Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1925, Page 54

BY HOWARD P. BAILEY. For years Washington has had marked by the fonal organizations, and liberally herch choirs and choral socicti all, with the joyous music of wonderful seasons of music—seasons pearance of the best of professional artists and profes- supplied with fine performances by The seasons have been launched in [hanksgiving as the outstanding event, passed Christmas” with its time-honored carols, reached the peak during January, and then dwindled away until Easter’s exalted music provided a swan song. After Easter the marked end. This same condition has been scasons have dwindled away to an un- found in other cities, and in many answered in a manner that kept for the end of the season the crowning eve t of all—the Spring festival of music. Washington, with material present which would provide the finest of performanccs, has musical circles have long felt that a ments have been started, sometimes two or threc choirs in a program, music about to meet the need ailed to develop along this line. Many leaders in festival should be held. Many move- no greater than proposals for joining sometimes proposing several days of But, regardless of the extent of the suggestions, nothing has come = This Fall, however, indications are that decisive action will be taken. The Federation of Music Clubs of the city is to meet early mext month, and at that mecting an earnest cffort is to be made to arrange a festival. Proposals for a national conservatory of music in the Capital have given fresh enthusiasm to those who are endeavoring to build up the Capital musically. They believe that the time is ripe. € reasons why former efforts failed are many and varied, yet none seems unanswerable. The ication that they would make a enthusiastic manner sical organizations have gone about their indiv in which the different ual programs is ample success of a festival, provided it be planned on a scope sufficiently broad to appeal to their imaginations and divid of be of such magnitude that Visions of huge chorus: great oratorio paniment ; of sals would be submerged. 3T a thousand voices or more singing with an orchestra of a hundred pieces playing the accom- men’s and women's choruses numbering hundreds of mem- of a huge symphony orchestra with 200 or more instrument visions of this magnitude would wipe away all fears of jealousies that so often hold back the launching of great joint musical enterprises. A festival beginning on a fonday -afternoon and extending each afternoon and evening through Friday night would allow a diver ified program that would hold interest for almost every one with any liking for music ds_upor hington possesses musically. The festival shoulgl be arranged Ca In but a e city ¢ enjoyment of wonderful music. pital is in all its Springtime beauty, and should become an annual event vears its fame would spread afar and visitors would flock to om all over the country to combine a visit to the Capital with Held in the Auditorium, with its great seating capacity, thou- thousands could be present to hear and marvel at what . x for the latter part of May, when the identally, should a festival be held this coming Spring, while the question of a national conservatory is still before Congress; members would be impressed at first hand with the great possibilities of the Capital a national center of music. The could see what Washington, through its own efforts, lacking a center around which to concentrate activities and to which to look for leadership, the way of artistic talent. years would hold w . » The festival is not d as a defi Such proposals when the undertaking seems hopeless in amount of o preparation would be light when d tions that would give the program preferably i one upo: sectional festival mu. details of t In order to get away from generalities and down to concrete facts, an attempt will be made here to suggest an outline for a festival program to bring it B and an organization back of Wast cians long * = experienced in r perhaps, the most familiar of all. as a solc Mor i Opera g ompany for the a comic opera. excellent performers on a keyboard are by no means limited to the organ. The pianists of the Capital would be found capable of providing a program Tuesday afternoon of a most artistic character. A group could be wclected, each to give a concerto or suite during the afternoon. The evening could be devoted to the first of the choral programs. There are a number of well trained women's and men's choruses in the city. such as the Rubinstein Club, the Chami- nade Glee Club, the Interstate Male Chorue (under the direction of Chair- man Altchison of the Interstate Com- merce C ission, one of the most enthusiastic patrons of music in the ). the Davison Glee Club and the s Temple Chanters. There s le quartets of high stand These various groups could be combined for an evening of women’s and men’s choruses. In order that those unable to hear the opera Monday night might have n opportunity, the Washington Oper: Company could repeat the opera on Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday night might be devoted n outdoor concert by the massed bands of the city at Griffith Stadium. This would be one of the outstanding events of the program. The seating capacity of the stadium and the possi- ities for echo work would assure a e crowd and an effective program. would not uding a artets, with A festiv without bhe complete program by or without a ressly 1 excellent this purpose, would be an location for the program, which would be held Thursday after- | arsday night Auditorium % the returning to the v _orchestras Navy bands vy a short suite or symphony. y atternoon. like Monday aft- crnoon, could be given over to organ ecitals, with vocalists as the soloists. ht would be the big event festival—the huge combined This chorus could be dedi- ual production of the some American composer, ather than to the singing of “The \Messiah” or ‘“‘Creation,” works that iave been associated from time im- memorlal with great choruses. They are both too long, and an average au- dience wearies of them before they are completed. To those to whom they are famlliar, their familarity makes them tiresome before completion, and to those to whom they are not famil. iar they are too heavy fare for a single meal. A short oratorio, such as Buck’s *Forty-sixth Psalm,” which requires about 40 minutes for performance, or 4 cantata of equal length, could con- ute the first half of the program. For the second half and the finale of the festival a secular cantata, such as Cadman’s ‘“Morning of the Year,” ‘would be best. A festival ‘of this character would present a greatly varied program, and if good judgment should prevail and the varlous programs be kept within an hour and a half, none would find them tiresome. This outline could be greatly im- proved upon, of course, and would be during the discussions of arranging the festival. Tt is merely offered as a starting point from which to begin discuseions. of the chorus. ied to t vork of * oK K % 7 The organization backing the festi- val should be permanent, under the name of “The Washington Music Fes- tival Association,” or something sim- ilar. & could be launched, for instance, ington is fortunate in having many excellent organists—musi- cital work. The Auditorium has an instru- 1ent that would delight the heart of the greatest artist. What better to start the festival on Monday afternoon than an organ recital? To vary the ist, would provide.fine contrast, the tinkling ofpthe Harp being an excellent foil for the smpoth, sustained flow of thesorga's'tene. ¥ evefrinig, the opening even v S com The city has just reason for 'being proud of this ‘ganization, the success of which constitutes one of the greatest strides Washington has taken toward a place in the music sun. could, nevertheless, produce much in Congress could better envision what the future THE SUNDAY ~ DusoLINA GIANNINL S AR, ANNA. PAVLOWA National Conservatory Plan | Wins Approval. The plan for a national conserva- tory of musig in this city is catching {the attention of writers in many publications. Recently Musical Amer- fca carried a feature story on its first page booming the proposal and going into some detail on the subject. Speaking of the gift of the chamber music hall at the Library of Congress by Mrs. Frederick Coolidge. the Christian Science Monitor savs: “The auditorium = given by Mrs. “rederick Coolidge, primarily ~ for chamber music, may prove the pre- cursor of a national conservatory of music such as is contemplated in bill introduced in the last Congress by Duncan U. Fletcher, Senator from Florida. This has been discussed for several vears, but definite ction has been blocked by divergence of views of musicians on the conduct of such an institution. All credit is due her for this magnificent tribute to the musical develoment of America.” Writing in Arts and Letters, Mary Hoyt Wiborg calls attention to the world-wide movement in art and | points to the possibilities of music as a war preventive. Citing the value of such music centers as is proposed here, she says: “Today there are groups of music lovers the world over, composers, v tuosi, leaders of orchestras, whose sole reason of heing is the establisiment of centers where the works of artists from every part of the globe may be heard, criticized or applauded.” She also pays tribute to Mrs. Cool- idge and the work she is doing at her h a conservatory pointing the way. i scussed here as a dream of what might be. but ite expression of a hope for what the coming season may hold cussed as generalities remain as generalities, and its magnitude, when in reality the anization work necessary is not great, and the work of stributed among the various organiza- A central directing head is vital—one with an of favorit Musical leaders could then be called in as advisers to help build up the ings and arrange the program musical organization in the city, m and bias could siot be heaped. To be a success, the to pa Organ music i rogram, a harpist, ing, could be given over tor the performance ‘of either a grand opera by the appointment of a committee by the District Commissioners. After the organization was once effected, it could be autonomous, electing its own officials in future years. The chairman “of the committee would appoint subcommittees, having charge of each afternoon and evening of the program, of detalls of the festi- val, such as piaces for the perform- ances, printed programs, membership drive, and other such work. The best method of perpetuating the organization and assuring the needed financial support—for there would be expenses that should not be placed upon the performers—would be provided by a group of associate or sustaining members of the assocla. tion. These members, by payving an- nual “dues,” would be entitied to a certain number of reserved seats for the various performances. The re. mainder of the seats would be free to the public. Seats not used by the sustaining members- could also be turned over some time after the be. ginning of the program to the general public not supporting-the association. There are enough leaders in busi- ness and civic circles in the city