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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25
THE CRITIC TALKS
TO MUSIC LOVERS
Weekly Comment on Things
Musical in Discriminating
Philadelphia

TIME vocalists tell us that the war has
4 made us n singing nation, and from
the manner in which many Of the best
choral organizations are starting on
the season something has evidently done
il. or at least given a very considerable
impetus to the matter Of singing. Per
hans IL would be we'll to score 1t up
10 the war. for that mighty conflict
has about all it can carry on the debit
side and is badly in need of II few
credit marks.
From Bethlehem comes the news that
the Bach Choir has begun its rehearsals
for the Bach festival next spring, and
that the chorus has been increased by
forty voices and there is now wait
ing list, In our our own city the Men
delssohn Club is completely hlled up
TO the limits that the conductor de-
sires, with the exception OF that pane
of a choral conductors existence tne
tenors. There is n ribaIG oId Jesu 70
fhe effect that "a tenor lsn II man.
;t's disease but never was any
disease so ardently sought by mortal
beings, especially by choral conductorS
and those interested in the we'll Delng
of choral organizations
Other singing societies tell the same
story of revived and increased inter
est and everything points to DECIDED
revival of the art, or at least lhe Pl"C
tice, of singing during the present sea
son. .-.1... 90
4ine choral concerts this year by our
singing societies and the first OF them
was given in the Academy of Music iast
"Wednesday evening by the Fhlladelpnla
choral Society and the Fortntghtly
CIub. when. under the baton OF henrY
Gordon Thunder, they gave most eA
cellent rendition of Gounod keuemp
ton
TN THIS concert, which was given fof
Il The benefit Of the endowment fund OF
~ the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cho-
raj Society is simply resuming ITS nor
mai work in the musical life OF Phlla :
dejnhia. after two years of the great
est Imaginable handicaps. owing to the
war. Like every other singing organ =
zation, due to the entrance OF so many
of its members into war work Whetnel
with the field forces of the natloh OF
in the manifold other lines OF eudeaVot
incident to the winning of the grea'
,.onfiict tbe Choral Society found its
tenor and bass sections seriously re-
duced. 1t is to be hoped that with the
return of peace these members who nave
NOT already done so will resume their IN =
terest in the society's work. Every
large music center should have It's ora
torio society and the Choral Society
has supplied this very real want IN
Philadelphia for almost quarter OF a
century, twenty three years, to be e1-
act. Ill,
Sacred music in its many forms. both
UNCONVENTIONAL and undenominationail ;
has definite place in the musical Ire
If a great community. Ot necessity
Il is almost always choral in It's form
and much Of it is laid out along. the
most comprehensive lines, requiring
great vocal and instrumental forces 10
10 it full justice. Only by. actual mem :
oership in such an organization can y
nerson participate IN music of this kind
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25
lin the lobby

The lobby of theatre is usually covered
with announcements of treats in store for you.
Many theatres, especially those who make
a change of programme once weekly, announce
Paramount Aircraft Pictures exclusively.
The days when Paramount Aircraft pictures
are shown are the days to choose first. Those
are the pictures you can rely on.
This is one of the ways to know before you
pAy-the lobby way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25

or learn enough about II really to un-
derstand and enjoy it when sung by
others.
The prestige which fine chora So
ciety gives to a city is second only to
that which comes from great orchestra
and one of the chief reasons why it is
second is that the orchestra travels and
gives many concerts in other cities
and the Choral Society cannot do this
by reason of its membership being non
professional. In the best days of the
Handel and Haydn Society, of Boston,
IL shed almost as much luster on the
city of the Sacred Goldfish as did the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, and it is
no exaggeration to say that the per
Torrance of the Mailer Eighth Sym
phony, with its gigantic and highly
trained chorus. did more for the musical
prestige Of Philadelphia than any other
one piece of work by any organization.
HOWEVER. the greatest need here
l. L is not that the Philadelphia music
lovers be taught to like to sing, but
that the Philadelphia populacc be taught
to attend such concerts in greater mum
bers. The size of the audience at thr
redemption on euutsuhF evening
was disgrace. not alone because OF
the worthy object of the concert, the
endowment fund of the Orchestra, but
also because of the fine performance OF
a rarely heard work.
The public should support organiza
tions like the Choral Society, because
they mean so much to the musical pres
tige and life of the city. On Wednes-
day evening Mr.. Thunder had II fine
chorus, he had the Philadelphia Orches
ira complete, even those members VIII,
do not ordinarily play in concerts OF
this character, and he had the best
soloists that the city can afford. The
romnosition itself, while not among the
giants of its class. is still interesting
and has many very fine choral places
in it. Therefore, the conditions were
right and all the inducements were
nrcsent for Il large audience. And
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25
Know before you bAJ-toW 0'uyS ho7e'

