Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1928, Page 63

BY HELEN FETTER. & ASHINGTON did not; “on tour” by a traveling opera have very much mu- l company, to a city where the in- sic when I was here terest has already been aroused to i e sg::(; g:z{sn a"flrg.m?‘l‘l" | suc(hbn pm{h théat a sltx:tement has S - | just been issued as this page goes ggusly in musical interests }*."lthin | %0 press to the effect nl:ns p‘,’ac. e past three or four years! T}Wl tically every lowest price seat for ;m?:w;.n:: m’: vig)gmlnnilfi*mr:l\fi: | all four operas is already sold.! uonal‘cnpnal -Tecently on a short {Biany atitne boxesiand the b°§t visit.here, with her husband, Her | Grcestoa seats are sold, too, lear- . statement has been corroborated | jf "¢ e o . many times over by others of ! equally distinguished and worldly position. As she smiled, her eyes twinkling diamonds and a glow of pleasure lighting her whole face, she added, "I am glad to find it so.” There are those who felt that| the failure of the International; Opera Festival under Mr. Albion’s direction to sustain sufficient in- terest to fill the orchestra seats at all performances, and, there- fore. shut off two of the most un- usual operas on-the list, Masse- “Werther” and Verdi* “Otello,” _indicated the contrar: of Mrs. Rockefeller's deduction-— a lack rather than an increase of interest in musical efforts. But there were many reasons for this unfortunate development. In the first place, all the cheaper seats were practically sold out for every | rformance originally scheduled. his showed that the musical folk of more modest means were gen- . uinely interested. In the second lace, at least two of the six per- ormances given brought out dis- tinctive. decorative audiences for * the orchestra seats and boxes 3 fxl-om social and diplomatic cir- o cles. On the other hand, the moon and traditions brought the Easter period much earlier than is fre-, ¢ quently the case and Lent began ' the middle of the second week during the opera festival. This was very unfortunate. It meant: that all balls and many other bril- |3 liant social affairs which other- wise might have becn spreid over a period of several weeks in the end of the Winter instead must be stuffed into a short/ period, fairly tripping over each others’ toes to squeeze into the space before: Ash Wednesday. Washington is now, without! doubt, the most important city of t the United States socially. ‘New, York’s Four NWundred has long! since lost its power as compared | to the brilliant events possible | only in the National Capital. As a result, the more sophisticated, wealthy class of opera-goers had their calendars so crammed with dates for the latter part of Feb- | ruary that one or two, at the, most, was the limit of operas they | | It had been hoped that the Fox Theater could be had for the Met- ropolitan’s - “season” here. Much effort from many sources was brought to bear in this direction. |Even Representative Bloom made {special trips to New York and spent hours in consultation in an attempt to make this possible. It might have proved successful but | for the fact that two of the four Washington dates are for Satur- day-—a matinee and a night per- formance." As this would have delayed the theater's usual policy of opening a new show on Satur- day, and increased the cost of the ! house's rental several thousand | dollars, it was found impractical | at this time. but the indications are that, another season, the Met- | ropolitan Opera may find uselfl on the stage of the most beauti- ful motion picture house in Washington. The “movies,” 100k- | ed upon for so many years as the lowliest form of *“art” (spelled with a question mark) until the “highbrows” discovered the Ger- man and Russian productions, may yet condescend to provide hospitality for grand opera. acu e IN addition to an opera house, | the musical needs of the Na»; tional Capital are calling more and more loudly for a real con-‘ cert hall. The largest theater now | being used for such a purpose will | undoubtedly be destroyed wlthlni couple of years, and even at the | present time it is impossible to find a completely adequate siz- able hall for concerts in the eve- nings. The Central High School Auditorium is not easily available and limited by school rulings, tao. The Washington Auditorium has many drawbacks, all of them fully known by those who have attend- ed concerts previously in that