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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
New York Symphony
lin Last Appearance

THE New York Symphony Or
chestra will conclude it's
series for this sefson in the New
National Theater. Tuesday after
noon, February 20, when Albert
Coates, the distinguished guest
conductor, will direct a program
that will present Mischa Levirzki.
the pianist, as the assisting
artist.
Mr.. Coates has selected a pro-
gram that will include the suite
for strings from Purcell's dra-
matte works, as arranged and
edited by Mr.. Coates; and the
Tschaikowsky's Symphony No.
4 in F minor. Mr.. Levitzh will
play a concerto by List for
piano with orchestra.
The New York Symphony Or
chestra concert is under the local
management Of T. Arthur Smith,
Inc, and tickets are on sale at
1906 G street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Music Contest
Here i'm March

MRS. ROBERT H. Dali
M GLEISH. president Of the
Capitol District Of the National
Federation of Music Clubs,
win soon announce the exact
date Of the contest OF young
professional musicians to be
held the first week in March.
Those desiring to participate,
or Otherwise interested, may be
fully Informed by Mrs. Thomas
j. Rowe, 1912 s street north
west, the local contest chair
man.
This event win be an OppOr.
tunity for the young, serious
musician to benefit from q
proper evaluati0n OF his or her
talent and training i'm the way
Of constructive analysis Of the
requirements for the desired
career.
Departments include piano,
violin and voice, the last named
comprising lyric and dramatic
soprano, contralto, tenor and
baritone. For information APP
ply to the contest chairman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Arthur Shattuck.
! r HI r SHATTUCK,

A r T H u r SHATTUCK, the
American pianist, will be pre-
sented in recital at the Masonic
Auditorium on Thursday evening,
February Is, by T. Arthur Smith,
Inc. as the fifth artist in the
master pianist series. Mr.. Shat
tuck was sent abroad while still
in his early teens and received
his musical education almost ex-
clusively In the studio of the
great pianistic pedagogue, Les
chetitzky. Tickets are now on
sale by T. Arthur Smith, Inc,
1905 @ street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Bishoff Tribute.

RISHOFF, Washington's blind
organist and composer, will
have a program rendered in his
honor this evening, at o'clock,
at st. Paul's English Lutheran
Church. Mrs. William E. Cham
berlin, prominently connected with
the College Women's Club. League
of Women Voters and the Women's
City Club, will give a short talk on
personal impressions of the life and
work OF. DR.. Bishoff. In the quar-
have worked under DIR. Bishoff.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
ID. C. SaYaIlf Writes
Musical Score Of
Historical Movie
Prof. Hennenlar1, Of
Catholic University,
Receives Praise
"HE musical accompaniment

NyHE musical accompaniment
to the motion picture,
..Fabiola," which Is being
shown for the first time In
America at the Auditorium
Theater, Chicago. Is receiving
much attention and praise III
that city. The work was ar
ranged and composed by Alex
ander Henneman, director Of the
department OF music, Sisters
College. Catholic University. This
accompaniment was composed
especially by him for this screen
adaptation of Nicholas Cardinal
Wiseman's famous novel.
With the motion picture before
him, Mr.. TIennernan composed &C
the piano. fitting the musical
themes which came to him to the
action upon the screen. The
great difficulty in making the
music mechanically ana artistic
ally perfect was slkillfuIly over
come BY Mr.. Henneman.
The production Of the inspir-
ing tale Of Christians. struggling
to keep alive their faith in pagan
Rome in the time Of the Caesars,
calls for many themes to inter
pref many moods. Mr.. Henne-
man has responded with equal
understanding to the pomp Of i'm.
periaI Rome. the frenzy Of the
mob. the suspense Of the chase.
and the exaItation Of those who
renounce life for faith. The
"Fabiola" motiff and that Of
sFulvius." the spy, are two o.
the most outstanding and are
equally expressive Of those char
acters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

Korsakoffs charming fairy tale.
''Sniegufotchlxaa (.'Snow Maiden'1.
with the lovely Edith Mason in
the title role. Miss Mason win
be surrounded with a cast that
includes Cyrena Van Gordon.
Irene Pavlosla, Alice d'TIermanoy,
Angelo Minghetti. Georges Bak-
lanoff. Edouard CotreuiI, Desire
Defrere. Maria Classens, William
Beck, Milo Lula. Hazel Eden,
Lodovico Oliviero. and Jose Mojica,
Incidental dances will be con-
tributed by Anna Ludmila and corps
de ballet. The opera will be sung
in French, and Richard Hageman
will conduct.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Alfred COrtOt.

