Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1926, Page 61

By Helen Fetter. HE coming week offers a limited but choice group of musical per- formances for Washingtonians. The first part of the week is blank until Wednesday morning, when Rosa Ponselle and Jacques Thibaud give a joint musical. Miss Ponselle, famed as the leading American prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera House, gave an inspiring per- formance of the title role in “La Gioconda,” chosen to open the season at Miss Ponselle offered not only a beautiful splendid vocal and dramatic interpretation of her role, ting the awesome competition of the presence, in accordance A short time later she a marvelous spectacular Both Rosa Ponselle and her less illustrious, but also gifted, sister,- Carmela, are favorites with many in de her operatic debut at the Metropolitan early > the Metropolitan November 2. picture, but gave a $cven dom vith tradition, of the Four Hundr created the lcading soprano role of less illustrous, but also gifted, sister, Carmela m; “Aida.” Jacques Thibaud, French Wanda Landowska in a charm not appeared here in public come. Washington this season in g n will give his first evening concert here his marvelous knack for ballad artists on the concert stage today ed by the musically intellect program Saturday t 1s generally accepted ke McCormack. Egually few can ed en “La Vestale.” masse. Carmela violinist, is*remembered as joint artist with He has since and will doubtless receive a warm wel- iusical a couple of years ago. Another genuine artist, a much more frequent visitor to the Capital, John McCormick, who, in addition of the finest singing rlatti are as much by the public at singing, is one His Bach and ¢ al as his ballads are ncludes numbers ¢ e that no one can sing the “sob songs compare with Mr. acCormack m - crpretation of masterpicces of song literature * RANKLIN ADAMS, carnest adve T ate for South and Central American music recciving adequate hearing and appreciation in_the United States, and in Washington in partic with others of international friends ular, to establish a musical bond along b 'and understanding, is staging the first scene in a long-postponed dream of his at the Pan-American Union Building Saturday night Unfortunately, the date coincides with. Mr. McCormack's recital, yet the program is so divided that those who would favor hoth gram in either T tw program be possible to get m a combination of cxtensive training Sfessior “tl he thr rs are L be by composers native to countries south of the Panama Canal. concerts may hear ali of Ives of wnd p the cing broadcast, beginning at 8:15 o'clock, it ma als | the artists on the pan-American pro- program, for each artist will appear All the five artists include individu 1al experience. Tiwo singers are from atin Americans, and all the music will south of Texas and, in most instances, * XOTI day’ afternoon Figaro.” in English Wade Hinshaw Company Donizetti's “Elixir of Love” ington heard the German perform Wagnerian Opera Company. In tha leading role in Ger She will si charming singer on that previous Hinshaw productior tion musical performance of by Ha version earlier the HE music leaders in Wasl showing marked wisdom entrated attention to the children in the schools and.as type of co-ope part of evening, when Joscf Kaspar, recog sfor many years well as an autt group of numbers in arecital in whic ing from 8 to 10 years of age. will quartet. This is paniment to performance hefore oth ation or which gave a modernized deveopment to be presented here w Mozart's opera, “The Marriage of Osgood, produced by the William i interpretation of in the scason. Two years ago Wash- ance of this beautiful work by the t production Editha Fleischer sang a ug in English Thursday. She seemed occasion and should be equally so in ngton, and elsewhere in the country, are | anner in which they are paying more of musical talents in quite individuals. A unique example of this the grown folks will be given Friday cd as a leader in local musical circles hority on _the violin, will introduce a I four different young violinists, rang- play in turn the first violin part in a ) develop poise and stage presence as a natural accom- hers than fond parents. Thus the ex- tremely painful awkwardness that so many young students have to over- come in the naturally sl perience while under the period. period of YOUNG Wa of instrumer very last day of 1¢ ler studied here first irst Congregation rn city. Miss Fowle rington Kathar: Fow in-a recital in T 1 Harry Ed vho is with local audicnces yved the the little organ at the Library of Cc sion of the Coolidge chamber mu Miss Fowler appeared here a few