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Evening star., 1923-09-02
Mrs. Wilson Greene
Concerts This Season

from patrons of music. where artists
of the first magnitude will lappear at
moderate prices. This announcement
has been greeted with enthusiasticI
interest. The indications are that 4
will be over subscribed. The follow
ing artists will appear in this course. y
Salyi, the great harpist, and the Dun
can dancers in joint appearance:
Josef HOFFMAN,, pianist; Nine. Louise
Homer, contralto; Nine. Frieda Hem
pei soprano, in a Jenny Lind concert.
by request; Sophie Braslau. contralto.
and Mischa Elman. violinist
In addition to these concerts, MIS-.
Wilson Green has arranged with the
community center department of tho
public schools to present a course or
five concerts at Central High SchoOl
five Friday evenings during the sea
son. This course will include Nine.
Aida, soprano, from the Metropolitan;
Tito Schipo, tenor. of the Chicago
Opera; Gabrilowitsch, pianist, and
conductor of the Detroit SYMPHONY
Orchestra; Toscha Seidel violinist.
and Nine. D'AlvareZ, contralto.
Other attractions TO be presented
by Mrs. Wilson-Greenew will include the
Wagnerian Opera Company, October
II. 8 and II, the Sistine Chapel Choir
from the Vatican, Rome, which has
never before appeared in this country.
and the inimitable Elsie Janis and her
concert company. A few other i'm
portant announcements will be madc
later.
Seoson tickets for all courses now
on sale at Mrs. Wilson -Greenes con-
cert bureau, 18th and G streets
Evening star., 1923-09-02
Bayliss to Sing at
Calvary Baptist Church

George Frederick Bayliss. who has
been choirmaster and tenor soloist at
the Church of the Ascension for the
past three years, has resigned, his
resignation taking effect last Friday.
Beginning yesterday he became asso-
ciated with w. F. Raymond, Fred
East and Charles Moore at the CAL
vary Baptist Church,
Mr.. Bayliss, who studied with David
Francis, David Malemet, and at the
Peabody Institute of Baltimore. was
tenor soloist for eight years at St.
Michael and All Angels Church of
Baltimore. Later he was soloist for
one year at st. Johns Methodist
Church of that city and for another
year was choirmaster and tenor solo
ist of st. Thomas Church, Homestead,
Baltimore. During 1919-1920 he was
tenor soloist of st. Patrick's Church
of Washington and since then has
been choirmaster and tenor soloist at
the Church of the Ascension.
While with the church of the Ascen-
sion he built up a choir of forty-five
voices which gave concerts each year
for the benefit OF the choir fund. The
choir also gave a yearly Candlemas
service on Christmas eve, when the
church was lighted exclusively by
candles and old English carols We're
sung to the accompaniment of string
music. This was an innovation in
local church music and nearly 500
people attended the impressive seFv-
ice last year
Mr. Bayliss is particularly inter-
ested in quartet work and his work
with these three other well known sing
erS should be very interesting.
Evening star., 1923-09-02
New Girls Music Club

What promises TO be a unique mu-
sical organization of Washington,
and especially in the southwest, was
organized last evening, in the St.
Dominic's priory, 9Th and + streets
southwest. with Rev. p. T. McAllister.
o. =. in the chair.
The purpose of the meeting was to
organize a musical and social organ
ization among the young ladies of the
parish. There was a large attend
'ance.
The principal address Of the even
ing was made by Miss Agnes Regan,
executive secretary of the National
Council of Catholic Women. She said,
in part: American young ladies and
young men have gone jazz dance mad
The only remedy. the only way in
which we may rid America Of this
craze, is to elevate the standard of
music. to give our people better mu-
sic. II this be done; then our Jazz
dancing will pine into nothingness"
The name of the new organization
will be the "Cecilian Circle The
club will be non -sectarian. Miss
Grace McWhirt was unanimously
elected temporary secretary for the
club.
On Wednesday evening in the school
hall there will be a second meeting of
the organization and further plans
will be outlined.
Evening star., 1923-09-02
New York Symphony.