XXTHATENER is really first-rate in pictures
w comes to you under that name Paramount
A1tcrg7,
Follow that name and you will never take
chance with your evening" entertainment.
You want to know what sort of pictures you
are going to see before you 60 to the theatre
you want foresight, not hindsigkt.
1t is the best theatres in every locality that
show Paramount Aircraft, and it is the best
theatres that advertise them as such with the
name Paramount Artcrqf right under the title
Of the picture.
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furnishes most inadequate accompani-
ment. The old concertos. in which, as
in so much else in violin playing
Kreislcr has pointed the way. solve the
difficulty nicely. for they permit the
use of a concerto, and yet they are
compositions in which the color of the
orchestral accompaniment is not SO nee
cssary jas in the more modern ones.
Perhaps. because they are so rarely
heard with orchestra, but the fact re
mains.
One can hardly imagine the Beethoven
or Brahms concertos played with piano,
or, for that matter, even the Mendels-
Sohn, BruCh or Saint Saens. in a con
cert by an artist of high rank, and If
the performer does not want to play
one of the great virtuoso conCertos, such
as the Ernst or Paganini, for exam
pies, there is little left that is of high
musical value and yet which will sound
well with the piano. The old Italian
concertos fill the void.
60 MANY letters have been received
- regarding the work of the Sncicty for
the Publication of American Music. to
which references was made in this col
umn n week ago. that it has been i'm
possible to answer them all personally.
The idea of the society is to publish
as many of the really worthy com
positions of American composers ench
year as the membership dues of the
society viii permit, without any cost at
all to the composer. The judges or
rather the musical advisory board Of
] the organization, is composed of Georges
Barrere, Harold Bauer, Adolfo Bett,
George w. Chadwick. Rubin Gold
IL .l,nlr IL A
Stock aud Deems Taylor,
Composers may submit manuscripts
up to November 10, 1919. for the cur
rent year, and the selections will be
made from the compositions in the hands
of the secretary on that date. Full
/ information may be obtained by ad-
dressing the secretary of the society,
| William Burnet Tuthil. lS5 Madison
avenue, New York city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25

Nina Dolores, lyric soprano. Will appear
IN recital at Wltherspoon Hall on Wednes-
day evening November 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25

Jascha fieifetz will give his hrst recital
of the season at the Academy OF Music on
Monday evening next His principal number
win he the Sonata in A by Cesar Franck ana
Bruch's Fantasia for violin. work of a.
rnost the proportions of a concerto. Besides
these he win play two groups OF smaller
numbers. including works b. pYorak, Bur
ieiRh Ciodowsky, wieniawsSi, d'Ambrosin
ana Ba zziui the last-named number being
lhe famous "Rondo des Lutins.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25

rhe second OF the series OF organ recitals
will be given IN the First Presbyterian
church West Chelten avenue, Germantown
on sunday afternoon at o'clock by Stanley
AddickE assisted By Edwin Eyans. baritone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25

Emil FoiEman. one Of the new cellists OF
the philadelphia Orchestra. will assist at
the half hour of music which opens the
reg,iiar evening service at 81. PauIs Episco-
val Church OF Overlook tomorrow evening
Ne will play selections by Pterne Hans
Kronold and Seba stian Bach.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25

pr,.da HempeI. for seven consecutive sea-
soris soprano Of the Metropolitan Opera. Will
ne heard in recital at the Academy OF Music
IN Wednesday evening, November s.
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,fhe joint recital OF Hans Kinder. celllst.
ana Ellis Clark Hammann. pianist. Is an
nolinced for Wednesday evening. November
f9 in Witherspoon Hall, Cradle Song
Nv the ultra -Tnodern Leo Ornstein will have
~ irst public hearing at this concert.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25

