Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1933, Page 44

Pebussy’s Compositions Season’s Most Popular Frenchman's Works Head the List of Favorite f Selections Found on Musical Programs During the Past Year. 4 SURVEY of the musical programs of the past season discloses the interesting fact that the compositions of Claude Debussy head the list as favorite. Exceeding the popularity of Chopin, ¢ Schumann or Liszt, particularly with pianists, one composition ©f Debussy at least was found on nearly every program. There were two or three unforgettable half hours when his masterly inter- eters revealed the very essence of his peculiar genius with the are gift of perfect understanding. Other times. as the sole repre- sentative of modernism, he was, for the performer, the supposedly triumphant and relieving climax after a hard struggle with the taxing exigencies of the classicists. This preference of Washington's musi- | spiration came to him in distinctive 1 taste is undoubtedly indicative of the harmonies. He found a new way of te of musicians in other cities. In|combining the old material that not e music of Debussy there is that only revolutionized composition but Wwhich delights the player and listener | pictured an angle of everyday objects like, and constant demand is made for | that remained for his genius to discover. s works irrespective of any emoticnal His harmonic venturesomeness and its ship of either party to the composer. | results is now part of the history of there may be a willingness to de- | music. To the plano he has brought lare an incomplete understanding of | new charms, has unearthed in the hard, hms. Becthoven or Bach, Debuséy is | monotone color of the keys' sound, a ved with a serene unconsciousness of | richness of bejeweled tones that can y disability to appreciate his unusual | reproduce the glowing prisms of the liom or his versatile play of fantasy. | raindrop in the sun, the velvet notes of is liking for Debussy is a curious af- [soft wind and moving waters. To the ANGTON, D. C, JULY 30, 1 fair, for no composer is more difficuli to interpret and no composer is farther from the gencral mental make-up than Rhis mystical poet of music. The individuality of Debussy's style is manifestation of his personalit roughout his lifetime a vein of errati temperament colored all his undertak He was incapable of doing ai shing as he was told or when he was told, and from an early age gave evi- dence of a disregard of established rules #hat could be permitted only to a genius. is early difficulties in grasping har- y foire are well known. g:'de when remonstrated with by his ructors— ‘But, sir, T do not hear your armony — I hear only what I have Britten”"—is typical of his unconscious- ess of an urge that would lead him into e forming of a new school. as it was {ypical of his unconsciousness of any gebellion against old laws. Debussy was never fired by ambition o be original or to create in a bizarre fashion or to attract attention to him- self as an exotic personality. H2 fol- Jowed the dominating strain in his ‘character that drew him to study and | %o admire his great predecessors, such a6 Wagner and the leaders of the Rus- | #lan school. and after having touched gse cup of new melody they offered to lips, to turn away under the stress of his own individuality. To Debussy's delicate, thoroughly French nature. the music of Wagner | and the Neo-Russians could not long be attractive. The rich mysticism and jionate exaltation, the physical and realistic emotional expres- sion were distasteful to him and he could admire momentarily but never emulate. He required refinement. not wigor, hints for bold statements. veiled _ mysticism for hysterical exaltation. It w28 the natural demand of a French Inind for restraint and good taste. &Any one.” said Roman Rolland. “who bas lived in foreign parts and is curi- ous to know what France is like and derstand her genius should study bussy's ‘Pelleas and Melisande.'"” bussy once said to a student. “Go not others for advice but take counsel ©of the passing breezes which relate the Ristory of the world to those who can ten.” and his frequent suggestion to young musicians was “to assist at & sunrise. g Is it then any wonder that this man Wwho by nature could not agree with prosaic exactness about him. who repulsed by the bold description of bald emotions should seek the evan- escent things of life, the delicate soul | shadows that were nearly eclipsed in their transformation into violent pas- sion. The fleeting pictures mirrored in mrater, the quickly dissolving story in the clouds. § mythical figure, the delicat> develop- ent of affection. these were the sub- acts that charmed him and opened the gs of his poetic rapture. e music he heard through their in- e imaginary diversions of ! | interwoven volume of the orchestra he | has brought lightness and sparkling | glory of light and shade that never was | imagined by the heavier manipulators | of the pondrous instrument. To the | voice he has given the lure of the mys- tic, a will o' the wisp beckoning of romance. Daniel Gregory Mason makes the statement that Debussy is “the musi- | clan most beloved by the unmusical.” | This would seem to be the case when | one listens to the majority of his in- terpreters or to the enthusiasm of | many audiences for the mediocre pres- | entation of his works. What is the | reason of his popularity, and wherein lies the shortcomings of interpretation? Debussy has occupied himself with | subjects and with a form of expressing | | them that carries an instinctive