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The Washington times., 1922-06-22
COMPOSER OF SONGS
PUBLISHERS ASSET

David Proctor, composer and pian-
ist of marked ability, has Joined the
organization Of Harold Flammer, Inc.
Mr.. Proctor win leave on q three
months trip shortly. He will cover
practically every State in the union
and several Of the important musical
centers Of Canada.
Among the best known Of Mr..
Proctor's compositions are THE Lat
tie Clock" novelty for the plano,
and "Drowsily Come the Sheep" a
slumber song.
In addition to being an accom-
plished musician Mr.. Proctor has had
quite an interesting theatrical career.
He toured the country for many
years a. leading man in theatrical
companies and has appeared on the
screen, .,
The Washington times., 1922-06-22

this fourth season Of the city's ad-
venture into light opera production.
Frank Moulan is principal COMEDIAN
Eva Fallon, ingenue; Arthur Geary,
tenor: Lorna Doone jackson, con-
tralto; James Stevens, baritone;
Jerome DAILY, basso: George Sweet,
juvenile, and William Mccarthy,
second comedian, complete the cast.
Besides these there is a choru OF
100 girls and boys, every one
resident OF st. Louis. and every one
trained in the Municipal Opera Free
Chorus School conducted by William
Parson, chorus master and assistant
musical director OF the Municipal
Opera, since January 1.
The repertoire this season besides
"The Highwayman" includes: Vic
tor Herbert's "Sweethearts," Kali
mans "Sari," Gilbert and Sulllvan's
"The Yeomen of the Guard" Sid
ney Jones "The Geisha," Reinhardts
Spring Maid" Johann Strauss
"The Queens Lace Handkerchief"
and Kalman's "Miss Springtime."
To Extend Training.
st. Louis is Justly proud OF an
opera the profits from which have
already established a free municipal
opera chorus training school and will
in the future be devoted to extend
ing the work Of the school in training
both chorus and principals in the now
reviving art Of light opera.
More than $50, 900 will be spent
in cast and productions for the sea-
son." said Harry r. Burke, music
critic of the st. Louis Times, and an
ardent booster Of the opera enter
prise, in discussing the venture with
the writer.
"The orchestra Of fifty is made up
almost exclusively Of Instrumental
lists from the st. Louis Symphony
Orchestra.
profits of $4,000 from last sea.
son were expended by the Municipal
Theater Association, of which Mayor
Kiel is president, with Director OF
Public Welfare Nelson Cunliff as
chairman of the executive improve
ments committee, in improvements
to the city's big open air theater in
Forest Park.
Director Praises Chorus.
Ultimately Il is hoped to be able
to develop both casts and chorus in
st. Louis and to make all-St. Louis
productions without sacrificing art
to civic spirit.
st. Louis believes this can be done.
Frank Ranger, stage director. who
has been loaned by Dillingham; TO
st. Louis for the summer, and
Charles Previn, musical director
who comes to Municipal opera on
leave of absence from the Erlanger
forces, gave added force 10 that
theory when they agreed that never
before had they heard q chorus Of
such fresh and flexible young voices.
In light or grand opera The 100 in
the chorus were chosen from 230
who completed the course in the
municipal training school. over 500
applied for entrance and Of that
number 800 met voice requirements.
which were high. The chorus Is
notable for the backgrounds Of its
Individual members. For instance,
two Of the boys are sons Of the edi-
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
Advocate Phonograph
Records For Chronic
Dyspeptics

Many are the uses Of the
photograph. Its latest func-
ton. one purely domestic. is to
provide properly timed musical
accompaniments for home cal
esthenics. But this scheme
barely scratches the surface
the surface Of the record, so to
speak. Live, snappy music is
essential to the daily setting-up
drill, but there are other ways
in which the phonograph can
cooperate in the home, Arthur
H. Folwell writes in Leslie's.
One Of the greatest evils in
American life is the habit Of
eating too fast; Of boiling ones
food. To remedy this, to in
sure a proper degree Of chew
ing before swallowing, let a
phonograph record for dyspep-
tics be made; one to be turned
on faithfully every meal time;
not peppy stuff. but measured
beat and slow" In six months
how the unsolicited testimonials
would pour IN! For example,:
"Dear Sirs: Since chewing my
food to the tune Of your Mr..
Handel's largo my health has
improved 100 per cent. I feel
that I can now begin to eat in
old-fashioned waltz time. Please
send me The Beautiful Blue
Danube"
II this isn't a practical bust
ness idea we'd like to know
what Il Is.
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
Ptano-Violin Recital.

