Evening star., 1922-10-29

The art, ball which is to be given
by the executive committee OF the
Washington Opera Company in the
New. Willard ballroom on Monday
evening. November 20, is Of more than
mere social Significance.
The ball is arranged for the benefit
Of the producing fund Of the WASH
ington Opera Company. To, give ii
hearty support Is to make possible
more operatic productions of the high
standard of aida" and Of Samson
and Delilah."
These two productions placed the
work of this resident company in the
recognized standing. The visiting
artists. Marguerite D'Alvarez. Nine.
Cisneros and others proved a splendid
aid for bringing out the comparative
ability Of Washington artists, among
whom are Charles Trowbridge Tit
mann. George Harold Miller, Mrs.
Franklin Townsend and many others.
More Of these productions are need
ed. and this art ball is for the pur-
pose of making them possible.
One of the features Of the ball will
be The Spirit of Music" represented
ny SoA ISI VI ASoAth
more.
"The Spirit Of Music" will summon to
appear the leading characters OF the
operas already produced. and OF Rig
oletto," which will be the next opera
to be given by this company in Wash
ington.
These costumed characters will ap-
pear while the orchestra plays the
leading aria Of the opera from which
the character Is selected. and in some
cases the music will be sung. Pro
ductions of pirate of Penzance." OF
Faust" of 1.-The Secret OF Suzanne
of Carmen" of aida" and Samson
and DeliIah" have been given by the
Washington Opera Company. of which
Edouard Albion is general director
and founder.
1t is only right that Washington
should hear more first-class grand
opera, 80 every musician and every
music lover in the city should bring
enthusiastic support to the first event
of the season arranged by this organ
iZation.
This Evening at the Church Of the
Covenant a memorial musical service
will be given in memory Of the late
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson. musical d.
rector of the church from 1912 to
1929. The evening choir Conc hundred
voices), Claude Robeson, director
Harvey Murry. organist; Mrs. Howard
Blandy. pianist, and the solo quartet
consisting of Miss Ruth Peter. So
to; Ross Farrar, tenor. Raymond
Moore, bass Substituting for Herman
Fakler). will sing for the first time
this season. The evening choir will
be assisted by members Of the Wash
ington Oratorio Society, Of which Mr
Wrightson was also the director and
Richard Lor1eburs. cellist. Mr.. Murray
win play the funeral marches used at
Mr.. Wrightson's funeral and the
hymns will be also those used on that
occasion. The doors Of the church will
be open at I o'clock and the public
is cordially invited to attend.
The follSwing a Is the fd pros5am1 4zsan Hsn
deD: cello solo, "Cantilena" (Golter-
mann), played by Mr.. Lorleburg:
chorus. THE Souls Of the Ri ghteous.'
incidental solo. by Miss Peter (Fos-
teri; tenor solo. 20 Savior. Hear Me-
(Gluck), with cello obliga by Mr.
Lorlebqrg; oifertoryi chorus: Maars Ern,n 600
March Funebre." (chopin).
The lobby concerts at the Y. NJ. c.
A. that proved such an attraction last
season were resumed Monday even
ing and will be held weekly on Mon
o'clock. throughout the winter. The
first of the concerts was given by
Mrs. Minnie Hoch Smith. trombone
soloist; Miss Anita r. Gauges. con-
tralto: Mrs. Fred Freund. reader;
Miss Theodore Cooper. soprano: MI
Hoch and Miss Marjorie G. Davis, ac-
companists, and among the selections
rendered were the trombone solos.
Somewhere" (Clark). Liberty Hail
March (Tryor). Mrs. Smith; Miss
Hoch. accompanist; contralto solos.
Miss Gauges; readings. Mrs Freund: !:
soprano solos. "Heming" aDel Riegol.
Shower" .(Richardson). Miss Cooper;
baritone solos, ITO Daisies" (Quilter).
"Vale" (RusselD. Her Rose"
(Coombs).. Mr.. Freund; Miss DaYis,
accompanist.
Meta Craig will be the soloist at
the Roosevelt memorial service to be
held Friday evening at Metropolitan
NJ. E. Church. 1t is expected that the
President will be there II Mrs. Hard
ing's condition will permit. Members
of the diplomatic corps. many SEN
ators and representatives have ac-
cepted invitations to be present.
In one Of the lately issued books.
Westward Hobees." is a paragraph
that Is Of interest to the many music
lovers who have for several years
past reveled in the charming settings
and denominations of the old Indian
tribal melodies by Cadman, Lieurance
and others. 1t says: Very few of
those who visit the Grand Canyon, in
Arizona, yearly know of the exist
ence of Harasupai Canyon, whose
starting point is Hill Top. Within
it's high pink walls is a narrow. fer
tile valley, watered by narrow
strip of blue water. This is literally
the Land Of the Sky-blue Water
celebrated in the popular song, and
the home of a little known and very
much neglected tribe of Indians, the
Harasurai The name Harasupai'
means Children of the Blue Water"