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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NOVEMBER 1, 1925—PART 3. SINGER AND PIANISTS ON CONCERT PROGRAMS THIS WEEK MUSIGRAPHS | ISS MARY CRYDER, well known as an authority on program build- ing and vocal repetoire here for many years will present Georgia B. Hazlett, young dramatic so- prano, in a recital at the Arts Club Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock. Miss Hazletts firs group will be of German lieder, in cluding Franz's “Sterne mit dem goldenen Fuss- hen” Griegs ‘Slumber Song" and “Er Ist’s,” by Wolff. The second group will be of French numbers, including “Les * by Maybel Wood Hill, Ameri- can woman com members are Marie C. Deal, soprano; Harlan Randall, tenor, and F. W. §. Evans, bass. Ruby Smith Stahl wil be assisting soloist. The program will Include a quartet arrangement of the famous sextet from “L of songs by Mrs. Gray in eighteenth | century costume, solos by Mrs. Deal Mrs, Stahl, Mr. Evans and Mr. Ra dall, with Southern songs and fa- vorites the closing group by the quartet. By Helen Fetter. URING the past wuek Washington achieved a place in the musical light of the world that this city has never held before. Reflec- tions from that light are lingering on, their rays slanting along many paths in local musical circles. The dedication programs of the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge festival of chamber music were unique in the history of music here and have established a high standard of ac- complishment. Every number on the five programs had distinct and in- dividual merits of artistry. America was more than capably represented ‘on first program and Washington herself supplied the talented National String Quartet, which participated in two other programs. This ,\was a great honor for the Capital C as it meant competition not only with established artists of New York, Boston, Chicago and even San Irancisco, but The new | Harrold. soprano contralto; Harold M George Lamber bass, with Lenore | Jones at the piano, will give a pro- gram Tuesday evening at the Meth odist Church of Arlington, Va. Kolonial Kwartet, Emily Gladys Roberts, artin, tenor, and h the The next free community concert under the auspices of the Community Mu Association will be given : i §:15 o'clock tomorrow night in poser; Tostl inon,” and Chami- ielock to ¢ mRE nade’s “Son Nom.” The English group | 1yiamic, Temple Auditorlum, corner will Include La Forge's “Expectancy,” [ 1hirteentli street and New York ave- Tl dnclude La Forge's “Bxvectancy,” |nue. The features: will be the The Danza,” by ick, and “Ec- | jumbian Male Quartet, winner of the stacy,” by Rummel. She will also |yymhian it 2 «ing two numbers with cello obbligato, "_‘”““kl“" < sedtein ”": B Jolman’ “Chanson d'Amore, i(hd‘l‘“h”:)“) quartet um((w(- Sophocles e ey Tt T. Papas and Ireme Schreiner .in Miss Hazlett will be a: guitar numbers; Minnie Hoxsey, Mirlam Larkng, cellist, and Lot |Plantst, and thre little dancers in Shinte amie® \ies Tarking wili |novelty number cntitled “The Bunny tn addition to the obpligates, Co. | Rabbits.” Community singing by the A lamande “The Veiga Boat |audience will be conducted by Bol international competition on a program with a group of remarkable English singers, direct from London, for their debut concert in this country. rst three days of this weck Dr. Fellowes, canon of Windsor Cas- tle, and a high musical authority, will give three lecture-recitals in this same little Coolidge Auditorium, which is so delightfully and practically arranged for chamber mus Unlike the five. concerts of the past week, admission will be absolutely free to the public. The necessity for card invi- n to the Chamber Music Festival was due to the previous arrangement of a list of internationally known artist-guests, who have for years attended the Berkshire festivals at Pittsfield, Mrs. Coolidge’s home, where she orig- Miss Mary Cryder. MAURICE DUMESNIL Masonic Auditorium. TITO SCHIPA Polis HAROLD PAUER. OssIP GABRILOVITSCH Waslnmi’ron Auditoriun. ed by | Lawrence. The doors will ¢ established the [emple of Music,” from which idea the present the Library of Congress sprung. Mrs. Coolidge’s festivals give American artists gmeat opportunity to e heard by leading critics of Boston and New York. Also the Berkshire prize, now to be known as the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge prize, will be awarded next year for a sonata or suite for violin and piano. The work which wins this prize will be performed in this auditorium next Fall. * % F * OLLOWING the excellent performance of a beautifully chosen and ar- ranged program by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Mrs. Cool- idge’s festival