house. g ‘When Jascha Heifetz, the young Russian violinist (now American- ized), who is a shining example of a prodigy that blossomed fully into the promise his remarkable | early recitals of 10 years and more ago predicted, returned to Wash- ington a few weeks ago, after | having spent two years playing in | about 200 concert halls and the- | aters all over the world, he was a | gracious “interviewee” on the sub- THE - SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, TWO FAMOUS ‘ORCHESTRA LEADERS, A VIOLINIST KOUSSEVITZKY- BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TOMORROW. flovey could attend at this time. o g {ject of where the best' concert IT was quite inspiring to find halls of the world are located, It | that the “Washington public's was very enlightening to find that | Keenest interest and enthusiasm |in the long list he and his man- Were aroused by the two Wag;‘ager, Mr. Engels, checked off, merian operas, “Die Walkuere” |some of the most beautifully and and “Tristan und Isolde.” A great |effectively equipped concert halls| deal of -eredit ]‘:';d t'?en:m'kig _lrl;)e located _‘!n lp!e Ux;n.ed- gtatcs{.‘ success. of s 5 ctions, e .new . . 0! c O both of which the casts were care- 5Tucsor!;5’flrlz.fwfixl ameng the first | fully made up of seasoned profes- !mentioned, also Massey Hall of sionals, was generally portioned |Toronto, Canada; a hall in Kala- | €irectly to Ermest Knoch, the ex-|mazoo, Mich., and the chief au-, eellent conductor. Mr. Knoch | ditorium of Buffalo, N. Y. A lead- | has been recognized for a lonuilng concert hall of Vienna, Aus- | time as-a master interpreter of |tria, was mentioned as having un- | $he musie of Richard Wagner,. He [usual equipment, and -also the tells with much -pleasure of his beauties of the Alhambra Theater | elation when: as 8 young student- |of Cairo, Egypt, were conceded by conductor he was among theithe serious young Mr. Heifetz as ehosen few by the Master |proving excellent for a concert. of Baireuth to ‘be an assistant|A small hall in Monte Carlo was eonductor under him in the fes- "another specially chosen hall add- tivals in y. led to the list. The new audito- Mr. Knoch is'a pioneer. He ls;rmm of Melbourne, Australia; the EA ud of the fact, too. AllhoughiPnnceas Theater in Honolulu, Ha- 12 has had many o ponunxilmwiwan. and Mecca Temple of have fine contra at leading | Wilkes-Barre, Pa. shared ap-| opera houses in his own country | proval in the eyes of Mr. Heifetz. !;r long periods boe( time, he has| The young violinist expressed a ehosen rather to be the pioneer in personal preference for theaters | V«azr}eflan opera- presentations rather than strictly concert halls, s the sorch of Wanerian opera tive eMsts.of ‘the thaster" e | 8!l over the globe. He tells, with :welzhed among the l!.'afllmxnmobS g;s blue’egx snapping wtth‘ rex&l- {lems in making his judgment of s o “Eumdigt | s 119, Soer, Bl e ever given in Havana, Cuba. He proach to the Sll:g, 3335&:51 sdds that he conducted the first {the auditorium and auxiliary ra~[ The Boston Symphony Orchestra.| which, under the direction of Serge| Koussevitzky, the famous Russian con- ductor, has achieved almost unexampled | triumphs on tour this season, will make | its only local appearance this year to- morrow afternoon at Poli's Theater at | 4:30 o'clock under the auspices of Mrs. | Wilson-Greene, from whose concert bu- ifi"‘“v?’“‘”" tickets may be obtafbed.. . Wilson-Greehé 15 planning *to bring the orchestra here for at least two concerts next séason, Four members of this distinguished organization will have the opportunity, during the local concert, to demonstrate thelr virtuosity as solofsts. Mr, Kousse- vigzky has selected a program of more than usual interest, the details of wheih follow: . vesn No. 5 in D major.” Handel e S1ring Orehestra | EAited by G. F. Kogel.) Solo violing, Introduction; o, : Allegro. Prelude 1o Umrn.l"rm" Orchestral excerpts from 2 Danhiis et Chloe. - avel Rallet (Second Suit Lever du’Jour: Pantom enerale. “&ymphony No. 1 in € Op. 68, Brahma nime D minor, 1. Un boco sastennto: Allegro, I Andante rostenuto 1. Un allegretto e grazioso, Allegro non troppe. ma con hrin V. Adagi (There will be an intermission of 10 | minutes before the symphony.) TOSCANINI—TUESDAY. ‘The last concert—and by far the most important—of the local Philhar- monic season will be given at the National Theater at 4:30 Tuesday aft- ernoon, when the