Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1933, Page 31

ast Year Important in Affairi of Music World Ttems of Unusual Significance Have Aided Move- ment for More and Better Music—Timely Subjects Discussed at Recent Gathering. By Alice Eversman. tent and silently crept into the unknown. This un- avoidable part of our des- tiny must cause thoughtful peo- le to pause and ponder over hose days so full of striving and desire that are gone never to re- turn, and invariably the thought assails one: What has the old ear had that was of value? The gig outstanding events immedi- ately spring to consciousness and the year's value is measured in their terms. 'rhhe goold fl;h;t les tle things is overlooked. m'Il'll':'e eeu tgmt is gone is rich in little fifln musically that are of deeper significance and of more widespread importance than one realizes at the first glance. It is especially noteworthy for the gen- eral attitude toward music. It is a sort of a homey attitude, an acknowledgement that it belongs to us, and there is a more per- | sonal interest in what is being done with it. Not only is there a truer leaning toward music, but} a more investigating attitude as| regards our own music and a| concentration on its development that exceeds that of other years. With the failure of material things to stand by us and be all sufficing d the cfix‘x‘t year comes an understanding that there is a compensation to be had in the cultivation of an art that never fails and is inexhaustible in the riches it has to offer. The realization has also grown uni- versally that t}fls lll;t nee(; notbbi the rty of a chosen few, bu thabp“t{:gree are ways of making it accessible to every one. The Music Teachers’ National ‘Association, which has just fin- ished its convention in this city, has not only made this evident, but has brought to light the many activities that are working to the greater good. The steady development in the various de- partments of music has been car- ried on without great fanfare and the results are astonishing in their value. The problems that have held us in bondage these many years are receiving the ex- pert attention of the especially trained, and it will be safe to say that in a short time the layman will be more music conscious than ever before. One of the most valuable points was brought out by Harold Bauer in his talk on “Amateurs May Be Musicians.” He stressed the fact that it was not geniuses we needed, but more good general musicians. To bring music into our personal lives irrespective of degree of talent is the duty that confronts not solely musically- minded individuals, but the public citizen who has the good of the country at heart. There must be more music study if we are to be mare understanding, and the amateurs in the country must develop their musicianship to be- come the discriminating judges that encourage endeavor. This is especially needed at the mo- ment, when the radio, which pro- vides so much that is educational, {s taking the place of the indi- vidual effert at music in the aver- age home. Half an understanding is gained by listening and a wider appreciation through any at- tempt, no matter how feeble, at doing it oneself. Herbert Witherspoon touched on the next sore spot of our mu- sical life when he spoke on “Grand Opera and Its Immediate Problems” at the second session. ‘This subject has been argued back and forih for many seasons and as yet nothing drastic has been done about it. Recently, when the Chicago Opera passed com- pletely out of the musical pic- ture, Edward Moore, musical critic of the Chicago Tribune, urged that “something be done about saving the Civic Opera.” He suggested that the need was “modern stagecraft, modern scenic ideas that will banish outdated, overstuffed ideas of the past.” Thus he would hold our restless attention with the appeal of the new and different. He also claims it is easier to finance opera today than four or five years ago and asserts that a “season not only satisfactory, but artistic, can be given at about one-fourth of the cost of the past seasons.” The reason for this striking cut is that “times have changed.” In all of these suggestions Mr. Moore has not touched on the real source of trouble, and this source was given special empha- sis by Mr. Witherspoon. The fact that times have changed in the financial sense alters only half of our attitude to grand opera to any appreciable degree. Our in- difference gocs deeper than that. It is true that opera has always been the plaything of society, in- volving more expense to go to hear it than the mere outlay for seats. Rarely have we been able to hear the operas in the com- fort that permits concentration and real enjoyment. 