Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1928, Page 65

NGTON. D. C. FEBRUARY 12, 1928-PART 4. 2 “A Light From St. Agnes” And “Werther” Stories Told THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHT LEADING ROLES IN WASHINGTON OPERA CO. INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL ‘AMERICANS IN MUSIC | THE story of this new opera, “A'how he pl-;'m ln(;';al the Bc;gcl:l;‘u:d o escape to New Orleans. ries to Light From St. Agnes” 15 as GRS, 10 (oo turning away from the s mad scheme, but he i too drunk and The action takes place between mid- | stubborn to listen to reason. She then | night and dawn in a small town in old | warns him that’the big convent beil Louisiana. The Interior of an old dilap- | will be rung and alarm the countryside idated hovel on the outskirts of the vil- | before he could possibly escape. He Iage of Bon Hilaire, the chapel of t. | asks for the large knife with which to Agnes visible through a window in the | cut the bell rope. She begs him to let background, provides the background.) her go and cut the rope. Without From the records: “On the summit of a | warning she seizes the knife from him hill not far from the home of Agnes, | and rushes up the hill to the convent. a woman who used her wealth for doing | But instead of cutting the rope she good. there stood a convent and to thie | rings the bell. retreat she retired in the last year of | Michel realizes that she has betrayed her ‘short life She bullt a chapel |pim. He staggers out to find her. They there, named for her patron saint and | mect " the door. He takes the knife from this chapel she was buried. Her grom her and drives it into her body. name and her works are still remem- | po carries her across the room and bered by her townspeople.” : gently lays her on her cot. The morn- In the distance are heard the voices 50ty 18%8 HEF 08 Fef oot THE Moty of villagers, celebrating the death of fllumines the face of the d: a - . e dying girl. Agnes Devereaux, who lies in her coffin | The crycifix suddgnly shines out from In the chapel on the hill. ‘Toinette. the folded arms across her breast. the beautiful ringleader of all the wick- vi edness in the vice-ridden settlement, is Michel washes his hands and slinks out. reciining on her cot awalting the Tetimn | \a's dreamer returaing. 10 O gmu;f'm':fi."lnwfifi'.?;"h-f"}h'fy'":.kf.i' native town after winning fame in the her 1o get up and join them § 1i- great city. He falls in love with Char- el i n an all- ' jotte, a beautiful and very cohscientious night revel. She is tired and out of | gir) hetrothed to Albert, by her dying sorts and drives them out, and is alone | e o 5 I LAMAR STQlNGFIELD- S I Rl BT e Sbave all dise; Litlle children shecing : ( Monday) BY HELEN FETTER. i word for the musical inter- | Antibes, on the Riviera. She re- | ests of the current week. | curned to America last November, ! * although there also will be |2 month after the Metropolitan | « . three song recitals and a concer: had announced her engagement | .. by the Philadelphia Symphony ; vith the company. + Orchestra under Pierre Monteux, May her star continue to ri: .. with that amazing young pianist, and broaden its dazzling br Vladimir Horowitz. who hails from | liance. . Russia, as guest soloist, to play S i | + one of the Rachmaninoff con- THE air is full of opera. From | certos. Boston there are lengthy and | For two wecks on a stretch now | glowing reports of the Chicago —in fact, riding right across the Opera Co.’s productions. The | threshold of that period of quie- most unusual is, as usual, con | tude, the Lenten season. the In- cerned with Mary Garden. This ternational Festival of Opera will time it is another of the so-called hold forth, beginning tomorrow 'naughty ladies of history whom night. Yet surely no one would ' Miss Garden seems concerned in miss the sublime beauties of the reviving. Washington will see ana music of Richard Wagner's “Tris- hear Jules Massenet's “Werther tan und Isolde” and