Evening star., 1921-12-04

Ernest Hutcheson, concert pianist,
who appeared here last evening at
the New Masonic Auditorium. when
played en- tour in the smaller cities
and towns. replied: "In the localities
where the people are not satiated
with music they are splendidly exact
ing in regard to programs. Just the
other day a program was returned to
me from town of but few thou
sand population where I am soon to
play. 1t contained Beethoven min
net. The comment was: IT you're
going 10 play Beethoven. why no a
, sonata instead of this trivial number? 2
expect to play the same program in
a number of large cities en- route to
that town. but from them l have had
no such constructive complaint. And
this is but one OF many similar criti-
: cisms / have received from the small
! or places for not submitting a pro-
gram consistently great from begin
! ming to end.
| What composers do you think are
the most often mentioned in these re-
quests? Bach and Beethoven. Next
comes Chopin. If Liszt is requested.
it is never one of his rhapsodies that
| IS asked for. but sonata Recently,
when program request came to me
from western town to play the
Liszt Sonata in B Minor" l suggest
ed IN my answer that 1t might not be
wise, as it takes nearly half an hour
TO play, and with no pause between
( .-ie ;ii" ements. The reply / received
F; vas. Well, what OF it?' OF course, !
"as deiisnted. and il is needless to
say that when ! play the sonata in
that town the audience will be an in
spiration."
When Mr.. Hutcheson. who each sea
son gives number of recitals in
New York. was asked if, in spite of
these requests, he did not have to
change these New York programs
just a little to please the people
was: If | do, it's to make them bet
: ter. Only those who. year after year,
appear in concert or recital all over
the country can have any idea of how
musical the American people have be-
come. To sum it all up in one SEN
tence, should say that the shortest
road to failure for a solo artist in
America these days is to give popu-
lar programs en- tour
stein Club will take place Wednesday
in the crystal room of the Ebbitt
Hotel. The plan adopted last year
whereby all classes of members were
privileged to enjoy this event will be
in force this season. There will be
other social and Informal musical af-
iairs during the season, to which mem-
berS will be invited.
Netta Craig has accepted the posi-
tfcn of soprano soloiSt of Ingram
congregational Church. completing a
quartet composed of Flora Brylaw-
ski. contralto; Royden Dixon, tenor,
and Charles T. Tittmann, bass, with
Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee as organist
and choir director. Miss Craig was
soloist for four years at the Church
OF the Covenant and has appeared
with the Washington Oratorio So
ciety as soloist for several success
1--WE seasons in The Messiah" and
also st. Paul. and Elijah" sing
ing all of them without score She
has been studying last season and
this fall with Robert Gayler, the
coach of one of the most prominent
Tht ncgraph companies, and is now
preparing a program in which she
will be presented by him in recital
In New York in the near future. She
will sing With Verdure Clad" from
Hayden's THE Creation" at this
mornings service at Ingram Congre-
gational Church, and this evening she
will sustain the obligato solo in the
"1nfiammatus," from Rossini's "Stabat
Mater
The first of the months musicals
at the Arts Club will be given BIZ
Miss Gladys Thomas, mezzosoprano
of New York. with Mrs Howard
Blandy assisting at the piano and
Miss Estelle Thomas. violinist, this
evening. and will be followed by