Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1934, Page 54

F—4 Love of Music Is Great Cause for Element Placed Thanksgiving at Disposal of Humanity—Value of Musical Appreciation. Pianist Overcomes Handicaps. BY ALICE NOTHER year has passed entire country to at hand. Many wi A EVERSMAN, and the day set aside for the filve thanks for benefits received is almost 1l welcome this occasion to join a fervent “I thank Thee” to the chorus raised in remembrance to the Godhead, but others will need to draw on all their religious strength in their gratitude for the good that lies buried beneath the vicissitudes this year has brought them. In itemizing the benefits one has received the mind too often searches out the material, finding in financial and home comforts and ordinary health of mind and body sufficient to fill the heart with gratitude. How many of us, even those dail; occupied with it, pause to say, “I thank Thee, God for havthg given me a love for "music.” Nothing so sublime has been placed at the disposal of humanity as music. Where human sympathy exhausts itself, music carries on. Where human understanding cannot enter, music finds the way. Truths that are diffi- cult to understand become clear as the day when linked to music, and virtues that one has lost faith in are recreated through the magic of music. How could the world exist without the divine gift of music? How would the monotony of living be lessened if the strains of music were hushed? How would one know there are greater beauties than the bodily eyes have seen if the Creator had not blessed His creatures with music? At this Thanksgiving period one should not forget to be thankful for whatever degree of musical appre- ciation one possesses. Whether as creator, as teacher, executant or sim- ply music lover, a special gift has been yours and a finer vision of beauty bestowed upon you. The degree of talent may vary and the circum- stances permitting of its development not always propitious, but the simple fact that one is responsive to music should incline one to greater grati- tude. If one cannot do one's self, one can be thankful that the great musical creators were capable of expressing their comprehension of & music be- yond the ken of ordinary ears and have left us for our enjoyment the fruits of their particular talent. The great artists whose names are im- perishable have known keener suffer- ing and struggle because they were impelled to give out to an unknowing world some still undiscovered beauty in the masterpieces. One should be grateful that they had the strength to work and to utilize their talent for the benefit and pleasure of many. It is something to be grateful for that teachers have sought the best means of making music clear and helped to keep it alive in our midst. And, above all, one should be thankful that they love music sufficiently to want to patronize it and be one with those who have been especially singled out for its disciples. Whatever may be the material or mental condition, there is some kind of music to fill the need. No one who has sought an outlet in music has ever turned away unsatisfied. Nor need one be confined to the study or hearing of classical works, for much | of the simpler music carries the same element of beauty that is found in the more serious form. There are many opportunities where those who love music may gather to enjoy it informally. The Y. W. C. A. in its Sunday music hour and community sings, the community center in spon- soring an amateur orchestra and other amateur enterprises, the church choirs with their special music services, are providing occasions where one may learn more about and take part in music. ‘The seventeenth century English dramatist has left us a maxim when he wrote, “When thankfulness oerflows the swelling heart and breathes in free and uncorrupted praise for benefits received, Heaven takes such acknowledgment as fra- grant incense and doubles its blessings.” * ok k% LESSON can be learned of what can be done to overcome handi- caps if the love of music is strong enough in the story of Paul Witt- genstein, the one-armed pianist, who made his New York debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Dr. Koussevitsky, November 17. A wound received while fighting in the Austrian Army during the first year of the World War necessitated the amputation of his right arm. No greater calamity could happen to & pianist, for it would mean but one thing—the end of a musical career. However, Mr. Wittgenstein thought not once of giving up music, but set himself to figure out how he could continue. In an interview given the day he arrived in this country he told his story: “T thought at first I might become a professor of music history, but I naturally wanted to continue the piano if I could. I had just given my first concert in Vienna when the war was declared. I was wounded near Zamosce, which then belonged to Russia. After