Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1930, Page 46

MU SIC BY HELEN FETTER. HE heavy gold brocade cur- tains of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York have swished together after the last performance this season of the company that has sparkled and lilted in the airs of music dramas by the master opera com- posers for many weeks. Some of' the famous songbirds of the com- any have flitted across the At- antic to rest preceding appear- ances this Summer in festivals abroad or Summer opera in this| country. The majority of the| Metropolitan's leading singers, however, in their flight South, their annual Spring trip, are pausing in Washington the mid- dle of this week for three per- formances. They bring here only the works | of established classic opera writ- ers—Puccini, Giordano and Verdi, | all Italian. Washington audiences are assured of plenty of real mel- | eody and thoroughly old-fashioned arias in true bravura style for each performance. There is no need to dwell for a moment on either of the very familiar scores, “La Boheme” and “La Traviata.” The one unfamiliar opera, “An- drea Chenier,” the story of which is detailed elsewhere on this page, is considered to be the best work of Umberto Giordano. It is said to have considerable dramatic force and lyric beauty. Its style is reported to be rather of the late Verdi style of writing than the older, strictly artificial style. The Giordano opera is the only one that brings the famous ballet of the Metropolitan to the local stage. * % Xk X ‘WASHINGTON musicians should " find special interest in the note which they will discover in opera programs this week, which requests that they take active part in making a ballot for the operas which they would like to have the Metropolitan company bring here next season. Mrs. Rob- ert Low Bacon, chairman of the association here that sponsors the appearance of the New York com- pany this season, stated that two very familiar operas were chosen for this year due to the necessity for making a complete financial success. If, however, the musi- cians and music lovers of Wash- ington show sufficient interest and co-operation in making out these ballots, and should choose less familiar works, then their choice will be respected and every effort will be made to bring pro- ductions here that Washingto- nians are really anxious to see and hear. * % X % JHILE Washington is enjoying n the opening performance of its brief “season” of Metropolitan grand opera, the home of that company will have been reawak- ened from its first short sleep and the gold curtains will have sepa- rated to display to New York for the first time the newest thing in rand operas, “Die Glueckliche and,” written by Arnold Schoen- berg. It is a truly amazing work. Tts American premiere was given last week end in Philadelphia at the Metropolitan Opera House of that city. It. was given joint premiere with the ballet perform- ance of Stravinsky’s “Le Sacre du Printemps.” Arnold Schoenberg, born in Vi- enna but now living in Berlin, is a musician who undoubtedly is one of the outstanding individu- als of the world today. His revo- lutionary efforts and experiments | have established a definite “school | of music.” “Die Glueckliche Hand” (“The Hand of Fate”) is a most peculiar work. It seems to leave its audi- tor either fascinated and inter- ested in hearing it immediately again the better to assimilate it, or else leaves him definitely, un- compromisingly displeased to the oint of saturated disgust. There s no middle course of taking this work mildly. At the Saturday| night performance in Philadel- phia, when the house was packed to its limit with an obviously bril- liant and very musical audience, the great hubbub of chatter and discussion that arose at the con- clusion of the opera and drifted with the cigarette smoke lnmi foyer and lobby was amazing in itself. Never, after the average opera performance, even of ad-| mittedly inspiring works that are | established as classics, has the writer heard anything like this discussion in New York, Philadel- | phia or this city. Only abroad, in Paris, Munich and Salzbyrg, was found the equivalent of the ear- nest discussion and excited com- ment that the Schoenberg opera aroused Saturday night. Given ultra-modern setting and | the remarkable lighting effects| that have become a feature of German productions, the Schoen- berg work established immedi- | ately a sense of something com- | pletely different. It is not compa- | rable as an opera with any of| the usual works so classified. It| has a huge orchestra, part of | which is placed back of the stage. There is but one singer. The| three other characters are all| mimes. Those in the chorus do not drift in aimless, wooden