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F—6 NOTES FROM THE WORLD Fine Art of Singing Has Reached Lowest EbbToday Hurried Modern Life Is Given as One Cause for This Condition—Lack of Complete Training and Serious Thought. By Alice Eversman. T IS a sad but true-fact that the most natural of all the branches of musical art, singing, has been on the decline for many years. Today the percentage of great singers is small in comparison with the number of fine instrumentalists both before the public and in the ranks of amateurs. And by “great” is meant those who consciously and intelligently have cultivated the technique of the voice and retained its perfection in spite of the wear and tear of public appearances. It is also true that no instfumentalist could be accepted as an artist or keep his place as such were he to permit himself the inadequate preparation or the careless execution which is condoned in a singer if the THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 24, 1935—PART FOUR. Artists Appearing This Week in Novel Programs voice quality is pleasing. At one time the art of singing led | the musical world. Composers were guided by it in fashioning their works | and instrumentalists strove to imitate the style and tonal beauty of the great singers in their playing. Singers were splendid musicians and their word was law as regards both the composi- tion and the production of a work in which they were associated. The list of celebrities was small in those golden | days, but it was worth while, and to be classed among them was a guaran- tee of undying fame. Today the world is full of singers, ‘yet the number who | have a chance at immortality are few | indeed. ‘When one is tempted to ask why | this is so, the immediate excuse will be that present day vocal music requires | a type of singing passed away when ‘Wagner wrote his magnificent music dramas. Since then the singer has become entranced with “interpreta- tion” and feels justified in using any different technique and the old | passages in keeping with the com- poser’s style and yet with an individ- uality that was part of his bid for fame. The names of some of the past masters of this art are linked with those of the composers who receive the highest honoring today because of the influence they exerted on the com- poser’s writings. Of all the famous lyric or dra- matic singers, none is remembered so | tenderly as is Jenny Lind. It was the sweetness of her singing, the warm tones so expressive of the sen- timent of the music that charmed her hearers and left them moved with a deep emotion. Jenny Lind and her singing of *“Home, Sweet Hcme,” the lovely voice and the beau- | tiful song, caused thousands to jour- ney miles and to pay fabulous prices to hear her. Yet at one time Jenny Lind lost her voice from incorrect usage. She went to Manuel Garcia, the most celebrated voice teacher of that time, and begged him to do something for her. After hearing her attempts at singing he was dubious if anything could be done to restore her voice, but after she pleaded with vocal means to that end. The hurried life of today, and particularly here in this country, \;;herel!hl:’\gs are done | n a short time, has also been respon- for the length of time required for the | condition. She was required to bind development of this delicate and | herself to the study of only two notes evaniscent art seems too long to give | 8t & time until he could find her when the natural talent is so appar- | f€ady to touch the rest of her reg- ent. mer. This rigorous and tiresome There are few singers at the present time who sufficiently understand the command of their mechanism to sing many of the works that were on every | program of artists a_hundred or two | hundred years ago. In those days the | public went to hear the marvelous ex- | ecution, the exquisitely spun tone, the long-sustained phrases of singers | whose unremitting labor was the per- fection of such details. Nor was inter- pretation in the sense of sentiment overlooked, but rather better expressed by the infinite polish of execution. In the halcyon days of fine singing, | 10 years devoted exclusively to exercise | work before a public debut was not | asm and after months of simple tone work she was permitted to take up her public work, which eventually led to her famous tour of America and her lasting fame. With all our musical developments and advancement, the principles of good singing remain the same. When the word “song” is