completed a week overwhelming in its rich musical inter- pretations. were several fine musical programs srogram of Welsh song the able direction of ing in Washington. Dr. Dr. Thomas Lovette in the dual role of organist and choir director Monday afternoon. “Toccata” won especially enthusiastic appreciation. playing of Dubois’ Also, during the convention of Congregational churches there A choir of 20 voices sang an unusual many of which were in the Welsh language, under S. Lovette, Welsh pianist, who is was heard for the first time here His Another fine organist, who played on the new organ of the Washing- ton composer of note, who brought his to si nv(‘\'i“.,’,“ . * 3k HE coming week offers several genuine 1 & here Wednesday night, and who played Wagner's music in a manner that won him an ovation uditorium later in the week, was Harry Rowe Shelley, American quartet down from Brooklyn, N. Y., “Goetterdaem- * usical treats in the form of recitals by Tito Schipa, tenor of the Chicago Opera Company; M. Dumesnil, French pianist, who is making his debut here, and is noted for his i by terpretation of the Spanish and French moderns, and a joint recital at gifted duo of pianists, Harold Bauer and Ossip Gabrilowitsch The scason, which seemed a bit long in getting under way. is now on with ar he c Also, the executive comn sociation was appointed and du Forrest, who is noted as a director of program committee. Although May is several months aw for immediate organization i< going to involve some mighty hard he for t down and many ¢ destined participants, tion and varied allotment of diness for 5 intended enticing con. at is It is ittee of t v announced last. week. Mrs. Marie Moore So far a music musical talent is to appear at its best. erts and operas crowding the calendar will be necessary to plan perfect co-ordina- different musical training tasks to achieve days of 10 performances in all with the high success understood that each <h, and the local musicals arc piling up energetically upon each other's the Washington Music Festival As- ageants, was made chairman of the al director has not been announced. ay, the committee rcalizes-the need i plans to the minutest detail, for the affair work and lots of rehearsals if Wash- What with regular jobs to member of the committee responsibilities in this regard and is briskly bestirring himself ¥ * ASHINGTON . which, unfortunatel witnessed a beautiful had to close its road tour with the per- * ¥ show last week in “The Love here last night due to the tremendous expense involved in carry- h a huge production over the country. ore and Washington were cities outside of N it. The production is a fine example real musicianly music, gorgeous As it was, Philadelphia, w York which en- of the great possibilitics of combin- costumes and scenery, and a chorus uine singers, into one big show. Comedienne, comedians, halln} ers, as well as chorus and prin: Ir. Offenbach’s music, like that of Mr. : Time,” underwent considerable changing. : e been more delightful than the operatic burlesque of “La Belle or more impressive than the final chorus, which involved the from “Tales of Hoffman.” av heautiful “Barcarolle’ principals, including Evelyn Herbert, and Allan Prior, proved quite equal to their various musical tasks. s coloratura cadenzas were * ‘Woodruft Ir which well known music or to become publisher called Singiv jects. bopular “Singing is man’s most natural * Mr. Humau's colum 1<tinct for song we make America fulfill her musical destiny. nd singing we understand all # * * This is a co Every underst of all musical art. ur talent to go to waste. and be the one magazine to b pals, all were of first-rank quali chubert's when Rembergized in However, nothing The original cast of Odette Myrtle, Charlotte Woodruff Miss especially well done. SRR is as a matter of considerable significance that we note Mr. Alfred Human's resignation as managing editor of Musical America, with magazine he has been associated for 10 years, in and editor of his own magazine, which will be devoted exclu d “Mephisto’. vely to purely n, enti Musings,” is Mr. Human says, in part, in explanation of his new project : By harnessing this When we music, for singing is the foundation untry of singers, but we permit much Italian, French and German musical sical function. Celebrity is amazed at the talents of American singers. We have only re- cent] begun to find these outlets for our artists. * * * Every ign points to the coming great musical awakening in America.” Tt is especially symbolical of Mr. Human's sincerity in this new under- taking that he announces that “Mephisto” has gone, and he will write here- aiter under the pen-name “Ariel, the name of the quaint superhuman elf of