fash- ion about the stage, as is the tra- ditional habit of opera choruses. Instead, this one is stationed in the midst of the orchestra down | in the pit, and the human Voices} are used in definitely instrumental | fashion as the score unfolds. The stage has a setting within | a settin, The silver-gray, geo- | metrically-designed piece of scen- ery that forms the background for all the action is surrounded by black curtains on which what look like several heads of huge, sleepy cats appear to watch the action with heavy-lidded, half- closed eyes. There is a triple se- ries of flights of steps in the foyer. An opening that suggests a tower door tops the stairs at the back. Orchestra, dramatic action, very original pantomimic effects, singing of the chorus and soloist and lighting all are intri- cately interwoven. These compo- nent parts are so perfectly blend- ed that the absorbed auditor and spectator, who is listening éven as with so unified and balanced an impression. There is no distinctive “prel- ude” nor is there a typical “op- eratic aria” in the score. There is plenty of melody, elusive though it may be at times. There is cer- tainly modernity with distinctive individuality. Ivan Ivantzoff, the Russian baritone, who has been a favorite in Washington, where he has appeared previous seasons in various operatic roles, was excel- lent. He acted his role with dis- cretion and gave rich tone to ob- viously difficult music. The entire opera c¢onsumes about half an hour cf time. It is no opera for society folk to wan- der in late to hear. It is swift, concentrated action and sound. The story is extremely simple. Man, the role that Ivantzoff por- trays, is discovered on the stage being strangled by a Chimera— the personification of his own dis- torted imagination, interpreted and costumed as a grotesque bat- like creature, Man struggles free of the Chimdra, to be caught in a great wave of love for Woman, charmingly mimed by Doris Humphrey, and to be inspired by her to such heights that he does not even realize that she is lost to him when a typical Don Juan lures her away. Man's ambition for power develops. In a brief episode he shows two workmen who are laboring at anvils that he is a veritable Slegfried. He strikes a single blow at a huge lump of molten gold and splits the anvil, from which he picks up a beautiful glittering diadem— symbol of “quick money.” He later tosses the diadem to the workmen and reglizes that he has lost Woman. He finds her with the other lover—the graceful, cul- tured Stranger. It is then that the Stranger grows tired of Wom- an and leaves her again. She returns for a short time to Man, but eludes his every advance and finally disappears forever. Again the Chimera creeps upon Man, and he completes his cycle of ex- istence by returning under the spell of this imaginative beast that crouches above him as the curtain falls. “Die Glueckliche Hand” is ex- tremely fascinating in its perfect unity and concentrated values that rise swiftly, yet almost im- perceptibly, to a stupendous cul- minative effect that is powerfully dramatic. * KoK X “HE remainder of this joint premiere program was devoted to the first production in this country as a ballet of Stravin- sky’s suite, “Le Sacre du Prin- temps,” fairly familiar as orches- tral music. Leopold Stokowski, the genius conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, has wanted to conduct this work in full ballet form ever since 1913, when it was originally produced in Paris, with the designs by Stravinsky's col- laborator, Nicholas Roerich, and choreography by the great dancer, Nijinsky. The Philadelphia or- chestra has combined with_ the League of Composers of New York for this double premiere program. It was presented in the Quaker City for three performances last week end and will have two in New York this week. It is com- parable in its unusual importance as the outstanding program in America this season with that given under the same auspices in New York last year. At that time Montev 's 300-year-old opera, “Il Combpattimento di Clorinda,” was revived and the first ballet performance of Stravinsky's “Les Noces” was given in this country Befpre reviewing the more re- cent premiere of “Le Sacre du Printemps,” it might interest readers to mention here Mr. Sto- kowski's opinion as to why this was the logical time to have this premiere in America. He said: Since 1913 T have “anted to conduct “Le Sacre” with Lallet, but I could not find in America an organ ion or or- ganized group of dancers and mime artists who could do the stage interpre- tation. Because this work is S0 ex- tremely difficult for rhythm and bodily motion, both individually and in groups, it is only by long working together that any group of