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New Music Group Studies Problem of Idle Talent American Choral and Festival Alliance Makes Nation-Wide Survey in Seeking Permanent Solution for Overproduction of Musicians. By Alice OT so many years ago in N music was undertaken only by those with a special gift and urge in that direction. Ex- cessive concentration on music marked cne either as an oddity or a genius and, in either case, Elacinz the student in a class by imself and slightly ostracized from the everyday interests of the majority. Since that time, not too far distant to be remembered by many, however, an enormous change in ideas has come about and a remarkably quick and abundant growth in the opposite direction has taken place. In fact, from that day when serious at- tention to music was a rarity, the progression has been so great that the country is faced with a surfit of good musicians and an eve dixtninishing outlet for their tal- | ents. this country the study of | Eversman, |it had the honor of being invited to sing for President and Mrs. Coolidge at the White House and | the invitation was extended for the three years following. At the inauguration of President Hoover, the A Capella Choir was the only cheir asked to participate in the celebrations and by request of the late Percy Foster, chairman of music of the Inaugural Commit- tee, a pre-inaugural concert was given by the choir. Last May an invitation was extended for the choir to give a program at the meeting of the National Board of the Federation of Music Clubs and last December it was chosen to represent “vocal ensemble music” before the National Convention of Music Supervisors held at the Willard. Mrs. Stahl has gucceeded in building up a unique organization | in the nine years of her director- The rate at which propaganda | ship and one in which spiritual for the study of music has de- |tone and feeling are predominant. veloped has far outdistanced a like | With technical proficiency made development in opportunities for | subcrdinate to the deeper musical the musicians after they have |Objective, the choir has developed spent many years in perfecting themselves. For the very few who are superendowed or of excep: tional originality, there will a1~‘ ways be a place created, but for the average talent the field of usefulness or even of enjoyment | is limited. Most musical posts are monopolized by specialists | who concentrate ‘the public's at- tention on a particular angle of their talent. ‘The desire to solve this problem of overproduction has led to the organization a year ago of the American Choral and Festival Alliance. The alliance has en- listed the interest and co-opera- tion of 18 symphony orchestra | conductors, 54 college music de- partments, 17 university extension divisions, several hundred choral leaders, eminent educators of England, Germany, Wales, Scot- land and Canada and is in active | relations with the Music Teachers’ National Association, the Ameri- | can Guild of Organists and others. Branches have been established in 27 sections of the country. In the survey which the alli- ance has made of the musical conditions of the country, the im- mense machinery which has been developed for the production of musicians has been discovered to , be of overwhelming magnitude. The teaching of music by indi- viduals, conservatories, schools and colleges has turned out a great quantity of good musicians with no prospect of putting their | knowledge to use. As far as the teachers and schools are con- cerned the matter seems to finish with the completion of study. To the solving of what to do with this heretofore wasted talent will be directed the ehergies of this new organization. To this end, it is planned to form community musical alli- ances or city planning boards ‘whose objective will be to seek out and assimilate the young talent into the life of the community by a co-operative effort to develop a series of musical events for their participation. There is to be something in the nature of a re- ceiving and distributing agency which will work together with ail social and civic societies to select, examine and place the skilled musician ready for occupational, artistic or social participation. ‘The development of music-plan- ning boards will enable each com- munity and State to take care of its musical output. One of the simplest solutions to this problem, and the first which the alliance has adopted, is the formation of choral societies and festivals. For this purpose a Choral Research Council is al- | ready searching out and making available the usable choral mate- rial of this country and Europe. a perfect medium for the expres- | sion of high religious sentiment in which the outward form is in complete accord with the thoughts to be interpreted. * % X X COME news for the public . of Washington as well as for artists and managers, is the nouncement of the reorganization into a new bureau, under the management