisted by Mrs. Fannie Shreve Heartatill, soprano. Music at Reception. On Tuesday of last week the mem bgy sof Ingram Church gave & re ception to their new pastor and his family. A musical program was given by members of the choir. Maj. Charles Trowbridge Tittman sang Ro;ers' "At Parting." "Rolling Down the Rio," by German; "Hard Trials," by Burleigh. and "Duna" of McGill. Royden J. Dilon, tenor, gave "On the Road to Mandalay," by Oley Speaks. and "Mother Ma chree," by Ernest Ball. Mrs. H. H. McKee was the accompanist. rAKES MUSIC LESSONS FROM TALKING MACHINE A student of music recently was "banished" to a lonely ranch far from music lesSons and concerts. She had a piano, plenty of leisure, and a keen desire to keep up her music. Rhythm was her weak point, and she missed the ensemble playing that had strengthened her time sense. To overcome this difficulty she bought a small phonograph and records by great masters. Immedi ately dull hours of practice became lvely with interest. This is what made the change: First she bought records of which she already had the piano music, but if she didn't have the usio, she bought the piano music to go with the records. :?he played a record over several .me In order to get a general con seption of the piece in respect to Uims, rhythm and expression, then she practiced at the piano until she was reasonably famila with the mnusic. The idea could be used nearer home. It is a capital thought for he suburbs in spring and summer. Why get "rusty" when the study season Is over? MISS ROGERS' SACRED SONG TO BE SUNO SUNDAY Another enviable compliment will be paid the musical aliltie of Miss Julia Rogers, secretary of the Wom an's Congressional Club, Sunday, when her sacred song, "Jesus, Blessed Saviour," Is sung at the aft ernoon service at the Church of the Covenant. It will be sung by Miss Blanche Bolln, leading soprano of the choir. Miss Rogers is rapidly acquiring most flattering recognItion .of her :alents as a composer. Last week Sousa and hi. band played her stir ring composition, "Washington, D. C.. March," fIrst published In The Washington Times on Februui'y 26, and since then she has been im portuned for other of her numerous musical works. Hqr eacred song, which Is being used in many churches In the Northwest section of this country, also will be sung at the forthcoming convention of the National Penwomen's League. The words of this song were writ tea by Captain Lenhart, one of Min ? PAGE lES' WE L MU C GUNWE ISTIMESAVER Coneuft Thursday "Muhi Page" Bfore edecting What to Take Home. VAN WICKLE PIANO CO. This P street musiC 6hop bha moved intu its own new building at 1223 3 street, just aeros the street fom ti old warerooms, on the south ue of F street in e heart of Washin 's shopping distriot. to the saw of the former stre 0 Van Wichle Pano Cor pany was obliged to seek new quar tors and was fortunate in securing this fine building that they ae en tirely refitting and redecorating. The FORMAL OPENING. Mr. Van Wickle says, will be held as Doo as the new stock of Pianos ahd Talking Machines are received and the new fixtures and furnishings I The A. B. CHASE and the RAD BURY PIANOS are the Van Winkle leading piano, and this standard house carries one of the largest stoc a of VICTOR MACHINES and VI R RECORDS in Washington. Mr. Van Wickle states that the do mand for high-class Grands and Re producing Pianos has been large. and interest in the new models of the VICTOR CONSOLE model of the VICTROLA is active. ROBINSON'S MUSIC STORE Inc. -1806 and 1208 0 street-carries a complete stock of SHEET MUSIC. including Chamber music, Organ music, up to the largest forms in Opera scares. NEW PUBLICATIONS: For the primary grade, Robinson's has a desirable edition of "Four Teaching Pieces." by F. Loreau. They make a specialty of a classi fication of all grades of Teaching Material, from Primary to Artists' selestions. "MY LADY'S BOUQUET" is a group of 12 beautiful sohgs, by eminent composers, published by Carl Fisher. New York. They are within the range of the average voice. There is: "Blue Bird" by BAINBRIDGE CHIST: "Song of the Canoe" by HALLETT GILBERTE. and others of equal appeal. Club Inktruments, Violins and Cel los are here. And the Talking Machines. The BRUNSWICK PHONOGRAPH with its velvet tone. has new RECORDS of Godowsky, the eminent pianist: "Spring Sonf'' (Mendelssohn) and the charming "Flatterer" (Cham