ap- peal. He has taken the material that |1s familiar to every one and has given it a poetic and mystical form that re- acts on the often unadmitted romentic | tendencies of human nature. He has clothed it with sensuous beauty of | melodic invention, which he formu- lated by an expansion of musical ex- pression. He has recorded the impres- sions of the moment without thought of what may come after. The ear is | charmed by the sound. the mind is satisfied with the subject, there is no need to think or to analyze. It is only necessary to enjoy. This is the external appeal of De- | bussy. This is what bnn& the major- | ity of performers and leads them to be- | lieve that a dainty touching of the | keys or a dexterity of movement is suf- ficient. It is something far more subtle that gives life to Debussy's music. The correct interpreter of Debussy must be his twin soul. He must be a special- ist in nuance, not of the fingers and keyboard. but in the nuance of delicate sentiment. He must see the magic beauty of the reflections on the surface of a pool with a magnified clarity, thrill | to the quick darting of irridescent fish | or the soft fall of rain on the flowering loveliness of a garden. Unless the imagination be quick- ened, the fibers of tensitiveness stim- ulated and a clairvoyant brotherhood with little things established, there can be no correct interpretation of the music of Debussy. Such a high re- gard for infinitesimal effect. such care| not to mishandie the perishable essence | of the delicate material is necess: that the ordinary musician should ap- proach the interpretation of Debussy with fear and awe, less the delicate fabric diseppear beneath a clumsy handling. As Debussy himself sought for refinement, so also must his recrea- tors seek refinement. both of the spirit and its mechanical expression. For Debussy of all artists of our modern times has made the most perfect music. Others there are who are more heroic. more profound, mcre ssionate, but none who have immortalized the fairy- land of music or permitted us to hear the small melodies of tiny things that is the very soul of world harmony. Next Season’s Program ORKS of American compos- ers will constitute an impor- tant part of the programs of the National Symphony Or- chestra during the coming peason, according to Hans Kindler, the chestra’s popular conductor, who &r- ved in town last week after a two- and-a-half month vacation in Europe. Before leaving for New York to fill #n engagement to conduct the Phihar- monic Orchestra’s Summer ccncerts at Lewisohn Stadium, Kindler spent two days in Washington. completing plans for next season’s concerts. “Qur first concert is on Sunday, Oc- tober 15.” Kindler said. “The opening number of this concert will be an ar- pyangement of Bach's ‘Prelude and e’ by Edgar T. Paul of Baltimore. piece has not been heard in Washington.” _ “Other American works which we hall* p] next Fall are ‘American @ymphony.’ by the young American eomposer, Randall Thompson. and or- ehestral variations of Hassler's ‘Cho- gale’, by Templeton Strong. an Ameri- n living in Geneva. Switzerland. r wrote the ‘Chorale’ in 1601, and ®trong’s varistions make a marvelous piece of string writing. It was the hit @f the recent International Music Fes- “John Powell. noted Virginia pianist and composer. will appear with us this season. He will play one of his own distinctively American compositions. A new work by the well known Washing- ton composer, La Salle Spier, is being considered.” Kindler brought back with him from Eurcpe several noteworthy works of foreign composers, among them the “Fantastic Bourree,” by Chambrier, and a “Summer Concerto.” by Pizzetti, the medern Italian composer. Kindler and Pizzettl, together with Emil Ludwig, Erich Remarque and several of er ce- lebrities. recently visited Arturo Tos- canini at the latter’s Italian villa, where an entire program of Pizzetti's works was played for the distinguished gath- ering. Another interesting number to be included in one of next season’s pro- grams of the National Symphony is a “Saraband,” by Debussy, recently or- chestrated by Maurice Ravel of “Bo- lero” fame. This will mark its first performance in Washington. After closing his series of concerts with the New York Philharmonic Or- chestra, Kindler will conduct a week of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Sum- mer concert in Robin Hood Dell. He will return to Washington sbout Sep- tember 20 to begin rehearsals with the National Symphony. Music Guild Formed. NEW musical organization has been established at the National City Vocal Pupils in Recital. : vocal pupils of Otto T. Simen of 4 the Associated Studios gave a vocal artist last week with the New York Phil lharmonic Orchestra; (top) center, Ir Left to right: A new picture of Hans Kindler, popular conductor of the }ll;uoml Symphony Orchestra. who has eome back frem Eurcpe and was guest e who is featured in the Sylvan Theater-Estelle Wentworth production of “The Yt Mikado” which is to be given Wednesday evening; below, Helen Marks, who will sing the role of Katisha in the same production, and, at right, Fritz Kreisler, world-famous violinist. who will appear here in concert next season, sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Dorsey’s Concert Bureau. Service Band Concerts. DURINO the coming week the United States Marine Band., under the direction of Capt. Taylor Branscn, will present concerts as follows: Monday, July 31—Band concert at the Marine Barracks at 8 p.m. Tuesday. August 1—Broadcast, “Op- eratic Hour,” am. ‘Tuesday. August 