celebrated New York D. €. MARCH 4, /-lAiOSCANINl-— EVENTS OF THE WEEK. MONDAY. The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzkv conduct- ing, will give the one concert of the season by this orchestra, at Poli’s at 4:30 p.m. TUESDAY. Arturo Toscanini and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra will present the final concert by that organization in Wash- __ington this year, at the National Theater at 4:30 p.m. The Rubinstein Club, with Devora Nadworney, contralto, as guest soloist, will give their second concert this year at the Willard at 8:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY. Marla Jeritza, Metropolitan prima donna, will give a song re- cital at Poli's Theater at 4:30 p.m. . THURSDAY. The Washington Composers' Club will give its second formal concert in the lounge of the clubhouse of the American Association of University Women, John Prindle Scott, guest of honor, at 8:30 p.m. § FRIDAY. Sylvia Lent, Washington violinist, will give a recital at the Natfonal Theater at 4:30 p.m. ih) “Beau Soir (“Evening Fair') \ Claude Dehussex (1 UAh Love But a Day" third number, to be sung by the Rubin- A. Beach “The Answer M steim chorus, will be “The Fairy Thorn,” | Opus 76 (Henry Hadley), a cantata for | iy A three-part women's chorus. The so-{ . .. prano and_mezzo-soprano solos will be | (i sung by Mrs. Elmer C. Smith and Katherine Poole respectively. Miss Nadworney will continue with a group of ‘selections, “Ganza Drums” (Strickland), which will ung for the first time in Washington; “Deep in My | Heart" (Aylward) and “Habanera” from “Carmen” (Bizet). The centennial of 8chubert’s death will be observed kv the club in the next group. “Who Is * Robert Huntington Terry Jeritza, < Granados Kreisler trom Moo Jeriiza ‘The concert is under the management teenth and G st | WASHINGTON THURSDAY. | MPOSERS' CLUB. 1928—PART 4. AND SINGERS HERE THIS WEEK NADVORNEY- Villard (Toesday) Gunston Hall to Present Chinese Operetta This Week "THE Feast of the Little Lanterns,” by Paul Bliss, will be presented by the pupils of Gunston Hall at the school auditorium tomorrow and Tues- day evenings at 8:15 o’clock. Colorful and unusually melodious, the operetta reveals how diligently the “Princess Chan,” played by Anne Cary Moss, secks her long-lost sister, Mai Ku, a juggler maid, a part taken by Olivia Hamilton, brings diversion to the [mynl garden. Humor and pathos blend ! well in the work. Special features are scarf and poppy dances and an ensem- ble dragon chorus, | eretta, and the dances are arranged by | Miss Isabelle Patterson. The production {1s a benefit for local charities and the | endowment of a Gunston Hall memo- | rial library. ‘The public Is invited. | available at the school, avenue northwest. Tickets are 1906 Florida Much Interest Being Shown In “Met” Productions Here BECAUSE of the almost unnrzce-l dented interest Washington s show- ing in the visit of the Metropolitan Opera Co. to this city in April, for its second successive season, after an ab- sence of 18 years, Mrs. Wilson-Greene, under whose local management the per- | formances of this great organization will be given, suggests that rescrvatlnmi for the season and for single perform- ances be made as early as possible. | For several weeks the hope was enter- tained that the new Fox Theater. with its large seating capacity, might be| made available for the Metropolitan's visit this Spring. Unfortunately, the dates of the operas, which were de- pendent In part upon the dates selected | for the company's appearance in Balti- | more, were arranged in such a way A Masculine Soprano in af that “the schedule at the Fox would have been disarranged for two weeks, | because the new shows there begin on | Saturday. For that reason and because the Fox Theater's contracts covering the dates on which the Metropolitan is | to come could be altered only with con- siderable difficulty, it was not possible to obtain the house at this time. The company will be able to utilize its full resources at Poli’s, however, where the presentations of the operas will be made. The stage at Poli’s is ample for offering any opera the com- | pany Is able to take on tour, and the only disadvantage in using Poli’s lies in the fact that the auditorium will not accommodate so many patrons as| the Fox. Many seats have already been sold, the principal demand having been shown for boxes, the best seats in the orchestra and the