Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1923, Page 54

T N ITH the exception of the band music scattered in little installs ments ever so often throughout the summer months at the parks and circles of Washington, when large fzmil-y groups gather in complacent relaxation and the youngsters wiggle an}d play hide-and-seek around the improvised bandstand, the only music Washingtonians can enjoy outside their own homes and phonographs is the music supplied by orchestras at motion picture houses. ’ Many people absorb this music subconsciously, as it were, and do not bother in the warm weather to pay close enough attention to appre- ciate the really fine quality of this music and the artistic way in which it is usually presented. Moreover, some individuals in each audience seem to delight in offering the music verbal competition that is most annoying to many others in the audiences who would prefer to be soothed and re- ireshed by the music. *xo* ¥ VEN the churches, for the greater part, appear to have folded away their volumes of cantatas and inspiring organ music, and only the small amount of music actually required in the form of hymns for the services is announced. This seems odd from a psychological point of view. It is natural that choirs and church music directors should shun rehearsals at this time, and that many of them should be off vacationing. But there is always some one in the church, a talented pianist or organist, who could play some of the lighter compositions that are so charming on @ hot summer day before or after the sermon. It seems a pity that the many fine organs which pealed forth so gloriously at Eastertide and have been the instruments of providing many tine organ recitals during the winter season should now be mute for two or three months. There are fnany young musicians who have been freshly graduated irom local music conservatories and private classes, who play well and might do this work on Sundays for little or no remuneration, other than the chance to be heard by people who may prove the backbone oi their future concert audiences. O return to the subject of the motion picture orchestra in \\'mlnng\un.I The Rialto Theater has announced that George Wild, who has proved wn unusually popular director of both the orchestra and the clever jazz group of melody boys, has temporarily resigned his baton for a period of a few weeks to the capable hands of Clarence V. Burrows, assistant | director, while Mr. Wild takes a much-needed and well deserved vacation tour. Like many musicians who have the welfare of their particular or- ganizations sincerely at heart, Mr. Wild will combine business with pleas- ure, and before going to the mountains for a complete rest will visit sev- eral of the large theatrical and musical centers of the country, including New York and Boston. During his past scason as director of the Rialto orchestra, Mr. Wild has successfully introduced many innovations of unusual character and appeal. The orchestra has gained considerably in its unity and pro- ficiency as an organization. Mr. Wild also personally arranged all the interpretative scores for the feature picture presentations, and has chosen attractive light and grand opera overtures or excerpts for many of the wwsical interludes between pictures. On his return in the fall he expects | to carry out plans for many interesting musical features on the weekly programs at the theater. ¥ % ok % T the Metropolitan Théater Danicl Breeskin, another director who made the orchestra at the Rialto a fine musical organization a couple oi years ago. is wielding his comparatively recently acquired baton at the Crandall house in an exceedingiy effective manner. In the few short weeks that he has been with this theater’s orchestra since N. Mirskey, the former conductor, leit for Europe Mr. Breeskin has presented some very ambitious and artistically given musical compositions. Thomas Gannon, director of the orchestra at the Palace Theater, gave one#bf the most claborate music programs attempted at a local house during Shrine weck, and always has an interesting overture or group of | standard music favorites to give between pictur The same is likewise true of Leon Brusilof, director oi the orches- tral organization at the Columbia Theater. So long as the motion picture houses remain open there seems to be hope musically for Washington. * ok ok ok NCOURAGING news has been received via New York irom the Foun- tainebleau School of Music, which was. formally opened for the sea- son on June 24, and has an enrollment this summer of 120 American music students. These students come from twenty-five states and the District of Columbia. Many applicants for admission this year were necessarily turned away, as there was no room for them. The students are divided as follows among the different departments: Piano, sixty; voice, thirty,; organ, violin, 'cello, harp and composition, between thirty and forty. At the formal opening Myron T. Herrick, United States ambassador to France, and Dr. Walter Damrosch were chosen to preside as repre- sentatives of America, and Rudolph Ganz and Blair Fairchild were among the other famous American musicians present, One wonders what the Margq; de Lafayette would say if he could know that the bonds of international friendship between the one-time colonies of America and his beloved France were being thus cemented with music as well as in many other ways. x % k X HE sixth season oi summer concerts at the Stadium in New York was opened last Thursday, when William van Hoogstraten directed the | first of the three programs given last week by the 106 players in the Philharmonic Orchiestra. The Stadium management is very proud of the | increased effectiveness of the music, made possible by the acoustic con- ditions from the new orchestra stand. The first soioist of the season