Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1925, Page 56

THE..SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGLUN, D "MUSIC By Helen Fetter OW that the sizzling suns of June are beating the monotonous melody of a Summer heat wave into the souls of Washingtonians, it is with distinct pleasure that one finds a shady spot that scems likely to catch even the smallest wandering breeze, and relaxes. Now, too, is the time that all good music lovers complacently review the highlights of an over-fat season and encourage an appetite for more novel and ambitious feasts next year. Washington has enjoyed a remarkable quantity of music during the eight months since Emilio de Gogorza, baritone artist, gave the first pro- fessional recital, about the middle of October. Many excellent musical cothpositions and fine artists have given quality to this list. For those who care for figures, there have been 21 leading vocalists, 14 pianists, 6 violinists, 2 harpists, 2 cellists, 2 leading dance groups, .11 operatic pro- “ductions, 18 orchestra and 2 jazz orchestra performances, in addition to many unusual choral and other large group programs, with more than 80 important musical events in Washington * HERE is undoubtedly room for great variance in opinion as to the finest efforts presented musically during the season 1924-25. The supreme surprise and one of the finest achievements ever attempted here musically was the special periormance of Bach’s “B Minor Mass,” by the famous choir of 250 voices, known as the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Pa. The performance was inspiring not only because of the excellent presenta- tion of a masterpiece of music, but because it suggested the possiblities of a well trained choral organization which does not attempt to present a work without sufficient and painstaking rehearsals. Washington is sore- of such an organization, shown both in the attempt to- give ven's “Ninth Symphony.” with the New York Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Damrosch, and in the lamentable musical caricature of Ros- “Stabat Mater.” \ r choral music included the usual series of college glee club pro- grams, with Harvard leading by several musical lengths with the excel- lent performance of both religious and lighter worthy musical works. The s g of Gretchaninov's “Credo” was a feature, but there also were sterlin lish selections from William Byrd and Sir Arthur Sullivan artisti presented, with fine enunciation. Washington has a compara- tively new glee club of apparent promise. It is the George Washington University Glee Club that is working up interesting ensemble effects, un- der the leadership of Mischa Guterson. As yet they are singing most of their work forti but the softer and more subtle tonal effects may come with time. y in_nee 4ok ok LEVEN operas is a goodly number for Washington to hear, mark and inwardly digest in a season. For brilliance of setting, as well as ex- cellence_of production, Gounod's “Faust,” as given by the Washington Opera Company, would seem to head the list. The largest audience ever assembled in Washington to attend a musical performance—6.000 strong and national in impertance—flled every seat in box, orchestra and balcony at the debut performance in the new Washington Auditorium, with Feodor Chaliap the featured star. Mr. Chaliapin later de trated his genius for supreme dramatic characterization in the title role of “Boris Godounov,” and was delightful in a smaller role in Rossini’s “Barber of Seville.” The great Russian singer-actor has won generous laurels in the admiration of Wa: gton audiences. From point of view of all-around artistry of presentation and finish, in clear enunciation and beautiful singing, Mozart's “Impresario,” as pre- sented by William Wade Hinshaw's small company, should have first place. It cred proof that opera, when given intelligent, careful translation, may be most enjoyable to an American audience when sung in the Eng- lish language. To be able to sing Mozart well, too, is the ultimate aim of all- musicianly singers The four Chicago Opera Company performances were disappointing sc ballet, and. in some cases, vocal effects. The scenery had to be cut and sfashed to fit the small stage of the new Auditorium. It is under- ‘stood that the Chicago company lost much money in repairing it.. For the same reason—lack of space—the ballet work was negligible. Each opera scemed to lack balance among the singers of leading roles. Cyrena Van Gordon as-Venus and Joseph Schwarz as Wolfgang, dominated “Tann- hauser,” though Rosa Raisa was featured. Chaliapin was “Boris Godou- nov” in”every sense of the word. Toti dal Monte’s unusual cadenzas are all one remembers at this date of “Lucia di Lammermoor,” and Mary Gar- den's marvelous flop at the end of “Thais” seems to be the outstanding ieature of that opera