lowest-priced seats. | The operas to be given here are:| “Norma,” the outstanding hit of the The seats intermediately priced offer at | present the widest range for choice. | FLORENCE EASTON, season in New York, with Rosa Pon- selle in the title role, which will open the season Wednesd: evening. April 18: “Boris Godoun starring t great Russian bass, Feodor Challapin, in one of his greatest roles, Thursday afternoon, April :_ “Romeo_ and Juliet,” with Lucrezia Bori and Benia- mino Gigli co-starred in the titie roles. Saturday afternoon, April 21, an “Tannhauser.” with Florence Easton and an all-star cast, Saturday evening, | April 21. MUSIG J. HORACE SMITHEY, choir di- | J* rector of Wesley Methodist Episco- ! pal Church, has arranged a special mu- sical vesper service for this afternoon at 5 pm. at which time the church | quartet, consisting of Carolyn Goff, so- Irving Tullar, tenor, and J. Horace Smithey, baritone, with Mrs. Smithey, organist, will be assisted by the Cham| nade Glee Club, Esther Linkins, dire tor, and Gertrude Walter, accompanist. Several compositions by John Prindle Scott will be included in the program, |and Mr. Scott, who came to Washing- ton during the past week, will attend | the service. Concert Tuesday. BAZAROVA, male dramatic so- tume recital Tuesday evening at ti | Northminster Presbyterian Church, as- sisted by Minnie Hoxsey. concert planist, and Robert Ferguson, tenor. The program promises to be interest- ing. M. Bazarova will appear in cos- tume, and will sing selections from two of the most popular operas, Bizet's “Carmen” and Verdi's “Il Trovatore,” |as well as many interesting art songs |and standard ballads, which have been well recelved on programs sung by M. America, where a series of concerts were mass at 10 o'clock last Sunday in St. { Patricl “Credo” by the congregation. This fea- ture will continue Sundays during Lent, the plain chant tones from the Vatican “Graduale” being used. While this is | frequently heard in Europe, apparently this is the first time it has been done |in Washington. Sunday evenings at 7:30 the beauti- ful service of devotion known as the | holy hour wiil be observed during Lent | Special music suitable for the servi | is presented each Sunday. St. Thomas' Episcopal Parish has Bazarova in the West and in Central | been enlarging its choir so that now it | B of 40 voices, under is practically a choir evens. Wash- An unusual feature of the solemn | Church was the singing of the | | given. | the leadership of Harry St Mr. Ferguson will be heard In duets ington's leading tenor. In a few days | with M. Bazarova, and will sing a group | the church hopes to announce the ap- |of songs. Miss Hoxsey will play three ! pointment of a bass who is said to be RAPHS | the Washington Opera Co. and Eliza- beth Gardner Coombs, pianist, gave a recital in the rose room of the M Monticeilo Hotel, at Charlottesville, V: last night. | The singer sang works by Donaudy, Miss Marjorie Lowe directs the op- |prano; Grace R. Harmon, contralto; |Sibella. Massenet. Leoncavallo, Bizet, | Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff, La Forge and Lang. Mrs. Coombs played com- positions by Schubert-Liszt. Debussy, Liszt, Albeniz-Godowsky, Chasins and | Verdi-Liszt. | Beulah Beverley Chambers, organist | of the Third Church of Christ Scientist, | returned last Sunday after two weeks' absence, during which Charles Ferry | was the substitute organist. Miss Chambers played her own rangement for the organ of both mov ments of Schubert’s “Unfinished Sym- phony” and of Chopin's “Prelude, opus 28. No. 15, in D flat.” as well as | "Marche Religieuse,” by Guilmant. Ethel Holtzclaw wler sang “God | So Loved the World." 1 Mrs. S. D. Mayer presented a group |of piano students and children from the Pierce-Orme School in a piano and song recital Wednesday at the school. The program of solo and ensemble numbers was presented by Francis | Rands, dancer. and Langley Land. Elizabeth Frankley, June Pyme, Edward radley, Bobbie Rands, Sarah Purnell. Elizabeth Hays. Bettie Ragsdale, Fran- ces Brewster and Dixie Lyons. | A program given in the Grace Church parish hall Monday by Rho Beta Chap- ter of Mu Phi Epsilon, musical sorority, Saragate | whiells | of Mrs. Wilson-Greene and tickets are | - on sale at her office in Droop's, Thir- | 't numbers, including the popular “Naila" waltz. by Delibes-Dohnanyi, and will |accompany M. Bazarova and Mr. Fer- guson. Avcher