is to be Elly ) Hoogstraten, who will appear on tomorrow's program. ments have been perfected so that some complete progra others may be broadcast. Y wife of Mr. van Radio arrange- ms and parts of . * ok ok % WORD is received from New York to the effect that Melvin H. Dalberg, | general director of the Wagnerian Opera Company, is on his way to Europe. In Paris he vill confer with Josef Stransky on plans for the coming season, which will open in Washington on October 15, . This is an item which sounds very interesting and promising to Washington ears: HELEN FETTER. Music Club and School Nofes. J\[IS$ EDITH B. ATHEY recently presented a group of young pianists in an interesting program at her studio. Those who played were Anna Stoll, Louise Fisher, Helen lL.es, Virginia King, Carlyle Fisher and Miss Athey herself. Broup of children in a delightful re- cital at her home a week ago yes- terday afternoon. Those on the pro- gram included: Alice ‘Harrington, Flora McKenzie, Dorothy Howard, Mary Harrington, Shirley Lake, Elizabeth West, Marion Kirby, Muriel Hoover and The ensemble playing at the two | Virsinia Cole. closing plano recitals presented by | Mabel Linton in the United Brethren Hall the end of June was unusually fine. Those winning medals were Barbara Miller, Eva Carlson, Doro- hy Linton, Audrey Arrington and Anna Eppley. Miss Linton gave an interesting talk comparing the seven greatest Americans and the seven greatest musiciant Charl, Mrs. Emily Frah Barnes presented a delightful program of music and dramatic readings in her garden Fri- day and Saturday evenings. Piano solos, songs, interpretative dances, recitations, with music, and scenes in costume from “Twelfth Night” were given. Those who took part were: Dorothy Barnes, Jessie Barnes, Mrs. Brill, Ruth Brill, Kathleen Cave, Dorothy Cave. Dora Burroughs, Milton Dean, Louise Cohen, Unetta' Dalkin, Vir- ginia Decker, Vera M. Baliley, Cath- erthe Bushong, Minnie Eslin, Melva Haller, Evelyn Hancock, Alide John- son, Jean Ellis, Dorothy Mehler, Ev ret Mehler, Mary Beans, Bertha Beans, Donald Parsons, Douglas Parsons, Mary Ready, Anita Summers, Mary Elsle Stewart, Marjorie Barnes, Florence Wainwright and Gladys Til- on. A.very interesting recita] was pre- sented recently by Mrs. Alfred K. Ware in the Fountain Memorial Church, southeast. The church was beautifully decorated with potted plants and cut flowers to give the effect of & coolly inviting drawing- room. All selections on the two evening programs were given from memory, even by the children who ‘were playing for the first time in re- cital. Both nights the musical num bers were interspersed with readings by Mrs. Ware and Thomas Ware. Henry Weber and John Geiger gave violin selections, and Miss Jaeger and Dr. Henry Jaeger gave vocal numbers. Medals and prizes for efficlenicy and progress in their work during the past year were awarded to Thelma Holsten, Barbara Herath, Martha Fishes Claiborne Jones, Francis Ladd, Be the Ranning, Ruth Jarvis, Marlan Shipley, Ma ‘Tanner, Allene Trowbridge Tittman, the popular bass singer of Washington, was assisting artist and also Mis Grace Bromley, reader. At the first of the two final re- citals, little thirteen-year-old Eliza- heth Clary was featured, playing a number of very difficult compositions very well and entirely from memory. Those included on the program at the last recital were Frances Hill, Auna Eppley, Dorothy Linton, Audrey Arrington, Margaret Carr, Mary Steele, Mary Louise Phillips, Evan 4 , Lynne Allen, Helen Wat- Barbara Miller, Anita Pete: Grace Cornish, Marian Bates, Helen Swygert, Elizabeth Clary, Agnes Goodloe and Gertrude Smallwood. An interesting plano recital was siven by children under the direction of Mrs. Mabel White Hubbel at her studio In Kenilworth, D. C.. recently. The entire program was given from memory. Little twelve-year-old Doris Bishop, who received the gold medal for application and progre: recelved special applause. Little Isabel Slye and Margaret wm;a vu;‘o. ;l‘;c:ntl:; as flower girls. Others on the ‘were John Gernand, Thelma Roberts, Grace Colman, Grace Coakley, Melvin Tyrell, Bessie Suit, Adelia Lewfs, ‘Thelma Donn, ‘Virginia Fisher, Bes- sle Gover, Dorothy Newman, Muriel| Lucille Blakeney, , Gernand, ' Mildred Bishop, Esther| Vance Fisher, Mildred Elmore, Robert Hughes, Virginia Sherrier, Margaret Frazler, James Fackler, Catherine Gibson, Irene Meade and Streiberger, Marian Bunyvea, Bernard Bishop. Muenze: gl: Rose Yoehel Berth, Lorenz, rge Herath and Jean Charles Colo _presented a Hickernell In the Churches NIISB RUTH MAE HANSFORD, pre- center for the summer months of the Grace Reformed Church, 15th and O streets northwest, announces | the following program for the month of July: July 8, 11 a.m., soprano solo by Miss Hansford, “Consider the Lilies” (Top- 1ff); July 16, 11 wm., soprano solo by Miss Helen J. Bury, “Light” (Scott) July 22, 11 am., solo, Miss Hansford. “Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee” song of Ruth (Gounod); July 29, 11 am. solo, Miss Hansford, Wipe Away All Tears’ (Ferry). Charles M, Davidson is -he organist Miss Fansford and Miss Bury ap- peared in a_recent recital at the Washington Club. Charle E. Myers, director of music at Mount Pleasant M. E. Church South, is on his vacation. During his absence the music will be given the trio, Mrs. Fannie Shreve i1, soprano: Miss Marie Koontz, contralto, and Francls 1. Heartsill bass. The program_today will includ “Sing Allelulia Forth” (Buck), “Rock of Ages” (Bond), “The King of Love My Shepherd Is" (Shelley) and *Soft Floating on the Alr” (Root). Metropolitan Orchestra, A SDCCCSS. Daniel Breeskin, conductor of the or- chestra at the Metropolitan Theater, last week scored a triumph with his special overture numbers. The short arrangement of gems from “Lucia® was followed by Cadman's “At Dawn- ing.”" with