dancers could anywhere near approach the true interpreting of this work, which is certainly the most difficult of musical dramatic composi- tions combining the dance, drama and orchestra. As we could not find a group already existing, we have formed a group espe- cially for this work. Martha Graham is forming the group of girls and she will dance the stupendous Danse Sac- rale at the end, which is the climax of the work. Leonide Massine is forming the group of men and is undertaking the responsibility of the whole choreog- raphy. Another reason why I think this sea- son is particularly good for producing this work is that “Le Sacre du Prin- temps” is the creation of both Stravin- sky and Roerich, and Roerich is now back from Tibet and is in New York and is greatly helping us in aiming to express the profound significance of this work. I feel we are most fortunate to have his guidance and creative sug- gestions. Prof. Roerich also is design- ing the costumes and stage setting. Lest Spring, when I was in Europe, I had severa] talks with Stravinsky about this and about the musical side of the work. He has made some important changes in rhythm and orchestration and his publisher is printing a new edi- tion, which we are using. The staging and costuming of | this production is highly original, colorful after the Russian vivid fashion, modernistic in general lines and not nationalistic in dance design or conception as a whole. This is purposely so. As a result, these pagan dances of Spring—the true, earliest Easter rites which pre-date the Chris- tian era by thousands of years— are tremendously appealing to one’s inmost nature. There is sheer natural beauty and great rhythmic strength in the inter- pretation of the first part, par- ticularly. In the second part, when the result of human inge- nuity and the idea of human sac- rifice and terrorizing enters into THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. APRIL 20, 1930—PART FOUR. FIVE LEADING SINGERS IN THE THREE OPERAS TO BE SUNG BY THE METROPOLITAN OPERA CO. HERE THIS WEEK PaveL LuDIkAR- PeaArL &, BeSUNER- ¥ New Works and a Harpist For Interstate Concert THI Interstate Male Chorus, Clyde B. Aitchison, conductor, will give its last concert of the tenth season in the Memorial Continental Hall, April 29, at 8:30 pm. This will be the twenty- eighth concert to be given by this cho- rus, whose members are practically all identified with the Interstate Comrierce Commission. Mr. Altchison, the con- ductor, is & membgy of this commission and has trained the men and wielded the baton at all of the preceding concerta. ‘The programs, prepared with care, are varied, and feature each time a local soloist. Sylvia Meyer, harplst, will be the soloist April 29. She will be accompanied by Quinta Jensen Frcy. Miss Meyer has appeared on programs previously in this city and Baltimore. She is the daughter of Balthassr H. Meyer, another member of the Inter- state Commerce Commission. She will play “Choral and Variations,” by Widor; a group of shorter numbers, including “The Music Box,” by Peonitz, and also will accompany the chorus In “Forest Harps,” by Edwin Schultz. The program has several outstanding numbers for this concert. “Crossing the Bar,” by Thickstun, was especially com] for the chorus and will Lave its premier presentation. Mr. Altchison has arranged Tom Moore’s poem “When Twilight Dews.” Franz Bornschein, Baltimore composer, has dedicated a new piece to the Interstate Male Cho- rus, entitled “Two Wives.” This com- position also will have its first presen- tation. Mr. Robert Feuerstein will be the accompanist, assisted by Miss Mary Gastrock. N. C. U. Glee Club Sings Here April 30 THE_ University of North Carolina Glée Club, well known all over the country, is making preparations, under the direction of Harold S. Dyer, head of the university’s musical department, for its annual Spring tour. The club will sing in Washington on the evening of April 30, Thirty-two men, including _Prof. Dyer, Nelson O. Kennedy, pianist, and Charles B. Overman, manager of the club and a Washington resident, will make this trip, which wijj cover a pe- riod of one week and tour North Caro- line, Virginia and Washington, D. C. The group will leave the university Wednesday and travel by bus to the various cities in which it is presenting programs. Modern American songs will be fea- tured in a program presenting a com- bination of old English, modern Ameri- can, Russian and Irish folk songs. The university glee club has been lauded by critics over the country for remark- able training and balance in program making. Harold S. Dyer, who took over this year the directorship of the club, is a musical authority from Southwestern College, Kansas, and replaces Paul J. Weaver, who