The Washington Opera Company’s “Aida” featured the operatic debut .of John Charles Thomas as Amnasro and Hunter Kimball as Rhadames. As a matter of fact, Frances Peralta in the title role and Jeanne Gordon as Amneris walked away with the honors. In the “Barber of Seville” Tina Paggi proved a genuine delight vocally and Jose Mojica won the Washingtof prize banner as the Valentino of opera. Geraldine Farrar murdered “Carmen” herself without any aid from Don Jose, when she agreed to put on the sacriligious travesy of Bizet's beautiful opera, shown, mercifully, only one afternoon in Washington. Tamaki Miura in a shortened version of “Madame Butterly” and Thalia Sabinicva in “Traviata” also ran, operatically speaking. Sk ok the orchestra] performances, the outstanding was that given by the York Philharmonic, under the famous little Dutch conductor, Mengelberg. It is not often that one hears Ludwig van Beethoven ar iard Strauss both beautifully interpreted in a single afternoon. The elder German was represented by his third symphony and the latfer by his superb tone poem, “Em Helden-leben.” It is with much enthusiasm that the three performances to be given by this oldest orchestra in the TUnited States here next year are anticipated. It is hoped that more Strauss, possibly the “Don Quixote” that aroused such enthusiasm in New York this vear, will be given, and, perhaps, the American Deems Taylor's equally talked-about “Through the Looking-Glass.” Mr. Koussevitsky led the Boston Symphony Orchestra in another re- markable program with the two little' Debussy sele “Clouds” and s.” as particularly happy memories. It is gratifying to learn that this organization, too, will give more performances here next year, increas- g their number to two programs. ven while rejoicing” over the increase of orchestral music in the visits here of the two above-mentioned organizations, it is, unfortunately, necessary to mention that Washington will suffer a distinct loss in the curtailing of the number of New York Symphony concerts, with a total absence of the delightful explanatory recitals given for several seasons by Dr. Walter Damrosch in his evening concerts at the High School Audi- torium under the auspices of the Society of Fine Arts. This orchestra is scheduled to give four concerts next year, - During the past season, fea- tures of the 10 performances were Honegger’s “Pacific 231,” two perform- ances of Mozart’s “Jupiter” symphony, Brahms' “Double Concerto for Violin and Cello,” with Kochanski and Salmond as the soloists; Mozart's Concerto in Flat,” with Dushkin and Lionel Tertis; a valiant attempt at Beethoven's “Ninth Symphony,” presented for the second time in Wash- ington, the first being in 1910, with Heinrich Hammer as conductor; the debut performance of “A Lanier Symphony,” conducted by the composer, Gustav Struber of Baltimore; a Wagnerian program, with Berta Morena as soloist; Tito Schipa, in operatic arias and lighter Latin songs, and in the evening programs, Haydn's “London Symphony,” Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique,” Cesar Franck's “Redemption,” from “Morceau Symphony,” with many charming lighter works, such as “The Children’s Corner,” by Debussy; selections from. Tschaikowsky's utcracker Suite,” Pierne’s delicate “Cydalise Ballet” music and Mozart’s ballet, “Les Petit Riens.” Mr. Stokowski's organization presented its most unusual progranis at the two last performances. They featured a trumpet prelude by Henry Purcell of the seventeenth century, a Valentini suite for cello, played by Hans Kindler; Bloch’s “Schelomo.” for cello and orchestra; Richard Strauss’ “Don Juan,” Germaine Tailleferro’s “Concerto for Piano and Or- chestra,” ‘with "Alfred Cortot as the soloist; a Saint-Saen’s concerto and Albeniz’s “Fete Dicu a Seville.” The first Philadelphia program was notable for the group of three Stravinsky numbers; there was the usual Wag- nerian program, and Van Hoogstraten was heard for the first time in Washington as conductor of a delightful program, with Weber, Debussy, Tschaikowsky and Brahms as the composers. as Paul Whiteman's Concert Jazz Orchestra gave two performances, fea- | turing several really interesting works and including many ordinary jazz compositions.._*The Rhapsody in Bluc,” by George Gershwin; Michael Pingatore's solo banjo work in “Linger Awhile” and Victor Herbert’s suite of serenades are colorful memorie Leo Sowerby's “Synconata” seemed to lack unity and Friml's “Chinese Suite” was disappointing. Another unique orchestfal organization heard here was the Polish National Orchestra in an all-Polish program, with Namyslowski as the leader, and their gay costumes not the lcast intriguing feature of the performance, ¥ * x kX F the singers one lingers especially over the artistry and some ex- quisite potes as sung by Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Johanna