Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1927, Page 58

— H ELODY is the spark that gives lasting life to any niusical composition. No M matter how mechanically original or how technically admira ble a work, unless it has that in-| trinsic beauty—that is, melody—the work cannot live in the hearts of the people. After all, that is the final test. The works of the greatest mas- ters of music which are heard most frequently are those which have melodic value. Even the most critical of musicians when attending a con- cert where some rarely heard work of a master composer is played have been heard many times to remark as they go away at the end of the pro- gram, “Well, 1 don't wonder that that work is heard so rarely; it doesn't seem to have anything to it that one would want to remember.” Even in the world of popular music, jazz, in particular, is begin- | ning to feel the pinch of the lack of melodic freshness in the newest pro- ductions that are called “hits.” With- in the last few weeks in local motion picture theaters several leading jazz orchestras have been heard, organi- | zations which have held the lead in | lem, it is interesting in this con this type of music presentation for | nection The members play |orchestral conductor several seasons. with just as much activ nd va- riety of novelty noise interpolations | subject, in_a recent interview pub- as | lished in a New York newspaper. Mr. | as previously; they act just “peppy” as they play undeniably have personality, vet that | something that was “sparkle” is| gone. The jazz sounds flat. The| reason is lack of melody. The little | instrumental tricks that attracted | when new are stale. The newest | songs with the crazy titles, such as “Red Lips Kiss My Blues Away” or | *Just Like a Butterfly,” the latter sung with masculine vocal outlining | of what tune there is, do not have | that fascinating quality that is orig- inal, well knit melody. It was sig- nificant that the hit of the most re- cent of these organizations — Jan Garber's group at the Palace—was a burlesque on the playing of a stirring old melody by a German band, with an _unusually gifted musician-clown giving a_caricature of a fat band leader. This number won storms of applause. On the other hand, the usual jazz tricks by horn players, drummer, etc., in typical jazz selec- tions won only scattering apprecia- tion from a large and apparently at- tentive audience. Jazz needs real melody, and needs it badly at the present time, for no music, not even jazz, can stand still; | it must either progress and develop or go backward. Where that former “hit,” “Yes, We Have No Bananas,” according to the analysis made by Sigmund Spaeth, trespassed upon the melodic content of Handel's famous “Hallelujah Chorus,” the musical comedy, “Hit the Deck,” which seems to be having excellent success in New York, is supplying jazz orches- tras with another “Hallelujah,” very melodic, yet so simple in its melodic design that already there are those who are tiring of if. * %k X The motion picture theaters are @doing quite a hittle experimentation work along new lines in musical set- *mgs or entertainments on their pro- grzms. Some of them are particularly admirable. . Among the most pre- 2entious and also successful of these eforts is the “Moon Magic” episode b was shown last week at the Palace Theater. In this, Dorothy Wilson Halbach, one of the most promising of young Washington singers, was featured. Mrs. Halbach, vl in the early days of her enties” has a particularly lovely quality of voice that also is apparent- 1y receiving very good training. She has sung on a number of ‘occasions within the past two years. She seems 1o be constantly gaining in control of the essentials that make for good singing and to be constantly develop- ing in style. In the garb of an Amer- ican Indian maiden she stands, poised apparently on a high peak in a sef- ting that is a beautiful reproduction of Amerjcan mountain country of the Far West. Preceding Mrs. Halbach's own scene, some lovely views of Western mountains, streams and cloud-garlanded peaks were shown. Then, the scenes melt skillfully into the colored setting. The young con- tralto lifts her voice in Charles MWakefield Cadman’s song of poign- ancy and prophecy™"The Moon Drops Low.” 1t is most effective. The same American composer’s bet- ter known “At Dawning,” also with an Indian theme, is the singer’s other number. Both songs were well phrased, the enunciation was excel- Ient and the general effect was one of careful, well prepared production. The orchestra under Mr. Gannon showed fine support for the singer, never drowning her voice, and the audience showed appreciative atten- tion to the whole episode. This the sort of well gotten up oppor- tunity for local talent that Wash- ington thcaters should provide in true co-operative spirit for those who have real talent and willingness to work. Other unusual musical efforts in local motion picture houses recently were shown both at the Rialto and Little Theaters. In both instances, by odd coincidence, Rachmaninoff's familiar “Prelude in C Sharp Minor” was chosen as the musical vehicle. In the former house, Rex Rommet, the skillful pianist and leader of the Rialto Orchestra, presented his own arrangement for the prelude, with orchestration in syncopated effects. At the Little