Evening Star Newspaper, June 14, 1925, Page 64

D. C, JUNE 14, 1925 PART 3 By He]er; Fetter. ONVINCED. many formances of opera in English are not o sible--frequent arguments to the contrary particularly hcartening at this time, when two local companies are | about to launch rival productions of light opera in our native tongue, to find that the United States is not the only country to desire opera in English A letter just received from Webster Norcross, a native of Boston,i Mass., who toured his home country from 1914-24, but is now an impre- sario in London, England, shows efforts bearing fine fruit in the British capit Says Mr. Norcross “The Royal Carl Rosa Opera Company last Saturday (May 23) com- pleted its second week of grand opera in English at the great Lyceum Theater here in London to packed houses at cach and every performance, making a record in its long and successful career, in spite of the formidable that successful per-| ly plausible. but pos- notwithstanding—it is as of us Amcricans are, opposition of the German opera season at Covent Garden. two blocks away. “For more than years the Carl Rosa Opera Company has been the backbone of grand opera in English in this country. and. in fact, the whole world, having been founded, however, the United States in the y 1868 by the famous prima donna, Parepa Rosa, and her husband. Carl Rosa, and I believe the name is still well remembered there.” An inclosed marked copy of the Referee comments favorably upon this company's performance of “Madame Butterfly Jeatrice Miranda sang the title role, Hughes Macklin was Pinkerton, and the two conductors mentioned are Andre Skalski and Charles Webber. It also includes, as the last line, “It should be noted that the prices range from 1 shilling.” k ok ok % V' an article, entit “Wind Music,” in the Baltimore Evening Sun of May 25, Mr. Henry L. Mencken, well known author and literary critic, writes enthusiastically of Mr. Leopold Stokowski's recently organized brass band. Says Mr. Mencken, in part “Having brought the Philadclphia Orchestra up to undisputed first place in the concert hall. the cver-encreetic Leopold Stokowski now works off some of his surplus st anizing a brass band. So far, it has given but two concerts, both private, but soon or 'ate, [ dare say, it will be forced out into the open. My advice to the nobility and gentry is to hook seats for the first public concert the instant they go on sale. For here is richness indeed! Aided by a friendly bootlegger, I heard the second private concert in Philadelphia last Sunday. It was the middle of the week before I was fit for my usual literary and spiritual exercises. “Brass bands, of course, are numerous, and many of them are good ones. But this is a brass band of an entirely new sort. Stokowski has neither tried to batter his audience into unconsciousness with mere noise, in the manner of the Italian conductors, nor endeavored to make his band an imitation orchestra. in the fashion of John Philip Sousa. Instead, he has sought, within the natural limits of his medium, to augment its flex- ibility, its variety, its dignity—in brief, to convert it into a first-rate musi- cal instrument. I can only report that the results he achieves are ‘kolos- sal” Here, at last, is a brass band that can play Bach! “But where are the players for such superbands to be obtained? Ap- parently S i found no difficulty in getting them together. He be- gan with the brass and wood-wind performers of the Philadelphia Or- chestra, and added a few string players who could also toot. Volunteers began to wander in from the lesser Philadelphia orchestras. Soon there was a band of a hundred men. More came in. At last Sunday’s concert there were 140 performers—and all of them played divinely! “The concert began with a Sousa march (followed by two more as encores) and proceeded to ‘The Bluc Danube’ waltz, Schubert’s familiar ‘Moment Musical' (for wood-wind), and Sibelius’ ‘Finlandja.’ That was | the first part. The second part consisted of three Wagner numbers: the entrance of the gods into Walhalla, from ‘Das Reingold’; Wotan's fare- well and the Feuerzauber, from ‘Goetterdaemmerung.” Another intermi sion, and then the climax, the Bach passacaglia, hitherto arranged by Stokowski for orchestra. and now heard, perhaps for the first time, for brass band. “All these things were scored for the band by the conductor himself. Even the Sousa marches showed some new touches. Sousa himself used to play them with the aid of double basses and a huge battery of percus- sion instruments. Stokowski omitted the double basses and reduced the percussion to its usual orchestra strength, with only one bass drum and one set of kettle drums. The effect was superb. All the familiar rattle was gone; instead. there was a clear, bell-like, lovely sonority—a mag- nificent swirl of pure sound. If Sousa was not in the house he missed something. His marches were played perfectly for the first time—as I have said, Stokowski's conducting was quite as remarkable as the skill he showed at writing for his