1—Band concert at Mount Alto Hospital at 7 p.m. Wednesday. August 2—Band concert at the United States Capitol at 7:30 pm. Thursday, August 3—Band concert at the District of Columbia War Memorial at 7:30 p.m. Priday. August 4—Broadcast, “Patri- otic Shut-in Dream Hour,” at the Ma- rine Barracks at 10 a.m. Friday, August 4 —Band concert at St. Elizabeth's Hospital at 2 p.m. ‘The schedule of the United States Army Band for the coming week is as follows: Monday. July 31—Concert 2t the Dis- ;ri;:flt of Columbia World War Memorial, August 1—“Music of the radio program. to be broad- the Army War College, 10:30 am. Concert at the Army Medi- cal Center, Walter Reed General Hos- pital, 6:30 p.m. ‘Wednesday, August 2—Concert at the Tuberculosis Hospital, Fourteenth and Upshur streets northwest., 6:30 p.m Radio concert, to be broadcast the Army War College. 10:30 p.m. ‘Thursday. August 3—Radio concert, | to be broadcast from the Army War College. 3 p.m. Friday, August 4—Radio concert to be broadcast from the Army War Col- lege, 3:30 pm. Concert at the Capi- tol, 7:30 p.m. 'rom will be played by the United Stiates | Navy Band during the week of July 31: | Monday. 7:30 p.m.—At the Capitol. Tuesday. 7:30 p.m—Stanton Park. Sixth street and Massachusetts avenue northeast. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.—At the Navy Yard. Thursday. 3 p.m.—Naval Hospital. Priday, § pm.—At the Navy Yard. | | Sunday Marine Barracks at 11 The following schedule of coWerts | | ‘ Local Notes _‘ AROLINE ULLMAN presented a group of her young piano pupils_in recital at her studio, 2233 Eighteenth street north- west, on Friday, July 21. Those | who participated on the program were Verna Fullard. Seena Glaser, Sheriey | Soloman, Dorothy Schwartz, Milford | Glaser, Edwin Soloman and Ruth Toc- | chinsky. At the conclusion of the | plano numbers the class was enter- | tained with songs and dances by Seena |and Milford Glaser. | Dorothy Davenport, dramatic color- | | ature and winner of the Atwater Kent | audition. gave a program of songs for | the boys at Mount Alto Hospital re- | cently, | The Washington Juvenile Artists’ Club. composed of a talented group |of young stage and ‘radio artists, | | broadcast every Tuesday morning 10:30 am. over WJSV. Harold Gray ' is the announcer and Elizabeth Gard- ner Coombs the accompanist. Warren F. Johnson. organist. will | play “Pastorale,” by W. T. Best. and {“Psalm of Thankfulness,” Op. 145. by ! Max Reger. before the evening service at the Church of the Pilgrims today. spect g Von | | - By special zequest Mme. Matie | with an organ recital on Saturday eve- | ning. July 22, at the Maryland estate | | Unschuld has arranged a recital with a | group of her pupils of different grades | for the Catholic Sisters attending the | Summer course at Catholic University | and Trinity College. The program will be given this afternoon at 1:45 o'clock | at the O'Connor Auditorium of Trinity | College. | boat for Cape Cod, Mass. Miss Rybier |expects to go to Maine to visit her sister before returning to the Capital (early in September to resume her activities here. | Minnie H. Volkmann, soprano, will | be the guest soloist today at the Tab- ernacle Baptist Church. Richmond. Va. On Monday Miss Volkmann will Monday Tuesday Felicia Rybier is leaving today by | | motor wi friends to Massanetta | Springs to attend the School of Sacred Music conducted there under the lead- ership of Dr. John Finley Williamson. Miss Volkmann will not return to Washingtcn until after Labor day. Dorothy Patcn of Ann Arbor, Mich national president of the honorary musical sorority, Mu Phi Epsilon, was | recently the guest of Edith B. Athey, who entertained the local Washington Alumnae Club in her honor. Miss Paton was returning to her home from council meeting in Philadelphia, Pa Miss Athey hes been president of the Alumnae Club for the past two years. A recital was given last night at the home of R. Deane Shure by a group of his private pupils appeared in a program of both the classic and modern school: David Mitchell, Pearl Currey, Pearl Krost, Z. T. Hamilton, jr.: Dr. O. N. Fansler, Frances Rives, Nelva Ree Smith, M. D. | Bowles, L. J. Myers, Margaret Jenssen, Dorothy Scott, Dorothy Ar- nold, Jimmie Flinchum, Julia Arnold and Mary Bertha Shure. Kenneth Frisbie, organist and choir Park. entertained the Summer faculty of the George Washington University of Dr. Robert W. Bolwell, dean of the Summer sessions. Handel, Guilmant. Franck, Faulkes and others were included in the pro- | gram. Reunited. EDMUND LOWE and Victor McLag- len, starring partners of “What Price Glory.” will be reunited for the only time this season by Charles R. Rogers, independent producer for Para- mount, in “No More Women." The story. an original, by E. Richard Schayer, will bring the pair together as deep-sea divers. Wednesday ~ Thursday The following | len | director of Trinity Church, Takoma ' Compositions by | chopin Concert Planned. SXNGERS from leading church choirs and singing socicties of Baltimore and Washington, numbering 500, are ! being recruited for the Great Chopin Memorial Concert planned by the Polish Choral Soclety of Baitimore to be held in the National Capital during the third week of November. This society, formerly known as the: | Polish Musicale Circle. is composed of {the finest Polish singers in the sister | city. is making big preparations for the concert, which will be held in observ- |ance of the removal of the genlus-mu- sician’s remains from Paris. France. to Warsaw. Poland, land of his birth. The removal is scheduled for this