Theater the idea of adapting musical score to film was reversed and a short reel film was artistically presented which was fitted in theme to the impression one writer received of the Rachmaninoff prelude. A well known Edgar Allen Poe short story was used in the film, * ¥ ok 'A NEWS story published early this month which has its amusing and even sardonic aspects tells of Jazz in the guise of the Knight who rescues Symphony Orchestra Music, as the maiden in distress. The sym- phony orchestra in question_is, of course, the much-discussed Chicago organization, which was first to win fame under the baton of that glori- ous musician-pioneer Theodore Thomas. and later has become in- creasingly famous under the direc- tion of Frederick Stock. The story goes that Paul Ash, said to be one of the highest-paid jazz leaders in America, has offered to donate $10,000 to help meet the wage in- crease demanded by musicians of the Chicago Symphony. It seems that the total difference to be met be- BY HELEN FETTER. the leaders | van $30,000 annually. Whiteman and Ted Lewis, Jones, Jan Garber, etc. Please page Paul Isham The story has still another under- | any com blish a current of interest. In munity attempting to es | symphonic orchestra—such es as New York, Philadelphia, etc,, except- ed—it is necessary to begin with at |least a percentage of the members laf such an orchestra drawn from |among those who have to carn their | daily bread at present ing i | motion picture orchestras. There are asoned musicians who shake their ads and claim such “hack-work" talented for i I { dulls even the most { ¢ | playing of the caliber required in |a symphony orchestra. There: is | certainly truth in such remarks. Any | newspaper writer knows that steady | grind of writing in set grooves for routine work dulls the vocabulary and endangers one's capacity for iterary work. On the other hand. | how many great writers have at one |time or another gone through just | such periods of what in the journal- listic world are called “potboilers™! To return ta the orchestral prob- what the fine William van Hoogstraten has to say on this very to quote Hoogstraten speaks from the actual experience of one who has built up a fine symphonic organiza- tion in_the Western city Portland, Oreg. He says, in part: *It is wonderful to witness a dem- onstration of the way a new center | opens itself to almost any form of art. The spirit and the intellect are there. All that is lacking is the tra- dition. The history of the Portland | Symphony is expressive of the high idealism which is still one of its predominating characteristics. “Fifteen years ago a group of local teachers and players in theater orchestras and vaudeville banded | together for the sake of performing | better music, and this group forms the nucleus of the present orchestra. For several years they played and rehearsed without pay and solely for the love of the work, first one and then another member of the group serving as conductor. Later it was decided to reorganize the orchestra on a more professional basis and other leaders were engaged. The men in the orchestra must still re- tain their commercial positions out- side, as it has not yet been found possible to put them on a weekly salary basis. They are paid only for rehearsals and concert appear- ances. The manager of the orchestra, Mrs. M. Donald Spencer, always has donated her services. The directing board is most helpful and the organ- ization justly enjoys the hearty support of the citizens of Portland. Incidentally, it is more nearly all- American than any other regularly organized symphonic body in the countr: THE SUNDAY STAR “Gerry" to Sing Here: Chlnges in ncert Dates GERALDINE FARRAR, famous Amerfean soprano and former prima donna of the Metropolitan Grand Opera Co., ft is announced, will make a trlumphant re-entry into the concert fleld during the season 1927.28. She will appear in concert In Washington Wednesday afternoon, January 11, at 4:30 o'clock, under the local management of Mrs. Wilson- Greenc, lis ‘announcement was made yes GERALDINE FARRAR. ng just been | rrar_will be the the Philharmonic A planned second completed Mi: fifth attraction in course of concerts, appearance of the Boston Symphony Orehestra In this series had to be eanceled through a conflict of dates. Several chang have been necessi tated in dates of other artists in the same course. Edward Johnson, tenor »f the Metropolitan Opera Co., will open the course with a concert Friday afte noon, November 11. The next attra tion will be Farrar's appearance, Wed- nesday, January 11; third, Fritz Kreis- | ler, Tuesday afternoon, February 21, the date originally allotted to Serge | Rachn ninoff, pianist, who will play | instead on Friday afternoon, .