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The Washington times., 1918-02-28
TIMES MUSICPAGE
SUPPLEMENTED BY
FAULKNER BOOKLET
By ]. Mach.

The Music In the Home" purpose
OF The Washington Times has Just
been most forcefully supplemented by
little book with the same title
Music in the Home"-written by Anne
Shaw Faulkner. and published by Ralph
Fletcher Seymour, OF Chicago. As Miss
Faulkner puts it, the book IS designed
as IAN aid to parents and teachers in
the cause Of better listening" We have
many preachments on this subject. but
few such tangible guides to student and
parent as this clearly stated and admir-
ably arranged volume seems to provide.
Reckoning with the present day condi-
tons in life and education, Anne Faux
ner uses these points as her working
basis. The average American" she
writes. has a very unfortunate attitude
toward music, in that he considers 1t i'm
possible to learn to listen to the art,
unless he can technically reproduce the
compositions for himself. This has
erected a barrier, which has kept many
good listeners and true music lovers
fsncying that they can only enjoy the
so-called popular" music. Now this is an
entirely unnecessary and absurd condi-
ton, for Il really should be no more IN
natural for US TO use our ears than 1t Is
to use our eyes"
Use Ears and Eyes.
Upon this point-the use OF ears and
eyes-she speaks OF the need TO en-
phasize hearing" because the child
today is permitted to get so much Of his
diversion through the eyes. due to the
popularity OF the movies" Her pre-
cepts are not far from the rules Of good
breeding and the need Of every one for
reeeptivity, Il he is TO broaden through
his contact with life and teachers The
first thing that a listener must remem-
Der f." she says, that when music
speaks all other voices must cease.
The child who really learns to
listen. learns to pay attention. has more
respect for what he hears whether II
be conversation or music.
There are many fascinating ways
she gives the reader for occurring in
teIliTentIy and also with pleasure the
relationship between history. for in
instance. and music. In a group OF
three luIiabys, or Of three boat songs
that may be heard on the phono-
graph or the plsyer-piano-she speaks
OF the kinds of people each one be-
longs TO, letting the nearer distin-
Euish the nationality and the tenn
permanent OF these people through the
music.
Music Linked With History.
Again, she links literature to music,
showing how broad a cultural ac-
ouaintance with literature, and also
with history. is necessary IL one is to
understand the great symphonic tone
poems such as Strauss death and
Transformation" or the Tschaikowskyl
Overture 1872" THE stories that
music tells" she calls them, some just
little song stories, and these are
program Music" For absolute"
music she has q happy term, calling
Il Poetic Expression" instead OF the
inelastIc and unimaginGtive former
term.
In all OF the book a definite scheme
is adhered to, the subject moving step
by step toward comprehensive
grasp OF the large literature OF music.
1t suggests itself as an ideal plan,
upon which 4 study club might base
its programs.
("Music in the Home: an aid TO
parents and teachers in the cause Of
The Washington times., 1918-02-28
ITINERANT LEADERS
OF SONG SELECTED

1tinerant song leaders. men who
VIII cover group OF camps or naval
training stations too small to warrant
individual leaders, such as have been
placed in the large posts, are now
being engaged by the War and Navy
Commissions on Training Camp Ac-
tivities.
The military value OF mass singing
Is summed up in that sentence OF
Major General Bells, "a singing army
Is fighting army" In several OF the
training centers singing has already
been incorporated by enthusia site
commanding officers in the regular
routine.
The Washington times., 1918-02-28
LONDON STREET MUSIC
FEELS WARS EFFECTS

Purveyors Of street music are
among those in London who have felt
the radical effects OF the war. The
gradual disappearancs OF the plane
grinder has been a cause OF Bomo-
what unsympathetic rejoicing, and nss
so-called German band Il now to be
seen or heard playing for pennies.
In these respects London Is now, more
peaceful musically. but, says the
Daily Chronicle, the pipes, the drums.
the thump, the blow still 30 on. but
with a very different meaning now,
that the staggering twister OF the
handle OF discord has to md another
Job. -,
The Washington times., 1918-02-28
better listening" by Anne Shaw
Faulkner. Pub, Ralph Fletcher Sey-
mour, Chicago)
Patriotism Misplaced.


