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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
The Rubinstein Club
Brings Russian Tenor

THE first concert Of the RUBIN.
stein Clubs series, to be gIven
at the New Masonic Auditorium
Tuesday evening. January "a. at
s:30 o'clock, will mark the Washing
ton debut of Vladimir Rosing the
famous Russian tenor, who Ii an
nounced as the soloist.
Great critics have said that there
Is no finer living interpreter Of Rus,
sian music than Mr.. Rosing. He Is
said to be at his best in songs which
portray the soul Of Russia under
the influence of oppression. love,
suffering and humor, and a gcodly
number Of these are to be included
In the program. With great sine.
Gritty and dramatic instinct he
makes his audience feel what h.
wishes to convey.
The concert is under the local
management Of T. Arthur Smith,
Inc. and tickets may be obtained al
the office. 1906 G street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Jessie Masters i'm
Appealing Program

Jessie MASTERS, the "All-Amer-
lean contralto," whose national
popularity as a concert soloist has
attracted the interest of the Wash
ington music.loving public. viii BE-
presented by the Disabled Veterans
Relief Society at the National The
alter on Friday afternoon, January
20, at 4:30 o'clock. .. ., .-..-..
The program. specially arranged
for this concert. will be: Love and
Life" Putz); THE Little silver
Ring" Chaminade); Praise of God"
Beethoven): Dawn Of Night" GSiko-
layoff); Ring Out. Wild Bells"
(Gounod); "Autumnal Gale" tGrieg).
"Slumber. Dear Maid" Largo QIan.
deb; Expectancy" UaForge); RE
cessional" .DeKoven): ships Tha:
Pass in the Night" (Stephenson);
"Twickenham Ferry" (Narziale);
Khaki Lad" (Aylward); "Trifles"
Gray: Rain" (Curran); Rest"
Forsyth).
Tickets are on sale at Mrs.
Greene's Concert Bureau. Droop's,
Thirteenth and @ streets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
D'Artagnan Lived

PAWS. Jan. =. -D'Artagnan
the hero OF the Three Musketeers."
Is to all French and foreign readers
Of Dumas's great masterpiece such
q real personality that photo
graph Of D'Artagnan's birthplace, a
picturesque old chateau. published
by q French morning paper. does
not come as a surprise. D'Artag-
nan was. In fact, a real parsonage
the Comte Charles de Baatz. born
In 1911 in a rambling old Pyrenean
country house near Bigorre.
He belonged to the Gascon branch
Of the Montesquiou-Fezenza family;
he became a Marechal de Camp Of
the Kings armies. and was killed at
the siege Of Maestricht in 1873.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Music to Lull Pain
If Surgeon Knifes You

IN the opinion of Or. Robert e.
Farr, Of Minneapolis. phono.
graph muse as q necessary aces.
sorry to operations may soon be
accepted by the surgeons Of the
world.
Where major operations are
performed with the aid of a local
anesthetic rather than by the older
method Of etherizing." said DR..
Farr at a medical convention In
Milwaukee recently. "the patient
remains conscious and alert. and
gently played talking machine mu.
sic has a decided value both in
calming the patient and in supply.
ing pleasurable sounds as an offset
to the realization that he Ia being
operated on"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
MUSIC I'm MOVIES
Creatore Conducts
At MOore's Rialt0

THE return Of Giuseppe Creators.
renowned leader OF orchestras
and bands. producer OF grand
operas. and composer, a. guest
conductor all this week Of Moore's
RiaIto Theater 8, mphony orchss-
ira, win be welcome news to Wash
ington music lovers who greeted
tn picturesque celebrity with en-
thusiasm on the occasion OF his
initial appearance at this picture
house. With all the long list Of
popular musicians who have ap.
peared mt the Rieito. not one has
been more sensational In appeal
than Creatore.
The program for the week. begin.
ming tomorrow is of exceptional in.
terest, and SO balanced as to meet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Wrecks i'm 1920

LONDON, Jan. 14.-Lloyds Reg
lister Of Shipping has issued stats.
teal summary Of vessels totally lost,
broken up. condemned, ETC., relating
chiefly to 1920. The tables show
that last year the gross reduction in
the effective mercantile marine Of
the world amounted to 5S6 vessels
Of 657, 544 tons. excluding all vessels
of less than 100 tons. OF this total.
$40 vessels, Of 51S,sS5 tons, were
steamers, and 215. Of 13s.959 tons,
were sailing vessels. STANDINGS
and similar casualties, which come
under the term wrecked" appear
as the chief causes Of disaster. To
such casualties are attributable ass
per cent of the losses of steamers,
and 45.1 per cent Of sailing vessels.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Braslau, Contralto,
I'm Recital on 24th

