Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1923, Page 61

LTHOUGH Washington will not be filled to overflowing with special music during the next few.days, as has been the case for the past two weeks continuously, Ile, N. C., will be saturated with many varieties of music this week. k Reginning vesterday, some of the youthful music students who are representing the various districts all over the country are playing or nging to win the decision of the final contest in each class as to the champion studcw® of the United States in vocal or instrumental work. Ihe many programs of music which will be sandwiched in between social entertainments such as the south is noted for will feature new works by American composers, and be participated in by T4y many many prominent in the music world of our country. hiennial convention of the National Federation of Music Clubs is an cvent covering over a week and bringing thousands of Americans interested in ditferent phases of music together in what should prove to be the most interesting and profitable convention in which musicians and music lovers have met many years. * TERE is a quality to band music that seems to exhilarate more people in a shorter space of time than any other kind of music. Washing- tonians arc pretty generally worn out from the excitement and intense ment of the 100 bands brought to the city last weck and constantly engaged in concerts or serenades all over the city when they were not marching in one of the many parades. No one who heard the massive volume of music which issued from the combined instruments of all these bands at the ball park Thursday morning will ever forget the short and brilliant program offered. Sou the march king, himself led the band in several numbers, including his “Thunderer March”, and W. C. White, leader of the local temple band. also led the bands in the presentation of his newest composition, “Saracen Guard Marcl * * enje own INMILARLY, the massed cencert offered Wednesday evening by several hundred chanters was immensely impressive in volume and richuness tone. These bands of singers presented both standard serious music and zay music of the college glee club and popular song varieties, with A spontancity and finished training that was admirable. The gay cos- tumes of rich materials and briliiant colors added a picturesqueness to these singers that made their music seem even more enjoyable. When a Land of sheiks or Turks comes swirling onto the stage to sing about their native state iroin its musical werth, is unique, to say the least. Tl organ recitals presented at noon at Epiphany Church four ¢ by Adolf Torovsky, H. Mueller, Warren Johnson and Louis Pot- ter, all popular organists of Washington, formed a delightful contrast to the band music in the variety of musical entertainment offered for the Shriners. The one professional concert given by an artist in honor of the Shriners may well be listed as among the most enjoyable of the many recitals given by artists in Washington this year. This was the concert given by Carmela Ponselle, mezzo-soprano, of New York city. Miss Pon- selle’s wonderfully colorful tones were heard on the streets with the Shrine bands Monday morning, well as in the charming drawing room setting arranged as a background for the statuesque singer at the Belasco Theater that aifternoon. * ok kK OW Washington will enjoy a comparative calm after a storm of music, and music circles will content themselves temporarily with a scries of many very ¢ i announce their plans for open-air opera this summer. Detroit has announced the first presentation of open-air opera in that city for June 24, when Fortuna Gallo will present several artis with the local cast, directed by Thaddeus Wronski, in ida.” Thi opera has aiready received a successful presentation recently in Phila- delphia by the Philadelphia Operatic Society, which has announced its name to be henceforth the Philadelphia Civic Opera Company This company is planning to start a training school for chorus this month, reljearsing three times a_week. Baltimore ushered in the third annual summer of grand opera last Monday night with the De Feo Grand Opera Company. “La Tosca” was chosen. for a change, as the first-night opera instead of “Aida” and was unusually successful. On the other nights of the week operas presented included” “La Traviata,” “Il Trovatore,” a second presentation of “La Tasca,” “Othello” and a second performance of “La Traviata.” May Washington be as successful with summer opera this year. HELEN FETTER. Club and School Notes College Women's League next Wed- nesday evening at § o’clock. The ac- companists will be Emile Margaret White and Mrs. Helen Crouch. The program will include: “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” (Nevin), “De Coppah Mo (Shelley), the Cecilia Singers; “The Laughter of Love” (Raymond), Lucy Dunwoody Higgins; “Before You Came” (Ber- trand-Brown), B. Ralph Cady: “Ra- chem” = (Mana-Zucca), “I Hear a Thrush at Eve” (Cadman), “Twi- light” (Glen), Olga Krumke; “Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride" (O'Hara). “The Old Road” (Scott), August J. LaCovey; “Divinites du_Styx" (from Alceste)’ (Gluck), Emilie Margaret White; “Nocturne No. 2, Op. 9" (Cho pin), “Menuett” (Beethoven), Harry McCalmont; “Theodera” (recitative and aria)’ (Hgpdel). “The Asra™ (Rubinstein). e Answer” (Terry), Florence Daniels: “Ouvre Tes Yeux Bleus” (Massenet), “Nocturne” (Cur- ran), Wilbur C. Fielder: “Thou Art an Angel Earthward Bending” (Gretch- inoff). “Look Thou, the Moon ls allid” (Josten); “Apple Blossoms (Lester), Lucille Forrest Hastings “Dawn’ (Curran). “Ave Maria” (Luz