Mrs. Wilson-Greene takes pleasure
in announcing the plans for the regu-
lar five Tuesday afternoon concerts
of the New York Symphony Orchestra
to be given the coming season at
Polls Theater at 4:30 o'clock
Mr.. Damrosch will conduct the first
four concerts of the series and the
final concert will be under the baton
of the guest conductor, Bruno Walter.
Mr.. Walter, a gifted conductor, visit
ed America for the first time last
winter on the invitation of the Sym
phony Society. His success in New
York was so great that his engage
ment as the regular guest conductor
of the New York Symphony Orchestra
for next season resulted.
The list of distinguished soloists
already engaged in this series is as
follows: Olga Samaroff, pianist;
Georges Enesco, violinist, who was
popular here as guest conductor of
the Philadelphia Orchestra last sea-
son, and Pablo Casals, cellist. Of
particular interest will be the Wag-
merriam program presented by Mr.
Damrosch, with Richard Crooks as
soloist.
Season tickets now on sale at Mrs.
Wilson-GreeneS concert bureau, 18th
and G streets.
Evening star., 1923-09-02
Music at St. John s IN
August.

Mrs. Mary c. d. Johnson has had
great success while in charge of the
music at st. Johns Episcopal Church,
10th and III streets. during August
She has been assisted by volunteer
choir of men and women in the ao-
sence of the regular choir.
Mrs. Johnson, an accomplished or
ganist, is said to have had experience
since a child in Episcopal churches
The story is told of how as little Mary
Deshields at the age of five she sub
stituted at the organ in Baltimore
church, when she had to slide on the
bench to reach the pedals. She mas
studied other branches of music, IN
Guiding choir directing under DR.. A.
Madeley Richardson, when he direct
ed the male choir at st. Pauis Epls-
copal Church in Baltimore. DIR. Rich
ardson was formerly connected with
the Southmart Cathedral in London
before coming to this country.
The soloists at st. Johns for the
Sundays in August were II. Leroy
Lewis, baritone, who sang the Largo"
from Handel's "Xerxes' when the
music was selected as a memorial to
the late President Harding: Mrs. Ger
trude Lyons. soprano. who sang Hear
My Prayer" and the obligato solo,
''Oh. For the Wings of d Dove; A.
Harlem Castle. tenor. who sang Van
De Waters 1.-The Publican" and last
Sunday. when Miss Katharine Brooks
sang TopliffS Consider the Lilies"
The last two Sundays in the month
the Rev. DR.. II. Allen Griffith, rector
in charge. chose the same text for his
sermons as that suggested by the Of
fertory solos.
Evening star., 1923-09-02

MRS. WILSON-GREENE president
1FI of the National Concert Man
ayers Association. will present to the
music-loying public during the new
season some unusually interesting con-
certs.
The artists course OF five concerts
by world renowned artists will in
c1ude Shura Cherkassky, the eleven
year-old piano genius; Nine. Matzen-
auer, contralto, and Clarence White
hill, baritone, both of the Metropoli-
tan Opera, in joint Wagnerian pro-
gram: Fritz Kreisler, the great
violinist; Rachmaninon, pianist, and
closing with Nine. Galli-Curci, coIora-
tura soprano of the Metropolitan and
Chicago Opera companies.
The Phil harmonic course of five
concerts will open with Lucrezia Bori,
Spanish prima donna from the Metro
politan Opera, in costume recital,
by special request The appearance
of Vladimir De Pachman, great pia-
mist and considered by many as the
worlds greatest Chopin player will be
of special interest. John Mccormack
needs no introduction to the Wash
ington public, nor does Jascha Heifetz
violinist, who is always a favorite
in this city.
The Wilson-Greene concert series of
six concerts is being given in response
TO an urgent appeal for several years
Evening star., 1923-09-02
Mary Philbin Signed.