4 Opera directors claim that it cannot be produced interestingly at less exre , yet opera on its native soil is kept going year in and year out on a small percent- age of the outlay here in America. Opera singers and directors who were content with a nominal sal- ary and happy to work hard to earn it in their own country im- mediately feel that crossing the Atlantic entitles them to an in- crease of several hundred per cent. To provide the proper set- ting for such luxuries, expensive scenery and costumes are neces- sary. So the circle is complete ! NOTHER year has folded its and opera becomes a jewel that can be worn only on state occa- sions. The root of the entire matter goes deeper. Opera is not one of us. It remains always a for- lish by American singers and when all this is presented at ordi- nary theater prices, or, better still, movie prices—then we will begin to love opera. When we can afford to go several times a week to hear a drama set to music that we can follow as we follow a play, then we will have something to work on to determine our standing as an opera loving country. Walter Kramer spoke on the need of more assistance from the E‘Abuc not only financially, but a musical understanding way and this connects with the first appeal made by Mr. Witherspoon to educate the amateurs so that they may form the intelligent public. Other subjects were the Sum- mer Camp Movement and the choral festivals. The convention has trained the spotlight on to the various activities that in a quiet, but sure way, and by small steps are helping forward, and to them and to many other en- deavors of a musical nature, should be wished good luck for the New Year. * K K K MRS. Townsend’s musicale Wed- nesday morning will intro- duce not only to this city, but to this country, the most celebrated woman er in France. Ninon Vallin is called “the purest jewel of French vocal art” and is placed as equal to Calve and Melba. She is a singer of wide experience and has won her laurels by hard work and perseverance. Today she has the love and admiration of the entire country. Claude Debussy wrote to her: “You alone sing my songs as they should be sung,” which means that not only her vocal equipment was sufficient to be satisfying to him, but her un- derstanding and grasp of the effervescent quality of his music was what he would have. For six years Mme. Vallin worked with Debussy, studying the interpre- | tations of his songs with care and singing them in concert to the | composer’s accompaniment. Since ithen she has been co-worker and | associate with other noted com- | posers, such as De Falla, Joaquin Nin, Turina and Faure, who have written songs for her and played for her at the public rendition. Not only is it a question of her voice, which is warm and flexible, but the expertness of her use of it and the delicacy and depth of her emotional understanding. Mme. Vallin is a native of the Province of Dauphine, in South- eastern France, and she received her first musical education at the Conservatory of Lyons. She made her debut in opera at the Paris Opera Comique, where she became celebrated for her interpretation of the role of Melisande in De- bussy’s opera, “Pelleas et Meli- sande,” and she has sung it in all the important opera houses of Europe and South America. At the Teatri Colon of Buenos Aires she is one of the most popular artists of their celebrated Winter each year in res; r:%getghe “tl:p = o' lic demand, b The artist to share the program with Mme. Vallin is Rlcghrard Crooks, American tenor. He has gone forth into foreign lands anc won acclaim for his natural gifts and artistic ability, so that today he is known not only in his own country, but abroad as a tenor that has few e%lua.ls. His voice is an exceptional fine textured high tenor, which is controlled with skill and intelligence. He is especially noted for his complete understanding of German lieder, or which he has a particular fondness, although he is equally at home in the music of other schools. At a recent recital in New York he was received with sincere acclaim by all the critics, Special Program, T Hamline Methodist Church, Six- u;enth :trm at Allison, the chofr resent a program called “The Chrisiian Year in Music,” at 5 o'clock today. There will be a brief history of each season and major festival of the church calendar given by the minister }:gdi appropriate music sung by the ofr, |~ The soloists ere Ethel Stickles, so- | Mabel Flehr, contralto; John | Murpny, tenor, and John Marville, bass, Mr. Marville is the musical director and Edith B. Athey is the organist. The program is as follows: Organ prelude, “A Gothic Cathedral’’ Adyent Recitative, “Comfort. Yer' “Every Vallerl ( Messtan). Christmas, “The Shepherds Story.” Dickinson ", . ..Dubols .Gounod { Miss Fleh: Palm Sunday. “The Paims ao day od Pri 1s Laid Easter, “Al oir or As Ye Portals” (“Re e salh demp- ounod