rhe University Extension Society has ar
no,Ineed a series Of concerts on THURSDAY
evenings at WitherspGon Hall and az
the Academy Of Music, by the University ETT-
snade up Of some OF the best players in the
city, many of them being members of the
PHILADELPHIA and Victor Orchestras, and will
* these concerts will be singing by the
a,dience, The soloists during the first month
,siIi he Emily Stokes Hagar. May Ehrel
tIntz Marie Sundelus Walter Pontius, Jud
non House and Emil p. Schmidt
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rhe symphonies to be given q the 1--WE
eonesrts OF the Philharmonic Society, Wal
rer Pfeiffer Conductor. are G major
1Jupiterl Mozart; B minor (unhnishedl,
Schubert: D minor. Cesar F'ranek; No, 3, +
major Beethoven; No, 4, II minor. Tschai-
jsawslry The first concert is Sunday. No
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25

sercsi Rachmaninoff is the soloist at the
opening concert of the Boston symphony Or
ohestra at the Academy of Music on Monday
concerto in Il fiat Mr.. Monteux will open
tho concert with schumann's symphony IN
dance legend, THE Bird Of Fire Of which
fi1e music is arranged as symphonic suite
in six parts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25

The Mendelssohn Club Is desirous OF So
curing a few more tenors for Its chorus.
,fhs chorus now numbers more than 100
.I.,4ora and no more can be admitted or
me ntner, parfa. Singers should apply 10
CHarrF fJ. Na1nasa, 61f1 North Sixth street
3>HsarsRlC Aionusr eyenipSe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25

The musical program OF the University
Tq1tension Society for the season includes
fhe composers of America. the Russian
String Quartet. Herman ssndby. cellist: che
icyans, Henry Gurney. Lewis j. Howell and
Miss Vahrah IIanbury all of whom will
vtva recjtals The Comfy Concert Company
mi appear and Nine. Adea Bovine Kirby
viii give three operate recitals.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
Z. S. LIEUTENANT TO BE
TRIED ON MURDER CHARGE

Coblenz, Tuesday June 24-(By
the Associated Press. s.)-Lieut. John
Beggs, 23rd., Infantry, of Kansas
City, Mo, is under arrest facing
a charge of murder in connection
with a shooting affair at Seeburg,
a village in the neutral zone oppo-
site the American area of occupa-
ton. The German authorities claim
that two civilians, man and a
woman were killed.
The shooting ocurred Saturday
night. Officers who investigated the
case said that Lieut.. Beggs contends
that another American was respcn-
sible for the shooting. 1t developed
that number of Americans had
trouble with German people and
civilians in a cafe at Seeburg. When
Beggs was arrested near Coblenz
he had in his pocket orders to sail
for home and should have started
Sunday.
The German Government has been
notified of the charge filed against
the lieutenant by the army author
tiles. Beggs will be tried before
general colrt-martiaI
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
Attended the June German.

Quite a number of the dancing
set attended the June German last
night in Rocky Mount from this
City and report very pleasant
time. They are as follows: Miss
es Elsie Freeland, Mary Darden,
Harriet Tilghman, Lallah Rook
Fleming, Florence Allen Eva Stain
bach and Miss Smitherman, and
Messrs. Penn Watson, John Bon
itz, Willie Ray, Yancey and Doug
las Aycock, Jessie and James Ander-
son, Harvey, Magette, Kersey Smith
James T. McCraw, Schaum, Misses
Mamie McCraw, Doris Cozart Eli
"a Carr, Ellen Gorham, Virginia
Williams, Elizabeth McCraw, Mrs.
C. M. Fleming and Mrs. Aycock, Z
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
NO MORE RECRUITS
FOR DUTY OVERSEAS