Student events of interest during
the week included a piano and vioiin
recital by the pupils Of Miss H. w.
CAN'T. Among the numbers were:
''The Streamlet" Risher). Alfred
Cole; Peasants Frolic" (Gurlitt),
Frances Marshall; 20 Sole Mo-"
Arthur Wood; merry Little Brook
let" (CrandalD, Katherine Collins;
Angelina" (Martin), Angelina di
Georsi; The Gypsy" Grace Lady;
June Morning" Margaret Peed;
"Gretchen" Heins). Mildred Softer;
''On the River" duet, Grace Lady
and Margaret Peed; "Humoresque
(Dvoralt). Dorothy Wood; Scarf
Dance" tChaminade), Eloise Holmes;
"Song Of the Brooklet" (GeibeD, Eliza.
Seth STALL. Starry Eyes" (GeibeD.
Herbert Miles; Morning Song De.
vaux), Frances Amidon: Tossing
Kisses" Heins). Marguerite Smith;
Pony Race" Roy Perry: Smiling
Eyes" Olive Perry; Carnival OF
Venice" Anna Norcia; "Minuet"
BacherinD, Beatrice Pestell: Gypsy
Dance" (Smith), Helen Lentz: "Valse
Petite" Joseph werres: "a Country
Dance" tSartoris). Eugene Lentz;
Second Mazurka" CGodard), Marjorie
Firor: First Rosebud" (violin), Fran
.ces Leah Patterson; Garry Ne Back
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
VIOLIN OWNERS
HAVE STRANGE
SUPERSTITIONS
Breaking and Repairing I'M
proves Quality Of lnstru-
ment Some Believe.

More superstitions exist avout the
violin than any other musical instle-
ment. Chief among these supersti.
tions is the one held by many per-
sons that the tone il improved by
breaking the violin and then mend
ing 1t. 1t is often true that a violin
that has been broken and repaired
has more beautiful tone than a new
instrument, but it's beauty Of tone
exists in spite Of its injuries rather
than because Of them.
As In the case OF other popular
delusions. the peculiar belief con-
corning repaired violins has prob
ably come about in a perfectly nat
ural manner. A violinist drops his
instrument and breaks 1t. He takes
II to a music store or violin re-
pairer. The luther finds that he
must remove the back in order to
patch up the injuries. In the course
OF his operation he may find other
troubles. The brass bar needs alter
ing. The sound post Is out OF
position. A new bridge Is needed.
The proper repairs are made and
the original broken parts are glued
together. The result is that the
OWneT BctS Hls NlOilh bdSh III pCihSSt
shape.
Tone Was Improved.
The owner Of the violin is delight
ed to find that its tone is actually
improved, and, II he Is an amateur
possessing the average amateurs
knowledge, he Immediately tells all
his friends that q new violin does
not compare in tone with one that
has been broken and restored to
shape.
It is because of this popular su-
perstition about violins that exists In
the minds OF the public that violin
makers find 1t difficult to sell a
brand new violin. II a fiddle
looks too new and shiny, even
though it's tone be clear as q bell,
the purchaser looks askance at II,
and casts his suspicious eyes about
the store for a dull finished instru-
ment. covered with cracks and
scars-one that "looks old" Music
dealers report that the imitation
Stradivari" models Of this type are
much more ready sellers than other
violins which are actually superior
in tone quality but which have the
misfortune to look too new.
Some Break Them Up.
1t has even been asserted, and
the statement has gained consider.
able credence, that makers Of violins
often break the finished product
into pieces and put it together
again in order to improve the quail
ity Of the violin.
This ingenious principle OF manu-
facture is pronounced absurd by
every authority upon the violin. II
these superstitions had any foun-
dation in fact, 1t would be an al.
most hopeless task for a maker Of
yiolins to try to sell his product.
He would find himself forced to lend
his newly made fiddles for a year
or 80 to some such organization as
a boys boarding school where they
would be certain Of rough treat
ment. At the end Of this "condi-
tioning" period he would reclaim
the instruments, put them through
a first-aid treatment in the repair
shop, and sell them as old masters.
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
Schmidt's New Catalopue.