being sent from one hospital to another I landed in a concentration camp at Omsk. The Russian camp commander, because of his German name, was afraid of being suspected of German sympathies, so refused all musical instruments to German and Austrian prisoners. It was not sheer maliciousness, as I can see now, but I cursed him at the time.” “I remained in camp for six months, always wondering what I could do with my career. I wrote my mother in Vienna to ask my teacher in theory, Prof. Labor, to write a left-hand concerto for me. My mother wrote that when she went to see him he had already been for six weeks at work on a concerto for me. He had anticipated my need. “An exchange of prisoners returned me:to Vienna in 1915. First, I col- lected everything written for left hand alone—the Godowsky transcrip- tions . so marvelously pianistic, and other works. Then I began making arrangements of my own. This was difficult, for some things at first seemed good, but when I worked over them they didn’t seem fairly to repre- sent the music. But I kept on. I gave a concert, playing Labor’s con- certo.” Since that first essay, Mr. Wittgen- stein has commissioned several com- posers to write compositions for the left hand for him. Some, whose works he has played, are Rickard Strauss, Erick Korngold, Franz Schmidt, Serge Bortkiewfcz and Ravel. He played the latter’s work, which was composed in 1931, at his New York debut, scoring an immediate success with his artistic performance of a difficult number. Child Violinist Featured GLORIA PERKINS, 11-year-old violinist, whose appearance with the National Symphony Orchestra last season was an outstanding event in musical circles, will again appear as soloist with the orchestra this afternoon at eConstitution Hall. She will play Saint-Saens’ famous Concerto No. 3. Dr. Hans Kindler, conductor of the orchestra, has selected the following program: andel i:Concerto Grosso in E Minor”. ... H 3B _Saint-Saens “Concerto Minor’ “Allegro non ‘tr Andtnte quasi allegretto Hoito moderato"e maestoso—allegro non troppo, Gloria Perkins. (Intermission.) “Le Lac Enchante” (Enchanted Lake). Liadoy “L'Arlesienne Buite No. “Bizet ‘The career of Gloria Perkins is one of the marvels of the musical world. Unlike many prodigies, she is & normal child, and while she devotes many hours to perfecting her violin playing, her general education is not neglected. Bhe does not attend the public school, but is taught by a private teacher recognized by the New York State Board of Education. She takes the New York public schools’ prescribed courses, however, and makes the re- quired number of hours monthly. Her reports are flled with the State Board of Education. She is in the 8-B grade in her school work. In addition to her regular schooling and musical studies she is also study- ing French with a native French teacher, Gloria’s father, C. B. Perkins, is head of the New York passenger de- partment of the Norfolk & Western Railway. Her mother and her ma- ternal grandfather were musicians, and it is to the mother that first credit must be given for fostering her | daughter’s remarkable talent. Gloria was born in Winston-Salem, N. C., but at present she lives with her parents in Queen’s Village, Island, a suburb of New York City. When a baby her mother proceeded to instruct her in the rudiments of music. At the age of 4 she was able to play the piano with unusual ability. At 6 her mother began to teach her the violin, and so rapid was her prog- ress that she was taken to Louis Per- singer, teacher. When Gloria was 8 years old she gave a concert with the Community Symphony Orchestra of New York. The tollowing year she played with the same organization. She has appeared with the Richmond Symphony Orches- tra. Last season she played Mendels- sohn’s “Concerto” with the National Symphony and was accorded a well deserved ovation. A critic referred to her playing as “a miracle.” In sponsoring her appearance with the National Symphony Orchestra, the directors are confident that they are not only contributing to Gloria's development and education, but that her musicianship will also act as an inspiration to local chiidren in their musical studies. Gloria will play a Rogeri violin of very rare tone, made in Italy in 1675. Another “capacity” audience is ex- pected. The seat sale has been un- usually heavy, says C. C. Cappel, man- ager of the orchestra, but good seats are still available, The box office at Constitution Hall opens at 11 o'clock this morning. The concert will begin promptly at 4. Kreisler and HE Don Cossack Russian Male Chorus, Serge Jaroff, conduc- tor, will make its fifth annual concert appearance in Wash- ington at Constitution Hall next Sunday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, as the second attraction of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey’s second Sunday series of afternoon musical events at that auditorium. Jaroff