of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey of the Wilson-Greene con- cert management. Through the carrying on, although in an en- tirely new guise, of this bureau to which Washington is indebted for so much good music, a concert series of the same excellence is assured. With: the recent concert of Paderewski, the Wilson-Greene management definitely ceased to be. Two other attractions adver- tised on that series, that of Yehudi Menuhin on March 25 and Lily Pons on March 31 were can- celed by order of the adminis- trator of the Wilson-Greene estate. It was a curious coinci- dent that the last concert and the first concert which began Mrs. Wilson-Greene’s career as a manager should bear a relztion- ship to each other. The firc; im- portant professional artist which the deceased impresario brought to Washington was Mme. Lillian Nordica in 1905, and Mrs. Theo- dore Roosevelt, then First Lady of the Land, was present. Twenty- seven years later another Roose- velt—Franklin Delano Roosevelt— came to the White House and an- other First Lady of that name at- tended the final concert under the well known management. Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt not only was resent, but permitted the use of er name as sponsor for the charitable purpose for which the concert was given. The new lease of life that has been given the famous concert bureau promises not only to keep up the high standard of the old organization, but to advance it whenever possible. The desire to put these excellent concerts within the reach of everybody has led to the decision to form a new scale of prices so that there will be seats available for whatever sum can be expended.* The old patrons will receive the same at- tention as in the past and their favorite seats held in reserve for them. The list of artists already promised makes thrilling reading for none better can be had. This knowledge of what the public likes to hear is the link between the the connection ends. Mrs. Dorsey has had a thorough training in the business of concert management during the 12 years in which she assisted Mrs. Wilson- Greene and which culminated in Supervised by Dr. Carleton Sprague Smith of ihe New York | Public Library and sponsored by several important musical foun<l dations, this division of the enter- | prise is discovering undreamed-of material for future use. The idea of a series of annual festivals is the outgrowth of the success of | the National Thanksgiving Song | Festival, which has been tried out in several of the largest cities. In New England already plans are maturing for an all-New Eng- land Festival, which will take in the oratorio and major choral so- cieties throughout New England. New York is arranging a Choral Alliance concert to be held at| Madison Square _Garden and Cleveland, Akron, Pittsburgh and Omaha have already announced ehoral festivals. This §z == easrmcus step for- ward in the way of constructive help in our musical problems and argues well for the future of music in this country and above all for her assuming the entire respon- sibility of the bureau in the last year of Mrs. Wilson-Greene’s life. During this time she has become thoroughly acquainted in a truly personal way with the local music lovers who have been patrons of the concerts for many years. The artists themselves are well known | to her and their standing and ability accurately catalogued. In Droop’s Music Store, which, for 75 years has been the musical headquarters of Washington, the old Wilson-Greene offices are be- | ing remodeled. Directing the new establishment will be a young woman, strenuously trained in the art of concert managing, com- pletely in touch with the chang- ing musical conditions of today, alert and up-to-date and anxious; to outdo the record of supe: concerts that had made aunt’s name famous. May path be smoothed to success. ‘l’{oward University Concert. old and the new bureau, but there | 5 her THE SUNDAY [ STAR, WASHINGTO! D. C., APRIL 2, 1933—PART FOU. Prominent in Local Music Circles Friday night at the Washington Club. Upper, left to right: Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey, niece of the late Mrs. Wilson-Greene, who is now at the head of her own musical bureau in this city; Milton Schwartz, violinist, who will be one of the soloists at the benefit concert sponsored by the Ten O'Clock Club at the Washington Club on Tuesday evening, and Nino Martini, radio and opera star, who will sing in Maestro Salmaggi's production of “Rigoletto” at the Belasco on Apgil 23. pianist and composer, who will give a recital today at the Ten O'Clock Club, and Robert Wiedefeld, baritone, who will assist Felicia Rybier in a costume recital Lower left, George Cornwell, l Grand Opera Commg I THE Chicago Opera Co., with Maestro Alfredo Salmaggi, director, will present a gala grand opera performance of “Rigoletto” at Belasco Theater Sun- day evening, April 23, with a cast con- sisting of singers from La Scala, Co- vent Garden and Philadelphia opera