The Arthur P. Schmidt Company
has just placed on the market a num-
Der OF attractive and singable vocal
selections. Land of My Dreams"
from the pen of Cuthbert Harris,
ranks high among the leading home
songs" which have come to the edi-
tors attention in a long time. It is
published in three keys and the range
is not difficult.
A dandy little number for concert
work is MY Fidil Is Singing" by
Floy Little Bartlett. To the thou.
sands Of admirers of Claude War.
ford's work, "Life's Ecstacy," pull.
sating as It does with the full vigor
Of spring, comes as a welcome addi.
tion to- the Schmidt catalogue.
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
Miss Kmcher's Recital.

Large and appreciative audiences
heard the final recitals of the sea-
son given by piano pupils Of Miss
Locke Kincer on Friday evening,
June 16, and Saturday afternoon,
June II. In addition to the piano
numbers, J. E. s. Kinsella sang on
Friday evening THE Mighty Deep"
(Jude), and Love in the Southland"
(Canfield), while Mrs. Benjamin
Smart contributed to the Saturday
afternoon program by rendering
Break of Day" (Sanderson), and
Little Heart" CBischofO.
The Friday evening program in
cluded: "Spring Breeze" Boyle), Miss
Clara Butt: "Berceuse'' tGodard),
Miss Evelyne Fletcher; Spinning
Song" Ellmenreich), Miss Betty
Barcalow; ION the Ice at Sweet
Briar" Crawford, Miss Mollie Reed;
"Passepied" Delibes), Miss Mary
Kay; "Melodie d'amour" Easel-
MANN; Miss Olga Yowell; .Poupee
Latterner: Les Sylvains" (Chami-
Shadow Dance" CMacDowelD. Miss
Hazel Shepard; "Tarantella" Heller).
Miss Estelle Derrick; Scotch Poem"
(MacDowelD, Miss Ann Gleason; IF
I Were a Bird" Henselt). Miss Eve
line Kay; "Tarantelle' Oennee). Miss
Mary Kay; Sous Bois" (Staub),
Miss Clara Butt; "A la bien aimee"
(Schutt), Miss Eveline Kay; Butter
fly" Uavallee), Miss Hazel Shepard;
"Itude- e-Impromptu" CMorris). Miss
Ann Gleason; Rustic Of Spring"
(Sinding), Miss Clara Butt; "Ro-
nance in d fiat" (Sibelius) and
"Liebeswalzer" (MoszkowskD, Miss
Dorothy Manning.
Saturday afternoon: Dorothy"
ian old English dance), (Smith), Miss
Margaret Angel: wooden Shoes"
CBarlett), Miss Helen Dugan: Happy
Farmer" (Schumann), and merry
Bobolink" Krogmann), Miss Fran
ces Mathews; Spinning Song" (Ell.
menreich), Miss Helen Mc(7,ue:
"Melodie" F'ranke), and "Lightfoot
Polka" Cwerner); Miss Ruth Coburn;
"Minuet in @" Beethoven). Miss
Mollie Reed; THE Lark" CTschai-
kowskyl Miss Mary Kay; "Humor-
esque" Dvoralt), Miss Catherine
Todd; "L'Avalanche" QIeller), Miss
Bette Barcalow; Witches Dance"
(Schytte), Miss Trixie Croft; Little
Shepherdess" (Schytte) and "a
Courtly Dance (Crawford), Miss
Jean Haywood; Dancing Shadows"
(Carpenter), Miss Ruth Miller;
''Novellozza" (Godard). Miss Eliza-
beth Peoples; "Minuet In A" tBoc-
cherini): Miss Virginia Latterner;
"wnl o'the wisp" Gungmann), Miss
Catherine Todd; "Barchetta" (Nevin).
Miss Josephine Latterner; Eur
Elise" Beethoven). Miss Virginia
| Latterner; "Gavotte and Musette"
Oo'Albert), Miss Eveline Kay;
"Scherzino" (Moszkowsl<D, Miss Clara
Butt; 'TIumoreske' Rachmanlnoff),
Miss Dorothy Manning. I
The Washington times., 1922-06-22