Shakespeare's works. o CONCERTS Zdmund H. Fellowes, canon of Windsor Castle, will give three musical lectures in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons at 4:30. Tito Schipa, Chicago opera tenor, will give a recital at Poli's Theater Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Maurice Dumesnil, French pianist, will give a recital at the Ma- sonic Auditerium Thursday night at 8:15 o’clock. Harold Bauer and Ossi » Gabrilowitsch, pianists, will appear in joint recital at the Washington Auditorium Saturday night at 8:30 o'clock. FELLOWES’ LECTURES TO- MORROW, TUESDAY AND a WEDNESDAY. ¥HE Rev. Dr. Edmund H. Fellowes, Canon of Windsor Castle, will give Shree lectures in the auditorium of the L of Congress tomorrow, | Tuesday arnd Wedne: V. The hour will be 4:30 p.m Admission will ho{ free and without card. 1 The subjects of these three res will be: “The Iinglish Madri- | al,” “Tudor Church Music™” and “The | ' Lutenists and Their Songs.” | o Lach lecture will be {llustrated | ith musical examples Dr. Fellowes has rendered a great gorvice mot only to the British na- tion, but to the entire musical world, br his editions of the complete works of the old English madrigal composers and lutenist song writers Fhis enormous task he has accom- plished practically single-handed. In the course of his researches he has brought to light many facts concern- fnz the lives of these composers. He | has published excellent monographs on William Bird and Orlando Gib- Wons, besides books on English | madrizal verse and kindred subjecfs. The three lectures in the Library’s new auditorfum have been made pos- ible through the generosity of Mrs. ilizabeth Sprague Coolidge, who in- vited Dr. Fellowes to visit Amer- fca for a limited number of en- gagements. The remarkable flower- ing of English music during the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the sevententh centuries has never before been so authoritatively | and so engagingly presented. TITO SCHIPA, WEDNESDAY JTO SCHIPA, leading Iyric tenor of | the Chicago Grand Opera Com- eny, who made a brief but brilliant ppearance for the first time in Wash- ington as soloist with the New York Symphony Orchestra last season, will gnake his first real bow to the Wash- PR. 1 ¥ ¥ Vv | Company Per, ington muslical public when he opens Mrs. Wilson-Greene's 1925-26 concert season with a recital at Poll's Theater Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock as the first artist of Mrs. Wilson- Greene’s philharmonic course. Jose Echaniz at the pfano will be Mr. Schipa's assisting artist, and the program is announced as follows: 1. ““Caro mio ben “La Farfaletta *Martha” (“Li “Reflets dans | “Triana .. Giordant X X’Schina “Flotow Debusey Albemz Handel Franck Bateman a Dream'’) E Where'er You W Panis Angelicus™ “A” Wonderful Day INTERMISSION. ... Palacios oo . Barthelemy ‘Le Roy d'Ys" ( : # “La Campanella” e a6 & Flower ). . Thomas Mr. Schipa is now making his fourth concert tour of the United States, hav ing joined the Chicago Grand Oper: five years ago after vocal conquests of Ita Spain, South America and Cuba. Seats for this and other concerts in the philharmonic course now on sale at Mrs. Greene's Concert Bureau, 1300 G street. MAURICE DUMESNIL—Thursday. ] the name of I. Philipp, professor at the Paris National Conserva- tory of Music, were not already fa- mous in American planistic circles as that of the world's greatest teach- since the death of Leschetizki, the grfowing fame of Maurice Dumes- nil in this country during his exten- sive tours of the last two seasons | would help establish his master's fame. He will play at the Masonig Auditorium at $:15 Thursday night. After graduating with highest hon- ors in Phillpp's class, Dumesnil studied harmony. ccunternoint and composition v ? w1 Hun- garian cowpo. .. pelvavalie, { December 16 at the Luther Washington Mezzo-Contral- to Makes First Records. LORA McGill Keefer, well known as a leading mezzo-contralto singer of Washington, who has been proml- nent here s a Soloist in oratorio work and also concert programs, has made her first phonograph records for the Victor compa which will be released this week. The selections are two sa- cred solos, “In Heavenly Love Abid- ing” and “Blest Christmas Morn, Mrs, Keefer is the mezzo-contralto FLORA McGILL KEEFER. soloist of the First Church of Christ shington. Being & tionally known as a singer of Chri tlan Science hymns, it was in response | to many requests for these records that Mrs. Keefer made the records in Keefer will be a sololst in the presentation of Bach's cantata, called “The Christmas Oratorio.” to be given Memor Church, on Thomas Circle. Char Trowbridge Tittman will be the solofst. Mr. Tittman is another Was ingtonian