muted orchestra. nesday, “the Fourth,” the major num- ber was changed to Victor Herbert's “American Fantasia.” in honor of In- dependence The orchestra was compelled to rise at every performance in acknowledgment of insistent ap- plause. This week's overture will be Tobani's “Creme De La Creme.” five of the world's melody. The miniature recital will be completed by YA Perfect Day,” the week's special request number. Mrs. Wilson-Greene Elected to High Post Mrs. Wilson-Greene, concert man- ager. has been elected president of the National Concert Managers' Associu- tion of the United State nven- tlon, held at the Edgewater Beach . Chicago, June 28, nd 30 Greene was nominated to the presidency by a California delegate. and was elected to that office without a dissenting vote. She has been a member of this association since its organization four years ago. masterpleces of in o +,”“.”,H”..”,”; (Copyright. 1922, by 0 23 0 | i (Continued from yesterday.) i “But Francis ven- tured. “I fancy that my reasons for pre- ferring seclusion should be obvious enough,” she replied, a little bitterly. “My daughter is inelined, I fear. o be a little morbid.” Sir Timothy said, { settling down in his plac Francis made no reply. A triangu- lar conversation of this sort was al- most impossible. The members of the { orchestra_were already climbing up in preparation for the Sir Timothy you yourself?” to their places. overture to the last act. rose to his feet. M “You will excuse me for a moment. he begged. I see a lady to whom I mMust pay my respects | Francis drew a sigh of relief at his | departure. He turned at once to his companion. “Did you mind my asked. : ‘Mind it?" she repeated. with al- most _insolent nonchalan “Why should It affect me in any way? My father's friends come and go. 1 have no interest in any of them. “But,” he protested, “I want you to be interested in me. She moved a littl place. Her tone, | mained fey. i | " “Could vou possibly manage to avold personalities in your conver- sation, Mr. Ledsam?" she begged. “I have tried already to tell {how I feel about such things.” She was certainly difficult. Francis lized that with a little sigh “Were you surprised to see me {with vour father?" he asked, a little {inanely “1 cannot conceive what you two have found in common,” she admitted. “Perhaps our interest in you.” he replied. “By-the-bye, I have just seen him perform a quixotic but a very fine action,” Francis said. “He stopped a carter from thrashing his horse, knocked him down, bought the horse from him and sent it home.” She was mildly interested. “An amiable side of my father's character which no one wouid sus- pect,” she remarked. he entire park of his country house at ilatch End is given over to broken-down animals.” “I am one of those' he confessed, “who find this tralt amazing.” “And I am another.” she remarked coolly. . “If any one settled down seriously to try and understand my father, he would need the spectacles of a De Quincey. the outlook cf a Voltaire. and the callousness of a Borgia. You see, he doesn't lend ihimself to any of the recognized dards. either do you,” he said boldly. She looked away from him across the house to where Sir Timothy was talking to a man and woman in one of the ground-floor boxes. I'rancis recognized them with some surprise —an_ agricultural duke and his daughter, Lady Cynthia Milton, one of the most beautiful and famous young women in London. “Your father goes far afield for his friends,” Francis remarked “My father has no friends,” she re- plied. “He has many acquaintances. 1 doubt whether he has 2 single con- fidant. I expect Cynthia is trying to persuade him to invite her to his rext party at The Walled House.” “I_should think she would fail, won't she?’ he asked. “Why should you think that?’ Francis shrugged his shoulders slightly. “Your father's entertginments have the reputation of being somewhat unique,” he remarked. “You do not, by-the-bye, attend them yourself.” You must remember that I have had very few opportunities so far,” she observed. “Besides. Cynthia has tastes which I do not share" As, for instance?"” “She goes to the National Sporting Club. She once traveled, 1 know, ;vm a hundred miles to go to a bull “On the whole,” Francis said, “T am glad that you do not share her tastes. “You know her?” coming?’ he uneasily in her nevertheiess, re- yom T ed. Indifferently well,” Francis re- plied. “I knew her when she was a child, and we seem to come together every now and then at long interval As a debutante she was charmin Lately it seems to me that she has got_into the wrong set. “What do you call the wrong set?” He hesitated for a moment. Please don't think that I a ing down the law,” he said. "I have HE SUNDAY STAR, ‘And God Shall | On Wed- | comprised of | it Margaret in- | | AMERICAN ARVEY WORTHINGTON LOOMIS | is an American composer who s |80 original and absorbed in his work that he has been said to even | think in terms of music. One critic | has compared him with Chopin, stating that, “like Chopin, Loomis is largely | occupled in mixing rich, new colors |on the inexhaustible palette of the plano.” This critfc also states that | Loomis’ genius is “the very essence of | telteity.” This composer was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., February 5, 1865. |the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, | where he was awarded the $900 free cholarship by Dr. Antonin Dvorak. | | The scholarship was for a three-year | course in Dvorak's composition class at | the National Conservatory of Music. Loomis' composition which won him the | scholarship was the musical setting for | Eichendorft's “Fruehlingsnacht.” While at the Natlonal Conservatory, Loomis studled ~several other branches of music, besides harmony and composi- | tion. ' He studied plano with Mme. Madeline Schiller. More than 500 compositions of