Gibsom torBlay In Washington Next Week RCHER GIBSON, the noted New York organist and composer, will give an organ recital on the new organ at Calvary Baptist Church Wednesday 1r\'en1ng. March 14. at 8:15. This will be the first of a number of recitals by prominent concert organists. Mr. Gib- son is private organist to the Vander- bilts and other families. He is also editor of the organ roll department of & leading concern. His program for this recital has not yet been announced, but it is sure to be one which will attract every lover of organ music. ! Lentcn Ol’g Rccnnl | | o series of five given at Epiphany Church, G _street northwest, will be {vlayed by Charlotte Klein, Tuesday at 8:15 pm. The program will be: I in B Minor'. ... e F aclia and Fugie, ¢ Minor N ‘Fantasia in ¥ Sharp, s (e Cathedral W E second Lenten organ recital of a | | one of the country's finest basses. With such a bass and its present soloists, who | include Mrs. Carl Henning, soprano, St. | | Thomas choir will be prepared achieve fine thin | under the auspices of the North Wood- side Citizens’ _Association. included 1 numbers by Gertrude Dyer, Clara 9 Young Brown, Hermenia James, Fran- e ges Bogert, Evem Scott, Catherine A short evening of music was given Benson. M nith,” Clnce' Woile at the University Club Wednesday by 8nd Marjorie Davis. The proceeds are Minnie F. Notz, pianist, and Carson P. !0 be used in sending a delegate from Frailey, tenor soloist. Mr. Frailey was the local chapter to the national con- | accompanied by E. J. Stenson. | vention in Denver. Colo., in June. Among her selections Miss Notz | | played a serles of her own compositions. | The Washington Eollegor of Music le n con ;| will give a program this afternoon in including “Meditation,” “Brooklet.” | the recital hall of the new Youns ;,","",:;"f. o _;;::ink‘?jhrh S:m;fl {‘,‘.‘2; Women's Christian Association at 4:30 I played’ her, ows arrangement, for the o B el Do program will be: | piano of Johann Sebastian Bach's “O! | Shafer. contraite. Evelen Scott. tiol | Blessed ttead and “Barcarolle” by | SDAeT: contraito: Evelyn Scott. Violin- e " By | ist: Edith De Cell, pianist: Seba Chr - 3 tie, tenor: Josepl rbecot, baritone, Miss Notz was for number of years|and Edgar Kidwell. bass. Catherine A teacher in the Wisconsin Conserva- Benson and Marjorie Davis will be the tory of Music, ll"ld carried the con-| gccompanists. servatory’s extension work into about pped b 50 ‘cities ‘and. fowns of Wisconsin. A | caicg ciest,The SOuipped & S number of her compositions have been | one-hour programs. Arrangements :gsg'!:? by the leading bands of the have been made with station WTFF r. Dm““ T LS, for use of their facilities. with a wire captivated his audience with his render- | [UNTTE AR Ko the colese. | These ing of “On the Road to Mandalay” and : e iy Hamas | ning from 10 to 11 o'clock, and will be SN made upinl one-half hour mixed pro- At the Mount Pleasant Congrega- ETam (piano. voice, violin, ete.) and fonal Church this morning at 11 o'clock | €lose with haif an hour of organ music. | it I Pleasant Chorus and solo quartet. un- der the direction of Norton M. Little, with Claude Robeson at the organ. The program follows Organ prelude, “Melodie” Soprano solo. “Sonie Sweet he music will be given by the nnunvlu:“:! the organ installed in the col- The initial program will go on | this Wednesday. | The college had a 20-minute program on station WMAL last week, when | Seba Christie. tenor: Winifred Cham- berlain, pianist, and Victor George Sylvia,” “Hark, Hark the Lark," second oS Kars Flert | The Washington Composers’ Club will | C4{helral W Offer horus violinist, were heard. v erformance of “Tristan und cilities. | olde” in Australia, He came to| Most of all, Mr. Heifetz enjoyed present the second formal concert of the | Choral. “Now Thank Wa All Our God season Thursday night at 8:30 o'clock | SRR Elert Uil organization returns with Arturo Tos- [ttt e | piano to be played by Edwin Cruitt, cantni, Italian conductor. and “To Music” (Schubert-8aar), of Emflie Bishop of the piano depart- Song of the Sheysanthemum ‘Washington and other cities of |playing for the Ori - the United Btates, in 1923-4 |diences, He said: e gith the Wagnerian Opera Go. “The evident pleasure and im- eonducting first performances of !mediate and warm response of Wagner's works in many cities these audiences made one feel and towns on that tour. Mr. compietely