Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1925, Page 44

AMUSEMEN "MUSIC By Helen Fetter. S. RS. F. COOLIDGE,- patron and promoter of chamber music, bas recently been honored by a reception given her by the S. French government, represented by the French secretary ofl Mrs. Coolidge, while in Paris, sent out invitations to two concerts of chamber mu at one of these a trio for violin, violon- cello and piano, by Ildebrando Pizzetti (which was commissioned by Mts. Coolidge), had its first performance. Mrs. Coolidge brought together on the occasion of these concerts a special quartet, in which the first violin was played by Georges Enesco and the 'cello by Hans Kindler. The con- fine arts. certs were later repeated in London * k k¥ RIK BREWERTON in an article whimsically entitled “The Malady of Chopin—a Pianists’s Standpoint,” in the June Musical Times of Lon- nd, offers the opinion It he ironies of history that Chopin, who was the most ristocratic of ‘men, is the most popular of composers. Without Chopin ht te half his pupils. Chopin is the favorite com- such execut as Pachmann, Godowsky, Rosenthal and M Hambourg ! is possible to obtain his completed pianoforte works in rolls for the piano-player. He has become the classic of the pianist—one above reproach, who can never do wrong, and whom not to like is regarded as an eccentricity. g 1 th hrough this general and rather gross enthusiasm 1sic_should often suffer. To one scientifically inter- ested in the problem the number of different interpretations of his works yve extremely interestin It is doubtful whether the public has to discriminate over Chopin, to realize that there are at least s to his music, represented by the waltzes, nocturnes and im- tus on th hand, and the scherzos, polonaises and some of the ctudes on the other. It is doubtful whether any one pianist can do real to both these categories, or any one critic, or any one pianoforte. Where is the pianist able to play the ‘A Flat Polonaise’ and the '-\’Hal Impromptu’ equally well, or the ‘Etude in A Minor’ (opus 25, No. 11), and the ‘C Sharp Minor Waltz'? And if he can be found, where are the pianofortes to suit b don, Engl is one of a pianist 1 e q poser of different s It is.nat t is na the compose ¥ 3k k¥ Xk ARCEL DUPRE, t French organist, who is well known in Wash gton for his remarkable skill in extemporizing, recently participated in a more extended exposition at Westminster Cathedral, when the whole of 1 d half of his program was given up to extempore playing, a cord e London Musical Opinion for June. - the themes formed the basis of a passacaglia, from another three n yaried styles were constructed, and the three remaining themes were developed as a triple fugue,” according to a review in this magazine. “The organ symphony of his own composition with which M. Marcel | Dupre's recital opened has a wider program than its title would suggest. The first movement,“in D minor, typifies ‘the world awaiting the Savior,’ leading to ‘Nativity,’ as the second movement. The third, in F minor, en- i "is characterized by a falling fugue—C, B natural, G, F. v is a typically French finale in D, ‘Resurrection, wherein rapid quaver passages for the manuals accompany the main theme—'Adore te Devote, in the pedals.” TH“L' perit ing, be sy * ok kX use of colors in interpretation of musical compositions has been fascinating subject for conjecture for some time. Not a few ex- nts have been attempted, ut both color and music with danc- s at the Denishawn Summer camp, or with motion pictures. Mr. ( i, in the June issue of the Monthly Musical Record, has written of a special instrument entitied the clavilux, which projects colors and shapes on a screen. He describes it as follows: “As its inventor, Mr. Thomas Wilired, points out, it has given birth to a new art, which uses light for its medium exactly as music uses sound—light endowed with form, color and motion. How far this will lead none can guess, but the first results are beautiful and stimulating enough to hold vou spellbound. Mr. Wilired is not only an _inventor, but an artist, endowed with the right kind of creative imagination. There is His ‘compositions’ alvocoressi, e nothing merely experimental in what he has to show. are fully entitled to the name; they hold together by virtue of an in- trinsic logic of their own, a logic which, like that of music, must be felt ind cannot be finally explained. In point of fact, one reason why no explanation can be devised in the present instance is that the new art is as vet uncodified and unanalyzed. This is a fortunate