We are finding, these days, that our
omnipresent patriotic expressions In
music are sometimes Ill-timed and
mis.cast. It happened in a recent con.
cert, which opened with the singing
OF "The Star,Spangled Banner" that
the soloist was placed at q decided
disadvantage because, though she was
one OF us, she sang the national
anthem with an unmiStRkable Ger
man accent. It took her quite one
quarter OF her program before she
could dlspel the false note that this
incident had put into the recital.
So why. in the name Of patriotism,
should We sacrifice art and artist TO
what might become a hollow form?
Camps Want Music.
Out at the American University Camp
the men are wanting musical instru-
ments that they may form some sort Of
an orchestra for their own diversion.
That is where the camounage men are
staying, and there are many musical
artists among the number.
Mrs. True. president OF the Friday
Morning Music Club, and Mrs. Eugene
Byrnes, It's musical director, we're asked
for a bass horn for the university camp.
The club has. understand, obtained one
for them. Through the club. also
clarinet has been donated. and there
has been a friendly interchange Of musi-
cal courtesies between the club and the
musicians OF the camp.
The Washington oratorlo Society is
reporting a large enrolment OF new
members from among the strangers in
Washington. Mr.. WriEhtson. the musi-
cal director. says the rehearsals Of
Elijah" that is to be sung in the spring.
show more enthusiasm than he has seen
In. his twenty-five years OF conducting.
A big drive ls on 10 try to bring the
number OF the chorus up to 500. Mems
voices and contraltos are particularly
in demand. The rehearsals are held
every Wednesday evening at $50 in the
chapel Of the Church OF the Covenant,
Eighteenth and y streets and Connecti-
cut avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
BELASCO DISCARDS
LOWERED CURTAIN
Subtly Changing Lights Alone
Tell the Story of a Night
in Tiger Rose

For the flight of time in the action
of a play the law of the theatre Is "A
lowered curtain. No producer hitherto
has ever indicated the passage of a
night in full view of an audience with
out the use of some device or enter
tainment 10 hold the interest until David
Bclasco, substituted simply darkness in
his presentation of Tiger Rose" which
comes to the Broad.
The nearest approach that has ever
been made to this innovation in pres
entinE Willard Mack's story of the great
Northwest was by Mr.. Belasco himself
in his presentation Of Madame Butter
fy.' The curtain remained up for four
teen minutes during the action of the
japanese tragedy while the night was
supposed to steal by. Blu during that
period. a forty-two-pieCe orchestra held
the attention of the au-ienCc.
In Tiger Rose" however, there is
offered nothing of music, speech or ac-
ton to hold the attention of the audi
ence. while for the six and a half
minutes that represent the passing of
a night the stage remains in darkness.
while the heroine is guarding her lover
from the Royal Northwest mounted
policeman who has trapped them in the
cabin in the Canadian woods. Gradual
ly the thread of the story is picked up
by a marvellous change Of light. The
gray dawn bathcs the scene. revealing
the girl still at her post. Then, little
by little, the mist fades as the glory Of
the Alberta sunrise creeps over the
woods and cabin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
ELEANOR PAINTERS
APPRENTICE DAYS
Prima Donna's Fine Voice Is
Product of Arduous Eu.
ropean Training

Eleanor Painter, who is singing the
stellar role in 'Glorianna.'' at the For
rest. Is one of the few American girls
who have made a distinguishing mark in
Europe. Miss Painter is thoroughly
American. She was born in Ohio and
her early musical training was begun
under American -eachers. Her voice
early developed that quality which is
only a degree from grand opera calibre.
and II was decided that she hould go
abroad and continue her musical educa-
ton.
She began under Madame Nikisch,
wife Of the famous conductor, Arthur
Nikisch, and Arthur Lowe, and later had
the honor Of of being "the scholarship
pupil Of the great Lilli Lehman. Her
first opportunity came when she was
engaged for Madame Butterfly" at the
Charlottenburg Opera House.
II was engaged for an entire opera
season at Covent Garden, London, where
she opened the role of "Musetta" in
Puccini's "Boheme." Many offers from
European producers promptly followed,
bu. the outbreak Of the war decided her
to return home and take up concert
work.
But Andreas DIPPED a heard her
sing while abroad, and engaged her fol-
the leading role in his American pro-
duction of Culliver's Lilac Domino
A successful season in this operetta per.
suaded Miss Painter to stay on the
musical comedy stage, and the following
season she appeared in John Cort's
Princess Paa" In 1917 Miss Painter
ventured into straight comedy, and APP
peared in Art and Opportunity" Sh
has now returned to musical comedy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