spoken the mind immediately associates it with the| loveliest singing in the world, that | of a bird. Nature's songster has set the model for humans to follow. Sweet, pure, even tones, impercepti- | bly gliding one into another in beau- the ideal of good singing, whether | study was undertaken with enthusi- | tifully sustained phrases, remain ever‘ At left: Amri Galli-Campi, noted coloratura soprano, who will be guest artist at the Newspaper Women's Club costume ball Satur- day evening at the Willard Hotel. Right: Ivor Stravinsky, composer and pianist, and Samuel Dushkin, violinist, whose recital tonight at the National Theater will program Stravinsky's compositions. Below: Dvora Lapson, well-known Jewish danseuse, appearing in an unusual program this evening at the Jewish Community Center, and, right, Lazar Galpern, producer and dancer, who will lecture Saturday afternoon at the Sulgrave Club for the Slavic American Society and dance in the evening at the Willard Hotel for the Newspaper Women's Club charity ball. ERNARD PARRONCHI, first cellist unusual. During that time the student \ polished each note of his range until | it was produced with the greatest pos- | sible purity and resonance. Every gradation of volume was sought and | its production brought under complete | control. The slightest slipping from it be dramatic or lyric. ‘What the singers of today need is‘ of the Radio Center Theater of time to study and absolute knowl- | New York, will give a recital this eve- edge of what they are striving for.| ning at the Women's City Club, as- The end is academically inclosed in |sisted by Mary Izant Cough, pianist. the study of placement, resonance, Non-members as well as members A fine voice, legato and breathing. a desire to sing and a few properly interpreted numbers will not make a correct placement was an unendurable blemish and one not to be tolerated. Breath control and its attachment to tonal generation was a science for the mastery of which a lifetime was | too short. Diction and its reaction | on tonal quality was an extensive | study in itself. The custom of composers of another | century was to leave the vocal embel- lishments of their works to the genius of the singer. A superfine musician- | the time is ripe for it, would not ship was necessary for an artist to | | only remedy the existing conditions invent his cadenzas and the fioritura | but elevate the art of song. Artists in Recital Tonight It was while vacationing in Heidel- berg in the Summer of 1902 that Igor Stravinsky, who, with Samuel Dush- kin, will appear at the National The- ater tonight in a program of his com- positions, decided to abandon the law, for which he had been prepared, for the serious study of music, and it was his meeting with Rimsky-Korsakoff that his decision was made. He be- came a pupil of the latter, and for more than two years devoted himself to hard work under that master. “Faun and Shepherdess,” a song cycle; “Fireworks,” an orchestra com- position, and his first “Symphony” were the result of this intensive period. Then he met the famous choreo- graphic master, Serge Diaghilev, and together they worked upon a ballet, the centuries. It is a great pity that this art, so universal in its appeal, should be allowed to die out for want of time and thought. America has| the finest voices in the world today, | yet the art of singing is at a lowyebb. More earnest searching after knowl- edge and ambition restrained unti world discussion that has never ceased to this day and was augmented when in 1913 Stravinsky brought forth “Le | Sacre du Printemps.” From year to year since that time this musical genius has startled the music world anew. Stravinsky is a pioneer in the realm of music. The program which is offered com- | prises” “Suite Italienne” with its in- troduction, serenata, tarantella, ga votte, scherzino and menuetto finale Devertimento, including “Sinfonia,” “Danses Suisses.” “Scherzo” and “Pas de Deux”: the “Violin Concerto,” on which Sam- uel Dushkin collaborated with him; “Airs du Rossignol,” comprising “Marche Chinoise,” _ “Berceuse,” “Scherzo” and “Danse Russe.” The concert is at 8:45 and the event singer whose fame will echo through | “Aria and Capriccio” from | | Arcade may attend the recital, which begins {at 8 pm. at the club quarters at 736_Jackson place. “Patria,” by Mary Howe, Washing- | ton composer, 15 one of the numbers Mr. Parronchi will play and the com- | poser has accepted an invitation to attend the recital. The full program of the recital will | be: “Preludio,” Corelli; Minuett,” Gaelotti; “Patria,” | Howe; “Concerto in D Major,” Haydn; “Malaguena,” Albeniz; “Habanera,” Ravel; “Granadinas” Nin, and “Sonata, A Major,” Boccherini. Sunday —“ARCH | Academy Bhfldog_ Drammon ‘ th and G sts. .. |Strikes Back', Al Ambassador °fl"'”’: 1?