Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1925, Page 57

U HIS week is opera week. The Chicago Ci C \x/asmfioo c Opera Company will present four great operatic compositions, with finished singers, dancers and orchestra ensemble. week musically. * It should be a record-setting * K K HE styles of the four works are all strikingly different, including, as the do, Teutonic, Russian, French and Italian works. These dif- ferences intrigue the mind into reflection ‘on ‘the origin of this type of musical entertainment. Records show that it was on or about the year 1600 that this new musical genus, named in Italian “opera” (meaning merely work), sudden style invaded church as well as instrumental music. y assumed definite importance when the dramatic With the opera came not just drama with song, for the combination had existed during the Middle Ages could not e but rather the development of musical dramatic style. Opera st until the combined resources of scenic action, speech and the play of the passions were utilized intelligently. Giovanni Bardi, Count of Vernio, toward the end of the sixteenth century, gathered a group of Florentine musical artists about him and conceived the modern music drama. In 1581. V ncenzo Galilei published a “Dialog Between Ancient and Modern Music” and set to music the scene of Ugolino in Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” singing it and accompanying himself with a viol. It scored high success among Bardi's friends, but “aroused violent discus- sions elsewhere, as well as the anger of old musicians,” according to a book on the subject. was the creator, too, of the It was Claudio Monteverde, however, born in Cremona in 1568, who was first to compose master works in opera. agitated” style of music, and as a means He of expression used the melodic recitative. At Rome opera attained great prestige. Domenico Mazzocchi wrote Loperas there, trying to combine in harmonizing fashion the recitative and air the Neapolitan s representative. In Venice the public theaters were first inaugurated. - Last, came chool, with Scarlatti, composer of 125 operas, as leading Mazarin introduced opera into France and Lully did much to develop the movement in that country, writing one opera each vear, training his orchestra, singers and dancers, and regulating every detail himself. national opera in England. At the same time Henry Purcell tried to establish a Opera music was not casily accepted in Ger- many in the sixteenth century, but, favored by the Jesuits, the opera found its wa v readily into Bavaria at that time. It was in Hamburg, in 1678, that a public opera house, in_which works were sung in German, was, first opened in that country. Dramatic music in Teutonic lands assumed shape slowl operas written. , and not until the time of Mozart were the first great German K ok k¥ NTIL the time of Wagner, opera composers wavered between two well-defined ideas of opera—that of the Florentines, which subordi- nated music to drama, and that of Scarlatti and his school, which forgot the drama and thought only of the music. happy co oscr of ere tomorrow ception of the balanced union of the two arts. Tannhauser,” the opening performance by the Chicago forces night. was original, in that being poct, musician and Monteverde, alone, had the Wagner, com- philosopher combined, he clearly grasped the problem and planned ac- cordingly finest musical drama production. for a complete fusion of all the elements that make for the Moussorgsky, the Russian composer of “Boris Godounov,” an opera never before sung in Washington, was an impressionistic writer of aris- tocratic famil His music is noted primarily for having a definite object to attain and there is little repetition in> his works. Gactano Donizetti, whose “Lucia di Lammermoor” will mark Toti dal Monte’s operatic debut in the Capital, was of the Rossini-Verdi school of operas every works. Jules Ma composers, who during the nineteenth century lifted Italian opera, which had fallen into decadence, to new heights. Donizetti wrote four ar and maintained the traditions of the bel canto in his net, French composer, whose “Thais” will be sung with Mary Garden in the title role, wrote in an individual and melodic style, with considerable Iyricism, but more voluptuousness of art. These four operas this week offer infinite variety of interest for the music lovers of the Capital. HELEN FETTER. The Chicago Opera Ba[let. AVLEY AND OUKRAINSKY, ballet | let, with their school to furnish all duncers, were engaked by ‘hicago Opera Co. for the first time Maestro Campanini in January, f216, to appear in “Cleopatre,” by lassenet After the success in that operd, they were re-engaged for the season 1916- 217 as “premier danseurs etoile” or special operas only. The ballet at hat time was under the direction of Ir. Amrosini, a Belgian ballet master, vho