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B—4 = American Music Needs Recognition at Home Worthy Policy of Se Ifishness Would Give Wider Opportunities in Country Which Shows Appreciation of Such Talents. By Alice Eversman. W which has great bearing on HEN the Dickstein bill, proposing a limitation of the importation of foreign artists was made public, it focused attention on a subject the future of music in this country. Being the kind-hearted Nation that we are, it seemed incredible that the United States would discriminate against the stimulus to art which foreign artists have undoubtedly brought to these shores. des of the question, to be said on both foremost among which is the necessity | of America waking up to the need of a selfish attitude, if it would foster | the artistry within its midst and which | is receiving acclaim all over the world. Where great art is concerned, there must ever be a desire to share it, but the outstanding talent of every coun- try has little difficulty in reaching the recognition it deserves, and these are not the individuals who would suffer from any closed attitude toward art by this country. It has long been an accepted fact that each country develops its national Qutlook in art, keeps it in a form un- derstandable for its own people, and protects its native exponents. This oountry is the only one which has | placed the foreign artist above its | native talent and poured its money | into the laps of strangers and given them its enthusiastic support. We have | needed foreign artists and have prof- | ited by knowing them, just as we have needed and profited by the im- | portation of laborers to help in the vast commercial enterprises for which we are famous as & Nation. But the time came when a limit had to be placed on immigration in order to give | Americans a chance to earn a liveli- hood and now the time has come to admit the same need as regards artists. WHXLE Americans were brilliantly original in contributing to the progress of the material side of life, they had to go to school to learn the rudiments of art. Foreign teachers, foreign artists and foreign managers were our instructors, and for many years we earnestly sat at their feet and reverently absorbed all their knowl- edge. We were 50 humble in our at- titude that seldom was there & question as to the quality of instruc- mfi we were receiving odestly we established conserva- tories of music, advertising every foreign teacher on the faculty, and were astonished that now and then some American artist stepped out from these schools and challenged the recognition of the world In later years, because necessity forced us to | remain at home, and because of the emergy of a few local citizens, the musical activity of this country has | increased enormously, imbued with the same progressive spirit which has distinguished all our endeavors. What | has not as yet become general knowl- | edge is that, as a nation, we are far in advance of all others in musical standards and. to a great extent, in musical appreciation. A stay of | reasonable length in other countries, | with a study of conservatory cur-| riculums and concert and opera pro- ductions, will prove that statement. Now, with all that in being done to educate the young people of this | oountry in music, what will they do afterward? Will they be able to earn & living with music or have assistance in perfecting themselves in some line? What does the future hold for all the students and the earnest and talented | individuals? If orchestras, the con- cert and opera flelds and the best teaching positions are filled with | foreigners, what will all these count- Jess Americans have to look forward %? It is only sensible that America take care of its own and reserve every opening for their promotion. | EUROPEAN countries make o | secret ahout their favoring native talent and it is growing more and more difficult for outsiders to become | & part of their musical life. Protests naturally arise from Americans who have in some way found their first Concert Schedule TOMORROW. Henry-Gerard Rainville, linist, ~Congressional Club, § p.m. Winifred Michaelson, pianist, music hour, Y, W. C. A, 5 pm. MONDAY. Dorothy Seegar, soprano, cos- tume recital, Wardman Park Theater, 8:45 p.m. Edwin Orlando Swain, baritone, recital, Women's University Club. Cremona Quartet, Pierce Hall, 8:15 pm. Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy Yard, 1:30 pm. Marine Band, 5 pm. Army Band, 5 p.m. TUESDAY. Lovette Choral Club, Eva Whit- ford Lovette, director, Willard Hotel, 8:30 p.m. Elena de Sayn, violinist; Thora Hinshaw Seaton, lecturer; Tschaikowsky program, Barker Hall, 3 pm. Peggy Norris Hutson, soprano; Richard Hill, tenor; Marvin Gardner, baritone, assisting, Pierce Hall, 8 p.m. Margaretta Eckloff, soprano; John Hall, tenor; Robert Ewing, baritone; joint recital, St. An- drew’'s Parish Hall, 8 pm. Army Band, Walter Reed Hos- pital, 6:30 p.m. Soldiers’ Home Band, band- stand, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY. Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy Yard, 11:30 am. bandstand, Navy Yard, 7:30 pm. THURSDAY. Piano Teachers’ Forum, Mount Pleasant Christian Church, 10:45 am, Recital, students Robert Ruck- man, Barker Hall, 8 p.m. Navy Band, Naval Hospital, 3 pm. Army Band, 3:30 pm. Soldiers’ Home Band, band- stand, 7 p.m. Marine Band Symphony Or- chestra, Marine Barracks, 8 p.m. FRIDAY. Helen Spasoff, piano recital, ‘Washington Club, 8 p.m. Dorothy Raynor, song recital, Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, 8:30 p.m. Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy Yard, 11:30 a.m.; Veterans’ Hos- pital, Mount Alto, 6:30 p.m. Marine Band, 11 am. SATURDAY. Army Band, 10:30 a.m. Soldiers’ Home Band, stand, 7 p.m. vio- Country band- | abroad, and, of course, | way There is much opportunity for public work in Europe, but this only emphasizes the wrong attitude here in America. Why must American singers go to Europe to have practice in operatic roles? Why must pianists and violinists have European concert experience before they can interest' their compatriots? ‘Why must students go to Europe for “atmosphere” and spend years in learning a foreign language and to adjust themselves to a foreign stand- ard? Why can we not create such op- portunities and such ‘“‘atmosphere” in America? Of course, the serfousness with which Europeans study music and the broadening influence of contact with an older civilization are bene- ficial to artists, but the American public has such splendid access to the best music nowadays that a romantic setting or the novelty of association with other nationalties is not essential. The only thing which matters is thinking and working in the right direction, and surely, now, we are able to do that in music as we are able to do it in other things. But such thinking and working will never be stimulated unless we can convince ourselves that our efforts are worthy of nation-wide ‘recognmun and support. A few of our artists are welcomed there are many foreign artists that we are honored in including in our Winter seasons. For these, the doors are wide open in every country. But the lesser artists, the fine and solid musicians, are, many of them, helpless against the influx of foreigners in positions which they could just as well occupy. Many cannot earn a living, and many eat their hearts out in sorrow that, in spite of all their talent and study, they are not wanted in their own country, but must give to foreigners of no greater ability. these fine musicians and the en- couragement of those coming after, | that a policy of selfishness is advo- | cated in Americans. | 'HE future of American musicians | is a serious problem, which will have to be solved. Above all else, we must stand back of each other and generously encourage every attempt worthy of consideration. proud of our schools and proud of our talented musicians, for we are greatly | gifted in this line, if we only would | In our primary school | recognize it. days we learned the proverb about the prophet in his own country, but | surely, as adults, we do not need to | model our attitude on it. It would be safe to wager that, if Americans de- manded only native talent, the num- ber and quality that would be unearthed would astonish the world. At least, it might be given a fair trial, and -there always remains the possibility of a return to our old attitude, if we experienced & disappointment. CANADIAN TO PLAY ON FAMOUS VIOLIN | ENRY - GERARD RAINVILLE, the young French-Canadian vio- linist, son of the distinguished Cana- dian statesman, the Hon. Henri B. Rainville, will make his recital debut in Washington at the Congressional Country Club tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock, on which occasion he will have the association of Stua Ross, pianist, who for the last 12 years has been pianist on tour with Rosa