Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
AT tn ElIE T'EzET1A' EFTE22EE I7EEII5 TWEE.E
echo -sLOvAK SOLDIER
|!0Rus COMING TUESDAY
< Song OF the Slnvs, Weird and
Plaintirc, Will BE Heard ut
City Auditorium.

WY
he Czecho- slovak Soldiers Chorus
bo heard at the City Auditorium
tsdny evening. The chorus OF six
five voices will be assisted by
eph Musica. violin soloist. fellow
hll Of Jan Kubclik. and once q
pbcr OF the Russian Royal Opera
use orchestra. In Moscow. The
rus will be heard in series OF
i've airs. Czecho -Slovuk folk songs
laDgcd by Lieutenant Eorman, their
Ittuctor and director.
lieutenant Forman has drilled his
IA until they sing like n gloriAcd
lie quartet. Their tone is SPLEEN
their shading beautiful, and they
jSt the additional distinction OF
lging novel. catchy, spirited music
Il manner never heard before In
|;hmond.
,Eecho-Iilovak music Is akin TO
ne OF Hungary Poland and Russia.
has the sympathetic minor note
!t runs all through genuine folk
sic. whether IT be In Bohemia. on
banks OF the Don. the shannon
the Tay. II has that ready note
ioming to the oagpipe. Il modern
/ finct or more ancient instruments
lioncd from growthS in Tn.
rshcs. LiaHt and Brahms. Dvorak
J. Smctana have all paid tribute to
l.cho -Slovakian music. Chopin
allied II for etylc and rhythm. for
llish and Czccho-Slovak are much
HI same.
Che concert Tuesday night. con
llucntiy, should bc notable anair
was acclaimed with great cnthu-
sm In Norfolk last Monday night
ID the Armory was filled TO capnci,y
| the concert Is a testimonial affair
The proceeds so 10 the Czccho-
I,Naka. general admission OF 81
t. decided upon. with tn" choice OF
us 10 those who come first
iberc are two good reasons why
edmond should III more than com
'nly Interested In the concert to he
zen by the Czecho Siovaks in the
y Auditorium Tuesday night. One
A thht altogether uncommon music
h u. he heard from them: the violin
CLOSER Mus.ca. liz "a good musician.
good musician, a good performer.
may be expected 10 play vel.
lough 10 give "a deal Of pleasure to
Is audience; the chorus. to 20
ETHER. Is ii mos, remarkable organi-
Itfon. II Is composed of some SIXTY
Iulers or foreign land who sInl,
Is FOLK songs or that land in their
i've tongue. Az has been said, they
Is not "A group OF sOloists; IL is prob
io that there IL not a schooIcd voice
pong them. But they sing, as has
| 90 been said. as one voice. And that
lee is controlled 10 the last shad :
II and the last graduation o. volume
/ director who Is himself remark
IL. SO much. briefly. for the mere
terthinment side OF the concert
The other good reason has nlgo
en- told. These men have been
'ay from their homes. most o..
en-. for six years. they have been
ihting, they have been prisoners ard
ptivcs and they have been doing
trd manual labor. They haven't
~ money. because their pay IS less
an "A month. and there's no tell
Z when they will be able TO max @
~ money They will leave here
~ soon. and some Of them want TO
~ htiic nccad things Of which
GIT wives VINO are with them are
ny In want. while others have "A
ndish--or manly desire TO TAX. back
their homes some small triflcs for
DIR people stili living after these
X years
Then. too. the vioIinist IL an III
an. IL" VIII play Tuesday night.
wing all the strength and all The
Z that Is IN him, but his perform
lea VIII he an effort And he has
iih him his wife and a very li,tl.
~ who also is i'll.
n this IL too intimate. apology is
offered. But these men need L.ln
; hadly-cspec!ally the boy with the
DIN.