followed the rules of the Italiun ichool of the dance. As the only way to have a good pallet is to have all the members in- Ltructed after the same method, and 8 the Chicago Opera Co. did not have uch a school, Pavley and Oukrain- ky established their own scliool, jvhere they could develop the talents pf the young American girls instead bt Jooking for dancers in foreign ountrics. Tokeep an ensemble intact for the bpera it was necessary' to arrange or concert tours throughout the vear, as no company could exist with nly a ten-week engagement during he vear. In 1917 8 they vere re-engaged bgain for ““Cleopatre,” this opera being he only one in that season’s reper- oire which gave big enough oppor- unity for the now well established llet company. As “Cleo however, through different circumstances, was not given that season, they did not appea For the season 1918-19 they were re-engaged for several special operas, and a few of their pupils appeared as “premiere danseuses” with then . The success of their method of in- struction and their choreographic creations was so great that the di- yection of the Chicago Opera Asso- ciation, which in the meantime had tucceeded the Chicago Opera Co., en- gaged them to direct the entire bal- HE regular monthly meeting of the board of the District of Columbla #ederation of Mu Clubs will be ield Saturday at 4:30 o'clock at 1330 i street northwest. A full attend- all officers and club repre- s is requested by Miss Lin- ins, president, as patters of im- portance will be discussed The ¥riday Morning Music Club's program this week will he given by eatric odwin, soprar Mabel fLinto Williams, pianist; Floyd Wil- liams, teno M Duff Lewis, violin- fist. The numbers will include: Violin and piano, “D Minor Suite” (Edward fschutt), Mre. Lewis and Mrs. Wil jams; songs, selected, Mr. Williams ongs, “The Snowdrop” (Gretchanin- bt), “Oh, Fair and Sweet” (Karl oler), dedicated t ss Goodwin; ‘Minor and Major” (Spross), Miss oodwin; piano, “Romance (La Forge), “On Wings of Song” (Liszt- gendelssohn), Mrs. Williams; songs, elected, Mr. Williams; soprano solo, vith violin obbligato, Le Nil” (Le toux), Miss Goodwin; piano, “Twelfth hapsody (Liszt), Mrs. Wjlliams. The Tuesday Evening Music Club vill present & program at the musical ca of the University Women's Club Vednesday afternoon. Mrs. Grace ooke, planist, will assist. The program includes: Choruses, lSong of a Shepherd” (Dale), “The ost Chord” (Sullivan); contralto olos, “Last Night” (Kjerulf), “Come hown to Kew” (Diaz), “Der Asra” Rubinstein), Helen Newmeyer; horuses, “Lullaby” (Mozart), “The arcarolle” (Offenbach); piano solos, Romance’ (Schubert), “Rhapsody™ Donanyi), Grace Tooke; choruses, The Lotus Flower” (Schumann) Come With the Gypsy Bride' Balfe); soprano solos, “Se tu m'ami” Pergolesi), “Si mes versavaient des iles” (Hahn), “Come to the Fair” Martin), Florenco Howard. Mrs. Howard is the director and irs. Willlam Partridge the accom- anist of the club. A cast including Elizabeth Thorn- | Campanini, the | the dancers, corps de ballet and pre- mieres. Three individuals especially interested in the art of dancing in connection with the Chicago Opera Assoclation were the late Maestro Herbert Johnson and Mary Garden. The season 1913-20 was a fine sea- son for the ballet. These dancers had the honor of presenting the first un- edited ballet that the opera ever gave. It was a ballet written by an American, Felix Borowsky. called “Boudour.” The story of this ballet was written by MM. Pavley and Oukrainsky themselves. This was fol- lowed by John Alden Carpenter's “Birthday of the Infanta,” with Adolph Bolm as guest artist. Season 1920-21 they agaln gave very many ballets, including “A Dance Poem" to the “Unfinished Symphony” of Schubert; “The Gate of Redemption” to the “Preludes” of Liszt; “Danse Macabre” of Salnt-Saens and others. Their most brilliant season was the one of 1921-22, their last, until their return this season with the Chicago Civic Opera. They presented a ballet completely new and unedited, and especially written for them by Gabriel Grovlez, chef d'orchestre at the Paris Grand Opera. It was called “La Fete a Rob- inson,” written by the dancers. Mary Garden, directress at the time, so liked the originality of the plot, she told them to select their own com- poser. During their five years’ engagement with the Chicago Opera their bal- let had grown into a powerful organ- ization, toured the United States and then went to Mexico, Havana, Cuba and South America. The ballet of the Chicago Opera was the first ballet of which all the members are American boys and girls taken on tour as a ballet organization. berry, Nina Norman, Ellsworth Con- dron; Russell Cordrey and Woodruff Youngs, from the vocal studlo of Es- telle Wentworth, will present a tab- loid version of the opera *“Martha” at the First Congregational Church ¥ebruary 