zi). Lucy Dunwoody Higgins; bourin” " (Gossec). “Minuett” (from L'Arsiennc), Harry McCalmont; “A Song of Thanksgiving” (Allitsen), “The Secret” (Speaks). Katharine Rich Ider; “Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves” (recitative and aria) (Handel), “The Road to Mandalay” (Speaks). G. A. Johnson; “The Song of Love” (Rybner), “Come 3 Woods Away (Pearce), the Cecilia Singers. VIS A. POTTER has issued cards of invitation to two recitals to be given tomorrow and Tuesday even- ings at § o'clock at the Sunday school house, Calvary Baptist Church, Sth and H streets northwest. The assisting artists will be Mil- dred Raymond, reader, and the Co- lumbia Male Quartet. The Caccillan Society of Trinity College presented an unusually pleas- ing and entious program of mu- ollege last Friday after- 4:30 p.an. The Eurydice Club selections from Gounod's " N . Brahms' “ilungarian nd Ilgar's che: Pompe Dance “Trees” (Hahn) (Elgar). In Holland and violin ac also sang Mis paniment to Music” chestral former. ompaniment ists on the program yuise Harrigan, Miss Miss Blanche Bartemeler Miss Regina Curle. The entire program most commendable fashion finisn and co-operation. The members of the Glee Club—M. Loretto rector: Hannah Agan, Katherine Cal- lahan, Marie Curtis, Margaret Dri coll, 'Aurelia Duffy, Grace Flynn, Germaine Guntzer, Katherine Haage, Mae Holland, Lucille Horan, Ruth Horan, Anna Kilday, Winifred Led- widge. Elizabeth Lynett, Mary Rose MeGlynn, Katharine Megargee, Kath- wrine Mongan, Ann Sullivan, Margaret Dooley, Agncs Felin, Alice Jackson, Marcclia McHale, Natalle Moran, Agnes Perrot, nevieve Beauton, tena Hayes, Mildred Judge, Antonio Melnnix, Mary Missett, Alice O'Heir, Bilen O'Heir, Dorothy bonley, Eljza- beth Frank, Orillia IHollls, fnne O'Toole Burydice Club—Miss Marion McCor mick, director; first violins, Helen O'Brien, Carol Brady, Kathleen Har- low, Helen Holland; second violins, 1lise Pauley, Anne O'Toole, Mary prindivillc; “cornet, Alice Donahoe; flute, Ielens Sheohan; oboe, Mildred Judge; drums, Louise Harrigan; ac- companist, Regina Curley. were Elise and in fine was given with Gurle Luise Corey presented an in- teresting cogtume _recital _entitled “Opera Scenes in Costume,” during Music week. Miss Corey gave short analytical readings before each scene and Miss Mary May Lawson was the accompanist. Those participating included: Caro- line Gasser, Gladys Hunt, Gayle Hunt, Irma Lackey, Rose Sokol, Clara Dal- phin, Virginia Warren, Margaret Tew and Mary Sterling. ! l A well-given recital was presented by the following young girls and hovs of Holy Trinity Convent Jast Tues- day night: Piano—~Pearl Evelyn Jones, Mary B. Allen, Adri enna Montgomery, Margaret Locher, Harriet Marceron, Hilda Mohun, Mar. garet Fitzpatrick, Regina Rafferty, Althea Burdette, Catherine Redding- ton, Virginia Shaw, Helen Frawloy, Margaret Buscher, Catherine Dono- van, —Dorothy Durkin, Catherine Gartland, Catherine Keliher, IHelen Thompson, ~Helen Reliley, ~Robert Schombert, William Clark, Thomas Jenkins, Ruth Popkins, Anna Kerins Ruth Nichols, Bulah' Caton, Mary Frances Broderick, Mar. garet O'Neill, Albert Parke, Sosennine Sterling, Thelma Holmes,” Thomas Keliher, Anna Heath, Edna Sterling, Ruth Popkins, Dorothy Rhodes, Eve: lyn Kettner, Martin Foley, Mary Bourke, Anna Brault, Dorothy Rodien Violet "Harris, Dolores Connor, Fva Schroff, Teresa McKenna, Mary Hale loran, Beulah Hess, Olive Copper- thite,” Dorothy Donovan, Albert Frault $nd, Jack Duvall; violln—Clarkson n, Henry Stake, Frankl r and Roger Vaughn. SHeTEATkD Mrs. Henry White will give a song recital at the College Woman's Club, 1 strect: Wednesday evening at loek, when she will have Harry ‘almont. flutist, as the assisting . The accompanists will be Y:milie Margaret White and Mrs. jelen Crouch, organist of Trinity P. E. Church. Miss Beatrice Seymour Goodwin has issued cards for a recital which £he will give.at the Playhouse next Saturday night at 8:30 o'clock. to which the public 1s cordially invited. A delightful program was offered Madonna evening at Holy Cross Academy last Tuesday evening, when the following young music students took part: Mary Heister, Elizabeth Drewry, Sylvia Meyers, Georgina Le oy, Rosalic Kerfoot, KElona von culen, Lila De Roche, Evora Bonet, * Mary Sauford Howe, Mary Keliher, Christobel Bicksler, Edna {athleen Cross and Helen | s One of the musical events of | pant weel was an Interesting piene recital presented by Vivian Church Matson at the Playhouse. h Those, taking part in the program tations to ng recital with Harry |were Lois Speucer, Eleanor hean MeCalmont, flutist, assisting at the | Flory, Madeleine nis, Mary Nor- — —— =} wood, Grace Hayes, Katherine Red- MOUNT VERNON lienry White has issued invi- man, Valora Shives. Loretta Bibb, Giadys Buchanan, Helén Dalby, Ruth Newburn and Joseph Eaton. and ALEXANDRIA, round trip, 80c | Arlington, side trip, 10c additional ome of the selections played were v the following composers, Bach, ¢ Electric Cars leave 12th and Penneylvania Avenus Northwest. on tbe bour and halt bous Running Time—355 Minutes Beethoven, Mozart, Schumani, Cho- pin, Grieg, McDowell and Rachman- —9:00 A M. to3:30 P.M. Washington-Virginia Railway Co. Fhone Main 397 inoff. The students were assisted by Mrs. Hazen P. Buehler, contraito. who sang “Come to the ¥air” (Martin), T Passed By Your Window” (Brahe), and Master Osgood Tufts, who gave This thirteenth | with all the enthusiasm of college boys, the cffect, aside | s | to hear Frantisek Bakul rect students’ recitals until local opera companies | s “Tam- | Herring, | Henry H. Freeman, organist and choirmaster of old St. Paul's Epis- copal