inadel are on a single Brunswick record by GODOWBKY. A popular BRUNSWICK ragtime is the piano solo of ZEZ CONFEY, playing a .twc tm bit of In "Coaing t , and the reverse de "Greenwich Witch." The COLUMBIA 'best seller" record this month is ROSA PON BELLE, the great opera singer, in a vivid interpretation of "SONG OF INDIA," by Rimsky-Korsakoff. WORCH. Hugo Worcb's Piano Store on 0 Street near Eleventh, also has a large department devoted to Talking Machines. The new style CONSOLE VICTOR Model is "going big" according to re port from this spacious first floor Victor departnent. In table form the new Console harmonises with the furnishings of a room and makes ,an attractive part of It. The DANCE Is "the thing" at WORCH'S. "DEAR OLD SOUTHLAND" is a popular F"ox Trot made by Whitman and his Orchestra, in a Victor rec ord, with another good Fox Trot on the reverse side. "ON THE 'GIN 'GIN GINNY SHORE" is another Fax Trot by the same Orchestra, that may or , may not be connected with prohibition. It's a double record, too. "TEN LITTLE FINGERS AND TEN LITTLE TOES" played 1by Benson's Orchestra of Chicago, for the VICTOR, promises to keep all those appendages "on the go" in good dance rhythm. Ensw Your own Peepie! JOHN POWELL, American plan st, and called the "Pride of Vir ginia," is a Virginia boy who has made a worldwide reputation as a concert pianist. Virginia is all agog over the flact that he will give a concert In Richmond this month. John Powell's first concert ap pearance in New York, after years of study in Europe and a cneert career there, was greeted with en thusiasms." Composer, also, this "Virginia boy" has immo..-:'g- his State by a Piano Suite called 'At the Fair." some of which brings out the true spirit of "Amierican Fun." They are made in Duo-Art piano rolls. To know our own people, we may find these records of service. They are sold by 0. 3. DeMOLL COMPANY. 6re scheduled for Apd~l Ist may prove very disastru -'Have you thought of the value of storing your coal at once while It is available? We are urging our eustomers to keep at least a two. monthe sap, B. J. WERNER Omes lses 3. 5.Ila IFrank. ':m8 sedT~ S12 N. T.Ae.Issa sis. n.. -0F MU The T96 Rg .Al Fr ac. W ith e s usfing te 8 acilties to care for the ~tal welfare of churek members addicted to ~lh =&"bay L"Im" Chib at cA=o A wireless receiving station will be lustalled, it Is said, so that members can liates to theIr favorite pastor and church music Suaday morninga while enjoying a igarette en the club house veranda. "astor are camplanIng that members of their eon6egatlons prefe golf to rch sadthe p est of the club. "We ca t take the eto church, but we ea, a will, take the church to golfers." MUSIC OASIS MADE IN WEST BY PHONOGRAPH Plan of Director of Fine Arts In University Spread. Music In State. From being a music desert the State of6 Arkansas has in a few years become a big. Insatiable music oasis. The talking machine did it the talking machine backed by a man with an id#a. When Henry Doughty Tovey be came director of fine arts in the University of Arkansas, not so many years ago, he found two music super visors in the public schools of the entire State and no phonographs. Setting about to remedy the situa tion Mr. Tovey hit upon the novel idea of taking music into the schools by mean" of the phonograph. He sent a bulletin to schools and wom en's clubs throughout the State offering to send them seven programs of records with pictures and a writ. ten talk. Almost Immediately Mr. Tovey re ceived twenty-four applicants for the records from women's clubs. Not a request came from the schools of the State. The clubs played the rec ords on their own machines and then took them to the schools. As a re sult there were many applicants for records from the schools the second year and the number has Increased yearly since. The fame of Mr. Tovey's State wide musical education plan has spread the world over. Requests for information in regard to it have reached the originator from eery State In Mhe Union but four and rom seven for'mign countries. Graham Egerton ill. Judge Graham Egerton, solicitor of the navy during both adminis trations ot President Wilson, is acutely ill of dropsy. His condition today was reported as slightly im proved. The Che of Every Lies in Its S fel] . A spi Pu Sic Ml THE NEW "DROOP" N IN THE POPULAR Laffargue Pia IS NOW 0ON EXHIBITIC $375 It was designed and perfeeted suggestion. We needed just lano for our ever-growing neat" business. This plano i hogany, 4 ft. 1 Ia. high. Its musical throughout. 