vari- ous kinds are credited to Mr. Loomis, yet only a small proportion of them have been published to date. Critics who are familiar with his unpublished | works seem to find many of his best compositions among them rather than among those which have been printed to_date, | Harvey W. Loomis wrote one grand opera, “Traitor Mandolin,” the libretto of which was written by Edwin Star Belknap. His four light operas are “The Mald of Athens,” “The Burglar's Bride, Baba.'" Among his best known music | for dramatic productions are the inci- dental muslc for “The Tragedy Death” and “The Coming of the Prince,” and a group of compositions for pantomimes. One of his most popular works i the musical accom- paniment for Longfellow's * an impressive recitation. Logmis has also written music ectally for children. iry HilL” was publishd in 1886, und he compiled “Song Flowers fo Children to Tunes He Song Book for high-school pupils. “Lyrics on the Red Man,” lectures on Indian music, “After the lesson” (a collection of twenty-four minjature duets for the piano), pedagogic and kindergarten music and an_operetta for high schools, “All at Sea.” Mr. Loomis has collaborated with hur Edward Johnstone in compil- The § . and A ing i gher in composing “Magic Music Les- | sons” He s also a contributor to -al journals. This composer Is considered as pos- THE EVIL SHEPHE By E. Phillips Oppenheim. Littls, Brown & Co.) been out %o little, the last few years, that 1 cught not, perhaps, to criti- cize. Lady Cynthia, however, seems | to me to belong to the extreme section | )f the younger generation. the sec- | tion who have a sort of craze for the unusual, whose taste in art and liv ing is distorted and bizarre. You know what I mean, don't you—black drawing rooms, futurist wallpapers. opium dens and a cocaine box! It's to some extent affectation, of course, but it's a folly that claims its vie- tims.” She studied him for a moment at- tentively. His leanness was the lean- ness of muscular strength and condi- tion, his face was full of vigor and determination. You at least bave escaped the ab- normal.” she remarked. *“I am not quite sure how the entertainments at The Walleq House would appeal to you, but if my father should invite you' there, 1 should advise you not to go.” “Why not?” he asked. he hesitated for a moment “I really don’t know why I should trouble to give you advice,” she said “As a matter of fact, 1 don’t care whether you go or not. In any case, you are scarcely likely to be asked. “I am not sure that I agree with vou” he protested. “Your father seems to have taken quite a fancy to me.” And you?" she murmured. ell. I itke the way he bought that horse” Francis admitted. “And 1 am beginning to realize that there may be something in the theory which he advanced when he invited me to accompany him here this even- ing—that there is a certain piquancy one's intercourse with an enemy which friendship lacks. There may be complexities in his character which as yet I have not appreciated.” The curtain had gone up and the last act of the opera had commenced. She leaned back in her chair. With- out a word or even a gesture, he un- derstood that a curtain had been let down between them. He obeyed her iunspoken wish and relapsed into si- lence. Her very absorption, after all, was a hopeful sign. She would have him believe that she felt noth- ing, that she was living outside all the passion and sentiment of life. Yet she was absorbed in the music ¢ * ¢ Sir Timothy came back and seated himself silently. It was not until the tumult of applause which broke out after the French ouvrier that a word passed between them. “Cavalisti s better,” Sir Timothy commented. “This man has not the breadth of passion. At times he is merely peevish.” She shook her head. forCavalistl would be too egotistical part,” she said s aificult asieny: Not another word was spoken until the curtain fell. Francis lingered for a moment over the arangement of her cloak. Sir Timothy was already outside, talking to some acquaint. ances. ge“eupxuull’("nmf' great pleasure o y' e 8 unex| > saia 2 ietle. wistruirg Poctedly,” he “I cannot imagine why,” she an- swered, with an undernote of trouble in her tone. “Remember the advice I gave you before. No good can come of any friendship between my father and you.” “There is this much of good in it, at any rate,” he answered, as he held open the door for her. ' “It ‘mignt me e chance of seel: sometimes.” S “That is not a matter worth con- sidering,” she replied. I find it very much worth consid- ering,” he whispered, losing his head for a moment as they stood close to- gether in the dim light of the box, and a sudden sense of the sweetness of her thrilled his pulses. ‘“There isn't anything in the world T want so much as to see you oftener—to have my chanc momentary There was ow_in her eyes. Her lips qnlvn& The few words which he saw framed there—he fancled of reproof—re- Sir Timothy was em at the entrance. been asking Mrs. Hil- permission to call in Curzoh street.” Francis sald boldly. “1 am sure my daughter will be delighted,” was the cold but courte- ous reply. # Margaret herself made no com- ment. The car drew up and sh stepped into it—a tall, slim figure, Wwonderfully graceful in her unre- lieved black, her hair . a8 though with some sort of she passed underneath the electric He attended | “Golng Up?” and “The Bey of | of | “Sandal- | His cantata, | the great song of ! WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 8, 1923—PART. 3. COMPOSERS Harvey Worthington Loomis sessing special aptitude for writing ballet music that is artistic. He is also credited with having the splendid gift of being able to combine art in treatment and catchiness in his airs. His ballet music covers many nation- alitles, of which the Spanish and the Chinese are perhaps the most un- usual. “Harlequin” is a published pop- ular bit of his ballet music. Mr. Loomis has been quite prolific In the writing of tongs and shows unerringly artistic judgment along llterary as weil as musical lines, n the selection of Ivrics which he has | set to music. He is known to have a decided talent in creative literature |8 well us in music. Twenty-two of | Willlam ~ Shakespeare's lyrics have been et to music of the old English school by this musician. One of the loveliest In his arrangement for “Tell | Me. Where 1s Fancy Bred He has also chosen from the works of Herrick, most notable being his “Epitaph on a Virg : ) From the works of Ben Johnson he chose to write a novel musical setting “To Celia.’ He took many poems to set brillia many of them. Among his “John A ‘Sylvan « I bit, man and Scotch sic and has made of melody for published derson. My Jo, mbers” and “The Dutch here are also Browning's at the Spring,” three John Vance ” ded” and “Dis- and “Thistledow son wre | light. She looked back at him with a smile of farewell as he stood bareheaded upon the steps, a smile which reminded him somehow of her father, a lttle sardonic, a little tender, having in some faintly challenging ‘quality. The car rolled away. People around were gossiping rather freely “The wife of that' man Oliver Hil- jditch.” he heard a woman say, “the man who was tried for murder and committed suicide the night after Lis jacquittal. Why, that can’t be much jmore than three months ago.” “If you are the daughter of a mil- lionaire,” uvbserved, “you it n. Sir Timoth cing. “He's sun- {posed to Le worth a cool five mil- lions.” e truth {known." his companion confided, jdropping his voice, “it would cnst Rim all that to keep out of the Old Bailey. They say that his orgi Hatch End Our taxi. Coj about him were ! CHAPTER XVI Francis Ledsam was himself the lightest-hearted and mo. lar member of his club, still a bri figure in the courts, pearunces there were still devoting the grea his time to his profession, although his work connection with it had become less spectacular. - One morn- ing, at the corner of Clarges street and Curzon street. about three weeks after his visit to the opera, he came face to face with Sir Timothy Brast “Well, m truistic peerer into other peopl fairs, how goes it?” the latte rinquired pleasantly “How does it seem, my arch-crimi- nal, to be still breathing God's fresh adr?" Francis retorted in vein. “Make the most of it not last foreve Sir Timothy again, »pu- fant though his ap- less frequent. er portion of in It may iled. He was look- ing exceedingly well that morning, the very prototype of a man con- tented with life and his part in it. He aring a morning coat and silk . his patent boots were faultlessly polished, his trousers pressed to per- fection, his gray silk tie neat and fashionable. " Notwithstanding his waxenlike pallor. his slim figure and lithe, athletic walk seemed to speak of good health “You may catch the minnow.” he murmured. “The big fish swim on. By-the-bye,” he added, “I do not no- tice that your sledge-hammer blows at crime are having much effect. Two undetected murders last week and one the week before. What are you about, my astute friend?” “Those are matters for Scotland Yard," Francis replied, with an in- different little wave of the hand which held his cigarette. “Detalls are for the professional. I seek that cor- ner in hell where the thunders are welded and the poison gases mixed. +1n other words, I seek for the brains of crime.” “Believe me, we do not see enough of one another, my young friend,” Sir Timothy said earnestly. ou inter- est me more and more every time we meet. 1 like your allegories, I like your confidence, which in any one except a genius would seem blatant. When can we dine together and talk about crime?” “The sooner the better.” Francis replied promptly. “Invite me, and I will concel any other engagement 1 might happen to havi Sir Timothy considered for a mo- ment. The June sunshine was streaming down upon them hnd the atmosphere was a little oppressive. “Will you dine with me at Hatch End tonight?” he asked. “My daugh- ter and 1 will be alone “I should be delighted.” Francis re- plied promptly. “I ought to tell you, perhaps, that I have called three times upon your daughter, but have not been fortunate enough to find her at home.” Sir Timothy was politely apolo- getic. “I fear that my daughter is a little Inclined to be morbid,” he confessed. “Society is good for her. I will un- dertake that you are a welcome guest.” “At what time do I come agd how shall I find your house?” Francis in- quired. “You motor down, T suppose?’ Sir Timothy observed. “Good! In Hatch End any one will direct you. We dine at eight. You had better come down as Boon as you have finished your day's work. Bring a suitcase and spend the night.” 11 ohall be delighted,” Francis re- plied. “Do mnet,” Sir Timothy continued, “court disappointment by overan- ticipation. You have without doubt heard of my little gatherings at Hatch End. They are viewed, I am told, with grave suspicion, alike by the moralists of the city and, ar, t police. I-am not inviting you to of those gatherings. They are for people with other tast ‘My daugh- ter and I have been spending a few days alone in the-little bungalow by the side of my larger house. That is the same | Musigraphs. RANCESKA KASPAR LAWSON left yesterday for Charlottesville, Va., where she will give her third song recital at the University. of Virginia today. Mrs. Lawson will leave there tomorrow for Pennsylvania, giving recitals at the summer school of Juniata College, Huntington, Tuesday; at the Millersville State Normal School Wednesday, and at Cumber- land Valley State Normal Sshool Thursday. She will return to Wash- ington Friday. Eva Gauthier is now in Europe, having sailed from New York early in June. She is the first singer ever invited especlally to present