Church, will be the official or- ganist at the commencement exer- cises at the University of Virginia on Sunday night next, when he will play the opening recital for the ex- ercises. On this occasion he will be assist- ed by Elizabeth Thornberry, soprano, of Washington, who will sing the “Berceuse” from “Jocelyn,” by God- ard; “O Divine Redeemer,” by Gounod, with organ accompaniment. and a group of French songs. with piano accompaniment as follow: *“Obstina- tion” (a_resolve), by H. de Fonten- ailles; “Psyche,” by I5. Paladilhe, and “Bonjour, Suzon,' by Leo Delibes, Harvey Murray, organist for the | Church of the Covenant, accompanied by Mrs. Murray, left on last Monday | for the coast of Maine, where they will spend the summe During Mr. Murray's absence, A thur Mayo will substitute for him at jthe morning service and Claude Robeson at the evening service. Miss Helen Nash, prior to her departure for Fontainébleau. France, was the reciplent of a unlque shower recently, given by Miss Winifred Michaelson and Miss Arline Gilbert at fiss Michaelson's studio. The pri ram consisted of musical charades and numbers played by the guests. Miss Nash was alro given musical “toasts” by lier. guests, wishing her “bon vovage” and a uccessful sum- mer studying at the famous school of music there, located in one the most beautiful and interesting of the many palaces of France. Miss Marceil Greenbalgh played the accompaniments at a recent program of music presented at the Catholic ;'nh‘t-rwl(,\' of America, in Brookland, DI Word comes from New York Vladimir de Pachmann, the pianist, generally recognized as the finest living interpreter of Chopin, will really come to America next se son for ‘what will genuinely be a “farewell” tour. His first recital will be given in Carnegie Hall, New York, October 10, and he will remain in America until May, 19 During this period he will play in all the large Amerlean cities. He has not played in this country for twelve years. le has stated as his reason for not com- ing here during so long a period to be primarily bee d of ‘the jdiMeulties of an travel. He will play in Washington during the win- | ter. that great John A the Bo ranged O'Shea, director of ton public schools. re a meeting for musi head of the of Prague, talk on the methods yed in teaching his which has aroused so muc enthusiasm all over the country, in- jcluding Washington, where the chil dren were heard in several concert ous children’s choslovak choru | Mrs. Evelyn Fletcher-Copp of New York, a leader in advanced ideas in the teaching of musie for children. ix in Washington in connection with the activities of the King-Smith | Studio School | Florence Macbeth, a daughter of the roval house of Scotland of that name, and now prima donna of the Chicago Opera Company, has been ern gaged by five European opera houses the Opera Comique and the Natfon Opera, Paris: Monte Carlo; Barcelona, ain Stockholm, Sweden 1o appear in the title role of “Lucia di Lammermoor” this summer. Her por- of this role in Chicago was the sensation of the past opera season. Chaliapin, the famous basso whom Washingtonians so highly approved will have a busy season in America next winter. Tt is hinted that Rus sia’s great artistio emissary will ap pear with both the Metropolitan and Chicago opera forces, in addition to ast tour in con- ] be heard here next season under the exclusive manage- ment of T. Arthur Smith, Inc. Practically the entire company of Denishawn ~dancers. who appeared hera twice last season. together with Miss St. Denis. saw Ted Shawn off i for Lurope last week. Miss St. Denis jand Mr. Shawn were kept busy for jever an hour posing for the pho- tographers. and so many and in- &istent were’ the demands made upon them for pictures that Miss St. Denis wad moved to remark: “It wouid he easler to give a performance than Eo through all this again.” Mr. Shawn will visit Spafn and northern Africa in search of new material for next season’s programs. With her present arrival in London, Anna Pavlowa, famous star of the dance, completed a trip around the world in less than a vear. She left London last summer, came to Amer- ica, crossed the continent without stopping for a performance, sailed across the Pacific and went to Tokio for a tour beginning in September. After performances in the principal ties of Japan, she and her company appeared 'in Shanghai. Hongkon Manila, Java, Bombay, Calcutta and { Cairo. " From Cairo_she went to Paris tand from there to London, where she iwill rest through the summer in ipreparation for her American tour which begins in October and which cludes Washington. where she will appear under the exclusive manaze ment of T. Arthur Smith, In —_— two violin numbers. accompanied { his mother. Mrs. William O. Tufts The fifth recital of the season the associated studlos, Otto Simon, voice: La Salle Spler, piano; Henri Sokolov, violin. will take place on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. Arthur Mayo and Otto Simon wiil be at the piano. The public is cordially in to attend. _The following program : “Serenade” (Raff). “Who Is hubert), Charies Watts; Born of a Pain Undying” (Frantz), Silent Safety” (Frantz). Sadie Leigh Lewis; “Chapelle de Guillaume Tell.” from “Annes de Pelerinage” (Liszt), Mrs. Jessie Blaisdell; “Verdant Mea- dows.” aria from “Alcina,” (Handel). { Frances Bogert; “Aria No. 4" (Dancla), {Marion Blalsdeli. accompanied by Mrs. Blaisdell: “Sonata, G major, opus 14," No. 2, first movement, (Beethoven). Martha McAdams; “Voi che sapete.’ i{from “Marriage of Figaro,” (Mozart). Gladys Nelson; “Funeral March,” from Sonata, b flat minor, (Chopin), (McDowell), {“1dyl,, opus ‘39, Virginia Shull;’ “Cradle Song” (Schu- jbert), “Serenade” (Schubert), Anna Patterson; “Night at Sea.” from “Drei Poesien,” for piano, 4 hands, (Ma Dowell), Lorena Heishman; “They Call Me Mime.” aria from “La Bo- Leme” (Puccini), Mrs. Ida Willis Sea- tion; “Canzonetta, G Minor” (d'Am- brosio), “Souvenir” (Drdla), J. Leav- enson; “The King of Thule” (Liszt), Hazel G. Hughes: “Impromptu E Flat | Minor” (Reinhold), Kenneth Mulford; two choruses, “The Angel.” “Sweetly Sang the Bird, (Rubenstein), Frances Bogart. Evelyn Deardoff, Ellen J. Duncan, Marguerite Harbers, Hazel G. Hughes, Sadie Leigh Lewis, Fran- ces Linfoot, Gladys Nelson, Anna Pat- terson, Margaret Stewart, Adelalde Watson, Mrs, Nellie G. Canine, Mrs. Florence M. Conklin, Mrs. Ida Willis Seaton; “Electra,” ‘from “Eraticon, Maisie Nothnagel aria from “Herodiade,” (Massenet), Adalaide W Among the last programs of music week was the piano recital presented by Mrs. Eunice Louise Graves in the 1ibrary room of Western High School. The program was well selected and, lin spite of the fact that it was the first performance in public of each of the participants, they acquitted them- selves remarkably well. Three of the plavers were so diminutive that their feet did not touch the floor, but rested on_hassocks. Those taking part were Misses Margaret Rupli, Virginia Hoskinson, Mary Weaver, Elizabeth Towne, Freda Belle Sacks and Dorothy Mae Sherwood. As its contribution to Music week, the music committee of the Business Women's Councll presented a pro- gram at the regular meeting of the council, Friday evening, June 1. Those taking part included Miss Carrie San- ders, Miss Mary Apple, Romeo Guar- aldl, Adolf Torovsky, Miss Nancy Stillwell and Ambrose Durkin, All numbers were heartily egcored. will be THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. Musigra phsi Orchestra Leaders In Motion JUNE 10, Picture Theaters DANIEL BREESKIN, N. MIRSKEY, A native of Russia, Mr. Breeskin in- the | herits the Slav's temperamental l":vo United States are realizing with satis- | g, Mgi0dy and chythm. and in addi- faction and admiration the valuable ship possesses distinguished vir- work of thoughtful orchestra conduc- tuosity as a solo and con tors in large motion picture theaters|ist. He has interesting methods throughout the country. Many of |Interpretation and easy adaptabllity these men are presenting programs |to the changing currents of American that are well balanced in thelr appeal | musical tastes. to the large audiences who come to| For his first concert overture as view the pictures. They are familiar- | conductor of the Metropolitan Sym- izing individuals not accustomed to|phony Mi Breeskin has selected hearing the works of master com-| Tschaiskowsl's “1812,” a work of his- posers with these high-grade compo- | torical significance, which has never sitions and they are showing the|before been played as an overture ultra-conservative music lovers of the | number by any permanent theater 1d_school the possibilities for music| Or&anization in the capital. It was S aeE written originally for the consecra- A leader of the group of conductors | tion of the Cathedral of Christ The who cmphasize the latter phase of | Bedeemer in Moscow, commemmorat- HOSE who have at heart the prog- | ress of music Interests in orchestral music in these theaters is| W& the withdrawal of Napoleon from Hugo Riesenfeld, who departed lately | Moscow in 1812, when the finhabi- P D v I tants fired the ecity, This overture for London and Taris to show Buro- | | o o Mr. Riesenfeld is conductor of the * rekey. whose resignation a New York. Carl Engel, head of the| ¢, take effect beginning today. is music division of the Congressional | joa ine for Kurope whete his pre Library in Washington, is quoted us | qree 1x imperative’ for the settling saying to Mr. Riesenfeld upon his de- | o¢ ay estate in Warsaw, Poland maziune | Mr. Mirskey, after an extensive ex- It is high time that a man of your perien in this country in conducting ompeténce and taste presents this ex- | concert and theater orchestras, came traordinary native product of ours|to Washington to take charge of the with all the brilliance, refinement and | musie at the Knickerbocker Theuter artistry it is capable of. Europeans! where he quickly revised the per- will at last learn why serious mu- | sonnel of the playing organization sicians of their own, returning from | and established one of the most popu- America, have extolied the singular lar small symphonies in the n harms of j when played as you recognition of his able do it at the Knickerbocker, Mr. Mirs D, Breeskin, Washington's | was put in charge of the Mctropolitan pioneer motion picture symphony di- ' Symphony to succeed Amedeo Vioni, rector and a popwlar orchestra leader, resigned. At the Metropoli sterday was appointed by Harry M. reorganized the orchestra, in andall to the conductorship of the it to thirty solo artists and estab- mphony orchestra of thirty solo | lished a standard of program anid per- tists at the Metropolitan Theater, formance which inspired laudatory succeed N. Mirskey, called to Eu comment in the Musical Courier and ather foremost musical publications Music In the Churches The evening choir of the Church ! sic today will be: Morning service, 11 of the Covenant sang for the last o'clock—Organ prelude, “Andante in E time this season last Sunday evening ;I:.} ((‘l{!\::?rlla‘n): ‘anlu“ ;J.tvm\:;. x‘lm . 