weeks previous to her New ense of interpretation in her progra bers on the later program Fulton, another student, ir final selections, two sk general rejoicing wher things, ani Fowler" material success, Miss HE carly January mails brought voice magazine, Singing, which nent subjects. It is well gotten up disposition of material as_well as article, entitled “What 1 Think of Their Places,” gton within the Mr. Henderson rem ers heard in Wa ing seven days “The most popular male singer i {an Opera House. Neither is he the m de Gogorza. Reinald Werrenr: mention some of the fame And Mr. de Gogorza is the suprem v for some eriot on, 1 portant. Perhaps it is because peop! cert singers. But what operatic tenc for John McCormack’s earnings Next ng promise om Mr. Henderson’s pen, entitled * indeed, is a subject for lively discuss . most s 0 month’s Si tinuing | York debut, a written by the dean of derson, has news in the first paragraph that touche their teens is avoided by previous cx- stully confident influence of the pre-adolescent | promise as a periormer on the king ler, made her metropolitan debut_the own Hall. New York City. Miss Fow- ward Mucller, former organist at the now in charge of music in rer studies with Lynnwood Farnam, organist. Mr. Farnam is a favorite distinction of being chosen to ongress new auditorium on the occa- festival. recital with two other young people 1d showed fine poise and am, which included some of her num- 1e”shared the New York recital with Ellen mnsylvania, and Mr. Farnam gave the twc Scl mann. It is always a matter 1 trics his or her wings for bigger ndation promises to help her toward * the first copy of red Human’s contains many live articles on perti- and attractive in size of type and the delightfully " illustrated. The feature Living Singers—Male Singers Put in American music critics, W. J. Hen- especially upon sing- past week or to be heard in the com- arks : n this country is not in the Metropoli- ost finished. John McCormack, Emilio , Louis Graveure and Roland Haycs, t@l i the man singers ¢ artist of them all. DBut the popular sclieves oper tars” to be more im- ¢think they are paid more than con- it would refuse to excliange his salary arc conce t artists o have an cqually interesting article Female Songbirds Duly Rated.” Here, n. Army Mausic School an Asset * For Local Aztiitic Progress. has been considerable talk about removing that hard-wor jnstitution, the Army Music School, om Washington. It is announced at Secretary of War Davis will disapprove any cuch _suggestion, according to a statement emanat- ing from the War Department. Also, co-operative ef- forts of varlous local organiza- tions, musical and otherwise, which have the develop- ient of Washing- ton as a commu nity at heart, will oppose any such move. The reason WhY capt. R. G. Sherman. the idea was even contemplated by the military. authori- ties was based on the old, old problem of the necessity for more room to house the soldiers assigned to the Dis- trict of Columbla for heddqudrters. Fowever, it is this same reason that is offered by other military headquar ters which have been queried as.to the possibility of taking the school there, so it is hoped that this wil all prove, as M kespeare so_aptly ,titled one of his comedies, “Much Ado About Nothing." In this connection it might be inter- esting to give a picture of what this school is actually accomplishing. Like the Army Band, it owes its being to the parental supervision of Gen. Per- shing. Yet it is a distinct, separate organization from the Army Bend. Its ‘one link with the band is the fact that Capt. R. G. Sherman, commandant of the Army Music School, is also the commanding officer of the Army Band. William C. White is the principal of HERE the school and John §. Martin is his | qusistant. The school functions di- ‘ectly under the adjutant general, Rob- V+t C. Davis, while in "Washington. In \ddition to Mr. White and Mr. Martin, James E. teacher {raining, Resta instruct all graduates + jpamrosch’s Institute of Musical “Art i1 New York City. The well known and recognized method of harmony worked out by Percy Goetschius, As Capt. country needs an Sherman having v army mu: said, luntary service, hool to give to be enrolled as members of the mili- tary bands. In Germany, where mili- tary service is compulsory, every man in_every trade and profession must serve an allotted time, and thus suffi- cient trained and gifted musicians are annually in the service to supply the bands with already trained men.” England has its famous Kneller Hall at Hounslow, near London, now the Royal Military School of Music, which has long been established and after what modeled. Warrant Officer Wil- liam J. Cain, who has charge of cleri- cal reports and similar details at the Army Music School here, is a grad- uate of Kneller Hall. 7 The Army Music School was estab- lished with its first class October 9, 1911. In September, 1921, it was moved from Fort Jay, N. Y., where it was more or less under the general supervision of the Institute of Musical Art, to Washington.