The Washington times., 1922-12-03

Cor1ly, IaleS OIL uOuHdu,
Rusticana" and "Pagliacci,"
of the Madonna" and "Carn
1t is particularly pleasing that
'The Jewels Of the Madonna" has
been picked as one Of the operas
Of the repertoire. though, no doubt.
many washingtonians will be
somewhat disappointed that they
are not to see and hear "Salome,"
which has never been produced
here.
Opera. however. by no means
monopolizes the musical talent OF
the week. On Tuesday we are to
have the Philadelphia Symphony
Orchestra. with Schelling as the dis.
tinguished soloist, and later In the
week two artists Of the first rank
will appear here-Geraldine Far
rar. on Thursday afternoon, and
Gabrilowitsch on Thursday eve
ming.
It is. indeed, a notable week. and
It seems likely to be followed by
weeks almost equally notable.
When II is considered that Wash
ington will. this year. hear Chalia-
pin and Jeritza for the first times.
and that many established favor
ties Of the concert stage are also
scheduled for appearances here.
It would appear that we are to
have q musical season that will
stand out strongly in the mosaic
Of years.
Washington II exceptionally for
tunate In two things-first. in
having a music-loving populations;
and second. in possessing the pres
tise that comes from its position
rs the Nations Capital. From
these two circumstances is largely
derived its exceptional fortune in
getting so many artists and events
Of real prominence.
Eventually Washington will
probably have it's own symphony
orchestra-indeed, a movement to
that end Is already under way
and possibly its own opera COM
pany a. well. A start toward the
opera company has already been
made by the splendid productions
that some Of our local organiza-
lions have been able to give.
Washington has almost unlim-
tied musical talent. It's theater
orchestras, for example, are
famed all over tho country. It's
numerous organizations Of mu-
sical interest are live and ener-
gstic, and they find q ready re-
sponse among the city's cosmopol-
itap population.
Practically every possible kind
Of music ID the special province
Of one or moro of these associa-
lions. Yet there is one conspicu-
Gus feature of life in a number
Of American cities-notably Bos-
ton. where II has been considered
indispensable for many years
that II practically unknown in
Warrington.
We have nothing approaching
the pop" concert here. We
have. even though we lack our
own orchestra, moro symphony
concerts each year than the great
majority Of cities Of the size
and Importance Of Warrington;
but the delight of listening to
program Of popular compositions,
played by an orchestra Of ade-
quate proportions and talent. is
something that Washingtonians
must seek outside.
OF course. the formation Of a
symphony orchestra here would
almost inevitably be followed by
the introduction Of pop" con-
certs. and they can hardly be ex-
pected to come into existence
earlier. The aim Of this particu.
lar screed is to draw attention
to a further possibility of the
symphony orchestra idea that
has not received much notice to
date. The pop" concerts spread
interest In music among those
who find their attention likely
to wander during the full course
Of symphony. and further they
possess a special appeal to those
who like the pops" for their
own sake.
A Washington symphony or.
chestra, offering a judicious COM
bination Of symphony programs
and "pSps." ought to get a lot Of
support in this interesting and