24, at the Cleveland Park Congregational Church March 6, and at the Luther Memorial Church in the near future, the date of which will be announced later. The recent performances of “Pina- fore,” by the Estelle Wentworth Opera Company at the Central and Eastern High Schools, under the aus- pices of the Community Center, were so successful that Miss Wentworth has been requested to present “Martha,” with complete chorus, at these schools during March. ‘The Mikado” is in course of preparation and will be given in April. Miss Wentworth is directing the ‘music, and Albert Parr the staging of these operas. The MacDowell Music Club pre- sented an unusually interesting evening of music by that composer at a recent meeting. Mr. MacDowell's compositions, played or sung, i cluded “Shadow Dance,” “Ungarish,” “Witches' Dane: ‘Czardas,” “March Wind,” “Midsummer Lullaby,” “In the Woods,” “From a ‘Wandering Ic berg,” “To the Sea,” “Concert Etude, “Folksong, “The Sea,” .*Polonaise,’ and the first movement of “Concerto in D Minor.” Those presenting the program in- cluded Ella Henning, Eleanor Col- born, Elizabeth Waters, Kathryn Beck, Pauline Graff, Sue Kennedy, George Cornwell, Mary Ponder Hatch and Miss }}eorg(z Miller, director of the club. Miss Miller also read a letter of appreciation and gratitude from Mrs. MacDowell for the club's check for the Peterboro Colony and -Dorothy DeMuth Watson gave a short talk on her visit to the colony last Summer. The Chaminade Glee Club is plan- ning several concerts to given in CYRENA VAN GORDON Tn” Tawihaiser" Tomorrow Vght C}\ic‘ago Opera Performances Tomorrow evening the Chicago Opera Company will begin at the Washington Auditorium one of the most important operatic seasons Washington has had in many years. The company comes here intact, with its full personnel, numbering more than 200, including an orchestra of 65 pieces and an ensemble ballet of 75 persons. The operas to be pre- sented will be given productions equal in every respect to those in Chicago. “Tannhauser,” which has not been heard here in many vears, will be given tomorrow evening, with Rosa Raisa, Forrest Lamont, Joseph Schwarz, Edouard Cotreuil and Jose Mojica in the principal roles and with ‘Weber conducting. Miles. Milar and Nemeroft will lead the “Venusberg' ballet. “Boris _Godounov opera by Moussorgsky, will be the offering Tuesday evening, h Feodor Clraliapin in the title role and Gladys Swarthout, Elizabeth Kerr, Jose Mo- jica, Virgilio Lazzari, Anna Correnti and others of note in the cast., Po- lacco will conduct. Friday evening “Lucia di Lammer- moor” .ill be presented, marking the local operatic debut of Toti dal Monte, who was recently heard here for the first time in recital. Giacomo Rimini, Antonfo Cortis, Jose Mojica and Vir- gilio Lazzari are in the supporting cast. Polacco will conduct. Incidental dances will be presented by the corps de ballet. Saturday’s opera, “Thais,” will be a matinee performance, with Mary Garden in the title role and Jose Mo- jica, Joseph Schwarz and Gladys Swarthout among the other pringi- pals. Moranzoni will conduct. The curtain will rise for the eve- ning performances at 8 o'clock and for the matinee at 2 o'clock. “Tann- hauser” will be sung in German, “Thais” in French and the others in Italian. the near future. Work has been be- gun on the cantata, “Dream Visions,” by Galbraith, and all women who like to sing are invited to join now. IRe- hearsals are held at 7:45 every Mon- day cvening at 1330 G street north- west. spectacular A feature of the fortieth concert to be presented by the Washington Col- lege of Music tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock, in the auditorium of the Central High School, will be the playing of the first movement of Beethoven's “Concerto in B Flat Major” by via Altman, 13-year- old piano student, with accompani- ment by the new school string en- semble. - Other soloists on the program will include Emily Mann, Sara Becker, pianists; Norman Goldman, Rena Greenberg and Flora Clayton, violin- igts; Annie Moffatt, soprano, and Edgar Kidwell, baritone. Membeérs of the repertoire class and the string ensemble will furnish other numbers. Marjorie Davis will be the accompan- ist. ‘Wanda de Koczalska of Prague Con- servatory and Stern Conservatory of Berlin i3 now an instructor of piano at the Washington Conservatory of Music, Dupont Circle. She is lec- turing also on musical appreciation. She has just returned to this country from three years' lecturing on music in Moscow and Soviet Russia. Edgar T. Poe, teacher of voice in Baltimore and Washington, is an- other recent addition to the college's teaching force. A concert by advanced students will be given late in February at the con- servatory auditorium. The Merry Helpers' Club of Grace Reformed Church will celebrate its thirty-sixth anniversary Tuesday eve- ning with a