Giuseppe Tuesday. Boston saw Mary Gar- Verdi's “Otello” (with its exqui- den. and harkened to the strains | site “Ava Marie™), perhaps the of that composer's “Sapho” last two most beautiful operas of the W According to that eminent entire schedule. As the famour critic Philip Hale: | Addison wrote in his “Song for St ‘ “The question might be asked. Cecelia's Day": | Why did the management of the | “Music religious heat inspire: I Chicago company see fit to revive | It wakes the sonl, ana lifts 1t | the cpera? The warmest admirer | ! GAIN “Opera” is the pass- | of study, spent in large part at f . = trand. the village priest, knocks and e g e T vhich bt it asks for shelter. He tries to tell| o bright and unusual touch to the interest. 'Tolnette is indifferent and ' e s yaaafy ol % iyroumiot . merry young people to a ball. Jpon = high, lof Massenet would not rank it | ey heqcads her the letter | returning there i the fnitial lave scone . And wines it with sublinle desires ' with his best works for the stage. | e .m: fioAl naz ;’f death. In it | byt Charlotte, though feeling the speli And_fits it to bespeak the * * * When the opera was pro- | “Tolnette and show ner the lisoy, "Cach | of Werther's passion. insists that she Deity.’ duced in Paris. it was said by a P R S ;.‘:l'hh Ll must keep her vow in Albert. In the i i prominent critic that “Sapha | ... dying gift. Pere Bertrand reverently m,m:fi‘,fi, m:’,‘,;’,!:;":,m"p:,lmr;n:? was not to be thought of excent | w is worthy cf note to empha- | ¢ oy "rma Calve. It might be | FDANCES DE DA LTA- size hece the fact that, al- i oy o i N h said that “Sapho” now has little though foreign nations are send- | ,vcyse for existence except for (/V\onday ) offers the crucifix. but she remains un- | fr, v is moved. _The priest is about to leave | love, Tr persiste. hokeres ok ey When Michel enters. He is very drunk. drags him back to Charlotte, to whows, | He lnsults the priest, storms at “Toinette | he has been writing constantly. There | and accuses her and finally orders the | is the second big love scene and then. - ] LUELLA MELIUS- (Ved. and Sat) ing some of their most famous ygicc'Garden. * * * Miss Garden 3 - 8 A X d priest to leav He bow: opera singets to participate in |js ajways interesting, surprising, | -1 departs,” leaving the wicked Jovers | Lisior ooy lon, Werther {akes Albert' this Inrernational Festival, and ting apparition on the oper- B 8 | | alone S| pistol and goes ostensibly to kill him- there seoms to be a SPIrit of Inter- | Spio stnne owen % GRAND OPERA FESTIVAL— | ol 2 . self. Albert's lurking suspicions are a spirit r- | atic stage, even when one may not s et e i chel then tells “Toinette that he confirmed. Charlotte follows Werther . change or-good will which music | )\ reservedly accept her concep- MONDAY— | has been lurking around the chapel | through a stormy night. hoping to save can c¢xpress so fully, so mucii tion ofia pzirt ” The first of tho two-weck program | watching the nuns praying beside the | him. She finds him, 'howpeve‘r d“‘~ more completely than even a 'O ST outlined for the l,,'l'”}:-’!?{,'fia; .,‘3“(‘»‘,‘3‘ bler of Agnes. He describes the lighted | and it is then. while in_ the discans. chanting and the big cross of d je g cross of diamonds that she admits 0- on_the breast of the dead woman. cation of his tove Wennee wan Toinette listens in horror as he tells her arms, ¥ P i i ture. Boston. comes an anec- | directos. February 13-25. will include 4.merican singer is far from for- qo16 in editorial form, printed in | the foliowing productions and - casts. | gotten in the casting of the roles (1o Herald of that city. It would | opening tomorrow night, with an Amer- | for these eight operas under the secm quite anpropriate to print it | ican_opera heard for the first time in fuspices of the Washington Opera | the National Capital: | 4 & here at this time: | day. beginning at 8:30 pm.. a Co.. Edouard Albion. director. “A Boston business man relates mmMn::-‘ Wi compescd of “A Light From | ‘The opening opera will be an | yn¢ po ask i il arber es.” the onc-act opera by W. American one-act work by W "«hfl[-vh s Esnhl"\i\:c:)fislxllltesbs \rv.u Pt arting (libretto by Minnie | Franke Harling. with the words ‘Pretty cood. A replied the barber, | Maddern Fiskc). with the composer by the American actress Minniz and sdded that he was glad as"mnducung and dances by the Mar- o Maddern Fiske. It had its pre- ..