Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1935, Page 58

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 17, 1935—PART FOUR. F—6 NOTES AND NEWS IN WORLD OF MUSICAL AFFAIRS in Concerts [Featuring Ravel’s New Concerto for the Piano ‘Harold Bauer Will Be Soloist With National Kubelik, After Many Years, Visiting Artists and Local Musicians Returns to Concert Stage Famous Violinist of Another Decade Brings His Son, a Pianist and Composer—Story of the Arti By Alice HE return of Jan Kubelik, decade, to the concert staj events of the musical season. present, after his long reti he will come with the glamour o To the concert-goers of his ear tion of Paganini, but today he inspirer of the many violin prodigies who dazzled the musical | world with their brilliancy as children and now form the founda- tion of our artist circles. Without Kubelik, his technique and strong personality, is doubtful if we would have heard so soon of Elman, Zimbalist, Heifetz and even Menuhin. He showed vio- linists that the feats of Paganini were not legendary nor impossible of ac- complishment in this era and he not only demonstrated how such superb playing is done, but resurrected the compositions that best displayed it. He also was the inspiration for the remarkable books on violin technique which his teacher, Sevcik, wrote with such minute care and which provide numerous ways of preparation for every conceivable technical demand. The high standard of violin playing marvelous | today is the direct result of the phe- | nomenal success of Kubelik when he flashed like a meteor on the musical horizon. His riches and his marriage at the | age of 23 to the wealthy Countess Szell was the cause of his retirement from active concertizing, but the violin was not forgotten, for he trained his | twin daughters to be concert violinists, and his son Rafael as pianist and composer. His daughters have ap- peared on concert programs with him in Europe, and for his American tour he brings his son as accompanist. The life story of Kubelik reads like a fairy tale and would have finished with the customary happy ending had | not the world-wide financial upheaval | touched him also in his castle in Bohemia and forced him to again take up his violin as a means of livelihood. It requires courage for an artist to come back after a long silence, for the remembrance of his former play- ing is already surrounded by a bright halo that time lends to all pleasant things, and the loyalty of his former audiences has withstood all onslaughts from the generations of violinists | which followed him. Kubelik's childhood differs from that of other prodigies in that Lo one | considered him a genius. His father, | & gardener by profession and the best musician of the village, knew that his youngest child had the greatest talent for music of all his children. ‘The father was a violinist of no great merit, but enough love for the instru- ment to make him decide to begin his son’s instruction on a little violin when the oy was 7 years old. Kube- lik writes of that violin and those les- sons: “The violin was made out of cigar boxes upon which my father gave me the first end most vaiuable music lessons.” In six months little Jan knew more than his father and people came from miles around to hear him play. It is a strange fact that in the case of every famous violin prodigy there is a background of a father's devotion and sacrifice. The Kubeliks were very poor and lived in the small Bohemian village of Michle, near Prague. When the father realized the extent of his son’s musical gift, he found nimself at the cross roads of a great decision. He could make him- | self rich by exploiting the boy or he could toil the harder to give him time | for further study and a normal de- | velopment. He refused all offers t bring the boy out as an infant phen- | omenon, fearing to endanger nis fu- ture, and for six years, while Jan attended the conservatory at Prague, he worked to send him the money to live on. At the time of his final examina- In Local M HE Burney Club will hold its third annual concert next Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. at Barker Hall, in co-operation with the music department of the Y. W. C. A, Mary A. Burnett, di- rector. Three pianists will co-operate | in giving the program, which will cele- brate the 250th anniversary on the | birth of John Sebastian Bach. The artists are Margaret Tolson who will play the second “Partita,” and Sade‘ S. Styron and La Salle Spier, who will | play the “Italian Concerto” arranged | for two pianos by Harold Bauer. In a short introductory talk about the music being played, Miss Styron is us- ing slides made from an interesting collection of pictures. The public is cordially invited to be present. Dr. Nathaniel Dett, nationally and | internationally known choral conduc- | tor and composer, will be in the city today to conduct one of a series of re- hearsals with the Nathaniel Dett Choral Society prior to its appear- ance in the Washington Auditorium, April 23. April 24, Dr. Dett will appear in recital with artists of national note. These offerings are in connection with a music festival given by the citizens of the city for the benefit of the Community Committee of the! Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A. A program of choral music will be given Wednesday evening at the Cal- vary M. E. Church South, in George- town (on Q street between Thirtieth and Thirty-first streets northwest), by the quartet and choir of the Fran- cis Asbury M. E. Church South. The quartet (Fannie Shreve Heartsill, so- prano and director; Helen Marie Koontz , contralto; Ellsworth Con- dron, tenor, and Fred C. Shaefer, bass) and choir will be assisted by Al- len H. Watson, organist; Richard Taber, pianist, and Stuart J. Dewey, trumpeter and guest conductor. The choir of the Washington City Church of the Brethren will sing a program of contrasted sacred music this evening at 8 o'clock at the church, Fourth street and North Carolina avenue southeast. Among the soloists to be heard are: Mable Owens, soprano, and Robert Hobbs, baritone. Rosa Long is or- ganist and David P. Weimer director. ‘The Francis Asbury Church Quar- tet—Fannie Shreve Heartsill, soprano and director; Helen Marie Koontz, contralto; Ellsworth Condron, tenor. and Fred C. Schaefer, bass—will sing several special numbers this morning at the First Methodist Church in Mount Vernon, N. Y. The Calvary Baptist Church choir, under the direction of Thomas Moss, with Mrs. Glen Edgington, accom- it | st's Career. Eversman. the famous violinist of another ge is one of the most interesting Whatever his ability at| rement from public ?erformances, f his great name still about him. | ly career, he was the reincarna- has still another fame, that of | tions at the conservatory, the lamer died. The memory of this father rever | left the young violinist, even .n his greatest criumphs, and he used tc say | that it was his father who had really | earned the applause and that he ought | to be there to enjoy it. He said he always played best when he imagined | he saw nis father in the audience. His first step toward fashioning a career for himself after a dishearten- ing tour through Bohemian towns and villages was to go to Vienna where he had the good fortune to secure the protection of the Viennese millionaire, Frederick Brosche, who presented him with a Joseph Guarnerius violin. He played many times in Vienna, gave 23 concerts in Budapest and toured Austria, Hungary, Rumania and Italy. | He was decorated by King Charles I | of Rumania, the King of Serbia and Pope Leo XIII, who was greatly dis- appointed that Kubelik did not bring | his violin with him when he came to | receive the honor. His first American | tour in 1901, a year after his Paris | and London debuts, was followed by his marriage to the Countess sulllnt which time he became a Hungarian vi % citizen. At this time he rivaled | ik of seclialels, Wil mekel Paderewski in popularity and retained | gpnearance in Washington at Con- | the affections of high and low allke | gyypution Hall this afternoon as the | until the advent of the series of Wun- | arq1 attraction of Dorothy Hodgkin | derkinder which the great Auer gaVe porsey's second Sunday recital series [to the public. | there. The recital will begin prompt- | There are many tales told to ac-|ly at 4 o'clock. and the following pro- count for Kubelik's superb playing. gram will be given: i Some claimed he practiced for 14 hours a day. but Kubelik himself re- futes this story and says: “No one’ | could do that or, if he did, would do | such bad work during the last six that he would undo the good he got | from the first eight hours. I never | habitually worked more than five or six hours a day. I have sometimes | practiced from 8 to 10 hours, but | only as an experiment, to see how it | would affect me. I soon decided that | overwork was a mistake. In music | there is absolutely no mechunicnl‘ work. Unless the heart has the power to control and direct, the fingers will be sure to go astray.” } Nevertheless he was thoroughly | drilled by his master, Sevcik. The! name of Sevcik was made great through Kubelik, although it was Sevcik's boast that he “could make a violinist out of any good boy.” He was the most famous violin teacher of that day and up to the time of his 11919 Iturbi acce) S pted the post of head death a few years ago. of the piano faculty at the Conserva- It was also said that Kubelik's | tory of Geneva, a position that Liszt | remarkable ability was due to the once held. He remained there for | shape and size of his hands. In an| four years, until his concert work al- interview in London in 1907 this | jowed him no further time for teach- idea was also demolished. The writer | lgged S o) says: “As a matter of fact, Kubelik's Iturbi C OSE ITURBI, the young Span- | ish pianist, who in five sea- sons has forged into the (mml “The Harmontous P, Handel Air with v fons, Blacksm Ricaudon. Musetts ef " Tambourir J. 0 Rameau i R Schumana Couperin Paradisi T “Etudes Symphonia Intermission. Flat Major" .Fr. Schubert | ~Impromptu. Two_etude. “'C Major No. “F_Minor No. molto). {Two Arabesqu Bruyere. €. Debussy “Peux_ dartifice” 110 Debussy The Spaniard was born m Vn]encia and studied in the Valencia Conserva- | tory, where he was acclaimed as a | child prodigy. Leaving Valencia, he (continued his pianistic studies at Barcelona under Joaquin Malats, from where he went to Paris for a course of study at the Conservatoire, from which he was graduated at the age of 17 with highest honors. In A D'Execution Transcendante,” 1" (prelude). | 10" allegro. "agitato, | Fr. Liszt | C. Debussy has small, well shaped hands, deli- cate in structure, the fingers having equal strength from tip to palm. There is a wonderful development of muscle on the back of the left hand.” When some one remarked to Kubelik of his left hand he replied, that it 'was good but ®ould have been better | had the little finger been longer.” There has never been a satisfac- tory explanation of musical genius and | till less of that of the violin. When | Kubelik was at the height of his suc- | cess he was looked upon as Paganini come to life, but today he can be considered as the link that bound the traditions of that great musician to the genius of a then unborn gen- eration of great violinists. 'HE announcement Is Evans & Salter, Inc., manager of | debut in Washington at Constitution | with Gladys Swarthout, Metropolitan WEEK OF MARCH 17___ Academy Kl,h lr? G St Ambassador 18th & Columbia Rd. Apollo 624 H St. NE. Arcade Rockville Md. Sunday Tom Bro Nixon in “Sweepstake Annie " Bruce Cabot in_““The Redhead.” Dick Powell n "Gold D\ners of Marian Gll’y Cooper m usic Circles panist, will give a benefit concert Fri- Bhirley Templ “Brizht Eyes.” Cartoon. Comedv. oncert Today Opera soprano, as the final 1934-5 attraction to be presented by Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey, that the young tenor has recently been signed to appear in a serles of musical screen productions to be produced by the Fox Film Corp. | Each picture will be produced under | the personal direction of Jesse L. Lasky, with Martini featured. Martini’s screen contract will not interfere with his operatic, concert or radio singing. He will begin work on his first picture about May 12, after the close of all his operatic, con- cert and recital work. | I‘HE Boston Symphony Orchestra, under Dr. Serge Koussevitzky. will make its final visit of the season to Washington next month, under the | auspices of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey. The famous orchestra and conductor | will appear in Constitution Hall on | Wednesday afternoon, April 3, at 4:40 o'clock. ‘The Boston Orchestra will conclude' a notable season in Boston with a Bach-Handel festival on a large scale, commemorating the 250th anniversary | of the birth of the two composers. R SSIA and America will be the ports of call next Saturday morn- ing. v\hen Dr. Kindler and the Na- tional Symphony Orchestra resume their “Musical Tour of Various Coun- tries.” The concert will be the last in the series of six scheduled for al- ternate Saturdays which were inaugu- rated January 12. Left: Harold Bauer, pianist, who will play the new Ravel “Concerto” with the Hall. National Symphony Orchestra on Thursday afternoon in Constitution In left insert is Maud Preece, contralto, being presented in a song recital on Tuesday evening by McCall Lanham, and, al rignt, Florence Howard, director of the Burrell Class Choral Ensemble, one of the six choirs taking part in the Spring festival of choir music Tuesday evening at the Willard Hotel. At extreme right are the two Kubeliks, the famous violinist, Jan, who will be accompanied in his recital Tuesday evening at Constitution Hall by his son Rafael, composer-pianist. Chamber Music Concert PROGRAM of chamber or-| music auspices of Mrs. Sprague Coolidge will be given by members of the Nanonar Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Hans Kxnd‘ ler, conductor, in the auditorium of | | the United States Chamber of Com- merce this afternoon at 4 o'clock. will be the third annual concert of chamber orchestra music and, as in previous years, admission will be free The soloist will be Viola Mitchell, who achieved a distinct triumph when she presented Mali- piero’s concerto, which is dedicated to _ | Mrs. E. 8. Coolidge, with the National The chorus of the Department of | Symphony Orchestra in Cun.sumnon chestra violinist, .