who has made phonograph records Emanuel Moor, who dedicated sev- eral of his works to him, incluliag five arrangements of Bach's preludes and fugues. Dumesn!l made his debut in 1909, when he played the Li “E Flat Concerto™ at the Lamonre concerts, under the direction of Camiile ' Chevillard. He appeared later as soloist with nearly all the leading European orchestras Dumesnil has done much spreading the names of modern co; posers and has been chosen to give the first performance of many com- positions which have since become famous, among them Debussy’s “Im- ages,” Alber “Iberfa” and the “Quintet” of Florent Schmitt During the World War he lent his services as non-commissioned offi- cer in the motor truck section of the 13th Artillery in the French Army, and when honorably discharged in 1917, proceeded to South America, where he toured Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Cuba and Mexico, giv- ing no less than 250 recitals and attaining much popularity as an or- chestra_conductor. Mr. Dumesnil will hold a master class for musiclans in the studios of the Jordan Plano Co. Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock. He is pre- sented to the music lovers of the ity | through the courtesy of the Arthur Jordan Plano Co. Mr. Dumesnil's program Thursday will be: ux in Gavotte pour les Heures et les Zephyre, 3 Rameau Sonata. Opus 57 (Apassionata)...Beethoven "Allegro molto e con brio. ‘Andante. Allegro ma mon troppo-presto . Reflets dans T'eau. . “Minstrels’ P Carillons dan 1a baie Alborada del Gracioso.. T mafor Debussy .. Debuesy ¥uillemin Ravel Nocturne in F_sharp Chapin Waltz. Opus 64, N Chopin Chopin No. Polonaise, Opus 53 Spanish Tango. Diversions ( La Campanella... .. BAUER—GA Albeniz BRILOWITSCH RECITAL, SATURDAY. HAROLD BAUER, the famous pian- ist, and Ossip Gabrilowitsch, con- ductor of the Detroit Symphony Or- chestra and also a piano virtuoso of international renown, will formally in- augurate Mrs. Wilson-Greene's series of evening concert performances at the Washington Auditorium this sea- son with their two-piano ensemble concert there Saturday evening At 8:30 o'clock. Bauer and Gabrilowitsch played their first two-plano recital 10 years ago in New York. This new tour in joint recitals is made possible by a short leave of absence obtained by Mr. Gabrilowitsch from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra; and by the fact that both artists are playing in con- cert this season under the ame man- agement. Mr. Bauer spent much time last Summer transcribing of various gems from the extensive piano literature for four hands wkich fell into disuse with the passing of this musical vogue years ago, and his labors have result- ed in the selection of a brilliant pro- gram, which follows: oncerto in C Minor’ . . .. Bach-Bauer mpromptu’” on a theme $chumann, Reinecke | . “Variations” on a theme by Haydn, 4. “Romance" . < (b) “Valee” [.1Il] % | 5. (a) “Menuet S | (b) “Scherzo....." | Seats for this and other concerts in Mrs. Wilson-Greene's serfes at the | ‘Washington Auditorium this season are now on sale at Mrs. Wilson- Greene's Concert Bureau, 1300 G| streel northwest. Prize Violinist Here With Ngygl_Ensemble ENNO RABINOFF, the violin vir tuoso who will be one of the many featured artists on the program of the tony P'oint Ensemble’s gala concert at the Washington Auditorium Thurs day evening, November 19, at 8:30, fs new to the general country in some respects, yet he has already won tr mendous acclaim as an artist from the musical ithorities in the citles where he has appeared Winner of the Chi cago scholarship, the recipient of first honors at_the Lewisohn Stadium con certs in New York ity, winner first_honors in the famous Maine Mu sic F al in 1 this y ng boy from New York's famous East Side mazed audiences by his supreme nique, and he was the prize pupll of the great Leopold Auer, according to that master’'s signed statement Something the importance and the breadth of the rican Institute of Operatic and Allled Arts may be gathered from the list of notable names that u ip the directors and also the special New Yo advisory committee. This program comes us the herald of this great project that is to develop all the arts of the opera at picturesque Stony Point, just 10 miles from West Point, on the Hu son. The directors who form the national board are Templeton Crocker, Francis E. Drury. Hav h Hiubbard, James G McNary, Philip Miner, Arthur J. Mo ris, Willard V. King, Kenneth O'Brien, George Henry Payne, Benjamin to Play Max Rab Sabin, ff, Joseph Riter, | William Rhin I. Thomas, Al Warren and Prince, Ch H lander Stewart. jr.; L. len Wardwell, Georze F Archibald R. Watson | Otto Kahn heads the advisory com- mittee as chairman, and