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The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Two Opera Artists,
Namara and ZerOla

RELIEVING that the music-lovins
public Of Washington is espec-
tally fond Of joint recitals, T.
Arthur Smith, Inc. will again offer
this type Of concert for the eighth
of the Ten Star Series, to be given
at the National 1heater next Fri
day afternoon. at 4:S0. In select
ing the artists for the concert the
operatic field was thoroughly con.
sidered to find the best material.
resulting in the engagement Of Mar
suerite Namara, The distinguished
lyric soprano Of the Chicago Opera
Company, and Nicola Zerola, the
dramatic tenor who IL weil.known to
every lover Of grand opera In
Europe and the United States.
A Vivid personality, q strikinsly
picturesque appearance and d beau.
tiful voice are some Of the qualifi-
cations that make Marguerite
NNmara 30 popular with audiences
everywhere. She has been called
at times "the Singer with q Soul"
and 'The Singer who Is Different"
but little attempt has been made to
explain or analyze the distinction
of technique and temperament
which has placed her far apart from
the great company Of conventionally
good vocalists.
The announcement that Zerola IL
making an American tour Ia Great.
ing a deep interest wherever he h
to appear. He has interpreted roles
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Bird Song by Wireless

Guests at a dinner held recently
in London to celebrate the purchase
Of bird memorial were entertained
with photograph records of the
songs Of the nightingale and black
bird, transmitted by wireless. The
bird songs could be heard even with
out the use Of the telephone head
pieces with which all the guests
were equipped. It took months of
patient labor to obtain the records.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29

MARGUERITE NAMARA, the beautiful soprano
WI of the Chicago Opera Company, who will be
heard in joint recital with Nicola Zerola, dramatic
opera tenor Friday in the TenStar Series; Pierre
Monteux celebrated French conductor Of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra who will conduct its only
cert of the season here on Tuesday; Nina Morgana,
soprano, and Milo Picco, baritone two singers of the
Metropolitan Opera Company, whose concert for this
evening at the Willard has been postponed until
Caruso Memorial Week in February
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Boston Symphony i'm
Only Concert Here

THE sole appearance In Washing
ton this season Of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra will take place
next Tuesday afternoon in the
National Theater, at 4:3o. Pierre
Monteux. the celebrated conductor
of the orchestra. has chosen q
varied and brilliant program for
this occasion, to be headed by
Tschaiowsky's Fourth Symphony in
T minor. The composers dedica-
ton Of this work ITO my best
friend" refers to Madame Won Neck
who was benefactress Of the un-
fortunate artist through q large
part Of his career. In q letter,
Tschaikowsky explains how the
movements Of the symphony depict
the hopes and aspirations Of life,
over which Is imposed suddenly and
fearfully the memorable theme Of
Fate. The melodious portion Of
the first movement for clarinet
solo was to its composer q dream
Of happiness. Tho wondrous slow
movement he indentifies with q
mood Of sweet melancholy, and the
opening Of the last movement, built
upon q Russian folk theme, was to
him q picture Of folk holiday. At
its height It is shattered by the re-
curing theme Of Fate given out
by the full brass choir.
The remainder Of the program
will consist of Svendsen's episode
for full orchestra "The Carnival In
Paris" one of the most brilliant
pieces Of orchestral writing in the
symphonic repertory; Debussy's two
Nocturnes "Nuages" Clouds and
'Tetes" Festivals), which finds IN
Pierre Monteux (the close friend Of
the late composer, an interpreter Of
unquestioned authority ana inspira-
ton: and wagner's Overture to
"Rienzi."
The concert is the fifth in the
second Philharmonic Course. Tick
cts are for sale at the office Of Mrs.
wilson-G Greene. in Droopop, MT
Thirteenth and @ streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
State Supports Music

The State Legislature of Iowa has
approved . plan authorizing towns
Of under 10000 to levy . TAI for tho
support Of . community band and a.
q result bands are springins UP over
night in the small prairie towns.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Tonight's Concert
Deferred to February