Verdi's aida" will be the opening
performance by the Creatore Opera Com
pany when II begins a week Of opera at
the Academy of Music on Tuesday eve
ming, October 8. Bettina Freeman, for
merly of the Century Opera House in
New York, will sing the title role, and
Creatore personally will conduct.
La Traviata" will be sung Wednes-
day afternoon, while in the evening
"Hlgoletto' will be given, with the
coloratura soprano. Regina Vicarino, in
the role of Gilda. Miss WEARING is a
former Hammerstein star, as is also
Orville Harold, who will he heard as
the Duke, Miss Freeman will have the
name part in Carmen" which will be
sung at the Thursday evening perform
ance, and Miss Nicarino will he the
Micaela.
The double bill of "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana and "Pagliacci'' will be presented
Friday evening, with Zanco, Lee. Scia-
retti, Evans, Harrington md others.
Martha will be given Saturday matt
nee, with Miss WEARING, Henriette
Wakefield and Orville Harold.
Mischa Elman will be heard i'm recital
at the Metropolitan on Wednesday eve
ming, October %. The Russian violinist
will appear on this occasion under the
auspices of the. Friends of Music and
Art, n local organization just formed
for the purpose Of giving independent
concerts, 1t is planned to support some
of the Younger artists of real ability.
The symphony Society Of New York
under Walter Damrosch. will give three
concerts here at the Academy of Music
this season, instead of four. as in for
mer years, and the concerts will be
given in the evening instead Of after.
noon. The dates announced are Wodncs
day evenings, November 81. January .:
and February &c. Mr.. Damrosch, who
begins his thirty-fourth year as con.
ductor of the orchestra, has lust re-
turned from France, where he has been
supervising the improvement Of the
American army band system at the re-.
quest of General Pershing. Soloists will
the orchestra here will be Jascna Hell
fetz, the Russian violinist first heard
here last season Mischa Levitzki, One
Of the youngest ~pianists, n Mabel Gar
rison, the American colorstura soprano
Of the Metropolitan forces.
phia Orchestra this season have been ar
ranged primarily TO conform to the wishe
concerts chiefly. to cities fairly accessibf
from PHILADELPHIA except for a single con
Include ave pairs ~ Pittsburgh. i've 4
mington, three in Cleveland and two II
ober.ln' u -
The program Of the Paris Conservation
| Orchestra at the METROPOLITAN Monday even
Ing, October II. will rot be announced un
81 af!sr the Srssni11.ioo n arriy e. iS air A@f5
~ Andre Message. former director q II
ssl$sIs::. o ]ssiI:sly T q pE SsS'lsss' !. L Ike S'' fai !
conseTvatoire. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
ACTRESS IS
Geneve Cole Writes for Home Papers
While Touring

A combination OF musical comedy
work on the sage and practical news
paper writing il quite so unusual as
to be a real novelty. Yet It has been
tried. and is being successfully followed
by Geneva Cole. of the Leave It to
Jane" company. at the Opera House In
cidentally, Miss Cole, In making this un-
ual combination. was influenced to try
is because she wanted to dc her bit.
Miss Cole is a graduate of the Jour-
nalistic Course of Nebraska University.
at Lincoln. and for a time covered gen.
eral assignments In that city. but when
her brother. Dam +. Cole. one of the
professors in the university became a
second lieutenant in the arillery and
went to France. and was soon afterward
followed by her other brother. Harold.
she found that the newspaper work in
Lincoln was not profitable enough to
meet all the family needs and as she
had promised her brothers when they
wen' to war that she would do her bit
by looking after her mother and sister,
she went to New York and secured n
position with the Leave 1t to Jane
company. and began writing a weekly
syndicated article for fifteen Nebraska
papers. Recently she purchased a house
for her mother. near Omaha.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
DUAL ROLES TEST OF
ACTORS VERSATILITY
Guy Bates Post Employs
Mansfield Methods in Por.
traying Characters