5 enen), " Miss M. K. Wooley and has disbanded untll the fTSt' organ postiude, ~Andante And ANesre Sunday in October. in D Major" (IE. Bache). Evening— e e the | Organ recital at 7:45, scrvice at 8 Dumings ! i oclock; “Farewell of the Shepherds” E dhe evening & (Berloz); “Traumerci” (Schumann) Aiss Estella The “Offertoire in 1 Flat” (Th. Salome ichard irave.” from the “Second Organ So ClAvds b, onganls e nata,” and “Adagio” (Mendelssohn) he solo work b done members of the solo quartet church Miss Ruth Peter. soprano Miss Richie MclLean. contralto: Ross: First Pr Farrar, tenor, and Herman Fakler, shall pl Howison., Arthur | She wili months ce will be nas, violin- cellist, and y the oday at the vesper service of the <byterian Church, John Mar- at 4:15 p. Misx Helen soprane. will he tiw ng “Oh. for a_Close during | With God™ (Foster), and *The My Light™ (Marsh) Miss Cathryn Annette Ads ‘clock. the program is linist, will pla ation™ (Bo S ;'\ :(m ;‘olu &"Fhe Lord 1s My Shep- RIS H erceN ‘Jocelyn™ herd” (Booth) and “How Lovely Arelard). Mrs. G n Thy Dwellings” (Scott), Miss Peter; |organ. and W. T. ¢ cello solo, “Indian Lament” (Dvorak- l{n > s;"-d choir in sin; Kreisler), Mr. Lorleberg, and trios ©f the World” (Goss). for violin, cello and organ, “Claire de Lune (Faure) and “Andante Re- ligioso” (Thome) w For the morni Hor Tord Mayo will be at the orga the absence of Mr. Murra This evening. beginni g ser 1 Is s 5 s, vin- dwski) (God- be at the ssins will direct ging ““Oh, for Music this morning at the First Bap- tist Church will include: Organ pre- | lude, llegretta” = (Grison): quartet, T Am™ (Gilchrist); trio, Verdi); organ postlude, (Boise) At the Today at the Mount Pleasant Con- gregational Church the annual Chil- dren’s day will be observed The Mount Pleasant Chorus t again until the fall. vesper < have been di tinued until the 1st of October. The music for the month of June will be given by Miss Frances Scher- in will The ron- organ recital evening. Charles T will_play ‘‘Maestoso tino™ (Guilmant), (Baitille). The quartet will sing “The : Bird in Eastern Skies” (Marsden). and for, soprane, and William P. Shana- | “Jesus, Savior of My Soul” (Schnecker). han, tenor. with Claude Robeson, or-| ‘Mre. Florence Howard is soprano : +» | director of the music; Mrs. William T. | Reed is contralto; William Atherholdt, tenor, and Arthur Chester Gorbach, bass. at T3 this organist ch Place Memorial Church mu- ay will be: Morning serv- ude, “Romance ubilate” (Buck): 3 mtabile” (Tschal.| At the Church of the Inc nvocation” (Mana- | corner of 12th and N streets, this 15 % tenwon, baritone; post- | ing Lucille Forrest Hastings, mezzo- ehe Soleneile” (Lemaigre). | contralto, will be the offertory soloist, §o'clock—Prelude, | when she will be heard in recitativ M €ray); anthem, “Fear Not Ye, |and arfa from Mendelssohn's “St. Pau T T ising), tenor solo by Mr. | “But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own 1. M. Leisenring: anthem, “Jesus, Do | Mrs. Henry ‘White has arranged the Hoses Grow So Red?” (Webbe); offer- | following ensemble numbers for _the Traumerei” (Schumann): solo, | choir: Introit anthem. “The Lord Is i Grant Us Repose”. (Malley). | My Light.” from *The Beatitudes, Miss Myrtle Patschke, soprano; post- | With incidental solos by Mildred Max iude (Mendelssohn). | well Smith, soprano; B. Ralph e tenor, and G. A. Johnson, bass. Christ Church, Alexandria, Va., mu- . munion Service in E Flat.”” by Eyre. Luther o for Sun (Lemare) ffertory, kowsy): Zucea). lude, “Marche Wvening service, 1CTOR HERBERT is one of the| most’ famous composers of light | opera and it is in this line that he is best known musically, although he Is| also well known as an orchestral con- | ductor and composer of numerous other types of music. He is credited with written fitty light operas in all | haying A full-length serious opera, | Natoma.’ 1 Herbert was born in Dublin, Ire- T hebruary 1, 1889 H.s mother was meay Lover Herbert, daughter of Fann¥1 Lover, the famous Irish novel MU ictor Herbert began his musical | oducation when he was only seven Sears old, in Germany, where he studied Under ‘leading music’ masters. After iany years of study he secured his first. prominent position ~as _principal | Violoncellist of the Court Orchestra in Stuttgart. He married Theresa Foer- Ster. the prima donna, in 1886. Victor Herbert gave many concerts in Furope before coming. to tour the | United States. He then accepted the position of solo Violoncelllst with_the Rfatropolitan Orchestra of New York ! Aty "Later he played as soloist and 1% acted as conductor with orchestras | Ander. Theodore Thomas, Seldl and | other prominent ‘American orchestra Teaders. He was bandmaster with the! Twenty-second Regiment Band of New | York, beginning in 1894, and was con- ductor of the Pittsburgh Orchestra, 189 9 1904 1904 Mr. Herbert organized the Victor Herbert New York Orchestra. Tt was also about this time that Mr. Her- Dbert began his most prolific composing. Yo wrote “The_Captive” an oratorio, performed at Worcester, Mass., and has written much orchestral and other instrumental music. His latest work is the music for a continuous earnest. effort. since adopt- Str. Herbert conducted the orchestra | ing the United States as his home to at Willow Grove Park, Philadelphia, for | help found an American school of twenty years, and recently he has been opers. engaging in a tour covering territory from Montreal to California as guest conductor for orchestras in large mo- tion picture theaters. Among the most popular of his man: light operas are: “Prince Ananias, The Wizard of the Nile, “‘The_ Viceroy,” “The Idol's ‘The TFortune Teller,” ‘“The ‘Babette,” ‘‘Babes in It Happened in Nord- Victor Herbert is one who has made 1923—PART 3. Friday Morning Club Elects. HE Friday Morning Music Club of this city has completed its thirty- seventh season, having presented