“:"::: 18th & Columota Ra. | “TURGE | ap. “James Cagney and Pat O'Brien in “Devil Dogs_of Air.” Cartoor “Girl of the Liber-_ Jost.” Comedv. Cartoon. Apollo 024 B 8t Arcade Rockville Md. NE Grace Moore i edy. Hyattsville, Md. News. Ashton Clarendon, Va. James C: “Gavotte and | Mary | Ronllfl “Colman in f "the | n. “one Rignt of Love.” planned for a Paris showing, “Oiseau de Feu.” The following year came “Petrushka,” also with Diaghilev. The acclaim and censure that greeted these ballets made Stravinsky the center of is the fifth recital in the series of ] famous artists presented here this season on Sunday nights at the Na- tional Theater by the T. Arthur Smith Avalon 5612 Conn. Ave. | Ave. Grand | Pat oBrlen ln “Devil Dogs Al Lionel) B Frymore 4B W. C, Fields Concert Bureau. in 645 Pa._Ave SE. “David Copperfield. Last Concert of Season HE formal recital season of 1934-35 will come to a close | at Constitution Hall Sunday afternoon, April 7, at 4 o'clock, when Nino Martini, tenor, and Gladys Swarthout, mezzo- | soprano, both of the Metropolitan | Opera and both stars of radio and | concert, will appear there in joint recital as the fifth and last attrac- tion of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey's first Sunday series of concerts. Nino Martini, who achieved a place | in the Metropolitan Opera by virtue of his radio song, has recently been signed to appear in a series of screen productions, the first of which he is to begin on May 12. Miss Swarthout recently won first place among woman classical vocalists in a poll of the Nation’s radio editors. EVENING concerts by artists at pop- ular admission prices—50 cents to $2.50 per seat—is in prospect for next season with the current an- | Lionel Barrvmore Cameo “Davia Copperfeid. l Comedy. Mount Rainfer, Md. Carolina 11th & N. C._ Ave SE Central 425 0th &t N.W Circle 2105 Pa_Ave. N.W Comedy. Colony James Cagney and . Pat O'Brien in Ga. Ave. and Farragut News. bes in To{llnfl erv‘ Carlisl " Leo Carrillo and Ted Healy in “winning Ticket.” _Comedies.__Popeye. Ramon Novarro and e in nouncement by Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey that she is considering the presentation of one, and possibly two, series of de luxe evening concerts at Constitution Hall, beginning next November. This series of concerts is in_addi- tion to the two series that Mrs. Dorsey will present at Constitution Hall on L;urel and Hardy in <« Cellist Plays Howe Work. F. M. C. Junior Concert. THE District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs, Gertrude Lyons, president, presents the fifth concert in a series of junior concerts, super- | vised and arranged by Mrs. James L. | Guion, the State junior counselor, oh Saturday at 8 o'clock, 1810 Connecti- cut avenue. lleme Aughinbaugh presents Nellie Swann, Virginia Bestor presents Hen- rietta Thomson, Elena de Sayn pre- sents Howard Blachly in violin solos. | Mme. Coutinho presents Egor Shlopak | and John O'Brien in piano, Frances Gutelius presents Janice Smith, Iva Laughlen Guy presents Mary Graves, Enid Staley presents Theresa Romano, Etta Schmid Wells presents Flora Blumenthal, Mrs. George Williams |and Helen Williams present Bonnie The counselors who will present | Mason Throckmorton, Dorothy Neff their students are as follows: Made- | Tyler presents Marguerite Moncure of | Monday Ronald Colman | “Bulldog ' Drummond 1kes Becl 50 Happv 1 andings." “Charles Llulhwl\ "Rul(lel of Red Gap d Pat O'Brien in “Devil Dou of lhe‘ Air.” Cart | T4Girl of the Ubel‘- lost."” Comedy. __Cartoon. _ “Dey A “Born_t Grace Moore. “One Nizht of Love. edy. Ca Comedy. oNewy “David Copperfield.” | 8how bezins 6:30. | “James Cuney and | vi Lionel Barrvmore 1 “David Copperfield.” Comtdy Col John My Dreams.” " Leo Carrillo and Ted Healy in “Winning Ticket.” _Comedies. _Popeve. “Robert Young and | Ed Stuart Frwin in “The Band Plays On." ! Jlmel C;‘m!y “and en in Devil Dogs (o1 the Alr" Car! Pa “Devfl Don 0( fll Dumbarton Alr. 10 Sunday afternoons during the sea- 1349 Wis. Ave. N.W. son of 1935-36. Tentative arrangements have al- ready been made to present in this evening series such artists as Kreisler, Rachmaninoff, Lucrezia Bori, another