compensated for the! Xnoch has now added to his list long, weary journey of thousands | the first performance of “Tristan of miles. Such audiences are a und Isolde” in the Capital of this rare pleasure to the artist, Often country. He is a great conductor I would rather have much less end an inspiring individual, money and more appreciation % %% {rnm munudh:nc"n,! In this coun- » . ry audlences are frequently in- Ov;rmwu:f;m!:w';a?:}flh;“gg‘f:l ned to take the attitude of opera house. In New York, Mr. now 1 have paid s0 many dollars to hear you play, I will sit baek in ®ahn and his committee of the g 4 eat Metropolitan Opera r::f are m,y,[’"“a and you ‘musy give me ’lmn;' around, n:)u;m\z one site w,,"L {‘pal? {o‘rN' In the concert sfter another on which to build | Jesterday in Washington there their new home for the finest r;“ O iy, Lisge, Elclerlyven operatic orgznization in America. Leman seated right in the middle In Chicago, the city of windy of the front row, who was worse weather and shootings, the re. | Dan a stone image, as far as ap- markably well oreRaised }'Mn- preciation and reaction to my Grand 4"!‘@’-1 S h:m-d :pluylnu were concerned, He never bnposing pietures of the "»""“w::{lk(n:frnu?:lm‘ %;?wn"?:m?tld fifi:‘:n’l‘}s “41/""‘;‘“’:;:“:“_'4""5"'?3' b\‘“l"")’(‘)')’}lfv W}']'fmxnremmn was a total vacuum, S actions. uh*v. w‘x’?l‘{duw uA:'-y(';‘i When the artist faces such indi- Sractions, that will house the Chi- |viduals 1t 15 hard nat 1o let them ._"" o I'l"i,')"”,i;,‘“ i ¥ 'A’]“‘ dampen one’s mood and 1o find Sk g e ”r"" {,’,p;‘ ;.'}_";‘“1"]”" instead enough Im«{nrau:m from amalgamation of the thres active | Yihin el Lo counteract o ettty it hest American et ek ;:"l’,"’:}y“;‘l nud]u-x.;-m would mllly realize that ¥ the oners oo BRSNS 4 dittle emotional reaction on G e s houses now in use 15 their part would fire the artint to Whr/i..uu'un“ix nm’“x'm Chices put forth his bhest, they would Sion. of & multable opera huouse ¢31Y Proft by the experience as even more insistently brought Lo | Yen 8 making it a pleasure In- Erte than ooevently brought 10 isiead of just a cold-blooded busi- of the lame ending of the recent "¢ Proposition for him to give festival, this year has brought “ONUeTts: more puccessful operas Lo this city than ever before There in the early Fall, “The Be Taylor's » EARER home comes news of 4 gar's coneert halls abroad through Opera, Mr King the homelund. Capt. W. J, Btan- Henchman” followed — The Al- nard, the hig, broad-shoulder bions achieved marked briliance Jeader of the United States Army with their first festival of the Band, hus just brought his organ- wvaf, the first week of | wiber, | ization home o give glowing hen the American Opera Co. |newspaper accounts of thelr tour brought the amazingly deligittul Lo their worthy commanding of- performance of Gounod's “Faux\” (fcer, Capt. Curtls D, Alway, ‘The and mod=rnistically treated “But- |band toured 42 cities and towns, creay” gnd “Marriage of Figaro” [covering a distance of 6,013 miles alter the frst long breath of rest i in 13 of the United Blates of from holida Lhe vington America, They appeared undey Opera Co. laid s plans for the the auspices of the American International Festival Just eon- | Leglon, the Rotariang, the Cham- eluded hers of Commeree and chureh In mid-Apri) the Metropolitan feroups, and everywhere, without sers Co. brings four operir, well | exception, they were met by selected, 100, and not the trite | mayors, heads of arganizations material 80 often flung to towns |end hometown bunds, In some L) P At the concert Japuary 31 Washing- ton music enthusiasts were given the opportunity of hearing the orchestra | under Toscanini, which date marked | the return to Washington of the fa- mous Italian after an absence of several seasons. This appearance was hailed as a distinct artistic and personal ad- | vancement. His program Tuesday ls being keenly anticipated. T. Arthur 8mith, under whose man.’