band. The band played almost perfectly. There was not a grunt or a bray from end to end.” 7 * k% X WE may pat ourselves on the back. Our good example has traveled. After having heard “America singing,” about 10 weeks ago the first meeting was held for the purpose of expounding schemes to “set Britain singing.” Already reports have it that “community-singing grips London.” The phrase is expressive. Our old friend, the Musical News and Herald, reports successful trials of community singing at the Royal xchange, at an open-air meeting in Trafalgar Square, at the workhouse of St. Maryle- r)on;and at a worl g-ged match fact;ny. The last named occasion bears quoting: “Bryant & May’s is one of the most enlightened concerns in industrial EnJM “Not less than 1,000 work people asgsembled in the hsu;c dining room to se¢ what would happen. What did happen, of course, was that they sang. And let it be said here and now that it would be a very extraordinary audience which did not sing with Gibson Young in com- mand. He is a born leader and never entertains the notion that an audience may be unamenable. Some audiences are more difficult than others, of course, but all are possible.” E by @ * X Xk % /A CORRESPONDENT wrote on March 20, 1925, from Bulawayo, South Rhodesia, South Africa, to the editor of the (London) Music Bul- letin: “Last njght I lectured here (Bulawayo) on ‘Modern Composers. and 70 appreciative people came out on a very wet night, with the roads— nany of them only such in name—in a fearful state. The illustrations were by Cyril Scott, Eugene Goossens, John Ireland, Debussy, Ravel Scriabin, Palmgren and Percy Grainger.” Now let us turn to our trusted | map of South Africa, look in our infallible encyciopedia for the number | of Bulawayo's inhabitants. and figure our how many “appreciative people,” in proportion. should set forth upon a screne and starlit night, for a similar lecture on “Modern Compbsers” i Washington, D. C. Estimates will he aratefully received by the editor of this column. Unfortunately, no prize can be awarded to the best guesser e | MUSIGRAPHS ELIZABETH GARDINER of the Tchernikoff-Gardiner School of | Wedding Feast," pancing sailed Thursday on the De|principal custonis Girasse to spend three months on the | ding feast of s a % continent. M. Tehernikofl, who s |1y, - feasting, qammes h‘glr;‘gnitg“sfl'd conducting @ Summer course through | s elling. The three climaxes of e month of June. will sail on the |the composition are built up around While in Paris, both | the intensely dramatic sand.damce of nd Mr. Tchernikoff | Yenadizze, = the aling, almost Dlan to make guest appearances with | haunting Song of Chibisbo. lowa and also to take part in the| Awake Beloved.” and the dance recitals which Hubert Stowitts |of the boastful Iagoo. is to give at the Champs Elysees Thea The tenor solo, “Onaway, Awake, ter in July. They will spend part of | Beloved." will be sung by Mr. Seha the time on the Riviera studying with | Christie. The personnel of the clase Cecchettl, foremost creator of the | is: Sopranos. Mre. Cricet. Mice S Ballet Russe. who is teachink in(art Miss Reistig, Miss Delane, Miss Monte Carlo. They will return to open | joliiffe, Miss MacPherson Miss Woo: thelr studios the latter part of Sep and M altos, Mrs. tember. “hloop, Mrs. Webster, Greene, Mrs. Luce, Miss Robert- nd Mrs. Flather: tenors, Christie, eene, Grooms, Wooden and Reese; Kidwell, Coe, Stump and woven into Longfellow’s “Hiawatha's is built upon four Dpeculiar to the wed- | Nannine Joseph. special represent- ative_of the Witmark Music Publish- ing Co.. New York, was in Washing- | ton several days recentiy. visiting the Radcliffe Chautauqua _system _and ey &l 3 hearing its programs for the Sum vmfi:‘q‘l’”h Williams will be the accom mer circuits. | i The Washington College of Nusic gave an hour of broadcasting last’ Fri- I'ranceska Kaspar Lawson was as sisting sololst for the sixth time with 5 \ day evening from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock ‘r‘;: n)l'en(v hm‘:{ T’ev]r'm':‘::‘fl !‘\_"’“("(rmn station WCAP. Those on the shony Orchestra sday. Next | oo, ¢ sca Ex 3 Cunday she will leave for a Southern | hL08ram were: Rebecca Fasterbook, | Benjamin Ratner. Evelyn Scott Vir- St Caro-| ginia Cureton, Mabelle Orleman, Nor- tour, giving recitals in the I lina Teachers' Training School of | man Goldins g Greenville, N. C.. woman's clubs at | Mo ame '“rv"'(.