Pon- selle. Mr. Rainville arrived from Europe on the Italian liner Rex on May 6 after & season of engagements in Central Europe and along the Riviera, where he was held over for additional en- gagements at Nice, Cannes and Monte Carlo. With him he brings his superb Antonius Stradivarius violin, made in Cremona, Italy, by the great master in 1697, on which he will play his re- cital tomorrow. Stuart Ross will play two groups of solos on the program. . Recital by Mr. Frauenheim. JORMAN FRAUENHEIM, Wash- ington pianist, will give his only recital this season at Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard streets, on Friday evening, May 21, at 8:45. Mr. Frauenheim has recently returned from an extended tour of the South, where he has many return engage- ments for next season, including con- certs in many of the musical centers of that sector. Mr. Frauenheim'’s teaching activities have been extended to New York and Connecticut as well as Washington, Where he maintains a studio. He has concertized in many of the world's prominent cities, appearing in New York, Paris, London and in Madrid, under the old regime at a command performance at the palace of the In- fante Isabelle. He was a pupil of Lazare Levy at the Paris Conserva- toire and Sigismund Stojowski in New York. The program for May 21 follows: “Prelude and Fugue in A Minor” “Andante With Variations in F Mingrit ‘‘Phantasie. Op. 17" Sel . 17 Hark, Hark, ‘the Lark” _Schubert-Lisst ““The ' Erlking’ -~ Schubert-Liszt Nocturne in F Major” Mazurka in F Sharp Minor" .Polonaise in E Flat Minor’ ‘Wind Over the Plain”_ _ “Isle of Joy Sklarevski to Teach Here. ALEXANDER SKLAREVSKI, Rus- sian pianist, will conduct master classes in piano from June 1 to July 15, at the studio of Rose d’Amore, 1501 Connecticut avenue northwest. A native of South Russia, Mr. Sklarevski started the study of the piano at an early age, graduating from the Imperial Conservatory in Petrograd in 1908. His concert tours have taken him all over the world, including the Far East, when he filled more than 250 engagements. After sucoessful appearance in the United States and Canada, he was invited to join the faculty of the Peabody Con- servatory in Baltimore, which position he accepted in 1923 and has held con- tinuously ever since. In addition to his teaching, Mr. Sklarevski continues his solo recitals and ensemble work. Reservations for the master classes in Washington may be made through Miss d'Amore. , It is for the protection of | ‘We must be | THE EVENI Piano Player Verdicts in Tournament :Washington Results Given by Head of Local Chapter. | T A SALLE SPIER, general chairman | of the Washington Chapter of the National Piano Plrying Tournament, announces the following results of the local auditions, held May 6, 7 and 8. There were 135 pupils entered, who had prepared programs totaling 866 compositions. The following honors were awarded: National honor roll, highest honors —Phyllis Allwine, Phila Belle Burk, Anthony Chanaka, Ruth Alice Davis, Eleanor Hulburt, Betty Jenkins, Nancy Leachman, Shirley Levin, Myrna Macklin, Phyllis Schwartz, Margaret ‘Wood Smith, Gertrude Troutman and | Charlton Meyer. National honor roll, high honors— James L. Buckler, Judith Conklin, Wil- liam Drewry, Celia Goldsman, Mary | Graves. Jean Guy, Mary Henning, | Alice Ingersoll, Marilyn Lauter, Sara Ann Levenson, Arthur McNerney, Mary Elizabeth Miles, Eoto Russell, Helen Virginia Smith, Janice Smith, Julia Ann Warthen and Janet Mac- Donald West. National honor roll—Betty Bean, Lucia Perez and Nancy Robinson. * State honor roll, highest honors— Charlotte Hawthorne. State honor roll, high honors—Fran- | ces Berg, Jacqueline Blunt, Reta May Carothers, Eloise Cogswell, Juliet Frost. Patsy Garaney, Jean Hedquist, Max- well Howell, Robert Milligan, Betty Moore, Jacqueline Neff, June Ney, Isa- | bel Sadler, Betty Walker, Ruby Lee | Williams and Julia Yarnall. | State honor roll—Alan Davis and | Jean Evans. | District honor roll, highest honors— |Mary Camilla Calnan, Paul Horn, Elizabeth Raiford and Selma Schwartz. District honor roll, high honors— Betty Bell, Anna Bezdikian, Henry Bowman, Mary Frank Burtner, Ar- thur Carchedi, Marian Canby, Mal- cdim Crandler, Kenneth Cogswell, Carolyn Rose Cowper, L othy Drum- mond, Francis Fabrizio, Mary Alice Foor, Ann Friedman, Howard Gaines, Doris Goldberg. Eva Goldenberg, George Graves, Eugene Griffin, Laura Jane Gott, Paul Griffith, jr; Emily Haas, Lois