| agement the Philharmonic Orchestra appears in Washington, announces that the program will be: Overture 1o “Rarher of Seville’". Pastoral—Symphony No. Intermission. Lo Romwis Teethoven | L Debiasy L Mer”. . Preiude and Jovediath 1 SEristan und Taolde RUBINSTEIN CONCERT—TUESDAY. “The second Rubinstein Club concert this sewson will be held at the Willard Hotel Tuesday at 8:30 pm. Devorn Nadworney, contralto prims donna of the WEAF Grand Opers Co., will he the guest artist “The program will be opened by the chorus, which will sing the Rubinstein- Bpross composition, “Cood-Night.” Mix: Nudworney'’s fist selection will_be Glorduno's "Alr__de Madel towns their appearance was the | cause 'of & holiday for an entire | county, and in Circleville, Ohio, | il;wll children met the band at | | the station. Capt. SBtannard spoke ! in 37 towns, and found that theiy | programs over the radlo had made | friends for the hband everywhere Capt. 8tannard, too, tells of| many inadequate concert halls, | and lists the hest as those of | {Rochester, Cleveland and Buffalo, | |'The audlences were very re- sponsive and enthusiastic, Thom- {as Darcy, trumpet sololst, and | (Eugene Hostetter, Joseph Young | and John Bauman all won per-! Isonal laurels, as well as Clifton | Woodrum, the “singing congress- man” from Virginia, Of special significance was the fact that the Latin American xe- Jections featured in practically every concert, given found marked uppreciation and aroused much favorable comment, This Bum- mer the programs of the band will feature this music even more than previously In this connection i 18 note worthy that the fourth concert of Latin American music sponsored by the Pan-American Unlon will he presented April 10, with dis- tinguished guest artists from Latin American countrl in the lounge of the clubhouse of American Association of University ‘Women, 1634 I street northwest. John Prindle Scott, American com- poser of New York, who A welcome visitor In the National Capital last Spring. will be guest of honor at this meeting. Dorothy de Myth Watson, chalrman of the club, will preside. Wash'nglton composers represented on this program are Mary Howe, composer and pianist; La Salle Spler, also a planist as well as composer, and both of whom are inclined toward modernism in their compositions, and Alexander Hennemann, who 1s more of a conserva- tive in his compositions. The program will be: “honata’ for violin and piano LaSatle Spier wionately hoand andor which the baritone solo will be sung by | Herman Fakler. The program will be concluded by a group of folk songs sung by Miss Nadworne: Russia will be represented | by “Sarafan,” France by “Jeauneton.” Germany by “Oduhebsaugell” and Mexico by “Estreleita.” MARIA JERITZA—W DAY. Maria Jeritza, prima donna soprano, Metropolitan Opera Co., nssisted by John Corigliano, violinist, and Emil Po- Ink, pianist, will give a concert at Poli's Theater Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, ‘The program will be: (a) Ramance’ from D Minor M Con gl Atia, e mes vei - CThen Ween. Oh, Griefwarn Fxes ) Maunsenet Mme. Jeritzn (&) “Widmung Sehumann 3o Te N agtont & Jewel Ha iy of the 1, W Korngold d N Fro () Canilie” IN'T () Lo Mastie T Rawi o Rumamonde LR Strause et e et Duipare vt at the p + Hanel Thipar for cello wid Mary Howe Nart Wirtz, cellist Howe at’ the wiar SYLVIA LENT—FR A Washington artist, L will hold an important place on this week's musio ealendar, The young vio- Iinist I scheduled for an appearance at the National Theater at 4:30 Friday afternoon, when she will he heard In & program of unusual and modern works, un the ausplces of T. Arthur Bmith, 1330 O street northweat, Bince her arrival here last season Sylvia Lent has been adding & wealth of glory to her already enviable reputa- tion of “the finest muaioal talent of | young Amerlean womanhood today." Her most recent engagement, with the | Minneapolla Symphony Orchestra, un- | der the divection of the gifted Verbrug- ghen, was one of unquestioned sucoes, ‘The program for this concert la one of unusual energy. It will Include: wtwor L Y. Sylvia Lent, Lo Tkt 1o PR prest 0. (1034 et ion, . " Clorme't o o Einest Shausson o Hiu Viev en JOUN PRI Wha I an American composer especially noted for his son and a delightful eraonality, whir won - him - muny Auring his vislt In the National Aprh will be guest Washington Composers' m Thursday evening, L RCOTT, Builetsh Rummer Hamn Al ".mdngp‘ i i ! Wil ¢ I X W Ldani All Sowls' Church (Unitarian), Bixs -3 Bannet N, W At the 5 o'clock vesper service this afternoon the music will be given by under the direction The following will be | Usmite Latie § Rita. Sion | Mraaey N P " the solo quartet, | Miss Kleln is a native Washingtontan | af Mr. Robeson. |and played an organ the first time at | Wentern' Preshyterian Church, when | 1, Prosran only 12 years of age, being called upon | suddenly to supply the music for the