01 You May Pay a. L $10 Down or Ti Long as 30 Moen Pay for It. Brambach: Pay as Little ae Ge ea or LJI E F DROI Sic FOR .RGAN REMTAL 8!. FEDERLEIN REL DELIGHT Warden of Anserica's Guild Heard at Church of the Epiphany. Gott Wd . IL w 0.. whe in warden at the Amlimn Guild of a-.- w ag. &od organ ttl in the IL0 C ter ,les eor Tusa v~nagInthe Chune& oc th Upihay.Mr. Fea sho wed poam as l In n d t glamour et many recitalists. As compose , i young Anted. can stood prominently in his own composition, "Seena Caim. pagnuola"-country scene-that was very beautiful, a descriptive, color. ful and brilliant composItion. ft was one of the selections that life to the program. TheZW "*.herse" was another"ht*. that showed his poweroa eg.r, tion In this fantastic work. Mr. Fesderis Lraye loaHn del :oncert aria fo at In G. that was melodious with of. fective pedal work and oat com-, binations; four short selections rep resenting the French school and works of Max ruch and Wagner. The Ba-gob 119o1 Ndrel." somewhat too long, was rich in character though somber in spirit, indicating the spirit of the Hebrew as he con. fesses his Mins at the celebration of the Jewish aassover. Wagner's "Death SOOM,' from "Tristan and Isolde," was powerful In Its organ arrangement and wap well played. A reception was given to Mr. Federlein on Monday evening by the District Of Coltumbla Chapter of the American Guild of Organists In the studio room of Robinson's music store. This young organist has progrssiBve Ideas and the con. tact with such artists enriches the experience of Washington mu sicians. FINE ART OF VIOUN MAKING IN AMERICA Three dosen violins In twelve years Is the record of one artist, who Is not a mere artisan. So lovingIy and painstakingly does Robert Weber, viqlln maker, of Mil. waukee. do his work that his output in the last twelve years has not oz ceeded thi'ty six. Violin making i the very breath of his life. He makes them for love of the construction. It Is not a lucrative employment but Weber makes enough money by repairing delicate instrunents to en. able him to spend all the time ho cares to on creating new instra mnts. cherished pssessons of many violin virtuosi. Pastor Has Oigglers Held. STDNET, N. 8.. March 23.-Be cause four young women in his con gregation giggled right out In meet ing the Rev. George Robertson. pastor of a negro church, has hail ed them into police court on a charge of breaking up a church service. Piano weetness of Tc is "Sweetness" is due to many se Materials-more particulaul thammer.. 'A noisy, "tinny' rich, resonant sympathetic ton ration and enjoyment. It ina rity, Sweetness, leesmance and *n in the favorite piano of t IODEL New Steinway I MONTHLY PA1 sat our lb Ma ten''I Baby G~ Ittle as he as Time was, when but the to CondItIons have .ehaag thoroughly reliable, his a trifle higher than a nib4& iinetion to yu Baby Grands 1 Itl Cask er TaheseMayse asMe Meh. er Gkt a Chanee 8s Lea.. to Fe Ad Ia C~awsr Baiks andEm al )P &SONS ( . MUSIC Omousluic An Aeroetle a menty sinig must be a per nmaneat part fWasington. the pe0ple, by th people, htr the eat helpful to the morale of em. m e =t to the employer. U nnatural to dialike it. N atural to want it. I t Is the ratest medium of the get-together. T o create community spirit it is second to none. T ou like it-why not ay so and keep It. 8 aethes your tired nerves, I aspires the best in you. N esessary to a1 onumunity efforts. o Ives relaation when you need It. I noludse everybegy, bars none. N eK for the few, but for the many. 0 Ive your best effort to promote It. BRILLIANT RECITAL BY MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Mme. Marie von Unschuld. pian ist, ad her little aughter Made laine, who Is a gifted child pianist, delighted a eapacity audience at the Holy Cres Academy on the evening of March 16, when they wore board in a recital that was given under the patronage of Archbisobp Curley. Mme. von Unachuld displayed briiancy of technic, a depth of feeling. and a wealth of color in 'her interpretations that were ap precated with enthusiasm. Mad eleine's playing showed a ripeness of musicianship. especially in the wonderfully clear rendition of the prelude and fugue of Bach, and the aeouracy and also elegance of touch and