ARTHUR II. JACOBS. producer of
Frank Borzage productions for
First National, has signed the girl"
to play the important role opposite
William Collier, Jr., in Against the
Grain" She is Mary Philbin, who has
created furore in film circles by
running away with Universars new
picture. THE eMerry-go-round.''
Mary was born in Chicago, where
she went to high school and then
studied dancing and music. When
only thirteen she gave dancing lessons
and won fame as a teacher. In her
early teens she often appeared at
church and school entertainments.
She is potential star, of nineteen
years. Frank Borzage, it is thought,
will stretch a few points and en-
deavor to give the world a picture
that will outshine his famous '.Hu-
moresque." Mary Philbin has the
emotional ability and Borzage the
directorial genius.
The cast for Against the Grain"
includes Myrtle Stedmap, Frederick
Truesdell, Aggie Herring, j. Farrell
Macdonald, frankie Lee, Mary Jane
Irving and Bruce Guerin.
Evening star., 1923-09-02
AMERICAN COMPOSERS
Wilson G. Smith

WILSON G. SMITH, an American
w musician of national and inter-
national fame, has written more than
thousand compositions Of char
acter to place him in the front rank
of American composers.
He was born in Elyria, Ohio, and
educated in the public schools OF
Cleveland, where today he is the most
widely known Of Cleveland composers.
Prevented by delicate health from
securing college education, he has
nevertheless all the culture that goes
with wide reading. He is an essayist
of much skill. He was a pupil of
Otto Singer. beginning instruction un-
der that pedagogue in 1876. So prom
ising was the work OF Wilson Smith
that the veteran teacher urged him
to go to Germany to complete his
musical education.
In 1880. therefore, he set to work
in Berlin under KieI. Scharwenka,
Moskowski and Oscar Raif. A few
years later he was recalled to Amer
lea by the illness Of his father and
has remained here ever since.
What Is said to be the most impor-
ldut VI SihltH earlier WOThS was Il
series of five pieces called Homage
a Edward Grieg." which brought warm
commendation from the Scandinavian
master. Smith is possessed with the
ability to catch the exact spirit Of
other composers. He has paid "hom-
age" to Schumann. Chopin and Schu-
bert also. and in all he has achieved
remarkable success.
One of his latest songs, "Adora-
ton" and two suites for piano. BAL
NJ 70" n
cupy the foremost positions of all his
works.
Smiths experience in teaching has
crystallized into several pedagogic
works. His Scale Playing, with par
ticular reference to the development
Of each hand; his Eight Measure"
Octave" and Five Minute" studies
have brought unreserved commenda-
tion from the leading instructors. A
recent scheme has been the use Of a
set of variations for technical and in
terpretative Instruction. For this
purpose he wrote Themes Ara
besques," of which numbers ] and IS
lie In the fingers in strange,
tickling way"
Aside from teaching and composing
Mr.. Smith is music critic for the
Cleveland Press. in which capacity he
attends and criticizes more than 200
concerts each season.
His latest activity is of an altru-
istic nature. He is president Of the
most recent addition to the list of
Cleveland's musical ORGANIZATIONS
the Cleveland Musical Association.
Besides the usual aims of fellowship
and helpfulness common to such So
cieties, this one has several unique
features One is the way in which
ambitious. talented students are as
sisted. Pupils of unusual ability. un-
able TO bear the financial burden Incl
Evening star., 1923-09-02
French Critics Review Music