Fall. Leading Washington musicians and | Poles will meet with the Executive Comumittee this evening at the Willard | Hotel at 8 oclock for the purpose of organizing a Naticnal Chopin Memorial Committee, which will have charge of the program and arrangements The concert is to be national in scope and international in character, which it is planned to hoid in the great Con- tinental Hall in which singers repre- senting 10 different nationalities will take part Mieczyslaw Munz, celebrated Polish pianist, is scheduled to play several | Chopin compositions while the big | chorus will do half a score of numbers in the Polish, French and English lan- guages. duplicate_of the one that will take place in Poland on the day of the ar- rival of the remains. Polish em- bassy has already taken necessary steps to obtain direct from the Polish gov- ernment programs and all information pertaining to the memorial. Nation-wide interest is being dis- played in the project and contributions and inquiries are coming from musi- cians and lovers of Chopin composi- tions everywhere asking for permission s possil do their bit in honoring Chopin, lhe’ genius-musician. Peter F. Rydzynski. 637 South Streeper street, Baltimore, Md.. is the president of the Executive Committee. while Walter 8. Paul of the United States National Patent Office, branch | 28, is the local representative of the committee. PHOTOPLAYS AT WASHINGTON THEATERS THIS WEEK Friday Saturday 7 e Clars Bow_in i y “True to the Navy." | G | Sth and G Sts. SE. Clara Bow_in “True to the Navy. Zape Grey's “Mysterious Rider " “The Slgn of the Cross.” Moran and Ma ck in Hypnotized” Mac West In "She Done Him Wrong.” L valter Winchel in “The Sign of the Cross ** Moran and Mack in ‘Hypnotized.” now Everybody.’_ Mae West in “She Done Him Wrong." Walter Winchel in 1 Kuow Everybody Four Marx Brothers 11 “Monkey Business." uck Jones in ‘'Su down Rider ' Sei | Ambassador 18th k?filllmbll Rd. Kay Francis and | Il in Glenda Farrell in “Mary Stevens. M. D " “Mary Stevens. M. D " Bobby Jones short. 5th. _Bobby Jones short. 5th Kay Francis and Farrel " Constance Benret! Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea in “Bed_of Roses.” Comedy. and Joel McCrea i “Bed_of Roses.” Comedsy. James Cagmey Phil Harris and Charlie Ruggles in ““Melody Cruise.” “Mayor of Hell” Cartoon. Band _reel Ann d Robt in “When Ladies Meet.” Comedy. Apollo 624 H St. N.E. “Apn Harding and Bing_Crosbv and Robt. Montgomery in Jack Oakie in “When Ladies Meet." “Colleze Humor." Comedy. port _reel Tionel Atwill and Charlie Ruggles in “Murders in the Zoo Comedy. Band _reel Binez_Crosbv end Jack “Oakie in “College Humor." Sport_reel. Ruth Ch: George Brent in : urner.” “Hold_ Me Tight " Arcade Hrattsville, Md. Dark. Tee Tracy and Madge Evans in “The Nulsance. _Comedy. _New: Lee Tracy and Madge Evans in “The Nuisance.” Comedy. _News. Pegxy Shannon and Constance Bennett in Ben Lyon in “Bed_of Roses.” Comedy. News. Cartoon. Lilly T Bobby Jones short. 4th. __Our_Gang_comeds. Constance Benneft in Buster Keaton in “Bed_of s No Beer>" il in > Serl at! Buffalo Bf “The ___ Texan." Ashton Clarendon, Va. Dark. valon 5012 Conn. Ave. T MArion Davies Marion Davies A in in nd Jaret Gaynor and Henry Garat n “Adorable " Janet Gaynor Henry Gari in “Adorable " d Mae Clarke and Ralph Bellamy n “Parole_Girl." Jack Holt Fay Wi in ““The Woman I Stole Tim McCoy in “The Whirlwind." Comedy. Serial. a Dicki= Moore. Irving Pichel and Jackie Searle in i = Landi and Warner Baxter in “I Loved You Wednes- day.”_Sport reel My Heart.” and_reel. “Peg Lionel Atwill and Charlie Ruegles in “Murders in the Z0o.” Comedy. _Cartoon Elissa Landi and Warner Baxter in “I Loved You Wednes- day.”_ Sport reel Ave. Grand it B° 645 Pa. Ave. BE. G Elissa Landi and Warner_Baxter in “I Loved You Wednes- cay” " Arbuckle com Bing Crosby and Jack Oakie in “College Humor.” Souvenir. Bebe Danlels and Randolph Scott in “The Cocktail Hour." Musical comedy. Elissa Landi and Warner Baxter in “1 Loved You Wednes- day.”__Arbuckle com James Dunn and Richard Ba e Bl Beam e ard” Barthelm “Girl in 419 “Heroes for 2 buckle comedy __Laurel. comedy Trens Dunne and h Scott in~ Zane Grey' “Sunset Pas: _Comeds. _Cartoon. Souvenir. Cameo Mt. Rainler, Md. Carolina 11th&N.C.Ave.8.E. Central 425 5th 8t. N.W. Dark. Joe E Brown in_ “Elmer the Great Clyde Beatty i “The Big Cage. Bl Bovd and Wynne Gibson in “Emergency Call Comedies. .__"The Big Cage.” _C_Piel Peggy HopkinsJo Clark Gable and e Boots Mallory in “Handle With Care.” edy. News. Robert Montgoms and Sally Eilers “Made on Broadwa Comedy__News. obert Montgomer: nd Sally_Eilers 1 B Alexander Kirkland in 2 “Humanity." H. Gib- son in “Cowboy Coun- Com Comeds' sellor.” _Serial ¢ £ Brown in mer the Great.” Clyde Beatt: ‘Ramon Novarro and Myrna Loy in “The Barbarian." Ramon Novarro and Mytna Loy n “The Barbarian Nancy Carroll in ! Kiss, Before ‘the Mir " Nancy Carroll in Hoot G n Xiss Before the Mir- ‘Cowboy ocx:a‘:l‘:d‘l:!." e D Our Gang Bett, comedy. . ds and W. C. Fields and yee in Peggy HopkinsJoyce in “InternationalHouse.” “International House." Comedy. _Bport_ree'. Comedy. rt_reel. Fay Wray and Gene Raymond in ~Ann_ Carvers Pro- _fession.””