Valentine musical party in the church social room. The program, in charge of Ruth Hansford Snodgrass, will include: Ad- dress by the new club president, How- ard Buchheit; group of songs,’ by Denton Ledford, tenor, accompanied by Mrs. Snodgrass; duets—"The Wanderer's Night Song” (Rubinstein) and “The Passage Bird's Farewell” | (Hildach) by Ruth Hansford Smod- grass, lyflc soprano, and Mary S. Apple, -contralto; reading, by Mrs. Zellers; group-songs, by Mrs. Snod- grass, accompanied by. Charles S. Davidson—"When Celia Sings (Moir). “A Memory” (Gauz) and “Life” { (Cugran): Dona Ghtey, dramatic soprano, and Ruby Gerard, American-Belgian vio- linist, both recent acquisitions to lo- cal music circles, will appear in joint musical at the Army and Navy Club this eyening at 8:30 o'clock. These two ar\ists gave a recital at a mati- nee musical at the Burlington Hotel Friday. Mrs. Edward Dale Freeman will-accompany them at the piano. Miss. Ghrey's songs will include “Zueignung” (Strauss), *Visse d'Ante” (Puccini), “At Dawning” (Cadman), “Wood Song” (Rogers), “Dawn" (Cur- ran), “Kashmiri Song” (Finden), “Waters of Minnetonka”. (Lieurance) and “Lullaby” (Scott). The violin selections will be “Ave Marie” . (Schubert-WilhelmJi), “Span- 1sh Dance" (Sarasate), ‘“Serenade’ (Schubert-Ellman), “Duet” Kreisler). A third group of songs with violin obbligato will -include: “Good-bye" (Tostl), “Trees” (Rasbach), “The Ro- sary” (Nevin) and “The ‘Old Refrain” (Krelsler). The management of the Grace Dodge Hotel announces that Flora McGill Keefer, meszzo-contraito, will sing at the Sunday musical at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. _Dur- ward . Bowersox, violinist, and George Wilson, planist, also will appear on the program. 'This will be the’ third concert of .chamber music broadcast from the hotel and it is Mrs. Keefer's second retufn engagement. The program_given below will be broadcast by WCAP between the hours of 5 and 6: “Ave Maria” (Schubert), “Berceuse” _(Godard), “Cavatina” (Raff), Mr. Bowersox; “As Fair Is ‘Ma 11 Bat- g - 24 A /" EpouARD COTREUIL and_ / /Z\?ARY GARDEN-If Thais = Sfurday Motinee _ Toti DAL MONTE_ I Luca di Lammergoor” Frutsy Neght CHICAGO OPERA GEORGES Porato Conductor Cliwago Crvic Opera Co. PERFORMANCES. “Tannhauser” (Wagner), tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, featuring Rosa Raisa in role of Elizabeth, sung in German. “Boris Godounov” (Moussorgsky), Tuesday night at 8 o’'clock, fea- turing Feodor Chaliapin in title role, sung in Italian. “Lucia di Lammermoor” (Donizetti), Friday night at 8 o'clock, fea- turing Toti dal Monte in title role, sung in Italian. “Thais” (Massenet), Saturday matinee, 2 o'clock, featuring Mary Garden in the title role, sung in French. All performances will be given in the new Washington Audi- torium and are expected to start promptly at hour noted. “All teau” (Strickland), for You” (Martin), Mrs. Keefer; “Swing Song” (Barnes), “Perpetual Motion” (Bohm), Mr. Bowersox; “Deep River” (Bur- leigh-Fisher), “Rose Marie,” “By the Waters of Minnetonka” (Lieurance). Mrs. Keefer and Mr. Bowersox. The Musical Association of the Catholic University of America re- cently presented, at the third con- cert of this season, Anton Kaspar, violinist, and Louis Potter, pianist Mr. Kaspar's numbers were all well known and popular and his rendition of them more than satisfied his audi- ence. e played the “Zigeunerwei- sen” of Sarasate with finished tech- nique and vivacity of spirit. One feels, however, that this old war horse of a generation of violinlsts is a bit worn and, apart from its ex- citing technicalities, has little power to move. The remainder of Mr. Kas- par's share of the program was equally well played, the lighter num- bers gracefully and with the genial touch of an experienced artist. Mr. Potter contributed a varied and interesting group of numbers, played with brilliance and finish. He played the Brahms “Rhapsody in B Minor” well. The Chopin “Fantasy in F Minor” showed tone in the middle section that was rich and colorful and the climaxes were effective. A group of Liszst numbers con- cluded the program. The “Etude in D, one of the “Sonneti di Petrarca”; the “Eighth Hungarian Rhapsody in F_ Sharp,” and an encore, the “Gnomentanz,” were given. These numbers of Liszt are technically diffi- cult. Mr. Potter did them all justice. The second students’ Joncert of the sixth season of the Associated Studios, Otto T. Simon, voice; La Salle Spler, plano; Henri Sokolov, violin; Richard Lorleberg, cello, will take place at the Playhouse, 1814 N street north- west, Friday evening at 8 o'clock. The concert will be one of unusual in- terest, embracing the four branches of musical study. Mrs. Jonas Bernheim- er and Otto Torney Simon will be at the piano. The public is invited. The vocal numbers are: “Whither” (Schubert), Frances van den Bogert; ARLES