inter- ested in music to assure the financial | success of the festival, just as there! are enough musicians to assure tre- mendously interesting performances. Washingtonians have always been known for the pride they take in the development of thelr city. They would | find a_ new source for pride in the music ~ festival that their fellow, though voteless, citizens are capable of staging. & By the use of the radio—and it Is certain that the local stations would be glad to put these programs, or portions of them, on the air, and per- haps a series of stations might be linked together—the people for hun. dreds of miles around would learn of what their Capital is doing musically. Thus the city and the festival would be advertised near and far, and with the coming of a few vears a new mag- net would be provided to draw thou- sands to the city. PR The city has been hackward united musical effort. Some brave souls have striven at various times and some are still endeavoring to unite the various local musical organiza. tions in some big program, but here- tofore jealousies and inertia have com- bated all efforts. Nothing big enough has been proposed to catch the imagi- nation. An “entente cordiale” already exists among enough organizations to assure a successful start. With the move- ment under way, the others would come in. If the movement should be given official sponsorship in the District and should win the earnest support of the various civic organizations in the city, if the spark may be struck to kindle the fire of enthusiasm in the public, musical organizations in the city will be quick and eager to respond. ¥ Seed time is at hand if the city is to reap its harvest of music next May. Perfecting of an organization and choosing the works for the choruses should be accomplished this Fall in order that rehearsals may be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere with the regular work of the various choirs and choruses. With all local musical activities spurred with the thought of the festival ahead. the work of the entire Winter and Spring would be bettered by the enthusiasm caught from the festival plans. in Pittsfleld festival and her gift of the auditorium here in the furtherance of her plan to aid composers in launch- ing their works Navy Bar:d Concerts. The Navy Band concerts for this be as follow Monday, 5 p.m., at the Capitol. Lieut Charles Benter, U. S. N., director. March, “Old Glory Goes Marching By” (Merriam); overture. “Preciosa’ (Von Weber); suite, (a) “The Swan" (Saint-Saens). (b) “Adie (Lake), (c) “Valsante Poupee (Poldini); grand scenes from the opera “Cavalleria Rusticana’ (Mascagni); ‘Serenade’ (Chaminade); Air de Ballett “Plet ette” (Chaminade); valse, “La Plus Belle” (Waldteufel); excerpts from ““Woodland™” (Luders); “Star Spangled Banner."” Tuesday, 7:30° p.m., at Franklin Square, Fourteenth ~and I streets northwest. March, ~“Punjauh’; (Payne): ture, “The Drurhs" {Tit; “Irish Tdfie.” Derry (Grainger); fantasia, “Hunga- rian” (Tobani) ‘excerpts from' 'the opera “Romeo and Juliet” (Gounod); waltzes, “Spring and Love” (Von Blon); ~{dyl, “Mountain Maiden's Dream” (Labitzky); _characteristid; “Danse Negre” (Ascher); excerpts from “A Waltz Dream” (Strauss) popular, selected fox trot; “Star Spangled Banner.” Wednesday, 7 pm., at- the band stand, Navy Yard. March, “The . Boorherang” (Lith: gow); overture, “Willlam Tell” (Ros- sini); first movement, ‘Moonlight Sonata,” Op. 27, No. 2 (Beethoven): torchlight dance, he Bride of Kaschmir” (Rubinstein); grand scenes from the ' opera - “Aida” (Verdi): nachtgesang = from “Tristan und Isolde” (Wagner), “Isolde’s Liebestod” (Wagner); humoresque, “The Girl I Left Behind Me"” (Bellstedt); waltzes, “Jolly Fellows™ (Vollstedt); from the musical comedy 3 ferry Widow” (Lehar); descriptive, ‘The Cavalry Charge” (Luders); popu- lar, selected fox trot; “The Star Spangled Banner. e B Marine Band Concerts. ‘The Marine Band will give six pro- grams during this ‘week. They will be held as follows: Marine Barracks, tomorrow at & p.m. Taylor Branson, second leader. condueting. March, “The Victors” (Elbel); overture, “Egmont” (Beetho- characteristic, “By the Swanee River” (Myddleton); solo for saxo- phone, grand fantasie, ‘‘Norma (Mayeur-Bellini), Musician Frank Wib- litzhauser; grand scenes from ‘“The Merchant of Venice" (Pinsuti), “Sec- ond Waltz" (Godard); suite, “Looking Upward” (Sousa); (1) “By the Light of the Polar Star.!’ (2) “Beneath ‘the Southern “Cross,” (3) “Mars and Ve- nus'’’; “The Star Spangled Banner.” Towa' Circle, Thirteenth and P streets mnorthwest, tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Concert by a section of the band. Mearch, “Call Me Henry” ter); overture, “If T Were (Adam) ymin to the Sun.” from “Le Coq @'Or” (Rimsky-Korsokow): selec- tion, “The Army Chaplain” (Milloe- ker); intermezzo, ‘‘Rocco-Rendezvous’™ (Aletter); waltz, “The Beautiful Blue Danube' (Strauss); grand scenes from “Carmen” (Bizet); “The. Star Spangled Banner.” Wednesday, August 26, States Capitol. at 5 p.m Thursday, August 27, ter, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, August 28, Naval Hospital, over. 6t the Giara” from Count United Sylvan Thea- v, August 29, Sylvan Thea- ter, at 7:456 p.m. American era Will Be Sung in St. Louis. A performance of the first act of “The Music Robber” opera, in three acts, by Isaac Van Grove, conductor of the Chicago ©Opera, and book by Richard L. Stokes, music critic ef the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, will be a feature of St.. Louis’ third annual Summer season of grand opera at the Municipal Theater, Forest Park, which