Gadski und Elena Gerhardt, in Schubert. Richard Strauss, Schumann, Brahms and Wagnerian selections; Dusolina Giannini, in her rich Latin folksongs, as arranged by Geni Sadero; Edward Johnson, John McCormack, Emilio de Gogorza and Chaliapin, in well selected and artistically presented pro- grams; Mabel Garfison, Anna Case, Reinald Werrenrath and John Charles Thomas for their fine English enunciation and choice of works by East- hope Martin, Deems Taylor, Eastwood Lane, Geni Sadero, unusual Danish, Finnish and Swedish songs, Wintner Watts, Rachmaninoff, Terry, D’Er- langer, Flegier and Pierne; Marie Sundclius for her Swedish group. Of the pianists—there was inimitable Vladimir de Pachmann, in his interpretation of Chopin and Bach, representing the classical traditions; Alexandria Brailowski, the young chap who took New York by storm with his untraditional Chopin and his interpretations of Stravinsky, Scriabin, Liszt and Schutz; Rachmaninoff, the hcademic and polished musician and composer; Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, leading woman composer, in her debut Washington piano recital; Anna Hull and Mary Howe, Maier and Patti- son and Heloise Russell and Katherine Ellis gave remarkable two-piano recitals; Edwin Hughes, Eleanor Shaw and Frederic Dixon were American pianists who played works by American composers well, including Mac- Dowell, Henry Cowell, Homer Grunn, Eugen Putnam, David Guion and others. Mieczynslaw Munz, pupil of Busoni, gave an unusual recital. -~ Of the violinists, Kreisler never played more inspiringly than in this vear's recital here. Heifetz, recently made an American citizen, gave the nrst solo recital in the Washington Auditorium before an enthusiastic audience of several thousand people. Samuel Dushkin played -Ravel’ “Tzigane,” Milhaud’'s “Brazilian Dances” and Moussorgsky’s “Ripples. Renee Chemet, French woman violinist, made a successful debut here. . There wer Charming Music in Dance Recital. ’I‘HE muslical program of the Staf- ford Pemberton Dancers’ annual recital, which is to be given at Chevy Chase Lake in the open air Thursday evening at 8:45 o'clock, will be a fea- ture in itself. Mr. Pemberton has de- voted much time and energy to selec- tion of the music for his dances and accompanying symphonic _rendition, ang the numbers which he has chosen thil season are especially beautiful and inspiring. Meyer Davis has arranged a special symphonic ensemble for this recital ubert’s “Unfinshed Symphony” will be played under the direction of A. Kaminsky. “Adagio,” by Ganne, will be danced by Miss Dorothy Daye and Mr. Pemberton, and the popular “Meditation” from Massaret's “Thais" will be interpreted by Miss Elinora Peake. Two other well known num- bers to be given interpreta dancers will be ““The Swan, sens, and Mendelssohn's Song.” Reserved seats may be obtained at the New Willard and Shorel tels. Prices range from $2 cents. Navy Band C;ncerts. HE United States Navy Band has four concert programs listed for the coming week. -Those of Tuesday Wednesday and Friday will be given in full in the daily issues of The Star preceding the concerts. The program tomorrow, at the Cap- itol at 5 p.m., will include March, * irafulla), Tth Regiment, 5 overture, beron" Weber); piccols solo. he Wren" (Damare), Bandmaster J. W. Bell; suite Kspagnole, ‘'Le Ferla” (Lacome): valse he Blue Danube” (Strauss); characteristic, “Reminiscences of the Plantation (Chambers); Dervish chorus, “In_the Sudan” (Lebek); excerpts from “The Merry Widow (Lehar) march “Punjaub” (Payne); finale, “The Star Spangled Banner." G5t Flects Db sers; THE Chaminade Glee Club held fits annual business meet at the home of Esther Linkins, and elected the following ofticers for the ensuing vear: President, I M. | Anderson; vice president, Katherine Eckloff; treasurer, Katherine Love; secre! Louise Bowdler: board members, Grace Weed and M H Fisk: publicity editor, Eliza Jordon: librarian, Mirlam Abell: as. sistant librarizn, AMrs. Mont gomery; Miss Gertrude Waiters, ac companist. Miss Linkins and Mrs. H Fisk one of the club members, were lected as delegates to attend the con- | vention of the National Federation of Music Clubs to be held in Portland, Ore., in June Rehearsals will be discontinued dur ing the Summer months, but it is planned to have the members meet socially during that ti The club will hold its Fall business meeting at Miss Anderson’s home the last Mon day evening in September to formu- late plans for the coming season Several attractive concert programs have been given by this organizatfon during the past season. The last con- cert of the year w given in § Paul's English Lutheran Church. N. (Von Gutelius Recital Tomorrow. RANC! JTELIUS will pre. sent a_group of children in re- cital at the Washington Music Bureau studio, in McHugh & Lawson's store, tomorrow evening at 8:30 o'clock, as sisted by Grace French Tooke and the Vipivoce Music Club. The program will be as follows “Elfin Dance," from. “A Midsum- mer Night's Dream" (Mendels sohn), Mrs. Tooke nd Miss Gutellus: onata Op. 2. No. 1,” first move- ment ((Beethoven) Arabesque” Schumann), Kath ryn Latimer; “Pre- iude and Fugue, C (Bach); ccosaises” (Bee- Edward Crum; “Toy Sym- ¥"" (Haydn), Vipivoce Music Study Golliwog’s Cakewalk” (Debus. 