« week was opera week and he | TCInS: three charming young Am;-ncan miere in Chicago, with Rosa Raica ' g+ ¥ dancers. to be directed by Lemar THE United States Marine Band and Band Orchestra, Taylor Branson. | leader, and Arthur 8. Witcomb. second | leader, will present the following pro- N I‘er;am:{lh‘ls n-;ok lnkthe auditorium of A | the Marine Barracks. with orchestrai [ " | programs Wednesday and Friday and a 0rama. “Tristan und Isolde” will be | Marine Concert Programs l MUSIGRAPHS | operalogue on the subject of Richard Wagner's great music- . 2 had soent $32 for tickets. Stringficld, an American conductor. given by Julla Schelling, lecturer, with I e e sk sear, and | 'But wesn't that a good deal® |~ The casi will be: [E57C i MTtuday musical” tilustrations on the piano by h X I P Ot *'On, no; I save some money b | e . N Franees [v‘-« a 1 WEDNESDAY. AT 815 P.M. Kurt Hetzel, pianist and orchestral con- n Washington with an all-Ame:: staying away from the movies. I | f et "'“ vank Ereatin | = from “The Ruine of | ductor, Thursday afternoon at 4:30 can cast and conducted by the gave some money by staying away | b e’ Hackett-Graneite o isantne oo - Beethosen [ o'clock in the Y. W. C. A. Auditorium. composer. Completing the eve-|from the theater. I save up $32. |9 Yiei smim o Panl Keale, Ge | e | e mnhh;,m‘ ning’s entertainment wiil be =« ‘But why so much as $32 Busi- | . Pei hu T Kdoiph Turoer | thambone. sto e eeree % Thlsbopen will be among t! pro- program of dances by the young ' pocs g L | Condurtor oy EEanke RGIHIE | L Ope Cuse must be awful good for you. Tuesday eveninz at 815 o'clock the “‘Well, there are four operas! French opera. “Werther” will be sung rom pany, Edouard Albion. director. during 7 American trio, the Marmein the current week, being listed for . Dancers. do e neert which I must see.’ This opera, by Jules Massenet, who is Thursday night. Throughout the two weeks at " » best known perhaps in Americe for p e sbindiats, s i least one leading role in each| « ':;‘d - ”Ianhopll N 1| “Thais.” is one of th~ mest popular | AU[_ e Nahanty” Knion 2zt white | Johann Sebastian Bach's “Concerto opera will be sung by an Ameri- ), t‘lir:g'childsre?] &cmli‘sotuéi\v.- with the audiences at the ’"l'""," 1 b LA ool Mind {‘r: ;rmzn“ VA"L‘”m'J? bfior’zut;;"::c;“ i < v * th - ) die F ise in Paris. It is lttle - e e A Re oG Gogar > fan. The distinctive note Zi%eh | py children as good an education | omee” porer ‘and ‘o, far ax. records A LTHOUSE: (: ] Funrday-) JEANNE GORDON- ( Tuesday) N, e, My Tiousdud Goue - bers of the Priday Morning Music Club e rie ' a5 I can. That is four operasy would indicate :his is its initial presen- A Matharices ¢ this week. It will be played by Isaac I The Halle of Montezuma” Minovich and Milton Schwartz. two e Star Spangied Banner unusually talented young violinists of THURSDAY. AT 7 PM this city. America the Beantiful”. Jean 3 Piano selections will be given by Joan ot Are Mrs. Wallace, tine Van Loock Ednmd Bishop Daniel's weekly vocal second. week to the lot of Marie (5 me“and the children. I buy | tation in Washington Montana, a singer hailing orie- (00 A 3 | “The cast for "Werther” Tuesday will | inally from that Western Stamy:;a:fp:r; .SZ Bpitce SEnRkes s8'mrlud:: | who has won success abroad, and | “oppat is one side of the situation. | ¥rther now, as in the case of many Albert others, will have her American | ID¢ other side is that of persons | sons ulaira auatie | fis. 18th century. Arranged || EVENTS OF THE WEEK. e Capituine am Tucker F ts of Lave . Pryor hon la regarder anatre chan- 1 Ovirans. 