other promt- inent members of this committee are Mrs. Vincent stor, F. Ahlstrom, Edward F Albe Mr: mund L. Baylles, David Belasc ul J. Bon- wit, Wiillam C. | Anson W. Burchard, Dr. Nicholas Murrs But | ler, Frederick H. Ecker, Mrs. Newbold | Leroy Edgar, Willlam B Osgood Field, Col. Michael Friedsam, James W. Gerard, Mrs. John Henry Ham- mond. Charles Hayden, Paul M. He 7o, Murray Hoffman, Mrs. Christian R Holmes, Louls Horowitz, Helen lHartley Jenkins, Huger X Jervey, Ralph Jonas, Louis G. Kau Tman. Jesse L. Lasky, Ivy L. Lee, Mt ophie Irene Loeb, Frederick M Monnies, Miss N Moran Mc Frank A Adoiph S born, M Tichae] ¥ v Mrs. 1 Os . Prof. Randolph . Rev. Dr Richelie; Oc 11z Pupin . Mrs. Norm Karl Reiland, Duchess E. Moore Robinson, W thur S. Somers, R erett Waid, Col. Creighton Webb Henry Rogers Winthrop. Seats are now on sale at the Wil lard newsstand, Pennsylvania avenue ! lobby. old Rev Pianists’ Club Met Last Night Here HE Pianists’ Club of Washington, D. C., held its first meeting of th noon at the Martin season afte residence of its director, Mrs A. Morrison. This unique music club may be said possess an “all membership, as its 12 active members are the out- standing pupils in the classes of al most as many distinguished pianoforte teachers. ‘Among teachers planning to be rep. resented this season are Miss Emmn yesterday to *. Bender, Prof. \Weldon Carter (Wash- | Music), M elian York), Alice ington College of Garzia (Washington and New Mrs., Helen Clorbin Heinl, Mrs. Burbage Hesselbach, Dr. (Lovette School of Music, and New York), Mr. La Salle Spie: Miss Pearl Waugh and Mr. Wesley Weyman (Washington and New York). The object of the club is mutual inspiration and fmprovement in public performance. At the bimonthly meet- ing each member contributes seles tions from the program she is pre- paring under her respective teacher for public performance at the close of the season. Last May Mrs. Morrison presented all members in a series of rilliant individual recitals at the Knabe-Kitt T Washington | Recital Hall, which were most ent siastically received by the elite of local musical society. The programs_of these recitals included over 100 differ- ent standard pianoforte compositions of concert grade, while their perforn ance displayed the excellence of local pianoforte teaching at its best. One novel and interesting feature was the close of each program with a concert ed number in which the respective teacher took part. Two participants in last May's series of recitals, Miss Winifred Michaelson and Mr. Benjamin Ratner, have r cently captured Julliard scholarships and are consequently in New York this season taking advantage of them. A member of the club in 192., Miss Helen Nash. is studying with Prof. Philipp In Paris, and another, Miss Arline Gilbert, is at the Institute of Fine Arts, pupil of Sieveking. Sophie Bra;[au Sings Russian Songs. Sophle Braslau, American contralto, has done much to bring Russian songs to the attention of the public, and is considered one of their greatest inter- preters. She sang three in Boston, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Phillp Hale said: “It was a pleas- ure to hear Moussorgsky's songs, which she sang in Russian. Here again she sang dramatically, but she did not overstep the line that separates concert from the opera.” Russian music plays an important part in Miss Braslau's programs, and she will draw on some of these songs for her recital here, which will be given at the National, in the Ten Star series, November 12. Special Guitar‘Program. N conjunction with “Guitar Week," November 6 to 13, which was orig- inated by the Amerlcan Guitar So- clety, Sophocles T. Papas, well known artist and teacher of fretted instru- ments, will give a radlo concert over station WCAP Friday, from 8 to 8:30 p.m. The program will consist of classic and modern compositions and arrangements for the guitar, vocal olos with guitar accompaniment, Hawalian and Spanish guitar duets and a guitar duet composed by Mr. Papas for this occasion. He will be assisted by Clelia Fioravanti, contral- to, and Irene Schreiner, guitar vir- tuosa. The American Guitar Soclety was organized in Los Angeles three years ago, with the purpose to stimulate in- terest in the guitar, ““the noble instru- ment,” as Berlioz called it. who was a guitarist himself, the guitar being the only-instrument he played besides the flute. Clara Forbes, soprano, will be soloist at the wedding of Miss Bessie Wright in Baltimore on next Friday evening, when she will sing “At Dawning” (Cadman) and “I Love You Truly” (Carrie Jacobs Bond). Miss Forbes will present a group of songs before the Tuesday Evening Music Club, Tuesday, at their clubrooms, 1406 H street, S. Lovette | "Dnrothy