American music at the historic Salzburg Fes- tival. She will sing the works of some of our famous composers there later in the summer. Merle Alcock, popular American contralto, will sail for Europe July 18. Mrs. Alcock, who was chosen as one of the four American singers to appear the first time on programs at the Metropolitan Opera House next season. will make her operatic debut in Germany. Marie Tiffany, soprano of the Metro- politan Opera Company, who sailed for Europe the end of June, gave a costume recital among her last con- certs before leaving for her vacation. She, like Lucrezia Bori and Frieda Hempel, both of whom gave costume recitals’ in Washington last season, made a distinct success with this type of recital and expects to give more along this line next vear. She sang gouthern songs and was gowned In an 1830 costume. Emerson Whithorne's suite, “New York Days and Nights,” will provide three of the numbers of representa- tive American music on the program at the Chamber of Music Festival to be held at Salzburg August 2 to 7, inclusive. Although there are five numbers in this suite, only three will be performed at the festival. Marie Jeritza, the beautiful Vien- nese prima donna who became the rage on the American opera stage and concert platform last season, is quoted in the New York Times as hav- ing glven a few interesting side- lights on her opinfon of America in an_interview with a Budapest jour- nalist recently. She is quoted as saying, among other things: My Interest for precision and ex- actness 1 learned fn America and, before all things, inexhaustibleness. The Americans never get tired. I had to do a great deal of work in America, but I got a rich reward in recognition of ft. 1 may say that I was as popular there as anybody can be in the United States. It is not easy to keep this popularity for you must achieve the utmost, the limit of human possibility—I might almost say the impossible. “Distances in America are so over- powering and the abundance of everything so great as to be almost oppressive to a European.” Word is received from Chicago that the art institute of that city is about 1o erect a memorial state to the late Theodore Thomas, famous as an orchestral conductor. Mr. Thomas was musical director of the World's Columbian exposition held in Chicago in the summer of 1893, was director of the Chicago Orchestra, .and led years 18%2-84, such as him famous in Cincinnati. The memorial is in the form of a statue of a partly draped woman, sixteen feet high, cast in bronze and representing “The Spirit of Music.” It will be erected in Grant Park. The model was made by Albin Polasek. ieorge Schimmel received Monday afternoon. The guests of honor were Mr. and Mrs. W. J Brady of Buffalo, N. Y. where Mr. Brady is prominent in the hospital and rehabilitation work of the K. of C. The musical program was given by Helen Gerrer, violinist; Katherine Riggs, harpist; Victor Golibart, tenor, with Katherine Weber accompanist, and Ellsworth Condron. tenor. with Ir. Schimmel accompanist. Among the 0ut-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Downham of Alex- andria, Va. and Miss Moore of Charleston, 8. C. also made inform- Little Shura Cherkassk: ¥ pianist who created such a furore | among Washington musicians and others interested in music in his two concert performances here last May, has been definitely booked by Mrs ! Katie Wilson-Greene for two concerts in the capital next vear. Frederick R. Huber. manager for Shura, has also booked him for a con- cert in Richmond and one in Pitts- burgh_next season. g As Mr. Huber does not permit the child to give more than two concerts a month, there will be few other cities which will have the opportunity to hear the little Russian boy next year. e !w)\br? vou will find us—The Sanctu- ary, we call it “Some day,” Francis ventured, “I shall hopesto be asked to one of your more notorious gatherings. For the resent occasion I much prefer the l ertainment you offer.” 1 Then we are both content,” S | Timothy said. smiling. “Au revoir | Francis walked across Green Park {along the Mall. down Horse Guards | Parade. along the Embankment to his irooms on the fringe of the Temple. | Here he found his clerk awaiting his arrival in some disturbance of spirit “There is a young gentleman here to see vou, sir,” he announced. 4 Reginald Wilmore his name is, I Francis repeated. think.” ‘Wilmore ‘hat have vou done with him?" He is in your room, sir. He seems {very impatient. He has Leen out two {or three times to know how long 1 i thought you would b | Francls passed down the stone pas- {sage and entered his room, a large, Imauy apartment at the back of the | bullding. To his surprise it was empty. He was on the point of call- ing to his clerk when he saw that the writing paper on his desk had been disturbed. He went over and read a few lines written in a boy's hasty writing: Dear Mr. Ledsam: T am in a very strange predicament and I have come to ask your advice. You know my brother Andrew well, and you may remember playing ten- nis with me last year. I am com- pelled At that point the letter terminated abruptly. There was a blot and a smudge. The pen lay where it seemed to have rolled—on the floor. The ink was not vet dry. Francis called to his clerk. “Angrav: is not here. The clerk looked around in obvious surprise. “It isn’'t five minutes since he came out to my office, sir!” he exclaimed. “I heard him go back again after- ward.” 4 Francis shrugged his shoulders. “Perhaps he decided not to wait and you didn’t hear him go by." Angrave shook his head. “I do not see how he could have left the place without my hearing him, sir,” he declared. “The door of my office has been open all the time, and I sit opposite to it. Besides, on these stone floors one can hear any onc so distinctly.” “Then what” Francis asked, “has become of him?"' The