(n'u?xke}:“mwhfi'o‘::g Oxford, Middlebur Farmville and|Luce. Idgar P. Kidwell' and Seba Nunn, N. C.; Furman University Christi 3 5 and Roanoke College, Salem, Va. She will return to Washington July 3 and on the 15th will sing at | the State Normal School at Kutztown Marjorie Davis and Burrus Williams were the accompanists. Pa..and on the 17th and 15th of July | . The musickl divertisements of the &t Dover, Del. | Rialto Theater have been constantly i = improving in novelty and quality. Mr. Guterson is wielding his orchestra into excellent ensemble work, and has an unusually fine pianist whose work showed to special advantage both' in the selection “Violet” two weeks ago and in “The Chocolate Soldier” overture last week. Mary Apple, pos- gessor of a resonant contralto voice that seems to be well trained and with clear, fine enunciation, sang two sim- ple songs, ‘“Caroline” and “Smilin’ |Thruugh." delighttully. Helen Jane Marr, a student of Denishawn and other leading dance schools and now Blsa Louise Raner. violinist, of Washington, was one of the soloists on o program arranged by Frank La Yorge and Ernesto Berumen for a noonday musical at Aeollan Hall, New York City, May 29. Miss Raner who| studied with Leopold Auer, played the andante from Lalo’s “Symphonie Es- vagnole,” Hochsteln’s arrangement of Brahms waltz, and Kreisier's “La | Gitana.” Others on the program included Gita Gradova. and Shura Cherkassk { Riemenschneider, Cleveland, Ohio, and via the reproducing plano: Gladys Hill, soprano; Arthur Kraft, tenor; Marion | Carley and Helen Fromer, pianists, and Mr. La Forge, well known com-| poser-planist and coach. i The repertoire class of the Wash-| ington College of Music, under the di rection of Hugh Roland Roberts, will give the cantata “Hiawatha's Wed- ding_Feast,”” by Coleridge-Taylor, at | the Christian Church, Fifteenth street and Kentucky avenue southeast, resident of Washington, gave a good exposition of difficult back bends and nice posturing in an Oriental dance to FRA Rubinstein Elects. The annual election of officers of the Rubinstein Club, held at the Willard, resulted as follows: President, Mrs. Robert Dalgleish: first vice president, 's. William Benham: second vice president, Mrs. Frank Lord; secretary, Mrs. James Dalgleish; assistant sec- retary, Mrs. Peter Becker, jr.; treas- urer,” Mrs. George Corbett; istant rer, Mrs. M. D. McCarthy; his- n, Miss Cecile Sale; auditor, Miss itachel Lang; librarfan, Mrs. James oper. The chairmen of the stamding com- mittees are: Dgcoration, Miss F. Sher- ger; entertainment, Mrs. Peter Becker, Jr.; finance, M C. Smith; hos- pitality, Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler; house,” Mrs. Milton Odell; membership, | Mrs, W. T. Baker; printing, Miss| Isabel Hucker; publicity, Miss Marion | L. King: reciprocity Elizabeth Ann d: voice, N red Klinge; philanthropy, Mrs. George Wilcox: prize vontest, Mrs. Harvey Lee bit; program, Mrs. W. E. Biell; bulle- tin, Miss Pauline Knoeller. The Rubinstein Club is now con- ducting its second annual prize con- test for the best three-part song for women's voices, this contest to close December 15, 1925. Compositions should be sent to Mrs. Harvey Lee Rabbit, 312 Cathedral Mansions, Cen ter. Navy Band Concerts. HIZ United States Navy Band will present three programs this week. | Tomorrow it will play at the Cap itol at 7:30 p.m.: Tuesday the band | will give a program at Grant Circle, | %ifth and Varnum streets northwest, | at the same hour: Wednesday p.m. a concert will be given navy yard bandstand. The two lat- | ter programs will be given in The | Evening Star Tomorrow In commemoration exercises, march, program will_include: | with Flag day | “Tannhauser (Wagner): overture, “Rienzi” (Wag- ner): fantasia, Amerf 3 (Her- | bert); gems from Marie (Friml); march,“Ter " (Blank- enburg), and finale, “The Star Span- | gled Banner. Ella Ellis, dramatic soprano, former 1y of Washington and now studying musfc in New York at the Gescheidt Studio, has been visiting her parents | in this city and just returned to New rk to continue her work there. HARLOTTE KLEIN, one of ‘Wash: ington's most promising young organists, has been selected to give a recital at the national convention nt" the American Guild of Organists, to | be held in Chicago June 16; 17 and 18. | Her program will be: “Inf roduclim:x: and Passacaglia, E Minor, 132 | (J. Rheinberge Brook™ (G. Dethier): Op. | 27, No. 5 ( Karg-Elert); “Symphonie | . M. Widor); “Inter. 3 €. M No. 6 (J Symphony mezzo Widor): Bonnet): * Op. 14 (L. Vierne. Of the nine organists invited to play during the convention Miss Klein has | the distinction of being the only wom- | an representative. The other recital- | ists will be John K. Weaver, Tulsa, Okla.: John H. Loud, Boston, Mass Channing Lefebre, New York City; Ar-| thur Jennings. Pittsburgh; Ibert | Hugo Goodwin, St. Paul, Minn. Receiving all her earlier training and foundation work from Edgar Priest, A. R. M. C. M., Washington Cathedral, in 1915 Miss Klein, by com petitive examination, was awarded a three-year organ scholarship by Pea- body Conservatory, Baltimore, Md., in 1918 receiving an organ diploma and in 19 a piano diploma from that institution. In 1923 she studied with Widor, Libert and Philipp at Fontainebleau, France. Miss Klein was assistant organist and choir director at Washington Ca- thedral from 1916 to 1922, at the same time acting as organist and choir also gave interesting selections on an- other program. . At the Metropolitan Theater Daniel Breeskin is llkewise bringing his or- chestra’s ensemble work to a fine standard. Las eek the selection was Von Suppe’s “Plque Dame.” The last musical service for the sea- son will be given at