began Thursday, under the direction of Guy Golterman. The story of the opera, of which Mozart is the hero, tells of the theft of portions ‘'of the “Requiem” by Count von Walsegg, who presents it as his own at a composers’ contest held at the imperial court. - Successful at first, Von Walsegg i8 exposed in the third act s s thiet leader who would conduct on the eve- ning of the performance. Conversations with many persons Few rehearsals would be required of the united choruses, as their work would be accomplished in individual rehearsals. Only at the end would the combined choruses need to meet for & rehearsal or two under the general interested in music, either as per- former or duditor, have revealed great interest in the movement to put ‘Washington on the map musically. Other cities have managed great fes. tivals. The time is believed ripe for Washington to do likewise, MUSIGRAPHS Guy A. Ourand, who has been the vice president and treasurer of the T. Arthur Smith, Inc., concert bureau for the past five years, has resigned in order to resume his magazine writing. Mrs. Ellen Sparrow, mezzo-soprano, has announced the opening of a vocal studio _at 2 Girard street northeast. Mrs. Sparrow is also entering the concert field. T. Arthur Smith Opens New Concert Bureau. T. Arthur Smith concert bureau an- nounces the reopening of its office in the new home of Homer L. Kitt Co., 1330 G street northwest. Mr. Smith promises an unusual divertissement in the program of the season 1925 The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leo- pold Stokowski, conductor, will give its usual series of five concerts, but this season in the Washington Audi- torium, where the large capacity will permit many to enjoy this famous organization who were unable to get seats in previous vears. The New York Philharmonic Or- chestra will give a series of three concerts at the National Theater with two famous conductors—Willem Men- gelberg and Yilhelm Furtwaengler. The Ten Star Series which has be- come an institution in Washington will enter into its eleventh season presenting a varied and most inter- esting program. Mme. Rethberg, the new soprano star of the Metropolitan, will make her bow to, Washington in this series. William Wade Hinshaw, whose offering of “The Impresario” Jast vear {s well remembered, will pre- sent in this series Donizett!'s comic opera “L'Elisir D’Amour” and Mo- “Marriage of Figaro.” Willlam 1us, the eminent planist, returns after an absence of several years. The list also fncludes Zimbalist, the great violinist; Leginska, composer-pfanist; Louls Graveure, the papular baritone: Sophie Braslau, contralto, and a For- musical (Ben. | King"” | {includes Clara_Jacobo, tune Gallo presentation of the Pavley Oukrainsky Ballet, making an attrac- tive array of talent. Continuing the purpose of present- ing the most meritorious musical at- tractlons at the lowest possible cost to subscribers, the management main- tains the original scale of prices for 'seneon tickets, $10, $7.50 and $5, Bich may be reserved now at the of- tckw,'HSO G street, in Homer L. Kitt . O Schilacihine O czed by Gotham Official. A comprehensive survey of organ playing in its many phases, including church service playing and recital Ppreparation, is offered for the coming sesason by the chamberlain of New York City. Philip Berolzheimer, and Mrs. Berolzheimer. Four fres scholarships for one year are offered at the Guilmant Organ School to young men and women of talent and ability, 18 years of age and over, for organ study under Dr. Wil- liain C. Carl, chevalier of the Legion or Honor, and director of the Guil- | mant School, and playing membership in the master class, which he conducts each week. The art of organ teaching and choir conducting are included in this offer. Each student must give a demon- stration lesson in teaching. and per- sonally conduct a composition in the presence of the other students during the course of the season. ' The list of applicants closes September 20. For full particulars regarding appli- cation and requirements, address reg- istrar, Guilmant Organ School, 17 East Eleventh street, New York. 19 Operas to Be Sung by Boston Company. “‘The new Boston Clvic Grand Opera Co. ‘has changed its plans, which driginally called for an October season at the Manhattan Opera House, to & two-week stay at the Manhattan, beginning Labhor * day, September 7. The_ annotneed - repertoire includer “La_Gioconda,” “Otell “Alda,” “T1 vi " “Rigoletto, Lucia.” “The Barber of ‘avalleria Rusticana” and Puccini’s “Tl Tabarro,” chicchi” and “Manon Les- caut” are among operas contemplated for later performance in- Boston and New York. The roster of American and Italian artists, 18 of whom were engaged in Italy 'by Alberto Baceolini, musical and artistic director of the company, and are shortly to sail for New York, Anna Marie Laudisa and Mario Pia Pagliarini, sopranos; Lucia Abbrescia and Elsa Pelligrini, mezzo-sopranos; Antonio Marquez, Norbet Adler, David Dorlini, Fausto Frera and Francesco Taglia- vini, tenors; Manuel Illrtflolw, Leo Piccloli and Fabio Ronchi, = tones; . Andrea Mongelli, Samuel Worthington and Eugenio Sandrini, bassos; Plerro Pact and Cesare Bren- , conductors. It is planned to open the company’s Boston season at the Boston O) House September 28 and return to the Manhattan. r Louis A. Potter to Give " " Recital in New York Potter, formerly director of music al now organist and director at the new Baptist Temple, Charleston, W. Va., will give the broadcast recital at the Skinner organ studio, New York City, next Sunday night, at 9:15 daylight saving, or 8:15 standard