to Ole Virginy" (violin). by Helen de
Motto; song. by Geneva Powell; al
pine Flpwer (violin), Harriet McNa-
mara; Sixth Nocturne." Frances
Holmes; "Heatherbloom" Huerta).
Anna Hengstler: I'm Waldo" CHel.
ler),, Louise Turner; "Rustle Of
Spring." Eta Webb; AUD Lang
Syne," Iris Cowen; "Humming Bird" "
Mildred Koons: "Solfegiettr' Bach).
Ernestine Hicks; Spring Dance" by
Ellice de Forest.
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
PEOPLE Spend
S220,000,000
LEARN|NGMUS|C
All Other Educational Institu-
tions Together Spend Only
$1o5,s3e,395.

1.-THE people of the United States
are spending more money on musical
instruction than on all other higher
education combined"
This startling declaration was made
by C. M. Tremaine. director Of the
National Bureau for the Advance
ment of Music, in an address before
the first national conference OF mo-
ton picture and musical interests In
New York. He spoke to the movie
men from the dollars and cents point
Of view and declared that 1t was to
their own interest, as we'll as to their
patrons, to utilize music In connec-
ton with their pictures.
According to the United States
Census Bureau" Mr.. Tremaine said
in substantiation Of his declaration.
"the following sums were spent on
higher education in 1918:
Public high schools. ..... $64.199,952
Private high schools. ,13,949,1 1876
Other. private and public
schools Of similar stand
ing lo,lSo,Voo
Colleges and universities. $685. ,110
Normal schools, ......... 1885, los
Total .S195. .S38, 1895
THE amount spent on music edu-
cation of all kinds Is given as $780,
000.0 This latter figure is not
taken from the census, but from a
speech Of an ex-president Of the Ma
tional Music Supervisors Association
In a Rochester convention"
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
Carl Fischer's Music.

To overcome the difficulty Of find
ing suitable music for teaching in
experienced military bands, Carl
Fischer has published THE Progress
sive Military Band Primer" by NJ.
L. Lake. The primer contains sixty
selections in easy keys and employ
ing only common. two-four. threefour
and sixeight time. These pieces are
30 arranged that the compass Of each
instrument is confined to one octave.
The scores are especially adapted to
the use Of young bands and particu-
larry beginners.
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
Miss Gilchrist's Recital.

Pupils Of Grace G. Gilchrist will
give a plano recital tonight at the
Playhouse. 1914 N street northwest.
at 8 o'clock, presenting the following
program:
Military March. (Schubert. Misses
Margaret Dayton, Eva Mendelsohn.
Eva Jacobs and Mollye Goldman;
Etude. 1.-THE Warriors Song" Hel-
ler). Haskell Milstone; Narcissus,
(Nevin), Edith Hammel; Valse. No. l,
(Chopin), Miss Margaret Dayton:
Nocturne. Opus is. No. 4, (Chopin).
and Polonaise. Opus 40. No. 1,
(Chopin), Frederick Neely; Prelude.
Opus 2S. No. Is, (Chopin), Mrs. Albert
F. Russell: Etude. Opus 25, No. 8.
Chopin! Mrs. Chas. Cassidy; Pre-
lude. c sharp Minor. Rachmanin.
Off. Miss Eva Mendelsohn; Hunting
Song, Mendelssohn).M Miss Rosina
Cole: Concerto in @ Minor, last
movement. (Mendelssohn), Mrs. e. B.
johnson: The Butterfly, (Grieg). Miss
Mollye Goldman; Etude, Isl Oiseau
J'etais" CHenselt). Miss Evelyn Hol-
lingshead; Polish Dance (Schar-
wenka). Miss Emma Egolf: Etude,
Opus 740, No. Is (Czerny). Miss Eva
Jacobs; The Cuckoo Emile Foss
ChristianD, Bobbie Reineck; Inge-
borg Emile Foss ChristianD. Miss
Katherine Weckel; In Spring Emile
Foss ChristianD, or Etude, THE
Ocean," Emile Foss Christiani),
Gustav Weckel: Turkischer Marsch
Beethoven), Misses Thelma Hid,
Grace Gilchrist, MARCEL Greenhalgh
and Gustav Weckel.
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
Reviews Of New Music.

