Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1929, Page 28

CHINESE PARTITION OF ARMY EVOLVED Military Corps Allocated to 6 Areas of 65 Divi- sions. By the Associated Press. NANKING, January 18.—A concrete scheme for the reduction of the military forces of China has been evolved at a meeting of the disbandment conference. 1% was decided to divide China into the 8ix areas of Nanking, Loyang, Wuhan, Mukden, Peking and Southwest China. The mulitary country are not to exceed 65 divisions each having a total of 11,000 men, mak- ing a standing army of 715,000 men. This would entail an annual expendi- ture of $192,000.000 The military leaders agreed to a uni- fication of the country’s financial ad- ministration in accordance with pi posals made by T. V. Soong. ministe of finance. These proposals provide for ® centralization of finances and proper budgetife of military expenditure. which would be pavable by the finance ministry in accordance vdth apportion- ments prescribed by the conference. s i ge g : PLAY IN FILM EXHIBIT. A French-Italian in colors, of the play gerac” will be presented by the Com- munity Institute February 1 at 3 o'clock at the Western High School Auditorium and that night at 8:15 in the Central High Community Center. This showing has been arranged in fddition to the Community Institute’s seasonal program of ten educational and cultural entertainments. The picture s considered one of the best available examples of color photography. MUSIC THE FLONZALEYS' “FAREWELL.” ‘That institution of 25 years’ standing, the Flonzaley Siring Quartet, played what is listed a: heir 7arewell concert in Washington,” before a packed house at Central High School last night, a pearing under the auspices of the Com- munity Institute of Washington. Never have they played more alluringly and the audience showed its appreciation by asking for two encores. They were rewarded with the scherzo from the “G Major Quartet” of Schubert, midway in the program, and, at the end, the “Can- sonetta” by Mendelssohn. version, It seemed completely fitting that the | eomposer, Beethoven, was given first ‘laoe on this program. His “Quartet in Flat Major, Opus 18, No. 6” was an admirable selection. To those sensitive to the poignancy of this occasion, M. tti’s eloquent bow seemed literally %o sob in the pathos of the adagio move- ment and M. d’Archambeau’s cello was equally appealing in its featured pas- . The finale left the audience in an atmosphere of musical. poetry that |- the playing of the Flonzaleys giways creates. The selection, however, that showed most simply and, at the same time, so beautifully the innate essence that has been distilled from that quarter of a century of co-ordinated playing and practice since Mr. E. J. de Coppet established the quartet in 1903 and pro- vided arrangements for the annual practice of the quartet at his Swiss estate, was the “Sonata a Tre,” written for two violins and violoncello by Haendel. In this number appeared only the three original members of the quar- tet—Adolfo Betti, first violinist; Alfred Pochon, second violin, and Iwan d’Ar- chambeau, violoncellist. ‘The perfect blending of their tones, the ease and lightness of transition from one phrase or mood into another and the satin quality of finish that the infinite taking- pains-to-achieve for 25 years hasbrought 79¢ Ryo Underwear Teddies, Bloomers, Step- 49¢ ins, Slips, Che- mises, of a good quality rayon. Assorted colors and sizes. Main Floor spe- cial at 49¢c. Main Floor forces of the entire done | nb&ut are of the stuff that inspires son- e Nicholas Moldavan, viola player, who has made an excellent fourth to the quartet for several seasons now, had his inning in the variations of the Schubert “Death and the Maiden,” which gave glimpses of the art of each player in {turn in the solo part carrying the melody while the other three instru- ments provided florid decoration. Again, | in the modern “Serenata Grottesca,” with its amusing suggestions of “back- fence serenades” by prowling felines. the rich viola’s tone was heard to fine effect. This work was written by the youngest and one of the most prominent of the Czechoslovak composers of today, Erwin Schulhoff, who is but 28 years old. His use of dissonances suggests the Ori- | ental music both in scale and rhythmic effects, especially in