* Arthur A. Clappe was the first principal of the school. Maj. Dyer was then its commandant. At present the students number more than 100. During the World War the Army Music School carried on an extersive brogram. Besides the pursuance of { France Honors McCormack T Has ‘been officially announced that . the French government has hon- ored John McCormack; famous tenor, by bestowing on him the cross of “Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur.” " ~John McCormack was one of the first artists in this country to help the French cause during war time. In the Spring of 1915 he responded to an appeal made by the Duc de Richelieu and gave a benefit concert in aid of | the Iirench tubercular soldiers’ relief | fund. More than $8,000. was raised on that occasion. ‘Two vears ago he aised over 80,000 francs for the devas- tated regions from two toncerts in the French capital in aid of deserving French musicians. It is estimated that he raised almost a million dollars for various war charities in America during war time. iculated to please | South- | for musical training to soldlers who wish | which the American School is some- ) SUNDAY STAR, THIBAUD and ROsA PONSTLLE Maqflower (@ fiéd//rflfz/ayj . Figaro. PAUL LUDIKAR, Figaro i Mo zart’s famous comic opera which William Wade Hinshaw presents here Thursday, is a distinguished operatic singer.. He has sung at the leading | opera houses of central Burope. A | Czechoslovakian by nationality, Mr Ludikar was a pupil of Dr. Masaryk, the present president of Czecho slovakia, and passed his law exami nation: But the lure of music was 100, strong, and after devoting himself for a time to the piano Mr. Ludikar developed his voice, n baritone of ex- ceptional richness and range. ‘He was engaged to sing leading roles at the Berlin, Munich, Prague and other opera ho =, and appeared at the principal houses in Italy. where he became a prime favorite. At the famous La Scala, Milan, he created the part of Baron Ochs in Strauss’| “Der Rosenkavalier,” and in Paris he was Hans Sachs. in “Die Meister- | singer.” | Coming to America, he was engaged | as prineipal baritone with the Boston | Opera Company, singing Mephistophe- les in “Faust,” the father in “‘Louise,” Leporello in “Don Giovanni,” King Mark in “Tristan and Isolde” and other important parts. He also ex- tended his visit to South America and sang at the Colon Opera House, in Buenos Aires. Returning to Furope, he appeared in opera and in joint con cert recitals with Richard Strauss. Gretchaninow and other ~ leading | musicians, 1150 the regular curriculum, the War De- | partment authorized the Army Mus School to examine civiljan applicants for the position of band leader in the National Army, and also established, in the Summer of 1918, a training | school for the purpose of giving a | short course of instr n to all suc- essful candidates for that position. Such eminent musicians Perd Grainger and Ralph Leopold W : | socinted with the-school during 1917 | 1nd 1918 At present, the scope of the Army Music School’s mission is: (1) To give courses of instruc tion in music, hoth ‘practical and theorgetical, ele- mentary and ad vanced, to student: bandsmen, to ad- | vanced instrumen talists, and to stu dent band leaders: - (2) to supervise all | ¥ pertaining | H K7 5 to the music: i struction of ‘Army bands. The present au- thorized student personnel, 1925, is distributed as fol- | lows: Bandsmen's course, 1657 ad- canced instrumental (soloists’) course preparatory_band leaders’ course not to exceed 15 yearly: band leaders course, not to exceed 10 yearly; spe- clal band leaders’ course, 6. Every vear these classes are held. from 8 a.m. till 4 p.m. daily, except on Wednesdays and &aturdays in the aft ernoon, when there is recess. A formal recital is given in the Spring and | again at the annual commencement. | The bandsmen’s course lasts one year, | the soloists’ one year, and the band eader (enlisted), who has had the {1bove courses takes a special course in conducting, arranging, special har- mony and other studies in a two-year course. Prof. James C. Eldridge, teacher of harmony. is a pupil of Mr. Goetschius. .Thomas F. Darcy, who instructs in the cornet and trumpet, won an English medal, and Emanuel Comulado, instructor on acoustics, hold a class probably unique in