organized and trained the chorus in a Turkish prison camp and has conducted it since its formation. Consisting of 36 former cavalry of- ficers of the Russian Imperial Army, none of whom can return to Russia and all of whom travel on League of Nations “Nansen” passports issued to men without a country, the Cossack Chorus started its fifth transconti- nental tour of the United States, Canada and Mexico something over & month ago. The Cossacks will present a five- part program in Washington next Sunday afternoon. RITZ KREISLER, violinist, will make his only concert appearance of the 1934-35 season at the D. A. R. auditorium on Tuesday afternoon, De- cember 4, at 4:40 o'clock, as attraction of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey’s Tuesday afternoon concert series. He will be assisted by Carl Lamson at the piano. ‘The recital will open with Haendel's “Sonata in A Major” and will in- the Cossacks clude, in its first group, the “Prelude and Gavotte” from Bach's “Partita in E Major.” Another major addition to the program will be Mendelssohn’s “E Minor Concerto,” while interest will also largely center around Kreis- ler's playing of Korngold's violin and piano suite, from the music to “Much Ado About Nothing.” Two of Dvorak’s Slavonic dances, one in E minor and one in G major, both of which were arranged by Kreisler, are also in- cluded, while his arrangement of De Falla’s Spanish dance from “La Vide Breve” will conclude the pro- gram. Choir to Give Cantata. THE Georgetown Presbyterian Choir will give the cantata, “Song of Thanksgiving,” by Maunder, on Pri- day at 8 pm., under the direction of Mrs. Prank Akers Frost, as a benefit for the Georgetown Children’s House. ‘The choir will participate in the union Thenksgiving service in which 11 Georgetown churches join at 10:30 Thanksgiving morning in the Gegrge- town Presbyterian Church. At the annual business meeting of the choir held recently the following officers were elected: Secretary, Har- riet Bury; treasurer, Robert L. Hul- burt, and librarians, Mary Belle Beck- ham and Mrs. Herbert F, Aldridge. Long : Can&]e]ig}\t Concert. THE program of the first Candlelight Chamber Music concert to be given at the home of Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, 2001 December 3 at 5 o'clock includes the Beethoven “Quartet in G Major” and | the Dohnanyi “Quintet in F Minor.” ‘The musicians include Mr. Sevely, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Goldscher and Mr. Es- sers, who are members of the Na- tional Symphony Orchestra. Gertrude Nash will be at the plano. ‘The sponsors for these concerts are Comdr. and Mrs. Charles A. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mr. and Mrs. John Caswell, jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Vinton Chapin, Mrs. Tracy Dows, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wyman Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, Dr. and Mrs. Hans Kindler, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Emory Land, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mr. and Mrs, Walter Nash, Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. C. Smith, Judge and Mrs. John Sternhagen, Mr. and Mrs. L. Corrin Strong and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Chatfield Taylor. Tickets may be secured from Mrs. Robert Wyman Horton, 3043 N street, or from any member of the committee. Choral Program at Club. 'HE Friday Morning Music Club will present the Tuesday Evening Mu- sic Club in a choral program of clas- sic and modern music on next Friday morning at 11 o'clock, Barker Hall, Y. W. C. A. The club will feature a group of songs by modern American composers, including Aaron Copland’s “An Immorality,” based on the poem, “Lustra,” by Ezra Pound. Other ii teresting numbers are “Alleluiah, Mozart; “With Drooping Wings, from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, and “I Saw a Fair Maiden.” by Theophil Wendt, conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Capetown, South Africa. Florence Howard is the director and Marjorie Davis is the accompanist. George Wargo, violist of the Na- tional Symphony Orchestra, is the | assisting artist, and with Emerson Meyers, pianist, will play the “Sonata in G Minor,” by Edward Grieg. ‘Twenty-fourth street, | life. Orchestra. Gloria will play the mast is Serge Jaroff, the dynamic leader stitution Hall. of whom will give informal talks at t Parker. Mrs. Townsend will tell of h The poet-dancer, John Bovington (at left), dance recital tonight at the Masonic Temple, which will interpret Soviet In center is little Gloria Perkins, the violin prodigy, who returns this afternoon for a second appearance with the National Symphony Male Chorus, which comes for its annual appearance next Sunday at Con- Below: Mrs. Lawrence Townsend and Edwin Hughes, both ‘Teachers’ Association tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs. Edwin B. and