‘hn‘('lli 2 e changes in the Kreisler un(ll Rachmaninoff dates are due to a| change of plans on the part of Mr. Kreisler, who will not appear in Amer- jca in time for the concert originally scheduled for Friday, January 13. Fhe Philharmonic course will close with the concert appearance of Mme. Marie Jeritza, prima donna soprano of the Metropolitan Opera, Wednesday afternoon, March 7. Both other courses of afternoon con- certs, the Artists’ course and the Wil- son e, will stand as previ- ously announced, with Marion Talley, Feodor Chaliapin, Jascha Heifetz, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gio- vanni Martinelli_ comprising the for d with “The Beggar's Oper: Lucrezia Borl, Lawrence Tibbett, Josef Hofmann and Sigrid Onegin in the Wilson-Greene series. Geraldine Farrar is announced to enter the American concert field next season for a three-month tour of the larger cities of the United States be- fore sailing late in January for Ger- many, where she will open an exten | sive continental engagement in grand opera. — e music pavilion are perfect. ‘The When the subject of a Washington Symphony Orchestra is brought up. | there are always many who imme- | diately point to the outside leading! orchestras of the country that come | to the National Capital to give p: grams, In that connection it worthy of a2 moment’s pause t sider that whereas the Ph Symphony Orchestra will still give| its five concerts here next season,| the New York Symphony is not | listed to appear at all, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra gives but three concerts, and the Boston Symgbony Orchestra ration for Washington has been cut down to only one instead of two appearances, due to conflict in dates which makes a second concert impossible. One other fact. Local talented children who are working earnestly in the well planned grade, junior high and high school orchestras of Washington have no outlet before them for their talents, however good they may prove to be, except in motion picture theater orchestras. The same thing is true all over the country. Increasing numbers of chil- dren are receiving musical education that is practical, and vet the sym- phony orchestras of the country are few in numbers and even the best of them struggling under inadequate support for existence. ok o O pick up again, for a last moment, 4+ “the melodic line,” it is interest- ing to read in the Columbia Phono- graph Co.'s latest announcement about the Schubert celebration prizes, that “the immediate purpose of this contest for an ending for Schubert’s ‘Unfinished Symphony’ is to encourage a return to melody, and to introduce the Schubert master- piece, through popular interest, to the millions who have never heard it.” The announcement gocs on to say that “though other great com- positions have been completed after the composers’ death—Mozart's ‘Requiem,” Weber’s ‘Sketches,’ the operas ‘Boris _ Godounov’' and ‘Turandot,’ the offerers of this con- test scarcely hope to find a new Schubert among the competitors for the prize.” MUSIGRAPHS ATHARYN McNEAL, the young Washington planist who estab- lished a studio here with much suc. cess in the exposition and teaching of technique for ultra-modern music in- terpretation, left the city Thursday ten route for her honeymoon as Mrs. Frost, wife of Lieut. Comdr. L. C. Frost, U. N. The marriage took place July 21 in Philadelphia in the presence of only a few intimate friends. The announcements, how- ever, were just issued within the last l!ew days. l Lieut, Comdr. i and Mrs. Frost will go directly to East Liverpool, Ohio, motoring there, to visit the bride- groom’s immediate family. They will then motor to Cleveland for a short stay before going to Lake Sebago, Me., via New York Ci After a house party at the Maine lake, they will return to Washington for a few days. They sail from Norfolk Septem- ber 20 for Haiti, where Lieut. Comdr. Frost, who has been on duty in the Navy Department in Washing- ton for the past year, will go under orders to duty at Port au Prince, on a two-year assignment. Washington {loses a keen enthusiast and authorita- | tive interpreter in the mneW music when Mrs. Frost turns her attention elsewhere for two years at least. | Vacation news from Henry Xander, Washington musician, who is spend- Ninth Sympheny,’ with a chorus of 200, orchestra af 106 and a good quartet. was given two evenings, 15, 006 attending each performance. Mr. ander especially praises “raser Gange's German diction in this work and mentions that Mendelssohn's Elijah” also is presented in this serics. He states that all seats are| good and the works excellently pre sented for such small charges as and 59 cents, with a dollar as the “top price.” Mr. Xander also states that the Goldman concerts at Central Park are presenting some unusually interesting works, He says: “There are seats for 20,000 people, descrip- tive programs, and the audience listens with rapt attention and appre- ciation. The nearest thing to the Goldman concerts in Central Park which Washington might have would be Marine Band concerts at the Cen- tral High Stadium, where seats are avallable for several thousands.” 