the United States, in that scientific study is made in detail of all the various properties of acoustics, “the why of sounds and echoes.” - It is planned that the band leaders of all the Army bands will eventually all be graduates of this school. Of the 90 band leaders now in service, 47 are graduates of this- institution, and 13 of the other 43 are, by reason of age or approaching retirement, not avail- able to enter the school. The Army Music School acts in an advisory capacity on all musical ques- tions to the War Department, and is responsible for the standardization of all the tralning in music throughout all the Army bands, which include organizations in China and the Phil- ippine Islands. In the last three vears the school has graduated and sent te Army bands at large 254 men. Fhe original ‘raw material” for these bandsmren is a likely private soldier who has professed interest in music and shown in preliminary tests | real talent and aptitude along. these lines. The school .is ‘authorized to take such a man and give him one year's intensive basic course. He then is returned to the regiment in which he enlisted to register for service in that regiment’s band. He is usually taught & wind instrument first, with | elementary harmony; some ear train- ing, and the rudiments of music. Later he may be returned to the school for additional instruction.to be- come a band leader or may be en- rolled in_the soloist course. In Wash- ington the students have exception- ally fine advantages to play before a large public audience in both charity and municipal ptograms. All in all, the Army Music Sehool | has a very real and vital part to play | in the musical education program of this country, and it is fitting and logi- | cal that the schvol should have its headquarters in the National Capital. ' H. F. William €. White. Paul Ludikar, Who Sings: | | 1 | I | ter, both from a dramatic | PAVEL LUDIRAR National (Furrdsy) WASILINGTON, 1926~ PART MCCORMACK. Vds\unqbn Auditorium 'i />‘ Pan Americar ) Uniott Saturday Yy N ALFREDG OsWALD S i CONCERTS WEDNE Rosa Ponselle and Jacques promptly at 11:15 a.m. at th DAY Thibaud in joint Mayflower Hotel THURSDAY. “The Marriage of Figaro,” in _English, by the W. W Co., at the National Theater, at 4 Hinshaw 30 p.m. SATURDAY. John McCormack in recital at the W 8:30 o'clock. Group of five artists in begiuning promptly at 8:15 pm PONSELLE AUD RECITAL WEDNESDAY. Rosa Ponselle, American soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Compiny. and Jacques Thibaud, French violinist, will give the recital at the Mayflower Wednesday morning under the au spices of Mrs. Lawrence Townsend The program will start promptly 11:15 o'clock, and any one who arrive after that time must wait quietly in the lobby untilsthe conclusion of the entire first group of songs. Considera ble amoyange was aroused by the loud talking of some of the late arrivals at the last concert and confusion in seat ing thesc people between numbers in w-group. The program Wednesday, will be (a) “Tre Eiorni son che Nina'..Pergolesi (h) “A Pas Veracini “Stille’ Thranen Schumann Chanson' Norvegienne Miss Ponselle “Largo, Veracini (eighteenth century) Rameau-Krei "3, S Bacn Mozart-Kreisler ey ) * Aria (From momenti” Ponchielli Weber-Kreisler Brahms-Hochetes e Wieniawaky-Thibat h ish Dance . Granados-Thibaud Mr._ Thihaud, sti fieri “La Gioconda™) . Mics’ Ponselle (@) ehotto - Grieg <ot Carew Lull ) Prper of Love “MARRIAGE OF FIGARO" Thursday The T. Arthur Smith Bureau pre s the fifth offeryng of the Ten ries Willlami Wade Hinshaw's production of Mozart’s opera comique. “The Marriage of Figaro,” to be sung in English, by a cast of exceptional distinction, each and every artist be- ing of international reputation. won in some of the principal opera houses of Europe. “The Marriage . of Figaro” is founded on the famous comedy of that name, and is a continuationof “The Barber of Seville,” which was set tc music by Rossin Good as that work i€, “The Marriage of Figaro” is bet- and a musi- cal’ point of view. It is more inge niously constructed, the interest being constantly sustained. Musically ft is a masterpiece abounding in canzon ettas, arfetta and arias, all written with charm and fluency. Duets, trios, sextets and finales combine to make a perfect, score. With Editha Fleischner of the Deutsches Opera of Berlin, Mme. Cly- tie Hine and Celia Turrill, hoth of Co- Pan-American Fourdrain | | | M Winter Watts | ashingto tditorium, at Union Building concert vent G | E. v la Sc Boston panies, it is anticipated ti | will be enjoyuble. | JOHN McCORMACK, SATURDAY. John M hack, famous Irish tenor, will be presented in concert at the Washington Auditorium