| Agriculture Musical and Theatrical | Hall, February 7. Guild, under the direction of Robert | Crucifixion,” ment of Agriculture auditorium. The made after the curtain rises. | Monday Tom Brown, Nixon in St Annie in Tuesday ne Hepburn. an nd Dorald Crisp in “The Little Minister. Dick Powell in “Gold Diggers of Redhead.” an\ ell Gold, Dmm of | Gm Coupu 5 ‘ | “Lives u! . Bengal Lan e Glry Cooner “Livey c( 2, Bengal nry ’rernvx- “Bright Eyes. Cartoon. Comedy. Shirley Tem le in “Bright Eyes.” Nino Martini, who will make his vocal | Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in the Depart- | principal Miss Mitchell will also play fhe made by | Frederick Freund. will present “The | Respighi concerto for five instruments | by Sir John Stainer, on |and orckestra, the violin being the | This composition has had only one other hearing in tms‘ Hall early next month in joint recital | public is invited. No seatings will be | country, at the Pittsfield Festival early | concerts to be given by the National | | ures which flit through the fancy as last Autumn. art. Wednesday Katharine Hepburn, A ie and 1 Donald Crisp in The Little Mimister.” George Raft and Carole Lombard in i Rumba " Comedy. “Georee Raft and | Carole Lambnrd in Comedy. Bport reel. Carole Lombard § | “The Gsy Bride. Comedy. News. under Elizabeth | Thursday Bitter Anna Neaele in m ect Wm. Collier. Successful George Raft Carole Lomba: Comedy. George Raft and Comeds. Carole anhll’d in mba “TSport_re Grace Moore in _ Cartoon. the | lows: Choral Prelude. “I Call on The! Lord." S. Bach | “Symphony No_ 3 in C"* C P E. Bach “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra.” Viola Mitchell. solist Suite" Purcell “Co.icerto for Pive Instruments and [2) Rew\:m I: ‘pianc. Sol Bax: o Goldblun r Charles bass, Jacaque. It l{AROLD BAUER, pianist, will be the soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra Thursday after- noon in Constitution Hall. he complete program, in order of presentation. follo I Call on The>. Lord “Symphony No. 4 in F Minor. . .Bach ante sostenuto. Mocerato con anima. Andanti modo di canzona. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato. Pinale. ~ Allegro con fuoco “Concerto for piano and Orchestra”.R: Allegramente. Adagio assal. Presto. Harold Bauer. soloist “Les Preludes” Plans for the serle avel .. Liszt of Summer | ‘S)mphony are now being formulated. Photoplays in Washington Theaters This Week Friday Anna Neegle in |, Saturday e Loudspeak: fn Tom Tvler in ure.”” “conquered Bai Cary Grant and Myrna Lov_in Wings in the Dark." rial. Com. ~Cart. “Best Man Win: “Law, Buaxd Ve Ra siily Svmphony. | Reb Russell in “Blazing Guns.” Cartoon. Serial. “Successtul _ Ann Harding in “Enchanted April.” Randolph Scott in Home on the Range.” omedy. ~ Band_ reel See America F: : 8 Grace Moore ‘One Nignt o1 Love.” ‘Comed: Ser. day at 8:30 pm. at Woodward Hall, Eighth and H streets northwest. The guest artist will be Evelyn Scott, vio- Arthur Byron in “The President Vanishes." Comeds. Arcade Hyattsville, Md. John Boles and Loretta Young 1n Arthur Byron in ‘ “White Parade." “The President Vanishes. Comedy. _News. linist, accompanied by Marjorie Davis. Other soloists appearing on the pro- gram are Erna Embrey, soprano; Jes- sie Werner, contralto; William Ray- mond, tenor, and Fred Eden, baritone. | Dark. I Ashton Clarendon, Va. Avalon 561’ conn Ave Ave. Grand | Gary Cooper n “Lives of a Bengal " Lancer. mes Cagney Pat O'Brien in | “Devil, Dogs of tne Air.”"_Cartoo! At the musicale this afternoon at the Congressional Country Club, ar- ranged by Hazel M. Williamson, the Gloria Jonn, Boles “Music in"the Air.” Gary Cooper "Lhu of (3 Bengal James Dunn in __“Bright Eves” " Gary Cooper es Cagney and Pat O'Brien in ;\Il Dols a! lh! Jlmes Cwnev and 'at O'Brien in “Destt ,Dogs of the Air.”" _Cartoon. | 645 Pa. Ave SE. 1 M Cameo one'r‘négn"&"zme Mount Rainfer, Md. | ety chkie Cuop!r in eck's Bad artist will be Mme. Edythe Marmion Brosius, harpist, who will give a pro- | gram of Irish selections. Esther Strite, contralto and Kath- ryn Latimer, pianist, will present the program at the 5 o'clock hour of | music at Friendship House, 324 Vir-. ginia avenue southeast, today. The | public is invited. ‘The pupils of Mrs. Allan Fisher will be heard in recital today at 4:30 p.m. at the studio, 1655 Fuller street. Those participating will be Gerald Auerback, Jerry Blustein, Ann and Edna Offenberg, Irving Madorsky, Lorraine Wolpin and Fred Zucker. Ray Palkin. sopranc, will sing for the Lewis Memorial Chapel at Joppa Lodge Hall Wednesday, March 27. Miss Palkin has recently sung for sev- | eral Eastern Star and Masonic Clubs. Warren F. Johnson, organist, will play “Prelude and Fugue in A Minor,” by J. 8. Bach, before the evening serv- ice at the Church of the Pilgrims today. The program for the music hour today at 5 o'clock at the Y. W. C. A.. Seventeenth and K streets, will be Carolina |11thaN. c. ave sE | Central heeler & Wooises in Kentuckv Kernels.” “James Sagnev and | Pat O'Brien in “Devil Dogs of the Air.”__ Comedies. 425 Oth 8t. N.W. (1. [Wallace Beery in “The Mighty Rarnum Circle [suly Symphony. - God- 2105 Pa_ Ave. N.W ess of Spring. | colony : Gary anper Ga. Ave. and Farragut | LiVe§ of & Bengal Dumbarton 1349 Wis. Ave. N.W. Fairlawn Anacostia D. G Hippodrome K near 8th Home . 13th and C Sts. NE. Jesse 18th nr. R. L Ave. N.E. ‘ Palm Del Ray, Va. ‘sym. Sidney and e Ravmond in “Behold My Wite.” !dflle Gator—| “Kid Millions.” L Cartoon. Joe Penner in “College Rhythm.