The Washington times., 1921-02-20

took on the new romantic composers
on the continent. To portray scenes
in the life of the adventurous Chtlde
Harold In music was quite in line
with Berlioz's new ideas on the sub
ject OF descriptive music. IL was a
typically romantic thought TO give his
hero a personal representative in the
orchestra in the solo viola. a kind
of commentator. who. without inter-
rupting the course OF the description
or contributing actual material for
the formal development. keeps step
with the narration and by adding his
personal remarks furnishes the con-
Meeting medium which unites the
series of pictures.
This concert Is under the local
management of T. Arthur Smith and
tickets are now on sale at 1906 G
street northwest
sTOPAK-BACON RECITAL.
A joint recital. with Josef Stopak,
the celebrated young American vio-
linist, and Katherine Bacon, the Eng
lish pianist, as the artists. is announc-
ed for the eighth concert of the T.
Arthur Smith Ten Star series, at the
National Theater. Friday afternoon
at 4:3O o'clock. Mr.. Stopak. pupil of
the famous French violinist. Jacques
Thibaud. while unknown to Wash
ington concert audiences, has won
unbounded praise from great critics
in all other places where he has ap-
peared Mr.. Thibaud predicts an
overwhelming success for his tall
ented pupil, not only because of his
splendid technical equipment, his re-
markably warm and luscious tone.
but also because OF his sound musi
cianship and mastery Interpretation.
Miss Bacon will be remembered her"
for her brilliant work as soloist with
the Russian Symphony Orchestra.
Tickets may be obtained at the office
of T. Arthur Smith. 1906 G street.
CINCINNATI ORCHESTRA. MAR. II
The Cincinnati symphony Orches-
ira, Eugene Ysaye, conductor. will
appear in concert at the National
Theater, Friday afternoon, March IL.
at 4:30 o'clock, under the auspices of
T. Arthur Smith. This is the concert
scheduled for Monday afternoon of
this week, which was postponed be-
cause of the illness of Mr.. Ysaye.
PAVLOwA AND BALLET Russo.
Nine. Pavlowa and her Ballet Russo.
with full symphony orchestra, will
give a performance at Polls Theater,
Wednesday afternoon. March 2 at 3:45,
under the management of Mrs. Will
son-Greene. Nine Pavlowa brings
another list of ballets and divertisse-
ments to Washington for her second
engagement of the year here-one en-
tirely different from the program of
her former visit.
Seats now are on sale at Mrs. Will
son-Greene's Concert Bureau in
Droop's, Thirteenth and G streets.
TOsCANINI AND LaSCALA. MARCH 3.
Toscanini, the worlds greatest con-
ductor, and the La Scala Orchestra, of
Milan, 1O2 musicians, in response to
numerous requests, will play a return
engagement at the National Theater
Thursday afternoon. March 3, at 4:30
o'clock, under the management of
Mrs. Wilson-Greene. So general and
compelling is the interest in the
American visit of Maestro Arturo
Toscanini and La Scala Orchestra,
from Milan, that the American news
papers and publications are dusting
off files OF five years ago to learn
more about this most distinguished
of conductors. Toscanini left the
Metropolitan Opera House in 1915
after seven years in New York, when
he was the best loved figure about
that famous institution. Toscanini
always conducts from memory, which
is so retentive that he has 100 operas
and many symphonic writings at his
finger ends This famous Italian con-
ductor, with his wonderful organiza-
ton, whose reputation for superb mu-
steamship is worldwide, has Just
signed a contract to make records for
the Victor.
Seats now are on sale at Mrs.
Greene's Concert Bureau, in Droop's,
GALLI-CURCI, MARCH @, POLTs.
Nine. Galli-Curci, the great colora-
tura soprano, will give a recital at
Polls Theater, Sunday afternoon,
March @, at $3.50 o'clock, under the
management of Mrs. Wilson-Greene.
Nine. Galli-Curci has been engaged to
sing in the Metropolitan Opera next
season and the opera going public in
New York city received this as well
come news, as II has been known
that the management has made every
possible effort to secure her services
since her phenomenal success when
she made her debut with the Chicago
Opera.
Seats now are on sale at Mrs.
Greene's Concert Bureau, in Droop's.
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