companies. Oa Among the artists the Washington pr Martini, who sang last season with the Philadelphia Opera Co.; Joseph Royer, famous baritone, who will sing the title role; Maria Serrano, American coloratura soprano, who has just re- turned from Italy and is singing in opera for the first time in the United States; Lillian Marchetto, mezzo so- prano, and Nino Ruisi, bass. Maestro Salmaggi will bring to Wash- ington an orchestra, chorus and ballet selected from forces of the Metropolitan | Opera. Mail orders are being accepted at the Chicago Opera office, 1627 Connecticut avenue, for tickets now. ho will appear in Service Band Concerts. THE United States Navy Band Or- chestra, Lieut. Charles Benter di- recting, will play a symphonic concert at the band auditorium, Navy Yard, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. ‘The program includes Von Weber's overture, “Die FPreischutz”; Liszt’s “Twelfth Hungarian Rhapsody” and Schubert’s The schedule of the United States Marine Band and Orchestra for the coming week will include the following | concert, dates: Monday, April 3, at 3 p.m.—Band concert. Wednesday, April 5, at 8 p.m—Or- chestral concert. Friday, April 7, at 3 p.m.—Orchestral concert. ‘The concerts will be given in the au- ditorium at the Marine barracks. Compositions Win Award. ’I'HE Society for the Publication of American Music announces through its secretary, Oscar Wagner, that two chamber music compositions by Ameri- an composers have been chosen: for publication by the society for this year. The winning compositions are a scnata for violin and piano, by Quincy Porter, and a “Trio in B Minor,” by Walling- ford Riegger. Mr. Riegger is well known as the composer of a number of chamber mu- sic compositions, works for chamber orchestra, and for full orchestra. His compositions have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, the Phila- delphia Symphony Orchestra, the Bar- rere Little Symphony, and many other important organizations. His works have been performed in PFrance, Spain, Italy, Austria, and Germany, as well as in America. Mr. Riegger is at pres- ent livitg in New Ycrk, where he is active w1 the musical world. | Qu.cy Porter was born in New | Ha-cn and is a graduate of Yale Col- | lege and the Yale School of Music. | in Cleveland and is now associate professor of music in Vassar College. Trains Amazons. \WEHEN the Amazon army is seen marching in review before Hippo- Iyta, their Queen, in “The Warrior's Husband,” the perfection of their army maneuvers wiil be due to a hard boiled ex-drill sergeant of Uncle Sam’s armed forces. Harry Strang, for 18 years in the United States Regular Artillery and Cav- alry, is the man who drilled the 1,000 women and with but a few hours preparaticn, had them marching like uction are Nino | | choirmaster of Christ Church, George- He has taught theory and composition | Phila Belle Burke, HE Friday Morning Music Club will present Helen Corbin Heinl, pianist, and Flora McGill Keefer, | mezzo-contralto, next Friday | morning at 11 o'clock, at Barker Hall, Y. W. C. A. Mrs. Beatrice Collier, contralto, of Fhiladelphia sang at the morning re- hearsal of the Rubinstein Club last | Tuesday at the Willard Hotel. The club will sing Lester's “Spanish Gypsies” over WRC next Wednesday evening, 7 o'clock, under the auspices of the local Federation of Music Clubs. Tuesday the club will meet as usual'at the Willard. ‘The program for the “Hour of Music” at the Y. W. C. A, Seventeenth and K streets, today at 5 o'clock, will be given by the George Washington University Glee Club. Dr. Robert H. Harmon is the director and Grace R. Harmon will be the accompanist. Mme. Marle von Unschuld will give | her second educational recital in the | Von Unschuld Piano Club program, over | WMAL tomorrow at 6:30 o'clock. | Carolyn Schoenthal, soprano, wiil be | presented in a gzoup of songs at the | annual meeting | nd luncheon of the | Woman's Christian . Association!, which will be held at 1719 Thirteenth street next Friday morning at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Schoenthal will be assisted by Mary Taylor, pianist. An evening of Mendelssohn and Schumann was given at the monthly meeting of the music appreciation group of the Council of Jewish Juniors, held last Tuesday, at the home of Elizabeth Bernheimer, chairman of the group. Those who took part in the presentation | of the musical program were as follows: The Bernheimer Trio, Mrs. Jonas Bern- heimer, Elizabeth and Louise Bern- heimer; Sonya Berman, vocal soloist, and Lillian Conn who played a Men- delssohn prelude. Plans for the April meeting will be announced in the near future, Amy Albia. Bustin will be the vocal soloist at the E street Y. W. C. A. this | afternoon. Miss Bustin will sing a pro- gram of Spring songs. Alden Smith, basso, of New York, ac- companied by his teacher, McCall Lan- ham, was presented in a program of songs at the noonday assembly at the Chevy Chase Schocl last ‘Wednesday. His program