a MERfCA is about to produce
characteristic. distinctive and
notable musical expression. as
evidenced in the work of the younger
Americans, according to a unanimous
decision Of the French critics follow
ing the special concerts, devoted
principally TO Americans and TO com
posers resident here, given by Lazare
Samlnsky. conducting the Colonne Or
chestra, and soloists, Raymonde De-
! launois, Helen Teschner Tas and NJ.
AleXandrovitch. In addition to the
two orchestral concerts at the Sale
GaVeau. lecture-recital on "Ameri-
can Music and It's Celtic Elements"
presented by Mr.. Saminsky, with
Mines. TaS. Delaunois, Dai Buell. and
I Mr.. Daniel Lazarus assisting. also
was given. The music of Ernest
Bloch, Charles Martin Loefier. John
Alden Carpenter and LaZare Saminsky
who were represented on the pro-
grams-was already known abroad,
but the group of younger, native
Americans was introduced to the
European public at this time.
LAvenir gives the American mu-
sic performances an important place
IN the concerts OF the season and
speaks of them as "a revelation to
those of us who complacently think
that America produces only music for
jazz bands. Mr.. Saminsky." the writ
er continued. assisted by the Colonne
Orchestra and excellent soloists. un-
dertook the task of showing us to
what extent this opinion is wrong.
He presented to us works interesting
indeed. among which we would note
particularly the colorful symphonic
poem. 'The Eve Of ST. Agnes by
Frederick jacob"
The reviewer in Comoedia COM
mends Mr.. Saminsky and the partici-
patng artists for presenting this
new school to the French public.
which is generally not particularly
| interested in what is going on
abroad and writes further: we
must confess we did not know of any
creator of profound originality livin g
across the Atlantic, and Mr.. Samin-
sky's concerts have not made us
movement there is so prodigiously
rich and active that we may expect
great works in the future. Already
the Americans possess all the ele-
mentS. rhythmic and meIodic. to pro-
duce great work"
One of the foremost Paris dailies,
, lie Petit Journal. speaks of the con-
certs as the prelude to friendly of
fensive Of American music" and de-
votes considerable space to an anal
SIS vi inc NOThS given. Emer son
iWhithorne's New York Days and
Nights" says the Journal critic, "has
conquered us with it's delicate dis
Greet and ingenious pictures.
| Frederick Jacobs Eve of ST. Agnes
! is charming, although its brilliance
! is not entirely in accord with a nup-
| tfal dream there are life.
movement and color in Saminsky's
/ Rachel remarkable force,
purity and racial characteristics in
Bloch's Hebrew Poems"
The compositions of Emerson
lWhithorne. Frederick jacob and Wal
/ ter Kramer are very well done. but
these musicians do not seem to have
found their own paths as Yet" Is the
criticism in La Revue Musicale. We
! would prefer some faults of taste or
some lack of mastery to this impec-
cable technic."
| ITO all those who think that Amer
Evening star., 1923-09-02
MUSIGRAPHS

several shorter stories will soon be
ready for the publishers.
In her concerts Nine. Leblanc is
planning to offer absolutely UNIQUE
programs, which, owing to their va
rlety, should have wide appeal. in
teresting not only to the musical or
ganiZations. but the dramatic and
literary as well.
Mary Helen Howe, coloratura so
prano, was soloist at the broadcasting
station of the Radio Corporation of
America, WRC. on Wednesday even
Ing. accompanied by John Schwindl
MISS Howe gave a program Of arias
from The Creation" and Romeo and
Juilet, as well as French and Eng
llsh ballads. Mr.. Schwindl, organist
ana pianist. newcomer here, is al
ready finding place in musical cir
cies. He has been heard in the prin-
clpal cities of Europe. He came to
washington from Alexandria, Egypt
where he was choir director and or
ganist for several churches.
DR. T. S. Lovette, who recently re-
turned from Blue Ridge Summit Va
Where he was heard in recita! with
Mrs Thornberry, soprano. has an
nounced the removal of the Lovette
School of Music TO new quarters at
lI2S street northwest formerly tho
nome of ex-Gov. Merriam of Mime
sofa.
Miss Pauline Byrd of the I,ovetta
school has been engaged as super
Vlsor OF music for the public schools
at Big Stone Gap, Va. She left for her
new post last week
Evening star., 1923-09-02