Whitsunday, o *....Neidlinger (X 55 Stickles. ) | Trinity, “Banctus” (“St. Cecella Mags™), | unod i Orsan postlude, 4 Ghorus”... . .Lacrolx New Year f)ay Program. RAOUL DA COSTA, director of Maxim | Lowe’s Concert Orchestra, has ar- ranged a special New Year day program {to be played from the lower lounge of i the Shoreham Hotel from 7 to 9 p.m. | Today's program is as follows: Overture, “La Princess Juane'.. . Saint-8aens “Poupee 'Valsante .Pouldini | ““Valse Bluette". .Drigo Selection, “The Dollar Princess La Pall | K o o . ‘Rubinstein M = Beethoven ~Humoresque” . . Selections from “La Tra “Londonderry Alr"..... Kopolyoff | uw)t'grhhm: mmndc:o::. cer, W] being presented at the Townsen d musicale. Benefit Concert. A COMMITTEE has been organized to arrange a concert for the bene- it of poor Italian children of Washing- ton and to make it possible for them to celebrate the traditional feast of “La Befana,” which occurs on January 6, Epiphany day. The concert, which is under the pat- ronage of the Royal Italian embassy, will take place Wednesday evening at 8:30, in the presidential ball room of the Mayflower Hotel, and is to be given by two artists of the Metropolitan Opera House of New York: the tenor, Tito Schipa, and the baritone, Armando Borgioli, as well as by Clelia Fioravanti, mezzo-soprano, of this city, together with Mme. Conti’s string trio of harp, violin and cello; Mme. Amelia Conti is a well known harpist, formerly of the Chicago Opera Company. ‘Tickets are on sale at Droop's Music Store, Thirteenth and G streets north- west, and at the Mayflower Hotel. Local Notes OROTHY COGGESHALL an- nounces the opening of her studio for piano at 2315 Tracy place. Pearl Waugh has recently returned from New York, where she attended the annual meeting of the American Matthay Association. Miss Waugh lec- tures alternate Monday mornings at the Y. W. C. A. on the Matthay principle of pianoforte playing. The second meeting of the Marks Music Club was held last Wednesday at mas party was given for the members of the club after the meeting by their teacher, Laurette M. Hullings. ‘The junior choir of Foundry Church, recently organized by Esther Linkins, ‘will make its first appearance this eve. ning in “Why the Chimes Rang,” to be presented at the evening service. The choir will also sing Monday evening, January 9, at e party for the church school staff. New members are admit- ted to the choir without audition. Katherine W. Smith, pianist, gave a concert last night at the meeting of the Germen Literary Society at the home of Anita Schade. Her program in- cluded selections by Brahms, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Godowskl. ‘The piano pupils of Marguerite Mc- Donald Lucker held their Christmas re- cital and party December 23 in the studio at 801 Butternut street. Those taking part in the program were Betty McElfresh, Martha Dimmetto, 1 Varden, Betty Wood, Dolores le Conte, Florence Silverman, Jean Vaden, Elaine Marsh, Ann 8t John, Bill Spencer, Dora Spencer and Louise Underwood. A dance, “The Doll Buggy,” was given by fia{lxe St. John, a pupil of Marie Bogie- ich. This afternoon at 4 o'clock the Ten O’Clock Club, 1603 K street, will present Marjorie Ruth Isaacs, SOPrano, in re- cital. She will sing at the regular Sun- day afternoon musicale sponsored by the Ten O'Clock Club. The public is | invited. The A Capella Choir of the First Congregational Church, under the di- rection of Ruby Smith Stahl, will give two programs of Christmas music at the church today. The numbers to be sung for the morning service are “Glory and Honor and Laud,” by Wood; “The Virgin's Lullaby,” by Reger; “Christmas Song,” arranged by Damrosch, and in the evening “Glory to God,” by Stehle; “Welcome, Yule.” by Parry; “Lullay My Liking.” by Holst; “All Knew He Was There,” by Turner-Maley, and “Bring a Torch,” arranged by Dickinson. The program for Sunday music hour at the Y. W. C. A. on New Year day at 5 o'clock will be given by the following members of the Alumni Club of Mu Phi Epsilon Musical Sorority: Hazel Wood, soprano; Vera Neely Ross, contralto: | ten and read by Irving Bucklin. Grete Von Bayer, pianist, and Dorothy Sornborger, pianist. Miss Helen Hou. chairman of the Program ttee, has planned the program. The public is cordially invited ‘The Rubinstein Club will conduct & combined rehearsal at the Williard Hotel Tuesday evening at 7:45 o'clock. ‘The name of the guest artist who will appear at the first concert of the club, on January 25 will be announced shortly. Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock Lewis Corning Atwater, organist, will play a program of Cesar Franck music at All Souls’ Church (Unitarian), Sixteenth and Harvard streets. Melody” ... “Pomp and Circumstance’’ ——— Starrett With Bennett. (CHARLES STARRETT has been bor- rowed from the Paramount Studio | by R-K-O Radio Pictures to play an Tracy Gets Contract. LII ‘TRACY, seen recently in “Blessed Event” and “Washington Merry: Go-Round,” has_ signed a long-term contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and will have the male lead in that company’s production of “Clear All eigner. It portrays life and emo- |important leading role in Constance | Wires.” This adaptation of the Her- tions that the majority of Ameri- | Bennett's next picture, “Our Betters.”|man Shumlin stage play, which not cans know nothing about and it is presented to us by interpreters whose gestures, lan, tonal quality are rei; to our ears. P We will never love opera until we have opera of our own. Not tdugf.edv children, but born of our and blood. When Ameri- can composers write life—when these are sung in %uage and very | good music around subjects of our everg: Joel McCrea, Who was to have played the American youth, was unable to do | s0 because of the conflict between the shooting schedule for this film and the starting date for another picture in which he will appear. Starrett has just completed an im) tant role in “The Mask of Fu ) The story centers about an American heiress who marries an English noble- 22 tpliedpes mmeuae of o i g ” in mat and love. It will be directed by George Zukor, Py long ago completed a Broadway en- gagement, was prepared for the screen by the co-authors, Bella and Samue! Spewack. Benita Hume, young English actress, who is now at the M-G-M studios in Culver City, will have the feminine lead and George Hill is di- rector. Others in the cast include Jimmy Ari Kutal and Eugene = on m&. New York Bt e ety g Escudero, Crooks, Vallin Featured Here This Week Spanish Dancer to Be Presented Friday in Recltal. M“Iicll. Wednesday. 4 Grace Borroug]u to Make Debut. Singer Will Appear at HE only major dance recital of the 1932-33 concert season will be presented at the National Theater next Priday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, when Mrs. Wilson- Greene offers Vicente Escudero, great- est of Spanish male dancers, as the third attraction of her Philharmonic concert series. Once again, Escudero will be assisted by Carmela and Carmita, as well as by that rhythmic wizard who is his guitar- ist, for mnothing less than wizardry would seem adequate for an instru- mentalist to keep time to the astonish- ing stampings, tappings, clickings, whirlings and 6pealings of Escudero, in whom the artof the gypey dancer— fler{, insolent, humorous, lightning-like in its changes of mood—has found its finest and most s on. urprising when it is re- called that Escudero himself is a ;yp'y, born in Valladolid, the capital o Castile. Escudero has been before the public since the age of 9. _Starting his career as & member of a Gypsy dance group, Escudero’s haughty spirit rebelled at the task cf having to pass the hat for con- tributions by the audience and one night he bolted, taking with him the troupe's guitarist. That magician was willing to pass the hat after Escudero's perform- ances, but eventually he was caught pil- fering and the youthful Escudero is said to have taken a large stone and mashed —not the guitarist, but his guitar. Dur- ing the next two or three years, he who will sing st the Townsend musicale a: tne Maynower on Wednesday morning; Escudero, Spanish | danced up and down Spain and success tenor, who is singing in a benefit concert ANUARY 24, the night the New York Philharmonic - Symphony Orchestra plays in Washington at Constitution Hall under the direction of Bruno Walter and with Walter Gieseking as piano soloist, will mark the next to the last appear- ance of the world-famous organization in this city. On March 7, the orches- tra, under the baton of Toscanini, will give its farewell concert in Washington. ‘The January program will be music- lovers’ last chance to hear Bruno Wal- ter here. The concerts are under the management of the T. Arthur Smith %flx:fl& for the di e reasons for e S~ continuance of the Washington series, which have been given regularly every season since 1925-26, Arthur Judson, manager of the Philharmonic-Sym- hony Society of New York, said: “It E with deep regret that the board of directors has decided to eliminate its annual visits to Washington from its schedule, but touring bas become too expensive, It costs approximately $9,000 for each concert and the overhead in these times is excessive. Besides, the Philharmonic-Syphony is now_the only permanent orchestra in New York and the demand for more and more concerts in its own city has become greater with the increasing interest in syphonic mu- sic. In order to fill this public need ai of our out-of-town concerts have been afternoon at the National, and Ninon V: ednesday njght given up and the dates thus