3 (Mendelssohn),” Wilhel- “Sonata TH,” first move humann), Elizabeth Anne s; “Romance and Waltz (Aren- Miss Gutelius and Mrs. Tooke; sardens Scher- humann), “Prelude” (Calla- , Thelma Callahan: “Sonata Pathetique” (Beethoven), Gerald Cook; “Toy Symphony” (Romberg), Vipivoce Music Study Club. Marie Howe Spurr Recital, Marie Howe Spurr will present Vir. ginia Lee Barker in piano recital, as- sisted by Romona Jane Newman, so- prano, Wednesday evening at § o'clock in the Kitt-Knabe Recital Hall. The program will be: ‘‘March,” “Tempo di Minuetto” and “Gavotte"” (Bach), “Idilio” (Lack), “Paupee Val- sante’ .(Poldini), Virginia Lee Baker: “Vissi d’ Arte Vissi @' Amore,” from “Tosca” (Puccinl), “The Snow Drop” (Gretchaninoff), “By the Waters of e Minetonka” (Lieurance), “The Sweet musicmaster of the Cathedral of o' tho’ Tear’ ‘(Ealtar), Romona i Jans oble. ¢ A Newman; “Preludes, No. 7 and No. Born in Neuilly, France, Dr. Gabert | 51 * “Mazurka” and *“Waltz" (Chopin), studied music especially for many|Virginia Lee Barker, “To a Wild vears and received his doctor of music | Rose (MaeDowell), “Prelude” (Rach- degree from the famous Schola Canto- | maninoff), Virginia Lee Barker. rum of Rome, Italy. He spent much time with the monks of Solemnes, who, being of the Benedictine Order, were authorities on the Gregorian Frances Gutelius. Minor" thoven), The Rev. Dr. Cabert Departs FOR the past 15 years the Catholic University of Washington has en- Joyed the expert advice and conductor- ship of its ecclesiastical music by the Rev. Dr. Abel L. Gabert, generally considered one of the leading authori- tles of the world on the subject of Gregorian mu Now, after this lengthy period of fine service in Wash- ington, Dr. Gabert.is leaving today to return to his beloved native France, where he has accepted the pos sren Beall Piano Recitals. The twen‘y-second annual piano recital presented by Prof. William A. Beall and son was held at Pythian Temple Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings of last week An interesting program, including compositions of the old masters, was admirably given by the following | young people: Freda Shapiro, Doro- thy Travers, Martha Crouch, Mary Ruth Smith, Bessie Barron, Marian Hayford, Beatrice Schwartz, Ethel Schwartz, Josephine Missimi, Dorothy Schutz, Jeanette Racoosin, Rose Okun, Bessie ' Lazer, Evelyn Hanback, Mil- dred Cohen, Evelyn Hillerson, Dorothy Wood, Katherine Collins, Mildred King, Marchel Krick, Helen Coxen, Gertrude Hoddes, Jessie Barnes, Mary Elsie Steuart, Doris Weaver, Eva Wolpe, Olive Welch, Anna Wolf, Eleanor Embrey, Laura Dalzell, Emma Bechtold, Rose Davis, Audrey Groves, Esther Thatcher, Helen Rogers, Helen Steuart, Sarah Stryker, Doris Thiele, {Lillian Mindlin, Rachel Fishman, | Madeline _Cornell, Adelina _Radice, Fanny Shuman, Louise Duckett, Marion Willett, Sylvia _ Sigelman, Jeannette Emmert, Bell Ward, Ethel McGunigal, Helen Riley, Margaret | Beuchert, Dorothy Johnson, Kathryn Foltz, Berth Schwartz, Elizabeth Beuchert, Evelyn Wendal, Hilda Haves, Janet yne, Bertha Kauff- man, Onys Everett, Evelyn. Hewitt, Hazel Miller, Margaret Kane, Mirian Bernstein, Loraine Marcey, Anna ‘White, Eutha Morris, Dorothy Lovi less, Mary Beuchert, Katherine Mc- Calmont, Evelyn Clements, Katherine Scanlon, Jesse Dickensén, Mar- garet Kelley, Rose Stryker, Ruth Farran, Viola Weaver, Marion Fabrizio, Sophie Berman, Mrs. Bertha Loveless Quick, Mrs. Gladys REV. DR. GABERT. chant. When these monks were driven from France to England he fol- lowed them to their monastery on the Tele of Wight and stayed there with them for some time. In the vear 1907 Dr. Gabert came to America to a position in a Catholic institution in Morristown, N. J. He was there three years before being called to the Catholic University of Loveless Duke, Mrs. Katherine Beuch- ert Waddington, Naylor Jardin, Wal- ter Clifford Hughes, Hyman Raskin, { written several fine masses and much Benjamin Davis, Henry Bauer, Wil liam McConnell, Everett Russell, George ‘Frederick Boyd, Melvin Herri- man, Willett Denit, Donald Dean, Robert Crowell, Daniel Radice, Charles Wood, William_Smith, Richard Fab- rizio, Arthur Wood, Colle Profeta, Francis Hendley, James Gaghan, Frank Smith, Donald Kane, George Simmons, Warren Dyson and James Mackey. Certificates in harmony were awarded to Dorothy Loveless, Loraine Marcey, Mirian Bernstein, Eutha Mor- this city, where he remained ever since. He is well