TROWBRIDGE TITT- MANN will be bass soloist again at a number of the big Spring music festivals. At the Ann Arbor, Mich., festival he will sing_in Bach's “B Minor Mass” and -in. Rachmaninoff’s “The Bells,” a work for orchestra, solo and chorus. He was recently coached in the latter work by the composer. He also will fill a re- engagement at the Mississippl State music festival, at Jackson, and in April sings with the Oratorlo Society of New York in Franck's “Beati- thdes,” filling the dramatic role of Satan. This month he will sing in several recitals, including onme at Wheeling, W. Va. Lucy Dunwoody Higgins, mezzo- prano, was the soloist for the wed- ding, Tuesday evening, of -Dorothy Hobbs to Chester Bletch, at the Sher- wood Presbyterian Church. - Miss Higgins gave a group of wedding songs, accompanied by Mrs. James P. Benfer, organist of the church, who also gave a program.of nuptial music. Four young professional men of Omaha, Ncb., will go on a tour of the country next month with James A. Drain, national -commander of the American Legion. These four young men, Clare F. Young, Paul H. Jordan, Tlovd Paynter and Frank Peterson, constitute the +Keno ‘Four”- Male Quartet, recently appointed National American Legion Quartet. Thelr mis- sion is to visit the principal Ameri- can. cities to initlate the Amercan drive for a fund of $5,000,000 Mus-igrapl'ns | Charles “Were My Songs With vided” (Hahn), Charles Watts; aria, e Come voi picina io fossi” (“Le 11"), (Puccini), Hazel Gem Hughes: Elsa’s Dream” (‘“Lohengrin”) '(Wag ner), Anna Ledward Patterson: “Qui la_voce” (“I Puritani”) (Bellini), Lil- Han Adelaide Watson; “Be Thou Faithful Unto Death” (“St. Paul") iMendelsdohn), Dr. Carson Frailey “The Young Nun" (Schubert), Mrs. Ida Willis Seaton. Piano numbers “Bridal Procession” Wolcott; “Au (Liszt), Thomas Major,” “Waltz, Wings Pro- Notturno” (Grieg), (Grieg), Carroll de Wallenstadt” Minor” (Chopin), “Prelude, F Sharp Mazurka, B Flat Major,” B Minor” (Chopin), ~Sophie Snyder: “1l Penseroso” (Li ludium” (Liszt), “Soiree de No. 5 (Schubert-Liszt), Virginia Shull. Violin numbers: “Romance” (Svend- sen), “Midnight Bells” (Huemberg- Kreisler), “La Capricleuse” (Elgar), Jennings Snider; “Concerto, A ‘Minor" (De Beriot), David Legum. Cello numbers: “Andante” (Gluck), “Bouree” (Handel), Hazel Benton; “Sarabande” (Bach), “Orientale” (Cui), Willlam Kendall; “Berceuse” (Godard), _“Tarantelle® (Squire), Louise Bernheimer. : The District League of American Pen Women, through its music group, of which Mrs. Miriam B. Hilton is chairman, will offer its members and their guests an unusual treat one week from today, Sunday afternoon, February 15, in the form of a lecture- musical and tea, from 4 to 6 o'clock at the clubkouse, 1709 H street. “Woman Composers of America” is the title given to the program of the afternoon. Miss Helen Fetter, music editor of The Washington Star, has been invited to make the address of the afternoon and will discuss seven of the prominent woman composers of the’day: Pearl Curran, Lily Strick- ]and, Manna Zucca, Gene Branscorfibe, Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, Harriet Ware and Fay Foster. The Monday Morning Music Club will render sclections written by this group in a delightful program of trios, duets and solos. to establish and ‘maintain a home for orphans of World War veterans. The “Keno Four” is the pride aof Omaha. They took the legionnaires and St. Paul by storm last year with their melody. They sang almost con- tinuously' during the convention and every song seemed to be a “hit" with their huge audience of more than 50,000 cheering war veterans. Of the quartet, Young and Jordan are lawyers, Paynter.is a dentist and Peterson is a professional singer, now engaged as soloist with one of Oma- ha's finest dance orchestras. At a silver tea at 2020 O street Wednesday under the auspices of two circles of the Women's Soclety of the First Baptist Church, Eva Whit- ford Lovette, mezzo-8oprano, sang two groups, assjsted by Jack Charl- ton Ward and two pianists, Gladys Hillyer of - Palacios, Tex., and _Bea- trice Roch of Kane, Pa. P The Philharmonic = Society of Georgetown, recently organized, has announced ~ the appointment of T. Ferry as accompanist. Both old English and ultra-modern music will be featured on the pro- grams to be presented by the society. Florence Howard will present her lecture-recital on “Folk Music” be- fore the Congressional Club Friday afternoon. She will-talk on the ori- gin_ and characteristics of folk song and 'dance-and sing groups of songs illustrating the music of the coun- tries discussed, The sgDgs of intax- 1 5 . CHALIAPIN 1n Dors Godounov” Taerdsy Night U: S. Marine Band. There will be no concert at the Marine Barracks tomorrow, on ac- count of other official duties. At the barracks Wednesday, at 8:15 p.m., the usual evening concert by the