made avail- able replaced by additional perform- ances in New York City.” ‘The Philharmonic-Symphony Orches- tra, the second oldest in the world, is now in the ninty-first year of its exist- ence. The January 24 concert will be the 2,840th in the history of the orchestra and the twenty-fourth it has given in |- r series has Walter and Arturo Toscanini, who will wind up the season, and Issay Dobrowen. who was heard as guest conductor at the last concert. Washington in the past has listened to the Philharmonic- Symphony men under many other fa- iengeloerg, Wiiheim Pactwaehgler, Ber Menge! , Wilhel er, Ber- nardino Molinari, meh%, Sir Thomas Beecham and Fritz Reiner. Bruno Walter, the distinguished Ger- man conductor of the Leipzig Gewand- haus Orchestra, of the Salzburg Mozart Festivals, and of the Berlin State Opera, will arrive in this country on December 22 on the steamship Europa and will decide on his Washington program as soon as he lands. Walter G“’?n".’i" been made. pianist, who is choice, however, has already The famous German now abroad but who is due in America about a fortnight before his Washington performance, will play the Schumann “A Minor Concerto.” Horowitz to Be Soloist. year will be held on January with the great Russian Viadimir Horowitz, as HE National Symphony Orches- tra's first concert of the new 19, planist, soloist. ¢ ‘The 1933 portion of the symphony’s season will present several illustrious artists, besides Horowitz. Another great pianist will be heard in Mischa Levitski, who has not played in Wash- ington for several years. Two renowned violinists are still to be heard—Mischa Elman and Washington’s- own Sylvia Lent. It is also possible that Frank Gittelson, concert master of the sym- phony, will a] r as soloist. Another music treat 15 in store in the scheduled appearance of Marcel Tabuteau, fa- mous obolst and oboist of the Philadel- phia Symphony Orchestra, Tabuteau is called by many the leader in his field. The next young people’s concert, the second of the series, will be presented at OCentral High School at 11 am. on Saturday, January 14. Conductor Kindler has been invited to conduct in an outstanding series of concerts inaugurated by Frank Black, the new musical director of the Na- tional Broadcasting Co. _Under his leadership, the National Broadcasting Co. Symphony Orchestra is following the trail blazed on the air by the great symphony orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Several outstanding conductors are co-operating. Besides Kindler, Eugene Ormandy, em%ucnw‘r‘ of the u.lnnnpoh: Symphony, an Dobrowen, raux:cm of the Nyew York th- monic Orchestra, will conduct in this series. ‘The date of Dr. Kindler's appearance on the air has not been definitely set. D. A. R. ACTIVITIES Fort McHenry Chapter met at the home of the regent, Mrs. T. Temple Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove, State re- gent, was guest of honor and addressed the chapter. Christmas gifts for orphan children were recelved from members. Mrs. Willlam L. Woodward, vice regent, poured tea. At the coffee table Mrs. Samuel Judson Porter served. ,Manor House Chapter held its De- cember meeting at the home of the regent, Miss Lillian Chenoweth, with Mrs. Elizabeth Chenoweth, Mrs. La Gage h | Hill, 2904 P street. Pratt, Miss Mary Lee Goddard and Mrs. | Ed Russell assisting hostesses. The re- gent presided. The vice regent, Miss | Goddard, reported the proceedings of the Executive Committee meeting. The registrar, Mrs. Calvin Hassell, reported one new member, Mrs. B. A. Coe, transfer, The chapter voted $5 for the Kate Duncan Smith School. Baskets of food were provided for the poor. Carols were sung, led by Merle Patschke, Lillian Chenoweth, Ed Russell, Charlton Clark and Tom Mitchell, with Minerva Bailey at the piano. Miss Patschke sang a solo. This was fol- lowed by a “Christmas Fantasy,” "glt.- - freshments were served by the hostesses. Among the guests were Mrs. David Caldwell, vice president general, N. S. D. A. R.; Mrs. Jane Ryan, president of the State Officers’ Club; Miss Evelyn Yeomans, Mrs. Minnle Ashbrook Tull, Miss Martha Gould, Miss Justine Rose- man, Mr, and Mrs. Tom Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Charlton Clark, Ed Russell, David Caldwell and Dr. Clifton Clark. Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chapter met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. W. 8. Folger, 1435 Fairmont street. The regent, Miss Harriet M. Chase, presided. Mrs. Blanche Cook, sister of the founder and honorary regent of the chapter, Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe, was elected as an associate member. The chapter house card party is Janu- ary 12. Plans were made for a card party for the benefit of the chapter's patriotic work, to be held at the home of Miss Alvina Carroll. Miss Eve E. Luke, past regent, an- nounced the death of Miss Elizabeth Pierce, former chaplain general. Comdr. John F. Shafroth, U. 8. N, gave an address on the present naval by | strength of the United States and the meaning of the limitation of arma- ments. Mrs. Freeman, t State re- gent of Arizona, told of the work of the soclety in her State. ‘The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Ada Mills Payne Janu- ary 24. The Historical Committee met at Continental Hall, Mrs. Casanova pre- siding Miss Robinson made an appeal in behalf of the historic old tree in Ta- koma Park that must be cut down for the opening of a new street. Mrs. Mc- Cory, vice chairman of historic spots, told of efforts of the committee to save the tree, but explained the difficulties which made its rescue inadvisable, Mrs. Lynton, State chaplain; Mrs. Jean Labat and Mrs. Ada Payne. Each made a brief talk. The speaker was Mrs. John Knox The Descendants of 76 Chapter met at the home of Mrs. James Mooney. Mrs. McManus, Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Langley were assisting hostesses. The regent, Mrs. Clyde M. Hamblin, pre- sided. Comment was made concerning the radio talks made by D. A. R. mem- bers over WMAL on Tuesdays at 4 Fn Chapter members were requested to attend the chapter house card party January 12 at the Willard Hotel. A group of Christmas songs was sung by Mrs. Ruth Halstead, who was accom- panied on the plano by her mother, Mrs. Dowling. Mrs. Pishback read ex- cel from a book by Mrs. Knight, de- | cesses. hristmas customs the scrib] Cl in hnm “The Mikado" to Be Given. ILBERT and Sullivan's “The Mi- Y ing concert, but it is almost certain to Tfiv. who is singing Wednesda; at yflower, 5 Afternoon Recital. ANNOU'NCWT has been made the Duchess de Richelieu, soprano, will give a recital at the Sulgrave Club next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock for the benefit of unemployed musicians. ‘The program will be as follows: “My Heart Ever Paithful”... ‘Nozzi di iy “Down in the Forest'’. .... “The Bird of the Wiiderness Horseman E— Guild of Organists Meets. THE next meeting of the D. C. Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will be held at the Central Presbyterian Church, Sixteenth and Irv- ing streets (Irving street entrance), on Tuesday at 8:15 pm. The Executive Committee will meet at 7:45 p.m. in the ‘Woodrow Wilson memorial room. After a brief business meeting, Ruby Potter, soprano, will give a group of songs, accompanied by Louls A. Potter, and Sade Styron, planist, will give a lecture recital on Tudor music, with il- lustrations on her clavichord, and with vocal illustrations by the Madrigal Sing- en,t directed by Mrs. John Milton Syl- vester. On Thursday at 8 p.m. the choir of the Church of the Epiphany, Adolf Torovsky, director, will present the Christmas cantata “The Christ Child,” by C. B. Hawley, at a public Guild service at Epiphany Church, to which a cordial invitation is extended to all in- terested. The soloists will be Lillian Lapham, soprano; Nancy Williamson, alto; Kroom Bagranoff, tenor, and Am- brose Durkin, bass. Cantata to Be Sung. UNDBR the auspices of the D. C. Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, the choir of the Church of the Epiphany, directed by Adolf To- rovsky, A. A. G. O., organist-choirmas- ter, will sing the cantata “The Christ Child,” by Charles Hawley, on Thurs- day at 8 pm. The offertory anthem will be “Sing, O Heavens,” by Tours, and the orison hymn will be a carol written by Mr. “Torovsky, “Softly the Stars Were Shining.” The solists will be: Lil. lian Latham, soprano; Nancy Willlam- son, contralto; Kroom Bagranoff, tenor, and Ambrose Durkin, bass. Th is Mfi)uc and an invitation is to all. e ‘service extended Lily Pons Coming. LILY PONS, coloratura soprano, will again be heard in concert locally when she appears at Constitution Hall on Wednesday afternoon, January 11, at 4:30 o'clock, as the third attraction of Mrs. Wilson-Greene’s artists’ course of afternoon concerts—a course, inci- dentally, which will bring us two_other great attractions this month in Rach- maninoff, the Russian planist, on Jan- uary 16, and the Boston Symphony Or- chestra on January 31, both at Consti- tution Hall. Pons has not yet an- nounced the program of her forthcom- include a number of the arias which have marked her rise to musical fame. Seats may be obtained at Mrs. Wilson- Greene’s Concert Bureau, in Droop's, 1300 G street mnorthwest. -— — Service Bnnd Concerts. DURING the coming week the United States Marine Band and Orchestra, under the direction of Capt. Taylor Branson and Second Leader Arthur S. ‘Witcomb, will play concerts in the audi- torfum of the Marine Barracks on the following dates: Monday, January 2—Band concert is cancelled. Wednesday, January 4—Orchestra concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, January 5—Band concert | at 11:30 am. (Shut-in dream hour). Friday, January 6.