circumstance, owing o which Mr. Wilfred’s first recital proved to provide an-object lesson for-writers on mus No appreciation by rote or by rule was possible. And a curious point is that here, at the very outset, you confronted both ‘pure’ abstract stuff, such as the wonderfully imaginative ‘Triangular Etudé” and ‘poetic’ stuff (an equivalent of ‘program music'), such as ‘Structures,” inspired by visio of machinery and architecture, and you could not fail to sce (if you had eyes) that both were exactly similar in spirit and quality, and should be judged by the same standards A NOTHER musical item of colorful interest is a paragraph in a recent issue of the little French journal Dissonances, which mentions that the union of music and colors was discussed at a meeting of the Asso- ciation of German Musicians at Kiel. “They listened and saw scveral preludes, in each of which one color predominated, and a sonata and a ballad that used the piano and the clavilux for the illustrated concert,” cording 'to this journal el the English Folk Dance Society in 1 pride in the English songs and dances se, who died last year, is to be honored with a unique and practical memorial. At a meeting last month at| the Mansion House, London, England, it was proposed that this memorial take tie form of a building for the English Folk Dance Society, where Mr. Sharp’s well known ambition to establish a permanent center for this sort of work, to also contam a library of his reference work and collectjons, may be.realized. The sum mentioned for this purpose is 25,000 pounds. There are now 6000 members in the society itself. Mr. Richard Aldrich in writing to the New York Times from London suggests that the United States might find much of interest in this sub- ject. He says, in part: | “England nowadays haturally turns to America in the hope of help | vhen anything of this kind comes up touching the interests, tastes and | d traditions of both peoples. and she has not done so in vain in | several instances. One of the most recent has been the acquisition of the Keats house, in Hampstead, in which the late Amy Lowell took such a | ively interest and for which she aided in securing substantial sums from | the ‘American admirers of Keats. The building of a house in England | for the promotion of activities in folk song and dance—even though, largely the Mr. Sharp himself, the close connection of England and America was demonstrated—will doubtless seem a somewhat distant enter- prise to Americans, even the most liberally minded. But there may be some who will realize the great value and importance of Sharp's work for America, who will wish to aid in ving on the movement for which 1e did so much and who believe that the continuance of it by the English Folk Dance Society is bound to have a repercussion upon similar interests n their mntry.” ECIL. SHARP, founder 1911, to stimulate a nation and restore them ‘to general of heri by efforts o ca own co 3 * issed works performed at the recent Prague “Hali Time,” by Bohuslav Martin Frequent Honegger's “Pacific 231,” have appeared in the criti- u's work made by foreign critics. The composer him- re NE Music to Mr uoted the the most Festival was Art Mart of allusions cisms of self Paris was called a sport composition. As the composcr, I beg to state that ‘Half Time' is not a sport composition; neither is it program nor descriptive music; it is not sensational; it registers no foot ball game..no whistle of the umpire or protests of the crowd lalf Time’ follows the path of new music as indicated by Stravinsky. The problem is one of rhythm and construction; it is a reac- tion against impressionism, sentimentality and the prevailing metaphysical terpretation of mu There is no struggle with fate, no disappointment #vith victory, no pain nor grief, but joy in the passing moment, admira- tion of effort, health and exercise -light in discovery and in the struggle. | It is an expression of the stormy life of the boulevards. The inspiration i the work is he sources.” ppera. Ballet and Solo Music IrlStar Series. ARTHUR SMITH, Inc., has an- nounced a combination of musical fittractions, including several distinct- iv novel numbers, for the list of the gleventh series of 10 star concerts to e ziven at the National Theater on Thursday afternoons next season, the Brst being given October 15 and the Jast March 25. The list includes two pperatic performances by Willlam MWade Flinshaw's delightful company that presented such a charmin Iiniature production of Mozart ¥lmpresario.” The operas next vear ’ ,\fll be the me . composer Mar- Fiage