Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1931, Page 80

NEW/ OF THEM Tllli SUNDAY —— HE storm that has never set around “The Star Spangled Banner” con- tinues to rage. Even now, there are many people who scarcely realize that at its last session Congress smiled on this anthem and made it for the first time purely national. Certainly since that windy day in March, when the song was of- ficially raised on the country’s masthead, there has been little singing and dancing in the streets, few sighs, few expressions of sheer joy, few hearthrobs and handshakes. Whether Congress stamped our anthem with its official seal or not, whether it is now heavily embossed with Congressicnal approval, or prom- inently displayed in Senatorial parlors and sung by Senatorial voices, it still remains a song to torture the lusiiest musical throats. The cry of the musician is heard in the fore- rank of doubters. He has to sing it, play it, make much of it. He has to get his school children to cherish it. He has to wave his hands over it—and try to reach that one high note. And at night he wonders about it— and whether it is worth all that trouble—and why it took Congress all these years to decide that it was strictly national in character. And he likes it, but he doesn’'t love the music of it, and he wonders whether or not that is wrong. AST week's paragraph concerning Pierre Key's “Musical Who's Who" ended without the list of Washingicnians or “near” Washing- tonians who may be found in this important wolume. If memory serves aright the list in- cluded the following: Mrs. Katie Wilson- Greene, T. Arthur Smith, Julia Schelling, Mary Howe, E. C. Christiani, Norman Frauenheim, Rose and Ofttilie Sutro, Oscar Seagle, Lillian Evanti, Grace Moqre (she is listed as having studied at the Wilson-Greene School in Wash- éngtee®', Hazel Arth, Elizabeth Sprague Coo- fidge, Carl Engel, Hans Kindler, Maxim Karolik, McCall Lanham, Slyvia Lent, Helen Ware and Critics Helen Fetter, Ruth Howell and Lee Bomers. What strikes one in this abreviated collection bf local musicians is that while many of the finest have been mentioned, many of the finest thave also not been mentioned. However, one hears on a gentle breeze of rumor that partial justice is about to be done to some of the musical intelligentsia of the rity. It seems that the Friday Morning Club, gver up and doing, has been having a terrific struggle within itself to decide on whether it shall have a “Who’s Who" of its own or not. Blanks have been sent out—and blanks have been sent back—some of them full—some of ghem not full—some of them exhuding streams of fire—some of the members boldly crying that they will not be “Who’s Who'd” and others #ending in long and lengthy histories of them- belv2s. The upshot of all this is not yet clear— but if the Sumnier progresses warmly and docilely and if certain peppered members of this kclub can be assuaged from their ire (just what kind of an ire it is has not yet been deter- $mined), there may be found on the local book- tands, some time before the Winter blasts, a hneat volume entitled the Friday Morning Club’s *Who's Who"—enshrining the names, places, @&nd possibly, faces of its myriads of interesting members. A N article by R. Raven-Hart in the July issue of the musical quarterly called ¢Radio, and a New Theory of Tone-Quality” is orthy of attention. Mr. Raven-Hart starts off as follows: “The radio research section {Rundfunkversuchsstelle) of the Berlin Acad- emy of Music may justly claim to be unique. Many such research laboratories exist, but they are almost without exception organized and run from the engineering point of view, either by universities and the like or by commercial fnterests. Here, on the other hand, a musical organization has established a radio depart- tment, with the result that the orientation is entirely different, and, at any rate, from the musician’s point of view, far more interesting How much the close co-operation thus insured dbetween the musician and the engineer has meant will be evident from the results ob- t%ained: That of Hindemith (himself a pro- fessor at the academy) and Dr. Trautwein is & case in point. The Jatter is the discoverer of a new theory of tone quality in music, and as a result of this theory has developed a new electro-musical instrument; Hindesmith has co- operated so closely in the development that he has not only composed music especially for it, but has also himself become an able performer on it. “Courses are given on radio speaking and lecturing, on speech and gesture for the talkies, on school and educational radio, on singing and choral work for radio, on radio q:mfimmon and scoring, and on gebrauch- musik, which one may perhaps translate rough- 1y as practical music; on film music and on electro-acoustics.” A pleasant prospect this—radio and music going hand-in-hand and actual training going on for the radio’s output of musical sound. ‘Although the description of the new theory of tone quality is intricate and the new instru- ment doubly so, the mere idea of the Berlin Academy of Music taking radio into its arms and teaching young people what should be done about % is a splendid omen for the future m"ne that this country might follow with= cut "trenidation. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 12, 1931. ~\WOR Denishazon Dancers to Be Featured in Festival Program FridayEvening at SylvanTheater. A recent photograph of Mary Howe, prominent composer and one of the leaders in the organization of the National Symphony Orchestra, whose composition, “Ballade Fantasque,” had the distinction of being plaved recently by Hans Kindler at a recital in the French capital. USICAL visualization, in dance form, of popular compositions by De Bussy, Cadman, Clifford Vaughn and others, will form part of the program to be offered by Marian Chase, Lester Shafer and the Denishawn Dancers of Washington on Friday evening of this week at 8 o'clock at the Sylvan Theater, when the second program in the Summer fes- tival series of weekly events is given, under the combined auspices of the office of public buildings and parks, National Capital Civic Fund Committee and the Community Center Department. George Cornwall, young Washington com- poser, will accompany the dancers throughout the entire program, which will include wedding festival number, “Allegresse Ballet,” which was originally presented by Ted Shawn and the Denishawn Dancers several seasons ago with the Ziegfeld Fellies. A series of Oriental dance numbers by Lester Shafer and the local dancers will be a feature of the program, notably Mr. Shafer’'s Cam- bodlan dance, given last season at the Stadium in New York City, in one of the series of dance recitals by the Denishawn Dancers of New York. Following the Washington recital at the Syl- van Theater, Mr. Shafer will go to New York to appear with Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in “The Bock of Job,” based upon the paintings by William Blake, which will be presented in August at the symphony concerts at the Sta- dium there. Pan-American Concert to Take Place July b i A NNOUNCEMENT has been made by the director general of the Pan- American Union that a concert of Latin American music will be given the evening of July 27 on the ese planade of the Pan-American Union by the United States Army Band and assisting artists. These artists will include Consuelo Garzia Garza, Mexican lyric soprano, and Leopoldo Gutierrez, Chilean baritone. This will be Sig- norina Garza's first appearance. Signor Gu- tierrez has been heard before on these pro- grams. " AVALLERIA RUSTICANA,” by Mascagni, will be the fourth of the Steel Pier Twilight Opera-in-English series, to be pre- sented by the Steel Pier Grand Opera Co. at Atlantic City today at 3:30. Elda Vettori of the Metropolitan Opera Co., Bertha McGrath, soprano, and Irma Maldonado, mezzo-soprano, of the Philadelphia Grand Opera Co.; Judson House, tenor, and Mostyn Thomas will be in- cluded in the cast of principals. Von Flotow's “Martha” will be presented next Sunday, with a cast including Elizabeth Harrison, Fernanda Doria and Harold Hansen. RIENDS of Margaret Cooper Tolson, a grad- uate of the McKinley School of this city, will be interested to hear that she was re- cently graduated with honors from the East- man School of Music, University of Rochester. Miss Tolson, who held one of the coveted George Eastman honorary scholarships for two years and the Mu Phi Epsilon scholarship for one year, is at present in this city before con- tinuing her musical education in New York City this coming season. She studied with Bessie N. Wild before attending the Eastman School and at her senior recital at this school recently played an exacting program, which included three Bach “Preludes and Fugues,” the Schumann “Sonata in F Sharp Minor,” two Chopin “Etudes,” Brahm'’s “Intermezzo in B Flat Minor,” the Saint-Saens “Toccata™” and four selections by Edward Royce, who is the teacher of composition at this school. An in- teresting future is predicted for this talented local pianist. NNOUNCEMENT has been made that Wil- liam Rodon, prominent exponent of the ballet school of dancing, will open a School of Dance in Washington some time in the early Fall. Mr. Rodon was formerly associated with the Chicago Civic Opera, the Metropolitan Opera Co., the Fokine Ballet and was recently on a country-wide tour with the Paramount- Publix circuit. He has studied with such teachers as Michel Fokine, Serge Oukransky, Andres Pavely, Leo Stats, Rosina Galli and Constantine Kobeleff. The location and date of opening of this new school will be an- nounced later. Al Emilie Bishop recently presented a group of pupils in recital at the Institute of Musical Art. Those who took part included Billy Ransom, Willas Vermilion, Anne Horn, Marion Love King, Bonniemason