The Washington times., 1913-04-13
.OL|TzKA TO APPEAR
HERE WITH kOC|AN
Russian Singer Won Success
in Musical World With
Metropolitan Company.

Nine. Rosa Oiitzka. the operatic and
concert singer, will appear here with
Jaroslav" Kocian, the Bohemian violin
list, at the Columbia Theater. Wednes-
day, April is. When Rosa Olitzka was
member OF the Metropolitan Opera
Company she won universal popularity.
Because the voice Of this singer is
so flexible and the upper part mezzo
in quality. she has been able to sing
a very great number of operate. roles
AS a concert artist. Nine. .Olitzka has
been very successful. owing. to her abil
ity. to sing almost anything that the
musical directors called for. She Is at
home in the modern French and italian
school. Like all Russians, she Is
her accomplishments.
Jaroslav Kocian, the Bohemian violin,
ist, has the''genius of the Bohemian
race but none of its eccentricities. As
q youth. he attracted great attention
while student at the Conservatory Of
Music In Prague: he was a pupil OF
the distinguished Sevcik and II was
debut: he also studied composition with
Dvorak, and is above all else thor
ough musician.
After Kocian played for the first time
at the Richter concerts in London. Dr..
Hans Richter himself took a deep per-
Kocian won great popularity In his own
country and In Germany, he has made
friends among the English. This is his
second tour Of the United States.
The afternoon Of April 2, has been
set as the date Of the next concert of
the Motet Choral Society. when THE
Crusaders,' q contata Of unusual mu-
sical and poetic beauty by Niels Gade.
the Danish composer. will be sung at
Of Otto Torney Simon. This concert
will close the fourth season of the
Motet Choral Society.
Russell Hill. assisted by Mrs. Ruth
Simpson. gave an interesting piano and
National Library for the Blind. The
program was q group Of Chopin num-
bers including Ballade, G. minor; Etude,
sharp minor; Opus Is; Preludes, A
major and fiat major. and Scherzo. C
sharp minor. Mrs. Simpson sang several
numbers by Nevin. and the program
closed with a Liszt number and Poupee
Valsnate. Polidini. by Russell Hill.
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Saturday evening was the occasion of
most enjoyable gathering at the
studio of Mrs z. d. Bucher, 1917 Twelfth
street northwest. at a musicale by Mrs.
Buchers pupils-tEe last of the season.
program was presented represent
ing the works Of Chopin. Paul Rodney,
Gregh. Dina, Verdi. Sidney Smith. and
others Probably no teacher In WASH
ington Is more extensively known among
the older set than Mrs. Bucher, and cer-
tainly none has contributed a greater
quota Of accomplished performers to the
local colony. Those participating in the
Saturday program included Miss Marion
Nichols. Miss Lorain McFarlan.
Nda May Conn. Mrs Ida ". Rapp.
Ma. Ernest ]. Benin, Mrs Edith L.
Davis, Miss Verona Davidson. Miss
Sarah L, Avery. Mrs; George P; Conn.
chaminade's pa. Is Amphores.s Ben,
dix's Characteristic; lie Pappiiien."
three dances from Henry Viii" Ger
man: silesus s.,,dn melodie I'm nn,.,,sa psu
.'L'Elixir d'Amour." and two novelties.
Orth's Advance and Retreat Of the Sal
walton Army" and Cartons. 'Ralz-
enel," with Auber's Fra Diavolo' over
the program to be presented by the Co.'S
mos Symphonic Orchestra, under the
direction OF Prof. Arthur Maxwell, at
the Cosmos Theater concerts To-Day, De-
ginning at o'clock and continuing un-
til 1870 O'Clock tonight.
Mrs Susanne announces for her at
home this afternoon in her studio In
the Belasco Theater a program especial
ly arranged by Miss Root. critic for the
New York Musical Courier. Mrs. Helen
list with the washington SYMPHONY Or
chestra, and Mrs. William T. Reed.
contralto soloist In the Calvary Bap-
tist Church, will be heard in solos
and duets: Miss Clara Ascherfeld.
pianist and teacher in the Peabody In
stitute, of baltimore. and Louis
Potter. of this city. will play.
Anna Pavlowa's tour next season will
bring forward a new American girl
violinist She Is Ellen Keller. of Bos-
ton recent graduate of the Royal
Academy of Music, in Berlin. whers