included selections from | the works of Lehman, Franz, Tschaik- owsky and Verdi, Richard Tuttle Bell, organist and town, assisted by Milton Schwartz, vio- linist, will Pve a program of organ and violin music this evening, 7:30 o'clock, at the church. The program will in- clude numbers by Bach, Mendelssohn, Franck, MacDowell and Guilmant. e ‘ ‘The April piano recital by the pupils of Lasalle Spier will be held this after-| noon at 3:30 o'clock in Mr. Spier’s | studio. Compositions for one and two pianos will b2 played by Chester Morrill, jr.; Mary Schreiber, Helene Finnacom, Evelyn Mayers, Barbara Brown, Hugh | ‘Warren, Jane Esch, Mrs, David J. Guy, | Jessie Blaisdell, Bertha Miller, Thelma Callahan, Lucy Frank, Jerry Griesemer, Grace Foote and Jacqueline Churchill Gerson Nordlinger presented a piano program at the last meeting the Esmu Club held at the Sears-Roebuck Art Galleries. Included in his program were two of Chopin’s numbers, “Revol | tionary Stude” and “Waltz in C Minor | an arrangement for left hand only of | the andante movement from “Lucia de | Lammermoor”; Arensky's “Waltz in E,” | Cyril Scott's “Lento,” “Liebestraume 2nd Chopin’s “Military Polonaise.” | Flora Clayton presented a group of | | her pupils in recital on Saturday eve- ning, March 18. Those taking part Local Notes | 2t 8 o'clock, Washington music lovers ist, will sing the motet, “Gallia,” by Gounod, this evening at 8 o'clock. Dr. Phillips will talk on the life of the composer. Clare Borjes, contralto, and Harry Guinn, basso, will be the guest soloists at the Spiritual Science Church of | Christ this evening. The Florence Nightingale Chorus, comprised of graduate nurses of Sibley Hespital, and_ organized and directed by Gertrude Lyons, will sing at the Evening service of the Petworth M. E. Chureh tonight. The chorus will sing “The Lord Is My Shepherd” and Hmdel't “Largo.” ~ Catharine Fowler | Rogers will be the accompanist. To further city-wide interest and indorsement of the children’s and young people’s concerts of the National Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Stephen Kramer, assistant superintendent of public schools, has consented to head the list of honorary chairmen of public scheols of the Women’s Committee. Other officials who have accepted are the supervisors of the five divisions, | Mrs. Florence Rogers, Miss Elizabeth Hummer, Dr. Julia Hahn, Harry Draper and Selden Ely and Mrs. Joseph Saunders, president of the Parent- Teacher Association. Mrs. Cecil Clark, chairman of music of the Parent- Teacher Association, has accepted the vice chairmanship of the committee, end Mrs. Walter Hilton of the Wemen's Committee will act as chairman. Dr. Barnes, director of public school music, has also been invited to be on the board. A large committee is in the making, which will include principals of schools, presidents of each Parent-Teacher | Association, division representatives of | teachers of music and art throughout the city. Jewell Downs presented a number of her vocal students in recital last Tues- day night at the Battery Park Women's Club in Bethesda. Those participating in the program were: Jean Bishop, m]pmno; Erna Embrey, mezzo-soprano; Alice B. Haig, soprano; Edith Hoffman Jones, coloratura soprano; Jessie Wer- ner, contralto; Gordon Barnes, baritone; George Labert, bass; Earl Nalls, tenor. The program was directed by Mrs. Downs, assisted by Paul Garber. At this evening's musical service in the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church at 8 o'clock the quartet and chorus will sing the cantata, “The| Vision of St. John,” by C. Whit- ney Coombs. Solo numbers will be sung by members of the quartet, Elsle Schultze, soprano; Mary Apple, contralto; William P. Shanahan, tenor, and Herman Fakler, bass. The can- tata will be presented under the direc- tion of Claude Robeson, organist and director, with Norton M. Little, chor- ister, conducting. On Good Friday evening, beginning | | | will be given the opportunity of hear- | ing the rarely sung “Passion” music by Joseph Haydn. This oratorio will be given at the Universalist National Memorial Church by the National Capital Choir, directed by Dr. Albert W. Harned. The music will be sung by a chorus of 35 voices and a double quartet. Anna Sloan, cellist, accompanied by Mrs. Montgomery, gave a group of se- lections before the Livingston Manor Chapter, D. A. R, at the Methodist Home for the Aged recently. ‘The fifth meeting of the Marks Music Club was held at the studio, 211 XVebster street northwest, last Satur- ay. The choir of the National City Church | Benefit Program Tuesday.