of Figi and Donizetti’s comic opera, “L’Elisir d’Amore,” both sung in English The Pavley-Oukrainsky ballet that as given unusual performances of ertissements under the direction bf Fortuno Gallo, will give a program bt ballets in this series of concerts. The vocal soloists will include Mme. Rethberg, a leading soprano of the Metropolitan Opera House; Sophie Braslau, well liked contralto, and Louis Graveure, a baritone, who has not been heard in Washington for and Efrem Zimbalist, the fine young violinist, whose program here during the past season was notable for many delightful moments, not the least of which was his playing of his own ar- rangement of a Japanese tune. The Smith Concert Bureau moved its headquarters and is located at Homer Kitt's store, G street northwest. New Schimmel Studio. GEORGE SCHIMMEL, tenor, an- nounces the removal of his stu- dios to his residence, 3347 Eighteenth street northwest, at Rock Creek Park, where he will continue his work as a teacher. Mr. Schimmel has been a member of music circles in Washing- ton since 1919. Prior to coming here Mr. Schimmel taught in Rochester and Buffalo, N. Y., and Scranton, Pa. Many attractive receptions and teas have been given at his studois, among the honor guests being artists of na- tional and international reputation. Among visitors of note during the has now 1330 o THE SUNDAY 1 ROSE POLLIO j MUSIGRAPHS ' V ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.| Michaelson of University place. has ! won a scholarship from the Juilliard Musical Foundation, New York City. | Miss Michaelson is one of the known of los young pilanists, has been he d on numerous prograr and both as accompanist and assist ing soloist with the Chaminade Gl Club. She has studied piano with Pearl Waugh of this city since she was 12 years old and, for the three vears studied under W Weyman. She is a student of G Washington University and is 21 years | old. Miss Michaelson was accompanied to New York by Mildred Kolb Schulze, a leading accompanist and pianist of Washington, who has much | interest in Miss Michaelson and faith in her ability. Miss Michaelson was notified of her receiving the scholar- ship Thursday evening. She will re turn to Washington during the com ing week. INIFRED MICHAELSON, daugh ‘ An interesting orchestration of Rachmaninoff’s popular “Prelude in Sharp Minor” was the musical fea ture of last week's program at the Rialto Theater. Mr. Guterson, the conductor, gave a skillful presenta tion of the work, with the excellent piano playing dominating this compo- sition, which was written originally, of course, for that instrument alone. Later, in the musical obligato to the film entitled “Kiss Me Again,” Mr. Guterson gave an artistic violin solc interpretation of Victor Herbert's famous waltz of that name, and it sung by Nina Norman, a young | shington singer with a sweet nat ural voice, though somewhat blurred enunciation Two out-of-town indl viduals, Stella Marchetti and Armado Marbini, attempted interpretations of arias by Verdi Estelle Wentworth, her husband Albert Parr, and her mother and aunt, Miss Annie D. Hurdle, motored to Atlantic City Friday. Miss Went worth filling two engagements as special soloist with the Rov Comfort | Symphony Orchestra on the Steel Pier today and July 12. The party will spend the intervening time at the resort During the absence of Otto F. Bec popular organist, on a brief vacation, the console of the Wurlitzer grand organ at the Tivoli was presided over by George Emmons, another good musician, and Harold T. Pease, Mr. Beck's regular_associate. Both Mr. Emmons and Mr. Pease were heard “through the air” and re celved many _flattering reports of their work. Mr. Beck resumes his flicial duties today and will be wel comed warmly by those who have learned to look to him for exceptional performances on the triple-manual | keyboard. | Newman, sz the symphony orchestra Metropolitan Theater, has a two-month motor trip to the ast. Nell Paxton with Mr. Paxton an_automobile jaunt through New York to Lake George and contiguous points. solo of Crandall's tarted on Pacific left Blanche Polkinh especially for rn, well her work with small | | known | | children in both vocal and piano mu- | sic, sailed recently with a party of Baitimore and Washington friends to | spend three months in Europe. She is planning to attend the Wagner Fes. tival in Bayreuth and the Mozart Festival in Salzburg in August. She | will return home by way of England, sailing from Southampton Septem: | ber 12, Mr. and Mrs. Otto T. Simon, well known in local music circles iled Thursday on the steamer Zeeland of the Red Star Line, to spend the re- mainder of the Summer traveling in England and on the ccntinent. They will return to Washington about Sep- tember 20. Music at the First Congregational Church still continues. Selections at today’s services will include: A.M. Organ prelude, “Maestoso” (Fischer); quartet, “In Heavenly Love Abiding” (Bischoff); bass _solo, Ninety-first Psalm, John H. Marville; organ post lude, “Finale” (Boise). P.M.