1 ! I who cannot educate themselves | TOMORROW. ' gone di0n venturs. Areanged by S O (K. . ) { ontenailies ry class will assemble for the ini- b g:t;u;i“u;m;hgher«;%:geclggfi | uv to this form of entertainment. “The Light from St. Agnes,” America opera, the composer, W. e U WE ) votre merci * auaten chansans | RRaDsodic” dance - Bambouly tial meeting of the season Thursday = | They go once or twice, just as 2 5;': Ja‘gl;:"eygumr ngg{a_ | they go to a foot ball game or twn, | Conductor fugene Fuerst ugh TOVEL.. SN |because of the spectacle, the! Wednesday there will be no opera, fcans in leading roles will include | oon™ he rush. the vogue, the [but Luella Melius, American coloratura in addition to the all-star cast of | soprano who has won an enthusiastic e Star cast of |zossip, etc. The taste for grand | foR0uD h0 M Vi Give a recital at | opening opera tomorrow o 4 . B pera is not natural to most | poli's, at 4:30 pm. | ;‘f‘mj Jeanne Gordon, Luella Me- | gryaricans. To Italians and to| Thursday at 8:15 pm. Richard Wag- ius (who also will be featured in | oiher members of nationalities on | ner's famous music-drama, “Die Wal- the one concert of the festival which manv are too likely to look | kuere" (second of the four operas in | Wednesday of this week), Paul pbCt TR0 810 00 e most a | the Ring des Nicbelungen) will be sung. | Althouse. Elda Vettori, Mina zingly ope | The story of tnls opcra Is well know @ Oteane | T8IRcentury - Arranged by Grand march “Queen of She Marines hvmn~The Halls “The Star Spangled Franke Harling, conducting, will be given first Washington presentation; the Marmein Dancers will share the program, bezinning at 8:30 p.m., at Poli’s—Washington Opera Co. Festival. TUESDAY. The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux in first appearance of season as guest conductor; Vladimir Horo- witz, pianist, guest soloist, at the Washington Auditorium, at 4:30 pm. night at 8 o'clock. This class is free to the young people who may be inter- ested to attend. It deals with study of % the construction of the voice mechanism A . .J;d how ft functions in tone produc- Pe tion. Pokiing | MEhroliments are being made upon ap- 3 an Herver 1 **TITOT plication in person at the Daniel studios nd. seenes from “Der Rosenkavatier i the afternoons beiween 4 and € (AV “The Plight of the Rumtie Rét o'clock. at 1342 New York avenue from the opera The 1 Six Younger Child S aiase son mantean.” avatre us INGh century. Arvanged Sgambati Respixl - Resvighi o Do Ortensias FRIDAY AT 330 P.M e T Do Firer time A FOUK 808G bade northwest. &) “Werther,” by Massenet (in French), rarcly heard in America, _ Saltay meky Kor o v * Hager. Allen Hinckley and John DeCeSSIV The cast will include: by the Washington Opera Co.. at Poli's, at 8:15 p.m. - R e e e i Sample. Washington singers giv- INALLY, th TR WEDN AY. 1 eietian. Arransed | Suite Grientale cerees afternoon. at her hame studic,. 2008 en opportunities in small roles in- pEIeIE e 1 Hoien : 2 Steliian: Arveiaedibal. (bh > T x hame sl clude Rose Pollio. Adolphe Tur- American operas produced | i e N Luclla Melius, coloratura soprano, in a song recital, at Poli's, | | S Lo m;::"; cnl:!n»c e part hes; *‘Wiliréd SSmith. George | elsewhere In thisicountsy yecent- | Sime " Chrien Cah at 4:30 pm. RHURSHAY | ¥ . Arraneed by By e il ot Monezuma | Miller, Rosiyn Chewning, Marjorie . e ¥ : n, ly. Washington has perhaps a " " _Ernest Knoch | $ . Apply to the Mayflower Social Bureau Wb slbe st land. Dorothy Linton, Polly fio':gi}’&'-r,fi?‘gggf M?SZ.‘;,’"‘,‘,,‘L' special reason for being lnurest;’ Saturday ‘he first of the two weeks| | Countess Ortensia Piercy di Mignano (Donna Ortensia) will for tickets. 