| RQBERT RUCKMAN, pianist, .and Milton Schwartz, violinist, will give the fourth program in the series spon- sored for the benefit of needy musi- clans by the Ten O'Clock Club at the Washington Club Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. Mr. Ruckman is organist at the Na- tional Christian Chtrch and appears on ny radio programs as well as in public concerts. Mr. Schwartz, first violinist of the Washington String Quartet, is also in the personnel of the National Symphony Orchestra. The program Tuesday will feature chiefly French works. The numbers are to_include: Suite Pour le Piano. Debussy Prelude—Sarabande—Toccata. Mr. Ruckman Piece en Forme de Habanera....Ravel Danse—“Rituelle de Feu,” DeFalla-Kochanski Mr. Schwartz “Africg” fantasie pour piano et orcht .. Saint-Saens Mr. Ruckman and Mr. Meyers Sonata for- Violin and Piano, Cesar Franck Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Ruckman Assisting the two principal artists‘of the evening will be George Cornwell and Emerson Meyers. ‘Tickets for this benefit concert are handled by the T. Arthur Smith Bu- reau, in Kitt's Music Store, 1330 G street northwest. Comwe]l n Rec}tl]. THE Tert O’Clock Club will present a program of original compositions by George Cornwell this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the regular Sunday afternoon series of concerts given at the club hcuse at 1603 K street. Mr. Cornwell, though perhaps beiter known in local circles as a pianist, is organist and choir director at Calvary Church ‘in Georgetown and also_direc- tor of the Ten O'Clock Club Chorus. He has to his credit a number of shorter works for piano solo; a suite for piano, “The Miraculous Adventures of Sinbad, the Sailor”; a ballet after the old Greek story of “Proserpina”; a number of songs, both sacred and secular, and has in preparaticn an opera entitled “The Vision of SireLaunfal” inspired by Lowell’s famous poem of that name. Assisting Mr. Cornwell will be Mary Williams, soprano, who will include in T numbers the “Ave Maria” from “The Vision of Sir Launfal “Pirates of Penzance.” “THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE,” Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, will be presented by the Tech Opera Club, under the direction of Miss Flor- ence Keene, in the McKinley Audito- rium, Second and T streets northeast, Thursday and Saturday nights at 8 p:m. Dore Walton will direct the Mc- Kinley Orchestra. The cast includes scme former stard and several new ones. Bob Gardner sings the difficult role of the Major General, Sidney Dwight is Frederick, the harassed hero; Merick Spaulding is Samuel; Pete Phucas the Pirate King, and Burcher Brown the Police Ser- geant. Treva Cameron interprets the part of Mabel, the heroine. Esther Cal- braith as Ruth, the piratical maid-of- all-work; Winifred Bowman, Kathryn Davis and Marie Ward as Mabel's sis- ters, complete the cast. a large chorus of pirates, policemen and charming younger sisters. Community Centers The Spring meeting of the Com- munity Center Cou , of which J. G. Yaden is president, will be held Tues- ¢ay at 2 p.m. in the board room of the Franklin Building, with delegates at large and delegates representing the There is also | p) is rehearsing the Lenten cantata, “The | 2dvisory councils of the various centers Last Symphony Concert § s9iEY %5 £E g 1 group of 60 Washington singers under the direction of Ruby Smith Stahl. Antiphonal effects will be achieved by choir and quartet com; of Mrs. Stahl, Dorothy Wilson Halbach, Robert Giffin, and Dale Hamilton; a male chorus will be heard in several numbers and obbligato solos will be featured in some numbers, with humming by the whole group in other numbers. Compositions to be offered range from early days in church music his- tory, as Mozart’s classic, “Ave Verum in 'D”; Holst’s early English, 'X.-ug;{ on Monday night. pression last season at the Lenten con- cert, and is being given again because of numberless requests by music lovers of Washington. ‘The program will be sung as follows: 1. An Easter Hallelulah, o o inson Cholr a; tet. . “Welcome Yule . “Lullay My Likl Yith Quarte “Matthew, Mark. Luke and Joh Glory and Honour and Land I Sat Down Under His Shado ‘Batrstow .. .Byrd ‘ia’ Porse .Gretchaninoft .. Mozart ‘e Praise Thee” . chvedoft . “Refoice in the Loi es.” Balakireft ‘A, Mishty Fort Luther -Blllings Dett. stiansen . ““Brins 3 Dickinson . “Peace Be Unto Trowbridge Featured on the Holst’s “Matthew, The American Liberty Chapler was entertained at its March meeting by Mrs. J. H. Gundensheimer, 1356 Jeffer- son street, assisted by Mrs. F. M. Low | and Mrs, William MacKellar, the regent. Mrs. George S. Newcomb presided. Reports were given by Miss Elizaveth Longfield, chaplain; Mrs, E. M. Pickins, treasurer; Miss Frances Owen, historian; Mrs, L. H. Hannah, Ellis Island Com- B. Thomson, Revnul:; ry. Mrs, Carl Moran, Moran, gave a talk on the Gen. Knox of the Revolution, in Thomaston, Me. Mrs. Low and Mrs. MacKellar presided at the tea table. Vi Chapter met March 27 at the hom:‘:l’)lr& Lucius O. Chapin, with man. The guest speaker was Miss Clara W. McQuown, who gave a talk on her trav- els in Russia. Mrs. Mildred Gessford and Mrs. Heman Dedfield, jr, were guests. Capt. M'“{ Pitcher met March 13, with Mrs. Charles J. Kappler as hostess, at her home, 3202 Klingle road. Mrs. Joseph S. Wall, regent, pre- sided. A