has been with the group for the past 10 years. Princeton Music Clubs To Appear Here Tuesday HE musical organizations of Prince- ton University are scheduled to ap- pear in a program at the Mayflower Hotel Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock, ac- cording to announcement just issued by the alumni association headquarters of the District of Columbla. The clubs will present a concert pro- gram_which will be followed by danc- ing, for which the music will be sup- plied by the Triangle Club Jazz Band and ballet was concluded by 9:30 p.m. only 10 minutes over an hour in length. At the same time, one who is deeply interested but feel that in that brief time the auditor-spectator won a rare privilege of glimpsing a new era in the art of musical development —of actually participating in a flight across a wide chasm in ar- tistic renaissance. One could not but feel keenly the sterility and the rites, there is again the grue- some, moody quality that domi- nates the Bchoenberg uPern. Mar- tha Graham won brilliant per- sonal laurels for her amazingly vital and realistic sacrificial dance of exultation and expression of the exalted fear of one chosen for supreme sacrifice and dying a martyr. he looks at the stage with, con- centration, is left somewhat dazed The entire program of opera artificlality of the standardized ballet and opera, as contrasted with this remarkably vital new art that seems to mirror accur- ately the post-war revolutionizing qualities—some reviving the most basic riches of nature, others con- tradicting these with unhealthy terrorizing moods. oth opera and ballet might wellybe termed psycho-analytical mi in musical progress could not help | EVENTS OF THE WEEK MONDAY. United States Service Orchestra in program of seven mieres and other Latin-American music, Union Building at 9 p.m. re- at Pan-American TUESDAY. Visiting women composers jin program at Arts Club of ‘Washington at 8:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY. “La Boheme,” Puccini (Italian), by Metropolitan Opera Co. at Fox Theater at 8:30 p.m. THURSDAY. “Andrea Chenier,” Giordano (Italian), by Metropolitan Opera Co. at Fox Theater at 8:30 p.m. ‘Women composers’ prize program, at Mrs. Dimock’s resi- dence at 8:30 p.m. FRIDAY. “La Traviata,” Verdi (Italian), by Metropolitan Opera Co. at Fox Theater at 2 p.m. SATURDAY. Russian program at Memorial Continental Hall at 8:30 p.m. PAN-AMERICAN PROGRAM Tomorrow. ‘The three United States service band orchestras—the Army, Navy and Ma- rine—will make their debut as a joint organization of 100 jnusiclans at the Pan-American Buildihg tomorrow at 9 pm. The Army and Navy groups se- lected men to appear jointly as the United Service Orchestra three years ago. The Marines have just joined the other two. The combined orchestra plays only music of New World com- posers, ‘The three band leaders con- duct different parts of each program. On this particular occasion the guest artists will be Manuel Salazar, a tenor, from Costa Rica, and Luls Delgadillo, composer-pianist, of Nicaragua. Both are distinguished artists with back- ground of study at the famous Con- servatory in Milan, Italy, and wide ex- perience on the stages of Europe. Another feature of tomorrow’s con- cert will be the presentation of seven works, all being given premiere rendi- tion in the United States and four of them being presented for the firsi time re on any program. Several coming from New York, Bos- ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore espe- clally to attend this event and hear these works. There will be 12 groups of selections in all. ‘The opening group of marimba solos, played by Master Sergt. John Bauman, will include a pasillo written by Her- nando Rico of Colombia. It is called “Olaya Herrera” and is dedicated to the President-elect of Cuba. It is one of the first renditions. The others are: Indigenous dance, “Danza Salvaje,” by Senor Delgadillo, who will conduct the orchestra in the first rendition of this work in the United States; symphonic divertissement, “Corazon Latino,” by Alvarado of Mexico, Capt. Sta Gomes of Brazil, first rendition in_the United States, Lieut. Benter of the U. 8. Navy Band conducting; tone poem, “Voice of the Streets,” by Allende of Chile, rendered first time by this or- chestra, Capt. Branson, U. 8. Marine Band, conducting; symphonic lyric leg- end, “Espiritus Incaicos,” by Pedro Tra- versari of Ecuador, first rendition, Capt. Stannard conducting; evocation, “Night in the Andes,” Justin Elie of Haiti, first | B rendition, Lieut. Benter conducting. ‘The other numbers on the program are more or less familiar to Pan-Ameri- can audiences, as they have been given here previously. The .announcers for the broadcasting will be Enrique Canova