the Church of the Clovenant this evening beginning at 8 o'clock. The Evening Cholr and the solo quartet will sing selections from the St. Cecilia Mass (Messe-Sollennelle) by_Gounod. . The numbers given will be: “‘Blessed is He that Cometh in the Name of | the Lord” (Benedictus); ‘‘Holy, Hol Holy! Lord God of Hosts” (Sanctu “Glory Be to God on High" (Gloria); the solo quartet, “O Lamb of God, That Takest Away the Sins of the World” (Agnus Dei); Mr. Farrar will sing “Forever h the Lord (Gounod). The doors of the church will be open at 7:15 o'clock. The public is ln‘vileA Wednesday evening at 8:15 o'clock the annual secular concert of the Evening Choir will be given. The soloists will be Ruth Peter, soprano; Thelma Smith, contralto; Ross Farrar, tenor, and Herman Fakler, bass. Harvey Murray and Mrs. Howard Blandy _will be the accompanists. Claude Robeson will direct the choir. With the service this evening. the choir will disband for the Summer and will not begin singing again until the first Sunday in October. Miss Isabelle P. Taylor, who. for several years, has had charge of the Auxiliary Choir at St. John's Church, Georgetown, entertained the members of the choir on Wednesday evening in the Parish Hall. Several members of the choir gave vocal and piano solos. Miss Taylor was assisted by Cui's musie. It is admirable the way in which worth-while Washington talent of pro. | fessional caliber is being encouraged at this theater. Recently two voung dancers, Katherine Hereford and part- ner of the Tchernikoff-Gardiner Stu- dio, gave an excellent number, and lit- tle Sylvia Altman did a couple of fine "Thursday evening. This work_ the themes of which are piano selections with the orchestra. The orge Washington Glee Club her brother, Mr. Willlam Hulme Tay- lor, organist and choir director of All Safnts, Chevy Chase. The Auxiliary Choir will sing for the last time at the commencement wservice of the church school this morning. The choir of the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, which sings by the Washington Opera Company this week, beginning tomorrow night, | at the Washington Auditorium, at alr Woman Organist Honored. under the direction of Norton M. Lit- tle, sang for the last time this season HELENA MORRILI “The Bohemian Girl"” This ek. B 2 We BOHEMIAN GIRL,” the prduction of the Sum n, which wiil be given s THE opening mer opera sea 8:30, will bring the quaint melodies of | Balfe's popular work to a new genera- | tion “I Dream’t T Dwelt in Marble Halls’ will be sung by Helena Morrill. This has been a favorite with ever generation since the opers was first produced at Drury Lane Theater, London in 1843, Miss Morrill was prima_donna of St. Louis Civic Opera tw Summers ago nd was prima donna in Cincinnati last Summer. Her voice has the c it nd sweetness which the charming old airs of the| English operas demand. udworth Frasier rendition of “The Fair Land of Poland” and the | love duet between Arline and Tlmrl—i deu; 1n; s Morrill and M T It Frasier features Perhaps the most famo songs from this opera Bow'd Down Henry Rabke. who sings this number, is the leading bari tone for this season of opera. He has just returned from four years' en gagement at His Majes London. are planned as outstunding of all the The Heart | ren will be The role of the Gypsy Q sung by Eleanora La Mance of Wil liam Wade Hinshaw’s company. M La Mance is known to radio fans for | her work with Roxy's gang during the past few week Francls Tyler will hoof. Louis Annis of Washington will sing the role of Florestine. The Washington Opera Chorus has won the enthusiastic approval of the large audiences which have attended the Winter productions. mer’s chorus is made up of 40 care: fully selected voices. Max Hirshfield i sing Devils. the conductor. CHARLOTTE KLEL director at the Western Presbyterian Church. In 1922 she resigned both positions to become organist and cholr director at St. Thomas'. She resigned from St. Thomas® last week. Besides being secretary of the Dis- trict of Columbia Chapter of the Amer- fcan Guild of Organists, Miss Klein is also & member of the National As- soclation of Organists, Mu Phi Epsilon Natlonal Musical Sorority and many local musfc organizations. last Sunday and has disbanded for the Summer. ‘The next program will be given the first Sunday in October. The 5 o'clock vesper service at the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church also has been discontinued for. the Summer. Mary Minge Wilkins, organist of Christ Church, Georgetown, has been granted associateship in the American Guild of Organists, having success-| fully passed all the required examina- tions. Miss Wilkins studied in preparation for this examination with Edgar Priest, Washington Cathedral: Walter Nash, formerly of this city and now with the Cornist School of Music, Seattle, Wash., and Frank Wright of New York. The Westbrook Trio, composed of Jean Westbrook, violinist; Frank Spring Westbrook, jr., cellist, and Mrs. Westbrook at the piano, présented a program for the American Association of University