COPHIE BRASLAU, contralto of
the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany, will be heard in recital at the
National Theater. Tuesday after
noon. January "a. at 4:so o'clock.
under the MANAGEMENT of Mrs.
Wilson Greene.
Sophie Braslau's voice. so rich. so
plant, so exquisitely colored to
every emotion. thrilled our concert
audiences from coast to coas, last
season. Few contraltos have
stirred the critics and the public 30
deeply. and no young artist, native
or foreign. has been starred In more
numerous and brilliant musical
events than this glorious American
singer. ...,
It will be Of interest to know that
Miss Braslau was engaged as s.'loist
for the Rachmaninoff Night at the
big New York Music Festival. Her
program was devoted entirely to
works by this famous composer.
when he for the first time appeared
In, the capacity Of accompanist.
Remaining seats now on sac at
Mrs. wilson.Greene's Concert Blu.
reau In Drops, Thirteenth and q
streets. -.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
The Baton Is Modern
and Noted Conductors
Use Variety of Types

IT Is probable that few concert
goers know that the baton IL .
corpparativoiy modern 'instrnment'
and that In the days Of Mozart and
Beethoven It was customary for the
leader Of an orchestra to- conduct
while sitting at the pianoforte. or
to lead with his violin. occasionally
using his bow to mark time.
The composer spohr was the first
to employ q baton. About hun
dred years ago, to the establishment
Of an audience In Frankfort. Spohr
pulled out Of his pocket a small
stick the length Of a marshaI's baton
and with It guided the musicians
through their program. Spohr de-
scribes the incident as follows:
IT took my stand in
front Of the orchestra. drew my
directing baton from my coat pocket
and gave the signal to proceed.
Quite alarmed at such a novel pro-
ceeding. some Of the directors pro-
tested against It. The tri.
umph Of the baton as q time-giver
was decisive. and no one was seen
any more seated at the piano dur
ing the performance Of symphonies
and overtures."
Conductors usually insist on ba-
tons Of particular size. shape and
weight. Xavier Scharwenka pre-
ferred a very long stick, with q
color scheme Of blue, green, purple,
yellow and red. Seidl used q heavy
stick. Tschaikowsky preferred one
Of cedar wood. slender and elegant.
Toscanini uses q baton bound with
heavy leather to prevent II slipping
from his fingers. Josef stransky
must have heavy bit of hardwood
for q baton. Saint-Saens used q
smooth and light stick. Richard
Strauss uses q long. heavy baton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Famous Song of India
Not for You, Ladies!
DIMsRY.KoRsAKow-s Char

MSKY. KoRSAKOw'S Chan
son Indoue." which is always
sung by a soprano, is in reality a
tenor aria.
The "Chanson Indoue." song of
India. Is sung in the third act Of
the opera "Sadko" by a tenor.
Three merchants in the fair at
Nishni Novgorod are asked to tell
about the lands from whence they
come. It Is the young Indian mer.
chant who sings the songs. The
use of the song by a soprano, says
one commentator. Is about as ap.
propriate as the singing Of the
Jewel Song" from Faust by a
bass would be.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
2,OOO=Year-Old Road

LONDON. Jan. 14.-What Is be-
lieved to be another section Of a
Roman road. a portion of which was
discovered at Farnham, Hampshire.
about a year ago. has recently been
unearthed at Alton. ten miles away.
II Is thought that the road. which
experts CONSIDER tosbe about 1000
years old ran from London to Win
chester. and possibly into Cornwall,
In which event II would have been
used by the Phoenicians. who OBJ
tanned tin from that country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
BY JESSIE MacBRIDE.