4 = B AT Mildred Chapin, Mary Agnes You: Jonn Paul Kvale ed in the premiere of “Winona,” | will be brought to a close with a pro- give a song recital, at 4:30 p.m., at the Mayflower Hotel. | o & Solchers Home Concerts. Bob Greenwood. Calvin Linton. Pre. . Th f the forei ists | an opera written and conducted | duction of Delibes’ “Lakme,” which | “Die Walki " by W (in German), will be sung by the | | SIGRID ONEGIN—FRIDAY. i ceding the recital there will be an ex- o note the foreign artists v Alberto Bimboni, recently at- | was presented here’ last year by the | i L e L Dese g by IGRID ONEGIN, famous contralto| THE United States Soldiers’ Home amination on the theory and history hat will emphasize the interna- " local company. The opera, which will | Washington Opera Co., at 8:15 p.m, at Poli’s. of the Metropolitan Fal O, will 'Band Orchestra will give the foliow- | Of music. | appear in recital Friday at Poli’s Thea- | ing three programs in Stanley Hall un- | o " | ter, under the management of Mrs. | der the leadership of John 8. M. Zim- ' ‘M-“v"f_ Roach Swnsg-' soprano. | Wilson-Greene. Franz Dorfmueller will | mermann, this week, beginning in each ®il Sing with the United States Marine FRIDAY. tional aspect of the festival ir- |tached to the Washington Opera |y gi, st g:15 pm., will have the fol- | : 8igrid Onegin, contralto, will appear in a song recital at Poli's Co.'s forces here. He was con- t cl ski. P cas 5 (};\]::19;182:::3,. mgaiq]:;n_ %m,p ductor of all but one of the per- i : : Band. at 4 oclock this afternoon. in & rice Capitaine, Pasquale Amalo, formances in the opera festival Theater, at 4:30 p.m. assist at_the plano. instance at 5:40 pm. Lincoln birthday celebration at the 1van Steschenko, Ivan Ivantof?, | Of early December, 1927 Mr. Bim- SATURDAY. | T e At o e i aay, T First Congregational Church. Patri- Titta Ruffo. Giuseppe Cavadore, DOni’s own opera, based upon a | . Tudor Davies, and.m;or the con. libretto using a Dakota legenc. & . 0, ductors, in addition to the two Was presented January 27 in the 1o of Columby Fisher |otic and memorial selections of appro- !¢ priate nature will be presented Kiem | Mrs. Spengler sang recently “Lakme,” by Delibes (in French), will be sung by the Washing- her American tours annually become | . ton Opera Co., at Poll's, at 8:15 p.m. | more extended. Her program here wiil | include ; : =k G . ! Klem ' 33.pfece orchestra from n Americans on the first night (Mr, Municipal Auditorium of Min | Nk i Al it bl 1 | setection. from ra “The Bartsred B Mr. ; . peras Includes A i b Crmlana | States Army Band at the United Stat Harling and Lamar Stringfield), neapolis, Minn., before an au- i\ tg B, el 0, Puccint's | 5on will also be under this leader | Rachmaninoff, and the program wi'l | aria “Away With A faline PR 7o Pty Lol biong M. Monteux is not an unfamiliar | eonclude with the performance of the dience of more than 9,000 people. | . Pl £ 4 o e o e e e e | Agure I American music life, since | dances from “Prinee Igor.” by Borodine (From:* Orpie operas; Eugene Fuerst, for tae The performance was SpOmOr2d |tjon in Ameriea of Vaughan Willlams WMAL broadcasting the program. " Low theme * Moonliéht ‘on the Dan. v 1 om- v from 1916 until 1923 he was identified | Washington appearances of the 1 ovely Littie ‘Silhouette’ (04 Ivary M will have tre Freneh; Aldo Franchettl, for the by the l:f;m:;:p«x;:‘ocr;f;&:al[%:‘,:“ e s s A A Tangee; | first with the performances of the Philadelphia Orchestra are under the | (a) T suempt From e e Ko daie (i Sunay peasenies Italian, and Eugene Goossens, for | JIMeE 08 00 e was writ. | Baturday. as the finale of the festival,| Metropolitan Opera Co. and Iater at | management of T. Arthur Smith p L Thursday. by the usual quartet and Mrs. Williams the British opera Auxiliary. The libretto was Verdi’s great masterpiece, “Otello” | the successor 1o Karl Muck with the | ) e : ikl WU TR0 It is, indeed. a broad and mean- | Yen by the secretary of the Min- | Teo ., fre o sale for all the operas | Boston Symphony. | COUNTESS ORTENSIA CY- DI (o) “Since Fr Gounod NORNING ingful “gesture” that Mr. Albion, neapolis Civic and Commerce As- iat the overa box office. Jordan Plano| Viadimir Horowitz, the sensational MIGNANO—THURSDAY. Wi When D s and oo, “Noourne. | (egan—cas. Cocthia” Xo. 4 director, and his brilliant, ener- Sociation, Perry 8. Willlams. The | Co. 1320 G street, and at Poli’s young Russan planist, will be the solo- | The Countess Ortensia Plercy di Mig- | [ ' Fihomas & Arme (1710 15560 o BevedictBerah and Loriehers s B e Ne getic zide-de-camp, the conr- | themes of many authentic Indian | Theater. [1at Tuesday. 