the second part, yet there is true Hungarian color and tempo, too. It is an interesting modern work not unpleasing to the classicists, who | doubtless will not take it any too sert . | ously, and thoroughly in accord with the policy of the Flonzaley Quartet to give the ne well as established music " | opportunity by presentation. As a last word, let it be whispered , | here that although M. Pochon and Mr. Moldavan shook their heads smiling but non-committally when this reviewer expressed the wish that this might be only au revoir instead of adieu, M. Betti smiled more broadly as he tenderly put his violin in his case and admitted | that, “We might eome back for one | more concert—maybe."” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D.. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1929. gave its fifty-fourth public concert in Barker hall at the Y. W. C. A. last evening, the auditorium being filled with students of the college and their friends. ‘The program opened with a group by five young pianists from the prepara- tory department—Janice Levitt, Pauline Slavin, Evelyn Eibender, Ruth Diamond and Irving Phillips. They were present- ed by Miss Mann, Miss Becker and Miss Carter. The entire group took only 10 minutes and demonstrated in a satis- factory manner the work of the preparatory piano department. | Isadore Fischer, a young violin stu- dent presented by Miss Ethel Hicks, | followed the piano group with “Lar- | ghett by Handel-Hubay, and the Bohm “Perpetuo Mobile.” His playing and interpretation for a young musi- cian. The college department was repre- ented by piano, violin and voice num- | bers, the soloists being presented by Mr. | Carter, Mr. Zetlin and Dr. Roberts. | Miss Mary Gastrock played the Handel | “Allemande” with the vitality of finger work and rhythm so necessary to the charm of this music. Her interpreta- tion of the “Clair de Lune” by De- v, was poetic. Maxwell Short's ing of the Becthoven “Sonata, Op. 0,” first movement, was in good style. The third of the piano numbers was given by Miss Anne Smith, who showed piquancy in her Brahm's “Dance” and So perhaps the Flonzaley's "faerrll"i will join the list of other artistic “fare- wells” as so notably established by | Adelina Patti. H'P, COLLEGE OF MUSIC. | The Washington College of Music | KNOW (0~ - I hidd o) you. ] seen with active when —At all YOUR GWN BODY’ Your Enzymes NZYMES are Nature's digestive juices cannot make useable the food you eat. Your enzymes act as solvents to E help the juices in their work. Your | saliva contains two, your gastric and | ‘38 pancreatic juices have three en- ! zymes, each. There is proof that the digestive enzymes become more ou eat this natural, whole wheat food— Wheatsworth 200% Whole Wheat CEREAL Get the improved, natural digestive reaction from true natural food. Get the wheat's whole nutrition—it fortifies you for an energetic day. Keep strong your purpose to eat Wheats- worth—and keep strong developed freedom and grace in the well known Levitzki “Waltz in A Major.” Herman _ Weihe, two Schubert numbers, Maria” and “Hark, Hark the Lark.” the last in the Spalding arrangement. violinis en helpers within Nobody has ever an enzyme, but out enzymes your a4 showed careful study, with good tone The violinists, Miss Aurelia Beck, mezzo-soprano; Miss Dorothy Sawyer, contralto, and Charles Eldridge, bari- tone, were individually satisfactory and each sang with considerable poise ana good diction. Accompaniments were able played by Miss Catherine Benson and Mrs. Her- man Weihe. THE SWASTIKA QUARTET. It seemed quite an interesting coin- cidence that on the afternoon of the date set for the farewell appearance of the famous Flonzaley String Quartet in \Washington, a brand-new and very youthful quartet, the Swastika Quartet of the Curtis Institute of Music, should make its debut here. A comparatively small but keenly interested audience | greeted this quartet and showed rising ! enthusiasm as the program progressed. | The members of this quartet of young | ensemble players are Gama Gilbert and { Benjamin Sharlip, violins: Sheppard | Lehnhoff, viola, and Orlando Cole, violoncello. As individuals, each of the | four shows artistic ability, particularly | the lyric beauty of Mr. Gilbert’s violin lo passages and the rounded mel- tones of Mr. Cole’s cello. As an