lean music is limited TO jazz" con-
tributes lie Monde Musical "one must
oppose this group Of young talents.
We know little of their efforts, but
they are surely going TO create new
musical world on the new continent
The American violinist, Helen
Teschner Tas, had her first Paris hear
ings on these occasions. lie Monde
Musical counts her among the fore
most violinists." Raymonde Delau-
nois, a favorite in her native France.
was eagerly welcomed. as was Nj
Saminsky, who, although noted in
Paris as a composer, was heard for
the first time in the role of con
ductor.
The composers represented were
Ernest Bloch. Walter Kramer. Albert
Elkus. Lazare Saminsky, Emerson
Whithorne, Frederick jacob, Carl En-
gel, Deems Taylor, Louis Gruenbere.
Charles NJ. Loetfier o. q. Sonneck.
John Alden Carpenter, II. o. Osgood
Charles Haubiel, Marion Bauer, Alex
ander Steinert and Albert Stoessel.
Evening star., 1923-09-02

tionaI Church TO the Churc.! of the
Ascension (EpiscopaD. where she will
assume her duties today. Mrs. Mckee
will have entire charge of the musical
part Of the service. and will conduct
the choir, with John B. Wilson still
presiding at the organ. The soloists
will include Mrs. Aileen Miller Burns.
soprano: Julia Culbreth Gray, con-
tralto, and Lawrence Murray. bass.
The tenor position remains to be
filled. Mrs. Mckee is planning also to
enlarge the chorus to 14O voices in
order to give THE Messiah" at
Christmas time and one or more sec
ular' concerts during the season. the
first of which is to be an old folks
concert.
Mrs. Mckee also has been engaged
to conduct the Euterpian Chorus Club
of Easton, Md, and will make the
trip there every two weeks for re-
hearsals in preparation for four con-
certs to be given under the auspices
OF the club during the season.
Mrs. Mckee has had long and va
ing served as organist and choir di-
rector at several prominent Wash
ington churches. among them the
Church of St Michael and All Angels
NEpISCopdiD anu the sacred f1tdrI
Catholic Church. in addition to In
gram Congregational. where she was
in charge as both organist and choir
director for many years.
She studied voice under Rafael Ma
varro of Florence. Italy; Nine. Ogdon
Crane of New York and William
Shakespeare of London. England, and
piano with Perlee Jervis of New York.
Letta Mills Hough and the late S. NJ.
Fabian of this city. She has served
also on the faculty of prominent edu-
cational institutions of the city,
among them the Florence School the
Laise- e-Phillips School. the Lucia Gale
Barber School of Rhythm and Cor
related Arts. the Won Unschuld Cniver-
sity of Music and the Washington
College of Music.
The program of music at this
mornings service at Ascension
Church will consist of Communion
Service by Tours. and. at the Offer
tory. L Am the Bread of Life" by
Stainer.
Evening star., 1923-09-02
Wagnerian Singers