Mr. Hughes will speak of Lechetisky's piano method. ! Dance Recital Tonig}lt. HE “Soviet Diplomat” as interpreted by John Bovingdon, international poet-dancer, will be presented by the artist on his return engagement to- | day at Masonic Temple, Tenth and will give an interesting er concerto by Saint-Saens. At right of the famous Don Cossack Russian he meeting of the Washington Music er studies with noted singing teachers Organ Recital Series. American Guild of Organists, will present in First Congregational Church a series of three recitals by young American organists, beginning December 17. will be played by Charlotte Lockwood, the second recital, on February 19, | by Virgil Fox, and the third recital, on March 18, by Ernest White. Season tickets may be procured from guild members, at local music | stores and at First Congregational Church. _ Orders for tickets may be sent to Mrs. George E. Warfield at J. Edgar Robinson’s Music Store, 1330 G street. HE District of Columbia Chapter, | ‘The first recital on December 17| Lyungberg Here in January. I OETA LJUNGBERG, pronounced | “Yoeta Yoongbairg,” will appear | | here as one of the artists on the | five star series, to be offered at the | National Theater on Sunday evenings | by the T. Arthur Smith Bureau, be- ginning January 6, with the famous Dutch pianist, Egon Petri. | She will be the second of the stars | | to appear on the five star series, her | recttal to take place Sundey night, at 8:30. Following | Ljungberg will come Dorothy Sands, | star of the “Grand Street Follies,” on | February 3; Feodor Chaliapin, on March 10; Igor Stravinsky and | Samuel Dushkin on March 24 Season tickets now et the T. Ar-| U streets northwest, at 8:30 p.m. Rev. John Haynes Holmes of the Community Church, New York, makes the following statement about these dances: “The Russian dances presented by | John Bovingdon were of a unique and highly exciting character. They were not so much dances as drama, are & combination of song, recitation, denc- ing and acting. in interpretations of the reactions of distinctive types of Russian_personalities of the revolu- tion. The old mother. the peasant worker in the field, the ambitious child, all these are depicted with a picturesque vividness. Mr. Bovingdon is being presented by the Friends of the Soviet Union, | Washington Branch. Will Teach Here. ARA FLAKSHAAR, soprano, recently soloist at a meeting of the District of Columbia Guild of Organists, accompanied by Adolf ‘Torovsky at the organ. ington and is establishing herself in this city as singer and teacher, spe- clalizes in presenting German lieder. Of Norwegian-American descent, Mrs. Flakshaar received her vocal training in Germany, where she gave many recitals. She made a special study of Scandinavian music with a pupil of the wife of Edouard Grieg. Mrs. Flakshaar was prominent in South Dakota musical circles during her long residence in that State. Mrs. Flakshaar will have her studio at 1327 thur Smith Bureau. Bixteenth street northiwest. Photoplays at Washington Theaters This Week WEEK OF ] _NOVEMBER 25 Sunday Monday Tuesday | Wednesday Thursday | Friday | Saturday Richard Dix in “His | Greatest Gamble. Russ Colombo in “‘WakeUpand Dream.” mrk Powell ane by Keeler in G le-uon Walk Ca Academy 8th and G Sts. SE. | Ambassador | 18th & Columbia Rd. Apollo 624 H St. NE mludellle Cotberi n “Cleopatra.” Cartoon. Jack Haley in “Here Comes the Groom.” |Ed Lowry in ‘The _House of Mystery. Dick Powell and | Ruby Keeler 1 “Flirtation Walk Cartoon Richard Dix in RS reatest Gamble Russ Colombo in ‘'Wake Up and Dream.” " Dick_Powell and Ruby Keeler in “Flirtation Walk.” s NECER NS RP e Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert in in “Cleopatra.” “Cleopatra.” Cartoon. Cartoon. | Comes the Groo: Jack Haley in “Here Ed Lowry in 'l'hf _House of Mystery.” Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire i *“Gay_Divorcee.” Cartoon. Guy Lombardo. Happy Returns. Bernard Hubbard in “‘Aniskchak Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire i “Gay Divorcee. Cartoon “Many GuyLombardo. * “Many| George Bancroft in Huppy Returns " Elmer and Elsie. Bernard Hubbard in |Tom Tyler in “Terror Aniakchak " of the Plains.” Serial. Grace Moore in “One Night of Love." Oddity. r Rogers and Fred Astaire i “Gay,_Divorcee.” Cartoon Joe E. Brown and Maxine Doyle in “8ix-Day Bike Rider __Cartoon. Band. _|Com. Silly Symphony. ‘Pumm Tone in “'Stralght Is the Robert Donat in Arcade “Count of Monte Crist Hyattsville, Md. Arcade Rockville, Md. “Norma Shearer and | Fredric March in “Barretts of Wimpole| Street” Travel talk.) Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres in “Servants’ Entrance.” Robert Donat in “Count of Monte “Janet Gaynor and Mae West in “Belle of the '40s." | Hollyw: ada- bout.”” Comedy. News m-uap R-Ins i rer and T rime Without Predric Passion.”’ “‘Barretts of Wlmbol Comedy__ News Street.” Travel talk. Robert Youns and Madge Evans in “Death on the Dia- 'assion " Comedy. News. _|mond.” Com._Cart. “Richest Girl in the World" By Bike Rrder and illy Bymphcny ___"Mr._Skitch.” Ken Maynard in “Fargo Express.” td Sparks in ‘“Down s \toLast Yacht.” Sei dolph Scott “Lone Cowboy. Comed: __Cartoon. "~ Robert Young and Madge Evans in “Death on the Dh- |mond.” _Com. _Cart Serial Ashton Clarendon, Va. Dark, “Norma Shearer and | Norma Shearer and Charles Laughton in | Charles Laughton in “Barretts of Wimpole|' Bln’elst.s of Wimpole Stre Bhirley Temple and Gary Cooper Shirley Temple and Gary Cooper in “Now and Forever.” n “Now_and Forever.” ' Matinee, 2 p.m. Laurel and Hardy in “Tarzan and His “Devil's Brother.” Continuous 2 to 11 p.m Claudette Colbert in “Cleopatra.” Cartoon. Avalon Claudette colbcrt in “Cleopatra.” Cartoon. cuudme calbert in “Cleopatra.” Cartoon. John Boles and ene Dunne in “A¥e "5t Tanoeence ud Novelty. Brown and Maxine Doyle in "Six-Day Bike Rider.” Comedy. Jo¢ B Brown and land | Joe X Brown ! Warner Oland in six-Day Bike Rider.| ~Oh4flie Chan in omedy | No. 5612 Coun. Ave. Ave. Grand 645 Pa. Ave. S.E. Grace Moore in One Nignt of Lov Grace Moore in “‘One Night of Love." Popeye. Grace Moore in “'One Night of Love." Popeye. Robert Young and adge Evans in “Paris Interlude."” Son reel Harold Lioyd | in “Cat's Paw.” Cartoon leol? Lioyd n “Cat's Paw.” Cartoon ‘Dude ger.” “Gridirgn, Flash™ cattoon Poveye Norma Shearer and Predric Marcn in “Barretts of wunpolr Com._Cart. [ Cameo Mt. Rllnlel’. Md. Carolina | 11th &N.C. Ave. 8.E. Central 425 9th 8t. NW. ulhm[ Bo; Phillips Holmes. ““Mil-| lion-Dollar_Ransol Tee Tracy and Dayid Holt in “You Belong to Me." Comedy. _News. _ Frank Morgan in ““There's Always To- morrow ” Jack Holt| 0 “Bll:k Moon.” Cooper and Shirley Tempie in “Now and Forever.” Comedies. Norma Shearer and Fredric March in ~Barretts of Wimpole ._Cart. oo ] Grace Moore In Circle “one Night o Teve.” 2105 Pa. Ave. N.W. | dHpm. Grace uofl,eL n Harold Lloyd Night of OVQ in ope i, 30 | *The Cal's Paw.” and 9 ‘Cartoon, Lee Tracy and David Holt in “You Belong to Me.” Comedy. News Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler in | “Dames Comedy. “Dam s [Comedy. "Cart. Tom_Tyler in “Fight- ing Through " Char- lie Rusgles in “Mur: der_in Cs Dick Powell and Ruby K!ll!r in News “Joe E_ Brown in “Circus Clown." Two comedies. __Matinee, 2 p.m. “Fighting _Through, “Fugitive Lady" and Cartoon Frank Morgan in “There's "Always T morrow. ‘0- Shirley Temple in “Now and Forever.” Comedies. Al Jolson and | Dolores, Del Rio n ‘‘Wonder Bar." Fighting Throus “Fusitive Lady Tom, K"nt de of the Wul Ann Sothern | __“The Hell Cat Ginger Rogers and_ ..Fred Astaire in ‘The Gey Divorcee.” ‘omedies. Miriam Hopkins in “The Richest Girl in| the World " Musical Harold Lioyd in “The Cat's Paw.” Cartoon News. L Adolphe Menjou and Doris Kenyon in “The Human_Side.” 2% E, Brown in Six-Day Bike Rider.” No. 2 of “Tailspin Tommy.” _Comedsy. Cattoon. } i { _Comedy. _News. Claudette Colbert in “Cleopatra.” Band reel Colony Ga. Ave. & Parragut| m-uda{s?cnlbm Clludenir Comn “Cleopatra.” B n “Gleopatra Ginger Rogers and Fred Astais “Gay Divorcee.™ Dumb-bell Letters. Ginger Rogers and "Fred Astaire in “‘Gay Divorcee Dumb-bell Letters. Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in ~Gay Divorcee. Dumb-bell Letters. Jean Parker in Have a Heart™ Mltkty Soase stance Bennett and c;llrlrb!rt Marshall in “Outcast Lady.” Dumbarton 1340 Wis. Ave. N.W. nnczsennezunu Harold Lloyd and Cetbert Marshall n | _Una Merkel in “Qutcast_Lady.” “The Cat's Paw.” Metro News. Harold Lloyd and Una Merkel in com "n:- Cn s Paw.” ‘Warner Oland and Mona Barrie in [Franchot ~Tone _and| [Madeleine Carroll in “The World MovesOn." come dy. umo News. Robert Young i .. Madge Evans e Death on the Dia- Metro News. ene Dietrich in Falr]awn arlet Empress.” Marlene, Dietrich in Mer! ‘Mu; e D ™ | Serin'tioe Erivate Oar rel-Hardy com. .nmmy Duume -nu Lupe Velez in i Hollywood Party » ie Chase comedy. “‘Now _an: Com. Cont. from 3 pin Wa 7rm ollnd x “Chaglie Chan n nd ary Coope: n shtrk’ Temnle in “Now and Forever.” Comedy. Anacostis. D. C. Hippodrome K near 9th Lee Tracy and “You Belong to Me. Comedy._Cart._ New: “Carole Lombard in "l‘wenl!eth Century.” mon_ Novarro in aughing Boy." Lee Tracy and Dayvid Holl‘l’n Me." Bing Crosby in ‘She Lgves Me Not.” Nuu Clrnle Lombard in 'r'enuet'r,: Century. 0 Bing Crosby in “She Loves Me Not." ome News. Ix “Robert Younl .pMadse Evans in uDeath on the Dis- nirley Temple an a Gary Cooper. in me Ho «“Now and Forever.” 13th and C 8ts. N.E. Marlene Dietrich “Scarlet Empress.” Band reel. Shirley Temple and Gary Cooper in “Now and Forever.” Silly Symphony. Mariene, I Dietrich “Scarlet Empress.” Band reel. Ginger Rogers and | Fred Astaire in “Gay Divorcee.” Radio_short. Ginger Rogers and Pred Astaire in “Gay Divorcee.” dio_short “Ad Girl, 'nture 5 Cartoon. New_serial. Silly Symphony. E Brown an ;’;llin! Doyle in ~8ix-Day Bike Rider.” Comedy. _Novel Jesse 18th nr.RILAve N.E. George Brent and Jean Muir in rable.’" "Novelties. Joe E. | Brows and Maxine Doyle in “gix-Day Bike Rider.” cumedy Novelty. Cnmedy Grace Moore in One Night of Love.” Comedy. ~Cartoon. Matinee. 