Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1928, Page 23

TIHHE EVENING STAR, \V:\STTTNGTOA\'. D. . THURSDAY, DECEMBER G, 1928’ 23 | end of the recital the encores were all, ias one enthusiast’ laughingly put_it, | “phonograph record: H. F. ] | BORI-PETROVICH JOINT RECITAL. | The lobby of the Mayflower was | swarming yesterday morning with the { unusually large audience gathering for | the first of Mrs. Lawrence Townsend’ | musical programs to be given this sea- Whether or up iest” in the Town Again, quisite "Oh! Quand Je Dors” of Lisat, and “Depuis le Jour,” from “Louise,’ and gave as the insisted-upon encore, Glazounow'’s “Primavera d'Ora.” Then, in her last group, Senorita Bori sang three colorful Spanish songs by de Falla, Padilla, ana a folk song, as only a most gifted Spaniard can sing these ongs with iricky jota and sequidilla 'ms. She gave a quaint Italian ong as the final encore. h, who made his debut in Wwashington vesterday, has a rich voice of a caliber and training that suggests the more familiar voice of Feodor Chaliapin. M. Petrovich sang in Rus- sian, German, Hungarian, Serbian and English with equal ease and careful v. If he seemed to lack slightly pontaneity and vigor of personality st showed to such daz- perhaps be pardon- grounds of unfamiliarity and slight nervousness. He conveyed the feeling that he had a much’ greater supply cf tone-volume and dramatic power than he displayed on this occasion. His one encore was a little Russian folk song slated into English aci darem la ma “Don Giovanni” both singers gave a most satisfying performance M. Bristol, the accompanist, deserves a special word of commendation, for it whether down, they're the “Swank- PATENT BROWN KID — harmonizing tongue lining and strap. in French, she sang the ex-!was obvious that his instrument las!ln the role of Queen of the Gypsies out of tune and not at all in shape for |and lovely Jeanne Beverley as Arline, a concert performance. It was learned | daugiter of the count, were especially later that this apparent neglect was due | noteworthy players. to a misunderstanding entirely outside | Miss Beverley possesses a voice of the management of either concert man- | marked quality and of wide range, ager or hotel and a word should be|which she handles wel:. Although in given here to explain that any short- | the role of Arline Miss Beverley did not | comings were decidedly not Mr. Bristol's ' have the opportunities for dramatic fault. panist. He is a most admirable accom- | display that came to the capable talents | H. F. |of Miss Sherman as the queen, she | showed histrionic talent used with ade- “THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. quate restraint. Miss Sherman brought Presenting the Estelle Wentworth | intelligence and artistry to her part and Opera Co. in “The Bohemian Girl,” at in her duet with Roland Speer, as Dev- | the City Club last night, Jack Muilane | ilshoof in the first part of the second and Miss Wentworth deserve much |act, the gave proof of her ability as a credit for a praiseworthy effort. Al- |singer and as an actress. | | cape from Missouri penitent THREE CONVICTS ESCAPE. Prisoners, Hidden in Freight Car, Gain Liberty in Missouri. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., 6 (#).—Three convicts made their es- y here late yesterday when they hid in a freight_car and were carried into the raflroad yards. They cut a hole in the door and broke the seals to make their getaway. They were John Shead, 40, serving |life for murder; Ben Kuchanski, 23, | Failkowski, serving 10 years for rob- serving 15 years for attempted murder | bery and also wanted for escape from in an escape in 1922, and Thomas | Auburn, N. Y.. prison. Rizik Brothers December | In the duet | " from Mozart's | though there may have been slight dramatic ability on the part of some members of the cast, as a company the group gave evidence of considerable talent. The bounds of a limited stage and unwieldy properties were matters of small importance when contrasted with | the unlimited enthusiasm and honest effort on the part of the players. The costuming generally was unusually ar- | tistic for an organization of this si: Ira Meyer as Count Arnheim, J Four dancers who came in for a large share of the applause from an audience that filled the ballroom of the club | were Peggy Little, Tacie Luckett, Ber- | nice Stevens ond Claire Edson. Ivy Stevens, a_ specialty dancer, was se | briefly in intricate turns. A small but cellently trained chorus had a prom- | inent share in the success of the per- | | fermance. ! 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The artists for the open- _ | ing program were Lucrezia Bori. so- At The Little Church Around the | (08 BFOETON YUt ORon”® opera Co >f New York, and Milan Petrovich, bari- noon William Holmes McGuffey, 60 P ] ears old. assis i _ | France, with Frederick Bristol as @ ¥ aT old. as: l\lanf to the yice presi- | TG, W poth singers dent of the Southern Railroad, is tak- Whenever Lucrezia Bori sings there ing as his bride Miss Anne Yago, who | is sunshine, and yesterday she sang so 15 in her early thirties, a receni mem- Cspecially beautifully that the whole Mr. McGuffey is the son of Alexander | cohonding enthusieom helieie e Hamilton McGuffey and the nephew of | qudy and Pergolese, the brilliant Bori William Holmes McGuffey, late Eng- | sosved to heights b riany e, heights in the famous sh professor of the University of V. Song” ftom_ “I Pagliacel.” Guffey's Readers, known to every school boy ahd girl not so far back. i From New York the McGuffeys will| take an extended honeymoon trip to ! the Pacific Coast, returning to Mr. Mec- | about January 1 : The romance began last July, when, | according to T. D. Bonneville, mana- ger of Poli's Theater, Mr. McGuffey, with some relatives, went back stage per Musical Co. The party went to congratulate Miss Ethel Clark, sou- | brette of the company. Miss Clark | and Miss Yago were shiring quarters while on their tour. So it was not he is marrying today. Miss Yago was born in Toronto. She has made her mark in the musical world. Before her engagement with the De Wolf Hopper Co., which disbanded Municipal Opera Co. and in _grand opera in Chicago and Philacelphia. MUSIC FRITZ KREISLER'S RECITAL. | Fritz Kreisler, a world’s favorite | won a warmer or more prolonged ova- | tion at a program he has given in| ‘Washington than the demonstration | which followed his recital yesterday | audience, with a thick ring of “standees” | , at_the rear, appleuded and applauded | led by Mrs. Coolidge in her customary | place In the left stage box. Even after | three encores at the end of the program, refused to go home and kept up a! barrage of applause that finally brought | them one more familiar tune with the beloved quirks of this magic fiddler arrangement. According to the New: concert in the market metropolis was | rather coolly received; not so at yes- terday’s program. Washington, pro- verbially home of a cold audience, has | not given so enthusiastic a reception to | rarely accorded such an _ovation to a soloift. Moreover, Mr. Kreisler de- served it, for he probably has never been heard here in better form. In- cidentally, his inseparable accompanist, keyed to the mood of each phrase, in his part at the piano, making a perfect combination. ! The program was opened with Grieg's | “Sonata in C Minor,” which is filled | of musical design for both violin and | tano. It shows its gay kinship to the | Peer Gynt Suite” in the final move- ment. which was particularly delightful as played followed and was given such rare color | and interpretation that it almost would convince one that he had never heard it played before—such was Kreisler' mastery of the work and of his instru- dent’s wives were in the audience, in | both Mrs. William Howard Taft and Corner in New York City this after- tone of the Russian Opera Co. of Pa hek. ofthe D Wolt:Hobper Muitcal Co, | Sudicnce biased beck at her wih oo ginla, who were collaborators on Me- Guffey'’s home in East Falls Church | to greet members of the De Wolf Hop- long before Mr. McGuffey met the girl this Fall, she sang with the St. Louis among professional violinists, has never | afternoon at Poli's Theater. 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