Bedford Comes To Live in Washington | HROUGH an announcement th she is to play for Station WCAP | Friday night, it was learned that Dor othy Bedford, New York ocncert pi ! anist, has come to Washington to live She has taken a studio at 1310 Nine- teenth street northwest and is on the | music faculty of an exclusive girls' finfshing school here. Miss Bedford, who Is a graduate, post-graduate and former teacher of Damrosch’s Institute of Musical Art, | New York, 1s a pupil of Stokowsk! Walter Golde and other notables. For several years, as soloist and accompan ist. she has been appearing on metr. politan platforms. including Town Hall, Carnegie Hall and t Manhat an Opera Co.. was gecompanist and soloist of Mme. Clard Novello-Davies Artist Choir during the past played frequently fo | New Yor stations in recent years, and her work has been highly commended. On a recent visit to Washington she determined to live here. So she turned her pupils and engagements over to other artists and came down almost overnight. Vouched for by Robert Lawrence, she was invited to play for WCAP Friday night at $:45 and ac- cepted. Maria Mueller's Debut Here | In Recital December 16| ARIA MUELLER, new soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Co., who won high recognition with her | intelligent and beautiful interpreta- | tions of operatic roles last season, will make her debut as a concert singer in Washington under the auspices of Mrs. Lawrence Townsend December 16. Miss Mueller will appear in joint recital with Rudolf Laubenthal, Met- tropolitan tenor, who also makes his MARIE MULLER. ‘Washington debut in that recital. It will be the second in the serles of Wednesday morning musicals to be presented this year in the ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel. Miss Mueller is of Czechoslovakian nationality. Her home town has the musical name of Linz-am-Danube, and she made her operatic debut there four years ago. Artur Bodansky, Wagnerian conductor supreme, heard her two' years ago and invited her to New York. When last Winter she sang_on the stage of the Metropoli- tan Marla Mueller was only just 20 years old. Any one who heard her Sieglinde in “Die Walkuere" last Win- ter realizes that she is undoubtedly one of the finest singers of Wagnerian roles that have ever come to the Met- ropolitan. The program which Miss Mueller and Mr. Laubenthal will give under Mrs. Townsend’s auspices wiil be of Wagnerian music. Although the complete st of art- ists is_not ready for announcement, Mrs. Townsend has stated that the following are among others of her artists already selected: Paul Ko- chanski, Lawrence Tibbetts, Emilio De | Gogorza, Oscar Nicastro, M. Thitaud, Colin O’More and Mme, Rethberg, Mr. Morgan Scenic Director of Washmgtomans. has been added to of NEW member “The Washingtonians” artistic workers, introducing a new department of achlevement—in the person of Theodore J. Morgan, well known in Washington's social and artistic circles, and whose paintings hang on the walls of many famous art galleries. Theodore Morgan is the head of the scenic department—to select, construct and create such corps a THEODORE J. MORGA! scenic effects as shall be needed and used in the productions of “The Washingtonians” as announced by Rollin Bond, director of the company “The Washingtonians” are now in rehenrsal for the production of “Mile. Modiste” at Central High Center early this month, with a splendid schedule ahead for the ensuing sea- son, including “Opera Follies,” “Faust in English,” “Chimes of Normandy,” and other operas. Reproductions of Mr. Morgan's paintings have appeared so often in the newspapers that he needs no in troduction to the reading public. That exclusive aristocrat of art journa the International Studio, has print ed many articles regarding work of Theodore Morgan. I e made a profound study of the Japanese art, as well as our own,” said Mr. Morgan, “to acquire an understanding of its grip and fascination, for all its sim plicity. Perhaps it is the very sim plicity of the Orfental artist that augments his potency to make you realize his idea—his conception, after which detail will take care of itself. 1 shall use this workmanship in pro ducing scenic effects in stage settings for “The Washingtonians.’ I am go ing to express ideas in masses of live, glowing color, treated in a way to supplement and augment the spirit of the music and drama in duction. 1 think I have discovered the art of making colors ‘move.’ Movement in color—how is it achiev- ed? Well, the public will have a chance to see it move, and will, per- haps, discover the secret.” Mr. Morgan will also have charge of se- lecting furniture, draperfes and costumes. A production is being arranged for Midwinter, in which his marvelous designs in'batik will be displayed. “Mr. Morgan is a member of the National Arts Club, New York City: the Arts Club, the Water Color So- clety, the Soclety of Washington Artists, all of this city; the Beach Combers Club of Provincetown and the Soclety of Independent Artists. Mme. Homer Declines to Quit Contralto Roles. HE coming of Mme. Louise Homer to the Auditorlum November 9, where she will sing the second con- cert in the Peggy Albion series, has revived discussion of whether this cel- ebrated contralto, whose voice ranges as high as those of many dramatic sopranos, ever might abandon her contralto roles for those written for sopranos. Critics have observed that Homer often sings higher than mezz0-sopranos. = Some of her friends have urged her to devote her voice to the soprano roles, but Mme. Homer the other day declared emphat fcally that she would not consider such a change. She explained: “It is terribly risky for a contralto to change her voice to soprano, no matter how high the tessitura of the voice is. It isn't that we cannot sing the high A’s, B's and C's the score calls for, but it is the continuous straln of always using the top register and never using the low and rarely the middle. “‘Besides, there is stil] plenty for the contralto to do. What role written for soprano is greater than Azucena in ‘Il Trovatore’? Is there any more beautiful music in the world than that glven to Erda in ‘Das Rheingold’ and to Ortrude in ‘Lohengrin'? “I firmly believe a contralto should stick to what nature gave her and nmke the most of it.” Several selections which Mme. Homer will sing in her concert here. tickets for which are available at the Jordan Building, 1239 G street north- west, have been composed by her hus- band, Sidney Homer, especially to give full expression of her extraordinary range of voice. R S A program devoted to Johann Strauss, observing his centenary, was given by the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase at the Library, Chevy Chase, Md., Wednesday afternoon. Elizabeth Gardner Coombs, planist, was assisting soloist. She played “Echoes from the Vienna Woods" (Strauss-Schuett): “One Lives But Once” (Strauss-Tausig), and “Concert Arabesques on the Blue Danube Waltzes” (Schulz-Erler). land later the Chopin etude “O) the pro- | & Chinese folk song, and “Ga. " by Bach. Katharine McNeal, planist. who spe- cfalizes in the interpretation of the pltra-modern composers’ works, an nounces the opening of her new studio at 818 Eighteenth street northwest. Robert M. Ruckman, pianist and organist of Washington, announces the opening of his New York studio at 313 | West Eighty-ninth street The MacDowell Music Club held its | annual benefit card party and dance for Mrs. MacDowell for the Peters. boro Colony, in New Hampshire, Sat urday. The clubrooms and halls were profusely decorated in Autumn branches. The lighting scheme wa orange. The friends of the club were most | loval and the place was filled a'm\na’i to capacity. A substantial sum was realized. 1 The next regular meeting of the Membe Master $ monthly ace G talk on stage of m included “Butterfly ‘hool of the Piano held their meeting Wednesday. Miss Gilchrist, director, gave a the origin and monophonic iste. The musical program “Prelude” (Rachmaninoff), * (Greig), Haskel Hi ' (Beethoven), “Mornifg | »d"" (Greig), Robert Reinick; “Valse Hazel \Wass An_den eig), Emma Eglof; “Con " (Liszt), Hilda Burke Sospire” (Liszt), “Fantas Improm (Chopin), Mrs. Charles Cassidy mpromptu 4" (Schu bert), Frederick Neely tude fn A Flat” (Chopin), Gustav Weckel; “Po: lonaise, ( arp Minor” (Chopin), Pearl Dinowitz Others present were Mrs. Anne Jenkins, Helen Widmayer nfe Niner, Mrs. E. B. Johns Louise Rackley Moc (Chopin), Frubling solation. Shocky, Min. Tonight at the Takoma Park Pres byterfan Church Mrs. D. C. Juckson, organist, will give the first of a serfes of organ recitals. This program will be entirely transcriptions from Sean- dinavian music and will include num. bers by Grelg, Gode, Sinding, Back- ergrondahl, Ole Bull and Torfussen. Eva Whitford Lovette arranged an interesting program Friday evening ! in connection with the annual Hal- loween festivities at the Evangeline Hotel, this being the fourth season that this concert has been given by Mrs. Lovette | " Beatrice Koch played “Zuni Im- | pressions” (Homer Grunn), including | “The Flute God.” *“Mysterious Story” and “Rain Ceremony” in one group, s 25, No. 1,” and the Chopin waltz, “Opus 42. No. 5.” Dorothy Aston, Violinist, who has recently come to Natlonal Park Sem- inary as head of the violin depart ment, accompanied by Elizabeth Ste- | vens, who is also a member of that | faculty, ‘The Old Refrain" (Kreis panish