2 p.m. Palm Del Ray, Va. Princess 1119 H St. NE. Dark. Jobn Boles, ! “W’l} ollver n ay B e Ricn Again.” ce Moore in one Nm:r o1 Love.” cuxwon Ralph Morgan in, “Qrient Express.” Judith Allen in “Dancing_Man.” Grace Moore in “‘One Nllhl n( Love.” cnnmn John Boles Tn e Edi “We're Rich_ Agal Robert Youne an ans Death” on the, Dis- mond Mat.. Claude Rains in “Crime Without Serial Franchot Tone and Karen Morley “Siralght I s the wu * Réllnlhiaeg-my m rl in Danger.” Adolphe My “The. Hum:l;u%‘:drm Musical com. Madge Evans in “Death on the Dia- mond.” _Com. _Cart. Robt. Donat In ~-Count of Monte Oristo. Binnie Barnes in “One| Exciting _Adventure.” Robt. Donat in “Count| Binnie Barnes in “One Tom Tyler in |“Tne Pighting Hero.” Hardie Albrfxme{: ite Heaf of Monte Cristo.” Exciting_ Adventure.”| Richmond Alexandria, Va. Dark. Joan Crawford and Ciark Gable in Joan Crawford lnd o hai Comedy. Cut News. rk Gable in ained."” Comedy. cm News. Neil Hamilton and Florence Rice 1o, La Savoy 3030 14th 8t. N.W. Seco Siiver Spring. Md. Bing Crosby and Miriam_Hopking in, |, “She Loves Me Not. Comedy. News. Ca: Eredric March and| Constance Bennett in “Affairs of Cellinl.” “Neil Hamilton and Florence Rice in “Fugitive Lady.” Comedy. Bing Crosby and Miriam Hon lnx lll “She Loves ey News, Cor Souvenir. Com. |lmhl R Armxuun( n hattan Love Son: d Dix 1 Stanton FSreatest Gamk 6th and C Sts. N.E. iiBinnie Barnes in “One; Adventure Neil Hamilton in “Once to Every Bachelor.” Richard Dix in Greatest Gamble R, Armstrong in “Man-, hattan Love Song.” 1 Rogers in, State o Rogers 15, Bethesds, Md. Sylvan 104 R. I Ave. N.W. Al Jn\wn W n Br:'r:del Snedy. will Rogers in Will Rogers in Judge Briest “Judge Priest.” Richard Dix in Greatest Gamble Pr'k Morgan. “Th Always Tomorro! Al 101!0!1 in “Wonder Bar.” _El Brendei_comedy. “Norma Shearer and Takoma ‘Frearic March in “Norma Shearer and (Gertrude Michael in Predric March in “thor!o\u lo{ ulfi “Barretts of Wimi impole| ‘Takoma Park, D. O, Streef Tivoli Ginger noceu and Fred Astaire in “Gay Divorcee.” “Barretts of Wimpole|La: Street.” 1 Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in in 2 “Gay Divorcee.” “‘Gay Divorcee.’ Dick Powell in - “Happiness Ahead. Cartoon.. Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in ““Chajned.” n Comedy. _Cart. News. Dick Powell in “Happiness Ahead.” Comedy. Cartoon. Dick Powell ln “Happiness gAnesd.” ‘omed Cartoon. Fredric March and| Constance Bennett in “Affairs of Cellini.” Rosemary Ames in “Pursued.” !llly !ympham Tim McCoy “The Prescott Kid.” Popeye. Mae st “Belle of the 'p0s.* LeRoy comedy. Robert Donat and Hissa Land! in l( onte Fart Robert Donat and t in Com. | fense_Rests.” Wynne Gibson in Rlchud Dix in Greatest Gamble." Buck Jones in_ ‘-The Benul Serial. 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A Cooper and ‘emple in Forever.” Blrn\d !..\ovfl Harold Lioyd “Cat's Paw.” ‘Cartoon. ¢ l “Charile Gnhy: I was | Mrs. Flak- | | shaar, who is & newcomer to Wash- - | year the junior choir will sing at the Notes on Today's Symphony Orchestra Concert In Constitution Hall at 4 P.M. By Dr. Hans Kindler, Conductor. HE concert of today needs very little comment, as most of the music is of a direct and pri- marily melodic appeal. . “Concerto Grosso in E Minor” (Handel), ‘The Handel “Concerti Grossi” and the Bach “Brandenburg” concertos are often put in one class, and rightly 50, as they are built in the same way. The strings in most of them are all- important. A clavecimbel (the an- cient piano) is often, but not used for the filling in of the and in some instances as an “obbli- gato"—solo performer. The word “obbligato” is used in music in con- trast to the expression “ad libitum.” It means that the composer “obliges” the performance to be according to his indications and not, as was often allowed, according to the individual fancy of the performer. The present “Concerto Grosso” is for strings and clavecimbel and consists of rghetto-andante, polonaise-an- dante and ailegro. “Concerte No. 3 in B Minor” (Saint-Saens). (For violin and orchestra.) Gloria Perkins, now all of 11 years old, will be remembered from last year when she created, among all the solo- Ists, the sensation of the season. Her | playing then of the Mendelssohn “Con- certo” seemed incredible for one so young This year she has chosen the Saint-Saens “B Minor Concerto,” in which all her technical as well as musical and even dramatic qualities will again be put to the test. Saint-Saens had a particular flair for writing effectively for whichever instrument he employed in a solo capacity. With the possible excep- tion of Mogart, no one has equaled him in this particular sense. Whether