—Organ prelude, “‘Prayer” (Farriti); quartet “Rest in the Lord” (Burdett). tenor solo, “Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace” (Speaks), Denton Ledford; or- gan postlude, “Allegretto” (Lemagre). N Navy Band Concerts. HE United States Navy Band will give three programs this week, tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday at the Capitol, at Reservation 313-A, and at the Navy Yard bandstand, re- spectively. Programs for Tuesday and ‘Wednesday's concerts will printed in The Evening Star. The program at the Capitol tomor- row at 5 p.m., will be: grand march, “Pomp and Circumstance” (Elgar): overture, “Rienzi” (Wagner); solo for baritone, “Thoughts of Love" (Pryor), Jean Manganaro, bandmaster U.S.N.: rhapsody, “'2nd Hungarian” (Liszt), Pesther Carnival; tone poem, *Fin: landia” (Sibelius); duet for flute and clarinet, Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark” (Bishop), J. Bell and C. Brendler, band- masters U.S.N.: excerps from ‘“The Only Girl” (Herbert); valse de concert “Violets” (Waldteufel); march “Chimes of Liberty (Goldman); finale, *The Star Spangled Banner. be To discover a “Holy Land” in Amer- ica was the job assigned Frank Bran- dow, location man, for the filming of some time, The instrumentalists will be William Bachaus and FEthel Leginska, both leading planists of international repu- tation;. Pablo-Casals, the cello artist, past season were Mme. von Wiede- feldt, wife of the Ambassador from any; Mrs. Henry T. Allen, wife Allen, and Gen. Denhardt, lieutenant governor of Kentucky. scenes of “The Wanderer,” the bib- lical story of the prodigal son. Land- scape almost identical with that around Jerusalem, it is claimed, was found near Inglewood, Calif, | with DA, Vv Aoirs G L Ui, D. PIERRE RENINGTION | each, Wednesday and Thursday eve- | pey programs | | two pianos, SUDWORTH TRAZILR. ‘Robin Hood Here This Week OBIN HOOD. the famous outlaw. has intrigued the imagination of the nglish-speaking world sinc th twelfth century, when he and his band of outlaws are popularly suppos to have ruled “‘Sherwood For in the interests of the poor and down-trodder in England Song and story have written his name in the h ts of the people from that day to this. Reginald De Koven, the American composer, who gave o much of his strength and energy to the cause of | music here in the apital, | chose this characier’'s adventures as| the theme for the most popular of all American operas, “Robin Hood This work is a_classic and its mel- | odies and fun make it a favorite with the American public. It has been chosen the third of the Summer | opera serles to be presented by the Washington Opera Company and will open at Poli's Theater tomorrow night, continuing there for one week., two matinees, Thursday and Saturday at 2:15 Robinson Newbold, the famous med whose “Ko-Ko" in the “Mikado” was a pronounced hit, will | be with the company again in the | role of the Sheriff of Nottingham. | Francis Tyler, whose “Devilshoof” | and *“Mikado” will be recalled as dis- | tinctly individual interpretations, will | sing the role of Friar Tuck Sol Solomon, whose comedy work is wel known in Washington from his ap. pearances with DeWolf Hopper last season and with other companies for vears back, has been especially en- aged for the role of Sir Guy. M National « Viola Abrams—Harpist. TOLA T. ABRAMS, solo harpist of the symphony orchestra at Cran- dall's Metropolitan Theater, under the | conductorship of | Daniel Breeskin, a_young musician of whom the Capi- tal may well feel proud. In idition to her work in the Metropolitan, Miss | Abrams has made many gratuitous | appearances in Washington| among the pa confined to hospitals and vari institutions. Miss Abrams is a graduate of the | New York College of Music and also studied harmony under Rubin Gold mark. Prior to becoming a member of the Crandall musical organization, Miss Abrams was solo harpist with the Russian Symphony Orchestra of New York, of -which Modest Alt- schuler was conductor. While play- ing with the Russian Symphony she was heard twice at the Belasco Theater in this city. Miss Abrams also for a