'He hax been called “the nano (Donna Ortensia in the music | ©Imwroms ik [ oo 1 Mt 1L (Lonen ALy e b Y 2 3 3 56 0 p o’ v 4 | greatest pianist of the rising geners- | world) will present & program of songs | Bs Windine Trall s ageous “Peggy " are piloting this {’}fn",‘fi‘{;,‘Y&'fi,‘,’?ldm,::?og?«’,'ffi'u'" THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA— | flon " He came to the United. Stats. | Thursday afternoon at the Mayflower | (1 o e e | bl L R ORGAN RECITAL AT © trip. 5 ik ERei itk iaitamt TUESDAY. | for the first time this season, making Hotel at 4:30 o'clock, assisted at the '™ COL LR AT T el oy ke Tovata LR sical America on the Intrinsic mu- | whep the Philadelphia Orchestra re- | his debut with the New York Phil- |plane by Mildred Kolb Schulze. Many Loty . M ahler The Siar Snaneied” Ranver Dance st the Ml HERE are those who may find /2% values of this opera | turns to Washington Tuesday at 4:30 | harmonic Orchestra in New York. Inlof the songs are rare and two by | «d) “Rheinlegamdchen Gustav Mahler f Seppiining QuATter oAb W it interesting to note that “Mr. Bimboni's opera Is a music | pm. for its fourth concert this season. | Europe he has played under the batons | Ottorine Respighl. the Itallan modernist " o RO AT . . Fieher | Mark. Hark My this afternoon, at 3 o'clock 10 bn }rarn:n in the true sense. One | music lovers of the city will hear the | of practically all the great conductors. iand a great friend of the RUMAMAD | < ope ot Rondo (From It de Lotarie™) eture “Kine Mydas Eilenters n fArale from Sonata i 67 Guilmant 3 c -¢18 this in the overture and con- | orchestra under the *leadership of { and in this country he is scheduled to exact, in the Century Theater, in ‘nww-«h&? ]‘,231:;“, I hore and mops | Plerre Montcux, at the Washington play not only with the Philadelphia ca. They are both dedicated *4 pettin B " New York City, Wagner's “Die the work progresses. The con- Auditorium, | Orchestra, but with the St. Louis, | (o the singer | i o aneed Walkuere” (to be sung here 28 P DIOKE ENBES The distingulshed French leader | Cincinnatl, Chicago and New York | The progrem will be: struction is definitely in the mod- | comes to America direct from Amster- will be sung for the first time Nowaln Tsard Smith | Mabel Linton Williams, organist and PRELOTLN "l‘" b | chotr director. will announce the soloists ey " Rullinson | 10 ASSISL 0 the lenten orzan rectials Take next week i e . Hine n At the twilight_music hour today at fFox wt’ Micer Acropiane Man Thursday night) will be present- 8ymphony Orchestras [0 niu cownt TNRTEIT . 1 Ne T > oL o e 0 ut voes elody and ere he 15 co-direct 1 T L ay has for the 15K 430 pm., in Barker Hall of the | I e e e ” ed in concert version under the D idiom, but vocal melody dam, where co-director witr The program Tuesday has for 1 10, | YW, BT Beventoontn and I streets, | Viay -] wad Merrent Rliwaris | A double quartet from the Almas Lady Levey § Cathers Fhe"Star Shaustel Ranner Chanters sang five numbers at the Howiy| SceiGotiae DB and Cathertne e sk annual_soclal evening of St Johm's Mozart | Benson, planist, v Lodge Chapter, O. E_S. Monday eve- ‘The musical ministry at the 7:30 ning at the Masonic Temple, under the o'clock evening service at Al Souls' | leadershtp of Lynn Gilichrist. The Church ~ (Unitarian), Sixteenth and ' chanters who sang are Birch, Carl, Car- Harvard streets. will be furnished by | ty, Gaines, Gillehrist, MacNamee, ) Charlotte Harviman, contralto; Kath- |and Weiss. erine Riggs. harp: Charles Trowbridge | TItman, bass, with Lewis Atwater at The Tmperial Male Quartet. consisting the organ ! (Continued on Thirteenth