_Com._ Nov Mary_Pickford in “Becrets.” Cartoon Chic_Sale _comedy. Ex-Lady James Dunn in Bruce Cabot Ralph_Bellarmy - “Girl_in 419." in “Flying_Devils." Cl T Cl e Robert Montgomer Evans Tobert Montgomerz. Robert Montgomery Walter Huston and Sally Eilers in Madge Evi ‘Made on Broadway." Perey_Hopkins Joyce and W. C. Flelds in “International House." James Dunn end Mickey McGuire Beeey Joyee C_Aubry Smith and comedy. “Hopkins 7nd W. C. Fields in Betty Lawford in New York Goes in for Season of Light Operas Milton Aborn Sponsors Move and Opens With “The Bohemian Girl"—Katherine Cornell Sails for Vacation in Bavaria. By Percy Hammond. ILTON ABORN, the benevolent revivalist, to whom Broadwa: owes most of its opportunities, of late years, to hear again th» operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan, now turns his sympathetic hand to light opera, and “The Bohemian Girl” appeared on Thursday evening last as the sole novelty of the theater week. In | addition to “I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls.” “When Other Lips and Other Hearts,” and all the other familiar ballads, Mr. Aborn’s revival included an Albertina Rasch ballet and a company of alleged- ly real Arabs, so tactfully worked into the general fabric that they were expected to interest the new generation of theatergoers without shecking the traditions of those brought up on the old opera. Other revivals of a similar nature are to follow the Balfe piece. Meanwhile, the center of activity in the drama remained, as in recent weeks, in the Summer theaters of the suburbs and resort neigh- borhoeds. Nearly a dozen new pieces, which may or may not be seen later on Broadway, were thus offered to villagers, country-house dwellers, and to those adventurers with cars who have taken up the new game of wandering out of the city on hot evenings for a dinner and a play somewhere in the country. | * % * % bit of theatrical claptrap as you will ‘*BROOMSTICKS, AMEN,” the play often see. S 4. The baby dies, giving old Emil an about Pennsylvania-Dutch Vil-| opopional bt which Mr. Flelds handies ‘The local concert is to be a| role, tried out at the Manor Theater in Pelham, has little of that affectionate “inside” observation and understanding found in the works of Helen Martin and | some of the others who have written of this quaint corner of America. Its au- thor, Elmer Greensfelder, has the.air ‘of an outsider, interested in making a | marketable piece for the theater rathe: than in the human beings concerned. and merely chancing on some of the Pennsylvania-Dutch superstitions re- cxplofied in the newspapers as material for such an enter- ing” end the cures for such vitchcraft, through charms hung about the victim's neck, a red string dangled above him or pulled acroes his body (thus pulling his disease out with it) and similar numbo-jumbo, is the stufl he chooses to work with, and the main- dramatic clash is between old Emil Hof- nagel (Mr. Fields), a successful practi- | tioner of such anti-hexing methods. and the latter's son-in-law, a young doctor of orthodox medicine. To old Emil, regular doctors are an abomination, and when he learns that his daughter has gone and engaged her- self to one of these nuisances and is i even about to have 2 baby without bene- fit of clergy. he drives both voung people from door with all the ve- hemence of old-fashioned melodrams They are married, nevertheless. and re- turn with their baby a year later to live with the old folks. The baby falls ill, and when old Emil, by laying a broomstick across the dcorway finds that it is the baby's own father who has “hexed” it. he determines to step in with his own incantations and even | forbids the father to touch the child Poor Mr. Fields is even called on to pull out a gun. in true gangster melodrama I style. in this scene. and :mn the scuffle which follows to shoot and seriouslv wound the young medico—as arrant a What's | HE signing ¢f Anna Q. Nilsscn, with her distinguishing middle ‘nitial, for a role in “The World Changes.” by Warner Bros., may arouse some curiosity about the | disappearing middle names cf most of Hollywood's famous people. What, for instance, is Ruth Chat i terton’s middie name or initial. if ar |'What second name did James Cagn fond parents provide at his christening? Who knows definitely whether Willlam Powell has a middle initial in his legal name and if so. what is it? Neither “Who's Who" nor any studio records provi tertcn's complete name. Perhaps she never had a middle initial. It is under- ood t her father wanted her named ‘Ruth” because it was short and could not be shortened’ any further into a nickname. So her family and friends called her “Mike.” But that story gives no light on her lost middle initial. With Joe E. Brown it is different Everybody knows that second capital letter in his screen name and a sur- prising number of people know that it ands for “Evan.” In fact, in his early days with the circus. Joe was billed on occasion as “Evan Ash “Evan Brown™” as a stage name. There is no mystery about that “E." Jemes Cagnev, however. has suc ceeded in evading the subject entirel Even his carliest contributions to his own life history failed to indicate an; more of a name than James Cagney There is a rumor, not compiete authenticated, that William Powell. when he first came to Hollywood to work in pictures. was known as Wil- liam H. Powell. The sal inauthenti- cated rumor says that “H" stood. not for Henry cr Harry, but fcr Horatio, a family name. In recent years, how- ever, Powell has always signed himself merely “William Powell.” Kay Francis, was christened with a the happy combination which she has made famous. The middle name or initial never appears. Edward G. Robinson is like Joe E. Brown. The middle initial is a part of the screen name—as distinctive in his case as the lack cf middle names is in others. Since Robinson is an adopted name, it is generally supposed that the lagers with Lew Flelds in the leading' e