considerable period was solo harpist with the Crea- tore Opera Company. She has fre- quently played through the air for listenersin_over radio as one of the “Crandall Saturday Nighters.” Among the institutions at which/ Miss Abrams has appeared voluntarily | for the entertainment of the patients may be mentioned St. Elizabeth's Hospital, the Tuberculosis Hospital, Garfield Hospital, the Children’s Hos. | pital and the District jall, lin the ¥ | bion, [ Montrose Park. | “The Solomon’s reading of this role is no- ble. This gives the company three great comedians. Another addition to the company imported especially for this produc n, is Edward Orchard, who was 1st’ season with the St. Louis Civi Opera. Mr. Orchard was a_member of the original Boston Opera Company also the Boston Society of Sing- ers He sang the role of Franz Schubert in “Blossom Time" for three seasons i has been engaged by the Schuberts for “The ident Prince 1. He will sing the rc Little John here Sudworth Frasier, whose popularity has grown with every will be heard in_the title opera. Helena Morrill, prima of the company. sings Maid Eleanor La Mance will be Alana Dale. Augusta Spette will sing the role of Annabel. Plerre Remington | will do “Will Scarlet. The chorus | of 40 which appeared in ‘“Bohem Girl” will sing in “Robin Hood.” | Max Hirshfield eontinues as conduc- | tor and Paul Callan as stage director. | “H. M. S. Pinafore” will be given the | week of July 13 | These productions are underwritten by a generous Washington citizen who wishes the city to have the bene fit of these classics of the light opera | world- He believes with Edouard Al general director of the Wash ington Opera Company, that the Washington public does want them, so the season is being extended at Poli's | Theater, easily accessible to every one. donna Marian Marine Band Concerts. HE United States Marine Band will give five concerts this week. Tomorrow there will be two, one at the Marine Barracks in the early afternoon and the other later at Tuesday a concert will be given at Walter Reed General Hospital at 6:30 p.m., and Wednesday the band will play at the Capitol at 5 o'clock. Thursday at 0 p.m. they Wwill play in the Sylvan Theater. These programs will be given in de- tail in The vening Star. Tomorrow’s two programs will be: At the Barracks at 5 p.m. tomor. row the music will include: March, Thunderer” (Sousa); overture, “Zanette” (Auber); “Mazurka, Opus 50, No. 3" (Chopin); clarinet solo, 1T Puritani” Fantasia_ (Bellini-Bassi), Principal Musician Emil Rada; ex cerpts from “The Dollar Princess™ (Fall); waltz “Lagunen” (Strauss); “Torchlight Dance No. 3" (Meyerbeer| Marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Monte. zuma,” and “The Star Spangled Banner.” At Montrose Park at 7:30 p.m., the prosram will be: March, “General Heywood,” U. S. M. C. (Santelmann); overture, “Morning, Noon and Night' (Suppe); intermezza, “Rendez Vous,” Roccoco (Aletter); selection, “Singing Girl” (Herbert); romance, “Musica Proibita” (Gastaldon); waltz, “Jolly Tellows” (Vollstedt); grand scenes from “Romeo and Juliet” (Gounod). “The Star Spangled Banner.” . Douglas Fairbanks used in “Don Q. Son of Zorro,” & cape presented fo him by Enrique Acosta, who re- ceived it as a gift from to, 22| vear-old matador, killed in the ring while at_the height of his career g8 | Spain's greatest bull fighter, RECITALS LA SALLE SPIER RECITALS. LA LLE SPIER presented four voung students of the piano in a series of two evenings of two recital at his studio. The umbitious, containing some ard numbers by the great com- poser well some of the cus- tomary recital pieces. Wednesday night played the first movement of Mo ontata in F Major fune: march and “Hunting Song,” by M delssobn Schumann’s “Fores Scenes” numbers, “She Is So Dance.” “Al- bumleaf i and the Dwarfs,” and Gurlitt's rondo for written in D major. The same night Carroll Wolcott played Mozart's intasia in C Minor,” Chopin’s preludes in C major 1 minor, A major and B major; num- bers Schumann’s “Faschings- and the first movement of “Concerto in B Flat nings littl s evening Sophie Snyder ude in rp B Flat Major,” Liszt's 11" from three danc utcracker Procession,” Major “Waltz ale de " “Mazurka in in B Minor de Pelerin Tschaikoy e"; Grieg's d the second Mozart's I Ch nd sv's dal of neerto visdell T Schube D in aved t's Jessie movement A Major Major” key; Deb Leschetizky's two Liszt from * ghth F FICKENSCHER RECITAL. Daisy Tickenscher presented a_pro gram last night at Joppa Lodge Tem. ple imbers both i nd for ensemble inzed instruments and piar The numbers included: Prayer from hengrin.” violin guartet (Wagner), Dorothy Seamans, Gerald Whittaker Lipphard.” Miss aum” (Liszt), Catharine Mur: »mance” (Svendsen), trio, “Allegretto, Andante, )n’ spirito” (Curlitt), Dor- ns, lantha Smith, Miss ““Waldesrauchen” (Liszt), Serenade,” two_violl ello and piano (Schubert), Doroth amans, Gerald Whittaker, lantha h, Miss Fickenscher; “‘Scene de * (de Beriot), Ruth Hays; “Dec. of Love,” auintet, Dorothy serald Whittaker, Foster Lipphard, Miss Fickenscher, lantha Smith; “Hymn to the Sun” (Rimsky Korsakoff,” Franko), Liebesfreud (Kreisler). Dorothy Seamans; *Hunga rian Dance No. 6" (Brahms), strings and piano. ETTA SCHMID presented a recital at the Northminster byterian Church recently. when a large audience attended and seemed to enjoy the program presented b; earnest and well trained vonng fol Those taking part were: Marjorie Morrison Smith, Elizabeth ~Stroble Cain, Marjory Mitchell, Nancy Jane Sterling, Mary Carolyn Pointer, Ger son Nordlinger, Mary Sterling, Evelyn Gertrude Schiloss, Alma Jordan Cree. cy. Marjorie Marie Harding, Betty Bergmann, Irvin Martin, Rhoda An- nette Dovle, Mary Isabelle Colliflower, Pansy Willner, Jane Luchs, Mildred Maybelle Brashears, Mary Tarbell and Miss Schmid. pogs T o B. p.irsc-}mlberg prograrn . *'HIS New York Wite,” written di rectly for the screen by John Goodrich, has been announced for pro- duction by B. P. Schulberg. It con- tains a plot full of dramatic contrasts, in which the son of a small family brings home a Broadway bride to startle his conservative relatives. The complete Schulberg line-up for son now is: ‘“His New York henandoah,” “The Plastic “Lew Tyler's Wives,” “With Ring,” “Parisian Love,” “Horses and Women,” “Eden’'s Fruit,” “The ‘Worst Women,” “Shopworn,” “The Aristocrat,” “Dancing Days,” “Studies in ~Wives,” “Exclusive Rights,” “‘Shameful Behavio ‘“The Romance of a Million Dollars,” “The Other Woman's Story” and “The Girl Who Wouldn't Work."” the fir “Sonata Nocturne in in the sa Reflects Dans L'eau, “Barcdrola Venezia" umbers, “Le Mal du ees de Pelerinage,” hapsody.” A with legretto othy Sean Ficken: Eva I ETTA SCHMID RECITAL. piano Pro . Newspaper Editors to Write. CARL LAEMMLE'S offer to the National Editorial Assoctation— $5,000 for a serial chapter play— made at the editors’ convention in Richmond, June 1, 2 and 3, has been accepted, according to announcement from H. C. Hotaling, executive sec- cretary of the association. The story is to be written as a serial, or chapter play, in 10 episodes. Mr. Laemmle stipulated only that it be worked about an airplane mystery plot. The details and working out of the story are left entirely to the imagination and ingenuity of the writers, The 10 best will be selected, and the writers will be chosen to delin- eate the episodes of the story from the plot laid out in the prize synopsis. The 10 winning editors will be paid $500 apiece for their chapters. P e Cecil De Mille has announced an option on the services of Glive Brook, the English actor, for one picture each vear. He will next be seen as leading man with Leatrice Joy in “Eve's Leaves,” adapted by Leonore Coffee from the play by Harry Chapman Ford. “March of | and ‘third movements | D Major.” | e {up for vio- | po ickenscher; | Foster | AMUSEMENTS. Woman Symphony Orchestra AN orchestra composed entirely of women, known as the American Women's Symphony Orchestra, a re- markable _tribute to the ability and idealism of Ameri- can woman musi- clans, is due to the musical gen- jus and organiz- ing powers of Mme. Elizabeth Kuyper, distin- guished Dutch artist, who s fa- mous as a con- ductor and a com- poser. Mme. Kuyper has founded wom- en’s symphonies in London, Ber lin ‘and Holland, winning fame in each country both for the splendid organizations she pogduced and for | her conducting of these orchestras. | When Mme. Kuyper came to Amer- | ica recently she realized that the women here possessed the ability and independence to carry on a similar or- ganization, so she commenced found- ing the Americar’ Women's Sym: phony. A corporation has already | been formed. Every man or woman | who understands the novelty and | beauty of this idea, which also car-| ries with it the fact that woman mu- | siclans will be able to earn their own | Iiving from their fnstruments, can | support it by becoming one of the founders, | Because at present there is no field | or opportunity for woman musiclans, | and they are compelled, if they wish | to serve their art, to play at restau-| rants, hotels or “movies,” Mme. Kuy- | per's symphony will fill a need in| America. { In a