benefit bridge party will be given in the Spring and the chapter will con- tinue in aiding in the education of a pupil at Maryville College. Miss Carol Grosvenor was voted a member. Mrs. Joseph S. Wall and Mrs. A'blowm Seaman presided at the tea table. Manor House Chapter held its March meeting at the home of Mrs. N. Hawkins, with the Misses Mamie and Evelyn Hawkins and Miss Jennie Dwight assisting hostesses. Miss Lillian Cheno- weth, regent, presided. The following committee reports were made: Girl Home Makers, Mrs. C. B. O'Neal; Audit, Miss Jennie Dwight; Sons and Daughters of the Republic, Mrs. Calvin Hassell; Library, Miss Clara Follin; En- tertainment, Mrs. Jane Hooker; Ap- proved Schools, Mrs. Clifton Clark, and Conservation and Thrift, Mamie Hawkins. It was announced Miss Helen Mont- coming congress and will serve as per- sonal page for Mrs. Richard Claughton. Mrs. Elizabsth Chenoweth and Miss Mary Lee Goddard were appointed as members of the House Committee for the congress. The next meeting was changed in order not to conflict with the congress. Mrs. Jason Waterman spoke on the roposed Chapter House and displayed the “Memory Book.” A social followed, during which the hostess served re- freshments. Our Flag Chapter.—Mrs. Garrett M. Davis presided at the meeting Tuesday at the Washington Club. Hostesses were Mrs. A. H. es, Miss Alics Johnson, Mrs. Frank Wipiams, and |Miss Sarah Hannay. Miss Elizabeth |Sons and Daughters of the Republic, was guest speaker. Mrs. Arturo Casanova, chairman of the State His- torical Committee, spoke briefly, telling Continental . | at its March me Livingston Manor D. | March meeting at th gomery had been appointed page for the | Malott Barnes, state chairman of the | ¥ Male Chorus. 20. “There Was a Knight of Bethlehem.” Boernschein Miss Mary E. Smith, Mrs. Floyd Far- ber gave recitations. Vocal music by Miss Sara Lerch. Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove, State regent, spoke. Mrs. Hazel McDonald has been appointed a page to the Continental Congress. ‘There be no meeting of the chapter in April, due to the Continental Congress session. was entertained the historian, Miss Evelyn L. Yeomans, 3740 McKin- ley street, with Mrs. Florence F. Carmody, Mrs. Sallie P. Clarke, Mrs. Lee B. Ke- sisting Lora F. Manion, presided. Mrs. ley Beasley, Mrs. Clifford Hoggett and Mrs, Lora Manion gave of the State conference. The following com- reports were made: Constitution The next meeing will be held at the home of Mrs. Bert Brockway the eve- ning of April 24, having been post- poned one week due to the sessions of the Continental Congress. Chapter held its e Methodist Homs |on Connecticut avenue. Mrs. M. I Brittain was hostess. Mrs. J. K. Ar- | nold, speaker. Miss Anna Sloan played selections on the cello, accompanied by Mrs. James Shera Montgomery. Mrs. Bugbee gave readings. Among the guests were Miss Helen Harman, Mrs, * J. H. Mackey, Mrs. Fred S. Cawson, ?;'J:A Hn’r;s;j i‘a‘:“”'fi“‘fi Mrs. Oliver B. kins s. E. M. . Refresh- ments were served. e Radio Committee—An Americ: creed program will be Ppresented ov.ex: Station WMAL, April 3, from 6:15 to 6:30 pm. by the D. A. R. Radio Com- mittee. Through Miss Helen E, Stout the following program has been ar- ranged: Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel, act- ing national president of the Children of the erican Revolution, will give a short/talk; a member of the same organization will recite the “American’s Creed,” and a vocal selection will be rendered by Mrs. Charles C. Haig, State ihl!mn of the Radio Committee, D, | Ward Morehouse's Story. | WHI:N Ward Morehouse's story, | “Bagdad on the Hudson,” is placed before the cameras at Universa: City as soon as the current production recess Y. | ends, Robert Wyler will be on the direc- | torial end, Carl Laewmmle, jr., announced | Seven Last Words of Christ,” by Theo- | throughout the city in attendance. Re- dore DuBois, to be given on Good Pri- | Ports will be received from the director day evening. The soloists will be Ellen | Of the Community Center Department, fixing the attention on the quality and quantity of talent which is at hand to use for future profit and | veterans when they passed by the| were: Mary Jane Schienker, Beth Bon cameras. “ | Durant, Conald Glascock, David Harry, Most of the women never had been | Legter ‘Tobin, Millicent Murray, Ernest this week. Wyler is a brother of Wil- liam Wyler, veteran Universal director, and was given a contract by Laemmle, of the prcposed pilgrimage to the re- | stored law office of President Monroe | on April 28. Members were invited | | THE benefit concert by members of | the faculty of the School of Music, glorification. An exempl ¢ work to be accomplished by choral groups will be heard at the annual Lenten concert of the A Capella Choir of the First Con- gregational Church, which will take place tomorrow at the May- flower Hotel. Always sponsored by distinguished patrons, the choir will have the privilege this year