1. Frank Gebest, well known Wash- ington musician, has returned to this city after a year's sojourn in Europe, during which time he visited France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. Mr, Gebest expects to spend the coming Winter in_Washington, re- opening his studio here early in the Fall. Pearl Waugh of local music circles is spending the Summer with her fam- ily in Tipton, Ind. She is not doing much musically, but is resting. She has, however, given some informal programs with a violinist, Carrol Oakes, who is with Leopold Auer in New York City during the season. Miss Waugh writes that Mr. Wey- man, New York associate in her local studio during the Winter, has charge of the plano work at the Surrett School in Concord this Summer, He has presented three illustrated talks on dance forms there which he will give at the local studio in the Fall, and seven lectures in interpretation. He also played the piano part in the following selections in two concerts at the Surrett School given during the Summer season: Brahms' “Horn Trio, for Horn, Piano and Violin"; s “Trip for Flute, Cello and nd Handel's “Sonata for Twc Violins and Piano.” Edwin Moore and Helen Coolidge are two Washington students of the Waugh-Weyman Studios who are at. tending the six-week school in Con- cord. Martha Chambers, soprano, was soloist at the good roads meeting of Arlington County last Monday ev ning. Miss Chambers sang ‘‘Trees, by Rasbach, and “Take, Oh Take Those Lips Away,” by Frank La Forge. Irvine Quigg was the accom- panist. A card just received from Elizabeth Gardiner, Washington dancer, comes from Madrid, Spain, and the sender “Am really here at last and 3 hing from the bull fights to the dances.” Henry firanville Leef, tenor soloist of St. Alban’s Church, this city, as- sisted the Bowen Quartet last Sunday, in the absence of Harold M. Brown, who 1s in Michigan on his vacation. The quartet sang at the morning service in Christ Church, Port Repub- lic, Md., and at the afternoon service in_ All " Saints’ Church, Sunderland, Md, The other members of the quartet are: Emma Seaman Smith, soprano; Eleanor Eaker Spencer, contralto and director; and Tench T. Marye, bari- tone. Susanne Oldberg is busy these Sum- mer days in her studio in the audi- torium of the Piayhouse, which she has occupled for the last five or six years. Free to singers, advanced students and teachers are the voice trials and diagnosis of volces Saturdays from 3 o'clock until 5, with talks on tone, breathing and diction to those who are anxious fof knowledge of the art. ing the Summer months in New York v, where he expects to remain tween the amount -that the Sym- phony Orchestra Saciety offers to » Pay and whai the union agks is until October 1, “indulging in music nd natatorial sports,” indicates that ‘the stadium concerts are hetter than ever and the acoustics of the new Elizabeth and Mary Keyes of Wash- ington, D. C., gave the cloging concert at Wenamaker's Auditorium in New York City last week, when they ap- peared in a vecital of chamber musie songs. WASHINGTON, D. € AUGUST 14 A TENOR TURNS POET A. HARL closely allied, sisters who seem to share turn find about in many cases of in- dividuals whom they endow wWith their gifts. A. Harlen best known in Washington as & tenor who sings with exceptional in- felligence and artistry, is blossoming now into the limelight as a poet of Wnean gifts, He has just been par- ticularly honored by the well known publishing concern, Dodd, Mead & Co., Who have requested his permission to include his name in their list of those who have had the best poetry publish- ed during the past year in periodicals in_this country The poem which this special recog! “March,” one of a which is to appear complete in Mr. Castle’s book, now in process of com: pilation for publication. “March” was published in_the issue of that month, 1927, in the Commonweal. The poem is MARCH. About Ter head she wraps & cloth of gray Bugn ke 3 Dustlio Budsciite, brisk and SINFINE A nojsy song with spirits cay. She. wweans the ille and fields and valleys HE arts ara Castle, won Mr. Castle tion was entitled vele of the Year,” Clean. She takes tho tattered covers from the trees So Spring may hang her flowered draperies: Wives off tho frosted coat from every stream That each may like a brilliant mirror gleam. And When her eyes no other tasks discern, Calls_hack the “truant by Soring’s return Another poem in this same cycle which has also ieen published appeared a year ago in Nature Magazine. OCTOBER. Her gown is like a 'broidered tapestry Aniong whose folds tha brilliant colors pl ‘Wears @ misty scarf all shot with s And S her. waist a rioto s With soft-shod feet she stops from” hill to il Gloriously vivid assured. until line unaware. Her younger x With' shr eki ous hands doth e threadbare: sloe elate g year disconsolate. CASTLE. Mr. Castle was born in Mark Twain’s town, Hannibal, Mo. The would-be tenor-poet received his first voice instruction from Mme. Norman Frost of Hannibal, and, later, from Mrs. Alfred Smith, at that time head of the voice department of Central Col- lege. Mr. Castle had special coaching for appearances in the companies of Ralph Dunbar, with Mr. Dunbar in Chicago. He also studied with George Ashley Brewsier and Leroy Wetzel | of the Windy City. Later Mr. Castle | studied with Dr. Frank G. Dossert of New York City and'Paris, and also worked locally with John R. Monroe of Washington. An unusual type of recital in which Mr. Castle appeared at the \Women's City Club presented four moods in songs, preceded in each group by a piano prelude indicative of the par- ticular mood of that groun. This was said to be the first recital of that type given in Washington. Mr. gave three such programs. A. Harlen Castle has had special soloist engagements in the following ‘ashington churches: Guest soloiet St. John’s Episcopal Church, La- fayette Square, during August, for the past fivé vears; soloist for some of the French vesper services given during Lent at St. John’s, Church of the Ad- vent, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mount Pleasant