measure the success of this| project lies with the women of Amer- MME. KUYPER. er to aild and finance the orches- | tra by engagements at their festivities and moral support i Although Dutch by birth, Mme. | Kuyper was chosen as the first wom {an instructor of composition at the | | Royal College in Berlin, and many « pupils there have since become | noted composers and symphony and opera conductors. “In every l‘k}ulllr)“ where her orchestra appeared mem-| bers of the royalty and leading artists lauded her conducting. At one of her London concerts she gav the first world performan of | Million-Do | NJEARLY a million dollars for a single moving picture thrill! | is what is claimed for one in “The Half-Way Girl,” which Hudson has just completed _fH! National in and around New 1 | scene Earl First | York 4 | ““The Halt-Way Girl” is an Oriental | drama, laid in Singapore and the In | dian Ocean. Its biggest scene shows {a huge ocean-going steamer blown to atoms at sea when a cargo of benzine “Chap- | explodes. “An.| Hudson wantéd a thrill that would | sur anything the screen had wit nessed he purchased the former | United States Shipping Board steamer | Corvallis, built by the Government during the war at a cost of §900,000. | It was renamed the Mandalay for the purpose of the picture, and startling | scenes of a ship on fire at sea were | filmed, with Doris Kenyon and Lioyd | Hughes narrowly escaping death sev- | eral times. Then the Mandalay was taken out| to sea 125 miles off Sandy Hook. Ten tons of dynamite was placed in her | hold. five tons in the bow and five in the stern. One thousand pounds of blasting powder was placed in the| superstructure and the whole joined by fuses and electric wires. Al fred Sorrenson and his son William, noted threughout the worl expert S TN the motion picture comedy lies the main hope for the advance-| ment of the cinematographic art. This broad statement is made by | William R. Fraser, general manager | of the Harold Lloyd Corporation. | “The greatest progress of any | { branch of the motion picture profe: |sion has been made in the field of | comedies,”” continues Mr. Fraser. “It| was just about five years ago that the old-fashioned slapstick comedy started | | on the down trail in public fancy. In | | its place came the type of screen com- | | edy exemplified by Harold Lloyd's | ‘Grandma’s Boy' — comedies with a | | thought. one might call them. This { type of fun creator has reached such {an appeal with the public that the | { slapstick brand of comedy has been | almost figuratively driven off the map. Of course, there always will be a field | Maryland Beauty in Follies. .CHRTSTI NE FORREST, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forrest] of Rockville, Md., has joined Ziegfeld's new Summér Follies, which opened with_customary Ziegfeld splendor at the New Amsterdam Theater, New York, recently. Two years ago Miss Forrest won “The Vanities” beauty contesj, being acclaimed the most beautiful girl in Maryland. She represented her State at the American Legion ball in 1823, but steadfastly refused to consider the numerous stage offers her beauty | prompted. Christine as well as Mrs. Forrest had other ideas of a career. Earl Carroll, however, finally succeed- | ed in getting her signature to a Vani- tles’ contract. Later Miss Forrest signed with “The Passing Show.” Ziegfeld in casting the new Follies sought especially to glorify the capti vating girl—that rare feminine type embodying both beauty and person- ality. . Mr. Ziegfeld ought to know his stuff. Finest Role Ever. RICHARD DIX has been spared the one disappointment which he Teels he could not have borne. He has been selected to play the part of the Indian hero of Zane Grey's epic of the American Indian, “The Vanishing American.” “I've warted to play this part for two years,” the actor said. “I can look like an Indian and I belleve I understand Indians. I agree with Mr. Lasky that it is the greatest part ever ‘written for a movie actor. ‘For the pleasure of playing this marvelous role I'll gladly accept the hardships that come with it—two months on the Navajo reservation, 165 miles from the nearest railroad; eight- day horseback trip, rattlesnakes, heat, sometimes questionable water and the thousand and one inconveniences that we'll all have to make the best of.” Lois Wilson also is featured in “The Vanishing American.” e Fanny Midgley, veteran of the stage and screen, long years ago toured the world with her husband in a vaude- ville sketch. They are said to have played in every city of the civilized world, and, furthermore, translated