and Herluf Provensen. George Wilson will play for Senor Salazar. Music from 12 Latin-American countries will be presented. Luts DeELGADILLO- ARTS CLUB PROGRAM—Tuesday. An interesting program of poetry and music has been arranged by the acting chairman of music, Dorothy DeMuth ‘Watson, for Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at the Arts Club, when some of the Ameiican ‘woman composers who are in Washing- ton attending the convention of the League of American Pen Women will be present to interpret some of iheir compositions. Among them will be Gena Branscombe of New York, a group of whose songs will be sung by Dr. Robert Dieterle; Pearl Adams of New York, a group of whose songs will be sung by Kathleen Culbertson; Phyllis Fergus of Chicago, who will interpret some of her inimita- ble “story-poems”; Marianne Genet of Pittsburgh, whose songs will be sung by Emily Harrold Marsh, and Laurle Merrill of New York, the musical set- tings to whose poems will be inter- preted by Kurt Hetzel. METROPOLITAN OPERA CO. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Washington's season of Metropolitan | opera is but a few days away. It will bring to the National Capital, through | the efforts of a group of civic leaders and music lovers, the great Metropolitan Opera Co., with practically every one of its internationally famed artists; its ballet, its trained musician personnel of 65 pleces, its two musical directors, its corps of assistant conductors, its wardrobe mistresses, its large staff of stage technicians, which will be aug- mented by a special crew engaged here—in fact, the best in music and that necessary to give it the proper set- ting and atmosphere. ‘The three operas to be sung were se- 4 | lected as having the greatest appeal, as the venture must be successful finan- cially to assure more such seasons, ir cluding two old favorites, “La Boheme" and “La Traviata,” and one that has never been heard in Washington before, “Andrea Chenier.” “La Boheme.” Wednesday, at 8:30 pm, “La Bo- heme,” by Puccini,” will be given, with the cast as follo' Rodolfo Schaunard enoit . Mimi Musetta Nanet! A Sergeant . .Alfredo Gandolfl “Andrea Chenier.” ‘Thursday night at 8:30 o'clock “An- drea Chenier,” by Giordano, a story of the French Revolution, with highly dra- MANUEL SALAZAR- The avove are the guest artists who will appear on the program to be given at the Pan-American Union Building tomorrow night, which is, inciden- tally, the first program luturl:{‘ Band Orchestra joined forces h Seven new weorks will be played from New York, Boston, Philadelphia the U, 8. Service Orchestra since the Marine Army and Navy Band Orchestras. the evening and eritios are coming for this event. matic score, will be sung. The cast will include: Charles Ge Countess d Mad Roucher An Old Woman.. Fouqut umas %= Schmiat Pompilio Malatesta This opera will be enhanced by the only appearance of the Metropolitan Corps de Ballet during the season here. “La Traviata.” For the closing performance, Priday at 2 pm, “La Traviata,” by Verdi, will be sung. The cast is listed as follows: Violetta Lucrezia Bori Flora By Minnie 0 "Altredo Gandoin ~Alfredo Gandol M D'Ob Doctor Grenvil -.. Fiidlo Ananing Vincenzo Bellezza will conduct for both “La Boheme” and “La Traviata,” while Tullio Serafin will conduct “Andrea Chenier.” COHPOSEIS;:IJZE PROGRAM— y. One of the most interesting programs of the year will be presented in the ball room of Mrs. Henry F. Dimock’s house, on Scott circle, Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Five outstanding American woman composers will present some of their compositions for the members of the National League of American Pen Women and a few invited friends. ‘The first prize-winning composition, the string quartet number, “Cancion Romanesca,” by Mary Howe of Wash- ington, will be played by the National String Quartet—Henri Sokolov, first violinist; Max Pindar, second violinist; Samuel Feldman, viola, and Richard Lorleberg, cellist. ‘The first honorable mention composi- tion, a “Flower Cycle,” with music by Dorothy Radde Emery and words by Grace Thompson Seton, scored for so- prano, violin, cello and plano, will be sung by Evelyn Randall, soprano, and played by Henri Sokolov, violinist; Richard Lorleberg, cellist, with Emery at the plano. Phyllis Fergus of Chicago will pre- sent her composition called “Day Dreams,” written for speaking voice, singing voice, violins and piano, with Dorothy Wilson Halbach, contralto, singing the voice part, Henri Sokolov and Max Pindar playing the violins and Miss Fergus at the plano. They will also present the composition entitled “Radi- ance,” scored for speaking voice, violins and piano. Marianne Genet of Pittsburgh will | give for the first time the new “Arabian | Caravan Suite,” a new composition of hers, still in manuscript, set to words written by Grace Thompson Seton. This composition is scored for soprano_and tenor and will be sung by Emily Har- rold March and Charles Judson Watts, the latter a newcomer to Washingtos | whose stage = experience in _“Sunny, {with Marilyn Miller, which he left to study at the Curtis Institute, in Phila- delphia, and a light opera season in “Sun Up,” with Mary Eaton, has given him an authoritative background. The closing number will be the last act of Gena Branscombe's choral drama, “The Pllgrims of Destiny,” which will be sung by the Capitol City Choristers, of which Mrs. Emery is the musical director. Thirty-five mixed volices, ac- companied by the National String Quar- tet and the piano, will make of the music drama a composition long to be remembered. Each composer will bet at the piano Jor act as director in her interpretation of her own composition. BENEFIT RUSSIAN CONCERT— Saturday. Music of famous Russian composers, ranging from folk songs to classics which portray the tragedies of that country will be heard at the Russian gala concert at 8:30 p.m. Memorial Continental Hall, Saturday. ‘The concert, which was stponed from last month because of the period of mourning for William Howard Taft, will be given under the auspices of the Grand Duke Alexander of Russia for the benefit of St. Alexander's Rus- slan Orthodox Church. Artists famed throughout the world for their inter- pretation of Russian music will appear at the concert, which has a notable list of patrons headed by the Mexican Ambassador, Manuel C. Tellez, dean of the diplomatic corps, and Senora Tellez. Many of the program artists have been heard here before, some of them having appeared on the program given for the church last year. ro- gram is under the direction of Lieut. Basil P. Toutorsky. Washington music lovers will recall the pleasant impres- slon made by Michael Shvetz, who ap- peared on the former program and who will be featured at the coming con- cert. Shvetz, a bass of unusual pow- er, was formerly with the Russian Im- perial Theater and is regarded as bein second only to Chaliapin. Perle Blfir. operatic soprano and soloist to Queen Victoria-Eugenia of Spain, also is well known to local concert audiences. The concert will bring to Washington for the first time Nicolas Kopeikine, Russian pianist, whose playing is rap- idly enhancing his reputation through- out the country. Washington will be represented on the ‘_Fm(flm by Emanuel Zetlin, violinist and professor at Wash- ington College of Music. The event is under the management of T. Arthur Smith’s concert bureau. —e Julia Culbreth Gray, “the Carolina contralto,” will entertain the Shake- speare Society Wednesday with an ap- propriate selection of songs in celebra- LAfln ll)l tg:hlmrd'l natal day. Frederic ingelo ar will eontribute several Stories of the Operas To Be Given This Week 'HE advent of the Metropolitan com- pany acts as a mighty stimulant each year in recreating interest in op- eratic works. “La_Boheme” is par- ticularly tuneful. In fact, Puccini is one of the few composers whose works have been both numerous and lasting. It is stated that in writing this opera Puccini took much from his own life, and though the work is based on & novel, “La Vie Boheme,” by Murger, it does not adhere closely to the origi- nal work. It is in four acts and de- icts life in the Latin quarter of Paris. t was first produced in Italy in 1896 under the direction of Arturo Toscanin!. Its first American rendition was at San Francisco in 1898 by the Royal Italian Opera Co. This same company later sang it in New York at Wallich’s Thea- | ter May 16, 1898. It was first produced at the Metro- politan .with Caruso, Sembrich and Scott in 1907. The New Opera Here. “Andrea Chenier,” the opera new to local audiences, also is in four acts. ‘The libretto was written by Luigi Illica. The music was composed by Umberto Glordano. It, too, was first produced in Italy, with the firsi American pro- duction at the Academy of Music, New York, in 1896. Later it was revived by Hammerstein in 1908, finally being sung at the Metropolitan in 1922. ‘The story carries Chenier, a poet of revolutionary tendencies, sung during the local engagement by Martinell, through the French Revolution. His verses have aroused interest, with first recognition coming at & ball in honor of church and stage dignitaries, where he 1s inviteff as a special guest. There he meets and falls in love with Made- leine (Ponselle). After taking up the cause of the revolution Chenier refuses to flee, though his friends urge him, unless the woman he loves go with him. She finally consents. They are over- taken, however, by another admirer of