Dance” (Rah- | field), with encores. Mrs. Lovette was to have been the | soloist and dramatic reader of the | { evening, but was unable to of 4 cold. Ma Templin Hendricks. | mezzo-contralto, sang in her place | aind was heard in a group, including “Thanks Be to God" (Stunl son), “The Pretty Creature Town the Ould County Down™ “By the Waters of Minnetonka, violin obbligato by Miss Aston. Maj. Charles J. Ferris entertained with dialect storles, impersonations and songs. Little and The Rubinstein Club will be en- tertained at its annual luncheon by the American lyric tenor Albert Al money, who received his musical ed- ucation in the United States. His repertorie is in English, French, Ger- man, Itallan and Spanish, and in- cludes not only operatic and oratorio arias, but folk music of many lands. Lois I. Stuntz has recently accepted the position of organist at Douglas Memorial M. E. Church The choir of All Saints’ Church Chevy Chase, will give a musical serv. ice at 8 o'clock, when the numbers will include “Magnificat” and_“Nunc Dimittis in A Flat,” by A. J. Holden: Introit anthem, “The Day Is Past and Over,” by Marks, and offertory, “The Saints of God,” by Jordan. At the morning service the musical numbers will be “Communion Serv- ice,” by Herbert G. Loveday, and of. fertory, “The Souls of the Righteous, by Foster. The soloists will be Phyllis H. Price and Blanche Bollu, sopranos; Louise R. Platt, alto; James T. Nicholson, tenor, and Robert H. Davidson, bari- tone; Willlam H. Taylor, organist and director. A special musical service will be rendered by the vested choir of St. Margaret's Church 4:30. The soloists will be Mrs. Myra M. Marks, Mrs. W. . Benham, W. W. Gantz and A. L. Lambdin. _Cellist will be Dore Walton. B. MacLeod is the organist and choirmaster. The Wilson Normal Glee Club sang a group of children's songs at Central High School Monday night at the mass meeting_of the parent-teacher associations. The club is under the di- rection of Bernice Randall Angelico, who sang some of her compositions during the evening. Emily Harrold, Washington so- prano, entertained a small group of mally at her home Thursday evening. The guests of honor were Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Adams, well known con- ductor and composer, respectively, of Asheville, N. C. Others in the party were Miss Esther Linkins, Mr. and Mrs. Josef Kaspar, Miss Elena de Sayn, Mrs. Street, Miss Amelia Mac- Fadyen, Miss Hellen Fetter, Mr. John Beach, composer, of Boston, and Paul Tchernikoff. song recital at Manlius, N. Y., Friday evening, November 13. The Quartet Choir of Calvary Meth- odist Church will give a recital Tues- day night In the Guild Hall of the church. Julia Culbreth Gray is the director and contralto. The other | given club will be tomorrov | s of the senior class of the | rs because | Dick- | with | this afternoon at | out-of-town and local musicians tnfor- | Julla Culbreth Gray will begin her season’s concert work with a folk | pen 7:30 o'clock The began Dalgleish Music Stud 8 fourth season Monda at Mrs. Dalgleish’s studio in the 1 Roosevelt Nomination of officers fo the ensuing vear took place. aft which Mrs. Dalgleish ve the club a brief summary of her trip this Sum. mer to the National Federation Music Clubs’ Convention in Portland C 8., where she was chosen one of the national judges the contest, the only woman uchieving this distinctior A nusical feat Lorraine »se, who In the Forest” ( Mother's He (Whitson), 3 surpr sang ipson’, ‘Roses Dowr “The of Love” Song" (Brahe Window" (Brah impro Mrs. Thi Dalgleis (Clarke “Japan ssed B; You: and rted” (Tosti). ptu numbers s Schilling, Mrs Miss Alice eska Kaspar Lawson gave or the Century Club at Lau Del., Monda She has a fu hedule for the coming months. Robert © interpreter and pia ber in the local has just established P street northwe | son 1s a student St ‘merson, 1si¢ dramati is & new mem el He dio at 17 Young Mr. E the famous tra gedlenne, Georgette Leblanc, who cre ated a sensation here v her re. markable song recital at the King Smith studios two years ago. Mr Smerson died at the Ameri Academy He has had cons ble experience in tgach ing an al work. He coached nford University 1 _as in . New York and San Francisco. He has recitals. He is also a p Emerson Is planning ‘Washington s h anis in Mr. s of recitals in | nstein Club will have Mrs Edgar Stillman Kelly, national prest dent of the National Federation Music ubs, speak their luncheon 10. Those w g to re serve tables for same requested to do so as ear as possible by com municating with Mrs. Peter Becker Jr., Hotel Roosevelt. North 9080 | The club wi hold rehearsals, d ! rected by Claude Robeson, every Tues | day morning. 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