* Comedy. Cartoon. _ Eddle Cantor n “Kid Millions.” __Silly Symphony. Loretta Young and | John Boles in | “The White Parade.” Comedy. _Cartoon. Dark. Madv Chrnn-ns i “Wicked Woman. Comedy Cartoon. News. " Warner Baxter in “Hell in the Heavens. el in Grace Moore n‘> “‘One Night of Le\e ‘Comedy. News { " Jackie Cooper tn_ \vn”m & Woolsey in “Kentuckv _Kernels. James Cagney and |~ Gary Cooper in - Pat O Brien in “Lives of a Benzal | “Devil Dogs of the Lancer.” Air." _Comedies. | Comedies. Wallace Beery in “The| James Cagney Barnum.” | | Pat O'Brien in Ood-‘ “Devil, Dogs of the Air.”” _ C Mighty 'suly Symphony. dess of Spring. omed Penner comedy. News. Penner comedy. nson and | Shirley Temple and | Shirley Temole and Bhirley Temple “and in “Lives of a Bengal | Lancer.” John Boles Loretta Youni “White Para nd n Nus James Dunn in “Bright Eves.” |- Bing Crosby in T “Here Is My Heart.” Comed: Ca Hoon ‘ ames Dunn in “Bright Eyes.” Tom Brown | phemmar o Arts Dick Talmadge in Bing Crosby in “Here Is My Heart.” Conoon. "~ James Ol Oliver Cut- “Northern Frontier.” Our_Gang comedsy._ | | | Eddie Cantor “Kid wmnns" Traval reel. Ann Herding in “Biography_of 8 Bachelor Girl." __Comedy. Gary Cooper in Lu'e;: of % Bengal e nce Comedy. News. “warner Baxter in “Hell in the Heavens."” Robfl‘l Donlx in Gary Coo = “Lives of & P Bengal | Com:d)es Cagney and O'Brien in evil Dogs of the Air.”_Comedy. Eddie Cantor n “Kid Millions.* Travel reel Ann Harding in “Biography Girl." edy Bachelor of a Can Cooer “Lives La _ Comedy. in of A Bensal “News. Sally Blane in Silver Streak.” rles Starrett i e in a Million." awhide Mail.” ‘Enchun(«d April” | 'Encnnnted April ! i Cumldl!s Enn Harding and Montgomery in Robt. mour-nny of aBac islor Girk" Com. News. lelor Girl." “Ginger Rogers and Francis Lederer in Romance in Manhat- " Ser |~ Lyle Talbot in “Murder in the Clouds.” Hal LeRoy tan, T Georae Raft Geo.O'Brien, { Man's a Man " lm?hcu‘! Bluu tain Hates ihe Se Comedie: _ Serial._Cartoon. Ji"). Ll Rue in he Edd\- Qu\l\ln in “Gridiron Flash.” Matine ;‘rolmrr Cart. Com. Whe = ry Coflvsr m el ol Bens Lancer, | __Comedy. News. _ T|” Sally Blane in I “Silver_Streak.” ! Charles Starrett e in_a Million. whide Mail “Winning Ticket." Comemes Cartoon Ann Harding and ean Muir and Ri: White Cockatoo.” ‘Biography of a Bach-| Serial. _Comedy. Com.-News.| Gary, meer Gary Coawr n "!.lvesL.M a Bengal | “Lives of a Bengal “8ylvia smney and Irene Dunne nd’ Donald Woods P8wect Adeiine. Comedy. | Ann Harding in ‘Biography_ of a ‘Backeior Givi Comedy. Irene Dunne ‘and Donald Woods in “Sweet Adelme Comedy. Eddie gun?ér { *“Kid Millions.* Carfoon Joe Penner in | “College Rhythm.* |mance in Cemedy. |RichardAvien in Cartoon. and High Water."” !flle‘Clnml Clrv G ant and “Kid Millions.” 8illy Symphony. “Loretta Young | Chuur Morris in John Boles '"d e Been Around. “he White Barede."| . Confad Nagel in _Comedy. _Cartoon. Abr;n Harding and | lontgomery in hy of aBach- * “Com. No Svlvia Sidney the Rain Ann Harding and Laurel and Hll’d! in “Babes in Toyla: e T “The Crimson Trail appropriate to St. Patrick's day. Sing- ing by the audience, which will be Pnncess 1110 H 8t NE. Laurel and Hardy in Claude Rains in “The B Yomen ar 0 | Miady v?"' q‘:“”"fl'd o2 “The Crimson Trafl.” Inett, " Ro Roger Pryar in_“Ro:| Roger r Pryor In Robt. Montgomery in| “Biogra T Karen Morley and | Tom Keene in | : “Behold lewlu" | “Our Dflr(‘:ydflflld." R mance in the an;' ¢l RichardArlen in "Hell High_Water." | Ann Harding in i “Blography of & Bachelor Girl."” | Francis n News Ji mes Cnln!y in Louis ‘Enter Comed: = Lederer |, Joan Biondell in |“Pursuit_of Happi-| n Com. s Kid." " Comeds. __ Cartoon. Cary Gran! Elissa lnndl in, Mad - ndolph _Scott “Rocky |Mystery." 8Ser. silly. Symnony. Ricardo Cortez in “White Cockat0o.” Cartoo: 1““See_Americ Francis Lederer and Joan Blondell in ‘Pursuit_ of Happi- ness.” News. Com. Joan Blondell and | Glend: T Sally Blane and_ Charles Starrett in “'Silver Streak.” al W. C. Fields in Farrell in | _ “it's a Gift.’ City Prin-| Comedv. Cartoon. o Musical. _ | Serial (mat. oniy). Cary Grant and | Wallace Beery in Elissa Landi in “The “Enter Madame.® | Barni Comedy. " Cartoon. c-rv Grant and Loy in a Loy in | Tna “Wmn in lhe Dark.” 'Wmss in the Dark. Charlie Chase comedy. Charlie Chase comed: Claudette Colbert and Claudette Colbert and m in | Warren William in Katharine Hepburn in “The Little Minister.” * son nu Stanwyek in/ Secret_Bride." Eddle Peabody. ‘See America Firs Musical com. Novelty. Pat Pate 1l I Katharine Hepburn ‘The Little Ministe! aterson *_Luck.” Cartoon. News. Robert Young Mxl]( of the Godu n “‘Helldorado.” ! “Band Plays On.” No. 5 of "Rustlers of ' Cartoon. _| Red Dog.”_Popeve. -Cllud! Rains in “Tha Who Rrj‘lllmrd | T Paul Muni and | | Shirley TN‘I\DXE and James Dunn {n | “Bright Eves.” | Comedv. Will Rogers in “County Chairman. John Miljan in “The Ghost Walks."” ~will Rogers in “County cnnmnnn % Jonn Milian In ost Walks.” led by Mary M. Burnett, music sec- retary of the Y. W. C. A, will in- clude Irish folk songs. H. Phelps Richmond Alexandris, Va, Dark. Someay, News. Tbara Stanwyck In “The Becrlt'e t Bride.” rbara Stanwyck “The Secret Bride. Cartoon. Comedy. ble -nd Bennett ter Office Hours.” Come dv. New! ble and Bennett ‘After Office Hours.” | “All Comedy. News. Clark, bass, accompanied by Leslie Phelps Clark, will be the ass'sting soloist. Carrie Sanders will be at the Savoy Tazon Soyarmo ! in Come 'y Ramon Novarro in “The Night Is Young.” Comedy. Charles Dickens® “‘Great pecta- Cartoon. Charles Dickens’ “Great Expecta- Clrtoon | “First World w-r"4 conquered Bandit. |Tom Tvler in “Un-| Francis TodeEer | “Pursuit of Happi- Our Gang comedy. ‘artoon. 