M. E. Church, Cal- | vary Methodist ~Church, _Columbia Heights Christian Church, St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church and the Church of the Assumption. mma_ L. Ashford, the composer, dedicated her last song. “Home Com- ing,” to Mr. Castle. He also has sung tenor arias in standard oratorios and cantatas. As a writer, Mr. Castle has done some newspaper work and had short articles published in the Royeroft publications, in addition to his poetry. Castle OTTO TORNEY SIMON. T s generally conceded by the old- est inhabitants of local music circles, and others who were for- tunate enough to be keenly in- terested in music here up until the very latest years, that the fascl- nating art of motet singing never was developed locally to such fine state as in the organization the old Motet Society, disbanded only a few seasons ago, which was conducted by Otto Torney Simon. Mr. Simon, who has long heen a resident of Washington, is also well known as a musicianly pedagogus who is a writer and a teacher primarily of singing. But the indications are that it is the remark- able performances of that Motet So- ciety under his direction that will live longest and mark him with the most individuality as one who has contrib- uted materiaily something that w: different and. highly effective in local music performance. Otto Torney Simon was born in Bal- timore, sister city to Washington, His early musical education was acquired at the Peahody Conservatary of Mu- sic, Later Mr. Simon became an asso- ciate and, finally, a professor at that institution. He studied harmony, counterpoint and composition under Asger Hamerlk of Copenhagen, Den- mark, at this conservatory. It is to Mr. Hamerik that M Simon gives credit for developing veal musician- ship interests in his work, The tech- nical and sclentific aspects of the art of singing were studied hy Mr. Simon with Edmund Myer and Pattou of New York City. Mr. 8imon also stud- ied the Ruderstorff method in Boston. Going abroad, he studied Emil Behn- ke's methods and work in laryn- goscopy; he consulted Marchese's ad- vice on vocal problems in Paris and in Ttaly he studied with Cima and _ other Italian masters. _ . The work of choral directing ap- pealed to him at an early stage in his career, and he spent his Summers in London, Paris, Milan, Munich, Berlin and Bayreuth, where he studied choral productions in particular. In the Summer_of 1914 he saw his early master, Mr, Hamerik, at his home in Copenhagen for the last time. Mr. Simon crossed the big pond in his search for development of his cultural profession practically half a hundred times. In_ Washington Mr, Simon has led the Musical Art Society, the Apollo Club for Male Voices, the Polymnia Society and the Motet Choral Society, the last mentioned for 13 seasons. Mr. Simon also has written many brochures on the scientific aspect of singing. Among those published are “The Study of Vocal Physiology,” “Sclence and Singing,” “Breath Con- trol in Singing,” ‘Some Necessary Qualifications for the Singer,” “Poetry, Singing and the Upper Resonance” and “Art Theories of the Motet Choral Soclety.” i In a discussion of his opinions_of the needs of Washington, the Na- tional Capital of the United States of America, in music Mr, Simon stated as follows: Washington has gone ahead in an almost unbelievable way in its appre- ciation of music. And, parenthetically, it may be said that the arts are an nnusual stimulus for the spiritualiza- tion of a people. Walter Pater, Ox- ford wan and Bnglish critic’ and writer, says that ‘happiness is seizing and appreciating the beauty of the moment.! Mych such beauty comes to us through the love and under- standing of nature and through the arts as they reach the heart through on or hearing. Before suggesting * what Washington needs in stimula- 1927—PART 3.’ Melius Sails for Europe ; Sings Thrice Here Later Tuella Melius, American coloratura soprano, who achieved such extraordi- nary successes in her appearances with the Washington Natlonal Opera Co. here last season and is to return in grand opera and concert next sea- son, has sailed for Europe, where she will fill several jmportant engage- ments, Mme. Melius is to sing the leading roles in “Mignon” and “Lucia di Lam- mermoor” in the course of the fe. tival week with which the local opers LUELLA MELIUS. group will open next season in Poli's Theater, beginning December 5. She is listed to make her appearance in concert in one of the five concerts pre- sented for members of the Saturday livening Concert Club. The club is under the auspices of the Washington Opera Co., and its membership is open to all music lovers, although the con- certs will be restricted to members, Miss Martha Adams is secretary of the club, the headquarters of which are at 1814 G street. Many of the prominent men and women of Wash- ington society, official, business and civic life of the National Capital are members of the club. P “Opera Gardens” Open Wednesday, August 24 Ol’}'}NvAIR opera, so much en- joyed by many of the leading citles of America, is soon to have its in Washington. The elabo- rately designed Opera Gardens of the Washingtonians are in prac- tical readiness and the production of Planquette’s ~ beloved light opera clagsie, “The Chimes of Normandy, delayed on account of the illness of Elsie Schulze, who sings the romantic soprano role of Germaine, is scheduled for the opening praduction under the direction of Rollin Bond, Wednesday, August 24, This will be followed by produc- tions of Supp “The Lovely Galatea,” Gounod's “Faust,” sung In English; Herbert's “Mlle. Modiste,” Audran" “The Mascot” and “OIi In the Planquette work Gayle Hunt will sing the vivacious role of Serpolette, the mischief-maker of Normandy. Harry Myers, as the romantic marquis; Agostino_Arancio, as Grenicheus; Dr. Charles Gordon, as Gaspard the miser; Wesley B. Peckham, as the Baill wald Barber, as the notary; Gibson Maxwell, as assessor; Gladys Hunt, Dorothy Davenport, Bessie Doolan and Betty Waters, as the four village maidens, complete the cast of prinei- pals for “The Chimes of Normandy.” 