any clue to Miss Chat- | Later he used | double name—Katharine Edwina. She | used several names before striking on | with power and real pathos, and later, I believe, although I was unable to see the final scene, there is a reconciliation between father and son-in-law before the misguided Hofnagel is lugged off to jail. The piece was unevenly played in Pelham and its mixture of yokel comedy and stagy melodrama was by no means worthy of all that Mr. Fields could have contributed. but doubtless it will be im- proved before it comes to town. * x % ox MISS KATHARINE CORNELL, sail- ing fcr a holiday in the Bavarian town of Garmisch afier her months in “Allen Corn,” announced that she wouid return in October to go on tour with “Candide,” “The Barretts of Wimpole Street” and probably with “Romeo and Juliet.” Miss Cornell regards Juliet as in the nature of a baptism of fire. which, if it succeeds. will be followed by hnlr appearance in other Shakespearian roles. One of the troubles with the theater. according to Miss Cornell. is the general upsetting of old values and convictions which, in the past century. permittec the writer and artist to view the worid as a unified thine traveling toward somr certain goal. All the old creeds. thos~ of religion. democracy. of orthodox ecc- nomics, have been unsettled bv a vari- ety of influences. the Great War, revo- lutions that followed it, and the world depression among them. and writers fo the theater, ;n common with othe: writers, find themselves rattling round a sort of vacuum. with little positive to cling to. In this situation. farce and satirical comedy are possible enough, bu: serfous dramas. written out of profound and passionate conviction. are hard to come by. Miss Cornell didn't despair of the spoken drama. however, but de- clared that it would flounder out of fts present doldrums. inasmuch as the world wanted flesh and blood and the magic of the human voice on the stage, al s had. and alw 3 n a Name " stands for the aftor’s own nam- ch is Goldenberg. So far as is kncwn. John Barrymore was named John Blythe and given no additional initials Wallace Beery. Frederic March, Spencer Tracy. Will Rogers—all these have dispensed with second names. if they had them. Bette Davis was born Ruth Elizabeth. which is admittedly too much of a name for any star whose presence in a picture is to be advertised in lights. Ruby Keeler has never told Hollywood her second Christian name and Ann Dvorak. who was legally Ann McKim, has been equally reticent about hers. Richard Bathelmess has one of the longest names in screen history: add to that the middle name of “Semler” and it becomes unwieldy. He has never been secretive about his middle initial, but has never used it in pictures. George Arliss .was born George Au- gustus Arliss-Andrews, according to English records, but he has used less than half of that throughout his long career. If Al Jolson had any rhore of a name than that of Asa Yoelson to begin with he has never made it public. Warren William took his second name as his stage and screen surname. His ccmplete, iegal monicker is Warven Wil- liam Krech Joan Blondell was named Rosebud to begin wif but she changed it herself very early in her career. A few players have specialized in middle names and initials and made them pay. Anna Q. Nilsson was one of those. Before a series of accidents took her off the screen for a long period of time, hers was perhaps the most famous name with a mysterious middle initia Not many ever knew what the of Francis X. Bushman really stood for. M Miles Minter used three allitera- tive names to good advantage. but oth- ers of that day, Marguerite Clark, Mary | Pickford, Gloria Swanson, Douglas Fairbanks, sr. and Charles Chaplin, were all content with only two names. The public wouldn't know them if they changed. Who would be interest- | ed today in “Mike" Chatterton or Sem- ler Barthelmess? How many would go to see pictures featuring Edwina Fran- |cis or Ruth Eiizabeth Davis or even | Horatio Powell? But on the other hand who would ;g‘l:: 'QAnm Nilsson without that curi- w] Refuses to play. violin virtuoso, whom Mrs. Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey will present at Consti- tution Hall next Winter as one of the attractions of her 1933-34 Tuesday con- cert series, is the latest musical celeb- rity to follow the example of Arturo RITZ KREISLER, beloved Austrian | Mikado™” to Be Given GILBERT and Sullivan's operetta, “The Mikado,” will be given by ! the Estelle Wentworth Opera Group . C. Fiel “International House.” *The Monkev' 4 _Sennett comedie: Serial. - Talkartoon. James Dunn Richard Barthelmess in i “Heroes for Sale ™ Atbuckle ‘Someds Buck Jones in oo Cmknown Vaiies.» medy. “Betty By X Ker Cno oo ® @hristian Church, known as the Music | recital at his studio, 1624 H street, last Build, which promises to make its con- | Thursday evening. The following pro- @ibution to the ideal of music in the gram was rendered: i eity as well as in the lccal church. The O Luce di Quest Amma” from purpose of the guild is stated as being “Linda” (Donizetti), by Mary Black; | 8o foster the cultural and spiritual “Nina" (Pergolesi), “Ein Ton" «Cor-} ideal of music in the church and city. nelius), “My Lady Walks in Loveliness” | o give support to the musical leader- (Charles), by Felix Haynes: “My Sweet | ship and organizations of the church. Repose” (Schubert), “Dawn” (Curran), to encourage the development of the -pzle Mcon" (Logan), by Frances | young people of the church in music. Grawford; “The Blind Girl's Song, “La | and to sponsor musical