3030 14th 8t. N.W. Seco Silver Spring. Md. piano and Winona and Erva Barger. in costumes from Galway, will assist. Marjorie King. soprano, will be guest Wil Rogers in -Gounty Chairman.” Comedy. ews. Bhlfley 'l‘ulnle and Will Rogers in ] irmi inn_in TR Byes. soloist at Foundry M. E. Church at the "scxf::olv;‘c‘:" c.ms " morning service today. Stanton ol s trlkea T Tois Wilson in "Bchoal for Girls, Ben Lyon in “Ll‘hl-‘ ning_Strikes Twice." ‘Tl Katharine Hepburn, Alan Hale and Domld Crlsn ln iComedy. News. Cart./Cq “Shirley Temnle -nd James Dunn in Snt Byes.” ‘omedy. News. Cart. | Katharine Hepburn, Alan Hale and Donald Crisp in | Shirley Temple and | James Dunn in ““Bright Eyes.” {Comedv. News._Cart. Chude Rains in “The [Man Who, Re LilaL 6th and C €ts. N.E. |nfny e ine HPBbu\'n in State Lif | inist Bethesda. Md. ‘Travelogue, Sylvan e o | 104 R. L Ave. NW. | gomight EIe, | Dorothy Russell Todd will present a group of her piano pupils in recital today, assisted by Joanna Best Russell, soprano. The pupils who will play are Robert and Doris Proudley, Jane Mad- dax, Shirley Miriam Seigel, Dorothy Hu Woxld Chas BlCRTord, “A N Tnvflo(ue nd.”| torious Gentleman. hirley Temple and | Fay Wray in B aines. Dunh in | “The Rulls of God. ‘Bright Eves. Stef Duna Comedy. ~ Cartoon. Katharine Henburn in| “Jhe e in “Red Barnum. Morning.” Novemes | Cartoon. “rTcz ittle Minister. Fi Wallace Beery in “The Might: Anne Washington, Betty Tracle, Marian Bonavita, Carol Dietzman and Margaret Russell. Beery | Takoma Walaok ey ‘Takoma Park, D. O. Wllllce Beery “The Mignty lrnum = w-lhc’e Beery *The Michty Eddle Cantor in “Kid Million in “The )‘llh" Tivoli g Cli l G bl d Marvin _ Gardner, baritone, with e Cpn 14th and Park Rd. Dorothy Radde Emery, pianist, will clux ome and and {Constance Bennett in’ e et in Hours.” give & half hour’s program of music Idd:’emcmtor at the Women’s City Club today at '8 o'clock. ) Constance Bennett lll [ou! York ‘“l«lrcofledyl'l ‘Ol. Ave, and Quebee. First “Kid Millions.” “See America i “Bee l ~Ci " Bddie JKid lulllonl' | rica First.” ] (P Cl ““n(‘ll Oflud’flollrl-" ““After Offi Clark ¢ ot e ot | _Come r-mmuun‘i"— “Bordertown.” Cartoon. ) Eddie Ca De!e'ue Rests, or Roser) My n E Ne | “stral Fom the Heart: w-llnu Burv in~ “Barnam. . | _Cartoon. ! ictorial. or in “Kid Milllons.” cleimed Lfl in e. No. 4 of w of the ‘wild.”_Comedy. _ ude Rains in ““The ‘Who Reclaimed urngoe M Comn‘m Buck Jones ““The_ Crimson Trlfl " Warner Baxter and Lo; __Cartoon._ News. Richard Dix in “West of the Pecos.” Sally Blane in_‘“The ver Streak.” Seri t O'Brien lnd nn Dvorak in 1] Anything.” ._Silly 8ymphony. Eddie Cantor in "Kld Millions.” “‘See_Amer] T Rudy _Vallee “Sweet Music.” ica_Pirst Vallee Rudy, Valles ‘Becret ] “Becret Fov Barbara Stanwyck ride.” ty, Ficarao Gorter in AT “White Cockatoo.” Chase A l Dr. Kindler's complete program fol- | F. Maliptero | Tschaikowsky | Montgomery in cardo Cortez in “The | n | Mountain Symphony Orchestra Chorale, “I Call Upon Thee, Lord™. (This chorale is a transcription for orchestra of one of Bach's lovely and intimate chorale preludes.) “Symphony No. 4 in F Minor” . Tchalkovsky HE Fourth Symphony” of (L3 Tchatkovsky has a curious history. At a certain mo- ment when Tchaikovsky, like most composers before and after him, was having a difficult time in trying to find not only recog- nition, but the possibility of a liveli- hood, he received a communication from & woman by the name of Na- dejda von Meck. In her letter she expressed her wish to relieve the com- poser of anxiety by giving him an annual income sufficient for him to be able to devote himself exclusively to the kind of composition that he would want to do, and take away the necessity of the “hack” work by | which he had been considerably ham- pered. The only condition which she made was that she would never meet him personally as she feared that a | personal contact might disrupt the | ideal relationship which she tried to establish. Tchaikovsky, deeply moved, accepted, and dedicated his “Fourth Symphony” (the most important one so far and one of his three great ones) to her. Later on, after 8 number of years, misunderstanding occurred between | the hypersensitive composer and the ideal patron; but it is well to re- member that when poor Tchaikovsky | was in the death throes caused by the | dread cholera epidemic of 1894, the name of Nadejda von Meck was con- stantly on his lips, even when in the | state of delirium caused by the fatal | disease. The “Fourth Symphony,” also called | the “Fate Symphony,” starts with a | recurring fanfare-like theme in minor | key. This theme occurs again and again all through the symphony, and | is its “fate motif.” In the first move- ment, after this introduction, the violin$ start the main cantabile, or singing melody, in slow 9-8 time. | This is one of Tchaikovsky's typical unspxrluons full of languorous aban- |don and in contrast with the light ;and graceful second theme in a trip- | ping rhythm and a warm and more | Juyrul third subject in the cellos. These themes are developed, only to | be interrupted by the “fate” motif. Toward the end the struggle between the two becomes more and more ex- citing and ends in a passonate out- | burst of the 1ain singing theme with | the character of the “fate” motif | underneath. The second movement is built on two Russian folk songs, the first one melancholy, of a fine extended line, the second one march-like and rhyth- mically vital. This typically Russian movement ends with the first motif | in that most mournful of all instru- | ments, the bassoon. | The next movement takes the place | of the conventional scherzo and is in | complete opposition to what has gone before. It is of the utmost gayety, | and Tchaikovsky himself described it: | “No definite feelings find expression | These are | in the third movement. capricious arabesques, intangible fig- |if one had drunk wine and become slightly intoxicated. We think of nothing, but give free rein to the | fancy which humors itself in drafting | the most singular lines.” | strings begin this movement. For a | long time it continues with fan*astic | harmonies, filled with passing dizccrds such as Tchaikovsky loved. At its end a long-held note of the oboe intro- Cuces the middle section. “Suddenly there arises the memory of a drunken peasant and a ribald song. Military music passes by in the distance. Such are the disconnected images which | fiit through the brain as one sinks |1cto slumber.” By and by the main | plucked movement returns, At the end the woodwinds imitate them, the two choirs imitating one another in kaleidoscopic harmonies. The whirling theme of the trio returns for wood- winds, gyrating ever more dizzily, un- til reminiscences of the march and a puckish return of the scherzo herald | the end. | The last movement is a real “finale.” starting off with a wild rush of the entire orchestra, followed by a well- known Russian theme which has bean jused by other composers, even by | Stravinsky in his “Petrouchka.” | wild first subject returns, culminating now in a third march-life figure for | full orchestra. A long development ‘sfcflcn follows. Suddenly the ominous “fate” theme is heard again, for the last time. A dramatic pause. And | then, over a roll of the drums, the march-like third theme begins very softly—the beginning of an enormous climax, and one of the most brilliant codas in all music. | “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra,” AROLD BAUER will be instru- mental in presenting to the novelties of the season, namely, Ravel's new piano concerto. It will be the first performance in Washington, and | one of the first in this country. | The concerto of Ravel is somewhat | like a synthesis of the different periods parcel of every creative artist. | recognizes the brilliant orchestral palette of the creator of “Daphnis and Chloe” and the “Bolero,” the acri | charm of such works as “Scarbo” for " | piano, the lovely exoticism of the “Ma | Mere rOye” suite, the ironical verve, the wit, the delicious impertinence which is one of his most irresistible characteristics. The form is in the tradition of the classics. The piano is always in the foreground and does not follow, like often in twentieth cen- tury compositions, an obbligato role within the orchestra. happy throughout, vivacious in the extreme. A slightly slower middle section where the piano is surrounded by brilliant scales of all the different woodwinds is followed by a cadenza for the piano alone, after which the orchestra re-enters and the first gay mood of the piece returns. The adagio, which sounds like mod- ernized Chopin, is to me one of Ravel's real “finds,” and, with his masterly | output, this means that it is a marvel | of art and sensibility alike. The quite | —— | suppressed emotion which is one of Ravel's most marked characteristics is here once more revealed and shows us the very human and sensitive artist at his best. ‘The Presto again is lightness and agility personified. Syncopation, slightly “blue” melodies, and jazz ani- mate this last movement which, with K Plucked | The | Ravel | | Washington public another of the | {of development which are part and | One | The first movement is gay and | Thursday Afternoon.’ Notes on program Numbers. By Hans Kindler. Bach | its ever increasing brilliance, brings | the concerto to a successful close. “Les Preludes” ...... Li “] ES PRELUDES" of Liszt 1s one | of the most popular works of | the prolific and still misunderstood genius. We are so apt to confuse brilliance with shallowness, and dull- ness with depth. A composer, who | besides works of the importance of a Faust symphony for orchestra and | the “B Minor Sonata” for piano, has | written the charming works known as the “Annees de Pelerinage.” the two piano ballades, the transcend- ants etudes, as well as works such |as today's preludes, the “Mefisto Waltz,” the “Second Rhaposdy,” the flat and A major piano con- certos, the “Hungarian Fantasy,” and | countless other works which today, | after nearly 100 years, are able by | their sheer vitality and exuberance to enthuse and excite audiences every- where; when we consider that this was done by a man whose life was partly taken up by being the greatest pianist jof his time: that this artist had extraordinary literary talent which resulted in a dozen volumes on dif- ferent subjects, that he was the protagonist of every young and gifted composer of the time, that Wagner, | whom he helped constantly, said that | no other conductor had given as great | a performance of his “Lohengrin” and “Tannhauser” as Liszt; that he was | the inventor of the new art form, the | symphonic poem; when we consider | all these and other things, we cannot help but smile about those detractors | (one cannot call them critics) who accused this genius of shallowness and insisted on trying to bespatter his | noble figure with the obvious and ever recurrent platitudes of their putrid lmagmauon The “Preludes,” his most famous symphonic poem, is an idealization of the life of man—of his endowments. In the preface of “Les Preludes” we read that “life is but a series of prel- udes to that unknown song, the first solemn note of which is sounded by death. Love is the enchanted early part of life, but this happiness is nearly always interrupted by some ‘swrm Man then takes refuge in na- ture, but, after a while, life calls him | back to the taste of life. The trumpet | call to arms is heard, and defines in ithe struggle his full consciousness of himself and the complete possession | of his strength.” The music follows | this program rather closely and with great and expressive felicity. P L R Miss Preece Sings Tuesday. AUD PREECE, mezzo-contralto, will be presented in a song recital by McCall Lanham on Tuesday eve- ning at 8:30 o'clock at 1310 Nine- teenth street northwest, assisted by Robert Sheehan, baritone. Miss Preece. who was born in Here- ford, England, comes of a musical family, her mother having been an accomplished singer. Since coming to this country 12 years ago, Miss Preece, who is an expert equestrian, has taught riding, but will now devote herself to a professional musical career. Her work has received the encouragement of Frank La Forge and | others, and her New York concert debut is planned for the early Fall. Her program on Tuesday will com- prise “Speso vibra per suo gioco™ (Scarlatti), “Lungi dal caro bene” (Secchi), “L'Esclave” (Lalo), “Le Mitoir” (Ferrari), “One Who Has Yearned Alone” (Tschaikowsky), *Go Lovely Rose” (Quilter): “Danny Boy” (Weatherly), “Down in the Forest” (Renald), and the aria “Mon coeur s'ouvre a to voix.” from Saint-Saens’ “Samson et Dalila.” and a duet, “In | the Hush of the Starlight” (Ayleward). Mr. Sheehan will sing songs by Car- | rissimi, Purcell, Handel, Dunhill and | Speaks. Ernest White Recital. 'HE District of Columbia Chapter American Guild of Organists, will ‘przsent Ernest White, organist, who | for the past six years has been director of music at St. James’ Church in Phil- adelphia, in a recital on the organ of | the First Congregational Church, | Tenth and G streets, tomorrow night at 8:30 o'clock. . ol MasieiE eatvall ON TUESDAY night at the Hotel Willard the third annual Spring festival of church choral music will be held by six outstanding church choirs in the city, sponsored by the Columbia College of Christian Edu- cation. The program, which was are ranged by the directors of the choirs, with R. Deane Shure as chairman. will begin at 8:15 o'clock. Each choir will offer three numbers under its own conductor, the six choirs uniting in a finale comprising two numbers, Dvorak’s “Going Hom from the ‘New World Symphony,” and Men- elssohn’s “Thanks Be to God,” with R. Deane Shure conducting the first and George F. Ross conducting the second number. Approximately 200 singers will participate in the finale. T Egon Petri Lectures. THE next lecture recital by the fae mous Dutch pianist, Egon Petri, will take place at the Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I street northwest, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. ‘Octaves, Trills and Arpeggios” will the subject Mandolin, Banjo, ilan Guitar, Ukulele Qrehestra Training—Sesvis Repertoire Free Guest itals COLUMBIA SCHOOL of MUSIC 1221 Conn. Ave. National 6530 BESSIE N. WILD Voice Cllllnu Piano and Harmeny lo. 6824 5th St. N.W. ruo'vl: _GEORGIA 3233, Armando Jannuzzi Grand Opera, Dramatic Tenor Voice Specialist Italian Method School of bel cante 1403 732 13th St. ! Mme. Malda Fani Italian Grand Opera Star from “La Scala” of Milan | Teacher for Voice Production and Italian, French and Spanish Diction Audition by Appointment Telephone Decatur 3343