Metropolitan Opera quartet, consist- ing of Helen Jepson, soprano; Rose Bampton, contralto;- Edward John- son, tenor, and Richard Bonelli, bari- tone, as well as a fifth performance by one of the male singers, possibly John Charles Thomas. This evening series of concerts will Hilen M eivetr “One Hour Lafe. _ News,_ Comedy. Gharles Bover and Lorgita Young in v Si uueu Fairlawn Anacostia. D. C. Hippodrome K near 9th Home 13th and C Sts. NE. Jesse 18th nr. R. L Ave. N.E. Wall Y in “The uumy arn: Comedy. News, Gary Cooper 1 “Lives of 'a Bengal __ Lancer. biing. Sally Eilers in Bad." Tuesday in“Shirley Temple and James Dunn “Bright Eves™ " Charles Laughton ‘ n “Ruggles of Red en in Cartoo: o Be rtoon. Comedv (Mady Christians and ‘Charles Bickford n _“Wicked Woman. . C. in avid Copperfield.”_ T Lionel Barrvmore in “David Copperfield.” medy. News. ‘Tom Keene in “Our_Daily Bread."” Dogs. of Lthe < Xiter ‘office. Hours ~Spencer Trl:y 0 |“Looking for Trouble." "1 Cohan in Georse Miljan in _“The Ghost Walks.” | Cary Grant and y_in Com¢ O'Brien Myr! "Wlnn tn the Dark.’ Musical. ward Arnold and Karen Morley in “Wednesday's Child. Cartoon. edy. James Cagney and | in “Devil, Dogs of the Air.”" _Cartoon. | Wednesday | Thursday the intermediate department. Soph- ocles Papag will give a talk on “Mod- ern Music for the Guitar.” The junior concert in April will be under the direction of Robert Ruck- man, who will present the junior choirs and young organists in a recital. The junior contest will be held on May 4 and the junior day programs will be given on,May 25, afternoon | and evening, under the direction of Mrs. James L. Guion, State junior counselor. Friday Saturday Shirley Temple and Will Rogers ‘ James Dunn in “Bright Eves” 71 |Clark Gable and Con- Clark Gable ance Bennett in stance Be: «3frer ofce Hou | Hal LeRoy comedy. ames Cagney and | | .u s Caxney “and” Clark Gable and Con- C! Bennett in "Hou TSport Tesl Dick Poell Ruby_Keel “Dame: __Comeds Gary Coor Musical. _Sport_recl Spencer Tracy in ‘Looking for Trouble.” Cohan_in amblinie.” Cart. Gary Cooper in “Lives, of 8" Benzal | n News. a Comedv Carlocm '(‘om(“i Cartoon Ramon Novarro and | Joe Morrison and Evelyn Laye | Helen Twelvetrees “The Night I in | “one Hour Late’_ Young.” George Raft and " George Raft and Carole Lombard in | Carole Lombard in “Rumba.” “Rumba.” Comedy Comedy. T Myrna Loy and Myrna Loy and ary Grant in Cary Grant_in C. = “wings in the Dark." “Wings in the Dark Comedy. _Band reei. Comedy. Band reel. Cary Grant and | Randolph Scott Eiissa Landi in ome on the Range “Enter Madame " Cartoon News. cmoon Comedy. | __ & Dick Powell and m Keene in “Our n-nv Bread." Ruby Keeler s Flmn-fen Walk."”_ Jon Milian in 4™ TW. C_Pields and The Ghost W: Carv Grant a Lionel Barrymore in “David Copperfield. Myrna Loy _in ‘Wings in the Dark.” Chick Chandler com. Rudy Vallee and Musical. Comeds. Jose itchinson D o e nn Dvorak 1 Weet Ausic.” Brent in News. _ Cartoon. George Raft and Carole Lombard in “Rumba.” George Raft and Carole Lombard in Rumba.” Hal LeRoy. Hal LeRoy. oe Morr: d | Hijen Tuwrerlv,:a'e.e'; “n “‘One Hou, News. camedy. “Charles Rover and", Loretta Yo’ueng'l: ‘Caravan.’ Ca Wall l “The ety News. S |__Comed: cnoru l Car Iy “Lives of 's Bengal Lancer.” May “Grand Ol be given in place of the Tuesday afternoon concert series at 4:40 o'clock. Palm Del Palestinian Evening. VORA LAPSON, well-known Jewish danseuse and pantomimist of Jewish folk-lore, will appear in joint recital tonight at the Jewish Com- munity Center with Misha Rappel, Jewish artist and actor. Mr. Rappel will sing Jewish folk songs and give character sketches from Jewish literature. Miss Lapson’s program is as follows: THE JEWISH WOMAN. Shalach—Mnor (based on holom S e fohem them Tradition Chasunah Bonime Shabbos (a Jewish' moum wel- comes the Slhblth Zilberts Havdalah . PALHTINE Anclent: Ruth in the Fields of ] .Gladstein . Native: P;Iutlnlln romance. Goldfarb . Yeminite nd . . Tradition llod‘em‘: shomp:r‘ (heroic character of pioneer Palestine) . Modern Woman and the Hora .Wenbers CHASSIDIC. . Moishelach un Schioimelach (bused 1R Bailik's mm) ‘Brunoff-Kadison \ © ® @ -_smg:g- - e oSdnes Fox & Chlrkl Starrett in “The_Silver_ Streak.” Princess 1119 H 8t NE. Richmond Alexandris, Va. Savoy 3030 14th St Frauenheim prograrn. last piano recital to be given this season by Norman Frauenheim will take place Tuesday, April 2, at the Sulgrave Club at 8:45 o'clock. Mr. Frauenheim will play “Prelude Dark. Bette Davis in “Bordertown.” Novelty. o Giiris. "~ Paul Muni and | Fox Chaties Starsers in “The_Silve Sydney “School < er Sti Froon. y LeRoy a Gift. y. lun Paul Muni and Bette Davis in “Bordertown.” 