time. is will be the opening recital for the new season, as they have been dis- continued for the past two months. The program will be as follows: “Allegro Pomposo,” 150th Psalm (Saint-Saens-Rogers); ‘‘Legend” (Wie- niawski); ‘Fugue in G Minor"” (Dupre), “Caprice Herotgue’ (Bonget. *Bouve: “Caprice Heroique™ , “Souve- nir” (Kinder), “March” from “Lenore Symphony” (Raff): improvisation on, old favorites, WADIIA U LON Methodist Church, | b. Alaust 23 PRIEDA AOMPEL 1926 — PAR MARIE JERITZA ]De Reszke Singers to Aid American Composers. The De Reszke Singers, who will tour this country next scason with Will Rogers, under the management of Charles L. Wagner, want songs from American composers. The four members of the group, who were coached by De Reszke and used the late singer’s name with his authoriza- tion, are all native Americans—Hard- esty Johnson from Minneapolis and Floyd Townsley. from Holton, Kan., tenors; Howard Kellogg from Detrot, baritone, and Erwyn Mutch from New York, basso. Both in Europe and this country the De Reszke Singers have had re- quests for American numbers, but are unable to sing many American works which have been written with a large | chorus in mind. Much of 'their reper- toire has been arranged by French and English composers, but, as an American organization, they want American compositions written for them by American composers. They would like at least one group of American songs written especlally for two tenors, baritone and baseo. Mnny Artists Commg. The eighth season of the Philhar- monic Course, consisting of five con- certs at Poli's Theater, under the management of Mrs. Wilson-Greene will bring to Washington Tito Schipa, leading lyric tenor of the Chicago Opera Company; Fritz Kreisler, violin- ist; Mme. Jeritza, sensational Viennese soprano from the Metropolitan, af: an absence of one year; Sigrid Onegln, contralto, first appearance in Wash: Ington, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky, con- ductor. Mrs. Wilson-Greene's concert series consists of six evening concerts at the Washington Auditorium at 2:30 and will include Bauer and Gabrilowitsch, | pianists, in a two-piano ensemble con. cert; Mischa Elman, Paul Whiteman and his concert orchestra; John Me- Cormack, Anna Pavlowa and her Bal- | let Russe, with full symphony orches. tra, and Mme. Frieda Hampel, in the famous Jenny Lind concert. The New Yerk Symphony Orchestra will give four Tuesday afternoon con- certs, with George Gershwin, composer- planist, as soloist: an all-Wagner pro- gram and Otto Klemperer, guest con- ductor, with Lawrence Tibbets as soloist. This series will be the only concert given in Washington the com, ing season by the New York Sym- phony Orchestra, Walter Damrosch, | conductor. . Reservations for all concert courses may now -be filed at Mrs. Wilson- Greene's Concert Bureau in Droop’s, Thirteenth and G streets. —_— Army Band (bnc;na. With the park concert season fast drawing to a close, music lovers of Washington will welcome the oppor- tunity to hear the Army Band's ever- popular programs to be rendered this ‘week at the following places: Tomorrow, Chevy Chase Circle, at | 7:30 Fm.: Tuesday, August 25, Walter R General Hospital; concert com- mences at 6:30 p.m. under the direc- titon of Capt. Stannard; Wednesday, August 26, an_hour and a half pro- gram will be broadcast from Wash- ington Barracks (6:30 till 8 p.m.) through station WCAP and associat- ed stations; Thursday, August 27, an interesting program has been ar- | ranged for the park concert at South Dakota avenue and Twenty-sixth street northeast, opening march at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, August 25, the reg- ular post concert will be given at ‘Washington Barracks, commencing at 6:50 p.m., with Capt. Stannard direct- ing ‘Les Preludes” (Liszt); three dances from “Henry VII” (German) and ‘“Reve Angelicque” (Kamenoi-Os- trow), by Rubenstein, are the feature numbers of this concert, to which the | public is invited. —— T Artists’ Course Announced. ‘The Artists’ Course of five concerts to be given at Poli’s Theater the com- ing season under the management of Mrs. Wilson-Greene will introduce one of the most prominent artists of today, Beniamino Gigli, tenor of the Metro: politan Opera Company. Gigli is not only one of the best operatic tenors of today, but is a concert singer of the first order. This"course will also include one of the greatest coloraturas, Galli-Curci; Rachmaninoff and the latest sensation among sopranos, Dusolina Giannini. Last but not least will be one concert in this course by the famous Boston Symphony Orchestra under their new conductor, Serge Koussevitzky. Resérvations are now being filed at Mrs. Wilson-Greene's Concert Bureau in Droop’s, Thirteenth and G streets, To Be Himself. SINCE he began his picture career back in 1917, playing opposite Ethel Barrymore in her first film ven- ture, “The Nightingale,” Conway Tearle has been called upon to play a wide variety of roles. Englishmen, Irishmen, Frenchmen, Americans— every class almost have been played by Tearle with the probable exception of an Austrian. As Count von Hurtig in June Mathis’ production of Edith O'Shaug] nessy’s story, “The Vienniese Medley. the actor will Have an -éntirely new type to portray and, according to Curt Rehfeld, who is directing the picture, under Miss Mathis' supervision, ‘Tearle is to be allowed to visualize the O'SBhaughnessy character and play it a8 he sees it. Of this he says: “It is really the first time I have been allowed to, be my- self, and I am most grateful for the chance.” " THE most beautiful pig sty in'Hol- lywood is being