technic reflected the teaching of her mother Mme. von Unsehuld. Charming was the en semble playing In the "Menuett" from the "Arlealenne" suite of Biset. and the "Invitation to the Dance" of Weber. The climax of the program was reached when Mm.. von Unschuld gave LisAtAs "IAL Campanella." She also gave the picturesque "Scenes from Childhood" of Schu mann. and with much pathos "The Wanderer" of Schumann, showing her winging tone and rich warm quality. Mme. von Unechuld and her talented daughter are engaged for a number of recitals In Washing ton, Baltimore. Philadelphia. Cleve land. New York and Chicago. They start on this extended tour on March 24. WASHINGTON AD CLUB TO HEAR NATIONAL OFFICIAL Charles Henry Mackintosh, presi dent of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, will speak in Washington on April 18 at a meet ing of the Washington Advertising Club to be held in the City Club. Mr. Mackintosh, soon after his election, made arrangements where by he eould devote his entire time to the work of the organization for a year, leaving his duties as director of sales and advertising of Ia Salle Extension University. Chicago. Mr. Mackintosh is making a tour of the 200 cities in the United States and Canada which have ad vertising clube. He is out to pre sent the story of the work and plans of the organization at first hand to the business men of North America. Arrangements for Mr. Mackin tosh's visit to Washington ar being made by the ways and mens corn mittee of the local club. me auses-Proper Construction, y Proper "Voicing" of the 'piano is an abomination; m is a constant source of in ces its appeal to the soul. lPower find highest expres se world's moat renowned innes as Low as $875 MENTS ACCEPTABLE OF A rand Piano lw people eenld own Grands. Id, for now we are of'ering'a h grad. Baby Grand at a price lawe upright. A Daby Ganed ..... $635 sehe to Pay frit. Pee, te Piene, :0., 1300 C LOVERS ERLY RITISH RULERS FOUND MuSIc DREARY Queen Mary Liked Jgs Beet. Duke of Sussex Fell Asleep at Oper. During the reign of Charles 11. England had quite a #ooly nUumbew' of musical composers. It was fmt of this Charles that he "was not a profound musician, but he knew what sort of music he liked, and on one point him mind was Made up he did not like the music of the elderly composers who had survived the Protectorate." Purcell's lyrics to Dryden's "Arthur" caused a tremendol sen sation when first heard, and even now "that exhilarating chorus 'Britons Strike Home"' excites en thusiasm In England. Queen Mary who reigned from 1688 to 1694, being Informed that she ought to patronize the. great composer Purcell, invited him to play before her. He took with hims Mrs. Robinson, considered the greatest singer of the day. To gether they sang to their royal patroness some of the very choicest of their "harmonies." The unmusi cal queen found this very tiresome and asked Purcell to play a Jig and Mrs. Robinson to sing a ballad. When an Italian opera company was singing in London, It was cus tomary for the singers to sfa at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Anselmo and Cecilia. Once on a Sunday afternoon, H. R. H. the Duke of Sussex, was In the gallery. The vocalists included Mme. Mall bran. Mile. Naldt and Manuel Garcia. Malibran and Naldi were singing a duet which wa's interrupted by a mighty snore. The great singers paused and the duke was awaken ed. Then to the consternation of all present he made the celebrated re mark: "Damn! Where the devil am I?" As late as 1346 a requiem sm was sung In the Roman Catholic Church of St. Anselmo and Cecilia. It is the oldest place of Roman Catholic worship In London. The mass was for the repose .of the soul of Guiditta Grief, sister of Giula CrI.t, who, together with Per mini, Tamburini, Rubini and LAba che. sang in the choir a dirge com posed for the occasion. In 1674 England boasted of some fine musicians, among them Mrs. Knight whose voice was of "angelio beauty," and Rachel Jacobs, who sang like a "Seraph in the Heavenly Choir." Then there was Dr. Wade grave, who played the harpsichord better than Signor Francesco, a Italian who was in London afte' winning great sucsst in Paris-A. T. Kiug, in MuWW Couripr. uI'T L I rUc r- e PIANO L3550ON111-Degiamri.preeg Sgrada rato Music. address Champlaa Apt.St.. Am plAY &t Ptti. and weddings by &so. 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