Evening star., 1922-05-07
Musical Mention.


will receive applications for the pub
lication Of original compositions for
the fourth season, 1s22-1s23, not later
than October Is. 1922. on which date
the manuscripts should be in the
hands of the society's secretary and
submitted in the usual manner under
assumed names
This season 1t Is specifically prefer
red that all the manuscripts submit
ted be for chamber music that in
cludes a piano part. As the compost
tions SO far issued by the society have
been. with one exception, for the
string quartet II Is now desired 10
publish other combinations. of instru-
ments as referred to above 1t IS
hoped that new works of real merit
as well as of abundan: originality
may be offered for examination.
A joint meeting Of the board of di-
rectors and its advisory committee
at the studio of Edwin T. Rice. In New
York city. At this meeting all but
one of the compositions submitted
for publication and recommended by
the advisory committee to be heafd
by the judges were played before
them. In later executive session
the following works were chosen as
the ones to be published by the so
ciety for the third season 1s21-1s22:
Quartet for Strings, Op. 49,, by
David Stanley Smith: Quartet Tor
Strings. No. g." by Tabous 1areckl
(priEs composition OF the Berkshire
festival Of 1919.
1t was the purpose of the board
announced at the time Of the giving
of the invitation to submit compost
tions for approval this season to pre-
fer one in which the piano had part.
The board. however. was disappoint- :
ed with the unsatisfactory quality OF
the works submitted and felt unable
to award a selection to any Of the
chamber music compositions with
piano. 1t was therefore reluctantly
compelled to again give the preferred
places to quartets for strings, both
because of worthiness and in order
to respect the society's obligations to
it's members. In the larger interest
of the American composer, 1t IS I'M
perative that the society maintain a
high standard as the normal stand
ard. and that it does not encourage
the submission of works of doubtful
intrinsic value or questionable tech
nique.
II at the end of the current season
when compositions are submitted
anew the works do not fulfill the nor
NAL requirements. the board will re
serve to itself the right to decline to
publish any of those submitted. The
musicians who graciously gave their
services to the society for the prepa-
ration and the playing of the several
compositions for piano were CASTOR
Lawrence Schauff1er, violin; Ottoker
Cadek, New York String Quartet;
Edouard Dethier and Hugo Kortschak
both of the Institute of Musical Art;
Karl Granueter, Chamber Music Art
Society; George King Raudenbush. In
x-y-i1 to-
bin. Chamber Music Art Society. and
A. Walter Kramer. viola: Nicolai Mol
davan, Chamber Music Art Society;
Ludwik Schwab. New York String
Quartet, violoncello: Edward T. Rice,
Emmeran Stoeber and Percy Such,
thur Lora, Chamber Music Art So
ciety. Further information may be
obtained upon application to the sec
retary. William Burnet Tpthill, 1S5
Madison avenue, New York city.
Lonsfellow's poem. king Robert
of Sicily" with musical setting by
Rossiter G. Cole. was one of the de-
lightful features of the entertaining
program Thursday afternoon before
the Twentieth Century Club. by Mrs.
William E. Chamberlain. reader; Mrs.
Florence Howard and Edna Sheehy.
sopranos. and Mary Isabelle Kelly.
pianist. Mrs. Chamberlain gave the
reading, with Miss Sheehy sustaining
the chants and Miss Kelly playing
subdued music throughout. Mrs.
Howard added to the pleasure of the
occasion by giving a group of songs.
including Morning in Spring" by
Mathews": Rain" by Curran":
Allah" by Chadwick" and BLACK
birds Song" by Cyril Scott.
The memory Of DR.. HamIin E.
CogsweIl. for many years director of
music in the public schools of the
District of Columbia, was honored by
q concert recently at the Wilson Nor
NAL School. Stephen E. Kramer. as
Cosswell the Director: DR.. James E.
Ament, president of National Park
Seminary, to "Dr. Cogswell the Man
and FRIEND: the combined orches-
tras of the schools played Sullivan's
Lost Chord" Dore Walten directing;
'These Are They" from THE Holy
City" by Gaul; Fred East, baritone.
was heard in There Is No Death
by O'Mara. Mrs. Gawler and Mr.. East
rendered the duet. Jesus. Thou Joy
of Loving Hearts," by Goetz. with
and the affair closed with the rendi-
tion of DR.. Cogswells own compost
tion. "The Spirit of Victory" by the
orchestra.
Columns have been printed by the
washington critics in praise of the
washingtonians in their light opera
productions since the organization OF
fhe PEOPLES National Opera Society
by Rollin Bond, in 1919, In tact.
every one of their productions mas
scored an emphatic success. Pima
fore" "Mikado," Chimes" and Sweet
hearts" the latter rather preten-
tious work, have all been an artistic
success, beautifully costumed. hand-
someIy mounted and reaching the pro-
fessional standard in performance.
when the Schubert-Belasco opens
for this company's performance to-
morrow evening it will disclose a
much heavier dramatic production
than the Washingtonians have mere.
tofore offered. for Mile. Modiste
represents Victor Herbert In his pest
endeavor at composition to ~ the
strong dramatic comedy of Henry
Blossom, which provided Fritzi Schen
with the greatest starring vehicle
"MIle Modiste" contains strong dra-
matte finales with rousing ensembles,
for which the Jenny Lind chorus is
noted. 1t is most picturesque opera,
the first act taking place in the French
millinery shop of Nine. Cecile; the
second scene represents the private
dining room of the Count de Bouvray,
andthe third scene the brilliant char
ity bazaar in the gardens OF the cha-
teau de st. Mar.
The cast contains twenty-one prin-
cipals and two of them, including
Calette, danseuse of the 'Follies Ber-
gere," are direct from Paris. The Es-
telle Murray ballet and the Humorous
Footmen'S sextet are other special
features. j. Frank Duggan, Ray
mond G. Moore. Jasques Homier. Ber-
nard T. Fitzgerald. Edward A. Hines,
Edward A. Perkins. Royal A. Tinker,
EsteIle Murray. Mildred de Hart, Juli-