ensemble, they show diligent practice | together, clean-cut attack, intelligent and authoritative phrasing and nice | blend of tonal values. In time this | quartet should be one of outstanding | value; at the present it is a very good | ensemble. | The program chosen yesterday was well balanced. musicianly and tastefully varied. Beethoven's “Quartet in F | Minor, Opus 95" opened the program. There was a tendency to strident tone and scattered accent in shading in the beginning, but the second movement saw a balanced, more sonorous reading and the playing seemed to improve con- stantly. Even so, one auditor, at least, had the feeling as the afternoon pro- gressed that the Swastika Quartet un- derstood the inner meaning of its homeland composer—Charles Tomlin~ son Griffes—in his much less preten- tious sketches for string quartet, and even Mozart in his “Quartet in D Minor, Koechel No. 421" better than it did the Beethoven. The Mozart work was given with nice polish and the delicacy of its charm was empha- sized. It showed the quartet's discrimi- nating attitude in aiming for rounded, lighter tone, never forcing for loud tone. The two Griffes’ sketches showed musicianly ideas of using authentic American Indian melodies in a way that was refreshingly unsaccharine. The second in particular indicated that when worked out with full contrapuntal possibilities, a charming quartet might have been fashioned by the American composer, whose untimely death while still in his twenties was a very real loss to American music. H. F. Interstate Chorus. Before a warm and friendly audi- ence, made up largely, one felt, of members who had a personal as well as an artistic interest in the singers and their success, the Interstate Male Chorus last evening gave the first con- cert of its ninth season in the audi- torium of Memorial Continental Hall. It was the twenty-fifth concert in the | group’s history. It was an evening in which the chief formality lay in the correct black and white of the singers’ dress. There was otherwise an air of camaraderie be- tween the singers, the director, the soloist and the audience. The pro- gram siressed the popular, semi-classi- cal note, rather than the more austere and difficult choral numbers, and it was received with applause throughout. ‘This group of singers, composed of members of the personnel of the Inter- state Commerce Commission, has al- ready become well known to Washing- ton, as well as to neighboring cities. The loyalty of its efforts, those of its director, Clyde B. Aitchison, its man- ager and its 11 charter members still with the organization, was attested in an intermission speech by Ernest I. Lewis, chairman of the Interstate Com- merce Commission. In its essentials, those fundamentals of unified attack and termination, smooth crescendo, blend, shading and harmony, which one is accustomed to watch fot in group singing, the organ- ization is, for the most part, commend- able. As indicated, the selections were not such as to tax the capacities of a | group with a limited number of “out- side of work” hours to give to rehearsal, | and they were capably rendered. | What imperfections of technical rendi- | tion here might have been during the | evening appear to this reviewer to be readily traceable to one major fault; | the use of scores on the stage. Such a practice can scarcely fail to detract | from concentration upon the director, | one requisite above all others in finished choral work. Not only do scores in the hands of the singers focus their atten- tion upon the pages, and thus more or less away from the director, but devi- ates the interest of the audience in a perhaps subtle but none the less im- portant fashion. b The program opened with a Nether- lands folksong, “Prayer of Thanksgiv- ing,” which was followed by “Where'er You Walk” from “Semele” and the “Caro mio ben” of Giordani. ‘“Ariosto de Benvenuto” introduced the evening's soloist, Harlan Randall, a baritone with a voice of even, clear tone and facile production. Walt Whitman's “O Cap- tain! My Captain!” to the music of Jean Bohannan, was sung next by the chorus with fine dignity and rich har- monies. In the next group the “Chorus of Camel Drivers” to Cesar Franck’s music, the ever-popular “Slumber Boat” of Jessie L. 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