'hey will be supported by an unusual singing ensemble. ¢ The Opera Gardens of the Washing- tonians present charming beauty, and are said to be ideal in acoustics. The gardens adjoin the historic Gen, Lewis mansion at 456 N street south west, and are reached via “wharves" cars on either Seventh or Ninth street, and the vicinity has ample parking space. There are opportunities for a few more voices. Young men and wom- en interested should get in touch with Mr. Bond at 456 N street southwest. e ———— tion, some national assets might be suggested. The Nation needs in the cabinet at Washington a minister of fine arts, who will be the real Secre- tary of the Interior, the custodian of the innermost vision of the Nation— and place him, please, near the head of the line. Such a one will encour- age talent and the struggling artist. A genius, which must often be found and nurtured, is the most preclous of all spiritual possessions of a people. “Begin with the child. We need the public’ schools of the people to be places nat ‘only to cultivate the mind and hand, but also to stimulate for fineness and taste and imagination in man the essence of God. The falry tales, the myths, the sagas are such stimulation. No more impressive statue exists than the one in the great park of Copenhagen of Hans Chris- tian Andersen, the figure bent for- ward in interest and the face illumi- ated with spirit and kindness, tell- ing his story to the childhood of all peoples and nations. The fairy tale is worth mixing with arithmetic and penmanship. “Ear training should be encouraged as the foundation of music, after which should come singing and the school orchestra. Singing should be intelligently conducted with little children. Even in young children, Wwith proper instruction, the little, clear, flute-like tones may be encour- aged with breath contral. The voices of little children are so often crushed in youth. The Nation would flower in its beautiful voices if this were appreciated and understood. ““To come back to Washington, we need breadth and fraternity among the musicians, doing as we can with our local interests, but welcoming other outside choral societies, other orches- tras, other opera companis Speak- ing for the musicians of Washington generally, my personal opinion is that many enterprises do not get adequate appreciation and support from those within our borders. It should not be. Speaking generally, again, Washing- ton needs, even more than it has, the helpfulness of women in furthering musical art through musical clubs and societies and in bringing distinguished choruses, orchestras, opera companies and artists here. Washington needs radio combinations and programs that will not vulgarize one moment and en- rapture the next. We need in the seminaries for clergy more study of the esthetics of art, and especially of music, so that choral programs may be given in their purity. “We need a national orchestra and opera company here that will be sub- sidized by the Government.” Each is a most expensive toy, and needs the steady push of support not furnished by kaleldoscopic Washington. We need a virile choral society to express itself ip the beauties of a wide litera- ture. We need a hall for concert and opera, adequately equipped and com- fortable. It will rise into being when the demands are sufficient and insis- tent.” advent Anouncement is made of the reor- zanization of the Washington Male Quartet, and the engagement as bari- tone of Willard Salem Haynie. The personnel of the quartet, as now con- stituted, is Paul Edward Garber, first tenor; James L. Bwing, second tenor; Willard Salem Haynle, baritone, and Washington Irving Cleveland, bass and director. The quartet gave a recital via sta- tion WMAL Tuesday evening. Assist ing was Edith Hoffman Jones, & prano, with Mrs, Willird Salem Haynle gnd Mra. Jewell Downs as gc- companists. 'he quartet has & mumber of radio gagoments for the coming seasen. UNITED STATES NAVY BAND. The United States Navy Band, Charles Benter, leader, and Charles Wise, second leader, will present the following programs during the current week in Washington: Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., at the Capitol: c. “Athens the Beautiful.” Do Luca Ballet m Diable” Air de ballet verture. Ty | %o for cori (Musician E. Hruby.) drand scenes from the opera ‘Rixo (by_request) Kiios Fourth movement 'from (e ‘symphoni 0 imsky-Korsakov eherazade’ usion: The Valse de concert. “Morning Journals' “Patrol of the Scouts” “The Star Spangled Hanner. 