THE Metropolitan Opera Company
concert that was to have been
given this evening, in the ballroom
Of the Willard. has been deferred
until Caruso Memorial Week that
win be q nationwide celebration the
The Washington times., 1922-01-29

of the highest importance and his
concert repertoire includes the best
in classical and in modern music.
Tickets may be obtained at the
office Of T. Arthur Smith, Inc, 1906
G street.
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week Of February 20. for the Clruso
American Memorial Foundation to
establish an artists school in this
country in the name Of the great
tenor.
The management OF the Concerts
Dip1omatique announces that all
tickets for tonight's concert. dated
January 20. will be good for the con-
cert in February, or they may be
exchanged or redeemed at the box
office in the United Photograph
Store, 1912 @ street.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29

S.>Se~Se'
THE TIMES received a letter
= last week expressing disap-
pointment in not finding. under
Mr.. Coates baton, the beautiful,
tender, sympathetic music of Mr..
Damrosch." The phrase is quoted
in appreciation of all that Walter
Damrosch has beeen to music
and to a musical America. The
same writer also begs to differ
with the enthusiasm expressed
for Mr.. Coates in The Times.
Praise for one artist does not
mean disloyalty to another. But
the incident is such a genuine
tribute to Mr.. Damrosch that It Is
with personal feeling It is re-
peated here. The dean Of Amer
fcan conductors will not be sup
planted in the hearts Of his
Washington public, who wish him
. tour Of triumph in his journey
'overseas" as guest-conductor of
the leading orchestras Of Europe.
We would rather the writer had
not remained incognito.
"A FEW years ago the late Oscar
Hammerstein paid 5000 to
set tho release of q young tenor
from q little italian opera COM
pany that was appearing in New
York. When this tenor made his
debut at the Manhattan Opera
House he created q furore, and the
leading tenors of the day began to
look to their laurels. The press
tributes he received. however. did
not compare him to any Of these.
but to Tamagno. the greatest tenor
q his time. IL not Of all time.
who died in italy in 1905.
Zerola-Nicola Zerola-was the
name Of this tenor, who aston
tshed by his high Cs and Ds
sung in full voice. He will be
heard in concert here Friday in
the Ten-Star Series with Mahgue-
xfte Namara, the California prima
donna, who is better known in Lon
don than in her own country.
Chicago, however, is welcoming
this beautiful soprano. According
10 an official statement given re.
Gently to the Chicago Daily News,
Marguerite Namara is soon to be
heard in the title role of "Thais"
with that organisation. IT says,
Marguerite Namara, lyric So
prano. warmly received in previous
appearances in minor roles, il
shortly to sing for the first time
in this country a leading role, and
one of Miss Gardens favorite per-
sonal roles at that. SO we'll does
Miss Garden think Of her"
DISAPPOINTMENT Of the concert
scheduled for this evening by
. group Of singers from the Metro
politan Opera Company, in the VII.
hrd ballroom, calls attention to the
proposed Caruso memorial week,
Of February 26. The Metropoli-
tan singers will be heard here dur.
ing that week. The management
Of the Conrects Diphlomatiues Is ar
ranging to bring this important
opera ensemble to ono Of the large
theaters on that occasion.
Throughout the entire country,
IN all the large cities. concerts for
the benefit OF the Caruso Ameri-
can Memorial Foundation will be
given. II Is designed to raise
S1,ooo.ooo foundation for an artists
school to be established In New
York city in the name of the great
est Of tenors. Paul d. Cravath Is
president Of the executive commit.
tee.
If this is realized It should do
much toward bringing appreciation
of the resources this country pos
sesses for the development of the
opera artist at home.
Tonight's Concert
Deferred to February
YWgfII, Motronolitan n,ara f>ox..,....
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
BY JESSIE MacBRIDE.