for piano, cello, violin, flute, harp, horn or trumpet, his writing always had a quality of perfect craftsman- ship. The result always was one of unusual effectiveness and brilliance, and today’'s concerto is no exception. “Le Lac Enchante” (Liadov). We have been asked to repeat the “Enchanted Lake,” which we played in | farandole, our opening Thursday night concert, and naturally we are glad to do so. We also have had a large number of demands for the repetition of the second Sibelius symphony, and I here- with would like to invite comment cn two things: Pirst of all, whether symphonies on Sundays, such as we have given in the first two concerts of this year'’s Sunday series, are wel- come, or whether a non-symphonic program is preferred by our Sunday listeners. And also, what they do think about the repetition of certain x:yrks which have especially pleased em. Second “L’Arlesienne” Suite (Bizet). The author of the immortal opera “Carmen” has left besides this one great work a comparatively small output, principal among which is the incidental music he wrote for Alphonse Daudet's drame, “L'Arlesienne.” It is the simple story of a village youth who is to marry a young and innocent girl, but who becomes en- snared by a more fascinating charmer L'Arlesienne, and who eventually com- mits suicide. To this drama Bizet wrote & num- ber of interludes and dances, which constitute two suites. The second suite, which is less often played than the first one, nevertheless more than deserves a hearing, and consists of The pastorale, which has in the center an exciting and dramatic dance rhythm before it returns to its orig- inal pastoral quality. The intermezzo, also called “Ave Maria,” which has a religious trend. The menuet is one of Bizet's most graceful inspirations and uses solo flute and solo harp prominently. In the farandole, which is a South- ern French round dance where every- body joins hand, starting rapidly and becoming ever more involved and quicker in tempo, Bizet has used a very clever contrapuntal device: The theme of the opening movement of the first piece in the entire “L'Arlesienne” music (a kind of march which to this day is played at every French peasant wedding), is perfectly joined to the theme of the becoming ever more in- tense until it ends in a grand and exciting climax. Service Band Concerts LFRED NEWMAN'S “Street Scene, Charles Wakefield Cadman’s Ori- | ental rhapsody, “Omar Khayam,” and John Powell's “Three Virginia Dances” will be included in a program to be played by the United States Navy Band Symphony Orchestra, Lieut. Charles Benter conducting, at the | sail loft, Navy Yard, Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Other concerts at the sail loft this week will be Monday morning at 11| o'clock: Tuesday, Wednesday md Thursday at 11:30 o'clock. Concert schedule of the United States Marine Band and Symphony Orchestra for the coming week | On Wednesday night, Thanksgiving eve, at 8 o'clock, the Marine Band | Symphony Orchestra will present the | following program: “Prayer of Thanksgiving” Kremser | “Prelude” to “Lohengrin”.....Wagner Flute solo, “Sulte in B Minor,” for | flute and strings. ... Bach Soloist, Principal Musician Clayton Lindsay Prelude, “Lapres midi d'un Faune” Debussy | Overture, “Polyeucte”.........Dukas ’Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Opus ......Beethoven Rhnpsody Americl" Ernest Bloch Other concerts scheduled for the week are: | Monday, at 3 p.m., band concert. | ‘Tuesday, at 11:30 am., band con- cert, patriotic shut-ins’ dream hour. Friday, at 3 p.m., band concert. Saturday, at 12:30 p.m., band con- cert, 4-H Club; music appreciation hour, sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture. The concerts will be given in_the band suditorium at the Marine Bar- racks. Capt. Taylor Branson will conduct. | ‘The schedule of the United States Army Band for the week beginning November 26 includes the following concerts to be given in the band audi- torium at the Army War College: Monday at 6 p.m. ‘Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Friday at 11:30 am. Concerts by the United States Sol- diers’ Home Band Orchestra, Stan- ley Hall, Tucsday evening, beginning at 5:30 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmer- mann, bandmaster. Anton Pointner, associate leader. March, “Navy Blue”... Zimmermann Scotch overture, “Guy Mannering.” Bishop Entr’Acte, “By the Brook”..Boisdeffre “Aloha, Sunset Land,” | Kawelo Scenes from the comic opera. “The Grand Duchess” Offenbach Descriptive morceau, “By the Sewanee River” Myddlemn Waltz "uibe “Pideles Wien” (Joyous Vienna) Komzak Finale, “The York Hippo- drome . ....Sousa “The Star Spangled Banner” There wiil be no concert given on Thursday, Thanksgiving day. Saturday Evening. “old Futth(ul' New . .Holzmann Hadley A r‘moxoua " Patrol,” Goublier “At Evening”...Debussy “Gems of Swphen Fos- Toban March, Overture, EntrActe, 