Saturday evening at -5:30 o'clock The assisting artists will be Edwin Schneider, pianist, and Lauri Kennedy | ceitist. The prog den Opera, Paul Ludikar and 1ti, both singers of note from and Opera com t the work am follows: Saraband Vivace | (o s Samma i 3 Canto M Swent F Gioite Enjoy the sian Groves Han (M Movement MeCormack) (Mr. Kenneds) bie Licbe Hat Gelogen “Who Te Ss1v Sehubert Schubert INTERMISSION. Songs Fanaid Grove Next Market Day “Kathicen Mavourneen MeCormaci) Ar Arr. Rachmaninoff (Spanish Popper Nr. Kenned a) “The Seacons” (Swedish Folk Arr by | (b) “Through All the Days” " Barba (1 “The Holy Child Easthope e MeCormacier Mr. Mcgormack’s concert s for the final concert in the evening course—that f Frieda Hempel in her Jenny neert March 20—are on sale at on-Greene’s Concert Bureau, 1300 G reet northwest, and will be on sal> at the Washington Auditorium {on the evening of the concert. Ninth Vesper Concert. 'HE ninth program arranged by uby Smith Stahl at the First Con- gregational Church for vespers, at {4:45 p.m. will be given this afterno by the Washington Quartet—>Mary Sherier Bowie, soprano: Richie Mc Lean, contralto: J. .. M. Bowie, tenor, and J. E. S. Kinsella, bass. The program will include: Quartet, “Hark, Hark. My Soul”...Chadwick Trio., on Tnée EachLiving Soul " .. Hyden Awatte o ot Quartet. ““The ‘Lost 8heep Jordon Soprand and contralto duet, n Pray Their Lo: -Spobr Tenor_and _bass Watchmai, - .$arjeant “Drorak Mar Seats for as well | Saturday Mme. Lind ¢ Mrs. W Whag of the Nighi Quartet. " ‘Going_Home™ Washingtdn C Opera FRANKLIN ADAMS, the Pan-American Union, nounces the first of a series of un- usually pretentious musicals to be given, from time to time, in the Union Building, presentipg North, Central 4nd South American artists in brilliant programs. | The first one will be given Saturday night, beginning promptly at 8:15 o'clock and ending at 9:45. It will be broadcasted. A limited num- ber of special invitations_have beén sent out for the affair. The artists on this program include Alma Simpson, Laurette Howard, United IStates soprano and contralto, -espectively; Alfredo Oswald, Brazilian sianist; Elio Bolognini, -Argentine cellist, and Clara Elena Sanchez, Mexican- soprano. _All of the artists come from New York for the event and, in some instances, even bring. their own accompanists with them=_ The program, which will be divided into two parts, with each artist ap- an- | pearing once in each part, will include the following numbers: Alfredo Oswald, Brazilian pianist. Group. of Bracilian ‘selections by Henriaue Oswald. “Lullabs. s “The ‘Bai I Neige, “Scherzo.” (“The Snow.") ompany Gives by Saint-Saens counselor of | Alma_Simpson. American soprano. (a) “La M Song™). g 5 Villoldo (c) “El Pangare” (“The aire provinciano Argentina (@) “Probe Mi Madre Querida" tle Mother” ) (Argentina). Lomuto ear Lit- Vidalita Bentinote Laurette Howard, American_contralto. “A Las Montanas Ire” (“To the Moun- T Will Go”). Peruvian song from the region of Lima. “Delirio” " (*“Delirium” ) . from Arequipa. Elio Bolognini., Argentine cellist Group of selections by Argentine composers Clara_Elena Sanchez, Mesican_soprano. Group of songs by Mexican compogers. Alfredo Oswald. Brazilmn pianist. (Brazilian selections ) (a) “Tango Brasileiro” (Brazilian tango). i ‘Alexandre Lévy (b) “Negrinha” (“Little Pet”). Héitor De Villa Lobos (e) “A Pobresivha” (“Poor Little Dear”). Heitor De Villa Lobos (d) 'O Polichinello™.. . Heitor De Villa Lobos (e) “Kankukus" (native dance). [@ (b) () (a) tains ) Heitor De Villa Lobos erican soprano. The Little Tippier'). - - Esperon Mexican air. e Muszo ‘Huayno,” Peruvi. “Oloy Tavation” (The Ecs of u Guada- ajara Girl'"). Mexican air, Velasauez “Mi Vieijo Amor” (“My Old Love") Mexican 8ir........ rette Howard, American “Estrellita” (“Little Star”). Mexie song by Manuel Pons Perfidia” (“Love and Per. v*). song by the Brazilian com- poser, Villa Lobos, “La Perla” (“The Pearl"). Porto Rico. ‘arranged by Allena Luce. Elio Bolofmni Argentine cellist. Group of_selections by ntine combosers. Clara, Elena - Sanchez, exican soprano. @roup of songs by Megican composere. contralto. n Roan ~Horse"). | Peruvian eonz § Oteo | ! 