Women Wednesday evening. Their numbers included com- positions by Brahms, Schubert, Elgar, Bohm, Mendelssohn, Rasch and Mosz. Xkowski. Another Children’s Musical. iny tots, their little heads hardly reaching above the base of the blackboard ~at which they were writing, demonstrated to fathers and mothers of Takoma Park Saturday afternoon that the learning of music is no longer a childish ‘‘bugbear,” but a game children can play, through which they unconsciously, but happily, grasp, not alone the rudiments, but the very essence of music itself. At her annual recital in Parish Hall, Camille Allensworth, teacher of Fletcher Copp method of music, put her young charges through difficult drills. Thirty-five boys and girls, ranging in ages from 6 to 13 vears, with a knowledge of the major and minor keys, were able, at the request of the audience or fellow students, to play | Mr. { jec performs New HE last of the series of organ re- citals being given at the Mount Vernon ’lace Methodist Episcopal Church South by R. Deane Shure| will be played this evening at 7:40 o'clock when Mr. Shure will give| the first public performance of his | latest composition, an organ suite, “Through Palestine.” The suite is in four movements Pool of Bethesda,” “Sea of Galilee, Mount Hermon™ and “Gethsemane. Shure has been especially effect- tive in his treatment of Oriental sub- s in his music and in the writing of this suite, bas well produced the tonal effects of the period Orchestration of Mr. Shure's sym- phonic poem, “The henandoah,” which was written for the Marine Band, has just been completed by S. Scharbau of the band, and work has been started upon it. The suite will be played in the Fall by the band under the direction of Capt. Santel- mann. At the same time, Mr. Shure's cantata, “Lincoln.” just issued, will be sung by a chorus_of 500 high school pupils under the direction of Dr. Edward N. Barnes, direcior of music in the public schools. Dr. Barnes is the author of the text of the cantata, which is one of a trilog of cantatas based upon the three war Presidents—Washington, Lincoln and Wilson. The two others are now be ing written. In addition to these numbers on the program. a male chorus is to sing Mr. Shure’s “Trunipet to Me,” writ- ten for the Apollo Club of Piiisburgh, Pa. and the Mount Vernon Chorus will sing excerpts from Mr. Shure's oratorio, “Dawn in the Desert. Among Mr. Shure’s compositions that have been. published in the last vear or so Piano sultes, “Lyric Washington,” “Four Bird Sket pilano, "Flickering Shadow Bird,” *Tendertryst,” 'HE WASHINGTONIANS, the popu- Jar community light opera society of Washington under the direction of Rollin Bond, have completed their re. hearsals of “The Mikado,” and are ready to upresent a well staged pro- duction of this beloved comic opera classic at Central High Community Center, opening a week from tomor- row. This will be the forty-fifth pres- entation of light opera by the Wash- ingtonians, and will be given by prac- tically the original cast that won sc- cess in this opera in 1920. At that time Mr. Fred Dennett, an English- man, who had seen many of London’s best productions, declared it to be the most_beautiful presentation of *The Mikado” he had ever witnessed. The cast includes M. Harry Stevens as Nanki-Poo, the lovestricken, wanh- dering ‘“second trombone’; .J. Frank Duggan, as the pompous Poo-Bah— his most popular role as a professional untll he joined the Washingtonians, were played on the piano and the chil dren wrote them on the blackboard, giving a keen demonstration of ear training. Transposition, modulation and melody-making are made easy for these children. In conclusion the chil- dren told of the various instruments which go to make up an orchestra and the position each player occupies: They gave short excerpts from the lives of great composers, displaying a well rounded knowledge of music and musical appreciation. A scholarship prize was awarded to Miss Dorothy Dewhirst “or the stu- their _compositions in any key called for. Pieces were analyzed, the rhythm walked or clapped, and the various in- ‘tervals and chords discussed. Themes dent who had done the most consistent ind efficient work during the vear. | Summer classes will open Jjune 15' and continue for two months. as well as a singer with a fine, well | volskay | the past s home in Washington during the past season 1e received careful and thor- ough training under well known vocal [ber of Godounov ances have { negie and others. in sented by the extension division of the with fine success. roy This Sum- | C. Washingtonians in **Mikado” DWORTH FRAZIER. Carla Pasvolskaya. ARLA PASVOLSKAYA, a young Russian mezzo-soprano of charm- ng perseaality and dramatic ability, will be featured in an hour of Russian music from 10 to 11 yelock at the Mayflower Garden Tues: night. Miss Pasvolskaya, who Jossesses some beautiful and authen- ic court and peasant costumes of her und, will appear in different costumes for the two groups of songs. Although born in Russia Miss Pas- has lived in this country for