known as a prolific composer of religious music, having other sacred music. The Rev. Dr. Gabert will be suc- ceeded In his position at the univer- sity by Father de Longchamps, a grad- uate of St. Mary's Seminary, in Balti- more, Md., and also a student of the Gregorian music under the Benedic- tine monks both at Solemnes and on the Isle of Wight. Zlatko. Balakovic and Milton Schwartz, the last a 14-year-old Washing- tonian of great promise. U NUSUAL and beautiful programs were given here by Hans Kindler and Wanda Landowska; Salvi, the harpist, and the De Reszke Singers; Charles Wakefield Cadman _and Princess Tsianini; Stefano, another fine harpist, and La Duchesse de Richelieu. / Three stupendous programs were offered in the first Woman Com- posers’ Festival when, in April, these American women themselves con- ducted or performed some of their own works: Mrs. Beach, Harriet Ware, Gena Branscombe, Ethel Glenn Hier, Mary Turner Salter, Mary Howe, Helen Sears, Ulric Cole, Mabel Daniels, Mabel Wood Hill, Elizabeth Merz Butterfield, Phyllis Fergus, Karolyn Wells Bassett, Frances Marion Rals- tony Virginia Roper and Florence Parr-Gere. " Other colorful programs were the dance recitals by Anna Paviowa’s Company, especially the “Don Quixote Ballet,” and the Denishaws, with their charming American dance group and one number without music ac- companiment. - - The Flonzaley Quartet, owing to the illness of Alfred Pochon, second violinist, gave only one program here. It was notable for the playing of | ‘Waldo Warner’s “Pixie Ring,” a “fairy miniature suite.” The \’\/F;shingwn Chamber, Music Ensemble gave two concerts, with unusual selections, and Elena de Sayn's String Quartet gave a delightful program, featuring a quaint children’s tone picture by Rebikow. S+ 7 * % % * THIS month the Washingtonians and the Washington Opera Company seem about to meet on the field of Summer light opera to battle for ¥ Kk Xk ¥ audiences who want to listen to the melodious comic operas of Gilbert and oh_g:‘qu Kochanski,- Efrem._ Zimbalist, Socrates. Barozzi,! Sullivan, Reginald de. Kaven,. Balfe and others. ... . _ s g JUNE ‘7, 1925—PARYT - 3, PICTURES OF GIOVANNI DA PALESTRINA, FACSIMILE OF HIS MUSIC AND ROMAN MOSAIC—FEATURES OF LIBRARY EXHIBITION Palestrina Exhibit Compiled By the Libra AT the Library of Congress there is now on view an exhibit dedicated to- the composer Palestrina, in-com- niversary of his birth. The following is a brief comment on this exhibit, written by Dr. Alicta Simon, Polish musicologist, who is a member of the library's staff: (The music division of the Library o display to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, the greatest composer of liturgical music of all times. As composer and leader Pontificial Choir, Palestrina ranks high in the history of music. His greatness was in no small measure due to the influence of St. Philip Neri. As the saint's penitent and spiritual disciple, he gained that in- sight into the spirit of liturgy which enabled him to set it forth in vocal music as it had never before been done. His innovations brought about the rejection of musical forms and elabora- tions tending to mutilate or obscure the liturgical text, and the elimina- tion of all themes reminiscent of or resembling secular music. Palestrina’s significance lies in his creative and constructive powers, and in the fact that he made them the medium for the expression in tones of the state of his own soul. His cre- ations will stand forth for all time as of the ris, Frank Smith, Carl Conner, Warren Dyson, James Gaghan and George Simmons. Medals for excellent work in the post-graduate course were awarded to Margaret Kelley and Ruth Farran. Rev. Dr. Barrows, pastor of the Eastern Presbyterlan Church, gave an interesting and instructive talk on the subject of “Music. Associated Studios. The final concert of the season of the Associated Studios, Otto Simon, voice; La Salle Spier, plano; Henri Sokolov, violin; Richard Lorleberg, cello, will be given by the pupils of this organization Friday evening at 8 o'clock, in the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A, 1738 G street northwest. Mrs, Jessie Blaisdell and Mrs. J. Bern- helmer will be at the piano. The pub- lic is invited. : The following program will be given; “Sonata” (A major), “Allegro” (first movement) (Schubert), Mrs. Jes- sie Blaisdell; “Angels Ever Bright and Fair” (Jeptha) (Handel), Mrs. Edward L. Marthill; “Meditdtion,” " “Thais” (Massenet); ‘“Perfeto mobile” (Bohm), Frank = Burkhart: “From . Forest Scenes” (Schumann); “Entrance, Hunt- er on_the Watch”; “Wayside Inn,” Jean Stimson; “Voi che Sapete”. (Fi- garo) (Mozart), Margaret Dolan; “To a Wild Rose” (MacDowell), “Min- uet” (Beethoven), Herbert Burkhart; “Nachtstuck,” F_major (Schumann); “Aufschwung” (Schumann), Thomas Clarke: “Madrigal” (Chaminade), “Borine Nuit" (Massenet), Eva