00m shows‘ 7and 9. 'y Cooper in 'm"i of a Beng: . S, Fields and” | in News nd e __ Laurel nndHlmy wm Robsol e i Hea “Kig Ml Soveity. Wallace Beery in “The Mighty Barnum.” Roger Pryor in <.”| _“Strange Rud! Vallee and Ann Dvorak in s Mary Astor. “‘Straight _From_the_ Paul Muni and | Wallace Beery and Bette Davis in | Virginia Bruce in, ““Bordertown.” “Mighty Barnum." ‘Cam Shows, 7 and 9. New‘ Shows, 7 and 9. ry Cooper in ry Cooper in ieey of a Bengal s of a Bengal Lancer.” Cartoon. —C. Fields and o | e Arthur Byron in rhe President hes. _Comedy.” Cartoon |~ George Brent and Josephine Hutchinson in “Right to Liv | Comedies. James Cagnev and Pat O'Brien in “Devil Dogs of the Air.” _Comedy. Comedy. | George Rl{’t nd Laurel andHardy com. : James Cogney and Pat O'Brien in “Devil, Dogs of the oD Lives of & Bex:m‘ Liv neer _Comedy. “White Cockatoo.” | Comedy. “Wallace Beery and HE { man Foster in “Be- d the Evidence."” y Cody in ‘Fron- Days."" Serial. Edna May Oliver in urder on & Ho""- on.” No. 2 of 'Ru: 1rr~o!Rdeoz Carl ‘Helldorado." 1" No. Will Rogers in ‘H Hal LeRoy comedsy. d in Coekatoo ariety Symphony. Buck Jones “Desert Venzean te Comeds i Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler in “Dam Comedy. News Gary Cooper in S of a Ben: Lancer. y Grant in S'in the Dark. luck Pards Cartoon. Serial. Return_engagement, by st. of | ackic Cooper i _| “Peck’s Bad Boy. Lyle Talbot in “Red-Hot Tires." {Comedy. Travel reel. et grand c. First World Cartoon. Grey's Jean Muir and Ricardo Cortez in Stanwyek in Bride | Comedy. Travel reel. No. 5 of ° Sport_reel Randolph Scott in Home on the Range Cartoon. Barbara “'Secret, Cartoon. ..\ cwnzv in "iin the Stratosphere NancyCarroll in_ Seal- ousv.” Cart. Serial | Wallace Peny and Virginia Bruce in “The Mighty Barnum.” News. Virginia Bruce in “The Michty Barnum.” | Fields and niel Barrvmore i ‘David Copperfield ick Chandler_com. Rudv Vallee and n Dvorak in A2 et Mnsic.” jews. _ Cartoon. Barbnu‘sun yok. | “Secret Bride.” moon.”_JackPerrin “The Wolf Riders, Lyle Tslbot and Mary Astor in “Red-Hot_Tires.” Comedy._ Leo Carrillo in “Winning Ticket." INo. 5 of “Tallsoin |{Tommy."” Com. Cart. | Edmund Lol'e and wnme surv a Jack Holt In Virginia Bruce in *Mighty Barnum." News. Shows, 7 and 9. Paul Muni and Bette Davis in “Bordertown.” Cartool ) —Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler in “Flirtation Walk.” _I_Cartoon._ New ~ Ann Hatding in “Biography_of a Bachelor Girl.” Comedy. | Buck Jones in “The Crimson Trail | Comedy. Cartoon. | _Serial_(mat. onlv)._ Ruby Keeler in “Flirtation Walk. Cartoon.News._ “White Lies.” “Law on the Range."” Cartoon. P ! - e mD g" t{({ Bl"%’lll:l‘sh “‘Fatl !er TOWD, e~ Presiden |tective.” Com. Serial. Featurette. Ser. Cart. Eddie Cnlxtnr in y. ives. n “County Chairman.” Novelty. w 1 Rl\leu m “The County Chairman. Comedy. Wallace Beery in - Mighty Barnum. Roger Pryor in *_|_“Strange Wives.” T | Rudy Vallee and Ann Dvorak in “Sweet Music.” __Cartoon. News. Wil Rogers “ Chairman.” o ovelty. Will Rogers in ““The County Chairman.” Comedy. “Warner Baxter in yBroadway BiLY Collter. sr.. Failure | luSiiccesstul ety Doctor.” Comedy. Cartoon. “Laura La Plante | n “Church Mouse.” Musical. Chester Morris in Paul Muni and [Lyle Talbot and Ann Betle Davis in Dvorak in vMurder in “Bordertown.” the Clouds.” Western Comeds. Cartoon. Featurette. Ser. Cart. Warner Baxter in Bob Steele in B Tombstone, _Terror. Uin Winchells “Broadway e.” Through a_Keyhole.” Kay Francis and George Brent in “Living on Vel _Cartoon. _New: smflul , Temple n “anh! EYES." Kay Francis and orge Brent in " Bob Steele in “Bie_Caliber.” and Fugue in A Minor” (Bach-Liszt), “Rondo in A Minor” (Mozart), “Vari- ations in Serieuses” (Mendelssohn), Seco Richard “West of l;.h::‘ Pecos.” Silyer Spring. Md. i "|“West of the Pecos.” [Bennett, Comedy. Cartoon, [Rec! “Intermezzo in E Flat, op. 118”; “Capriccio in B Minor,” “Intermezzo in B Flat Minor, op. 118,” and Brahms’ and Schumann’s “Carnaval.” Stanton 6th and C €ts. N.E. Sute Margaret Sull; Bethesda. Md. e oepell amd Hesie ‘Tom Brown. lllflin “Sweel m:m Claude Rnnnn M Hll Head. Shlflev Temple and James Dunn | Brient'Byes _ 'k Gable m-udeue otbert in | ed | One Joan| Wh Ed-|Wheeler & Woolsey, ed-|“Kentucky Kernels.’ Comedy. ~ News. Karen Morley. old. ‘hesday's Child" “Cheating_Cheaters.” “Shirley Temple and | Jlmex Dunn Richard Dix in “West of the Pecos.” Jimmy’ Durante in “Student_Tour.” atinee only — “Girl the Limberlost.” 4 ‘Grace Moore in “One Night of of of Monte cl-haem’cmbe n William ‘i Hnitation of Tite> Novelty. Egon Petri Lectures. THEMo{theufluo(hcturere- citals by the fanfous Dutch pianist, Egon Petri, will be held at the Arts Club of Washington, ‘2017 I street Sylvan 104 R. 1 A Takoma ‘Takoma Park, D. O. e “Behold Comedy. Joa, S northwest, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. -“Interpretation” will be the subject of this lecture, Tivoli 14th and Park R4. | “David comrflc!d.' 1By 1 B: l.lnne rrmlen lnfl.um”'. :’ - Others. ore and lds “David pw‘llv_nggnld)' iy _12" Ty Cooper in York s Of & Bensal Other Mugic New’ on Page 10. R Carioog( lvia_Sidney ”n Raymond oveli ‘nd Fra ife.” ties. ncis ud!rel and Francis Lederer lnd Ginger Rogers in | Ginger Rogers in Romance in Manhat- ‘Romance in Manhat *_Com._ Novelf m N |Jackie Connn “ll'h »[dolph” Scott e Ran on__Parade. |Evening only—*Count Cristo. “The .| "Wssa rel and Hardy i in yuum and Hardy 1n bes in Toyland.”| abes in Toyland.” Buck Jones_in "rne Crimson_Trail.” Chas. Bickford. “ANo- Oenil! an."” n Paul Muni and " Jone “The Ser. Bette Davis ““Bordertown. Cartoon. _Serial. fes ovelties. ava un—n- Loy Predric March in wum B the _“We Live Again.” | __ _ Lastie” 'flv' T arlet P\mpenul. Cartool on| rent in “Scarlet Pimpernel.” ____Cartoon. Myrna Loy “Wings in, the T Leslle Bow Taf Tim McCoy "s«uue Shooter.” Tracy in “Clrnlvll." Laurel and Hardy. Rmn Joun “The Ann Herding in raphy o OF MUSICAL AFFAIRS Popular Vote Concert OLLOWING the custom of other | showing a decided trend toward the years, the for the National Symphony | Orchestra’s final concert of the | season next Sunday afternoon in Con- stitution Hall will comprise music | chosen by popular vote. The all-re: this week when the enormous number | of votes have been tabulated and Dr. Kindler selects compositions receiving | the greatest number of ballots. A preliminary survey reveals many interesting high lights and proves that thousands of Washingtonians are keenly interested in the National Sym- phony. For the overtures the choice will probably be between “The Magic Flute” of Mozart and “Die Fleder- maus” of Johann Strauss. Among quest program will be announced early | program being | classics. This is also evident because planned by Dr. Hans Kmdler‘ of the comparatively large number of votes for the “Jupiter” symphony by Mozart, as well as Haydn's “Clock” | symphony. Among miscellaneous pieces “The Pines of Rome” so far lead all otners, with “Finlandia,” by Sibelius; “Ride of the Valkyries” and “Brunnhilde’s | Imolation” in second place. Among the smaller works which have re- ceived a large number of votes are Strauss’ “Pizzicato Polka,” Handel's “Largo” and Brahms' “Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 and 2.” “Bolero,” for- merly a great favorite, is now far in the rear. | The National Symphony will not be | heard again in Washington until June, when a series of outdoor Summer concerts is planned, contingent upon the symphonies “The New World,” by | the raising of a sustaining fund of Dvorak, runs Schubert’s “Unfinished” | $100,000, which will guarantee the a close second, but more votes have musicians of the orchestra a living been cast for Beethoven's “Seventh wage, provide more concerts in Con- Symphony,” which was played at a | stitution Hall next Winter and addi- Thursday concert, than was expected, | tional chlldrens concerts. In Local Music Circles TANCA RENARD, pianist, and | Eldridge, baritone, and the accom- Lily Garrett, contralto, will panists will be Eunice Graham at the present the program at the organ and Virginia Kimball at the Friday Morning Music Club on | piano. Friday at 11 am. = A program in which piano, violin and dance numbers were combined was given ru'r'ml\ at the Mozart- Liszt Stud by pupils of B. Frank Gebest, Emilie. Bishop, Maurine D, Burgess, Glenn Carow and Herbert Sokolov. The young pupils who took part w Joan Overholt, Donia and “Buddy” Nolan. Ward Bogte, Harry Hughes, Jean Wolberg, Lucille, Ruth and Chester Burgess, Charlotte Weiss, Virginia Sherwood. Donald Nelson, Joe Keyhoe, Eleanor Duerkson, Billy and Maude Sewell will give a talk on Handel and Bach before the Tuesday Evening Music Club at 8:30 pm. on Tuesday at its studios, 1408 New Hampshire avenue. Greta von Bayer, pianist, will be the assisting artist. Following the dedication of the