7:30 p.m.. Dupont Circle: March Brazilian, “A C Overture. * Solo for piccolo. Massenet nt du Rosixn Filipovsky an William Meyer.) ement from the symphonic . Rimsky-Korsakov Kalendar. from the opera “Excelsior." 5 Marenco Valse de concert, “Beafitiful Blue Danuibe. Sirauss Excerpts from the musi Only Girl" “Bacchanale, ‘Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., at the band stand, Navy Yard: March. . .Reeves o - Rhapgod; ec Suite de ballet. “Pantomime™. (a) Leandre et Isabelle. (b) S mouche et Colombine. {c) Pigzicato. () Ballahile " s Grand scenes from the opera “Faust.' Valse de concert, “Violets". Excerpts from the musical of the Flame™.. ... Stothart “The Star Spangled Banner." Thursday, 7 p.m., Tuberculosis Hos- pital. Fourteenth and Upshur streets northwest: March. “0ld Berlin". . ...... QOverture, “The Fairy Laie” Ballet music from “Faus Scenes from the opera - Lucia moor “Song .Von Blon Avuber Gounod i Lammer Donizets Ivanovic Gems from .Caryll Popular, selected. . “Trinmphant America”. Von Mahden “The Star Spangled Banner.” Friday, 7 p.m., Mount Alto Hospital, Wisconsin avenue northwest: “Burr's Trinmnhal”. .. ...Alexander the Weli''.. . Blodek "Coates (c) At the Dance. Sceues from the ope Waltz, “My Lady L: Gems froni ti _Petrelli Biuke . «. . Herbert ted. Australian Navy" Spankled Banner UNITED STATES ARMY BAND. The United States Army Band, W' liam J. Stannard leader and Thomas K Darcy second leader, will present programs as follows during the com- concert at Meridian Hiil 30 p.m.; Tuesday, Walter Reed Hospital, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Syl van Theater, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Cap- itol steps, 7:30 p.m.. and Friday, Army ‘War College, 6:30 p.m. The program Wednesday at the Syl- van Theater at 7:30 p.m., which will also be given Thursday at the same hour at the Capitol steps and broad- cast at that time via radio station WMAL, will include: “Coronation March." from “The Prophet.” » Meverheer erture to “Elverhoi”. ... “Kuhlan umpat solo, “The Commandant”.Chambers “Thomas F. Darcy, second leader. Waltz, “Remembranza Hondurenas." 3 ‘Adalid_y Gamoro Thia number was specially wrilten for the Army Band by Senor Adalid, and is respectfully dedicated to Dr. Franklin Adams, counselos 1 the Pan-A Union. by the Salon piece, “First Grand ‘scenss from 3 Secopd Leader Thomas F. Darcy 'cos March. “Hail to the Spirif of Overtre_Hung: Selections from antasia_on “Dixie’ . . “Embossing the' Emhiem™ “The Star Spangled Bar Mme. Schumann-Heink Advises Young Singers 'HE great contralto, Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink, will give a con- cert in Washington Monday evening, October 3, in the Washington Audi- torium, under the auspict of 'T. Arthur Smith, Washington concert manager. Mme Schumann-Heink is noted for her interest in and encouragement of young singers. She says: “There are many fine American voices,” then, adding a note of admonition, the con- tralto is reported as saying: “The only trouble is that there are so many inferior ones blocking the traffic and trying to create a place for themselves when they ought to be home in the kitchen, or, at best, serv- ing tea. I could name a dozen young Americans who are coming rapidly to the front, but I won't do it. I'm a peaceable person. But this I shall «ay: “Let a voice of real merit appear with musical sense and determination to back it up and watch the managers scramble to get it. “But young singers are too eager to get to the top quickly. Too many ol them have good enough voices, but not talent. Others have the voices and the ability, but won't work. The three to- gether are absolutely necessary. Let a competent critic, not a vocal teacher, try you out and it will appear quickly whether or not you have all the musi- cianly instincts. It you have, and are patient and not afraid of years of hard work, you ought to be successful. Above all, you must deny vourself luxury, be content with simple living and not permit yourself to be beaten by a few disappointments.” Mme. Schumann-Heink does not be- lieve that girls seeking careers as singers should rush off to the larger cities in search of instruction. “They should get the preliminary instruction at homd she says, “‘unless home con- ditions are utterly impossible. If there are no good teachers in their villages or small towns they should go to the nearest small city, because usually there is to be found a really good teacher conducting a choir or teaching independently, just because he or she prefers the surroundings to those of the metropolis. And there are liter- ally thousands of fake teachers who simply use the big city for advertising purposes and in that way ruin ths voices of many possible singers of the future.” PR, The Dorothy Donnelly-Sigmund Romberg operetta. “The Proud Prin- cess,” went into rehearsal last week under the direction of Sam Forrest and Dave Bennett—the latter staging the dances. Hope Hampton will be the star. 1| Scene Eena UNITED STATES MARINE BAND, The United States Marine Band, Taylor Branson, leader, and Arthur S. Witcomb, second leader, “will present the following programs this week. Tomorrow, 4:30 p.m.. at the bar. racks: A “America’s March™ Overture, “Domino N “Meditation. from Saxophone solo, “De Varie" . o (M Selection. i . Thais’.. """ Beriot's Sixth - Hartmann n Fra nser | or Herbert's Favorites Vaise de concert. “Estudiantina”.. Waldteu el Intermezzo roccoco, ~Re leavor Aletter Suite, "The Swan Lake".. Lake Tachaikow (e) Czardas. Marines” Hymn. “The Halls of Montezuma.