Bright; “Walter's Prize Song” ‘“Meistersing: er” (Wagner-Wilhelmj), ‘“Rondino” (Beethoven-Krelsler), Marian Blals- dell; “Roberto tu” (Roberto) (Meyer- beer), Mrs. Nell G. Canine. Graded Violin Recital. C. E. Christiani presented a group in a graded violin recital at the Wash- ington College of Music Friday eve- ning, with Miss Marjorie Davis as the accompanist at the piano. Those participating included Rich- ard Eldridge, Richard Meyer, David Goodman, Ford Cramer, Rebecca So- kolsky, Harry Humphrey, Isidore Fischer, Samuel Dick, Alton Hanes, William Johnsen, E. Warren Barnes, Daniel Kessler, Julius Altman, Sam- uel Gantz, Fred Fuglester, Beatrice de Ladurantaye, Eugene Helsley, Al- den Besse, Ethel:-Payne, Flora Clay- ton, Fritz Maile, Virginia Cureton and Norman Goldman. Freeman Organ Recital. H. H. Frebman announces his twen- ty-seventh n of two recitals of orgar. music to be performed by his advanced puplils who are pre) to play in public. . These will | place as_St._Paul’s Chuxch, on. Rock_Cresk Congress has arranged a special | ry of Congress the musical embodiment of the spirit of church music. The exhibit, which is lo second floor of the Library Building, | contains many original works, fac { similes, prints of the great compose; and of the churches and other places associated with his life. Of special interest is the first ed tion of collected Halian madrigal published in London, with gl translation. , It contains -samples of Palestrina’s madrigals and was issued in 1588, during the composer's lifetime, There are splendid color views of ! the Roman cathedrals in which Pales- trina directed his choirs. Of these views the most notable is a copy of an old engraving showing the interior of St. Peter's Cathedral. This work was executed by the famous Piranesi. One of the display cases contains a colored reproduction of an ancient Roman mosaic, which was found in the seventeenth century while excava- |tions were being made at the town of Palestrina—the birthplace of the famous composer. ,Among the reproductions of gravings depicting madrigal singers |and others of the older epoch, are two panels executed by the noted Hubert and Jan Eyck. The originals are in the Cathedral of Ghent, Belgium. There are many biographies of Pa. lestrina; the most important is the first exhaustive work of Baini, published in 1828. ted on the en- Church road, today and next Sunday at_4:30 o'clock in the afternoon. The assisting guest soloist for the recital this afternoon will be Henri Sokolov, violinist, and at the second recital Carla Pasvolskl, mezzo-sopranoy| both of Washington, D. C. The public is invited. The organ compositions to be per- formed will include selections by Bach, Widor, Faulkes, Salome. Callaerts, Horsman, Tschirch, Neustedt, Calkin, Lemare and Grieg. Murray Piano Recital. Saturday night in the assembly room of the Cosmos Club Helen T. Murray presented her piano class, assisted by Ella M. Lightbown, soprano. Those taking part were Richard Thompson, jr.; Gola Dural, Olive Pet. tit, Helen Dunbar, Donald Lightbown, Dorothy Woolf, Virginia Pigg, Emily Ritter, John Dunbar, larion Lee, Ruth Murra; 'y ens, Mabel . Mary Hodge, Marie An- gelico, Elizabeth Walker, Naomi Holt, Suzanne Briesen, Frederica Ritter, Ruth Schooley and Aline Colvin. Jewell Downs' Recital. Jewell Downs will give her final pu- pils’ recital this season Thursday eve. ning at 8:20 o'clock at Rauscher's. The program is as follows: ‘Happy Song” (Del Riego), FEthel A. Rice; “The Sweetest Story” (Stults), Glendora _Ellaso “In ~ Maytime" (Speaks), Eunice Wartman; “My De- sire” (Cadman), Janet Stevens; ‘The ‘Want of You” (Vanderpool), Henry Cherner; “I Love the Moon" (Reuben), Gertrude Swarthout; “Wake Up" (Phillips), Carrie Willson; “Flower Fet- ters” (Willeby), Adessa Ehrhart; “Duna” (McGill), Clement Geibel; “My Lone Abode” (Schubert), Jessie Renick 'Wilson; “Elegie” (Massenet), Lucile Ca- wood; “The Valley of Laughter’ (San- derson), Erna Otto; “Danny Boy" (Weatherby), Grace Roberds; “Nymphs and Fauns” (Bemberg), Alice B. Haig; “Amarilla” (Caccini), Ivy Loughlen Guy; “Ah Fors’ e Lui” (“La Traviata') (Verd)), Edith Hoffman Jones; “‘Ritaur- nelle” (Chaminade), Mamie -Carolyn Giles; “Sunshine Song” (Greig), Pauline | Kennedy; “The Volga Boat Song’ (Russian folk song), William Stanley Quine; “Vedrai, Carino” (“Don Gi6van- ni") (Mozart), Gwendolin Taylor; “My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice” (“Samson and Delila”) (Saint-Saens), Elsie Lang. Root-Johnson-Manning Recital. Mrs. Root-Johnson-Manning pre- sented a group of students in piano recital recently. Little Constance | Jeariette ABEL LINTON WILLIAMS, well known in local music circles, has written several musical compositions, some of which have been used by leading soloists here in manuscript form, which will be published during the coming Suri- mer