new 5 Moller organ of the First Brethren Church, Twelfth and E streets south- east, at 3 o'clock today an organ re- cital will be given by Gene Stewart. ‘The program for the Sunday hour of music at Friendship House, 324 Virginia avenue southeast, today at 5 o'clock will be presented by Fanny Amstutz Roberts, president of the Washington College of Music, who will talk on the lives and works of Bach and Handel, followed by a musical program by Margaret Moncure, so- prano, and Melvin Creamer, pianist The public is invited. A musical sketch, written by Le Roy Lewis, entitled “Milady’s Rehears: featuring Mary Owen, soprano, and Dorothy Andrews, pianist, will be pre- | sented under the auspices of the Woman's Guild of the Georgetown Presbyterian Church on Priday at 3:30 pm. in Cissell Chapel. The sponsors | for this presentation are Mrs. Robert M. Skinner, Mrs. William L. Dunlop, Katharine Dougal, Mrs. E. L. Allen | and Cornelia Caskey. Authentic cos- tumes of the olden days will be worn by Misses Owen and Andrews. There will be an exhibition of antique cos- tunies. Jean Atwood, Frederick Campbell, David Branch, Isabel Harrison, Charles Washburn, Helen Palmer, John Palmer, Harriet Sommer, Alice Davenport, Gail Canfield, Pearl Blum and Abe Zevin. The program was concluded with a group of piano numbers by Glenn Carow. Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, bass, assist Lewis Corning Atwater, ganist, in a half-hour of Bach music this afternoon at 5 o'clock at All Souls’ Church (Unitarfan). Dr. Albert W. Harned will give the fourth of the midweek musical medi- tations at the Universalist National Memorial Church, Wednesday after- noon at 5 o'clock. The program will include Borowsky's “Second Organ Sonata.” The p\.blu‘ is invited. Mme. Edythe \‘[arm!«’m Brosius will give a harp recital on Monday, April 1, at Gunston Hall. Tickets may be ob- tained from Mrs. G. L. Nicolson, 3013 Q street northwest. This afternoon at 4 o'clock Helen Black Benham, contralto, and Oscar Kuldell, basso, will be the guest solo- ists at the Lenten service at the Brookland Methodist Church, Four- teenth and Lawrence streets north- Edith Athey, organist of Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church, will play Bach's compositions at the morning and evening services today. Thelma La Dow's (soprano) recent | Board, east. The third recital in the Lenten series at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, will be played by T. Guy Lucas, organist and choirmaster of the church, at 8:15 p.m. tomorrow. Francise Bass Wilson, mezzo-so- prano, will be heard in recital at the musical tea to be given by the music | section of the Woman's Club of Chevy | Chase, Md., at the home of Mrs John J. Underwood, 3020 Tilden street, | tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, as- |sisted by Betty Ann Fast, pianist. | Mildred Himmelfarb will render the | quarrel scene from Sheridan's “School for Scandal.” Eva Whitford Lovette | will be the accompanist. Warren F. Johnson. organist, will play “Andante in F Major With Varia- | tions,” by W. T. Best, and “Legende,” by Frank E. Ward, before the evening service at the Church of the Pilgrims today. A mixed chorus of over a hundred voices will give a musical program at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church on Friday evening at .8:30 o'clock. under the auspices of the Deacon | sponsored by Deacon George | E. Onley. Clevant Derricks is di- __ | rector and Vernice Fennell pianist. As a part of a musical program given last night in Somerset, Md., Ruth Morgan and a group from the | Newcomb Bethesda Community Sing- | ers presented a new song written by | Louise Morrell of Edgemoor, Md. The appearances were on Saturday, March 16. Dodge Hotel: Monday, March 18, Miriam Chapter. O. E. S.. and the Ohio Girls' Club banquet, where she was accompanied by Dorothy Radde Emery The Chadwick Orchestra will give a concert at the Home for the Aged and Infirm, Blue Plains, tonight at 7:30 o'clock. A Cappella Choir Concert. FOR the fifth successive season the A Cappella Choir of First Congre- gational Church, under the direction of Ruby Smith Stahl. will present its Lenten concert at the Hotel May- flower on Monday night. April 1, at 8:45 pm. Organized during the Cool- idge administration, this choir, com- prising about 60 well trained voices. sang a number of times at the White House at the special invitation of the | President and Mrs. Coolidge. On April 20 the choir will hake its Metropolitan debut