24 ALMA: SimpsoN Ery the new | Hamiine | Six OHLN M ector MARVILLE Episcopal Chur Allison stredts northwest well known in musical and church circles of Washington as a bass soloist teacher of voice il piano and a pro- tessional accompanist Mr. Marville is oist in the Washington Hebrew Congregation and had held a similar position in the the First Congregational rch until<he resigned to accept the directorship of music Hamline. There is being opened in the new church, [Lamline's ed: tional school of music which 2 will give vocal and hu Marville ! { the | | | JOHN MARVILLE. instrumental lesson the pipe organ will he given by Edith B. Athey, eflicient organist of the| church long been active in the musica i ¥ schools | and community centers. as well as of | Hamline Church he new organ,| over which Miss Athey will preside, is said to be o the finest organs in Washington. In the school of music elements 1 advanced instruction iz offered to members and friends of the church and to the community which it serves. The studio, located in the church building, is open through- out the week. BenchcMascal uosdaviat Second Bap!ist C}\UYCI'I MUSICAL is to day night at § o'clock ond Baptist Ghurch, Fourth street and Virginia avehue souiheast, under the 1uspices of the Busy Bees of the Ber. tie Appler class. The proceeds are to | g0 toward the building fund. A sil ver offering will be taken the door. Those appearing in the recital are Mme. Henriette Coquelet, soprano, and Elizabeth Winston, pianis The program will be: ‘Liebeswalzer “Witches Dan, ‘Polonaise A Fl Instruction on ziven Tues at the Se Moskowski MacDowell < Winston’ @ s of the SKy Blue Water." Cadnan Madame Bitteray o Pliceini From the Land “Open Road' One” Fine Da h . Mme. Coauclet Papiionsn A S 3 Du Bist Die Ruh 5 neeh o' the Wish Mine. Coaueiét (concert. paraphrase) Strause-Sehulz-Evier Marine Band Concert. IA the band auditorium at the Ma- rine Parracks Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. a concert by the United States Marine Band Orchestra, William H. Santel- mann, leader; Taylor Branson, second leader, Wil have the fellowing pro m March anch and True™ Overtiire. “Fingal's Cave . Seotch Poem' TSH for flute. i French horns, (Fluts C. 0’ Neil, Suite Espagn (@) A Rosenthal ano. ) Schubert-Liszt wi A Blue Spross -Hue Danubes’ Friedemann Mendelssohn MacDowel! mpanicd by ‘quartet of Diseatt Du Bois, " Doppler homs. A Seidler. ¢ 5 and A Ragozzine.) le. “Andalusia”.. . Miramontes () 4 Castle in Spain, aficiro moderato ce- in the Market Place. allegr scherzando s ALtz () Dulcinea Dreams, andantino. () Tale of the Troubadour. allegro maes- toso. Prologue 16 “Pagliacel™ . .. Grand scenes from “‘La Hohems .. . Pucein) Starines. hymiUThe Hune ol Mohismimn’ The Siar Spangied Banner." There will be a concert by the Ma- rine Band Orchestra Friday at 3:30 p.m. at the Marine Barrac] . . Leoncavallo A Cowboy Operetta by Harry Wheaton Howard **ROSE OF THE PRAIRIE" is the name of an operetta dealing with the picturesque life of the cowboys of the far west, written by Harry Wheat- | on Howard and to be produced under his direction in the auditortum of the Immaculate Conception School by the cholr boys and girls of the church at 815 o'clock on the evenings of January 19, 21 and 22. There will be | dancing after each performance. Those taking the leading parts in-| |clude Eleanore Hopkins, Richard Babcock, Helen Garver, Gertrude Becker, ~Elizabeth Danhakl, Leroy de Meza, Charles Mason, Maurice | Miller, George Beuchler, William | Stoddard, Florence Marguerite Yocum, | Thomas Gallagher, Mary Lee Russell, Agnes Dowd, Frederick Nolan and _ George Neumann. | ! turned from | College of Music Saint'SaSr_lvOpera January 25 FOLLU\\'L\'H a precedent establish ed two years ago, Bdouard blon, general manager of the Wash ington Opera C'o.. has chosen an all- American cast for the third of the sea son's operas, Saint-Suen's “Samson and Delilah,” v hich will be sung Jan v 25 at the Washington Audito. rium, Louise Homer and Paul Althouse, well known artists, will be heard in the title roles sociated with them are two other singers, who have long ruled as favorites with Washington audiences, Fred Patton, who will sing the role of the high priest, Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, Wwho will take the double role of the old Ie- brew and the second Philistine. The remarkable progress that the company has made this year in chory work and staging in this company's performances has won high commen- lation. Adding to these features, the cast chosen for this opera should make of “Samson and Delilah” a note- worthy performance. The two or three smaller parts have not as yvet Al | and | been filled for certa singers will be chosen. Althouse has just retur six-month trip to Austr company with Arthur Middieton, won an unusually enthusiastic come in concert work “Samson and Delilah” will mark the midway point in the largest season the Washington Opera Co. has yet en- joyed. Opening with “La Tosca” No vember 16, the company, by the work of the chorus and the beauty of staze setting and costume, demonstrated the great progress that had been made, Elda Vettori, young St. Louis