months. * Florence Sindell soprano soloist of the Presbyterian Church, sang Mrs. Willlams® as % unpublished - | rangement > s the 139th Psalm during the service last Sunday At a recent meeting of the Friday Morning Music Club when fon and congider- ation of the works of several Wash- % ington composers was held, Mrs. Wil- liams’ works recelved high commen- dation. Mrs, Williams Is popular as pianist, accompanist and organist. She is the wife of Floyd Williams, tenor. An operetta, entitled “Grandma’s Birthday,” was presented by the ju- nior class of the Girls' Friendly So- clety of St. Mark's Church Tuesday evening under the direction of Mrs. Mathilde Jorgensen. Those participating included: Mrs. C. H. Abbott, Doris Mace, Nola Camp- bell, Genevieve Fisher, Mary Geor- glus, Virginta Arth, Virginia Ladd, Bendal, Helen and Rose Thornton, Martha Georgius Char- lotte Moran, Mrs. Campbell, Edna Mc- Intosh, Mrs. Prender, Ruth Ann Som- ers, Riley White, Anna White, Elea- nor Wilson, Miss Dunn, Miss Watson. Miss Dettick and Miss Elizabeth Black, accompantst WILLIAM: The Lyric Singers, a mixed quartet composed of Joanna Russell, soprano; Linda Berg, contralto; Harvey Town. send, tenor, and Benjamin Morrison, bass, directed by Mrs. J. M. Bylvester, gave a program for the Centennial Chapter of the Eastern Star, Friday evening. This is a new group that is arous- ing much interest with its_ensemble work. Even the Middle West and South furnished letters showing en- joyment of a recent concert given by the Lyric Singers via WCAP. The annual banquet of Rho Beta Chapter, Mu Phi Epsilon National Honorary Musical Sorority, was given recently at the Raleigh Hotel. Sev- eral patrons and friends were guests Clara Young Brown, toastmistress, ar Washing‘ton HEN the Washington Opera Company returns, for a Summer season, to the lighter musical genre with which it was identified at its inception, seven years ago, at the Washington Auditorium on Monday evening, June 15, it will be on a basis professional to the final detall, with a cast of internationally known singers and a paid chorus representing the cream “at the top” of scores of audi- tions held by General Director Albion. The opera of the Summer premiere was left to public volition, resulting in selection of Balfe's “Bohemian that romantic tale brimming with immortal melodies Arline, the prima-donna role, will be sung by Helena Morrill, not long Opera of St. Louis. and charm are described as being dis- tinctly original. Even early in her career, and she is still very young, she Her individuality LABORATE plans for a Sum- mer season of light opera by “The Washingtonians,” under the direction of Rollin Bond, have been in formation for sev- eral months and will be brought to fruition with the beginning of theif Central High Community Center June 21 when several performances of Gil- bert and Sulllvan's comic opera “The Mikado™” wliil be given during the week. Other light operas that will follow in rapid succession will include “H. M. S. Pinafore,” “Chimes of Normandie,” “Mlle. Modiste” and other well loved have been successfully produced by “The Washingtonians” in past sea- sons. The spectacular success of ‘‘Sweet- hearts,” recently produced by *“The Washingtonians,” with Frank Moulan in the leading comedy role, has created a widespread demand for its repeti- tion, and this comic popera will be in- cluded in the list of Summer offerings by this brilliant community organiza- tion, which includes Ruth Peter, Hen- riette Le Menager, Bstelle Murray, Helen Marie Koontz, Mrs. Alexander ears of age. played works for ad- anced students. Junior members who appeared on the program included Eleanor Crain, Loranda Prochnik, Valoria Prochnik, Smily Stuart Maddox, Billy Dexter, Casson Crittenden, Clark Hawkins, Minnie Sherrill, Amanda Crittum and Louise Woodruff, \ Matilda Minke Recital. Matilda Minke presented a group in an interesting piano recital at her studio Friday evening. Those taking part were: Hendricks, Virginia Brisco, Springer, Gladys Kramer, Helene Dwyer, Albert Duryee, Majorie Sehorn, Helen Mattocks, Esther Pierson. Helen Walter, Flora Snellenburg, Madeline Agusterfer, Richard Huhn, Margaret Cook, Elizabeth Wine, Helen Huhn. Cullen Piano Recital. Katherine Floeckher Cullen, assist- ed by Francis P. Heartsill, presented a group in piano recital at the United Brethren Sunday School Hall last ‘Wednesday. Those taking part included: Marga- ret Stirewalt, Georgianna Kimble, Mil- dred Egan, Albert Himelfarb, Ger- trude Wesley, Helen Redfield, Ruth Jones, Margaret Wisner, Louise Clarke, Katherine Miller, Margaret Gauges, Dorothy Graham, Katherine Lippert and Mrs. Cullen. Glennan Recital Tomorrow. Jennie Glennan will present a group in the following program at the Arts Club tomorrow night at 8:30 o'clock: “Waltz in A ‘Melodie” (Rach- maninoff), Eugene Stewart; “Morn- ing” (Speaks), “I