clerk shook his “1 haven't any idea, fessed. Francis plunged into fo t all about the was reminded of it, however, at luncheon time, when, on entering the dining room of the club, he saw Andrew Wilmore seated alone at one of the small tables near the wall. He went over to him at once. “Hullo, Andrew,” he greeted him, “what are you doing here by your- self?” “Bit hipped, old fellow.” was the depressed reply. “Sit down, will ou?’ x Francis sat down and ordered his lunch, “By-the-bye,” he sald, “I had a rather' mysterious visit this morning from your or Reggie” . (To be continued tomorrow.) ' X he said, “Mr. Wilmore his work and matter. He AROUND THE CITY By Nannie N old man armed with & hook- | pointed stick was fishing up trash from the grass that stretches its green length along- side @ car track out southeast way. He is & very old man who must have | been tall and slender in youth. His nose, tweaked by Father Time, still| asserts the straight ridge that Phideas | loved, and the neatness of his blue denim warrants pleasant suggestion of iiome with & woman in it to keep him fresh and tidy. To spend a hot morning harpooning stubs, matches and fruit skins untfl a receiving bag takes on the size and heftiness of a mail sack is not a palpably attractive method of passing the time of day, bft you have to get at the inside of a theory to be able to size it up, according to Hoyle, One_regular patron of a wertaln car stop has_instituted a daily exchange of nods, but it wasn't until the other morning that she got the chance to start up personal relations, there being no one else around. Naturally, she. began with the selfish carelessness of men and women Who litter the ground with trash for others to clean uway. The old man forged under a bush, brought forth a banana peel and harvested it in the bag. Then he straightened up what must have been a very tired back, touched his hat with a deference that Chesterfleld would have indorsed and smiled gentle indulgence for the culprit in hand: “If it were not for careless people I would have no work.” He went back to his harpooning, and as the other one boarded a car you might lawfully suppose that to be the end of the incident, but—what sayeth Buddha? “Words die in the speaking, but a thought travels in the mind” so: As the passenger took her choice be- tween two celluloid straps it came to her that as long as every bad habit— dance hall, gambling place, race track, and the like—to eay nothing of such lcgitimate lightness as theaters, ball floors and excursion decks—is followed by an army of industrious cleaners, it may be—just may be, mind—that faults have their silver iinings, same as clouds. A You never can be sure of things vou know nothing about. * % * OTHER man-made doctrine has gone to smash. The calamity was brought about by a white flannel type of the master sex who was lunching with a couple of women at their club grill the other afternoon. In the course of a zippy little give and take argument as to the value of suffrage, the man graclously ad- mitted that woman Is man's truest friend, but really “I doubt if the ladies will be able to co-operate successfully. You know the old saying that women do not_care for women—- The hostess, professionally alert and financially clever, snapped at the adage and tore It limb from limb: ‘It may have been that way In the dark ages of man's supremacy, when women were dependent on men for what the classics call a meal ticket. That helplessness made all women rivals for the admiration of men, a situation fostered by the vanity of men. But, unshackled from customs that made us shaves, women have de- veloped strength—mental outlook and bank accounts. And standing | tokether on the fighting line we have learned loyalty to each other. It is no longer imperative to marry for a home., Unless we can get the quali- ties we can supply, we stand alone. If vou don't beliéve me, look at statistics.” And the man, being of more conse- quence than mere white fannel stands for, said, with the deference of one who knows when he is licked: “I shall tell Adam to take that sign from out of the window— pronto.” ' * xox % T was a suburban car, with country ireezes blowing through the open Lancaste windows and a couple of men blow ing over their attractions—a subject born of & newspaper picture of beauty contest winners, which the two of them were sizing up. One of the men was so fragild that he couldn't have w-ighed & pousd over 300 in sun or shade. The other man was bald, and his head wasn't « as bare as the pate of Stony Man mountain, understand, still, it vou were the best friend that man had you would have to call him bald and take the consequences. After they had decided to leave it to the newe- paper in hand as to whether a bald head exceeded in charm the accumu lation of three chins with anothe coming, ,they happened to notice a lady across who was looking at them with glass-eyed disapproval—mean- ing specs, of course. And that ti they joked no more, which was & pity because honest-to-goodness nonsense is 80 fine and eo rare, And that ended that, except—aren'ty men funny? There the didly honest old chaps, If they were fore share for God. country and fireslde, laughing like & couple of kids in a way that showed that while their bodies were marching toward sunset along the great road, the souls of them were in knee pant No, sir—no, ma'am, the glass-eye lady ‘was not an old maid. She had on a wedding ring. * % ox * AT @ little meeting of real est agents not so long ago one them up with the assertion that men are more careful than women. Req pairs on a house are due almost en- tirely to the destructiveness of women and children, who ruin gvall papers scuff paints, loosen washers on fau- cets and so on—all of which is ux doubtedly true, seeing that the wear and tear of a house comes from the steady living in it