Harman, Donald Haw- thorne, Eleanor Hill, Gloria Hyssong, Sonia Katz, Lillian Kaufman, Mary Frances Keiser, Laura Koppel Anne Kuldell, Helen Kuldell, June Kuldell, Kathleen Kuldell, Charles McDougal, Dr. and Mrs. H. J. R. McNitt, Naomi Miller, Jean Moore, Eleanor Morrison, Bettie Moulton, Yuvonne Neff, Bryan Ogden, Mary Ogden, Patsy Pond, Richard Radcliff, Suzanne Radcliffe, Patricia Robertson, Virginia Roe, Rosemary Rolls, Nancy Schearer, Mar- garet Brantley Smith, Walter Stein- bouer, George Warren Swift, Gisela Teichman, Jane Walsh, Mabel Wille- brandt, Grace Yates. District honor roll—Antoinette Bo- zieuich, Jean Burtis, Nancy Collomb, Sidney Cousins, Leslie Eva, Mary Fus- sell, Roger George, Vera Lee James, Florence Lyman, Ara Mesrobian, Wal- ter Peacock, Valerie Popham, Dorothy Ritter, Mary Ann Rob, Margaret Jean Stead, Barbara Townsend, Lina Walk- er, Jean Wilkins, Gary Wilkinson, Margaret Eisinger, Dorothy Danly and Barbara Latta. ‘Teachers who entered pupils were Fanny Roberts, Lucia Mackenzie, Elena Crivella, Helen Miller, Mrs. For- rest Phippeny, Rose d’Amore, Mar- garet Tolson, Hazel Norcross, Virginia Holland, Violet Ihre, Effie Collamore, Phila Belle Burk, Evelyn Mayers, Betty Baum, Mary Tighe, Lillian Harmon Burke, Gene W. Crist, Elise Hastings, Pearl Waugh, Dorothy Emery, Iva Loughlen Guy, Marguerite Lucker, Mabel Frost, Lucille Hawthorne, Alice Harvey, Mrs. Lois Abernethy, La Salle Spier. DOROTHY SEEGAR’S MUSIC OFFERING OROTHY SEEGAR will present a unique program of songs, in which she employs the elements of voice, dance and costume at the Wardman Park Theater on Monday evening at 8:45 o'clock. Frederick Bristol, pianist, who recently gave a successful Town Hall recital in New York, will assist Miss Seegar. The program will be as follows: T ‘Women. Court_Lady. “L'Eventail” --J. Massenet Peasant. “Chanson de Marie Antoinette" Myron Jacobson Al Theodore Stearns Everett Stevens morous. “'Berceuse Amoure! Radical, “‘Rebel Song”. “Balinese Ritual”__ _Everett Steve: i i Stevens by Thierfelder --J. Massenet ~Rachmaninoff ~Bortkiewicz Mr. Bristol. Songs of the v “ Elegant 808, ay 908, ‘Tickets are available at Dorothy Dorsey’s Concert Bureau in Droop'’s, 1300 G street northwest. ) NG STAR, WASHINGTON, will be heard in recital at the At left is Edwin Orlando Swain, versity Women's Club on Monday ajternoon. | Hungarian violinist, Joseph Sziget:, | soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra in February. D. C, ew York baritone, who American Association of Uni- Right, the noted returning next Winter as Below, | left, Henry Gerard Rainville, French-Canadian violinist will give an interesting program including the Schubert “Sonata in D major” at the Congressional Country Club tomorrow after- noon, assisted by Stuart Ross, Hotel. pianist, and right, Eva Whit- | ford Lovette, director of the Lovette Choral Club, which will give its Spring concert on Tuesday evening at the Willard ‘Choral Club To Present Its Program iSoloists Engaged in Spring Concert of Lovette Group. ‘HE annual Spring concert of the Lovette Choral Club will be held | on Tuesday evening at 8:30 at the | Willard Hotel. Eva Whitford Lovette | will conduct, assisted by Francis Bass Wilson, assistant director. Elsie Cran- mer, club accompanist, will play the entire program. William T. Cameron, harpist, is the assisting artist, and Carolyn Schulte, lyric coloratura soprano, will be pre- sented by the club as an artist mem- ber. Miss Schulte will include in her songs a composition by Dr. Thomas S. Lovette, in whose memory the club is named. Hazel Bergstrom Cake will sing incidental solos in two of the choruses. ‘Washington composers whose names will appear on the program are Mrs. Alfred S. Gillett, Dorothy Radde Emory and William Cameron. The complete program is as follows: 1 “Salutation " Choral prolosue. “GA A M enaras Gaines (Dedicated to the National Federation of | Music Clubs.) “The Seasons” (Swedish folk song). Arranged by Samuel Richards Gaines “Spinning Song” (German folk song). Arranged by A. Aslanoft Green’ (old English Arrabged by Manney The Lovette Choral Club “Lasciatemi Morire” __Monteverde “Tarentella” ___ ___Panofka Caroiyn Schu pra “The Heavens Are Telling" The Choral Club. *“Pavanna.” Unknown Composer, 16th Century “Chaconne” Durand “Prayer’’ Mrs. Alfred S. Gillett William T. Cameron, harpist. “Dedication"” Robert Franz “Elfin Dance’’ Edward Grieg The Choral Club. Intermission. “Winds to the Silent