one of the most successful series of pro- grams in its history. This musio club is composed of an active and assoclate membership. Among its active mem- bers are many of our most successful local ‘singers, pianists and other in- strumentalists. It presents a program every Friday morning from November to May, of the highest standard of both solo and ensemble music. It sponsors the association of music in the development of our clvic activi- ties, as was evidenced in the recent music settlement luncheon, held un- der its auspices, at which such noted musicians as Danlel Gregory Mason, Ossip Gabrilowitsch and Harold Bauer were its guests At the final business meeting of the club the following officers were elected for the season 1923-24: Mrs. Fugene Byrnes, president; Mrs. F. W. True, first vice president; Mrs. Charl Fairfax, second vice president; Mis Lucy Brickensteln, musical director; Mrs. Frank Howard, sistant musi- cal director: Miss Kathryn Rigg: treasurer; Mrs. Hugh Brown. record- ing secretary; Mrs. Robert Hillsdale, corresponding secretary; Miss Maude Sewall, chairman of membership; Mrs. Richard Dean, chairman of re- eeption; Mrs. H Robbins, Mrs. Elliott Woods, Mrs. Agnes Wicker- sham, Mrs. Rhea Watson Cable, Mrs. amuel Winslow and Miss Mary Kelly, rd of governors Mrs. Robbing, as retiring treasurer. was presented with a leather writing case by the membe of the board Mprs. Keefer s;ngs at Dedication. ‘ ASHINGTON has had more satisfactory evidence in the Dprogress'of the city musically and the ability of local musicians and singers than that furnished by the last- minute substitution of Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer for Mme. souise Homer at the dedication of the Payne “Better Homes in America” house last Monday afternoon. Mme. Homer was unavoidably detained in New York nd tele- graphed when she found it would be absolutely impossible for her to come Washington. Then Marguerita va thought she' might be able to take madame's place, but again the music committee was disappointed A second famous singer must refuse Then. at last, the committee real ized that it was not necessary to seek {out-of-town talent and that it would Jalso much more appropriate t {have one of our own local profes- » they asked Mrs. Keefor contralto. and = weet Home™ to t the United 1l ina manner tears 1 vou're talking it look at home | the populs | "Home | panim rine I i i nt of that move many t W why bout “home for talent Home Music Contest Is Still On. standard, i AZZ or sacred or popu- lar, what kind of songs have the greatest influence in the home, what are most cffective for good or {bad in the home education of the chil- Ldren” Che anc answers to these questions ade by thousand \g in the home music con- started as & popular feature | Better Homes week. A dozen pr {are contributing to the interest in, contest ¥ Any oue is eligible contest writes out a ot n than fifty words. sctting forth the value of ‘music in the home, togethe {with a list of ten best selectio; { home music, in support of thiv s { ment ms of the contest can i ny music store i n_ Davis. Secret ‘l,(lhv r, and a member of the nationa council of the “better homes® move | ment. sald: “I would so develop music in the community that I would have {musical instrument of some kind ir {every home. and I would have every jchild taught to sing, play and kno music.” The prizes for the contest have bec: offered through the co-operation o the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce. The first prize is a 8500 allowance on a piano; second prize. « $200 allowance on a phonograph There are ten smaller prizes. Statements from all contestants must have been received by Home Music Contest, 223 Spring street, New York, N. Y., not later than July 1 The committee on awards are the following: Mrs. John F. Lyons, pi dent, National Federation of Music Clubs; Mrs. M. E. Oberndorfer, music chairman, _General Federation of Women's Clubs; Kenneth Clark Bureau of Community Music, Com- munity Service: C. M. Tremaine. d rector, Nationai Bureau for the A vancement of Music. *The White Rose.’ W. GRIFFITH'S new photoplay, “The White Rose’ began its premier Broadway showing May It is described as a cinema the old south, starring Mae Marsh, Carol Dempster, Ivor Novello and Nell Hamilton. A few of the metropolitan clsms follow: “One of the biggest pictures made in years is ‘The White Rose,’ because it is so very, very human. Tt is an unqualified Success, and Mae Marsh reaches out and twangs away at a mighty sad little symphony in one's heart strings, and never strikes a discord.” (Evening World.) “Aimed straight at vour heart, ‘The White Rose’ hits its mark, boldly tearing away the old dual standard of morals, and showing men accepting blame for the sin along with women. The picture is inspiring and moving, and one of the finest things D. W. Grifith has ever made.” (The World.) 