built on thé Miry Piekford - lot. It is fashioned "of! dressed lumber and mads with care, while the house and barn that goes with it are ramshackle things almost to the point of Wisintegration. The pigpen will be used in “‘Scraps,” and it is the finest thing on the set, be- cause 'the_owner of the pigs is sup- posed to-think miore of them than of -family” and the unfortunate or- in his éare. A dozen white pigs 1 ‘be installed therein and remain during. the entire time the.pic- ture is in productiog. a8 well as a juvenile. - y “{all .equipment on board the steamer Pictures for Fall Release. FROM the green hills of Ireland to the snow-capped mountains of northwestern Washington, from the plains of Wyoming to the Indian reservations of Arizona—over these distances are scattered producing companies making Paramount pic- tures, working every day to meet the greatest production @emands in the history of that company. The east and west coast studies in Astoria, Long Island, and Hollywood, Calif., are working full blast. Produc- tion is mounting, getting prepared for the greater movie season. Over in Ireland Thomas Meighan has started work on an adaptation of the Saturday Evening Post story, “The Imperfect Imposter.” Way up in the Cascade Mountains, near Leavenworth Wash., Director Irvin Willot is mak: ing “The Anelent Highway.” The Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona is the busy scene of a_Paramount com. pany fiiming “The Vanishing Ameri can,” under direction of George B. Seitz. And the epic story of “The Pony Express” is being made by James Cruze at Cheyenne, Wyo. Besides these, almost an even dozen pletures are being made in or near the Paramount studios in Long Island and in Hollvwood. Here is the list: “Flower of Night,” with Pola Negri, Hollywood; ““He’s a Prince,” with Ray. mond Grifith, Hollywoed; ““Maril- nique,” with Bebe Daniels, Hollywood; “New Brooms,” the new Willlam de Mille picture, Hollywood; “The Best People,” directed by Sidney Olcott, Hollywood; “Lord Jim,” directed by Victor Fleming, a Joseph Conrad story, Hollywood: ““The Grand Duchess and the "Waiter,” with Adolphe Menjou and Florence Vidor, Hollywood: “The Lucky Lady.” with an all-star cast, directed by Raoul Walsh, Hollvwood. “Coast of Folly,” with Gloria Swanson, Long Island studio; “That Royle Girl," directed by D. W. Griffith, T and; “A Kiss for Cinderella Betty Bronson, Long Island. Among the recently completed pic- tures not yvet released by Paramount are “The Wanderer,” directed by Raoul Walsh: “The Golden Pr: with Betty Bronson, and othe: One of Eightccn. N a certain evening in the Geor- gla city of Atlanta not so long ago a little drama was being enacted that was, in a sort of fashion, a duplicate of that happening in 17 other Ameri- can homes. A daughter had returned from the theater with a friend. Her father and mother were reading in the library. The young couple came into the room and ‘the econversation that followed was the conveptional small talk that usually oceurs before daughter's escort decides to say good-night. Then suddenly the doorbell rang sharply and from out of the night stepped a telegraph boy. A wire for daughter. A chill of expectancy ran through the four people “You have been chosen for the Par- amount Picture School,” the telegfam read in substance; “‘report to the Long Island - Lasky studio. The daughter rgad it aloud. Sur- prise, amazement, then unbounded joy swiftly followed each other through the emotions of the little group. And Marian Ivy Harris, the daugh ter who recently had made her debut in Atlanta society, burst into tears and threw her arms around her par- ents and kissed them again and again And although the young man who had taken her to the theater was but a re- | cent acquaintance, she kissed him too, | much to his astonishment, and merl to hers also Ability Wanted Now. ‘OW comes another menace to the doll:faced stars of the screem. Mary Alden, one of Movieland's notable character actresses, because of many admirable performances in a great variety of roles, has been chosen by Universal Pictures Corpor- ation for a stellar part in “Siege.” “Motion pictures are rapidly com- ing to the point where players will be starred for their dramatic ability rather than because of their youth- ful beauty,” says Svend Gade, who di- rected “'Siege.’ “Youth isn't the all important thing in the movies, as it once was,” Gade declares. ‘“The most popular stars once were those of 18 and 19 years of age, but with the educatiox of the public to better acting and bet- ter direction, that custom is losing | out. There are no ingenue stars to- day. Instead, the more popular stars are capable, trained, experienced per- formers who can put _intelligence, feeling and power into their portray- als” Dramatic “For some reason there are far fewer real actresses than actors among the older players. Possibly it is becauss there is less variation in the feminine temperament. ] Floating Theater as Movie Set. * SOMETHING novel in motion pie ture backgrounds will be intro- duced in Gloria Swanson’s picture, “Stage Struck,” by means of the Water Queen, the largest floating theater that cruises about the Ohjo River, with a stock company n}nn presents plays on board, stopph t ) the towns:that are not-reached by the regular traveling actor groups. The boat has been chartered hy the motion _picture company from its owner, Roy L. Hyatt, whose floating playhouse seating 850 persons is a well established institution through- out the valley. The stock company on ‘the boat consists- of a leading. woman, 2-leading man, an Ingenue, ¢haracter woman and character