Morn." Dorothy Radde Emery “Eyening Prayer in Brittany” = Chaminade Incidental solos: Hazel Cake and Fran- cise Bass Wilson The Choral Club, “The Star” James Rogers “‘Heart of a Rose’" _Thomas 8. Lovette “Voci di Primavera” Strauss Carolyn Schulte. “Spirit Flower” Campbell-Tipton “The Sleigh” Kountz-Baldwin Francise Bass Wilson, assistant director. The Choral Club. “Dance of the Gnomes’ “Fraicheur” La Desirade" “Romance”’ William T, Cameron. “The Water Fay" _ ' ___H. W. Incidental Solo, Hazel Cake. “Song of the Danube’ (tales from the Vienna woods) Johann Strauss The Choral Club. POLITICAL STUDY CLUB BREAKFAST ‘HE musical program at the annual breakfast of the Political Study Club will be given by Martha Byrd, soprano, and William Moran, tenor. The breakfast will take place Wed- nesday at the Mayflower Hotel. Miss Byrd will sing Arditti's “Il Bacio” and “The Last Rose of Sum- mer,” while Mr. Moran's numbers will be the aria from Balfe's “Bohemian Girl,” “Then You'll Remember Me,” and Grosvenor’s “I Carry You in My Pocket.” The duets “Love Me To- night,” from “The Vagabond Lover,” and “Will You Remember?” from “Maytime,” will conclude the program, “Dancin; e g on the dance) no Beethoven ~ Salzedo Cameron Parker which has been arranged and pre- sented by Mrs. George Oliver Gilling= ham, chairman of music. Edith Vir- den Smith will sccompany the singers. 1 Kindler Sails For Musical Tour Abroad Symphony Chief Has Engagements as Guest Leader. R. HANS KINDLER, conductor of the National Symphony Or- chestra of Washington, will sail for Europe this week to fill the first of & series of guest conducting appear- ances for which he has been engaged this Summer. Sailing Wednesday aboard the liner Normandie, Dr. Kindler will go first to Paris. Later he visits Holland and Belgium, where he will conduct in The Hague, Scheveningen and Os- tende. His soloist in the Holland con- certs will be Rose Bampton, the Met- ropolitan Opera Company mezzo-50- prano. In addition to filling these and other engagements the Washing- ton conductor plans to spend consider- able time, while abroad, gathering material to present before National Symphony audiences in the Capital next Winter. Returning to the United States next month Dr. Kindler will begin a sched- ule of conducting engagements that will take him all the way across the country. Dr. Kindler will be at Ra- vinia, the beautiful Summer opera and concert center located just north of Chicago, in mid-July. He will be a guest conductor of the symphony orchestra there for concerts on July 17, 18 and 19. Then he will start immediately for the West Coast, where he will be guest conductor in the fa- mous Hollywood Bowl from July 22 until August 10. The Hollywood Bowl, the largest natural amphitheater in the world, will present its sixteenth season of Summer concerts this year. As usual outstanding musicians, including solo- ists and conductors, will assemble there from all parts of the world. To Give Program Martha Byrd, soprano, and William Moran, tenor, soloists at the annual breakfast of the Political Study Club on Wednesday at the Mayflower SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1937. Artists to Appear Here This Week and Soloists of Next Season Two Famed Are Arranged by Philadelphians. TWO of the most famous violinists chestra in programs in the series of five to be given at Constitution Hall Tuesday evenings next season, accord- Violinists| To Be Heard Programs of Season in the world today will appear with the Philadelphia Symphony Or-' | will In Loocal Music Circles T THE closing meeting of the German Literary Society to- night Wilhelmina Spanhoofd Walter, soprano, will sing | lieder by Schubert, Wolf, Mahler | and Strauss, with Grete von Bayer | at the piano, and Grace Powell, vio- linist, will play the “A Major Sonata"” by Brahms, accompanied by Lyman McOruary. of Spring recitals by piano students of Robert Ruckman will be given at Barker Hall, in the Y. W. C. A, on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The following students will be heard: Michael Agriesti, Elizabeth Butler, George Harvey Cain, Mar- garet Copeland, Dorothy Goebel, Ruth Hartzell, Mary Ellen Huie, Alma Minot Lehman, Robert Mead, Ruth Nave, Barbara Nelson, Irma Nor- wood, Daniel J. O'Rourke, Ira Pearl- man, Jesse Ridgeway, Ephraim Ro- sen, Charles Forrest Ruppert, Ger- The seventh and last of a series | Building at Seventeenth and K streets, | Applegate, Katherine Butler, Travis | Douglas Jerome, Lillian Krick, Ethel | men” on Friday evening with the Columbia Opera Co. of New York at the Maryland Theater in Baltimore. Miss Sellars is a scholarship student at Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, and & former student of Helen Turley of this city. ‘The third of & series of piano re- citals by pupils of Katherine Frost took place Sundey afternoon at Studio House of the King-Smith Studio School, 1708 S sreet northwest, when | Jane Allen, Jane Ellison, Virginia | Spencer, Anne Rogers, Betty Tolbert and Suzanne Marshall played a pro- gram which inclided several two-piano arrangements of classic.] works. Miss Frost wil present her junior students this afernoon at 4 o'clock. Patricia Benedict, Josephine and Flo- ranne Hendersoa and Gladys and Anne Watkins Wil give a recita, of short works by Bach, Grieg, Chopin, Schubert, Beethoren, Gluck, Brahms and several modsrn compisers The Piano Teackers’ Forum will hold its May meeting rext Thursday morn= trude Sherman, David Tate and Eve- lyn Toye. On Friday evening at 8:30 o'clock | in the parish hall of the Mount Pleas- | ant Congregational Church, Columbia road at Fourteenth street, a recital be given by Dorothy Raynor, American opera soprano. Mrs. Ray- nor was with the American Opera Co. and appeared in Washing- ton in Puccini'’s “Madame Butterfly.” She will be accompanied by Claude Robeson. The recital is being given under the auspices of the Fireside Group of the church for the benefit of the Junior Choir. A silver offering will be taken at the door. is cordially invited. The Community Center Depart- ment is in need of a good used piano suitable for outdoors at the Wash- ington Monument for the Summer festival programs, which will open for the 1937 season about June 16 to continue throughout the months of June, July and August under the joint sponsorship of the Community Center Department and the office of National Capital Parks. Already, due to request of Eliza- beth K. Peeples, director of the Com- munity Center Department and of the Summer festivals, a number of pianos have been offered by public- spirited citizens of Washington, but to date no instrument has been found that will be able to withstand the rigors of & Summer on the Sylvan Theater stage, every week for rehearsals and per- formances. All persons having a piano which they are willing to donate to the success of this season's Summer fes- tivals are asked to communicate with the Community Center Department at the earliest possible moment. Virginia Sellars, soprano, made her operatic debut as Mocaela in “Car- The public where it is in use | ing at 10:45 o'dock in the Mount Pleasant Christiax Church, Park road west of Fourteenh street, when Alice Burbage Hesselach will speak on “Credits in Mudc for High School Pupils Taught br Outside Teachers Vocal solos will se given by Marjory Wilson. This is the last meeting of the season and al members are | to attend. Parkirg space will be found | in rear of the caurch. Thelma Callahin presented a group of her pupil her studio, 605 Taylor street n west, last Monday. Those were Sibyl Gremleaf, Jear Genevieve Billhiner, Dorothy live Fewell, Pail Cramer, Ar Sutton, Elizabeth Cramer, Gwen Sutton, Virginia 3aker, Marian Bonae vita, Fred Powel, Ann Filgate, Har- ‘kson Leffler, jr.; Frank Herman, Jean Macey, Virginia Perin, John Leffler, ‘Olive Rickard, Margaret O'Meara, | George Filgate, leon Briggs and Jean Sherwood. Thy were assisted by | pupils of Mary Stta Callahan, Peggy Johnson, Betty Louise Heider and | Dorothy Werntz Thelma La Dw, dramatic soprano, was soloist last "hursday for the Fed- eral Club of th: United States Gove ernment Departnents, which is com- posed of the cHefs of each depart- ment. Dean Bridley Thomas was at the piano and rave, besides accom- panying the singr, several olos of his own. The Washingbn Opera Guild wi’ give the third i: its ser t musicales tomorow at the home of the director, Mme. Gurle Luise Correa The artists will be Thelma La Dow and Margaret Slaw. Miss Shaw gave a song-recital diring Music week at | the home of Mrs M. Horgan, and was soloist on Thurday eveni f Chesapeak & Poomac ban Hotel La Fayette LAST MUSIC HOUR AT THE Y. W. C. A. ing to the T. Arthur Smith Concert than a quarter of a century. will mark the appearance of Fritz ducging. Kreisler, master both of the violin and of the art of composing mu- sic for it, has not appeared here with orchestra for two years. Last