and other Pro-|Gioconda” (Ponchielli), “Allah” (Chad- | grams in the fine arts in religion.! i «Credle Song” (Brahms), by | Membership is open to all, whether ©F py.. aarie Jones: “Rendi 1 Sereno al not members of the congregation, WhO | o n v wgcearm, (Handel), “Sere- are interested in the development Mwnlde" (Tosti), by Lillian Clara Frame; music in religion. | “Lasciate Morire” (Monteverde), The guild will hold its first regular e't'aime Toujours” (MacMurphey), meeting, which will be open to all who ' “Qui la Vece,” “I Puritani” (Bellini). are interested in the purpose of the by Lillian Adelaide Watson, and “La organization, tomorrow evening at 8 |ci Darem Mano,” “Don Giovanni” (Mo- o'clock at the home of Mr. and MIS. zart), by Miss Watson and Mr. Haynes. €. V. Pugh, 6901 Glenbrook road, Toscanini, world famous conductor, | Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, in the in refusing to appear professionally in iNmomn Sylvan Theater at the Wash- Germany as long as the Nazi govern- | ington Monument, 1- . presented by the tes vish | ment ~discriminates sgainst Jewsi | Gommunity Center Department and the Press dispatches from Berlin report |Office of Public Buildings and Public Kreisler as refusing (o appear s solo- | Parks, as the eighth Summer festival ist with tl rlin larmonic = o chestra until he makes sure that Hans | > o6 o Of the present season there. Hinkel Prussian . state commissioner | THiS travesty of Japan will be given in the Sylvan setting at the foot of for culture, meant what he said when he stated that “the free artistic activi- | the Monument's greensward. More than ties of foreigners and non-Aryans 40 singers of Washington will appear a principals and chorus in this Mid- (Jews) shall in no wise be hindered.” Kreisler was recently invited by Dr. summer event. Ira J. Meyer as Koko. lord high exe- Comedies. News. ‘Elissa Landi and War- nerBaxter in I Loyed You Wednesday." Bobby Jones short. 4th. Naney Carroll and Paul Lukas in jefore the Mir- Com.. X ~_Comedy. _English Genevieve Tobin and Nancy Carroll in Roland Young in_ Before the Mirror. “Pleasure Crutse.” Sennett comedy. Comedy. _Cartoon. __ Betty Boop cartoon. Oharlle Furgles in Charlie Ruveles 1) “*Murders ‘n the Zoo. urders irf the Zoo." Joan Barrv in “The Joan Barry in ~“The Outsider.” Com. News. Outsider.” Com. News “Ofildl llniun| Davies Harry Sweet come Elisss Land! and War- ner Baxter in “I Loved You Wednesday.” Bobby Jones short. 4th Sennett_comedies. Fay_ Wray In Pro- “‘Ann Carv ession Travel talk. “‘Gold_Diggers of 1833." ige “‘Hell Below Marion_Davies Marion Davies in “Peg o' My Heart." “Peg o' My Heart." Cartoon Cartoon. 2105 Pa. Ave. N.W. Colony Ga. Ave. & Parragut Dumbarton 1340 Wis. Ave. NW. Fairlawn Anacostia. D. C. ir Comedies. Chester Morris and Genevieve Tobin in a- 1 Comedy. ckford and Mary Pickford and Merdic Howard n Leslte Hq “Becrets.” Comedy. Janet Gaynor and Henry Garat in +Adorable." Screen i ~Janet Gayn Comedy. _News E 'Gold rers of Home 19 13th & C Sts. N.E. Jesse Ivfilh nr.RIAve.NE. Eyelyn Knapo and Thelma_Todd 1 “Air Hostess.” Souvenir. _Cartoon. Davis in_"Ex- Marian Maren “Beauty and the _Boss"_Comedy. Robert ~Montcom and Sally Eilers in ade on Broadway." Taxi Bovs comeds. Richard Arlen and s and LaRue in “The Story of Temple Drake™ Com. Cart'n. BUl Boyd in_“Luck: Devils " Jack Dempsev i “World's Champ." Serial _(mat. only) “Ex Henry Garat in Cotedy. News. “Gold_Digrers of 1933 Givger Rogers in “Professional Sweet- heart.” Mack Sennett com. _.James Cagney in ctute Snatcher. eene, in “Son o the Border.” Mat.. Buck _Jones n “White Eagle.” Serial. Wilhelm Furtwaengler, conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, to appear s | cutioner of Titipu, heads the cast of violin soloist with the orchestra in favorites. J. Raymond Baine as Nanki- August. }Poo, the wandering minstrel; Harry “Much as I appreciate Furtwaeng- Crow as the Mikado; Elliott Button as ler's invitation,” Kreisler is quoted as |Pooh-Bah: Harry Yeide as Pish-Tush, saying, “I do not want preferential |are also featured. treatment for myself, but would rather | The “Three Litle Maids From appear, if at all, at the end of the sea- (School” Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing_ and son, after I have seen it demonstrated |Peep-Bo, will be sung by Alma Harris. that Commissioner Hinkel's words have | Betty Galbraith and Ella Neuland, and “Katisha” will be acted and sung by “Peg 0 Sport_ree Carole Lombard and Lyle Talbot in “No More Orchids.” Comedy._Travel_taik. James Dunn and Boots Mallory in “Handle ‘With Care.” Short _subjects. John Barrymore i “Reunion in Vienn: Lila Lee in EXp ure.’ Mat. 2 p.m. n My Heart.” “Peg 0" rt_reel. Spor Tionel Barrymore and TLewis Stone ‘n “Looking Forwar Com._Sport Thrills, Trene Dunne and Charlie Murray and Charles Bickford in George Sidney in “No Other Woman.” “Cohens and Kellys n Trouble.”_Shorts Janet Gaynor in Janet Gaynor in rable. “Adorable. Chic Sale in “Danger- Chic Sale. “Dangerous ous Cross-roads.” __Cross-roads.” Mat.. 2. Rerls Toomey n Also My Heart." cartoon. rt_reel. Wheeler and Woolsey in “Diplomaniacs.” Al o.____certoon Wheeler and Wool in “Divlomaniac: Variety Novelties. Evalyn Knapp and James Murray in “Afr Hostess." Comedy. _Souvenirs. Mae West _snd Cary Mae West and Oary Grant in_“She Done Grant in_“She Done Him Wrong." Short _subjects. d Hardy In Laurel &nd Hardy in Al's Bi ““The Devil's Brother.” Zane Grey's “Under the Tonto Rim." Dark. h: im " Wrong. 