zart singers and a favorite with
American audiences both in concert
and opera. has been especially en-
gagged for the Mozart parts. Editha
F'leischer who was member of the
company last season. viii return thlS
season. Much interest is being mani
Tested in the young American giri
Joan Ruth, who has been engaged
for important parts.
The company will have seven tenors.
Fritz krauss will be Il new conner TO
American audiences; he is an artist
of long experience and great favor
ite in the leading music centers,
such as Cassel, Koln, Munich. Vienna
and other cities. Karl Erb, the hus-
band Of Marie Ivogun. will make his
first American appearance this season,
making speciality of the MoZartlan
roles. Lippman was a leading tenor
in Hamburg. and Schramm held the
same position in Dresden. Heinrich
Knote and Robert HUT need no intro
duction; both sang with the company
last season with fine success. Karl
Ritter is also a leading tenor who Will
make his first appearance mere.
The Wagnerian Opera Company is
rich in baritones. having engaged a
number of the best in Europe along
with those of last year. Leo Schut-
Zendorf, who proved such Il success
at the Mozart festival at Baden
Baden last summer, will make his
debut in this country. He is one OF
five brothers. all opera singers, one OF
whom is with the Metropolitan Opera
Company. Rekemper. another fine
baritone, who also sang at the Mozart
festival. has been engaged Much
interest is also attached 10 the return
of Herman We'll, formerly of the
metropolitan Opera House. where he
was a favorite. Benno ZeiGler also
returns Desidor Zador will again
be heard in his favorite parts. while
Otto Semper and MARCEL Salzinger are
among those who expect soon to be
classed among the American singers.
Theodore Latterman win not only be
heard in his we'll known parts, but
will also act rs general stage director.
Much attention has been paid to the
selection of the bass singers. First
comes Marowsky of the Deutsche
Oepra House, Classed as leading
the best basso in Germany. Eek
comes from Leipzig and is looked
upon as a great singer. He is very
popular. and Americans who have
heard him claim that he should soon
have a big following. Edward Ian
kow has been a prominent member
of the Chicago Opera Company, and was
the last production of THE Magic
Flute"
The orchestra will be one Of the
finest to be had. The State Symphony
Orchestra has been engaged for the
entire season, both on the road and
in New York. While in New York
this orchestra, under the direction of
Josef Stransky, will give several or
chestral recitals These dates have
been so arranged that they will in
no way interfere with the operatic
performances.
Evening star., 1923-09-02
Percy S. Foster, Music
Director.

DERCY S. FOSTER has just returned
L from Northfield. Mass, where he
conducted the music for the Chris
tian Endeavor conference, closing An
gust 21. There were 757 registered
delegates and music was featured at
both the Sage Chapel and large audi
torlum gatherings-more than $500
persons being present last Sunday
Mr.. Foster also delivered several
lectures on church music and Conduct
ed the singing for the New York
state Christian Endeavor convention
held in Troy, where there We're 5000
registered delegates and a trained
chorus of 200 singers. His service
as musical director at the interna-
tional Christian Endeavor conven-
tlons began in the Metropolitan Opera
House in 1892, and he is still much in
demand throughout the country.
Mr.. Foster has been in charge Of
the music for each presidential inaue-
rration since the first Mckinley ceje.
bration, and organized the great
choruseS for many religious and ma
triotic occasions covering the past
twenty-five or thirty years in this
city
Evening star., 1923-09-02
Directing a Director.

r1RECTING a director! Not many
- directors get such an assignment.
Therefore, in Hollywood" James
Cruze stands distinctive, as Cecil B.
De Mile is one of the notable players.
Mr.. Cruze' found his director-player
exceedingly easy to handle, however,
for long before he became a director
Cecil B. De Mile was a stage player.
his last success being sixteen years
ago, in "The Prince Chap"
Mr.. Cruze filmed Mr.. De Mile play
ing himself, in other words signaling
the presence of members of his staff.
Thus for the first time the world is
shown the room in which Pola Negri,
Thomas Meighan, Gloria Swanson,
William S, Hart, Agnes Ayres and
many others were changed in a min
ute from leading Players to famous
-
Evening star., 1923-09-02
Opportunity for Organists.

The chamberlain of the city of New
York, Philip Berolzheimer, to-
gether with Mrs. Berolzheimer, offer
two free scholarships to young men
and women eighteen years of age and
older who possess the necessary tai
ent and ability to study under DR..
William c. Carl at the Guilmant
Organ School in New York city the
coming season. This exceptional Of
fer is made in order to assist talented
students who do not possess the nee
essary funds to pay the tuition them
selves. and covers the period of the
coming season, October to June.
The examinations will be held
early in October, just previous to the
reopening of the fall term. Students
are assisted in securing positions as
soon as they are ready.
For full information regarding the
scholarships address Registrar. Gull
mant organ School, II East 11th
street. New York city.