man, The, entire personnel, thcluding off- | cers and crew of the stéam packet. that propels the Water Queen, and and’' ‘the theater have been turned over'to the director for use in the picture. e For this, the second week of ‘the’ “Greater Movie Season” at Crandall's Metropolitan M‘muur lt:ep concert overture 3 ‘orza. Del, Duunn"'(l)‘ltbo m- of Destiny”), the theme of the lnnwflvd aceom- paniment for ““The Way Gir’™ will be “Magic Love,” by Bradford, and the exit number “The Co-Ed," a companion hit to “Collegiate.” {Man Who Laug In the Spotlight ““THE CITY CHAP.” a musical ver- sion''of “The Fortune Hunter,’ went into rehearsal last week Charles 'Purcell will be featured with Helen Ford in “Dear Enemy,” a musical comedy that goes into re- hearsal this week. The first production of the Yiddish Art Theater, New York, which has taken over the Nora Bayes Theater for the season, will be “King Saul,” by Paul Heyse. The leading feminine role in the Boston company of “Fhe Fal Guy” will be played by Anna Laughlin, r membered from “The /Wizard of O Mary Morris, the original _Abbie Putnam in “Desire Under the Elms," will return from Europe September 1. Jose Collins, who has been playing in London for a number of years, will return to this country for a vaudeville engagement in November. James Gleason is writing the book of “The Showman,” the musical com- edy in which W. C. Fields will appear. “The Sea Woman preparatory to opening in New York this week, had a single performance last night at Great Neck, Long Island. Charles A. Bickford will have the leading role in “Qutside Looking In,’ the first production of the season at the Greenwich Village Theater. Laura Hope Crews arrived in New York last week after sceing “Hay Fever” in London. She immediately started rehearsals of the play for an early presentatio “The Five O'Clock Man,” with Ar- thur Byron and Janet Beecher, opens in New York tomorrow night, It is presented by A. H. Woods. Kenneth Dana and Robert Strauss have been engaged by Rachel Crothers for her production, “The Book of Charm,” a comedy by John Kirk- patrick, which will open in New York September 1. The music for “Under Your Hat,” soon to be produced by Earl Carroll, with Lester Allen as the star, is being written by Milton Suskind. Donald Foster will have the leading role in “Friend Wife,” a new play by Caesar Dunn.! which is to be pro- duced by Dowling and Anhalt. “Love's Call” was placed hearsal last week by Totten and Sim- mons, with a cast headed by Galina Kopernak. Leonore Harris has been engaged for the cast of Rol Cooper Megrue's “Venice for Two,” which is to be pro- duced by Arch Selwyn. Harry Beresford, remembered for his character work in “The Old Soak,” has been engaged for the principal York the last of this month. | Jacker.” | tember 7 | stalled recently so | in re- male character role in “The School Mistres: to present Woods. Rudolf Friml has taken charge of the dress rehearsals of Russell Janney’s operetta, “If 1 were King, association with A. H 14. “Mission Mary Ethelbert next month by M. J. Nicholas York some time City and will open in Ne; in October. “Duty,” by James Bradbury, jr. and Russell G. Medcraft, is announced for production by a new firm, Kirk- Wood & Percival, Inc. The firm is which Henry W. Savage is |1 | Harry Which opens in New York September | Vertising; | A. Moller, balcony door D. | stage Hales, will be produced at Atlantic composed (of James Kirkwood Walter Percival, both actors. Kilbourn Gordon, having seen his play, “Jonesy,” a new comedy by Jok Pster Toohey and Anne Morrisc played by the Lakewood Players, has gone on a motoring trip to Canade. The John Emerson-Anita Loos pla “The Fall of Eve,” will open in New Ruth Gordon, Claude King, Cora Wither s and Arthur Aibertson ars in the cast. ‘William Anthony McGuire also has turned to producing and will presen: one of his own plays, “The Hi It goes into rehearsal Sep Frank Shannon and Joh Westley will have the leading roles There is only one feminine characte in the cast. Seven members of the Nationa Theater Players, including Min ‘Watson, who has gone, have contracts in their possession now for Fall pro ductions. This speaks rather well fo: the caliber of talent that supplied the most successful stock season Was! ington has ever known. Busier than the proverbial bee is Dorothy Tierney of the Nations Theater Players. Washington has become aware that Miss Tierney hac a volce, and most of her social en gagements find her exercising Then, in addition to being the c pany ingenue and as busy as the res: at rehearsal, she is company art d rector. Between rehearsals, matinee evening performances and an occa sional sortie into the residential c fines, she is to he found arra drapes, posting pictures, vis: shops for suggestions and gen deporting herself as a should. The new season of Columbia Bu: lesque in Washington, which opene vesterday at the Gayety Theater, 1% announced, will have several innova tions, among them permission smoke in any part of the theater This, It is explained. is made possibls by an elaborate and expensive vent lating system, which has been & that woman pa trons will not be annoyed by the emoke, the air being changed eve few minutes by this new system Twenty extra Washington g bave been added to the chorus “Rarin’ to Go,” this week's bu attraction. Manager Ira J. LaMotte of the Ga: ety announces an extra performance of “Rarin’ to Go.” Friday night, the form of a professional midnig! gambol for the benefit of actors an actresses appearing at the othe Washington theaters. The pubi also will be admitted to the extra per formance. Manager Ira