In order that the readers OF
The Washington Times Music
Page msy be kept in touch pith
the latest and highest grade music
published, the Music Editor piIl
gtue each week review of the
new publications.
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
St. Louis Folk Seek
To Stem Jazz Tide
With Popular Opera
By WILLIAM HARRISON MOORE.

good townsfok have bulded themselves
bacre designed curb the prairie fire
In other the city of ST. Louis has into the opy bus
night ST. Louis Municipal OPERA with Reginald
Highwayman" its initial offering. opened its
Municipal Theater in Forest Park
And miserable dctuevy of the 9246 seats in this huge
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
AMONG MUSICIANS
Army Music School.

The tenth annual commencement
of the Army Music School will be
held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at
Central High School auditorium.
The public is invited. The opening
number WIN be Persian March"
by Langey. conducted by John s.
Martin, assistant principal Of music.
Theme With Variations" arranged
from an old English air. also will
Be conducted by Mr.. Martin.
Tschaikowslty's Romance" which
has been arranged by Staff Ser
seant Joseph Dufresne. will be con-
The "Serenade" from "Pagliacci'
will be conducted by Warrant
OFFICER Jack Fisher; Chopin's
''Poionaise No. L." Warrant Officer
Dennis T. Swithart: Deep River"
(Coleridge-Taylor), Sergeant Robert
B. Tresville; La Tzigane" tGanne).
Staff Sergeant Alex Natafalusy:
Rachmaninoffs prelude in G
Minor" Sergeant Crockett Baxter;
Guilmant's Bridal Chorus" Pri-
vate George Dahlquist. and "Phedre
Overture (Massenet), by William C.
" hlIot pIihSipoi VI hecA~' DtfeO
mas win be presented by General
John J. Pershing.
Washington College Graduation.
A varied program will mark the
sixteenth annual commencement cx-
ercises Of the Washington College
Of Music Saturday evening at z
o'clock in the auditorium Of Cen
EnlInuyin0 Ia the
program:
symphony In @ Minor, Allegro
Assai' (Moxart), orchestra ;presenta-
ton Of diplomas and certificates by
Mr.. Christiani, president Of the COL
lege: Fantasia in c Minor" (Mozar0
by Miss Emily Putnam; I've Some
thing Sweet to Tell You" (Fantng)
and "A Winter Lullaby (deKoven),
Miss Wynema Mckinley; Mendels-
shon's BOAT Song and Hunting
Song" Miss Rose Kravits: "Rondo"
Beethoven) and "Intermezzo" Rar-
ganofD, Miss Margaret Cristadoro;
"June" Beach) and "Ah, fors' lui'
Verdi. Mrs. Savonna Griest; Sonata
Opus 81, first movement" Beet
hoven), Miss Genevfeve Wagner;
'Traumerei' (Schumann), and Can
sonetta" (d'Ambrosio). Kennel h
Douse: prelude" (Bach), sketch"
Dubois), and "Polonaise in A flat
major" (Chopin), by Miss Sara Beck
er; Sonata Opus So first movement"
Beethoven), Benjamin Rather; "Oh
Patria Mia" from "Aaida," (VerdD
Miss Gladys Price; Theme With Va
riations" PaderewskD, Miss Stella
May Bryant: "Liebestraum" Uiszo,
and "Etude de Concert" CMoskowskD,
Mr.. Keneipp; ''war March Of the
Priests" (Mendelssohn), by the or
chestra. Miss Marjorie Davis will
be the accompanist.
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
UTH|zESMUS|C J
WAVE To TOUCH
OFFEXPL0S|0NS
Former Army Major Puts Har-
mony to Unusual
Use.