'he White Ros casily ranks with the most important pictures made in America. The acting is mag- nificent—as fine as any the screen ean boast of. and the photoplay is of an incomparable physical beaut, Sun.) arc of perso Lo {va test Th atement o i ry criti- he White Rose’ is the best ture D. W. Griffith has made since ‘“The Birth of a Nation.” Try as you may to resist its appeal, it will make you smile, laugh and weep. TIts strength is inescapable. The premiere was equally a triumph for Mae Marsh as for the famous director.” (Even- ing Journal) . “A singularly fine picture, and the tgeatment of the biz dramatic mo- ments is superb. ‘The Whitg Rqse' {s [AROUND HIS is Rhoda Royal's old home town. His big show down on the Union station plaza was no more than the traditional cross lot from back of the marine barracks, where hé used to live, but “The Passing West" kept him so busy over cowboys, Indians, wild cattle and horses that could put that poetical “stallion shod with fire” in the Dobbin class, that he just had no time for the sentiment appropriate to a wanderer's return. To look at Mr. Royal you might in- fer that it has been quite some time since his first-grade days in the Cranch School—long enough for familles to drift, friendships outggow nd landmarks vanish, but trus! a teacher to keep track of her pupils. Whether they climb to fame, go the way of 4 rope or happily marry and raise familles, they are her children, and you have doubtless noticed that each is recalled as “the very best one 1 ever taught!” which is one of the fine, fine things about teachers, Rhodie Royal himself is sort of growing old, Father William, but the teacher who put himn through the first | grade has so bamboozed Father Time that when she walked herself over to the show grounds to see what Rhodie” was doing, he guessed her name the very first time. They had a lovely little meeting up, and though the famous showman has had adven- tures that outraced every unharnessed dream of his youth, he was as pleased- 1y diflident as any other small hoy passes to the shov Old-time Washington Mr. Royal's mother—Mrs, Katherine Royal—who, by virtue of her long years of catering to the small needs of the enlisted men at the marine bar racks, earned ten enlistment each stripe marking four service. She began her career at the navy yard as a bright young widow with iwo tiny sons to support, and for forty-four yvears of service worked from sunrise to “lights out,” never once absent from the navy vard, as ] she herself put it, “in rain or shine, [ hot or cold.” her greatost ambition be- ing to carn her stripes for servic was a friend of every marine at the barracks, officer and private, and when' “Pinafore” raged. #nd some wi christened her “Little Buttercup,” her sailor boys halted the nickname until sutisfied that Mrs. Roval accepted the bute a iplimentary joke. S| aiso rather enjoved being known the “humboat woman," seeing it in no way reflected on her “stan ing in the service.” Her enlist tripes were award ed at the en every four years with as much military formality as it officially conferred by the Navy, and -ach vear between there waw an day for congratulations. enlistment stripes were black merino will recall as niversary These ten sewed on a Sund wh of itself meant a story—but she wore it only to church and on thut last earth-journey from “lights out” to sunrise. And when that day came, a commanding officer said her { i he service has lost aw true sailor as ever trod deck. and we of 1 this vard are parted from a mother- [ iniz friend.” | This started out to be about Rhodie and his teacher, but you have noticed {hew one thing' leads on to anot which doubtless accounted for Qage that “variety is the spice Wi Tnhl the Union station plaza is a right but the other afte What's D FAIRBANKS some career. his stage debut when he seventeen in a Shakespearean with Freder Warde. He rose r star on the stage with A.. “He Comes Up New Henrietta,” and Shop” among his memor- successes. He saw David Wark iths, *““The Birth of a Nation” and it onve reached a conclusion. “I was beginning already 99 feel somewhat cramped upon stage, since T was bound on the m A'bdy a Srick wall, on the east and wost, by wings and on the south by the pro- scenium_arch. When I saw what ifith had done with the camera, I has had e made | i be a popul wthor s, 1 “The EVERAL important literary works have just been acquired by Par nount for production in pictures, among hem an original story, his first for the ereen, by Vincente Blasco Tbanez “We have just acquired for preduction West of the Water Tower.' one qf the al books of the past several says Jesse L. Lasky. “The nonymous author has promised to co- perate with me in telling his story on he screen. Having in mind, however, 1o difference of opinion a& to what is sper and improper to show on the n. we're going to devote two or hree months to the most careful study \f public opinion as _to how this novel should be handled. Without giving of- to any considerable section of the and without coming to blows with the censors. We want to depicit vhat is undeniably a strong story, be- ause it points a valuable moral. have asked Mr. Will Hays to con- v bl Famous -Story: RODUCTION work is nearly com- plete on the initial screen work on “Richard, the Lion-Hearted” a film version of Sir Walter Scott's famous rovel, “The Talisman.” Associated authors. comprising wrank E. Woods, Elmer Harris and Thompson Buchanan, announce that they have designed a photoplay that will outstrip other big features in lavishness of sets and finished tech- \ique. The picture is scheduled for rly release through Allied Pro- Wallace Beery, whose characteriza- tion of King Richard in Douglas Fairbanks' “Robin Hood” won such praise, is being featured in the same character in “Richard, the Lion Hearted.” The story deals with his- torical accuracy with the adventures of Richard and his queen, Beren- garia, and the ladies and knights of his court, in the third crusade in the land of Palestine and the battles to win the Holy Land and the Holy Sepulcher back from Sultan Saladin and the Saracens. 