Washington, June 25.-Offer of
Service to Euroe to recruit obtain
ed under volunteer enlistment will
be withdrawn under orders prepared
by the War Department. The policy
of sending regular officers oversees to
relieve those in the American Expe-
dictionary Forces also will be aban-
doned.
This action was said today to have
resulted from the improved situa-
tlon in Europe growing out of the
imminent signing of the peace treaty.
In the orders officers here foresaw
an early return of all troops now
abroad excepting comparatively
small American contributions to the
army of occupation.
Secretary Baker said today he had
not been advised from Paris as to
| the size of the American army that
| is to be maintained for the time be-
| ing in Germany. The fact that the
| fourth and fifth divisions of regu-
| lars were definitely selected for re-
| turn in June, until the crisis of last
week caused the cancellation of these
plans, is cited here as evidence that
the American forces will not be
| larger than three divisions, or about
10000.
1t is estimated that the first sec
ond and third divisions would requir
around 10000 replacement to take
the place of men in those organiza-
tions who are eligible for discharge.
Voluntary enlistments totalling more
than 10000 men already have been
reported, thus forcing the depart
ment to cancel its offer of European
service to volunteers.
Troops are now being returned
to the Uniteo States at such rate,' %
said an off1ciaI announcement, ''that
at the request of General Pershing,
no more officers will be sent overseas
except the class of student officers
composed of recent graduates of the
United States. Military Academy
scheduled to leave about July H."
At the same time, notice was
given of the withdrawal of permis-
sion for wives and children of officers
and enlisted men to go abroad. This
was necessitated, the department
said, by the fact that it will be i'm
, possible to say which individual SOL
, diers will be kept overseas until the
, composition of the army of occupa-
tion is determined.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
yENIZELOs REMINDS ROOT.

Paris, June 24-M. VeniZelos, the
Greek Premier by many regarded
as the foremost statesman in Eur
ope today gave me the following
statement regarding the League of
Nations.
I'm my opinion Europeans have
no wish to Interfere in the internal
or political affairs of America, but
this league of nations is not internal
but international. 1t would be un-
thinkable for America to be against
the principle of a League of Ma
tions
In the application of this prin-
ciple, America was indeed the pion-
eer for under Secretary Root, and
perhaps before, she began to Eago-
tiate treaties were identical in prin-
ciple with the League of Nations
which now, following the greac war,
has been embodied as an in. agraI
part-I may say, looking into the
future, the principal part-of the
treaty.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
GERMANS BURN
FRENCH FLAGS

London, June 25.-A telegram
from Berlin received in Copenhagen
by the Exchange Agency states that
number of soldiers belonging to
the German Black Guard Cavalry
Corps entered the Berlin Arsenal to-
day and seized all the old French
banners preserved from the war of
1870 and those captured from 1914
to 1918, which, according to the
peace trems were to be handed back
to France. They were afterwards
burned.
The news of the destruction of the
fleet apparently caused the burning
of the banners. There is reason to
believe that the reactionary German
elements are preparing a number of
similar coups in order to destroy as
many as possible of the articles to be
delivered to the Allies.
The nervous tension in Berlin this
afternoon is great, and the streets
are crowded with people
Article 245 of the Peace Treaty, in
the original draft, stipulated that
within six months after the treaty
took effect Germany must restore to
France the trophies, works of art,
ETC., carried from France by the
German authorities in the Franco
Prussian War, particularly the
French flags taken in the course OF
the war of 1S7O-71."
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
PESSOA PLEDGES;
TRADE TIES HERE

Washington, June 24.-The devel-
opment of close commercial relations
between Brazil and other countries,
the United States, in particular, was
declared today by DR.. Epitario Pes
soa, President elect of Brazil to be
one of the aims of his coming ad-
ministration. In his last public ad-
dress in Washington made at Iun-
cheon given in his honor by Secre-
tary Redfield, DR.. Pessoa said
THE demonstration l now re.
ceive from the highest personifica-
ton of American commerce is am
ong the most pleasant that your
proverbial hospitality could afford
me. One Of the intentions that l
take with me, for my term of office,
is exactly that of developing as close
ly as possible the commercial rela-
tons of Brazil with friendly coun-
tries.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
FRANCE REQUIRES COMPLETE
REPATRIATION FOR SHIPS SUNK

Paris, June 25.-France has de-
cided to require compile reparation
from Germany for the sinking of the
German warships at Scapa Flow.
This announcement was made by NJ.
Leygues, Minister of Marine, to the
Naval Committee of the Chamber of
Deputies this afternoon. He de-
violated both the armistice and the
peace treaty.
The Council of Three has referred
the question relative to the sinking
of the German fleet in Scapa Flow to
a commission of experts, which will
determine whether the armistice
conditions were violated.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
STOCKS.