Other new names, too, awaken
our interest. For music takes on
new meaning from the background
Of each artists person lily. There
is Morini, wizard violinist, whom
all New York talked about. Now
it's our chancel Then. the name
Siloti, piano soloist with the New
York Symphany. He is cousin Of
Rachm: ninoff and taught that dis
tnguished artist.
Tschaikowsky. too. must have
made his impression upon Siloti. for
as a gifted student he attended the
harmony classes over which Tschai.
kowsky presided. His is rich heri-
tage. .sg-e..,..c.... s-, .,... 80. -.
When twelve years Of age in 1875.
Slot entered the Conservatory of
Moscow under Nickolai Rubinstein.
brother of Anton. Slot remained
with Liszt three years. and has since
recorded this period Of his life in his
Interesting little book. MY Memo
ries of Liszt." In 1888, Mr.. Siloti
became professor in the Moscow
Conservatory. where Rachmaninotf
was his pupil. and II is interesting
to know that 1t was Siloti. In his
earlier visit to this country. VINO
first brought the music Of Rach-
mammoth to us, creating a deep i'm
preston at that time with the IA
nous C sharp minor prelude.
CINGERS we have with US also.
The names tell varied story III
the art OF song. And what self
revealing, world-revealing thing that
world of song is! Graveure brings
out the hidden moods and meaning
of his songs. and the Belgian BARI
tone has a voice Of luscious smooth
ness and beauty. >''.''
Dainty Mabel Garrison charms by
her bird-like coloratura soprano. She
is an American singer who has
reached the heights. And sne ID
lesson to the student because she
has grown in art by her association
with her gifted musician husband.
who is usually her accompanist.
A newcomer is young contralto.
Jessie Masters. whose sincere art
and simple. unaffected manner Of
singing her songs are said to possess
great appeal. An American. also. wa
will welcome her. glad In the fact
that pure music is being retained Tor
us by our own people. who must
swing the pendulum away from the
present-day jazz and common things
that will eventually tear down our
temple of music-if we neglect tho
best in art.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
New York Symphony
Under Alfred Coates

INTEREST is running high among
the admirers Of the New York
Symphony Orchestra, due to the
fact that the fourth concert Of the
Washington series Of this noted
organization, to be given at the
National Theater Tuesday afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock. will present two
masters whose genius Is practically
unknown to this city. The concert
will mark the first appearance Of
Albert Coates, the eminent British
conductor. who will direct the final
two concerts Of the orchestra here
as guest conductor, and will also
offer Alexander Slot, the distin.
guished Russian pianist. who has re-
turned to this country after an
absence Of twenty-four years. Each
is said to be a representative type
In his own particular field.
Mr.. Slot will play, for the first
time In Washington, ]. s. Bach's
Brandenburg Concerto No. In ID
for piano, flute and violin with &C
Compartment Of string orchestra,
from the arrangement made by
Slot after the Bach society edition.
The pianist win also be heard In
"The Dance of Death" variations
Of the Dies Irae." for piano and
orchestra, by Liszt.
Besides Cigars symphonic varia-
lions Enigma" and the finale from
the Rimsky.Korsakoff symphonic
suite "Scheherazade" with Gustavs
Tinlot in the violin solo, Mr.. Coates
will conduct for the first time In
Washington the suite de ballet. la
Boutique Fantasque," by Rossini.
which was brought to light few
years ago and arranged by Respighi.
The New FORK Symphony orches-
ira concerts are under the local
management Of T. Arthur smith,
Inc, and tickets are on sale at
1906 @ street northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Opera i'm Tabloid Form
Music, Story, Picture
TIER, Grand Opera through the

ENTER Grand Opera through the
movies.
aida" IL the first opera chosen
by Charles d. Isaacson, famous for
his N. Y. Globe concerts In New
York, and now connected with the
N. Y. Evening Mail. Mr.. Isaacson's
idea is an innovation in direct line
with what leading motion picture
houses all over the country have
been doing to improve the musical
portion OF their programs.
Music, story and picture are pre-
scented in the following way. &C
cording to Mr.. Isaacson's plan:
The orchestra strikes UP the beau
tiful Verdi strains, the house Is
darkened and while the ears of tho
audience are charmed by the lovely
music its eyes are fastened upon the
screen where appears a capsule lee
ture on the opera.
A reel Of the story follows. Illus
trated with photographs of Egypt
to give atmosphere. with famous
operate stage settings and pictures
of leading artists in costume. "Ce-
leste Aida" "Ritorna Vincitor." the
Triumphal March. and other in
spired moments Of the opera are
presented in their context and give
added thrills when thus understood.
The whole performance takes only
about ten minutes, yet in that brief
time the audience has been made
aware Of Aida" who wrote 1t, It's
plot and what the different arias
sound like.
This work Is the first in q series
Of some 400 subjects. to be compiled
by Mr.. Isaacson and to be known AZ
the Urban Music-Film Repertoire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Five-Year=Old Boy
Promises To Be Great

VIRGELLE. Mont. Jan. IA
Harry Kimble. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Kimble, four years and eleven
months old. is four feet one and one.
half inches tall and weighs seventy
six pounds. And he gives every indi-
cation Of continuing to grow just as
rapidly. II he grows during the next
four years and eleven months as rap
idly as he has during the past four
years and eleven months he will be
real Jack the Giant Killer"
The boy is well proportioned and
very active and his mother COM
plains that his father Is doing all he
can to train him to be prize fighter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Millionaire, 80, Wins
Fight to Direct Riches

! CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-THE three
year fight Of Edward w. Morrison.
eighty-year-old millionaire. for con-
troll of his estate ended when a jury
set aside a previous order adjudging
him a spendthrift and returned to
the aged man property valued at
$500 900. . ...
Doctors testified he was capable Of
caring for his estate. Morrison's at
torney explained that arrangements
had been made by Morrison to have
a trust company manage his affairs.
giving him SIS. 900 cash to spend now
az he sees lit, and an allowance Of
$500 q week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
The Famous Morini
And Louis Graveure

TONIGHT at the Willard ballroom
Erika Morini. the one woman
violinist who is today creating
real sensation, and LOUIS Graveure,
the eminent Belgian baritone. will
be heard in joint recital In the Con-
certs Diplomatique series.
Morini makes her first appear
ance In Washington in this con-
cert, bringing an art that has been
the sensation of the past season. She
Is q young Galiclan girl. who has
been called the greatest woman
violinist In the world" .,.
Graveure Is perhaps the most
versatile singer on the concert
stage. The experience and educa-
ton Of most singers is limited. Mr..
Graveure is different, for, combined
with his gift Of q beautiful BARI
tone voice, he Ii a highly.cultured
man. whose lifewerk was planned
as that of q sculptor. His real In
clination prevailed, however. and
he has become one Of the foremost
Interpreters Of song. Tickets may
be had at the Willard newsstand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Poe's "Annabe1 Lee"
A Song by Violinist

FRANCIS MACMILLBN. the vio-
linist, has set Edgar Allan Poe's
poem, "Annabel Lee" to music.
The song Is for a contralto and is
to be introduced in New York this
winter by Marguerite D'Aivarez at
one of her recita's Mr. Macmill n
has also q number Of new compo-
sitions for the violin, several of
which will appear on his coming
rec. tai program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
She Likes Cigars;
Tried for SANITY

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 14.-Mary
Mckenzie. late Of the Blue Ridge
mountains. who smokes cigars and
likes lots of them. was placed under
observation as to her sanity.
The step relieved Judge Lazarus
from ruling as to whether 1t Is per-
missible for women to smoke cigars
on the street. She had been booked
on charge Of vagrancy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Mabel Garrison, Our
Soprano, i'm Recital

MABEL GARRISON, one Of the
leading coloratura sopranos Of
the Metropolitan Opera, will be
heard In recital at the National
Theater next Thursday afternoon,
January 10. At $50 o'clock, under
the management Of Mrs. Wilson.
Greene.
Miss Garrison has . soprano voice
Of great beauty and with a COM
mand OF execution that places her
In the foremost ranks Of great
singers. Here program will include:
'Pastoraie" VeracinD; "she Never
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
An Apology to Vecsey
10 DiscourteSy Meant
THE MUSIC EDITOR Of The
Wash ngton Times receives
the following letter from q

the following letter from .
reader: -.
Dear Sir: 49,.
I see by Jessie MacBride's criti-.
cism of Vecsey that apparently
lack Of courtesy was shown by part
Of the audience leaving before the
program was fin shed.
believe the majority Of the
audience read the program as I.
When Vecsey had I'm shed the first
movement of the concerto. I
thought he had finished the con-
certo. Therefore the remainder of
the program was read two numbers
in advance. and consequently after
the encore after Caprice" by
Paganini. I. as well as many
others, prepared to 20.
ELMA MASSIN BOYER.
927 18th st. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Air Ground Signs

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE air min
istry Is inviting the cooperation OF
local authorities I'm finding sites
for ground signs to be used by air
men.
A circuiar-letter Is being sent by
the ministry explaining that con-
siderable difficulty being expert
enced by airmen in locating posi-
tons when travelling At high alti-
tudes and speeds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
GIVE
VARIED TYPES
TO CONCERTS

A Polyglot List 1t is, the Artists Who Speak the
Universal Language of Music i'm This Weeks
Concerts We've Artists From Italy, Belgium,
England, Russia, and Two of Our American
SingerS-Another Italfan, Creatore, Comes as
Conductor for a Week at MOore'S Rialto.
BY JESSIE MacBRIDE.
n PPOSITE poles of temperaments-if nations fix
~ temperaments-win show their influence or
chestras in this weeks concerts. For have the first
appearance here of Albert Coates who will conduct the
remaining concerts Of the New York Symphony Orches
ira this season. and the return of the picturesque Italian
Giuseppe Creaore who returns for another gala week
conductor of the orchestra Moores Rato Theater
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15

