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Fifty Years Ago in The StarA lengthy report of the dedication of the Church of the Covenant, Connecticutavenue and N street Church of the N.W., appeared in The Covenant star f°r January 7,1901. The ceremony had been delayed because of debt on the property, but subscriptions in amount of $25,000 had been solicited and received by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. T. S. Hamlin, so the building finally could be inducted into service. A window in memory of Gardiner Greene Hubbard, given by his widow, was consecrated as part of the ceremony. The Rev. Dr. T. De Witt Talmage and the Rev. Charles A. Dickey shared in the rites.Maude Adams was playing in “L’Ai-glon”—Edmond Rostand’s famous playabout Napoleon II—at Miss Adams the National Theater as L'Aialon Just half a century ago, and The Star of January 8, 1901, declared: The performance . . . was beyond reproach. She revealed a fervor in the declamatory passages which her delicate physique seemed scarcely capable of sustaining. Her interpretation was one of intellectual brilliancy as well as emotional strength and pathetic appeal.” The reviewer also gave it as his opinion that: “Rostand has done what an English writer would not dare attempt. He has placed himself shoulder to shoulder with Shakespeare. ... In ‘Cyrano de Bergerac,* he out-Romeos Romeo* and in ‘L’Aiglon* he portrays the morbid introspection of a second Hamlet.”The Star on January 9. 1901, told of the marriage of Gertrude Dana and BertH. Brockway at Waugh Dana-Brockway M.E. Church “this eve-Weddina ning.” Bertha L. Dana was the maid of honor and the bride also was attended by her six cousins, Lillian A. Belle and Mary J.Xarpenter, Emolyn C. and Jessie B.Espey and Blanche Buckingham. Frank M. Church was best man and the ushers were C. Burton and Roland R. Rodrick, William S. Carpenter, J. Willard Mc-Chesney and Andrew W. Lukei. The Rev. George W. Maydwell officiated. After a wedding trip, the couple were to be at home, at 707 Eighth street. They now reside at 1508 Allison street N.W., and there quietly celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with their two sons, Dana H. and Carl E. Brockway.“A musical audience of representative character,*’ reported The Star of JanuaryNew11, 1901, “assembled in the Church of the Ascension Oratorio last night to attend an event of much local interest. the initial production of the oratorio, ‘The Birth of Christ,’ composed by William A. Kirkpatrick, organist and director of the Trinity Episcopal Church choir. He appeared in the same dual capacity last night. The chorus, which was composed of the choirs of Ascension and Trinity, augmented for the occasion, was strong. Soloists were: Soprano, Bertha Woodward: tenor. James G. Traylor; second soprano, Mrs. A. K. Benson; baritone, Halstead P. Hoover; bass, C. Moore. The high devotional character of the oratorio was most effectively emphasized by principals and chorus alike. The composer was warmly congratulated at the conclusion of the performance, which was meritorious from every point of view.”IThe Star of half a century ago contained many articles concerning Charles M’Uin, a convicted murderer M'Uin ' awaiting execution, but the Case *or January 10, 1901,brought the series to a close by announcing that President McKinley had commuted the man's sentence to life imprisonment. M’Uin had killed a rival for a girl’s affection. The Presidentspvi dr W wi re orvii ca H ds ar ev pa te M wiStreHiabitichechbebecoprtoofPiticst:thcohiotarficfuatoftheadc
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Washington Evening Star
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Sun, Jan 14, 1951
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