Page.) $MUSIC. STUDIOS OF,_ WASHINGTON [ VR St SOPHOCLES T, PAPAS rhythm are always supreme. The | Willem Mengelberg of the Convertge- orchestral feature the D-Minor Sym- \I-fu:-_“'mv;“' orchestral score supports the voic. | bouw Orchestra, “The one remaining | phony of Cesar Franck. Mr Howo- (P30 i | concert of the local Philadelphin sea- | witz ‘will play the third concerto of [ A direction of the conductor for the : g’ig’”;@:fi:’;i h;;’;, !fl:;‘]",“ugmsff‘l parts and intensifies them, en- . ra4inlmus version the same roles | APINg the singers to present the » words and action effectively. The | ,. D SRt 5 t 1 B U be nung here Filling out the YU S LU ol sy 0| | TWO SINGERS AND A GUES friends of loval music lovers witi $Ng. but present no serlous dim- b be found, Fred Patton, baritone | CUities to experienced performers s Wolan, who has been hearo ® © _')w.”,"; :,"""":(I?,“"f;,l:m “"'.r'm"_y here on numerous occasions, and | Presear uic poe @ WORCE. | Milo Miloradovich an American 1 "V"""]" ;" "”‘:‘l'“‘ '""’";‘*”’ oF1 4 e e Mgt e {time, ‘which' exgctly sult the co !“.” '.;,',':,r';z‘h :',”,’,"’,‘,‘,\,:",": 1’1’:"": ", dence of the lines. The orches ational ll'ap:"a}‘/ al!)n’m‘ulx she tration is rich, full and quite N e . bk . modern.” i Pite st ,,X,,",[?,,,, Fricgs Deavier claim on Mr. Bimbony's RO LS g SO WUIE 4 work for the Indian melodies, wu s "thentic, are taken from phono N American girl who made her - graohie records and other orig- operatic debut st the Metro- inal sources, mainly supplied hy tan Opera House in New York Miss Frances Densmore of Red weelk singing of the role of Wing, Minn., of the United States La Boheme” Grace ' Bureau of Ethnology, in Washing- fair Boutherner from ton, who has collected this mate Tennessee owes some of ey rial for the United Btates Govern cexs 4o Washinglon, 1. C - Echioes ment. An interesting comment of her past, though neither lonyg savs Lhat nor dark. menton the fact “Ihe melodies express the ro in 1918 Grace Moore came o the mantic spirit of a poetie race, and Natons! Capita) from her hone the creative ability of the com I Jellico ‘Tenn., v study singing ooser has been 5o aroused by Yt was her puccess in u concert them that the third act, the mo given sl the National ‘Theater Lhat b of the three, contains not year, i which she wss on b wiginal Indian air " Fomne program sx Glovann) Mart Also. \he American Opera Co nelli, tk confirmed her hopes New York, has produced Charles for 8 slaye coreer und sent her 1o Wakefield Cadman's — one-act, New York. Her first important oneras, “Fhe Sunset Trall,” and the iruadway role was that of J Chicagoans have offered the Calt Jones, 3 "Up in the Clouds” ant [ fornlan's pewest opera, “The! thie became well known sk o star | Witch of Halem,” but, neither of Lrvipe Berhin's “Music Box e seems o have won more thun vues 11 15 Wola now that 4 sue- | lukewsnm comment in New Yory gestion from Metropolitun offi- | and Boston, rvespectively. After clals sent her o Paris 10 study fall, why should Amercan operas evera by sineine with an Ameri- | he baged upon Indian sorles? At can company i Paris and Nice i {least. Deems “Taylor showed that 425 o be followed by two yeers smething else wasPossible, Pols (Freday) OUNTESS ORTENSIA PIE SIGRID ONEGIN- The Mayliower- (7horsesy) V/ashnn]ton uditorum-(Zuesday) INA N N \ o e . - ! AYE TOTUR A Teacher of Frotted lastrum SCHOOL OF MuUSIC Conn Ave Fhune DIRECTED RY FROF, K S CONVA | datiition an Vel Mandalion - Guitar Poor ante and Musiat Fiiatiog P W N NN W Bkl g | B. FRANK GEBEST | Teacher of Pianoforte Sl M IAMh N AW " N e Lawrence Voice Studio 11458 Connecticut Ave. Goarge F- Kasisinbors | SAXOPHONE A e NAN R Bl Quitar Deams K In 10 to 20 Lessons Qrvvetia raming et Baci 1 wie ‘Nn “\ x GURDEN WHITAKER Teacher of Ningiug Studia, Koam N80 106 BN W, tehune Fur anneintment Adama bRy Tenae Sataist Chureh of the Buinhany Vole Sty DR RN Hoh Studios \ 100 wesont Mot | Walter T. 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