The Washington times., 1912-10-13
TO ENJOY
VARIED PROGRAM OF
MUSIC THIS SEASON
Boston Symphony, N. Y.
Philharmonic, and Other
Attractions Coming.

coming musical season In Washington 10
brighter than II has been for several
years. provided all of the artists who
are promised make their appearance.
Interest in business circles has boon
stimulated by the question of having q
grand opera house, which will be one
of the chain OF opera houses which
Oscar Hsmmerstein is trying to estab-
fish throughout the United States. Mu-
steal Washington. however. Is willing
to walt until plans are more mature be-
fore specializing on the contamination
Of the scheme.
Among the visiting organizations
which viii appear In Washington the
confing season In the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, In It's usual i've concerts,
under the local management Of Mrs.
Kate Wilson Greene. who has also ar
ranged to present the Majestic Grand
Opera Company in a performance Of
"Elijah," on November 20. The New
York Philharmonic Society will make
three visits-on November. -26 with
Mischa Elman as soloist. on January
q with Nine. Schumann- Heink. and on
March II with Rudolph CAM. Con-
ductor Stransky has already become
fayorite In Washington, and his return
this season Is welcomed.
Another band of musicians to be heard,
smaller In point OF number but no less
, artistic, is the Flonzafey Quartet, which
will give two concerts OF chamber mu-
ac-one In January and the other In
February. These. as well as the New
York Philharmonic Society, will appear
under the local management Of 7. Ar
still another organization will come
Ill A. ii
company Of dancers with a symphony
orchestra as an accompaniment. Open
ing with this performance on November
Y, Mary 4. Cryder VII! inaugurate a
such artists as Eugene Ysaye. vioiinist,
on December 10; Alice Nielsen and Will
lam w. Hinshaw, In operate selections.
on January 10: Namara-Toye, soprano,
with Jarosiav kSc md v,Tnis,; a OH FEN n
March 7; and Rosa Olitzka, contralto,
viii, Xavier scharwenka' pianist. on
Apl moa = IN. o,nsr Waiting sr,,s,.. vii,
be John Mccormick, under the local
direction Of Mrs Wilson-GreenA who
will also present Mischa Eman on De-
cember 10. and Edmond Clement at
sent sembrich on November s. Gadski
some time later In the same month. and
Lhevinne. Tina Lerner. Clara Butt and
kennerly Rumford on dates to be an
nounced later. -
Concerts by the Boston symphony
Orchestra will be given at the National
Theater on Tuesday afternoons at 4:3O
o'clock on November 6, December .,
January ], February IS. and March Is.
The general sale Of season tickets to
new subscribers opens tt Droop's Music
Store next Wednesday morning, October
le 10. ~
Interest In the season OF 19l2-19i3 is
heightened by the return to America
as conductor OF the Boston symphony
q Or. Karl Muck, Of Berlin. During
the musical director Of the Royal Opera
in Berlin, but Is now to be In America
for several years.
The first concert will be purely orches-
trail, and, for the second Fritz Kreisler.
the violinist, has been engaged. In
January. Miss Gerhardt, soprano, will
De heard: In February. Max Pauer.
pianist Of Stuttgart. new to America.
AZ the last concert In March, Otto
TRACK. cellist, formerly OF the Royal
pear.
The first meetins Of the Washington
era 0P e Chorus, under the direc-
held Monday. October II. at 8 o'clock,
in the opera hall and studio, slS Four
teenth street northwest. Everyone in
terested In this Organization is cordial
~ invited to attend.
Sixty-eight singers enrolled on Tues
day and Saturday evenings last as
members of the evening choir OF the
Church OF the Covenant, which is be-
ing organized by sydney Lloyd Wright
bership to 100 voices. Rehearsals this
week will be on Tuesday and Friday
evenings In the chapel OF the church,
entrance on street. Singers. wheth-
welcomed at either of these rehearsaIs.
The choir will sing for the first time
On sunday evening, November g. Har-
vey Murray. the regular organist. will
preside at the organ.
Announcement has been made that
Madame Calve will appear at the Co
lumbia Theater Friday. October 25, at
4:30 p. M. washington Is fortunate in
being included In the tour Of the noted
but thirty-fve concerts on this VISIT to
America. Madame Calve will appear In
her own tabloid version Of Carmen
the role she made famous. the principal
special scenery: Several arias and duets
from other OF her favorite roles will be
given as the first part of the concert.
MISS NlctOrla SludOns, OF the FACULTY
of the Washington College of Music.
has accepted the position as teacher of
,slocution and dramatic art at the
Georgetown Visitation Convent. Her
work at the college will continue the
same. Evenings OF readings and reci-
tations will be held in recital hall OF
the College OF Music every month, COM
mencing November !. by Miss Siddons'
pupils Students of the college and
their friends are invited.
Bright and popular selections. as well
as classical numbers. are included In
the orchestral program to be rendered
by a fun orchestra at the Cosmos The
alter today continuously from p. m. to
1850 y. m.
Miss Nothera Barton. a young pianist
from Texas, has returned to the South.
after spending several months In WASH
ington. She will be heard here In con-
cert soon. Miss Barton's playing COM
bines brilliancy of style with subtlety
and depth of emotion. and her interpre-
tations are very satisfying. She Is
pupil OF the eminent Rudolph CAM, Of
Berlin
The announcement IL made that T.
Arthur Smith has concluded arrange
ments for the appearance OF Efrem
Zimbalist, the greatest Of Russian
violinists, In concert at the CO.
Mmbia Theater Wednesday after