—Orchestra con- n | “Asturiana” i | “Baties Basco ed his efforts, but it was Paris which 5:“ him international fame and it was that he extended his toire to include the whole fleld of Teper. Span- Carmela, as well as by guitarist, and A. Guro, planist, the following program here: “Cordoba’ . Tk 4 e T of th “ ' (demon Finodern bull fisht, ending with Bulerias dance)...... . Rome .Romero ica rmita.) “El Labertino” (based on labyrinthine compositions _characteristic of late eightcenth century). (Escudero, Carmita and Carmela.) (dances from the Basque Y Aliresco” (ceremontal danee). {akil" (dance of the sticks): nce of the swords). national dance of the sques). (Escudero and Carmita.) “Baile de la Boda” (matrimonial dance) (gypsy_dance). (Escudero.) INTERMISSION (15 MINUTES). “Zambra” (guitar solo). (Luis Mayora “Goyescas” (dance in the Goya, with miniature castanets). (Escudero and Carmita.) “Alegri: (Carmela.) Rhythms (without music). (Esc: udero.) “Bolero” (authentic bolero of the eight- Morera 1) spirit of the Granados eenth century) .. “Cuadrita Flameneo” (a) “Parruca .. (b) “Fandangilic D.C. Nav While the members of the 1st Bat- talion, United States Naval Reserves of the District of Columbia, are on vaca- tion during this period, they are pre- paring to resume their drills next week. Despite the fact that they were de- nied the right to have their training aboard ship this year on account of the need for governmental economy, nevertheless, they have been kept un- der a strenuous drill routine at the j armory here under the direction of Lieut. Harold E. Richardson, command- ing officer of the organization. They have passed through their an- nual inspection earlier this year than usual, and as a result of the active drill routine that has been maintained, both officers and men are hopeful that they will be given a higher rating this year than heretofore. There is also the hope that they might win one or both of the trophies awarded esch year for the battalion and division, respectively, which stands highest in the markings of the inspection board, which is com- posed of regular naval officers. In the absence of the training cruises | during the year, the officers and men of the local battalion have shown their initiative by erecting and using in the armory many fittings similating equip- ment aboard ship. A bridge has been constructed, a drill gun erected, and fire_control communication systems in- stalled, so that the members of the battalion can work out & simple battle .Carmela de Huelva”.Carmita aboard ship. Under the direc- tion of the chief engineer of the bat- talion, Lieut. Walter C. Lockhart, there has been installed a complete machine shop, so that the members of the en- gineering ratings can be taught to make repalrs in the same manner they would be required to do while aboard ship at st ea. With this equipment, the officers and men have been able to make the most of their makeshift armory, which is an old store building acquired as a part of the Navy Yard during the war. Their drill hall is nothing more than a lean-to constructed alongside the brick building, and it is not large enough to drill the whole battalion in infantry. Tentative plans have been drawn, it is understood, for a building with special equipment for the training of the Reserve, and the hope is to obtain a site somewhere along the water front, |so that if a training ship is again assigned here it will be close to the other activities of the Reserve. Under the present system, when oue cert at 3 pm. The United States Navy Band Or- cg;t;’ will l%we & e?gcen at the band a1 lum, Navy Yard, Wednesday eve- {l-{nl at 8 0% s and Chabrier's “Rhapsody Espana.” pm the greatest compliment yet paid to the talent of Clifford Brooke was his selection by Roxy to di- rect his company of 140 people in the first production for the opening of the Radio City Music Hall in New York, the largest theater in the world. Mr. Brooke has now reiurned to Washington to make his home here permanently. During his activities as » director on Broadway, Mr. Brooke has been respon- sible for a number _f outstanding suc- Among_them were “East Is Earl Carrol's elaborate musical piece, and “Art and Mrs. Bottle,” starring Jane Cowl. Mr. Brooke's new school of the drama will open here shortly. Prominent numbers | is the are the overture to| The organisation %gnm," minuet ving an armory s Symphony” This building of the active fleet destroyers is sent here for periods for training purposes, the organizations lose so much time in going to and from the vessel. This is important as the drill period very short. to ha an ‘which is used for