by mothers and children, while a man only drops in to stay overnights—but anyhow: There was a new car on & line the other day—such a new car that the paint was shiny green and the straw that covered the seats as freshly glossy as any hat in a millinery de- partment—but: On one straw back there was a burnt spot still smoking. Cigar. were, splen ho looked as cr doing their * % %% woman manager of a a government depart to her chief that a certain clerk was unable to keep up with the heavy work assigned her and she would like to have her trans- ferred to lighter duties. The chief was the style of official who consid- ered that such a clerk should be dis- missed, and told the manager to make out a blank to that effect. She re- fused to consider anything so drastic. and, with the aid of other sympathetic women, helped the sick clerk to keep her place until she died—on the street, going home from office. It is a_hustling section and the manager, having done her best for & fellow worker, forgot about the in- cident. And the years rushed on and on until, all at once the days began to crawl, For the manager herself became {il—an illness blessed by love and service—and which has no reached the sunny side of a con- valescence that gives her strength to think backward thoughts that come to us when life halts to an almost standstill. The other morning after a good nurse had prettied her patient and made her comfy in & wheel chair, a relative came in to find the once- manager happily smiling—a smile that voiced itself in words: “I am so glad 1 wouldn't let that poor woman be dismissed.” ’ A deed, buried under the rush of active vears, had found resurrection in_the stillness of a sick room. Which small incident adds its proof to the saying of every wise man back to vear one—also women: A good action is the on pleasure in life without a comeback to make you wish you hadn't NANNIE L (QXE time a section in ment reported MUSIC STARS AND VACATIONS. Europe Vers It interesting to note that there are two types of vacation of | prime appeal to the majority of fa- mous musicians and singers and only | two that seem to have general ap- peal. The more obvious of the two of course, Europe. with its always treshi and bubbiing fountains of music to attract those who live for music and by music. Undoubtedly | the largest number of musical stars take the boat and cross the Atlantic for the summer months, usually com- bining business with pleasure even in vacation time and giving at least a few recitals in some of the European capitals. Among the number who have gone | to Europe or are scheduled to go in the near future are: Ignace Paderewsk!, Lucrezia Bori, Claire Dux, Eva Gauthier, Marie Ivogun, | Edith Mason, Frances Peralta, Marie | Tiffany, Merle Alcock, Margaret Mat- | zenauer, Sigrid Onegin, Mario Cham- lee, Edward Johnson. Theodore Karle, George Meader, Paul Bender, Jascha is very us the Farm. Heifetz. Albert Spalding, Hans Kind- ler, Josef Hofmann, Fritz Kreisler, Frederick Dixon, 1. Vecesi and Flor- ence MacBeth. The other principal vication line for the lure in the music artist | seems to be “down on the farm,” or “back to nature.’ tions planned or already engaged iu are Mabel Garrison, Louise Homer. Louise Homer Stires, Helena Marsh, Allen McQuhae, mbert Murphy. Royal Dadmun, Reinald Werrenrath. Toscha Seidel. the members of the New York String Quartet. and Wil- lem Willeke Madame With such vaca- Galli-Curci. the famous coloratura soprano. will follow her custom of summering in the Catskill mountains, where she has recently buill : new house on her esta MOUNT VERNON and ALEXANDRIA, round trip, 80c. Arlington, side trip, 10c additional. Electric Cars leave 12th and Pennsylvan: Avenue Northwest. on the hour and —9:00 AM. to $:30 PAL Running Time—55 Minutes Washington-Virginia Railway Co. Phone Main 397 Syncopated Music For "Passing Show" So successful has the syncopated | orchestra proved at the Winter Gar- den, where it was introduced for the ' premiere of “The Passing Show of 1920, that the Messrs. Shubert have commissioned Alfred Goodman, their | general musical director and conductor | of the orchestra, to organize similar bands for other musical productions | which they will present next season. These bands will be modeled after the | Winter Garden orchestra, featuring | those instruments which are custom- | arily associated with dance music, in- | cluding violins, saxophones, clarinets, banjos and drums, and the musicians engaged must be skillful in interpret- ing scores which range from light | opera to jazz. | “The introduction of a syncopated | orchestra at the Winter Garden has proved remarkably successful.” says Mr. Goodman, “and a production such as ‘The Passing Show' calls for all kinds of music. Grand opera phases follow dance steps, and then there is a switch to symphonic bars. Yet this new band gives the music of the pro- duction & more pleasing interpretation than was ever given by the old-fash- joned_orchestra to previous revues at the Winter Garden.” . Thought It & New Game. From the Associated Newspapers. “Progressive Patagonia” was the title of the lecture announced. It was given under the uspices of a society devoted to the study of georgraphy. The lecturer was gratified to find so many fashionable ladies present. He was_not accustomed to seeing these lovely butterfiies take an interest in scientific matters, and frankly said so to their leader. She was equally frank about progressive Patagonia. ‘We thought it was a new game,’ sald she. A Slight Hint. From the Boston Transcript. Slowboy—TYour father is sitting up late tonight. 1. ihink Ne ling—Y ithos to be o hand to give u his blessing. __MUSICAL INSTRUCTION. |WASHINGTON CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC |1008 . 3 Ave. M. 788, AU Brancher. Catalog. 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