1NHE Boston Symphony returns to This
is the orchestra that for fineness and finish for
details of phrase and decacy of execution has few peers
Washington will doubtless welcome these players with
enthusiasm and also with that modern spirit of Pragma
tism-the will to know-for the purpose of finding out
how far we've swung in the emotional trend from the
classic standards they established in the past two
decades -..r
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
POSTPONED OPERA
CONCERT LEAVES TWO
EVENTS FOR WEEK

Boston Symphony in Single Concert VIII Divide
Interest This Week with the Ten-Star Concert
That Brings Two Opera Artists, the Beautiful
Namara and the Dramatic Tenor zerola-The
Metropolitan Opera Concert for Tonight is
Postponed Until CaruSo Memorial Week, I'm
February, to Share In Million-Dollar Caruso
Memorial Foundation Benefit. l."
The Washington herald., 1922-01-01
Long Steps From the
BY COrinne Rockwell Swain

it was in the. time of the Romans, when the
pontiffs had sole charge of tn, matter and
corrupt officials used the power ''unscrupu-
lousy for the qualification Of their friends
or the annoyance of their enemies" They
heightened or curtailed the year, often that
a magistrate or farmer Of taxes might enjoy
= longer or shorter lease of Office than was
permitted by laS and without regard to the
''unsettlement of the seasons
When Julius Caesar became dictator he
Strengthened out these abuses and with the
aid of Sosigenes, an Alexandrian astronomer,
standardized the Julian" calendar, after
ward used for many centuries. There were
occasional bitches and tangles over the old
leap year fragment, which had been incor-
rectly figured out. The error accumulated,
with increasing botheration to Church and
State, and in 1877 Pope Gregory XIII issued
The Washington herald., 1922-01-01

the publication of almanacs for that reason.
The rise of the almanac of the better sort
began in the eighteenth century, when Eng
lish and Scottish almanacs first contained
useful information, statistics. etc. In Lon
don the Stationers' Company, which origi
nally enjoyed q monopoly of the printing of
hooks, claimed for many years the exclusive
right to issue and sell ''almanacs and prog
nostications," and their publications retained
their standing and popularity even after
other publishers shared the field. The com
pany formerly observed Almanac Day" on
November %, when the almanacs for the
ensuing year were issued. 1t was a notable
occasion at Stationers' Hall, and one writer
in 1S41 describes vividly the scene-the great
tables piled with, almanacs and the throng
of porters gathering them into bags and
rushing them off for shipment to various
points. The company's custom of sending an
early copy Of each of their almanacs to the
Archbishop of Canterbury on publication day
commentaries a long ago occasion, when a
master of the Statiouers' Company rowed
over to Lambeth Palace to call upon cousin
Edward Tension, then Archbishop. receiving
. cordial welcome and suitable refreshment.
In our day the almanac is hing of real
Importance ard dignity, full of valuable
information and issued BY publisl.xs .,
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you happened to be one Of the parties
alluded to?
Everybody loved the weather prophe-
cies in the old almanacs: indeed it. is
not so long since Americans read them with
Ike interest and faith in our native patent
medicine almanac, hanging in the place of
honor beside the clock shelf in the farm
kitchen. Jenkyn and Hodge doubtless guf-
fawed over the same old jokes. too, for the
almanac "wheeze" is a hardy perennial, and
the practice Of combining jesss with the lore
of time and weather began long ago. The
wandering merchants, or chapmen'. sold bal
lads and yulgarized versions of popular
stories bound into chap books and these
collections were often combined with alma
macs. These story books were usually coxrse
and deleterious to public morals, and In
France - late a 1852 check was set upon
The Washington herald., 1922-01-01
After Business

IN THE country, where ministerial sal
aries are nnall, the fees which clergymsn
sometimes obtain from generous bridegrooms
1or performing marriage ceremonies are q
welcome addition to their incomes. They
nay appreciate, therefore, such q puff"
for this branch Of their calling as reverend
gentleman recently received from a country
paper. It was In the following terms:
We had q pleasant call last Monday
from the Rev. Harkins, who spent an
hour or two In our sanctum. he made
us Q present Of some Of the finest strained
bees, that we ever sampled. Girls, when
you want to get married give the Rev.
Mr.. Harkins the job Of tying the knot.
BE can do It n neatly a anybody In the
county.
There are places, however, where the min
hter comes into sharp competition with the
Justice Of the peace in this relation; and be,
too, knows the virtue Of printers ink. A
western paper contained the following ad-
yertisement:
II mans In love, that's his business;
girls In love, that's her business;
IL they contemplate matrimony, that's my
business. William Blank, Justice of the
peace. Rights reserved to kiss the bride.
Orders BY telephone, telegraph, mail or
messenger promptly attended. Terms lib
sral-time IL desired-or viii take stove
wood, baled hay, dairy calves, second
hand milk cans or most any old thing In
part payment.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-01
Citizens
of the World
Fitting Americans to
Take Their Places in
the Wider Field Open
ing Before Them
By Mary Guard Wright