The rual role is not popular among
display of talent which few possess.
When Richard Walton Tully selected
THE Masquerader' for Guy Bates Post
the star welcomed the dual role of John
Chilcote and John Loder because he be-
lieved that it would enhance his YER
satility.
The list Of dual roles is a limited one.
The last seen here was the admirable
performance of j.. H.. Sothern in The
Prisoner of Zenda." Among the other
plays which have called for double in
corporations are Sir Henry Irving's Du-
bose and Lusurquc in The Lyons
Mail" a characterization which ranked
high in the list of that great actors
achievements. Irving also played in
The Corsican Brothers" which Robert
Mantell made very familiar to our play
goers of another generation, and Man
tell also did a dual role in the piece
called "A Face in the Moonlight "Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" which Mansfield
made his own, was not a dual part, as
| the character was represented to be one
man matamorphosed by a drug.
In one respect Mr.. Posts playing in
The Masquerader'' - similar to Mans
fields work in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
HYDE" II was generally supposed that
the latter. in making the change from
one to the other, also altered his make
| up. on the authority of his stage man
oger for several seasons 1t Is stated
that he did not. do so. He secured the
illusion of transition by d~isarranging his
hair a hit, and the use of a mobile face
and well-controlled body. Mr.. Post as
rhilcote and Loder does the same Trims
in reverting' from one character to the
other.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
TRIXIE BACK FROM CAMP

Trixie Friganza has completed her
entertainment tour of the various army
cantonments, and Is once more In vaude-
VILE. She has capitalized her recent
experiences. however. for her offering
at Keith's X week will be called
Camp"
The comedienne does not intend to
tarry long In "the varieties" She has
already made plans to return to the
musical comedy stage. which has occu-
pied the greater portion Of her time
during recent years. But Miss Fri
sanza insists that she is fond of vaude-
Vile because in a musical show she is
forced to stick to her lines. but In vaude-
willie she Is at liberty to do as she pleases
as long as she amuses her audiences.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
81 YEARS ON THE STAGE
Albert Housin Celebrates Start of His
Career Here

Last night, at the Shubert. Albert
Housin. ~appearing az the old Kasim
Baba In "Chu Chin Chow celebrated
the twenty-irst anniversary Of his first
appearance on the professional stage.
Just twenty-one years ago at Abe old
Lvceum Theatre. in Fourth avenue,
New York Il. ~. Sothern produced a
play called Change Alley" Housin,
then sixteen years old. was engaged
through the influence Of his father,
Frank A. Housin, the musical director
and composer. to appear as an old
sailor fiddler.
Being a violinist and having but one
line to speak, he survived the run of
Change Alley" and the following sea
son, 1889, was engaged as stag man
ager of Daniel Frohman's famous Ly-
ceum company. Here he remained.
managing and acting. until the dissolu-
tion of the organization. April 8. 1912.
In later seasons he appeared with Mary
Mannering. the Proctor stock company
i'm New York. f.. H.. Sothern and Julia
Marlowe. and in "A Thousand Years
Ago. ''lhe Passing Show of 1912" and
"Panthea."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
HENRY MILLER AND &c. F."
Actor and Late Manager Had Las, Meet.
ing Here

The warmcst kind Of friendship ex-
listed between the late Charles Frohman
and Henry Miller, now at the Garrick
in "a Marriage Of Convenience II be-
gan in the early days of the managers
career, and continued unhroken until
F'rohman went to his death on the Lust
'ania.
They met for the last time after n
matinee of Daddy Long Legs" in this
city. The curtain had ust fallen on
the last act. and Mr.. Miller had gone
to dress. when the master Of props
saw n litle man picking his way
through the piles of furniture, evidently
searching for the stars dressing room.
II was Charles Frohman. and for an
hour he and Mr.. Miller chattcd and
laughed @ "reminiscences, the little man
sitting on a trunk and swinging his legs
like a boy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
TSEN NETS THRIFT
Oriental Film Star Rivals Scotch in
Canniness

Lady Tsen Mel. who makes her debut
as the first Chinese screen star In For
the Freedom OF the East" next week Mt
the Stanley. Is the proud possessor Of
a letter of thanks from President VIII
son. She received the precious missive
for her enterprise M patriotism In
stimulating the sale Of thrift stamps
throughout the country.
Lady Tsen Mel, who Ia well known in
vaudeville. received many u for
autographed photographs. owe for
her adopted country rave her a bright
and patriotic thought. Why not have
her many friends pay for her photo
graphs with thrift stamps? she reasoned.
She acted upon the idea. and after its
success Lady Tsen Mel received the let
ter from the President expressing his
appreciation. All the thrift stamps that
she receives in payment for photographs
Lady -Tsen Mel donates to the Red
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
LIVES HIS FILM ROLES
Charles Ray Fond of Things He Por'
trays on Screen

