The Washington times., 1916-10-13
Miss Dorothy Hodgkin
Goes Upon the Stage
Professional Debut Of Washington Girl Soprano Fol-
lows Close Upon Her First Appearance in Song
Recital at the Cairo.

The professional debut Of Dorothy
Hodgl<in, soprano, who n q Washing
ton girl and q niece Of Mrs. wilson
Greene, follows close upon her debut
In song recital last winer at the Cairo
In this city, when she ives presented
by her teacher, Thomas Evans Greene.
Little Miss HodgIdn In now playing with
Julian Eltinge in n musical comedy.
Cousin Lucy" she will be seen in
Washington the week Of December 4.
The Times spoke Of Mibs Hodgnn
last winter az IAN unexpected sur
prise" adding: ~She has a voice OF
range that IL spontaneous In it's free
dom. and she possesses both beauty ana
charm with an excellent equipment Tor
professional work" Miss Hodgldn -
also an experienced little dancer. int
with which sile has chosen to begin
her professional career.
Mrs. Elsie Bond sBischoff. formerly Of
this city, Is meeting with great SUCCESS
She has recently reorganized the Bis
choff Choral Club OF Portland. which
perpetuates the name OF DR.. j. w. Bis
choff. Washington's foremost pioneer
and ensemble practice. Il plans to give
several concerts during the year.
The American Federation of Arts con:
templates the bringing Of Mrs. Edward
Mcdowell TO Washington this winter
In iecture-recital This event. as an
extension Of their music course which
this year will consist Of five letcure-
recitals by Nicholas Douty, tenor. on
The Most Modern Songs" means more
to the music public than mere lee
ture. Mrs. Mcdowell. widow Of our
greatest American composer! Edward
Mcdowell. comes to tell the story OF
Peterborough.
At Peterborough. N. H.. has come to
pass the fruition Of a cherished dream
Of Edward MacDowell-that sensitive
soul whose closing years OF mental
blankness were undoubtedly caused py
the arduous labors Of his earlier life,
through which his creative spirit must
have suffered much from suppression.
The Mcdowell Memorial Colony. with
its artists, writer's. and composers. with
It's Isolated studios In the woods, and
realization OF this dream OF Edward
MacDowell-a haven for the creative
artist. where he may labor safe from
interruption.
greater productivity OF the last years
OF his working life was due to the un-
interrupted leisure and the stimulating
surroundings afforded him by a little
cabin-"The Log Cabin'-built among
the pines OF the Peterborough woods.
"A house OF dreams untold.
II looks out over the whispering tree
tops.
And faces the setting SUM-"
In the ten years Of It's life. the colony
has demonstrated It's permanent value
In the artistic work Of America. II In
no longer an experiment. It's work has
not been confined to any one art, but
painters. sculptors, poets. playwrights,
novelists, and composers have been web
coined and have received the stimulus
and inspiration Of contact with workers
along other lines.
In memory Of John w. Alexander,
Mrs. Alexander and her son are to build
and equip a studio and viii provide for
its maintenance. This noble gift will
stand as one monument to the faith
which both Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
have unfalteringly had In the ideals and
work OF the association. The Alexan-
der Memorial Studio will be the ff-
| tenth studio 'in the woods" The 9TH
ers have been gifts of artists who have
labored there. cor OF benefactors of the
arts who recognized the value of such
an environment.
An endowment fund OF less than Sl0.-
\ 900 Is the only permanent security the