of having Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt as guest * of honor. Under the able direction of Ruby Smith Stahl this yearly concert has grown to be one of the out ;_tlanding events of local musical ife. The choir is composed of 60 members who donate their serv ices in the cause of better church music. This unselfish mo- tive is reflected in the unusual spiritual atmosphere which is achieved and which the singers are able to impress upon the audi- ence. The program this year will have the same variety and con- trast which has been the choir’s specialty in each of its concerts. Carols and chorales, and songs of praise from all lands will alternate and, with the ex- | ception of three numbers, will be l\l% entirely from memory. story of a series of successes. lification of the fine | lullabys | e life story of the choir !sla n ‘$he second year of its existence, Howard University, to be held at 8:15 pm, on Thursday in Andrew Rankin Chapel, will consist of the following 1 numbers: | ‘Sonata for Violin and Piano, Opus | 13.” by Gabriel Faure, by Louls Vaughn | Jones, viclinist, and William Duncar Allen, pianist “When I Am Laid in Earth,” Henry Purcell: “The Little Shepherd’s Song.” Wintter | “Summe: Ronald; Aria, “Ritorna, i tor,” from “Aida,” Giuseppe Verdi, Miss Carclyn V. Grant, soprano; Miss Madeline V. Ccleman, accompa- | *. “Rhapsody in B Minor” and Intermezzo in C Major,” Johannes Brahms, and “Prelude in B_Flat Ma- jer,” 8. Rachmaninoff, by Mr. Allen. | Aria—“Vision Fugitive,” from “Hero- | diade,” Jules Massenet; “Nocturne,” | Curran: “Death Song” (a spiritual), | arranged by Miss Camille Nickerson and | taken from the lips of a colored nurse : “Hills” LaForge, by R. baritone; Miss Nicker- son at the piano. “Concerto in E Flat Major,” Prenz Liszt, by Roy W. Tibbs, pianist; Charles Cecil Cohen at the plano. “Recitative and Scena” (duet from “La Traviata”), Giuseppe Verdi, by Miss Grant and Mr. Duncan; Mrs. Lillian M. Baskervill at the piano. The DeSalle String Quartet—Mr. Jones, firsy | violin; J. Richmond Johnson, second violin; Francis D. Miller, viola, and William L. Brown, violoncello. Proceeds from this concert will be - Watts: | easier to handle than the usual run of ‘extras.” The regulars are inclined to be careless and inattentive, whereas these women, being new to pictures, listened carefully to instructions and responded instantly to commands. They did a lot better on short notice than many an ‘awkward squad’ I've taken in hand in my Army days.” Elissa Landi and Ernest Truex are co-starred in this Jesse L. Lasky produc- |tion for Fox Films. Miss Landi is an Amazon general, sister of the Queen, and Truex has the title role. Marjorie Rambeau is the Queen; David Manners, Theseus, a Greek warrior; Helen Ware, Pomposia, an Amazon butter-and-egg woman; Maude Eburne, Burdia, chief aide to the Queen; H:lene Madison, the world champion swimmer, an Amazon army sergeant; John Sheehan, Pokus, a Greek messenger, and Lionel Belmore, Homer, the famous poet who is de- scribed as the press agent for the Greek army. Walter Lang is the director. | | Lipper: Recital at Peabody. ! THE first of the Peabody Conservatory of Music scholarship recitals will take place on Thursday evening, at 8:30 o'cldck in the North Hall of the Cons:rvatory, when Katherine Lippert, pianist, holder of one of the Peabody scholarships, will be heard. Miss Lippert is a pupil of Austin Conradi and this recital is given in compliance with one of the require- applied to the student scholarship fund ments of her scholarship which was of the School of Music. Miss Lulu Vere awarded by the faculty for a period Childers is director of the School of of three years' study. lusic, ‘ashing Miss Lippert is from Wi . in pictures before,” he said, “and were | | Violett, Mary Frances Olentine, Robert | Hoyt, Erich Steiner, Ina Sager, Bernice IDyer, Edgar Bon Durant and Marion Meltzler. Miss Clayton, a pupil of Alexander Bloch, played Nardini’s “Concerto in E Minor,” for violin, at | the recital. She was accompanied at | the plano by Martin Doud. | Warren F. Johnson will give an organ recital at the Church of the Pilgrims | this evening. He will play “Prelude, | Chorale and Fugue,” from Suite, Opus 20, by Otto Olsson, and “Passiontide,” Opus 145, by Max Reger. The regular monthly meeting of the District of Columbia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will be | held tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock | in the choir room of Epiphany Church. The Executive Committee will meet at 7:45 o'clock. | | | service of St. John's Church, Lafayette square, Claudine Ferguson, pupil of T. Guy Lucas, will be heard in a recital of organ music. She will play Mozart's “Romenze” from “Dine Kieine Ro- manze,” “Elizabeth’s Prayer,” Wagner's | opera, “Tannhauser,” and Bach's “To- | catta and Fugue in D Minor.” | Church, Takoma Park.