Throckmorton, Christine Horn, Lloyd Harrison, Marjorie Cassey, Jose- phine Bergeson and Richard von Bernewitz. Wool Conditions Favorable. THE wool growers of this country have little to complain about in present condition, for there has been a decided upturn in their favor over conditions during 1930. The total amount of wool consumed by American manufacturers for the first four months of 1931 was 3,728,000 pounds over the correspond- ing period of 1930, but this is only part of the story, for the amount of domestic wool used was increased 13,641,000 pounds, there being a decline of almost 10,000,000 pounds of foreign wool. Musigraphs NTON KASPAR, violinist, and his niece, Francesca Kaspar Lawson, soprano, gave the musical part of the program for the opening of the Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia on Sunday, June 28. On Tuesday, June 30, Mr. Kaspar and Mrs. Lawson were joined by Mr. Kaspar's daughter, Priska Kaspar, pianist, and the trio gave a concert for the State Teachers’ College at Farmville, Va. Mrs. Hugh McKinnie of Takoma Park, Md., was the soloist at the W. C. T. U. convention of Montgomery County, Md., a week ago Tues- day. On Friday, June 19, at Barker Hall, Laureite Marks Hullings presented her students in a piano recital. Mrs. Hullings gave four solos and was accompanied by Dorothy M. Marr. Ruth Hullings gave two dances, a hoop dance and a tap. Piano selections were rendered from memory by the following: Emily Kene- drick, Ruth Hullings, Mary Ann Edge, Con- stance Robert:on, Betty Hyatt, Charles Mechr= ling, Mary O'Neil, Rita Krause, Peggy White, Eugene Wimgms. William Hullings, Margaret Hallman, June Sanford, Carl Williams, Evelyn Ellis, Minetta Barnes, Eal Williams, Audrey Newman, Lerraine Coyle, Doris Naylor, Eliza- beth Clark, Cuaylor Bowen, Josephine Naylor, Geraldine White, Virginia Edga, Reta Wolfas, Cecile Greenberg, Peggy May Koob, Marthena Mehriing and Harvey Williams. Glenn W. Ashley, formerly organist and choirmaster at St. Aloysius, has returned to the Capital afier a two-year stay in Chicago. Mr. Ashley was heard for seven years at the console of the York, Apollo, Tivoli and Ambas- sador theaters, with occasional church engage= ments at St. Patrick’s and the Franciscan Mon- astery. He will resume his church work in Washington during the coming season. Gretta Wainright Ludwig has returned from a vacation spent in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Miss Ludwig was soloist at the public meeting of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, U. S. W. V,, last Friday night, and will be soloist tomorrow night at the public installation of officers of Clarendon Rebekah Lodge, I. O. O. F., at Clarendon, Va. The Animate Club held its closing event of the season recently at the Army, Navy and Marine Corps Country Club. The dinner for the club was followed by a dance. Band Concerts. HE concert schedule of the United States Marine Band for the coming weck will in- include: Monday, July 13, at 8 p.m., Marine Barracks; Tuesday, July 14, 7 p.um, United States Veterans' Hospital, Mount Alto, Wis- consin avenue; Wednesday, July 15, at 7:30 p.m., United States Capitol; Thursday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m. Sylvan Theater; Friday, July 17, at 3 p.m., Naval Hospital. The Monday, Wednesday and Thursday pro- grams will be featured by saxophone solos by Musician Kenneth Douse, xylophone solos by Musician Wilbur D. Kieffer and trios for core nets by Musicians Winfred Kemp, John P, White and Frederick Wilken. The Mon- day and Wednesday programs will also ine clude the overture ‘“Maximilian Robespierre,” by Litoiff; “Undine’'s Dance,” and prelude from “Loreley,” by Catalani, and Ernst Schell- ing's “A Victory Ball,” after the poem by Alfred Noyes and written to the memory of an American soldier. The concerts will be under the direction of Capt. Taylor Branscn, leader of the Marine Band. Detail:d programs will appear in the daily newsparpers. HE following is a schedule of concerts to be played by the United States Army Band during the week commencing July 13: Monday, July 13. Reservation 404, Macomb street and Sherrier place northwest, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, July 14, Army Medical Center, Walter Reed General Hospital, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, July 15, Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, July 16, Army War College, 6:50 p.m.; Friday, July 17, east Capitol steps, 7:30 p.m. MUSICAL STUDIOS. BASS SOLEOIST -—would like position in church: experience in hoth quartet and choir work. Address Box 3-X. Star office. = BESSIE N. WILD Voice Culture, Piano and Harmony Studio, 6824 5th st., Takoma Park., D. C. PHONE _GEORGIA 3233, Karl Holer COMPOSER M3 IMh ST, COL. j:m.' L Armando Jannuzzi Grard Opera, Dramatic Tenor Voice Specialist Italian Method From La Scala, Milan, Italy Col. 4608 3403 14th St. N.W,