2 Magnificent sets have been built for the production by direction of Mrs. Una Nixon Hopkins, art director. Chester Withey is the director. In addition to title role portraval by Wallace Beery, others in the cast are Charles Gerrard. as the sultan, Kathleen Clifford as Queen Beren- garia, Marguerite de la Motte as Lady Edith Plantagenet, John Bowers as Sir Kenneth. Clarence Geldert as Sir Conrade, Wilbur Higby as Sir Thomas beantificd and exalted by the presence of that exquisite creature, Mac Marsh, the divinely inspired. The scenes are marvelousl beautiful.” (The Her- ald.) ‘There is suspense galore. and sob enes a plenty. There was applause for the beauty of the scenes. Many women wept and one fainted The artist in D. W. Grifith, as the master of photography, smites the eye con- stantly.” . (The Times.) “Another pictorial -and sentimental gem. It is doubtful if the magician Grifith has ever done anything finer.” (Journal of Commerce.) king to teacher—and he gave her | that | al ducers and_Distributors Corporation. | him | THE CITY By Nannie Lancaster————————— noon every inch of it was so packed |and jammed with people that amy | lady or gentleman of the tight-rope profession could have walked a half | square on top of straw hats It was a crowd that shoved | nudged and elbowed and cjac | stationward, but it was notic | that one section of the adv bulged as it came to a cert That is was something worth giv- |ing way to was evidenced suds | den gusts of laughter—the big, joi- ous guffaws that no mean joke could ever achieve All of a sudden convenient emerged itsdrum di1ection, ated n point by to quote the dea classicse—a_ Shriner b from the entrance to follow major in an unexpeeted and the jam brok an jce floe. The men and wor had formed the ek rushe rentlally after. ¥ sushed | cause of the b asserted itse A fat in_a baby ea riage, rhapsodiacily sucking its 1 ! The girl-mother had heen cau, in the jam and could do nothing Lur stand helplessly, with her hand . the carriage handle. And becau it was a comfortable. good-nati crowd, with lawful amuscment aheas the baby might have heen a king o a throne with his full quota of va }sals and serfs at his call—never mind De Maupassant’s insistent i {tum that every laughing. sing jerowd hides the enarls and fangzs « a mob. SHRINER on the A to hot with a Shriner on Vstand. And as he mopped his face voiced a soppy vonviction “Washington is a beautiful city a right. I'm here to teil her she can jbe beat for looks, but mustn call herself summer resort—no: while I'm around.” Another Shriner, tired, antly happy, came up; PIng a grass-brimmed i “Paid ten cents for it keeps the sun out of iny wife got one and tied it—looks as dandy as if ten dollars.” i s A woman—her - voice registerinz janxious fear—asked her obvious hu {band why he had put on over his eveglasses. 1 Ly taking off the extra pair that the glasses had been r | ““Couldn’t keep my nose glasses « because of perspiration. This fran. anchors them steady-—great. schem: | There is alwavs somebody aroun {to say something that fails to fit J with the occasion. This time {a woman who paused in the »f the fun and picturesque of goi to comment+to the woman w n who tor- e Avenue paus: i ob she a but his fez hat Great jdea cves. M the color it had buo: to her “This iz a splendid panorama of « tractive men and women—but 1 ha\s |never vet secn a human crowd : | beautiful as a herd of cattle, or of | sheep, or flocks of pigeons and matter whether grazing or drinki d in fear. You neve out of drawing: every perfect grace. A with nature-—you came across a weed by a roadside !that wasn't a close-up for beauty. 1 [l Lknow the why of it i pose an the same way 1 Weil. 1 can teli you.” The other woman display en sense of cer tainty on the “It’s because you do know what you are ing abo; And that the Use? ' became satisfied that the cinema fi was hetter suited to my talents—so [ got out and got in. which is to say T got out of the theater and Into the movies.” His first picture was and it made a real | of Zorro™ hit a high likewise a hit. Tl Three Musketeers. striking successes tory. “Robin Ho went “The Thr Musketeers™ three tir hotter, an now Doug is delving into the Arabia) Nights after “The Thief of Bagdad Maybe he is only an acrobat, not an actor; maybe his stage and screer successes really shock the learmed critic—but, in the language of his Ratekeeper Hollywood. ““Hully gee, mister, the people fall for him and what's the use?” agreed to let “The Hi teh Lamb “Mark and was i mo-t the photoplay in New Stories Acquired fer with cditors and men and women of public affairs, through his committee on relations. in_an cffort to soun the public mind toward picturizinz f this kind nsider will be the prize of mest year will be “Big by Rex Beach, which Allar cill_direct, on the completion of arring Gloria Swanson a pleasure to annou after months devoted to the study phtoplay writing, Vicente Bl Tbanez has written ‘Argentine Love,’ first original story for the sereen. W has told & most dramatic story agair a background of Argentina. where man of the scenes of ‘The Four Horsemen were laid. “In America also we screen a distinguished Mr. Julian Street us 'in_adapting h try. low! pictu Brothe Dwan ‘Zaza. t th have won to th man of letters who will work wit! novel. ‘Rita Cover William de Mille wiil direct it fo: ing his production, ‘Mortal Love." “ecil B. de Mille is planning to follow his production of ‘The Ten_Command ments.’ with ‘Triumph,” by May Edgin- ton, which only recently appeared. lo Be Filmed. Tully Deveaux and Marshall as 1 __ MUSICAL INSTRUCTION. EDNA BISHOP DANIEL Teacher of Vocal Art Studlo: 1210 G _st. n.w. Main 2188 KING - SMITH STUDIOS 1751 New Hampshire Ave. Lengusges, Dancing, Dramatio Art Reside d. Washington, ;"> College " ** Ewstablished of Music,'"c 1904 Offers exceptional advantages to begin ners as well as advanced students, i al branches of Music. 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