Perhaps it is because he Is an athlete
himself that Charles Ray. star of The
Law Of the North" to be seen at the
Arcadia next week. is fond Of virile
roles and stories dealing with frontier
life and primitive types of men. He is
more ~ homo f." these roles han any
others. he declares.
Ray is a boxer Of ability, n jumper.
rover. baseball player and, in fact. he
e-cpls in almost every form of athletics.
Tie takes a keen interest in electrical ex-
periments, Is a student of French and
Spanish and for his WI amusement he
has INDUCED in authorship, several at
tractivc stories having come from his
pen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
New War Film Next Week

Crashing Through to Berlin a new
war film. will have It's first Philadelphia
presentation next Monday and Tuesday
al .he Family Theatre, Market street
above Thirteenth Savoy Theatre, 1911
Market street. and the Market Street
Theatre. 333 Market street. The picture
deals with the causes and principal his
toric events from the beginning Of the
conflict 10 the cyclonic American and AL
lied attacks which forced the German
retreat on the Marine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

TIME screens have shown players from
almost every country, but II remained
for the Betzwood Film Company to
bring forward a rev actress for the
films. She is Lady Tsen Mel. a Chinese
girl, who heretofore has confined her
work to the vaudeville theatres. II
may be recalled that the first appear
ance Of Sessue ~Hayakawa, the Japanese
actor, was i'm the supporting cast of THE
Cheat" in which Fannie Ward made her
appearance. Since then he has been
a popular idol n is now making his
own productions.
THE Government has decided that the
l. movies are essential and has Sc
lected the screen as onef OF the best
means of spreading propaganda about
war aims, drives and loans, The Gov
ernment is also in the movie manufac-
turing business now and is releasing
films showing the activities of the boys
who are fighting over there" as well
as the manifold war activities here.
There is one thing, however, which the
Government might do, and that is to
exempt all men in uniform from paying
the val tax on both theatrical and
motion picture attractions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
MUSIC
NOTES

"Aida" Begins Opera " cch at
academy October 3 Elman Re.
citai at Metropolitan Nem York
Symphony Concerts Here Orches.
ira Tours-Other Erenfs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

Barbara Csstleton In
Mothers Of Liberty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

~ actor grow. That is in his under
standing of human nature. Each char
acter he creates brings him nearer 10
the heart OF humanity. Therein is to be
found the secret of playerfolk being al
ways the first to extend a helping hand
when some great calamity calls for the
community to aid. II is the actor who
takes the center Of the stage, and. lur-
ing the public on ~ his work. per-
suades them TO give and give until the
Emergency is passed or the demand sat
ished.
"And living so many lives az a player
does In the creation OF a round OF parts
which goes to the making of a career,
b. has little time 10 think of just tina
one part which Is himself on the stage.
IL that forgetfulness Is to be found an
4fher secret OF the youth Of the player.
No above all things. the actor Is a
ID a. heart. RE loves TO play at do
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

Why America VIII
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William g. Hart In
Rittle 0awne
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Dorothy Dalton In
Viva la France
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Ethei BARRYMORE In
Our Mrs. McChesney
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

william Farnum In
The Bondmaa
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Ethel BARRYMORE In
Our Mrs. McChesney
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

Lady Tsen Net
Freedom OF the East
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

Why Amer.rs WIN
Win
Al sissarss rswssss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

CHIEF among the charms of "Glori-
~ anna the single musical comedy
production of the week. is its exquisite
daintiness of presentation and the skill
Of it's composition" as painters say,
The plot is not strikingly novel. but pas
tel delicacy and originality of the sets"
commend them to the most discriminate
ing. while Eleanor Painters negotiating
n opulent soprano is of a sort heard
too i~nfrequently outside of opera. Ru-
dolf Friml's score is musicianly and
spontaneous. and altogether It is most
attractive. The entire production has a
certain quiet charm not ordinarily assoc
ciated with musical comedy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

Amba ssador Gerard's
NV 4 Years in Germany