awhile and which is the Wi tion was a part of the National Guard. Sul nt_to the World War, when the local Reserve was organized the building was loaned for drill purposes of the reserve, but when the units of the National Guard were increased the permit for the use of this armory was revoked, and the building turned over to the Coast Artillery. It has a dock alongside, to which the training ships formerly assigned here were ?!gfl‘llpin Yg:et;m- the Navy Department e future assign a training ship permanently here is uncertain. Haw“elxfl, if this is not done, training purposes. Large ships, a here, are principally use in the wekly drills, and not for problem to make up for the loss of | ine (e) “A Compas Amigo” (segugdillas 0, Carmita and Carmela Beats for the Escudero concert may be obtained at Mrs. Wilson-Greene's Concert Bureau, in Droops, 1300 G street northwest, or at the National Theater box office on Friday afternoon. MUSICAL ARTISTS SERIES. GR.ACE BORROUGHS, interpretive dancer, will present & program of East Indian dances in the small ball Toom of the Willard next Friday eve- ning. This will be the second concert in the series given under the auspices of the Musical Artists of America. Born in California, and a graduate of Leland Stanford, with the master of arts degree in literature, Miss Bor- roughs has recently returned from her third trip to India, where she studied the forms of the classic Hindu dance. Miss Borroughs studied the workers in the flelds, the water carriers, street dancers and worshipers at prayer, and from them created her dances to the tom-tom of East Indian drums, the pipe of flutes and the liquid current of ankle bells, As a prelude to her program of dances, she gives a short talk explain- ing their symbolism. She has brought from India the musical instruments used by her artist accompanist. In this collection are flutes and drums, even the pipes used by snake charmers in their dances. The jewelry and cos- tumes, brilliant saris and scarfs, quaint skirts of the Punjab, carry out the illu- TOWNSEND MUSICALE. TH! artists to be presented at Mrs. Lawrence Townsend’s morning mu=- sicale at the Mayflower on Wednesday 11a | Of this week will include Ninon Vallin, soprano, who is making her debut in this country this season, and Richard ro | Crooks, tenor, now of the Metropolitan ra Co. or"lehe program will be as follows: (@) () “Le © “ (Mme. Vallin) _° . Seen but & Whyte Lillie o nymous .Ireland (c) “Sons of Songs’ r. Aria, Philip Evans will be at the plano for Mr. Crooks. al Reserve tional institutions having Naval Re= serve Officers’ Training Corps units re- sulted in a larger enrollment for 1933 than preceding years and a greater number of commissions in the Naval Reserve. The one exception to this, he says, was Harvard, whose enroll ment was much below the allowed quota. Harvard’s quota therefore has been reduced from 185 to 149 for 1932 and the other units, whose number of applicants exceeded their usual quota, were increased. An improvement at Harvard next is indicated by a recent request for the installation of a four-inch gun, such as was installed at the other units, and an offer from the university of a room for the exhi« H o‘pott.l that during the Summ: e rej er of 1932, due to reduced funds in the appropriation bill of 1933, only juniors were cruised from all the units.” These cruises were made in destroyers. This restriction on cruising the Naval Re- serve Officers’ Training Corps students is greatly regretted by the bureau, the admiral sald, as it is felt that the cruises afford a very necessary part of naval training for these young men. He expressed the hope that in the fu- ture funds can be provided for con- tinuing the cruises for all classes, espe- cially the juniors. The chief of the Bureau of Naviga- tion reported that the officer personnel of the Communication Naval Reserve creased last year from 453 to 505, the 1“;’&: nnk.:m:tm:nm d e benmlt’. and leu Jjunior grade. The chief of the Bureau of Opera- tions of the Navy Department, in his annual report, expressed the opinion that Naval Reserves who in the past have made their Summer training cruises on board vessels on the Great Lakes could be better trained by mak- ing these cruises on ships of the fleet. —_— Many New Homes in Baghdad. Nearly half the 6,300 bullding permits issued in Bagdad, Iraq, in the first nine months of 1932 were for cottage type houses. The total number of new buildings constructed surpasses an an- nual average of 5420 for the last five years. It is estimated that construc- tion in Bagdad for the year totals $10,000,000. MUSIC STUDIOS, BESSIE N. WILD Volce Culture, Plano and, Hsrmeny Sindio, 834 Sih St N W. NDO JANN Grand Opera, Dramatic Tenor Col. 4608 3403 14th St. NW. * rmhanu;s:.y"hn—l-fl- Announces a New Cliss of