ven years and has made her rained voice, chers in New York and, as a mem- the Russian Opera Company, he sung the importunt role of Feodor, the little son of Czar Boris, in per- formance which Chaliapin_sang the title » in Moussorgsky's “Boris Jler professional appear- included concerts at_Car- Aeolian Halls, New York: Yale and Columbfa universities and | She was invited to take part| musical the national course pre- University of California, and did so At 1 nt she is a soloist at a lead- Washington church and has ap- red in numerous recitals with oth- rtists of the city during the Win- m i night will in “F Moment™ (T Romanze” (Dargomizsk linka” (folk song). another folk song, and “Hopak (Moussorgsky), in peas. | nt costume: a_selection from Rimsky- | he s Bride,” i “The Stone: of the ne from Dargomizski's jest,” sung in costume 1 court of old Russia. . The Music Club of the Government | | Hotels will give its last concert of the | seuson Thursday evening st 8:30 lock at Recreation Hall. The ol H vill be assisted by Plerre Remington.| of New York, and Herman | Fakler, baritone, of Washington, in | the baritone obbligato to “A Caravan | rom China,” by Adams. As the seating capacity of the hal is limitec dmission is by ticket onl The officers of the club are Corrine | Christian, pr dent; Chloe Wells, | secretary-treasurer, and Claud_Robe. | son, director. Mrs. Howard Blandy | will be the accompanist Suite Tonig’htf R. DEAN esterglow,” durmuring Tw voice, “Ring On, Sweet Chimes,” “Dream Clouds” and “I Need Thee, Savior”: anthems. “Trumpet to Me,” “He Calls to Me," Anthem of Adoration” and “Blessed Ones, Come Unto Me™; tonement,” “Dawn in 3 Lincoln violin and piano, “Whis- pering Meadows,” “Larkswoo” and “Lamentmood’: organ, “Larkswoo,” “Potomac Park Boat Song” and “Mi; ror Reflecting Pool.” SHURE. and With whom he has played leading roles for the past five years; Wesley B. Peckham, the impressive Mikado: Royal M. Tinker as Pish-Tush, M. Russell Hendley as Neban: Estelle Murray, Gladys and Gavle Hunt as the three little maids. Elizabeth Rey- nolds, guest-artist, graduate of Berlin conservatories. will sing the contralto role of Katisha, and America’s great- est Koko, it is sald. will come direct from New York for this engagement at the Central High Community Cen- ter—the coolest theater in Washingy ton,” and ideally equipped for Sum: mer opera, since it can be opened in a way to make it seem practically out- of-doors. Augmenting, there is the poppy chorus of youthful singers. And, as a novelty, it is possible they may change the case each evening in the middle of the act as a matter of added thrill and interest for the audi- ence. “Pinafore,” “Chimes of Nor- mandy.” “Mlle. Modiste,” and several other light operas will follow in the Summer schedule of the Washing- tonians at community prices. Betty Baum's Recital. Pearl Waugh presented 13-year-old Betty Baum, assisted by the Bern- heimer Trio, in recital Thursday eve- ning. Little Miss Baum played a Bach prelude, an allegro by C. Ph. E. Bach, Beethoven's second sonata, Weber's “Rondo Brilliant in 1 Flat,” the an- dante cantabile from “Two Musical Sketches” - by Mendelssohn and chutt’'s paraphrase. for piano of “The Beautiful Blue Danube.” The Bernheimer Trio played works by Bach, Gluck and Bohm. evening at 8:15 o'clock. tion by Rev. Bernard Braskamp, the degree of doctor of music will be con- {1in; Lawrence Cleophas Greene, voice. | Booth. | Calkin by FINAL RECITALS Washington College of Music. 'HE nineteenth annual commence- ment of the Washington College Jeremiah O'Connor, Helen Donovan Frances Van Doren, Helen Reed George Clark, Anna Kerins, Margaret Fitzpatrick, Lillian Grouse, Margare! of Music will be held in the audito-| Hutchins, Mary Blanche Allen, Mar rium of Central High School Friday|garet M. Kuhn, Eleanor Simmons Hilda Mohun, Catherine O'Nelll, Ia garet Locher, Blanche Hughes, Helen ¥'rawley, Hugh Frain, Wilson McCra) Henry Stake, Roger Vaughan, Carro Rhodes, Mary Gilhooley, Dorothy Rhodes, Dorothy Durkin, Dolly Tschif fely, Robert Schombert, Catherine Kel Immediately following the invoca- ferred upon Carelius Emil Christiani, president of the college, and Wilber- foss George Owst, dean of the de- partment of theory. The degree of|iher, Catherine Gartland, Dolores bachelor of music education will be| Brooks, Margaret O'Nelll, Adrienne given James Frederick Browne of St.) Montgomery, William Clarke, Thomas Jenkins, Mary Shaffer, Helen Reflly Kathryn May Davis, Althea Burdette, Mary ~Spellman, Helen Thompson Thelma Holmes, Mary Cunningham Anna Heath, Louise Kirchgressner, Martin Foley, Catherine Reddington Anna Horstkamp, Genevieve Wim satt and William Thomas. Tuesday Evening Club Recital. Florence Howard and the Tuesday Evening Music Club, assisted by Helen Gerrer, violinist, and Alma Partridge. Johns, New Brunswick (in absentia). An interesting program by grad- uates, the string ensemble and the repertoire class will follow the dis- tribution of diplomas and certificates. The class of 1925 is: Artist diplo- ma—Benjamin_Ratner, piano. Teach- ers' diploma—Mary Elizabeth Garrett, music education; Burrus Robert Wil- liams, piano; Clara Evelyn Scott, vio- Graduate diploma—Margaret Lyle Alexander, plano; Virginia Woolridge Cureton, violin; Emma Lydia Char-|accompanist, will present a recital in ters, voice; Annie Gregg Gibson, Di-|the Kitt-Knabe Studio Thursday night ano; Jane Virginia MacPherson. or-|at §:15. gan; Emille Rose Mann, plano; Edna | The program will be: lorning Keith Steinbrucker, plano; Sophle | (Speaks), “Maiden and Nightingale' Snyder, piano; Evelyn Wells, piano.