EDITORS NOTE-Mbs Wright is the
secretary of the Department of Women
Studerts Of the Christtan Association OF
the Unioersity Of Pennsylcdnta, and orites
,oith authority on educational subjects, in
,chich she hos been taking an actioe inter
est. During the ,ear she rendered signal
service overseas to the Children's Bureau
of the Red Cross, and her cork pas
recognized by the French Government ~
the confer,tng on her of Les Painies de
FAcademie de- rInstruction PubHque.
DEFORE the entry of the United States
- into the World War, waen as still
neutral nation our safety and welfare were
being menaced by the activities of alien
enemies within our own borders, there came
from all sides an urgent demand that our
schools concern themselves especially with
the task of producing good citizens and 100
per cent Americans. To meet this demand
editors, lecturers and educational associa-
tions all over the country have, during the
last few years, devoted much space and time
to such topics as characterization,
"Education-a Preparation for Citizen.
ship" The School and the Nation,'' ETC.,
and as a result there have already occurred
some definite notifications and innovations
in our educational curriculum and procedure.
How to turn out the best American citi-
zens from our public schools is a problem
sufficiently challenging TO occupy our edu-
Gators for years to come. And yet to some
Of us who stood In that vast throng at
Arlington on the 11th Of November
there came the solemn conviction that tn.
time has forever passed when the horizon
Of IN American citizen can be bounded by
even the far flung borders of our own great
land. and that in the futurs the problems
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of American citizenship and world fellow
ship are ine1tricabIy Joined.
What a day of varied emotions and eI-
periences II was, that Armistice Day at
Arlington. We were a great national fam
fly mourning our lost sons. With our past
traditions of isolation and aloofness we were
scutely conscious that sharing this intimate
r.+,onal sorrow were representatives o, the
Powers of the world placing at the feet OF
..,be unknown soldier" the proudest honors
.ber had TO hestow, as tributes to Ameri-
c.r vouth sacrificed in a world cause. het
:, the midst of our grief we were summoned
20 the realization of our responsibilities as
no.. ot the nations of the world, called to
shores in the interests OF world peace
- international equity. And on the eve
g ,be ouening Of the Conference on the
T,,,;,atior of Armament. the words OF an
Ia old HYMN took on a new significance
=. thew were sung by thousands of Areri-
cans there on the hills Of Arlington:
20 God, our help in ages past
Our trust for years 10 come
(,., shelter from the stormy blast
Aud our eternal home.
R.,,afh the shadoto of Thy throne
Thv pcople dtceU secure,
SUFFICIENT is Thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure"
Ono Thought of the Pilgrims that first de-
tosslsxs winter on the bleak shores of New
EnvIand of Washington and his ragged
handful of patriots facing the trained armies
Of ENGLAND, of Lincoln in the dark days of
tho Civil War, and it seemed as il the
,.onle of America were declaring again to
The world that their trust lay not in arms-
ment, but in the righteousness Of their
individual and international relationships.
TN THE days Of the Conference which have
i followed we have found ourselves often q
bit breathless at the daring and authorits-
tiyeness of American diplomacy. We have
heard Secretary of State Hughes pronounce
Americas opinions on what should consti-
tutc a fair proportion of naval armament
for the United States, England and Japan.
and after much deliberation naval experts
have confirmed this opinion. We hear the
United States speaking in no uncertain
tones about policies in China, and her opin-
ions on the Anglo Japanese pact are too well
known to need affirming.
Well, If We are outlining plans affecting
the destiny of other nations, We are bound
to hsvesome part in the execution of those
plans. and all this entails increased knowl-
edge and understanding of our foreign neigh
bors. and, we hope. increased sympathy and
friendship for them.
But what has all this to do with education?
The connection is as close as life itself. We
wish to educate our children so they may
meet their duties and obligations as Ameri-
can citizens with some measure Of success.
And now we are face to face with this fact:
The Washington herald., 1922-01-01
HOW THE SCIENCE OF TIME COME THROUGH AGES
gSesEo CkyAh to EabrneCk