United States Marine Band Orchestra, Willlam H. Santelmann, leader; Taylor Branson, second lead- er, will be given. The program will include: March, “Stanch and True” (Teike); overture, ‘Carnival Romain” (Berlloz); medi- tation, “Dream Picture” (Gabriel Ma- rie); grand scenes from “Midsummer Nights' . Dream” (Mendelssohn); Valse Celebre,” opus 43, No. 1 (Mosz- kowski); “Romance,” opus 15, No, 2 (Rimsky-Korsakow); “Menuct a la Mozart,” opus 22, No. 5 (Korest- ghenko); suite d’orchestre “From In- dia” (Popy); Marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma”; *“The Star Spangied Banner. continental Europe are particularly interesting. Grace Looke will be her accompanist and will also play Doh- nanyi'’s = “Rhapsody,” founded on a Hungarian theme:; the Russian “Song of the Volga,™ Percy Grain- ger's “Shepherd's Hey” and a Schu- mann * “Meditation,” built around an old Scotch cradle song. Grace La Mar, mezzo-soprano, has been heard in a number of informal recitals during a short 'visit in the city, at present with Miss Maud Dun- lop, at the Kenesaw Apartments. Miss La Mar studied music here during the war days with Miss Mary Cryder, while holding a position in the Gov- ernmen She has been back in America only a fortnight, returning from Italy, where she studied with Pieroccini. She is on her way to her home in Minneapolis, Minn Gertrude MacRae Nash, well known: in Washington as a pianist and ac- companist - of unusuval ability, left Friday for her new home in Seattle, Wash,, to rejoin her husband, Walter Nash, cellist and an instructor in the Cornish School of Music there. Mrs. Nash's short stay here this season was welcomed and she participated in many delightful recitals and in play- ing the interesting music for “The Story of Pierrot,’ the remarkably successful pantomime production by the Ram’s Head Players given during the holiday season. Netta Craig. that her costume recital under the auspices of the Bureau of Recreation, Mount Alto Government Hospital for Veterans, has been changed in date and will be given February 19. Fol- lowing this engagement, a sixth in this series of recitals will be given under the auspices of the choir and Ladles’ Aid Society of the West Washington Baptist Church, Febru- , at the Masonic Hall in George- Charles T. Ferry will be ac- companist in this latter recital and Miss Craig’s modern songs will be a group of four of his compositions, closing with one dedicated to her, en titled “The Singer.” n evening of music” will be pre- sented Tuesday, February 24, at Luther Place Memorial Church, with Katherine RIggs, harpist; Helen Gerrer, violinist, and Harlan Randall, baritene, as-solofsts, and with Irvine J. Stenson as accompanist. Arthur Hammersteln, , producer of “Rose Marie,” hero this week, has an- nounced that hé will prohibit the publication of sheet music of the turies of any of his future produc- tions, and that he would reserve for himself the rights to the disposition of this music for use by radio, vie- trolas and orchestras; . “An arrangement between the com- posers of my shows and the American Soclety of “Authors, Composers and Publishers,” sald Mr. Hammerstein, “permits melodies which I have popu- larized to be played.over the.radio, in cabarets, ‘restaurants, parks, vaude- Yille and .by. bands all over the coun- try and to, be heard in many homes through ‘the use of Victrolas and the sale of sheet music. I risk hundreds of thousands. of dollars in' my pro- ductions, but_at the end of the year the outside révenue is divided between the above organizations and the com- pesers: this despite-the fact that I have . been': directly responsible for creating the:demand for the music. ‘In_the future the composer wjll have.to consent to giving us the sale rights of his' work, and if he is a member of the American Society of Authors and Composers he will have to Tesign from the organization or elso disregard its rules giving it the right to sell his music.” At a recent musical at the Swedish Legation, Elena de Sayn, violinist, shared the program with Mme., Marie Sundelius of. the Metropolitan Opera. She played Hungarian, Bohemlan, Italian and Russian compositions. Alice Eversman, who appeared last week in two concerts at the First Congregational Church with de Sayn- Sevely Trio,.sang in Washington at practically the dame time with three distingulshed colleagues of the Metro- politan Opera, who appeared with her on the.night of her debut with that organization, Miss Eversman, Melle Odetts Le Fontenay and Marle Sundelius were the three new artists who made their first appearance ‘on:the Metropolitan Opera stage in. Mozart's “Zauber- floete” on the same night. At a min- ute's notice Mabel Garrison, who had already been connected with the com- pany for several years, was called upon to take the place of Frieda Hempel, and sang the difficult role of the “Queen of.the