in Town Hall, New York City, under the management of Richard Copley. and one week later, on April 27, it will sing at the Biennial Convention of the National Federation of Music Clubs in Philadelphia. The same program will be offered | by the choir for its Washington con- cert and its New York debut, featuring compasitions by Palestrina. Rachman- inoff, Christiansen, Arkhangelsky, Trowbridge, Gustav Holst, Clarence Dickinson, and including two numbers of special interest to Washingtonians, Maud Sewall's “Jesus, the Very Ru<llfls of e20st | Music Edna_May Oliver in | “Murder on a Honey- “The Best Man Wins.” Serial. wmm connolly and Edward_ Arnold and | A‘M. E. Church, Fourteenth and Law- | song, “Maryland, My Home,” is the | story of the return of the wanderer to ‘erylnnd after a prolonged absence. It is well adapted to three voices. | Thought of Thee.” and Carl Engel's | arrangement of Pantchenko's “Praise | Ye the Lord." Three incidental solos will be sung by Dorothy Wilson Halbach, contralto; Don Waite, tenor: and Dale Hamilton, basso Obbligato parts will be sus- tained in these numbers by Gene Ty ser, Tola Bucher and Marguerite Mon- cure, Boxes and tick may be had at | the Hotel Mayflower, at First Congre- | gattonal Church and from Mrs. Stahl, Recital by Carlton Gould. CARLTON GOULD, premier basso of the Opera Comique, Pagjs, will give his only recital this year in the United States at the National Theater, | Thursday, April 4, under the auspices of the National Music Society and The March meeting of the Lyric Club, directed by Dorothy | Sherman Pierson, to be held on Tues- day night at the home of Frances E. Staley, will be devoted to the music of Franz Schubert, and a special pa- per on the composer will be Tead by Miss Staley. Florence Dordell, Mary | Ellen Folmer and Betty Steele will | sing Schubert songs, with Eveline | Monico at the piano. Violet Warren | Pierson, guest artist, will read “The | Erlking. Lorraine Espufifia‘nls soprano, will | be_the guest soloist at the morning | service today at Christ Church, Alex- andria, Va. Mrs. Howard Blandy, choir director, will be at the organ. | the management of T. Arthur Smith — .y | Concert Bureau ‘The Piano Teachers’ Forum will | Mr. Gould. who hails from Craw- *,“h"'grs‘;y'ig!“;%‘jzf.“‘;f’;"f'fn Tfis';‘gm‘;‘, fordsville, Ind., has been the principal L. Kitt studios. 1330 G street north- | Dass singer at the Opera Comique for west. The guest speakers will be La | in® JiiC! ann's opera in Cannes i Salle Spier and Oliver Strunk. All (g D00 BIRS PETES B, BAnae. th teachers and advanced students are ; i - | opera and concerts. He has been ac- CORHIRIIY R ved 0 e et | claimed by Mary Garden as one of the In commemoration of the 150th an- | greatest artists of today. Mr. Gould's niversary of the birth of Johann Se- | maternal great uncle, Ambrose Carl- bastian Bach, the musical part of the | ton, was a law partner of Senator 11 o'clock service at the Brookland “loorhees and chairman of the Utah | Commission for many years. His great- grandfather laid out the town of Bed- ford, Ind. He will sail on April 6 for | Paris to continue his contract with the Opera Comique. BESSIE N. WILD Voice Culture. Piano and l|lvlun1 Studio. 6821 5th St N.W. rence streets northeast, will consist of | nunbers by that composer. At 4 | | o'clock a special Lenten vesper service | bas been arranged by Pearl Hauer, organist and director, and Thelma | Mills Rector, soprano soloist, assisted by Helen Black Benham, contralto: Oscar Kuldell, bass, and the vested | choir of 30 voices. % (s rastial weipreniiy Gene . | Armando Jannum Grand Opera, Dramatic Tenor Crist for the mothers and friends of piano and harmony pupils of the Con- . AR Voice Specialist Italian Method servatory Preparatory School, 3025 | Schaol of bel eanto Newark street, on March 14. The | DIst. 1403 732 13th St. NW. * program was all-American. Those | Mme. Malda Fani graduating were Gertrude McNabb, Gloria Hyssong and James Duvall. Italian Grand Opera Star from “La Scals” of Milan The sacTed cantata “From Olivet to Calvary,” by Maunder, will be pre- sented at the Takoma Park Seventh- Day Adventist Church by the com- bined choirs, augmented to a chorus of 100 voices, under the direction of | Teacher for Voice Production Merrill Dawson, on next Sunday eve- | and ning. Italian, French and Spanish Diction Thexcantata will be flustrated by 50 | 214 SR R lantern slides. The soloists will be A S Eldridge, tenor, and Charles Telephone Decatur 3343 4 A