The Washington herald., 1913-04-13
attractions Leading Washington Theaes for the Coming


Nine. Rosa Olitska, the celebrated
operate and concert singer, win appear
here with Jaroslav Kocian. the Bohe-
milan vioiinist. at the Columbia Thsater
on Wednesday. April Is. When Rosa
olitzka was member OF the Metro
politan Opera Company she won uni
versal popularity, since she was admired
by the opera patrons and adored by the
masses, who were moved by her deep
and rich contralto. Because the voice of
this singer Ia so flexible and the upper
part mezzo in quality, she has been able
to sing very great number Of operate
roles.
As a concert artist, Mime. Oiitzka has
been very successful. owing to her abil-
tty 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 Ia great
ltnguist, and English is one OF her &C.
complishments Jaroslav Kocian. the Bo-
hemian violinist, has the genius Of the
Bohemian race, but none Of their &C.
centricities. As youth he attracted
great attention while a student at the
Conservatory Of Music, in Prague; he
was a pupil Of the distinguished Sevcik.
and II was as Sevcik exponent that he
made his debut. He also studied compo-
sition with Dvorak, and Is, above all
else. a thorough musician. After Kocian
played for the first time at the Richter
concerts In London, DIR. Hans Richter
himself took a deep personal interest
In the artist. While Kocian won great
popularity In his own country and I'm
Germany, he made more friends among
the titled and wealthy English than any
violinist of the day. He was engaged for
many concerts and also for rusicales
! given at the fine homes of the Baron de
Rothschild, William Waldorf-Astor. Mrs
Ronalds. Lord Howard de Walden, and
Baron de Stern. This Is his second tour
Of the United States.
Last Concert of washfnston SYM
phony Orchestra.
Mrs. Christian Hemmick's tone poem.
Atlantis will be presented by the
Washington Symphony Orchestra at the
Columbia Theater next Tuesday after
noon at AS o'clock This superb SYM
lows Mrs. Hemmick a wide range for
! fantastic treatment. The composition Is
| in three acts and six scenes, but the first
act. depicting the warfare of Atlantis
and the sea, has been selected by Mrs.
Hemmick for performance by the or
chestra- Louis Won Gaertner. an Ameri-
! can Of high standing In the musical
4 WOrkQs lB lne COulpOSeT Oh the IlluSlC, anu
will direct the orchestra during the rem
dition of this number.
For this concert, the closing one Of
the orcAestra's fourth season, the soloist
will be the distinguished American
pianist, Charles Anthony. This leader
among the younger generation of Ameri-
can musicians plays with a genuineness
o. feeling that Immediately arrests and
holds the attention, and his sense Of dy-
namics is so developed that he can OBJ
tain the most artistic effects without
the necessity Of resorting 10 the vio-
lent methods % much in vogue Mr.
Anthony will present the 9ries concerto.
As a concluding number to this un-
usually Interesting programme. the or
ch9stra, under the direction Of Heinrich
Hammer. will play the Tannhauser
overture.
Frank Norris Jones i'm Recital.
7. Arthur Smith announces a recital
| at the Columbia Theater Tuesday after
| noon. April 2. at 40 o'clock, by the
! brilliant young pianist, Frank Norris
Jones, who in the past few years has
built up a following in this and other
cities exceeded by nd other artist of his
age. A programme will shortly be an
nounced that is being designed not only
| to display to the best advantage the at
tainments Of this rising genius, but that
will further include several classical
| numbers that are too rarely heard in