Madeleine. A’ fight follows. She is spirited away. The rival is hurt, but proves magnanimous in telling the crowd he does not know his assailant and at the same time urging Chenfer to find Madeleine. Chenier later is brought up for trial as & spy, and Madeleine offers to give her life for his, but the French mob thirsts for his life and he is led off for execution. While in prison awaiting his death he writes his last verses, Madeleine | bribes her way in, and while Gerard, | the rival lover, goes to plead for Che- nier’s life, both Madeleine and Andre are led to death. | . The score is marked by brilliant and | dramatic pssages throughout and of- fers the three principals excellent op- portunities from both the vocal and histrionie phases. Verdi's “Traviata.” “Traviata” is so well known and has been so popular over such a long period that it hardly seems necessary to sketch, but very briefly, the story of this famed operatic work. It is in three acts and is based on Dumas’ “Lady of the Camel- lias.” The score is by Giuseppe Verdi. In the past every great artist of the Metropolitan_has at one time or an- other been heard in “Traviata.” Its first American production was in 1836, Productions at the Metropolitan have had such singers as Caruso, Melba, ‘Tetrazzini, Lipkowska, McCormick and Sammarco. The Washington engage- ment will have Lucrezia Bori and Ar- mand Tokatyan in the two leading roles. Lawrence Tibbett will sing the role of the irate father. Marines Play for Dancers On White House Lawn EA!m MONDAY the United States Marine Band will play on the lawn of the White House for the dances to be performed by the Girl Scouts, bout | Nelghborhood House and Friendship House from 11 am. to 12 noon and from 2 to 3 pm. At 3:30 a band con- cert will be given at the White House. The monthly symphony concert wilF| take place in the auditorium st the Marine Barracks Wednesday .ight at 8:15 o'clock. The following program will be presented: Overture. “Grand Paque Russe” (Ru ster) .. ; Rimsky-Ko Piano concerto, ¥ (Bmperor), Beeinoven (Sololst, Prlnein‘tl Musician Herbert W. Tism Suite, ‘“Mother Goose™" .Ravel “Pourth Symphony in F Mi Opus 36, Tschuikowsky * Priday afternoon at 3 o'clock an- ¢ | other orchestral concert will be given at the Marine Barracks. The usual Monday afternoon band concert at the barracks has been can- celed this week. Popular Violinist Presents Recital Program Thursday HILEN ‘WARE, violinist, who has not been heard in a recital in Washing- ton for a couple of seasons, will present a program, with Malton Boyce assisting, ‘Thursday night, April 24, at the King- Smith Studio School. Cards for this event, issued by Mrs. King-Smith, also are accompanied by a program which indicates that Carl Goldmark’s “Suite for Violin and Piano, Opus 11,” will open the evening of music. Later Miss Ware will play Max Bruch's “Scotch Fantasie” and a group of short works by Debussy, Boccherini- Kreilser, Chopin-Wilhelmj and Wien- iawski, a® well as a final group of Hun- garian selections, including sixteenth century songs arranged by Miss Ware for violin and two of Brahms' famous dances as arranged for violin by Joachim. Woodlothian Easter Chorus. 'HE Woodlothian Chorus will give its annual program of Easter music on the G street balcony of Woodward & Mrs, | Lothrop’s tomorrow morning at 9:20 o’clock. The following numbers will be sung: “Christ Our Passover” (Shilling); “Hark, Hark, My Soul” (Shelley); “An- gels Roll the Rock Away” (Holden): “Festiva) .e Deum" (Dudley Buck); “The Resurrection ”(Shelley); “Thanks Be Unto God” (Wilson). ‘The soloists will be Erna Embrey and Maybelle New Willlams, sopranos; Adessa Ehrhart, contralto; Granville Leef and Horatio Rench, tenors; Charles Moore, bass; Howard Moore, baritone; accompanist, Elizabeth R, Mc- Neal; conductor, William Starnell. The ‘Woodlothian Orchestra will play the processional and recessional, Third Junior Concert To Be Given Saturday THE final junior concert of this sea- son's series under the auspices of the District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs will be held Saturday eve- ning in the auditorium of the Depart- ment of Interior Bullding, Nineteenth and F streets northwest, at 8 o'clock. This series of concerts has been insti- tuted this year and the programs ar- ranged by Mary Ware Goldman, chair- man of the junior department for the federation. They have been very suc- cessful and have accomplished three things. They have given students ex- perience in playing before audiences, brought to teachers and counselors an opportunity to present their solo and group work, and increased interest in the federation through new member- ships and larger audiences each time. ‘The teachers who will be represented on this program through