New York, (Wal Street.) June
I26.-A three point drop of Balti-
more and Ohio caused by suspen-
sion of dividends in connection with
the new bond issue for that road
was off by an advance of 1-2
points in General Motors. we're the
chief features of irregular opening
of the Stock Market today. The gains
extended from a fraction to a point
in United States Rubber, California
Packing, United Cigars, American
Car and Mexican petroleum. These
were off set by declines in Royal
Dutch and Beet sugar and Stude-
baker.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
FORMER GERMAN
CROWN PRINCE
ESCAPES FROM HOLLAND
INTO GERMANY. WHILE
1T is NOT EXPECTED HE
WILL BE ABLE TO RALLY
THE REACTIONARIES,
YET HIS PRESENCE IN
GERMANY is NOT VIEW
ED WITH SATISFACTION.

E. O. S. Paris, June 26.-Freder-
ick William Hohenzollern former
German Crown Prince has escaped
from Holland and made his way in
to Germany. While the escape of the
Crown Prince has caused some
misgivings in Allied circles, it is
not believed that he is a sufficient
figure around which the imperialists
and rectionaries would rally. Yet
it is felt that it is better for the al
from Germany.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
ALLIES NOTIFY
THE GERMANS
They Will Be Held Strictly Re-
sponsible for Destruction
Of the Boats.
MUST PAY THE DAMAGES

Paris, June 26.-The German
government has been notified in a
note from the Allies that it will be
held responsible for the sinking of
the German war ships, and that the
Allies will have the right to insist
upon the punishment of those re-
sponsible, and also TO collect repara-
tion from the Germans for the loss.
The sinking of the fleet is de-
nounced as a violation of the armis-
tice, and of the agreement entered
into between Germany and the al
lies.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
AWFUL CONDITIONS
In HUNGARY

Vienna, May Correspond
ence Associated Press) Conditions
in Budapest and the surrounding
country under the fantastic govern
ment of Bella Kun and his soviet are
grotesque. 1t has just become known
the Countess Rada is scrubbing stair
ways in one of the city prisons.
Count julius Szechenyi, aged ninety,
formerly master of the Kings horse,
is one of those who has incurred the
displeasure of the ruling forces. In
spite of his age, he has been forcibly
removed from his home and impris-
oned. What disposition will be
made of him is not likely to reach
the public until it has been ordered
and executed.
Every room in the handsome mar
BILE palace of Count Louis Karolyi,
the former Austrian ambassador to
London, is occupied by some one of
the vaunted proletariat, with such
results as might be expected. Stove
pipes stick from the lace-curtained
windows, and the silk covered walls
are smoky, grimy and greasy. Pro
tective covers have been torn from
rich divans and handsome chairs to
be used for dish rags. Costly bronz,
Clipped and mutilated, are being
used as play things by the proletarf-
ian children.
It is the same in the handsome
residence of Count Andrassy next
door, where squa1or and dirt are
rapidly replacing the magnifcence
and polish of a happier day.
Day by day the news of increasing
violence on the part of those who are
in power. The latest instances have
to do with Ludwig Navy, former
president of the Hungarian Parlia-
ment. He was seized at his coun-
try home and while being taken into
Budapest, was taken from the train
and shot to death by the Red Guard
who gave as an excuse that he was
trying to escape.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-26
BUYS; LIQUOR FOR
KNESS-JAILED
1By the Associated Press.)

1By the Associated Press.)
Washington, June 25.-A. j. Med
lin, a lawyer, of Wake Forest, came
to Washington today for a pardon
for w. M. GaIliher, of Youngsville,
who was convicted in Richmond
court of illegal possession of whisk-
ey for interstate transportation. He
purchased the fluid 143 quarts-for
the express purpose of conquering
Spanish influenza which was then
taging in North Carolina so the
story goes He was arrested and plead
ed guilty to illegal possession con-
tending that he was acting in ig-
norance of the law in transporting
whiskey when it was to be applied
in an epidemic.