season, on the same date, October 26, he opened Mrs. Dorsey's series as a solo- ist. The other great violinist, younger than Kreisler and a Hungarian, | whereas Kreisler is Viennese, who comes with the Philadelphians on Feb- ruary 1, 1938, with his fellow country- | man, Ormandy, conducting, is Joseph Szigeti. His debut in Washington was | at the Library of Congress with the brilliant Frefich pianist, Alfred Cortot, in a sonata program. Since then Szigeti has made two tours around the world. His debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Stokowski was made | 10 years ago in Beethoven's “Concerto.” The third soloist for the series lo- | cally next year is the American bari- tone, John Charles Thomas, who first made his mark in the popular fleld of operetta as the leading star of “Apple Blossom Time.” Then he began the concert work which is still his most popular fleld and also did a great deal of singing in opera both here and abroad. He was guest artist with the former Washington Opera Co. both before going abroad to win laurels in France and Belgium and since. Mr. Thomas will be soloist on the final program of the Philadelphia Orchestra in Washington next season, April §, when Eugene Ormandy will conduct. Leopold Stokowski will lead the or- chestra in its local program November 30 and the other of the five programs will be presented January 11, with Ormandy holding the baton. Season reservations can be made now at the Smith Concert Bureau, 910 G street northwest. JOINT OFFERING OF TSCHAIKOWSKY ‘LENA DE SAYN, violinist, and Thora Hinshaw Seaton, lecturer, will combine in presenting a Tschai- kowsky program Tuesday at 3 o’clock in the afternoon at Barker Hall, Y. W. C. A. The program will be given under the auspices of the music division of the Twentieth Century Club. After the book review of “Beloved Friend” by Mrs. Seaton, Miss De Sayn will play the “Serenade Melancholique,” “Melo- die” and the “Concerto in D Major,” all of which are Tschaikowsky's repre- sentative compositions for the violin. Malton Boyce will be the accompan- ist. PEABODY ARTIST IN PIANO RECITAL AUSTIN CONRADI of the Peabody Institute of Music in Baltimore will present Helen Spasoff in a piano recital on Friday evening at 8:30 o'clock at the Washington Club, 1010 Seventeenth street. Miss Spasoff is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, where she has been studying during the last two years with Mr. Conradi. The program includes compositions of Bach, Bee- thoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt and others. —_— Pons’ Good Luck Charm. EVERAL years ago, wnen the opera “La Sonnambula” was revived at the Metropolitan expressly for Lily Pons, the opening night found her extremely nervous. Just before her first entrance she clipped a small piece of cloth from the drop curtain and held it throughout the performance. When Gatti-Casazza smilingly asked her why she had done this she replied, “TFor Iuck.” ' Bureau, which has been presenting | this orchestra in Washington for more | II\/IRS RALPH JACOBSON, known in Washington as Winifred “ Michaelson, will be heard at the Y. W. The opening program, October 26, | C. A. tomorrow at 5 o'clock, at the | regular music hour. Mrs. Jacobson is Kreisler, with Eugene Ormandy con- | the director of the Wilmington Music | School, Wilmington, Del., and will play the following program: “Pavana, the Earl of Salisbur bt Alegro “giusto Andante. Presto | “Bcenes From Childhood " Robert Schumann 'Of Foreign Lands and People." A Curious Story.” ;:Catch Me." “:Entreating Child" i‘Perfect Happiness." :An Important Event.” ‘Reverie." At the Pireside " :The Knight of the Hobby Horse." c:Almost Too Berious :‘Frightening " s “The Child Falling Asleep." The Poet Speaks.’ = Frederic Chopin No. 8—G Sharp Minor.” No! 8—D Flat Major." No. 10—B Minor 2 Johannes Brahms Opus 118 No. 1 —A Minor “Opus 119, No. 3—C Major" ~Opus 118, No. 6—E Fiat Rhapsodie— “Opus 118. No. 4—E Flat Major.” This is the closing music hour of the season and the programs will be resumed early in October. The public hours. e SINGERS SOUGHT BY OPERA CHORUS THE newly organized Columbia sal for a performance next month of Victor Herbert’s “Sweethearts,” desires a few more voices, particu- rehearsing since early last month. Rehearsals are held twice weekly, on Mondays at Central High School and on Fridays at Thomson School, meet- ings opening at 7:45 p.m. The following singers have been cast in principal