their pupils are Marie Howe Spurr, Mary Park Clements, Esther Linkins, Arthur D. Mayo, Mrs. Frank Byram, Mrs. Frank ‘Westbrook, Miss Beatrice Goodwin, Amelia H. Olmsted and Miss M. Louise Wood. ‘The concerts are complimentary and open to the public. Soldiers' Home Orchestra. THE orchestra of the United States " Soldiers’ Home Band (John S. M. Zimmermann, leader, arid Anton Point- ner, assistant) 'fll’rg‘lve three concerts, as usual, Tuesday, ursday and Satur- Musigraphs “MUEXC OF SPRING” will be the subject of the last program to be given this season by the Tuesday Evening Choral Club, Mrs. Frank How~ ard, director. Assisting will be Kath- erine Cullin, pianist, and Charles Trow= bridge Tittmann, basso. Julia Schelling will give a lecture re- cital on the subject of Wagner's opera, “Tannhauser,” before members of the League of American Pen Women at 4 o'clock at their headquarters next Sunday. Assisting Miss Schelling will be Mr. Ottone, basso, of New York City, and Minna Volkmann and Miksa Merson, pianists, of this y. ‘The Junior School of Gunston Hall presented a program entitled “Song of Roland,” in French and English, with an original toy symphony overture, given at the school Tuesday as a benefit for the Elizabeth Nelson Mason Me- morial Library. Rafaelo Diaz, tenor, of the Metro- politan Grand Opera Co., presented a program of songs at the home of Mrs. Thomas W. Phillips, jr., Saturday after- noon, April 12. Oba Jan Gibson, lyric soprano; Harry Harth, xylophonist, and Robert Thomas, pianist, rendered a program Tuesday evening for the members of the Metho- dist Home. Popular numbers and old- time favorites were used. Mme. Clara Schinskaya, Russian opera soprano: Senorita Anrelia Colomo, Mexican soprano; Senora Maria C. de Avila of Mexico and Mrs. Eula Alex- ander, pianists, and Sencr Horacio Avils oloncellist, are g g a musical program today at the sevelt Hotel following a luncheon party given by Senor Gonzalo de Arango of Cuba. The luncheon is in honor of Col. Jose Urdanivia, military attache to the Peruvian embassy. Senor Arango, wWho is a tenor, also will sing a group of Cuban songs on the program. ‘The vested junior choir of the Church of the Pilgrims, Esther Linkins, director, with Walter Swank assistant accom- panist, has been invited to sing at the National Better Homes week service to be held at the Girl Scouts’ Little House next Sunday at 3 p.m. Included in their program will be “Christ is Risen,” by John Prindle Scott: “How Lovely Are the Messengers,” by Mendelssohn, and : d\éet. 3 Ccr;!’;\ Sing With Exultation,” y Spencer-Manney, sung by Imogene Bl;ghlng l{:dwnrd F‘\xllel’.g 2 . e choir also will present a pro; at the Industrial Home School &em day evening. Imogene Bird, Roger Toll- man, Charles Burton and Edward Fuller will be heard in solos and duets. Walter Swank will contribute some piano numbers. The program given at the Willard Hotel for the Virginia State Society by Myra Cathran Marks, soprano, and Muriel Owen Day, pianist, was repeated, by request, for the Sons of the Con- federacy at the Confederate Memorial Home Tuesday evening, _ The annual concert of the music sec- tion of the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase, Md., will be presented Wednes- day evening, April 30, at 8:30 o'clock, in the auditorium of ‘the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Forty-fourth street near Leland. Mrs. Samuel Barbash, soprano, of At- lantic City, N. J., was soloist at the New Jersey State luncheon of the D. A. R. Tuesday at the Hotel Washington, when she sang a composition by her daugh- ter, Miriam Barbash, who played the violin obbligato, with Elizabeth Gardner Coombs at the piano, Miss Barbash, who is 16 years old, has dedicated her song to the D. A. R.. and shows lent as a compose: violinist. by Mrs. Barbash and her daughter, who were staying at the Mayflower Hotel, have returned to Atlantic City, and will fome 10 prashingion tomorrow, when . ash will sing f - ters of 1812, e e Dorothy Elizabeth Hubbard, lyric so- prano, teacher of voice at the State Teachers’ College, Indiana, who will be recalled by her many Washington friends, is spending the Easter holidays as the guests of Eva Whitford Lovette, 2008 Q street, with whom she studied during her residence here. She was an instructor at National Park Seminary for two years, after which she was con- nected with 'Cazenovia Seminary and Syracuse University in New York. This afternoon Miss Hubbard will day afternoons at 5:30 o'clock, in Stan- ley Hall. The programs will, as usual, combine classie and lighter numbers. broadcast a speclal Easter program from Station WOL. Ht ulecu%ns will (Continued on Twelfth Page.) STUDIOS OF WASHINGTON WALTER T. 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