high standing. Every leading country has
seen the, rise OF almanacs of this character, q
few Of which may be named here: the Alma
mach National, Of France the Almanach de
Gotha, at first German, then (under Napo-
leon y French, and since the Franco Prus-
sian War of 1871 published in both Ian.
guages; Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Alma
rac, Thom's Irish Almanac and the British
Nautical Almanac. One cannot help feeling
that the present distaste for royalty in
various quarters must curtail somewhat the
resources OF such books as the Almanach de
Gotha, whose leading feature has long been
information about the royal families. The
world at present is more interested in cab
bases than in kings, speci.lIy in the hunger
districts.
1he earliest American almanac is credited
to William Bradford, of Philadelphia. and
was published In 1887. OF course, tn. bright
parieuiar star among American almanacs
rose httie later, when Benjamin Franklin
oesan his famous Poor Richards Alma
nae," 17a2, in Philadeiphia. and won re-
nown for fts wise and witty sayines. The
American Almanac and Treasury Of Fact
Z mentcrious publication, began in 1878.
The parent medicine almanac has been with
Us FOR many decades and is still amonr tbo,.
present, though slightly modified in form and
matter.
Space and time are lacking for even ,
small part OF the interesting lore which clus-
tiers about those commonplace and literally
everyday afairs. the calendar and the
almanac-lore that richly repays the reader
who cares to look beyond the numer.l, and
the signs Of the sodiae.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-01

That the American citizen from now on mus
think not in national terms alone, but IN
international terms. and that his obligations
as an American citizen will involve him In
the broader relations Of world citizenship.
Just what the demands Of this new rels-
tionship will be one dare hardly gues, -
fast 10 history being made. But we have the
right TO hope that the oncominE generation
be too well informed in world affairs to cry
impatiently, as too msny Of US do, 'Let
Russia starye" Let Germany 20 bank
rupt." Let disease rsre in Serbia or Ar
mens We have our own problems 70 solve"
The American citizen, who is also q world
citizen. will know that the snsrchy which
starvation produces will sooner or later reach
our own shores; that the bankruptcy Of
Germany will affect the economic situstion Of
the world; that a sore spot snywher. on
the earth's surface breeds infection. which
travels far. We have the right to hope more
than this.
One fact which loom. clearer every day
against the background Of the conference 1
this: That moral disarmament" must pave
the way for any lasting reduction Of armies
and navies: that world peace is possible only
as the barriers Of suspicion, hatred and
covetous rivalry between nations give way
before growing world consciousness Of the
interdependence Of all the units Of the human
family.
In the minds Of our school children We
have fertile soil in which 10 plant the seeds
Of national and racial hatreds or TO foster
ideals Of a new and better world when human
life shall be regarded as a sacred thing, and
when belief in the fRtherhood Of God shall
have as its natural corollsry a lively ,d-
herence TO the principle that all men ara
brothers. II this is the only foundation on
which the structure Of world peace can b.
reared, surely the men and women who ,r,
TO build this structure should be defniteI,
preparing for their task now both at hon.
and at school.
This, then, is the new challenge which
those Of US interested in education mus,
meet Fortunately, we are not left nm
equipped for the task, for never wa, them.
more eloquently dealt with by statesman.
poet and prophet alike than is this then. os
world friendship and international good will
today. Our part, 1 think, as parent, and
teachers. is to be fired ourselves by tn. d,,.
xlins possibilities Of the new order Of tbins,-
and then TO see that our children receive IN.
instruction and guidance which will n,t,
them like KiplinI's Kim" ''Iittl, friend,
of all the world