church “service when the regular or- | (RAN'St WAs unavoldably detained. She | fortunately continued with the organ, | studying with Edgar Priest, organist of { the Washington Cathedial, whose thor- {ough training made it possible for her [to win an organ scholarship at the | Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, for the years of 1915 to 1918, In 1923 Miss Kleln went to Paris and studied organ Orean prel SPrave Watstinh “Thy Will Be Done’ Wand Stephe Savior, Rreathe 3 RAM Schne, - Jacqueline Churchill, child pianist played before the assembled chapters of the Children of the American Revo- lution of this city at the Washington Club on George Washington's Birthday. About 300 people. were present. Jacque- un:‘w was dressed {n a colonial costume with Charles Marie Widor, and his (her piving = Sro o Seompents o assistant, Libert, and piano with | washington children who g ve | o 0 seem to have | Philipp and Deereus, all of whom are | marked musical ability. | world-famed musc and teachers. | z Miss Kleln was the first woman organ- It to play before a convention of the American Quild of Organists, plaving in Chicago in 195 before the fourth general convention, and again in 1927 % i in Washington, D. C., before the sixth | Mis. Francis Tyng, soprano; Mrs general convention, playing a superb | Franklin Ellis, pianist, and Mrs. W. 1 recital In the Ellwabeth Sprague Noble, violinist, will present the pro- Coolldge Auditorium at the Library of [Sram this week before the members of Congress, the Friday Morning Music Club at 11 M Klein has played many recitals | 4. the Cosmos Club auditorium I Washing large citles {and scored with her re- als Wanamaker v York Cuy, Raltimore, at the Peabody Conserva- tory, Chicago, Jacksonville, St Aug tine, and elsewhere. Her recitals ave | nlways played from memory. Her next [vecttal will be in Baltimore the Iatter | part of March, where she will give a vecital before ‘the Baltimore chapter of the Natlonal Assoclation of Organists Miss Klein s also an accomplished planit, holding & plano as well as an organ diploma trom the Peabody, being one of the three students who have been granted the two degrees She was on the program at one of the | White House informal musical during he Wilson reglme | teenth and Harvard atreets, announces A Bpring series of halft-hour programs of organ and vocal musie for Sunday afternoons. The programa witl I\«Ym At 8 o'cloek, The public ts cordially in- Vited. Lewls Atwater, organist, will present the following programs NMareh 4 . A-- tod by Mis, Walier K oy P won Ansiatoit TR A group of young singers, directed by Mrs. Frank Howard, will give a prog of old English music at the tea at Women's City Club this afternoon. Rose Pollio-Jarman, meszo-soprano of STUDIOS OF CLARKE STUDIO Rates on O g e Raes o Oruan and Plage dceation cial ity T, Guy Lucas, Plano, Organ, Harmony atiate I ATS Al Musie af Camts W e ol s e e e naster \ Stk ab Ch LELAND BOYD PARKER Teacher of Piane oummlete Graded Conrsea | Couching | and N TN ue o, Brivate Tastauc o N - T | e . NW R S\ K AL W G R b . Sl | SOPHOCLES T. PAPAS | 0P Nideehrs: Shall, soue Teacher of Frotted lustruments LEEURNTY Ave, Phane B wwe R] et By e W \:\x\ e \ - ML AR iachie anaAcramn S Elerath Steeet \W e BESSIE N. WILD Cultire Mape R N nfifi“fuu X &'.m?.“i\\.'i;‘“" Awn 1 AU Anriated B ABEL FIENG bttt ‘The numbers today follow (U Avgne o Habe Rlege ) o T e R ) akwe ) Mis. Wilsan, ' CLAWORIALOR" vereianeanee ment and Ethel Hicks of the violin de- partment of the Washington College of Music presented severa! pupils in a joint recital at the college last Friday. The concert hall was well filled with parents and friends of the young musi- clans. Those on the Tam were Vialin trio. Bradley Johhson. R Eldridge, Elliot Port: plano, Jean Edward Frasler. Helen Sweeney, V' sinia Hughes. Priscilla Woodley, Han- nah Booth, Matilda Smith, Alice Bra burn; vio! solos, Sarah Louise Rod- bins, Ellk Port. Aylbert Kaminsky Joseph Hammovits, ~ Harold Cladny. Isadore Fischer. Patrick Laughiin, Stanley Scheibe, George Fraser, Julian Rodrigues. The musle section of the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase. Md. of which AMrs, Witliam Lyles Offutt Jis leader and (Continued ou_Twelfth e Wanted BASS SOLOIST tor Desirabe Church Position Phone M. 911 $MUSICA WASHINGTON . NSTRUCTIONS atie G \ nar Bawia P TR Y s s Walter T. 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