* “The Star Spangled Banner Tuesday, 7 p.m., United States Vet erans' Hospital No. 32, Mount Alto, Wisconsin avenue March, “Under the Star of the Gu«lrl' i Overture, “Fingal's Cave".. Morceau du_ salon, “Elean: Fitone solo. recitative and son Sublime. Sweet Evening Star. “Tannhauser” . Excerpts_from Waltz. *'The Beautiful Biu e Skien"... . S am. Kiss Her for Me "Bown South” ... “The Star Spangled Banner. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.. United States Capitol: Mareh, i “Tell 1t to the Marin . Branson ire dramati The Vikings Hartmann | “Candle Dance by the Bride of Cashmir. from “Feramors”. . Rubinstein Sayovhone solo. “De Beriot's ‘Sixih Varie : e, M Wiblitzhouser Finale. second William Tel Quartet for brass instruments Dulee.. . "L ond Jeader ‘AW N Cicchese. ‘enphonium hone. ) ol Rossini Cor Valenti et Muste Musician P, R k pmb.” cornet Mugicia “Sovillana™ uite. wking Upward fa) By the Lighi of the P (b1 Reneath the Southern C (€) Mars and Venus “The Star Spangled Bauner Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Sylvan Monument Ground: March. “Flag of ceessVan B Overtrue. arita W Beriot's "Sixth A Hart “Rondo al Oeng Sayophone solo. Varie®. . ¢ e OMisician Franie Wiblitzh “The Tey A scenes from kingen™ é “An Bord du’ Ruissean K'Y Boisdef Characteristic and Rondo’ Canpriccios De (“At the “Andante Second Hunzaria “The Star $ THE SOLDIERS' HOME B! The United Sldier | Military Band will give the following programs during cvenings this weel, as follows, in the upper band stand at leader: Anton Pointner, second Ie sinning promptly in each 0 p.m der, case at TUESDAY. | Mareh. “General Letenne “Beautiful Gala Pale Moon™ .. The Bird and Ring-Hager “German Liederkrang” . = -Berier Fox trot novelty. - Marsi Ain't She Sweet Waltz suite. “Dreams on the Ocean™ Gunel Finale. "Rosy_Cheeks’. ... Whiting “The Star Spangied Banner." THURSDAY. Potpourri 3 . Ty . . Woods Overture. " a Besthoven Characteristi P ¢ auested) g Potpourri, Fox trot. “Love and Kisses Waits song. “When You One You Love” (reauest). ... ...S le. “There Ain't no Maybe th My i naldson SATURDAY. March. “Washington Post®. .Sansa ~Balfe Ring armen” . . o e and My Shadow’". Rose Flowers of Italy” ... Stefano Robiuson 5. > @rand_selecti Fox trot no Walta suite. Amato and Robert Steel Featured at Atlantic City PASQUALE AMATO, renowned barl- tone, who, for 16 seasons, has sung principal baritone roles at the Mectropolitan Opera Ifouse, will sing in the ballroom on the Steel Pler, At- lantic City, this evening at 9:15. The phenomenal ability of Amato is evident in concert as it is in opera. He has sung with all the great sym- phony orchestras of this country, He brings the same consummate art and emotional significance to the concert piatform as is displayed in opera. To- day Amato stands as one of the best known and best beloved living singers. Among the numbers on his program will be “O del mio dolce ardor” (Gluck), “Dansa_ fanciulla” (Duranto), ¥ Mer” (Borodine). “Canzone di Vaa lem” (Moussorgsky), aria from *Zaz (Leoncavallo) and “Cavatine Figarc (Rossini). He will also sing the duet. “La ci darem la mano” from *“Don Juan,” by Mozart, with Ethel Dobson, who will be the associate artist with Mr. Amato. Miss Dobson will sing as solo num bers the aria “Ah! Fore e lui” from “La Traviata”; songs by Jhon Prin- dle Scott, Richard Straus and Cur: ran, and to the flute obligato of Charles Cinti, Miss Dobson will sing he ““Snake Charmer’s Song” from the ‘Golden Threshold” (Lehman). and Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark” (Bishop). At the afternoon concert in the Steel Pier ballroom at 4:15, Rabert Steel, baritone of the Chicago Civie songs by Grieg, Griffes, Kramer, Busch, Mendelssohn, Leone, Speaks and the aria, “Eri tu” from the Masked Ball,” by Verdi. Fsther Dob- son will also be the associate artist with Mr. Steel at the afternoon con- cert. No separate admission charge is made to these concerts, the same be ing free to patrons of the Steel Pier. -— The organization of Mixed Quartet is announced. The personnel includes Edith Hoffmay Jones, soprano: Iva Louflen Guy, con tralto; Paul Edward Garber, tenom and Willard Salem Haynie, bass, with Jewell Downs, accompanist and direc- tor. The quartet was recently heard in recitals at the Mayflower and Hamilton Hotels, and expects to give programs during the coming season over local radio stations. Irma von Lackey, dramatic soprano, and Mrs. Hugh Arthur Allen, accom- vanist, left yesterday for Newport News, Hampton and Old Point, Va., where they are scheduled to give a musical program for the Rotary Club. STUDIOS BESSIE N. WILD v Lo Pi sl B Dnmfllfldh. gt T e 1221_Conw. Ave. N.W. _ _Feank. 609. Walter T, HT.it:'fimdiu o) ablie) o\ Galambis 948 F WASHINGTON I8 AMY CLEMENT LEAVI X ND HARMONY Figkenth Sireet N W Rhariinent 53 PROFESSOR E. S. COS\‘TA Graduate Bellini _Conservatory. iga. {ialz. aanounces ‘the openine, of his o fnatructions |on °Tretted | instryments slio_ VISl “and” cufture. w ik lture of music . N.W. Phone Franklin_8100-W. PHONE Plane Tenor Banio. Guitar. Drums. Ele, 10 to 20 Lessons “Traini Lithgow | the home, John S. M. Zimmermann, # Opera Co., will sing a program of , the Jewell ¢ 9