- under the di- | rection of Kenneth Frisbie, organist and choirmaster, will. sing Stainer's cantata, “The Crucifixion,” next Thurs- day evening at 8 o'clock. The soloists | will be Newton Hammer, tenor, and Dr. | James Dickinson, bass. ‘The choir of the Church of the| Epiphany, Lillian. Latham, soprano sola- | 9 ‘This afternoon at the close of vesper | “Uber N | ‘Giulta™ The choir of the Trinity Episcopal ‘- Shreve, soprano; Helen Turley, con- | tralto; Wilfred Smith, tenor, and J.| Horace Smithey, baritone. The can- | tata will be sung under the direction of W. E. Braithwaite. l Costume Recital Friday. ‘, FELICIA RYBIER, Polish pianist of this city and Robert Wiedefeld, | baritone, of Baltimore will present a | joint _costume recital at the Washing- | Its Use” Thi ten Club Friday at 8:30 p.m. i Friday's program will be | “Pastorale et Capriccio’ Scarlatt! | “:Sonata" _Scarlatti | Totemta . e Paradisi Miss Rybier’ ‘(in oid “ifalinn ‘costume). “Nemico _ della Patr ““Andrea | Chenier™ 3 Giordano | ®schumann | Hugo_ Wolf | ‘Brahms | ermann | Curran | -Ross | Wiedeteld. | ed to Miss Rybler), | M. Rybler | Chop! “Chopin | “Carnival" Mr. “Souvenir” (dedicate “Etude” . Polonaise” " . L Pa Leoncavallo | costume). | «-Granods Turina | Albentz | nda’ Albeniz | Fire Ritual Dance" ‘(by request) | “De Palla | Miss Rybler (in Spanish- costume). ‘The tickets for this concert are han- dled by the T. Arthur Smith Bureau in Kitt's Music Store, 1330 G north- Mr. Vriedefeld (in I “Spanish’ Dance” ance Miniatures—Sleeping ~ Viilage’ ‘Sol C Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peeples, and other officials of the council, and definite plans will be made for the Spring and Summer events in the centers, Chief events this week at Central Community Center will be the drill team of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, meeting Monday at 7:30; committee meeting of the Women's Relief Corps in prepgration for Flag day observance, Tuesdayl at 7. National Capital Rifle Club meets Wednesday at 7:30, and the Potomas River Power Squadron lec. ture for yachtsmen on “The Chart and ursday at 8. At the Burroughs Center there will b2 a cominunity dance for youths and adults, Saturday evening. Southeast Center announces two events at Hine Branch for Friday at 9:30 when the old-fashioned dance group will meet for square and round dances, and for Saturday at 7:30, when there will be a children’s eatertainment by dance and drama groups in the community. Thomson Center will have a group rehearsal of children Tuesday at 4 for “Peter Pan,” the Spring play to be given at this center April 28; Friday from 9 to 11:30 there will be a com- munity dance for adults, open to the public, with music by the Do-Re-Mi | i to attend the memorial services Easter Sunday éfternoon, for founders of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, to be held in Memorial Continental Hall. Election of officers will be a part of the program for the meeting in May. Members of the nominating committee Hannay and Miss Alice Johnson. Dur- | ing the social hour Mrs. Clara Sibley Hill and Mrs. Mary Shepard Quintard | presided at the tea table. Mrs. Ida M. Shirk, Mrs. Mary Hanchett Stone | of Michigan, and Mrs. James Cooney | of Chicago were among the guests. | Lucy Holcombe Chapter met at the | home of Miss Mary Anderson, the High- | lands. Mrs. Charles S. Richardson and | Mrs, Joseph F. Lyvers were assisting | hostesses. | The regent, Mrs. Pred M. Hopkins, | presided. An appropriation of $20 was made for the Girl Homemakers' and Sons and Daughters of the Republic | Committees to send two children to| Summer camp. Mrs. J. W. T. Duvel | was elected to membership. | Miss Elizabeth Barnes, State chair- | man and national vice chairman of the Sons and Daughters of the Re- | public, accompanied by several members | Boys’ Orchestra. In colored centers tiis week two sec- | retaries will combine to present a play, | “Experience,” in the Garnett-Patterson Auditorium Saturday at 8:15 by the Dunbar Community Center Players, di- rected by Gertrude Parthenia Mc- | Brown. Miss Etta Johnson is commu- nity secretary at Garnett-Patterson Center, and Mrs. C. J. Knox is com- munity secretary at Dunbar Center. . of the Boys' and Girls' Clubs, fur- nished a progfam. Miss Lucy Ohler gave readings. i Samuel Gorton Chapter celebrated its twenty-first birthday at the home of assist B e regent, Mrs. Arthur L. Thrall, presided. Miss Clark read a short history of the chapter, which was organized by include Mrs. John Sadler, Miss Sarah | Jr., recently following his eminently sue- ceisful _direction of ' several - French screen plays. Morehouse is at Universal City adapting his own story. ; Lion Man Gets Contract. pARAMED(iNT(l;u taken up its option on Buster Crabbe by signing the Olympic swimming champion to laionr tem b%aentracn ‘rabbe’s next role has not yet been essigned, but he is being cgn.ndeud for a part in“College Humor,” the cast of which already includes Bing Crosby, Jack Okie, Frances Dee, Randolph Scott and Burns and Allen. 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