|(kFox): soloists, Margaret Allison, F Certificate—Sylvia Altman, plano:| nie Noack and Blanche Smith; Emilie Christiani, plano; Katherine|mer Is a-Coming In" (old English). Hereford, piano; Harry Mantzuranus,|Tuesday Evening Music Club; “M, violin; Margaret Oxenburg, piano; George Roth, violin; Rebecca Rosen- blum, piand; Robert Lord, violin; Anne Smith, plano; Clara Evelyn Scott, plano. The college invites all former stu- dents, their families and friends, and any who are interested in the work of the college, or would care to hear the program The music program will be: Haydn's Mother Bids Me Bind Hair"” (H: del), “Begere Legere”’ (Weckerlin) “Come to the Fair” (Martin), Harrietto Rissler; “To You" (Speaks), “Deeps of the Daisles” (Hawley), Betty Ives: “Oh, Savior, Hear Me" (Gluck), violin obbligato, Laura Hayes; two Tuscan folk songs, “A Streamlet Full of Flow ers” and carest and Dearest Laura Hayes, Fannie Noack, Harrfette Rissler, Clara Forbes, Louise Besse: “Second Symphony” (Andante, Al | Blanche Smith, Dorothy Babeock and legro spirituoso) string ensemble: Bee- | Marie Rohrman; “Vittoria, Vittoria thoven, first movement of “Sonata|Mio Core” (Carissimi), “\Were M Op. 31, No. 2" Sophie Snyder; Bo-| With Wings" (Hahm), a_ Forbes rowski's doration,” Virginia Cure-| violin solo: n Bateau' (Debussy). ton: Liszt's “Liebestraume,” Evelyn | “Waltz" (Brahms) and Wells; Coleridge Taylor's “Hiawatha's | (Schubert), Helen Gerre: Wedding Feas! Ben (Giordani), jowski's “Prelude, Op. (old Enj Ma; Liszt's “Rigoletto Paraphrase,’ My Mother min Ratner; De Beriot's “7th Air | “Sing, Smile, Slumber" (Gounod). V. Varie,” Evelyn Scott, with string en- | ginia Woodward; “The Nightinga semble; Chopin’s “Impromptu, CSharp | Has a Lyre of Gold" (Whelpiey) Minor,” Keith Steinbrucker; Rogers' | “Robin, Robin, & e first movement of “Sonata in B Mi- | (Sprose), Ons, Fite nor,” Jane MacPherson: Chopin's (Pucelini), Cassells “Ballade in G Minor,” Burrus Wil- Swige Lieb ergebliches liams; Rubinstein's “Reve Angelique,” | Stanchen” (Brahms) i string ensemble. | (Kimmell), Helen X ) Ces : sati di Piagarmi” (Cari . “Hindoo Second Freeman Recital. Song” (Bemberg) and Magie The second and final recital of the | (Porter), Louise Bessey: “Darkey Lu season of the advanced pupils of H.|laby” (Dvorak) and “The H. Freeman will take place this after- | (Brahms), Tuesday Lvenin Inoon at 4:30 o'clock at old St. Paul's | Club. Church on Rock Creek Church road —— he public is invited Oates’ Program. he assisting guest sol will be W. J. Oates presented a group of Carla Pasvolska, mezzo-soprano, who | vounz” people % Dicerer ot ill_sing “O Divine Redeemer.” by |1ioma of Mr. and Mry oot eoren: Gounod, and “The Lord Is My LIENt." | Friday cvening, with: the w s burne Those taking part in the organ|(ieorme e e | numbers will include Edwin G. Balin- | r¢"s ASHshy S OChe ger, Edna Van Duyne and Ruby L.|*'m ol OO0, 0 e : [ cluded Ma 054 e Somie of the organ compositions will | fex c 0y arion Wood iise T be “Toccata,” from the “Fifth Sym- | Prichars wiamim ey (Gatherine phony” by Widor ‘estival Fanta. anists: Juli chs. Do othy Golden, Madison Miller and Bert- sia and Fugue.” by Tschirch: “Gavot | tany i = r in Ancient Style,” by Neustedt; “In- | (nenic B SRR termezzo in D_Flat,” by Callaerts: {.nq Mary (ol e e “Romance in D Flat,” by Lemare,|ang “there were several orrlect and “Festal March in C Major, ections which opened the Spengler Recital. Mallette Roa isters of Mercy Recital. well known Helen Gerrer, young Spengler presented Washington violinist; Ambrose Dur- | EXoup in interesting vocal and piano kin, bass-baritone, and Adolf Torov- | Treis) recentls The program ir sky, planist and organist of Epiphany | "_“f‘“n”[:"“ll" ‘-““'h“ “}) \B:]?!h;»w;x ¢t recital | Schuma MacDow >ade hurch, appeared "in joint recital | JSURART. Crieg, MacDowell Pade under the auspices of the Sisters of ! . " | Gretchaninov and Spross. (\iil;k!)y' in Holy Trinity auditorium re Those participating were Julia S "“_mded,vy’{?ugmun, Nadine Brownfleld, Ange M Semrenn melsotions’ tncinasd|ins. De " Georgl, ‘Tlorence: ‘Ammela Hockstein, Schubert, Fibich, Chami- | Triy Bogley, Catherine Spengler nade-Kreisler, Cecil Burleigh and Van (1 Bogley, Clifton Yeomans and Goens. Mr. Durkin sang songs hy ('~ Harry Hought Sanderson, Weatherly, Lohr, Rogers the Russian Volga “Boat Song” and arias by Wagner and Mozart, the | latter two being “Song to the | S from “Tannhauser.” Isis and Osiris,” from “The Magic | Flute.” Mr. Torovsky played