roles: David Man- ley as Lieutenant Karl, Howard Moore as Prince Franz, Donna Moore as Sylvia, Frances Jackson as Paula, Edith Hoffman Jones at Liane, Ken- neth Burgess as Caniche, Howard Severe as Petrus Van Tromp and C. M. Barnes as Mikel. The mu- sical direction is in the hands of Ethel Manning. One role remaining to be cast is the tenor part of Slingsby, the Eng- lish fop. Auditions are held at 7:30 on rehearsal evenings. Recital at Women’s Club. DWIN ORLANDO SWAIN, bari- tone, of New York, will give a concert at the American Association of University Women club house, Monday afternoon, following tea. His classic and melodic songs, in which he will be accompanied by Theodore ‘Webb. Mr. Swain is an American, born in Florida, and received his musical training in America, largely with metropolitan teachers and Metropoli- tan Opera coaches. His first signal success was the singing of the role of Amonasro in the opera, “Aida.” He has appeared extensively as solo- ist with orchestras and in recital, festival and oratorio engagements, Program of Quartet. LL SOULS’ CHURCH will present the Cremona Quartet — Flsa Raner and Lavada Hudgens, violins; Inez Becker, viola, and Mabel Dun- can, cello—in concert at Pierce Hall on Monday evening, at 8:15 o’clock. The program will comprise “Quartet in A. Op. 33, No. 6,” Boccherini; “Andante,” Schubert; “Londonderry Alr,” arranged by Frank Bridge; “Alla Spagnuols,” Glazsounow, and “Quartet n A Minor, Op. ¢1, No. 1,” Schumenn. ' ; is cordially invited to attend these | Light Opera Co, now in rehear- | larly tenors, for its chorus. The com- | pany now numbers 60 and has been | program will include a wide range of | |P. E. 0. COSTUME SONG PROGRAM COSTUME ang recital Norris Hutso:, soprano, assisted by Richard Hill, enor, and Marvin Gardner, bariton, has been arranged by Chapter O, . E. O. Sisterhood, for Tuesday eveing at Pierce Hall |at 8 o'clock. Ms. Charles L. Vaile, | member of Chaptr O, will be the ac- companist. Mrs. Hutson's program has been arranged in four parts, including a group of songs oy American posers of the twntieth cen: a group of old Inglish numbers, lc!udmg selectios from the o] “Martha.” Song of the old So will be presentedin two group: ituals and balids will close with ele operas, solos andduets lish group, Mrs. Hutson will appear in an old Englih peasant costu and a hoopskir costume of C War days will beworn for the South- ern group. Savannah, Ga., was Mrs. Hutson's childhood home, and it was there she made her deut as a singer at the age of 5 wien she sang solo jparts in a black-ace minstrel. She | was determined tc become a concert | pianist, and it ws while acting as accompanist for avoice teacher that | her decision was nade to become a singer. To secur: dramatic train= ing she spent twoyears with a dra= matic stock compay in the South. She went to Nw York City for further study uner Edith Olandt and after a montl was selected as prima donna in “Mughty Marietta"” for one of the compnies that toured the East. Followingthat she was en- gaged for the prim donna roles in all of the Victor Herbert musical productions. After two years n musical stock and repertoire conpanies she re- turned to New Yor for additional study under Frank La Forge. Dur- | ing this period she filled engage- ments for concerts md radio broad- casts, solo and qurtet work churches, directed muical plays and glee clubs and was ssistant super- visor of music in pulic schools. B ND IUETS BY THREE 35INGERS | LE ROY LEWIS willoresent in re- cital Margaret Ecloff, soprano; | John Hall, tenor, and obert Ewing, baritone, on Tuesday wvening at 8 o'clock at St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, New Hampshire avenueand V street northwest. Miss Eckloff, who is 6 years old, will make her debut as avocalist. She will be heard in a grour of solos, as well as in two duets, oe with Mr. Ewing, “La ci darem la 1ano,” from “Don Giovanni,” by Mozrt, and an- other with Mr. Hall, “Voageurs,” by Sanderson. Frederick Waver of Bal- timore will be the accompanist and also will be heard in a grup of piano s0los. The public is cordally invited, Warren F. Johnson, Drganist Church of the Pitrims Sunday Evenig Choral Fantasie and Double Fugue from Suite “Dies Irae” hmann Choral _Studies. 0p. 12 Krause Armando Jaanuzzi Grand Opera Dramaic Tenor Voice Speciilist Italian Metlod School of bel eato Adams 3687J 1519 Oak St. N.W. 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