Night” with a great success. This was her first big opportunity. Franceska Kaspar Lawson left this morning for a series of six concerts on the Eastern Shore; Maryland, which has been arranged for her through the Washington Musie Bureaw, . i { oprano, announces |yt CEIE | Avlor, tenor, J¥ response to many requests, the program of music from the Rus- sian liturgy, which was given by the evening cholr of the Church of the Covenant last Sunday, will be repeat- ed at 8 o'clock this evening. The evening choir, Claude Robeson, direc- tor; Harvey Murray, erganist; Mrs. Howard Blandy, accompanist, and the solo quartet will be assisted by Frances Scherger, soprano: Carla Pasvolsky, contralto; William P. Shannahan, tenor; Berry K. Clark, bass, and Mrs. Jewell Downs, pianist Mr. Murray will play “Orientale (Cul) as an organ preiude and Miss Pasvolsky will sing “Prayer,” from “Khovanshchina,” by Moussourgsky. Mrs. Downs will be at the piano for this number. In addition, the program is as fol- lows: Anthems, ‘‘Praise the Lord, Oh, My Soul” (Gretchanoff), “Sanctus and Benedictus” (Tschaikowsky) and “Christ, When @ Child, a Garden Made” ‘(Tschalkowsky): double quar- tet, “Cherubic Hymn” (Gretchanoff). The public fs invited. The doors of the church will be open at 7 o'clock. At the First Baptist Church the thusic today will be as follows: Morning, Prelude, “Andante Grazioso' (Smart); offertory solo, ‘‘Come, Ye Blessed” (Scott); postlude, ‘“Sortie Solennelle” (Niedermeyer). In the evening the li-minute organ recital includes: “Larghetto” (Mozart); “Sun- rise” (Karg-Elert); “Salut d’Amour’” (Elgar). The offerfory solo will be “Blessed Are They That Mourn’ (Ward-Stephens); postlude, “Allegro’ from “Unfinished Symphony” (Schu- bert). W. Harold Whiteside is solofst and Robert M. Ruckman, organist. A new sacred song, “Nearer to Thee, O God,” by Karl Holer, will be sung at the morning services of the First Reformed Church by Pauline Holer, soprano. The song has an obligato part for mixed quartet. | The Chorus Choir of the H Strect | Christian Church, Sixth and H strects southwest, under the direction of Willard S. Haynie, with Edith Gott- walls at the organ, will sing the anthem “I Could Not Do Without (Danks) at the 11 o'clock service today, and Mr. Haynie will sing a baritone solo, “Just For To-| day” (Harker). At the evening serv ice the chorus will sing “Teach M O Lord” (Danks), and the male| quartet will sing esus, Saviour” | (Camp) and by special request, re- peat the number given last Sunda “Wandering Child, O Come lome (Hottorf). Special music by the choir Vermont Avenue Christian today will be: Morning servi Chorus, “Behold, God 1Is Mighty (Wooler); tenor olo, “Heart to Heart With Jesus” (Kirkpatrick), Mr. Braithwaite. Evening program of the Church From Danger”; Star, Ris haritone solo, “O, Day chorus, “O Softly, Softly Let Us Tread”; soprano solo and cho- rus, “Sleep, Little Son"”; duet, tenor and_baritone, “But Can It Be a Gift So Small”; baritone solo and chorus, ‘omd to the Manger”; final chorus, “Higl ways and Byways At the offertory, “Hark, Hark, My Soul” (Shelley), for contralto, so- prano and chorus. solo parts will be sung by M. Marks, Mrs. W. H. Beck, W. W. Gantz and A. L. Lambdin. Don- ald B. MacLeod is the organist and choirmaster. The vested choir of Gunton-Temple Church, under the direction of John George Klein, with Mrs. Klein at the organ, will sing at the 11 o'clac service, assisted by Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, soprano. ’ At the 4 o'clock vesper service a speclal musical program will be given by Mr. Klein, tenor; Mrs. Gaw- ler, soprano, and Durward Bowersox, violinist. Music to be given at the Metropoli tan Presbyterian Church today by the quartet, composed of Evelyn Gribbin soprano and director; Anita Gauges Howard, contralto; Edward Halbach, tenor, and Albert Stearns, jr., bari- tone, with William Fowler at the or- gan, will include: Prelude, “Cava- tine in A ¥lat” (Wheeldon): anthem by the quartet, “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled” (Rogers); solo, “The Lord Is My Strength” (Huhn), by Miss Gribbin, and postlude, “Post- lude in B Flat” (Westi. At the eve ing service the prclude " (Shackley); anthen “Incline Thine " (Himmel); solo by Mr. Stearns, “O Jerusalem’ Maunder), and the postlude, “Marche riompha (Callaerts). Announcement concert to be is also made of 4 given February 17 & Evelyn Gribbin, Harla Randall tenor, isted by 2 Newcor reader, and Robert Fecuerstein, a npanist, for the building fund. The concert will be given at the church Fourth and B streets southeast, 8:15 p.m., and the public is invited The musical program at the Street Christian Chureh toda be: Morning service—Choir anther ) Taste and Sece” (Lansing) ning service—Orchestral selections “Simple Aveu” (Thomer); overture La I Blanche oieldieu ) Woodland Tnn” (Bendix), “Apple