The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
Concerts and Lectures.

"Circling the Pacific" is the attrac-
tive title under which Mr.. Holmes is
to deliver an extra Travelogue at the
National tonight which will be a de-
lightful cruise around the Pacific
Ocean, not stopping long at any par
ticular place, but telling something
new and interesting about such ports
of call en- route as Hawaii, Fiji. Ton
ga, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia
and thence by an unusual voyage
through the Celibes to Hong-Kong.
Japan, Alaska and Canada. back to
the U. S. A.
Among the interesting motion pic
lures will be one showing the embar-
kation of shiploads of Chinese coolies
leaving Using Tau for Flanders, there
to do the hard manual labor Of road
and railway construction back of the
British lines. Some marvellous colored
slides taken by the natural color
process Of photography will show the
beautiful ornamentation OF the tenn
pies at Nikko. while Mr.. Holmes 9TH
er Japanese pictures will deal more
intimately with the comparatively
well known tourist Japan, as it looked
last surm mer. Everything in this ex-
ira Travelogue will be new and "dif-
ferent."
Wynne Pyle. the American pianist
who will appear here Thursday with
Frances Aid. has played extensively
throughout Europe, having lived and
studied many years in Paris, Vienna
and Berlin. She was engaged in Eu-
rope by nineteen different symphony
orchestras, with a total of fifty-six
concerts with these societies.
Her American debut as aanuSt took
place with the New York Philhar-
monte (Stranska conducting.) She
has since appeared with this orches-
ira, also with the st. Louis Orches-
ira Zach, conducting). She toured
one winter with the Minneapolis
Orchestra (Oberhoffer conducting),
and has given recitals in New York,
Boston and Chicago.
The feature of the occasion Of the
second concert of the Philadelphia
orchestra, Tuesday afternoon at the
National, will be the appearance of
the celebrated French violinist, JAG
ques Thibaud. NJ. Thibaud has not
been heard in America since his tour
in 1904, at which time he was given
prompt recognition and instant sue
cess
Mr.. Leopold stockowsk has ar
ranged q program for the occasion
in keeping with all previous records,
with the Lalo concerto in +, which
Is particularly adapted to N. Thi-
baud's style.
Nine. Frances Aida, prima donna So
prano Of the Metropolitan Opera, and
Wynne Pyle, the American pianist,
will appear in a recital at the National,
December Is.
Additional interest Is manifest in the
announcement that Mr.. Frank La
Forge. the composer pianist, will be
the assistant artist to Mme.. Aida. Mr..
La Forge's compositions and work as
an accompanist being well-known to
patrons of musical affairs.
The proceeds of the recital will be
for the benefit of the visiting nurses
Of the League of the Church of the
Covenant
Nine. Melba, who is scheduled to ap-
pear in concert here in the National
on Friday. December Il, at
i:3O. is giving very little of her time
to grand opera II she lin
tied herself to opera she would have
to necessarily limit her public and the
calls on her from cities where opera
Is rarely heard are too urgent to be |
neglected. Moreover. Madame Melba !
has won all the fame and reputationI
that can come to an artist, and she |
feels 1t her duty now to spread, as |
far as pissible, through her own ex-
ample. the gospel of fine singing. |
Modern opera does not encourage the |
school of pure vocalism which Melba |
and it is question !
whether her successor will appear in |
this generation. Owing to the fact |
that Madame Melba was not heard |
with the Boston Symphony Orchestra |
last Tuesday insures for her a ca
pacity house |
Madame Yvette ,Guilbert,, who will |
appear on Monday evening, Decem-
Der IL. at Sis, will present an un-
usual program to her audiences COM
prising songs from the Middle Ages
1own to the eighteenth century,. To !
aod to the interest and beauty OF her