Look Into Your Eyes” (Wood), Georgia Newell; “The Snow Bird” (Burleigh), “Love's Sun- light” (Cadman), “That’s All” (Brahe), Catherine Kreig; “Rimpianto” (To- selli), “Serenata” (Tosti), Josephine Demma; ‘“Wayfarer's Night Song” (Martin), “Ma’ Li’l Bateau" (Strick- land), Mary Coats Cassidy; “Fugue in C” - (Bach), “Polonaise” (McDowell), “Liebstraum" (Liszt), Eugene Stewart: ‘Holiday” (Scott), “Lane to Ballybree” (Speaks), Mary Coates Caseidy; “O Moon of My De- Helene Louise Russell, . who made her debut at the age of 6 years during Music week two light” (Liza Lehman), Roydon J. Dixon: “Pace. Pace, Mio Dio” (Verdi), “Desir” (Stbella), “Dear Love' (Chadwick), Georgetown | | baritone 8 station WCAP ago the leading lady in the Municipal | schedule of community opera at the | light operas of their repertoire which | ‘Cheer Up!” (Root), | — ranged an attractive, :informal pro gram which included musical num bers by Betty Thornberry and Estelle Wentworth, sopranos; Mildred M! chaelson and George Thompson, pi anists, and Marjorie Davis, accom panist. The Columbian Male Quartet. com- posed of Paul Ledix and Willlam | Braithwaite, tenors; Raymond Moore, end John C. Smith, bass, were guests of the Board of Trade on their annual shad bake at Quantico recently. They also sang at the Ro- tary Club luncheon at the Willard May and broadcast a concert from ida: Adolf Toro: master of ky, organist and choir Epiphany Church, Wash | bass soloist of the same church, pre | sented the first organ recital on the | new pipe organ of Trinity Church, Ten Hills, Baltimore, Md., recently. Herndon Morsell, a local musician of note, was composer of two of the eacred vocal numbers on the Ppro gram. The list of composers repre sented also included Mendelssohn Jarnefelt, G. B. Nevin, Bibl, Le maigre, Stebbins, Dudley Buck, John- ston and Dubois. The Orpheus Cilub held the last meeting of the season Tuesday eve- ning at the home of Mrs. K. B. Wood ruff on Wisconsin avenue. At the meeting the week before the annual club dinner, the organization unanimously re-elected Katharine M Brooks as presiding chairman. Ruth Roberts Hammer, sopre sang at a missionary banquet Tues. day at the Metropolitan Baptist Church. Her numbers were *“ the Fair” (Martin), “‘Birth of Morn (Leoni), “What's in the Afr Today? (Eden) and *“In_an Old-fashioned Town” (Squire). Edith De Cell was the accompanist. At the annual meeting of the Pet worth Woman's Club, Monday eve ning, Mrs. Hammer sang “The Valley of Laughter” (Sanderson) Ma Curly-headed Babt ‘This evening the choir and orches tra of the Ninth Christian Church will giv: sic. inelud ing: Overture, “Euryanthe” (Weber) duet and chorus, “I Waited for the Lord"” (Mendelssohn), Mrs. T. R. Pirtle and Estelle V sopranos: cello solc ltermann Raged * (Candiyn) * (Herbert); , Mrs. E. M t and R. the Tempe: orchestra, * “Praise Ye” Ush, Arthur “(Barnby with solos by Arthur W. Jett and K Solomon. Opera Stars ! | was ¢ to « alternate as h the {do w late world-renev | Bessie Abbot, for whom one of e {most important of Mascagni's operas | was especially written. | Henry Rabke, the baritone, chosen | by Mr. Albion, s an artist who found. his career in the soil of operatic | Germany. whereby after an experience | of development in Paris he became a | feted member of the grand opera con | tingency of London's Covent Garden | Both Eleanora La Mance, contralto fand Francis J. Tyler, bassbaritone, come to Washington di t from the forces of Willi Wade Hinshaw. The one will sing the .Gypsy Queen and the other.. Devilshoof. = Sud worth Frasier, the tenor, has a voice that seems to have been a genuine | surprise to New York critics of comic opera | Several sensational surprises are | promised to audiences of the opening week, details of which are being with held for later announcement Washing’tonians' Schedule Bentley, Mme. Jeanne Benedict velyn Gribben, Bessie Means Jordan Else Jorss Reilley, Gayle Hunt, Elsie Schulze, Gladys Hunt, Do son Halbach, Emily Ellsworth, Stevens, Marianne Spellbring, De Hart, Elaine Seabring Ford, Ray mond G. Moore, M. Harry Steven T. Brooke Amiss, John T. Elliott Frank Moulan of Roxie's Gang. Frank Duggan, Wesley B. Peckl Royal M. Tinker, Edward A H. R. Hendley, Charles J. Wat Paul Jones, Russell Conklin C. Halbach, C. L. Maxwell, V Rice, Claughton West, 1. B. Fred C. Krapp, Jean Stevens, Cooper, Crespes Alexis, J. R meyer, Gibson Maxwell R. C. Esc erich, J. B. Peat, J. T. Pardee, J. C Doolan, Reine Shea, Bessie Doolan Ethel Foland, Freda Krieg, Geneve Simpson, Myra Marshall, Fontaine Willson, Selma Schulze, Norma Fat ley, Marguerite Maxwell, Elsie Krieg. Oba Jan Gibson, Bernice Stevens, Mar- guerite Petit, Grace L. Lawrence Willle Pope West, Helen and Ed Oriani, Katherine Fisk, Wymena Mc Kinley, Donna Maria and- corps du ballet. 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