J. LaMotte the Gayety Theater announces his staff for the 1926-1926 season. - Mrs. Peter L. Barlow, treasurer; Miss Florence Barlow, assistant treasurer: Albir Stauss, musical director; Johr Becker, main door; Hiram Ritchie stage manager; Al Horseman. elec riclan; Harry Watts, property ma lers and E. Van Tassel, a Mrs. Nanny Wall, John Madigan, house officer ; John Ackers door; Charles Humphries night watchman; Al H. Clark, super intendent of building, and Pete: Norris, house firema her: Guy A. Ourand, vice president and treasurer of the T. Arthur i Inc., Concert Bureau for the past five years, has resigned in order to res newspaper and magazine work Filmograms **THE Girl Who Wouldn't Work,” a B. P. Schulberg picture, is said to be one of the entertainment joys of the greater movie season. Not this year, but next year, ac- cording to Famous Players directors, “is golng to be the best in the com- pany’s history,” as ‘quoted from the New York Tribune. Svert Gade will direct and Mary Philbin_will play the lead in “The " the Hugo story which Universal and the Societe Gen- erale de Film of Paris are to produce for the screen. Peggy Hopkins Joyce is still a bird of passage. Now it is said she may make a_picture in England from a Cosmo Hamilton story. She has & two- vear contract with P. A. Powers. Before we get “The Iron Horse” comes the news that Jack Ford is out in Wyoming and'is going to build a city around a new story of transcon- tinental development called “The Bad Man.” Lou Tellengen, Henry B. Wal- thall and J. Farrell MacDonald are going to be the bad men. After “Stage Struck.,” Gloria Swan- son will make “Cornered” for Famous Players-Lasky. Eighteen thousand people saw “The Gold Rush,” Charlie Chaplin's latest, at the Strand in New York last Sun- day. It is said to break attendance records for a Chaplin picture. There is a rumor, not admitted. that Famous Players is to film “Alice in Wonderland,” with Mildred Harris (Mrs. Harold Lloyd) in the title role. Norman Kerry, it appears, was seri- ously injured in the accident already reported, near Pendleton, Oreg., and Film Daily says Hoot Gibson is to take his place in the production that was being made. Henry King has signed a contract with Samuel Goldwyn to make a se- ries of productions covering several News from London states that Dor- othy Gish is going to be pictured as the romantic Nell Gwynne in a story by Marjorie Bo Imagine a ajor In the British army and chief of police in Bagdad ‘after the capture of that historic city by the British, playing the role of a sideshow giant in a movi That's what Victor MacLaglen, 0 filled the military outlined, does in Lon Cha new picture, “The Un- holy Three.” His film career started in England and he came to America to play “The Beloved Brute” for Vita- graph. P Lon Chaney ssems to have settled down at last. From now on he will probably become a permanent mem- ber of the Metro-Goldwyn organiza- tion, for which he has made his last three pictures—'The Monster,” “He Who Gets Slaj " and “The Un- holy Three.” r to joining Metro- Goldwyn Chaney made “The Hunch- back of Notre Dame” for Universal, ind-before that. he appeared in “The Miracle Man under the Paramount banner. ! . ~' ‘A new Constance Taimadge is prom- ised at Crandall's Metropolitan and Ambassador Theaters next week' in “Her Sister From Paris,” a new Iirst National prpduction. In this subject Miss Talmadge has “‘grown up.” “Her Sister From Paris” is sophisticated en- tertainment, and in it Connie plays a dual role, a browbeaten housewife and a flashy Parisian dancer. The story has a-Gallic flavor, and was written by Hans Kraly. : [of So Lond Agé,”" Arthur Rich- man's’ play, which comes ‘to Loew’'s C this “afternoon irr photoplay form with Betty Bronsen in the stel |the onward lar role, will be recalled as the play which first brought into public notice voung Sidney Blackmer, who was last seen here in e Ferguson's support in ‘“Moonflower.” Ricardo Cortez has the role on the screen tha Blackmer created in the play, which incidentally, had its premiere per formance here’ at the old Shubert Garrick. “The Iron Horse,"” march of civili across the p s 2 half-centu has proved a life-savi comedy makers. Not K one comedy producer turned travesty on it called ‘“The Iron M and now comes another traves The screen has shown man auto race but probably nothing & weird than the race between a s boiler on wheels called “a hor: carriage” and a man in a runnine suit staged along Fifth Avenue, Nev York, in the '50's, in Betty Bronson new film, “Not So Long Ago.' A additional thrill is provided whan the “‘carriage” blows up just as it érosse the finish line. “Taking the Air" with the Cmn. Saturday Nighters, the motion pic of broadcasting a radio program b the Crandall Saturday Nightef. wi be shown today and tomortéw o Crmandall's Tivoli, Tuesday at¥ Cran dall's Home, Wednesday and Thurs day at Crandall's Ambassador, < at Crandall's Avenue Grand anc urday at Crandall’s Apolle. It wil not be shown at Crandall's York Theater MUSICAL INSTRUCTION. Washington Conservatory of Music 1408 New Hampshire M. 7R5% Adjoining Dupont Cirele Practice Rooms 2nd_Half of Summer Courses Starting Special: Hawaiian Gnitar 1). Banjo- Cke. Ukulele (Clas . Sazophone. MISS AMY CLEMENT VITT PIANO. VOICE AND HARMONY Coaching and Accompansing Eleventh Street A 1ano, Tenor som)o. Gm"QfimmfiE&' In 10 to 20 Lessons Rag, Jazz and Popular Music a special Come In. write or phone for booklat. Pres lessons if you buy instrument from us CHRISTENSEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC. NW. 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