8hort _subjects. John Barrymore i “Reunion in Vienn: Lila Lee in “Exposure.” Ine ane 1119 H 8t. NE. theTontoRim." M..2 s been translated into action. | r, Md. Mrs. Clarence Athearn, suthor of “Christian Worship for erican Youth” and other publi a:,u on the subject of worship, will spesk on “Music and Worship.” A pro- m of religious music will be given William P. Shenahan. baritone soloist at the Mount Pleasant Congre- ational Church, and the National rass Quintet. Aside from the quarterly meeting of the guild, which will be given over to musical and other programs based on the fine arts, the organization plans this year to sponsor three public pro- ms. The first will be held early in ember, when H. Augustine Smith, professor of the fine arts in religion of Boston University, will direct a dramatization of Dudley Buck's “The Coming of the King.” Officers of the new organization ar Leo Tooley, president; W. J. vice president; Miss Pearl and Miss Grace H , secretary, _w:z treasurer, g = | Request Program Tonight. A REQUEST program will be present- ed by Robert Ruckman at the Na- tional City Christian Church, Thomas Circle, this evening at 8 o'clock, as the sixth of his series of Summer organ recitals. Howard Moore, baritone so- loist of the First Baptist Church, will 2ssist. = 8 Bach & .Handel . .Beethoven . Bohm-Gaul .Schubert Tachaikowsky Quck-Brahms S Tr. .. Widor SAD. Next Sunday evening Mr. Ruckman will present his Gastrock Belt, 3 len Tur- assisted by ley. cm soloist of the National City Christian Church, Savoy n 3030 14tn st N.w. “The, Mind Reader tts-Todd comedy. Constance Cummines Constance, Cummings Robert Monteomery n and Madge Evans in “Hell Below.” Cartoon. “The Mind Reader.” Pitts-Todd comedy. Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans in “Hell _Below. an Anita Page in “Sol- diers of the Storm." Ruth_Ettine_short. Mary Pickford a; Lesile Howard in H Screen_song._Novelty. Tim McCoy in “Rusty Rides Alone." Harry Sweet comedy. Serial. Paul Lukas and hey Talk Loretta Young in About” Boots Mal: _ “Grand Slem.” lory_in_“Humanity." Com. Souvenir. Nov. Barbara Stanwyck in Seco “Ladles T er Spring, Md. Dark. Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray in “Mystery of the ~ Wex Museum Variety. _Cartool Georre Arliss and Bette Davis in “The Workipg Man.” Comedy. Novelty. Maurice Chevalier in A Bedtime Story.” Pitts-Todd com. _Pép- _“Untamed per Pot series. ‘Serial _Berial. Cart. Ma Richard Arlen in “Song of t] Rnlgh Bellamy_and 'ay Wra! “Below the §- Supreme b Ralph Bellamy and Helen Haves and ay Wray_in . Clark Gatle “Below the Bea in Supreme _shorts. “The White Sister." Stanton _fllh & C Sts. NE. Alison Skipworth and land Young in “A Lady's Profes- sion.” John. Ethel .na“ Lion=] in rrymore “Rasoutin and the Empress.” Regls _Toomey and Ernest Truex. Anita Page i “Sol: lmk in= ipe. Dark diers of the Storm.” Ken Maynard. “King Slim_Summerville.” _ of the Are; Serial. Edward G "Robinson Edward G. “Robinson n “Little Giant.” Comedy. _News. Dark. State o “Little Giant."” Bethesda, M. Comedy. . Reve. Robert_ Armstrong_in “Billion-Dollar Scan- ¢al.” A, Skipworth in “*A Lady's Profession.” Miriam Hopkins and Jack LaRue in “The Story of Temple Drake.”Comeds. Leurel and Hardy n y “Th " urel € Devil's Brother-" “The Devils Beauer. ‘omedy. Cartoon. Katherine Hepburn and Colin Clive in “Christopher Strong." Comedy. _Cartoon. ‘Laurcl and Hardy 17 Laurel and Hardy in “The Devil's Brother.” “The Devil's Brother.” Comedy. i Cartoon. Sylvan 104 R. L Ave. N.W. Carole Lombard and Lyle Talbot in “No More_Orchids." Comedy. _Travel taik. Kay Francis and George Brent in ““The Keyhole.” Comedy. _ Novelties. John Barrymore Frederic March and i Jack Oakie | n n “Reunion tn “The Eagle and the ienna.”” Hawk." John Barrymore “Reunion in Vienna.” Takoma Takoma Park, D. C. Frederic March and k Oakie in Jacl Janet Gaynor, in “The Eagle and the ““Adorable.” Hawk." and in Bing_Crosby and Byivia Sidne Ji Oukie 1‘" ?’nllfl co:’i “Jennje Gerhardt.” Comedy. E8i5es Humar.” Cartoon. oo, fygmn -l & Tivoli 14th & Park Bd. Bylvia Sidnes and Loretts Wouns am nald Cook in one _in. “Jennje Gerhardt.” Comedy. y. Glaugette Golbert and the Watere Cal qmn!.“ rtoon. e Matinee. 1:30 p.m. ‘obin_and “Al Jolson in Hall une i lujah, Tm s B ““Untame: Irica. Serial. - Cart.Mat Fay Wray in ‘Below the Sel 2 Comedy. ~ Sefial Genevieve T Roland Y Com. Jangt G in ““Adorable." Torews Youns and Franchot Tone 1 easion: Stoopnagle-Budd com. 3 “Art is international and I chm‘wmhm in art whenever I encoun- ter it.” | Helen Mark, one of the Capital City's | most promising young singers, who first sang this role last February with the Kreisler is said to realize that his Wentworth group. refusal to appear in Germany until/ Chair privileges for “The Mikado" such men as Bruno Walter, Jewish con- 2T€ NOw available at the A. A. A.. th- ductor, who has been barred, also. are| Willard Hotel, the Washington Hotel welcome, probably will be as little un- | 3nd the Community Center Department. derstood there as was his action in financially supporting entente artists imprisoned in Austria during the war understood in the United States. Kreisler is the second attraction in Mrs. Dorsey’s Tuesday concert series, which opens on November 28 with the first Wi n appearance " in two e Ly T e uam = oratura soprano an ra. o;fli'r attractions of this series 1l be mmm;&?{: the Rxs;!;n '{; anist-composer; a conce Lehma; German lieder star of the MUSIC STUDIOS. T BESSIEN.WILD le.{.‘:‘llln {l == THONE GEORGI ]WALTER T. HOLT | Mandolin, Banjo, Guitar, Hawaiian Guitar and Ukulele A Bchool of Achicvement. Where ards Are High. Enter e Training 1801 Columbia rd.