sopran« made her bow in the title role. 7 opera was followed on December & b “Romeo and Juliet,” which marked the first appearance in Washingtan Armand Tokatyan. one of the leadin; tenors of the Metropolitan Opera Ce Following “Samson and Delilah™ wi!l be “Lohengrin.” March 22, and “Don Carlos,” with Chaliapin, April 8. Jacques Samassoud., conductor of the Washington Operi Co., who has proven so successful in hix work in the past, will direct the remaining per formances of the season. od v MUSIGRAPHS HE Pianists composed of sentative pupils of of that instrument Club of V members, repre leading teachers | here, held s | shington, | tale, ' by Cesar Beethoven. i, and “Rondinc by Winifred Michaelson, voung local fitth meeting this season at the home | Pianist. who last Summer won a Ju! of their director, Mrs. Martin A. Mor- rison, during the holidays. Hostesses for the afternoon were Helen Clark and Kathryn Beck. Unusual interest was aroused by the presence of three former members who are now study ing in New Yok—Arline Gilbert, who is with Martinus Sfeve King; Ben- jamin_Ratner. with Oliver Denton and Wi aelson, with James Friskin, > two former are & Institute Fine Arts. Mr. Ratn nd Miss Michaelson are enjoying a a fellowship, respec they won last Summer. members contributed the afternoon’s pro- m: “Coucon” (Daquin), “Etude in Major” (Chopin). Miss Gilbert: Ha “Theme and Variations” and h own “Nocturne,” Mr. Ratner: Chopin Nocturne in C Sharp Minor” and jeethoven “Theme and Variations,” Miss Michaelson Active members of the club_partici ating in that program were Virginia hull. Minnie Hoxsey, Helen W Katherine Smith, Ann Keliher, Martha MacAdames and Helen Clark three owing to del The music section of the Twentieth Century Club will meet Tuesday at Women's University Clui 1634 street, at 11 a.m. An exposition of the work of modern French composers known as the group of the six wiil be given L Mrs. Gerrit S. Miller, jr sisted Mrs. Henry 'an Pelt Harrisburg, pianist, and Albert money of Baltimore, tenor. as- At the reopening of the Georgetown Presbyterian Church last Sunday the following musical program was given at the evening service: Organ prelude, “At ©vening” (Kinder); anthem, “Sing Alleluia Forth” (Buck); tenor solo, ave Me, O God" (Randegger); ba: solo, “By the Waters of Babylon (How2ly: anthem, “Sanctus” (Gounod) organ postlude, “March in F" (Steane) 'he quartet was composed of Mabel Foote Whitman, soprano; Mary Belie Finney Beckham. contralto; Walter Frick, t and Horace A. Lake, bass. Willlam Fowler was the organ ist and director. Franceska Kaspar Lawson has re- Johnstown, Pa.. where she gave a recital Monday under the auspices of the Civie Club. ayn. violinist. ho New Yqrk, where vs with friends, Llena de turned from spent the holid has reopened her Building. Next Sunday Miss de Sayn. Mary Howe, pianist. and Herman Sev violoncellis, will glve a program the First Congressional Ch which the Cadman Trio will fearure. be a Florence Howard, soprano, Grace Tooke, pianist, will present program of folk music before the Council, of Jewish Women Tuesday afternoon. nd The Choral Club of the I. F. C. A had an interesting holiday meeting. Miss Mae 1. Brosnan, & member. sented several selectlons appropriate to the Christmas season. Dr. Henne- man of the Catholic University, ¢ tor of the club, gave an impromptu program of his own compositions. A meeting was also held at the Arth Jordan studio last Tuesday. Mrs. William T. Reed entertained the senior choir of the Church of the Transfiguration at_her home, on thedral avenue, Wednesday evening. A musical was given by the choir, of which Mrs. Reed is organizer and di- rector. roc Milton Hudgins Cheyne (Mre. Wal ler Cheyne), well known here as a although she has been com- tively inactive for some time, an- nounces that she is able now to re- sume her musical activities. She stud- ied the piano in Boston and also with Davld Mannes of New York. On account of the illness of Mrs. B. D. Shreve, soprano soloist, the spe- cial Christmas service by the choir of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church was postponed until last Tues- At the Sunday morning service. 