their dialogue into eight different lan- guages. Miss Midgley played with Henry Miller in “The Great Divide” | and with Maclyn Arbuckle in “The County Chairman,” and her latest picture appearance is in James Cruze's | istence | lifting | that the {has a staff her composition, “The Song of the Soul,” composed for orchestra, seven solo 'singers and dance. Mme. Kuyper's real ideal for her women's symphony was to have it educate and uplift the poorer. classes: She gave several concerts in Germanv for this purpose. Her public efforts attracted the attention of Max Bruch the famous composer, who wrote, i 1912, the following remarkable latteg to the city council of Charlottenburgd “The orchestra of woman musicians has, under the capable professional and artistic direction of Elizabeth Kuyper, thoroughly justified its ex The performances which have heard by this orchestra were e cellently and conscientiously prepared; and carried through with absolute confidence and without a hitch, whi proves that women also, provided the have a sound musical training are under intelligent leadership able to render orchestral music wonderfully efficient manne: successful concerts given by this or chestra on the occasion of the s did women's exhibition are still fr in our memory. “Both from an & standpoint it is v sired that this il and orchestra should remain in be! on the one hand, it is a T helping forward mar servering women; on the it would be a wonderful this orchestra to give classes, all cost x ormances of hig value, for ‘man does not 1i alone,” and it just classes of that and beautifu acc armest gra being done for Philharmonic Orct support, is very gr T ] l".un‘h to be eans ¢ ther han mi h¢ the 12 v is | not_completely tor of this “The found orchestra, El for her work merit, which freely and impar all shades of th known that Elizab the world of artistic out the most strik work, th able for beauty Her t. intelligence and insure the ever- of the orchestra has retained many difficultie counter. llar Thrill. the passe people _of their zeal her ! t and artist reasing whick ene: dynamiters, handled ; were the solitar gers with electrical evening terrific storm during the early ued throughout the ship rode storm, and just smpleted for ard the ns were her the ther out to sea Mand: dark because of ping that wou sives were left on t be blown the danger to shif sult if the explo- e high seas in the p before Sorrensons rowboat a the Man wires abs d in a few moments thi er was blown to atoms. acle the like of wt y but_ few persol smoke clea the nose of dalay was beneath the surf: was slipping rapidly to her ing place. In five min gone. A $900,000 bhottom of the in pic i rowed 2 with The sF the splend hip has been sent Atla Comedy the Hope of Movies Kk comedy, ¢ will pe But that aud er all the tin is for the slapst ertain t of audiences broad mirth making ence w ) thought, more gen edies of the s type of pictur picture comed intelli out than other stars. H brought into greater play “Why? In the first place, the aver- age dra ves what he is tc to do by a director The average rector has a script to follo seript writ sually has a ered novel, stage play or a good nal story to work from “The comedian. however assistants to co-ope own decis T other aking. The motion must_have a mc screen ar ty < fina him i but cases for tside rade write thousar rotion pict with him in all attempt to produ for the: inak who can v comedies 1 art all From the workshop of the dian comes the true representation o what the motion picture was intended for. They turn leas that are purely cinematograph and which would be impossible of reproduction on the legitimate ARE The best ex amples of afety Last,” ‘Girl Shy’ and now eshman,” whi Harold Lloyd's late W k T building climb in ‘Safety Last’ could not possibly be done except in real life or on celluloid. The great chase which marked the climax of ‘Girl Shy never could be produced on the gest stage in the worid and with the best stage technicians handling the idea. And, for thar matter, it wou be an utter impossibility for the stage to repeat the ba performance which stands as a high light of ‘The Freshman.’ “Virtually any of the so-called so clety dramas and some of the thrill ers of the dramatic field could and have been done on the stage. Co sequently, in my estimation, the mo tion picture comedy stands repre sentative of the mo picture art at its best.’ W WASHINGTON CONSERVATfiIiY OF MUSIC 1408 N. H. Ave.. Adjoining 1 Dupont Circlo Summer School Opened July 1 Start Now. 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