'rmnscrinuon. Valse petite, Finale, “Old Comrades B “Forget-me-no < “The Star Spangled 'Bc'n'ner" In Honor of Elgar. THE second of a series of Sunday evening musical services will be given by the Mount Pleasant Congre- gational Chorus today at 8 o'clock in the church auditorium. The program will be in the form of a memorial to Sir Edward Elgar, master of the King's music in Great Britain, and will consist entirely of his compo- sitions. The chorus will be directed | by Claude Robeson. organist and di- | rector, with Norton M. Little as chorister, With the registration of 35 young people between the ages of 8 and 16 years, and a first rehearsal, the initial steps have been taken in the organ- ization of a junior choir at the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church. The singers will be under the direc- tion of Claude Robeson, organist, and director of the Rubinstein Club. He will be assisted in the management by an Advisory Committee, of which Mrs. Russell J. Clinchy, formerly city- wide director of junior choirs, is the chairman. At frequent intervals during the Sunday morning church service, on anti-phonal programs with the senior chorus. They will also frequently sing at the worship service of the church school assembly, beginning on Christmas Sunday, December 23. Additional Music Notes, Page 3. \ ‘Dl& 1403 Bonelli to Sing Here. ICHARD BONELLI, baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, who created a sensation at his recent appearance | with the Metropolitan Opera Quartet in Constitution Hall, will be one of the artists featured on Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's Wednesday Morning Mu- sicales at the Mayflower. Mr. Bonelli will sing on the program of Janu- ary 30, which will be shared by Helen | Jepson, the American soprano, who will make her debut at the Metro- politan this season, singing opposite Lawrence Tibbett in the English one- act opera by John Lawrence Seymour, “In the Pasha's Garden.” Troupers Glimpses of Stage Folk in Washington. BERT GRANOFF is not technically a trouper or a vaudevillian. He | does not troupe, and he seldom works on the vaudeville stage. Nevertheless he has been singing for 35 weeks at the Earle Theater, and with show business what it is today a lot of peo- ple would consider that a lifetime of employment. As one dancer once re- marked in a backstage chat here, “Yes, sir, this is going to be an in- | teresting year's work for the next three weeks."” But to get back to young Mr. Gran- off. He was born in Bald Mount, Pa Quite a coincidence, as he was bald at the time. He passed his early | youth there, kicking the gong around in his own childish fashion. His | mother was gifted with a rich singing voice and an unusual knowledge of Balkan folk songs. Her reputation for both spreac until the Victor Talk- ing Machine Co. persuaded her to make records of about half a dozen pieces. This stimulated Bert's inter- est in music. On the other hand, his father possessed a terrific bathtub tenor, which discouraged somewhat the youngster's enthusiasm. For a while matters tood at a deadlock, with Bert gloomily silent, when accidentally he hit on the solution of a rapidly developing psychosis by singing Bavar- ian folk ditties in the shower. From that day his voice was clear and bell- like. At night he no longer suffered from horrible nightmares in which he pictured himself traveling around the country in a bathtub, with spot- lights playing over him and crowds of gypsies hurling old shoes at his head. Bert’s family moved to St. Louis, and he attended high school there. He was a husky lad and a whale of a foot ball player. He more or less forgot about singing until he came here to George Washington Univer- sity as a freshman in the class of 1933. In short order he was fullback on the G. W. U. team and was one of the first men named to the myth- ical All-Washington eleven. Foot ball and music did not usually get tangled up in one another during Bert's college career, although he was studying voice the last two years and more than ever a mainstay of the team. Once, however, he al- most had to car- Ty a microphone around witia him on the gridiron in order to fill his engagement for an Atwater Kent audition and a G. W. U.- Tulsa game at Grifith Stadium. ‘The audition was at 7:45, the game began at 8:15. Bert went down to the broadcasting studio garbed in jer- sey, shoulder pads, helmet et al, warbled his number, grabbed a taxi and raced to the fleld, arriving in time for the kick-off. In addition to his theater work, Bert is tenor soloist in one of the better known churches here. Some nights he intones fervently a few hymns, then skips down to the Earle for a session with “Minnie the Moocher,” or some other morsel of syncopation. R. B. P. Jr. BESSIE N. WILD Volce Culture, Piai “Stadio. 6424 Dih Grand Opera, Dramatic Tenor Voice Specialist Italian Method of bel canto. 732 13th 5t NW. @ 4