JESSIE MASTERS, Ameri-
y can contraIto, ioho will make
Ter professional debut IN Wash
,lgton IN recital nert Friday
tfternoon. Miss Masters Is ac-
,laimed for her voice, art and
personality. The concert is for
the. benefit Of the Disabled
Vstercns Relief Society.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15

MABEL GARRISON, eoiora-
N tsra soprano. Who sDiU
gre a song recital here ne1t
Thursday. .This delightful ar
tist, iohose personality Is as
oharptina as her art, Is the
third artist IN the Philharmonic
Course Of Concerts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15

HRAVEURE, baritone. ,oho
~ 70 a Belgian, bat Vho has
noU become a citizen Of the
United States. Mr.. Graveure,
essentially the recital singer,
ciu be heard IN a JOINT concert
this evening, at the Willard
BALLROOM, Vtth Erikd Mortni,
the famous ponian viOlinist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15

ALFRED COATES, British
Al guest" conductor Of the
NeiD York Symphony Orches-
ira, ,oho svill make his first ap-
pearance In Washington With
this orchestra on Tuesday, With
SiIoti. the Russian pianist, as
soloist.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-07
C0SSACK LEADER
 ARRESTED IN N. Y.
Semenoli Held in Attempt to
 Enforce S475,0OO Payment

New York; April 7,-Gcnoral Greg ore semehoh, leader Of Russian Cos sacks, today awoke in one of this eity's best hotels instead of the l.ud- low street jail, where it seemed for several hours last evening he would be the eity's guest, The general was arrested at the instance of the re- eeiNer of an American company trad Ing In Russia who thus sought to en- | lorce the payment of a judgment Of s475,ooo entered against him in liar I bin, Manchuria, last December.
 Prisoner At Hotel.
 Scmonoff whose favortc title is "Ataman of the Cossacks," was per mtted to go 10 the Waldorf where he and his young wife had made res orvations, and was there held under guard until nearly midnight In tho meantime, friends had been telcphon- ing all over the city and they at last succeeded in securing the s25, ,00O bail demanded by Sheriff Naglc Mme Semcnoff offered tho sheriff a neck l lace Of pearls, said to be valued at S5o,0oo, as collateral but the official refused 10 accept it.
 Plundcr Alleged.
 Claims upon which the judgment in the case was rendered alleged that Semenoff and his forces plundcrcd in 1919, at or near Chita, Trans Baikalia, stores belonging to the YoureNata Home and Foreign Trading Co.,, a New York corporation. It was con tended during the trial at Harbin that Semenoff had not been recognized by any government and that, therefore, he Was personally responsible for the property seized. The general claimed last night that he was aided by the allies and that from September 2, 1918, until April 1. 1920 he was com mander of United States forces in eastern Siberia.
 Served With Papers.
 When the Cossack chieftain and- ed in Vancouver recently he was served with papers in suit brought | by C. B. Richard and Co. of this city, who claimed he had wrongfully deprived them of furs, skins and hides valued at s150,0O0.
 Attorneys engaged by the general were expected to consider today the next steps to be taken in the case.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-07
TOPPING IS WINNER.

Pinehurst N. C., April 7.-Henry J. Topping of Greenwich, defeated E. l.. Scotield of Pinehurst, in a 20 hole match today in the second round of the north and south amateur golf championship. r. K. Robeson of Rochester defeated Donald Parson of Youngstown, and 4, Mike Thomas of Nashville, won from Arthur Yates, of Rochester, up and w. c. Fownes Jr. of Oakmont, won from Harold Weber of Toledo and 1.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-07
Statements Disproved.

Washington, April 7-Gen. Semen- manding" American forces in Siberia from September, 1918, to April, 1920, is not borne out, officials said today, by records of the war department. Brig. Gen. w. S. Graves, now at Camp Dix N. J., was in charge of the Am erican contigent of the allied forces and his instructions were said to n- clude fiat prohibition against taking sides with either Semenoff as against kolchak or with any other of the Russian white" leaders.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-07
GOVERNOR LAKE COMING

Governor Everett J. Lake will speak on Institutional Benevolences of the State" at the meeting of Everymans Bible class Sunday morn- ing. The new weekly calendar will be issued for the first time this Sun day. Plans are being made to ac- commodate over 1000 men.