11 o'clock, Church of the Holy City, Six- teenth and Corcoran streets,” Mrs. Ralph Barnard, precentor and soloist, will sing Cesar Franck’s O Lord Most Holy" (Panis Angelicus), with cello obbligato by Miss Mabel Dhncan. Miss Duncan will play Schubert's nei” also, and Miss Maud G. organist. will play Max Reger's 3loria in Excelsis” as postlude. Marguerite Carter (Mrs. Weldon Carter) has been engaged as instruc- tor in the violin department of the Georgetown Visitation Convent and assumed her new duties during the past week. She succeeds Helen Ger- rer, who resigned in December. Mrs. Carter is a graduate of the Institute of Musical Art in New York City, and she has taken special courses under Henry Krehbiel, William Henderson, Thomas Tapper and Dr. Hall on correl- ative subjects. She appeared in sev eral recitals in New York previous to coming to Washington and was soloist also with Victor Bfart in his lectures on “Musical Appreciation,” given in the same city. She has appeared here as soloist at some of the more important affairs of the Washington where she is a mem- ber of the faculty. Last Sunday after- noon she was heard in an informal ! recital at the convent, making an ex- cellent impression by the purity of in- tonation, intelligent interpretation and facile technic. Among her numbers { were two movements from ‘‘Concerto in B Minor,” by Max Brucl e 1 Tenor Banjos, Mandolins, Guitars I lete line of ageney for the famous Bacon Banjos and Stahl Mandolins and guitars. g WALTER T. HOLT STUDIOS 1801 Columbia Road, 1;: bin Goldmark, was in Washingto | for | “Sonatine.” Chopi | | | t | | will enjo; | 1 | | | | 1 tudio in the Draper | | | | pre- | | | Ca- | | | liard Foundation fellowship and now studying piano in New York w James Friskin and harmony with n the holida Last Sunday at musical tea given by Miss Pearl Waugh and Mr. and Mrs. Harol Brooks at the latter’s home in Chev Chase, Miss Michaelson played fou numbers. They were “The Thirty-two Variatiors” of? Beethoven, Ravel's Nocturne in ¥ 1-Tschaikowsky's Vs Sharp™ Pabst. Miss w Yo and Oneg Michaelson to re has returned 1t er studie: The Nordica Haw Ukulele Club of th Studios will hold its st rehearsal for the present season Saturday evening at the Washington College of Music The Instrumentation of this club com rises first and second Hawaflan guitars, tiples, ukuleles and banjo- ukulel an Guitar and Valter T. Holt ‘The Friday Morning Club this week a program inciuding Cesar Franck’s “Sonata in A Major,” by Mrs. Noble and Mrs. Wil songs sung by Virginia Stutesman and Hazel Arth. The songs will include by leading compo Violinists" Recital Friday. JOSEF KASPAR will present group of young violinists in a re- at his residence, 1217 M street northwest, Friday evening at 8:15. The program will be *Adoration" cital . .Boroweki John Rasel the following fite numbers we in- ng the young- ©0f the plavers an oDpPOrtUNity to q op sound musicianship turn lead a_string_guartet Frank Westbrook will take the parts Mary Park and Josef of gécond **Allegro : Kalliwoda Folk Song. W Julia Warner. ” t ward Thrashie Anie’ Rubin Ida Minovich INTERMISSION “Concerto. G Minor'" ¢ Introduction— All¢ Isaa. A Minor. Paul Brie “Concerto. A Minor *‘Andante Miny Plesel ‘Adazio Rondo Kalliwoda “Intermezzo” Bobm *Codcerto, irst Movement.” De ‘Beriot - Accolay “Siciliano et Rig Francois Tsaae Minovic rancosur-Kreisier “Slumber Son Paul Brightenbs Jose! Kaxpi Dora Minovich at the piano Army Band Concert V'l]lk\’l“'fi.\\' the Army Band in concert at the barracks will fea- ture two compositions by Tschaikow- sky and one by Friedmann. Tschai kowsky ‘Marche Slave” has as,it principal thematic material the Sérb- ian folk-song, “Come. My Dearest, ‘Why So Sad This Morning?" and is an excellent example of the genius of the man who wrote so well on the songs of the commen people. The “Finale From the Fourth Symphony,” also to be plaved, is well known The “Slavonic Rhapsody mann zay. num melodies and unusual ments Staff Sergt. Alfred be the soloist, playing from Wagner's French horn An interesting novelty will be a sax ophone sextet, with band accompa ment. This group will play “The Bu caneer,” by Mayhew L. Lake These selections, together with the overture “Mignon,” ffom Ambrose Thomas' opera of the same name, form the basis of the program by Fried with' f accompanl E. Leud Elsa’s L “Lohengrin,” on the reasonable: state H. Star_Offier 0 _AND HARMONY John J. Thomas. pupil of St Phila.: Dr. Clark, University of Penna, edvanced feacher of Progressive Series Lawrence St. N.E.. Brookland. Pot MENT LEAVITT AND AARMONY Coaching and Sophocles T. Papas GUITAR. MANDOLIN. BANJO, N, ATIA TTTMISS AMY cL PIANO. VOICF, Walter T. Hol+ Studios TENOR BANJO. MANDOLIN. GUITAK BANJOY HAWAIAN GUITAR AND UKULELE Ensemble Practice with the Nodica Clubs. Tstablished 1803 PHONE COL. 946. 1501 COLUMBIA RD BESSIE N. WILD Volce Culture, Piano and Harmony. Studio. 6824 5th et Takoma Park. D. C. Phone Adama 6549. SAXOPHONE Piano, Tenor Banjo, Guitar, Drums, etc In 10 to 20 Lessons Rag, Jazz and Popular Music 3 special Come in, write or phone for booklet. F: leseons it v’ instrument from “us. CHRISTE SCHOOL OF MUSI! 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