two| [Taussig_arrangements™ of Scarlatti’s | works, Daquin's charming “Le Cou-| {cou,” ‘works by J. S. Bach and his son, Karl P. E. Bach, and a group of | Mengelssohn’s compositions. Schmid Piano Recital. tta Schmid will present a piano re al at the Northminster Presbyterian Church, Rhode Island avenue and Eleventh street northwest, Frida: evening at $:15 o'clock Marie Howe Spurr Recital. Virginia Lee Barker, a gifted yout} ful pianist, was presented in recital b Marie Howe Spurr at the recital »{ the Knabe-Kitt Pj oung pianist d poise, clarity of tc interpretation. Her progr: ed an unusual group of Bach delightful group of as well as works of Poldini W ell and Rachmaninoff. She was as sisted by Romona Jane Newman in group of charming songs. ano Cc Margaret Wright Recital. Margaret W. Wright presented the | following group in plano recital re- {cently: Ruth Behrend, Jeanne Burch, {Amy’ Behrend, David Todd, Janet | Kohner, Leo David, Ruth Kohner, Helen Nordlinger, Julia Sze, Louise Menefee, Mary Steele, Nancy Ma- deira, Bernice Falk, Jane Page Mene- fee, Marjorie Hertzberg, Gloria Herold Davis, Jeanne Flesher and Adele| Varela. M. L. Williams Recital. Mabel Linton Williams will presen a group in an ensemble piano recita aturday at 8 o'clock in Georgetow: Crais Gunston Hall Recitals. | _Marian Jackson Jones, singer: Mary | Elizabeth Brown, graduate in_expres- ision, and Mary Conway, graduate in piano, appeared in two recitals re- cently at Gunston Hall. On the first program, Miss Brown | gave readings by Alfred Noyes, F. C. oists will soprano, and Floyd C. and reader. be Middlekauff Recital. {Calhoun, Elias R Daly Isabel P. Middlekauff, assisted I scene b of Act of Shakespeare's | Inez B. Miller, soprano. presented : “Twelfth Night” and John Luther |&'OuUb in recital at her residence studio were nall, Mrs, M recently Kathryne Arline Redmond May Middlekauff. Long's “Madame Butterfly,’ which Puccini made the ~popular | opera. Miss Conway played works by Juon, Debussy, Amani and Rach- | maninofr, On the second program, Miss Jones sang a group of Italian songs by Pergolesi and Tosti; French songs b Wekerlin, Chaminade and Thomas: | English songs Curran, Cox and| __ Clarke, and the “Mon Coeur S'ouvre a ta Volx" aria from Saint-Saens’ “Samson et Delila." Miss Conway | played piano solos by Palmaren, Moussorgaky, Rimsky-Korsakoff, De- bussy and Liszt. from | Those. taking part John Wig Paul he Miss Miller a Telephone W . BESSIE N. WILD MENT LEAVITT 5D AR and_Aecompany i ot N Apardy WASHINGTON CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Von Unschuld Recital Tomorrow. The president and faculty of the Von Unsachuld University of Music, In corporated, have issued cards for the . commencement recital to be given at 1408 N. M. Ave., \fiil ning 1 Dupont Cirele {the Willard Hotel tomorrow night at Summer School Opens June 1st 115 p.m. Start Now. Ent i Practice Rooma, ' Vearhook. - h: AXOPHONE, Piano, Tenor Banjo. Luce Piano Recital. Celia G. Luce presented a group in pleno recital at the residence of Dr. John P. Hollis recently. Bleanor Glotfelty Robey was the assisting so- In 10 to 20 Lessons e Rag, Jazzs and Popular Music a specialty Come in. write or phone for booklat leseons it you buy instrument from us. CHRISTENSEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, 322 G St. N.W. Main_127 Compositions by both old masters i and modern composers were presented Those participating included Barbara Baker, Mae Clement, Frances and Her- rell Cole, Marie Colman, Olive Dyer, Rosalie and Raymond Goodhart, Mae Higdon, Juliet Hollis, Felisa Jenkins, Harriet Luce, Raymond Morgan, Elsfe, Helen and Madeline Notter, Richard Rassier, Virginia Simcox, Anna Strie- by, Lacey Terry and Jessie Thornton. Walter T, Holt Studios TENOR BANJO, MANDOLIN. GUIT NJE.JAWALIAN AR AND” ice with the Nordica d 1864, 1501 COLUMBIA RD. SUMMER TERM Olubs. PHON Estabi COL. 946 SPECIAL WASHINGTON Holy Trinity Recital. The music students of Holy Trinity Convent, Georgetowh, were presented in the annual recital Tuesday evening | in Holy Trinity Hall by the Sisters of Mercy. Solo and ensemble numvers|N COLLEGE OF MUSIC foe violin dnd pisao ware well axsout- NINETEEN v the young musiclans, who, have TH been instructed by Sister Mary Agnes and Sister Mary Austin of the music Commencement departfnent. Compositions of Verdi Streabbog, Berto, Kriens, Van G Central High School Auditorfum Behr, Myer-Helmund, Klassert, God- S ard, Beethoven, Sitt, Chopin, Schu- ¥riday Evening, June 19 bert, Bartlett and Rubinstein were in- 8:15 0’Clock cluded in the program. Former students. their friends EEEORCT talan . JREEC Wekw . Mabel 1% ne Sotlese ‘are- cordlaly nvied: Bowie, Beulah Caton, Catherine An interesting_musical pi : O'Neill, Dorothy Donovan, Regina will The given. | No. cards fequired; Cox, Lida Crockett, Patricia Bourke. No reserved seats. Program malled upon request Margaret O'Connor, Catherine Bra sl fey, John Brady, Geraldine Hill. Lou- Ise Waters, Mary Kelly, Mary Thomas, W St Franklin 4491, 27227 T2 72T ZT 27722, | I 2722 P2 P T, R T2