The latest theory for dischargingl
explosives now being tested by Goy}
ernment authorities employs sour
waves to set off the shell. This
amazing process Of exploding shells.
deep sea mines and other eruptfve>
war contrivances. a. wen ~ the
more peaceful uses to which explo-
sives may be put. has been advanced
according to the New York Sun. BY
Major Harold @. Woodward. late Of
the United State Army.
Undoubtedly this opens up fireman
dous possibilities. Instead Of the
present cumbersome and dangerous
methods of exploding mines the fu-
ture may see the task sfmplified %
that a band playing Nearer. Ny
God to Thee" on the deck on one
battleship may blow the enemys
flotilla to smithereens.
Use an Organ.
Again. instead Of planting . fuss
mine in stone blasting operations
the method may be reduced to the
grinder to play THE Rock Of Ages"
But there are dangers connected
with 1t as we'll. The burglar may
give up his nitroglycerine soup"
in favor of the less expensive har-
monica. All he win have to do is
stand in front Of the most formi-
dable safe ever invented and play
something like Safe In Thy Arms.S
and the safe win open.
ITO the average layman there -
absolutely no connection between
music and high explosives" says
Major Woodward. Yet research
work Of recent years in the deton-
alton Of high explosives clearly
brings out q sympathetic connection
between the vibrating waves Of Q
ton waves of the various fulmtnatss.
lows:
How Il Works.
"First-A high expiosve n one IN
which the atoms composing . mole
cule are presumed to separate from
their own particular molecule and IN
mixing with the same atoms Of other
molecules cause the phenomenon Of
explosion. In order to cause the dis
integration Of the molecule q deton-
alton wave In necessary, and this n
usually caused by the explosion Of Q
charge Of illuminate into the mass Of
high explosives.
-Second-It has not yet been pos
sible to isolate and determine Just
what this detonation wave from q
illuminate In. but tests have shown
that Is is very similar to the wavo
Of a sound which. when q particular
note on the piano II struck. VIII
cause q picture wire In the SAND
room to vtbrate.
.'Futher experimentation On this
line may some day perfect . ssnsi-
tive explosion which. instead of be-
ing detonated by another exptastve,
may be safely fired by q covect
vibrating wave from q musical In.
strument."
The Washington times., 1922-06-22
Plan Interesting Musical.

A program Of plano and violin Sc
iections by pupils Of Mabel M. Edger-
ton will be given at $3.50 o'clock to-
morrow night at 440 Manor place
northwest. Miss Ethel Paine, violin
ist, will be the guest artist.
Four pianists on the, program are
Misses Margaret and Elizabeth Rees
and Robert and Samuel Detwiler.
Miss Margaret Rees will also play u
violin solo.
The Washington times., 1922-06-22

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Frequent Inspection
Keep. con,.insu Up to Full Sine

4 short" tomato basket ma.qucr
aiding a. a I-quart till basket Tn,
United States Department ~ Agricul.
ture picks up the scent On the
trail u the troublesome tiil." the
chase il called.
Partly through desire 90 con.
form 20 the wishes Of the shippers
and partly because o. failure 70
have the basket forms inspected IRE.
qucntly. containers far short ~ the
standard measure were being made
Short measure we're being made.
Short measure tiil baskets Tor fruits
and vegetables are frequently the
result Of careless handling Of the
forms used IN manufacturing the
containers. the department points
out Dropping the forms on the floor
or otherwise mishand.ng them can
easily knock them out % shape.
Forms and containers % numerous