Blossoms” (Robe follows d director from L. for th oton’s “Fi- the morn- recital include * Church Thomas Mos: will y the Boellmann's prelude, and nale” for the postlude at ing s The organ the evening service will o7 organis ustorale Sccond Su Frederi (monthly musical service) — Choir will be assisted by Nordica Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra, Walter T. Tolt, director: Orchestra “Unfinished Symphony” (Schubert-DeLoss); barl- | tone solo, “My Soml Is Athirst for God” (Strickland), Mr. Moore: mixed quartet, “O Come to My Heart, Lord | Jesus” (Ambrose); chorus, “The Wil- derness” (Goss); male quartet, “Jesus, | Savior” (Camp). | The Howard University and Women's Glee Club Charles T. Ferry, organist, in the musical vespers at 4:45 p.m. today at the First Congregational Church. The orchestra and glee club number 65 people. Orchest ra will assist 1 At the Church of the Transfig tion musical services today, under di- i rection of Dr. James Dickins or- ganlst and choirmaster, will include the following: Morning praver, 11 am.; processional, “Soldiers of the Cross. Arise” (De Corbeil); “Venite” (Smith): “Te Deum in D" (Wood- ward); “Benedictus” (Langdon), ser- mon hymn, “Fight the Good Fight” (Boyd): anthem, “Arise, O Lord, Into Thy Resting Place” (Cobb); inciden- recessional, “My Soul Be on Thy Guard” (Cantica Laudis); 8 p.m., con- | firmation service, Episcopal visitation sermon and administration of the apostolic rite of confirmation by Rt Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of processional, “The Church’s One Foundation” (Wesley):| confirmation hymn. “Come Holy | Ghost, Creator Blest” (Dyer); sermon hymn, “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord Almighty” (Dykes); anthem, Out Thy "Light” (Gounod); vesper hymn, “Lord, Keep Us Safe This Night” (Sullivan): recessional, “Thine Forever, God of Love" (Pleyel). At the Sixth Presbyterian this morning the vested choir sing, “The Tender Shepherds Care”| (George Nevin), and in the evening, | “Saviour, When Night Involves the Sky” (Shelly). The solo quartet com- posed of Evelyn Beasley, soprano;| Jean Ramsay, contralt Walter | and Frederick Freund, | “Now the Day Is Church | will baritone, will give Over” (Speakes). At the morning service at All Souls' Church today, Louls Atwater organ- ist, will play: Prelude, “Fantasie” (Du- Bois); offertory, “Invocation” (Guil- mant); postlude, “Allegro” (DuBois); Gretchen Hood, soprano, will sing, “Like as a Father’ (Lansing), and Mr. Tittmann, bass, will sing, “A Song of “Praise” (Beethoven); Miss Hood and Mr. Tittmann will sing Hosmer's “Songs of Joy.” At the special evening service, Mr. Atwater will play: Prelude, “Choral and Prize Song” (Wagner); postlude, “Allegro” (Guilmant); the service in- cludes a miniature recital, with num- bers by Miss Hood, Helen Gerrer. violinist; Katharine Riggs, harpist; Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, bas The program follows: Harp, dante” (Hasselman); soprano with violin obbligato, “The Comes On” (Holmes): bass “Abide With Me” (Liddle): violin, harp and organ, “Nocturnes” (Schu mann); harp, “Prelude” (Chopin violin, harp and organ, “Ave Maria" (Bach-Gounod); duet for soprano and bass, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” (Nevin). “An- solo, Night solo, The monthly musical service by the vested choir of St. Margaret's Church will be given this afternoon at 4:30, when the following program will be presented: Anthem, “The God of Is- rael’” (Rossini selections from the cantata. “Bethlehem" (Maunder), as follows—tenor solo and chorus, ‘Wondrous Thing Has Come to Pass” quartet and chorus, “Only a Little Village" chorus, “Rest We Secure " MUSICAL INSTRUCTION tal solo by Master Ward Stevenson; |? term by Joseph the “Nocturne,” from Mende | “Midsummer Night's Dream quartet will “The Lord Light” by Carric B. Adams, the evening service “The Lost Chord by Arthur Sullivan. The chorus num- ber will k. Hark, My Soul | by Harry e Shelley. Inez Coates | soprano, and Sue Weeks, co wiil be the soloists. Callaerts, sing Is aund at | U. S. Navy Band. The program the U. S, Eighth by the Friday Marine at 8:15 p Corps 1lnstitut and I streets south- United States Navy Orchestra, Charles Benter, d will be: Gran “Pomp and Circumstance lgar); over- ture, “Oberon™ (Von Weber): fantasia “Espagnole” (Hosmer): grand scencs from the opera, gliacci” (Leon- cavallo); suite of three numbers, “In a F arden,” reverie (Acciani); “La Cinquantaine,” air in olden style i “The Whistler and caprice. (Pryor); waltz Blue Danube” (Strauss); march progcession of Baechus, fron Ballet Sylvia (Delibes); ex- erpts from “The Princess Pat” (Her- finale, “The Star Spangled at rector, mareh, se ¢ _MUSICAL INSTRUCTION Walter T. Holt Studios TENOR BANJO. WANDOLIN, TAR., BANJO, HAWAIIAN GUITAR AND UKULELE. 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