A LFRED CORTOT, the French
master pianist, will play re-
turn engagement on Friday after
noon, February 16, at the Ma
tional Theater. under the local
management of T. Arthur Smith,
Inc. His playing at the recent
concert in the Masonic Auditorium,
under the same local manage
ment, brought forth applause
that fairly rocked the audi
torium." At that time it was said
"he elevated everything he played
to a plane of almost unearthly
perfection" Reservations may be
secured from T. Arthur Smith,
Inc, 1906 G. street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Zirr1r11el. Ensemble
At First Church

THE thinner Harp Ensemble
and Raymond simonds, tenor.
will render the musical vespers
at First Congregational Church
this afternoon. at AS p. m.
This company has given concerts
at the First Congregational Church
for several seasons and has al
ways been received enthusiastic.
ally at their appearances.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Lyric Tenor Sings
AT Movie Theafer

POBERT DAVIS. the lyric tenor
who appeared in vocal inter-
lude last week at Crandall's Met
ropolitan Theater, will be heard
in an Oriental prologue in con-
junction with premiere presenta-
tions in the Capital of Norma
TaImadge's latest photoplay pro-
duction, a film version Of Robert
Kitchens 1.-THE Voice from the
Minaret."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
March Concert.

THE Choral Art Society, George
II. Miller director, is rehears-
ing for a secular concert to be
given at Central High School,
Friday evening, March 9, with.
Mrs. Marguerite. Carter. violin
list, Mrs. Clara Young Brown,
soprano, and George Dixon Thomp-
son, pianist, as soloists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Ruth St. Denis.

IN order to accommodate those
who were unable to secure ad-
mittance last month to the per-
formancA or Ruth st. Denis, Ted
shawn and the Denishawn Dan.
Gers, this company Of artists win
play q return engagement at the
National Theater on Friday after
noon, February %. under the
local management Of 7. Arthur
Smith. Inc. A new program viii
be presented. Man orders, &C
companied by checks, are being
received BY. I. Arthur Smith, Inc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Capital Has Most
Brilliant Opera
Season I'm Decade
Chicago Company is
Here For Three
Evenings.

WKYASHINGTON today is on
M the eve Of the most mag
v nificent and pretentious
season OF grand opera that the
Capital has known since the
Metropolitan Opera Company Of
New York appeared here dozen
years ago.. Tomorrow night, the
Chicago Grand Opera Company
will open at Polls Theater q se-
ries Of three performances OF
grand opera which win include
appearances Of Rosa Raisa, Mary
Garden and Edith Mason, who
win appear, respectively, In
Aida" on Monday evening;
'Tosca, on Tuesday evening,
and closing performance Of
Snow Maiden on, Wednesday
evening.
The Washington engagement
Of the Chicago Grand Opera
Company. at Polls, beginning to-
morrow night, follows the bril-
liant and widely-discussed en-
gagement Of the same company
at Boston, which began there
on January % and which came
to brilliant close last night.
Today the Chicago company il
enroute to the Capital, and fol-.
lowing the three-night engage
ment here at Polls it win move
on to fill short engagements in
Pittsburgh, Cleveland and De
troit.
Mrs. Wilson's Greene, the WASH
ington concert manager, who is
managing the local engagement
Of the Chicago Opera Company.
announces that Verdi,s opera of
Aida" one Of the most splendid
and sumptuous performances in
the entire repertoire Of the
Chicago Company, win open the
series tomorrow night. Rosa
Raisa VIII appear In the title
role. surrounded by such splendid
stars as Edouard Cotreuil, Cy.
rena Van Gordon, Charles Mar
shall, Virgilio Lazzari, cesare
Formichi, Melvena Passmore.
Lodovico Oliviero and others.
Incidental dances will be con-
tributed by Anna Ludmila. Am
alta Grassi. Franklin Crawford.
Jean D'Evelyn, and corps de
ballet. The opera win beasung
in Italian and Giorgio Polacco
viii conduct.
On Tuesday evening, February
8, the Chicago company viii ap-
pear in Puccini's opera, Tosca.. 4,
with the imperious Mary Garden
singing the title role. The entire
opera. like Aida" viii be sung
in italian and the cast grouped
about Miss Garden includes such
stars Of the Chicago company as
Giulio Crimi, Desire Defrere, Wit
torio Trevisan, Lodovico Oliviero,
Sallustio Civai, Kathryn Browne,
and Milo Luka.
Owing to the tremendous tri-
umph of Georges Baklanoff in the
role Of Scarpia during the Boston
engagement of ''Tosca," Mrs. Will
son-Greene. wired C. A. Shaw,
manager Of the Chicago COM
pany, to have Baklanoff sing this
same role in Washington, IL DOS
sible. In a telegram just received
from Mr.. Shaw he announces that
Baklanoff has been chosen for
the role during the Washington
engagement. Mr.. Polacco will
also conduct this performance.
The final performance of the
Chicago Opera Company on
Wednesday evening, February q,
will furnish Washington with a
distinct operate novelty, inasmuch
as it will present for the first
time in Washington, Rimsky-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Miss Craig to Sing.

AT the Sixth Presbyterian
Church, Sixteenth and Ken
nedy streets northwest, the
offertory at the IL o'clock service
on Sunday will be sung by Meta
Craig, soprano. At s p. m.
Celia Fiorivanti, contralto, will
sing 1.-The Lost Chord" by Sulli-
van. Mrs. H. H. Mckee will be
at the organ for both services.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Recitals Planned at
". MI. C. A. Building

3. - =
THE second pupils recital of
the season Of the Associated
Studios. Otto Simon. voice; La
Sale Spier. piano; Henri Sol1oloye,
violin. win take place on Friday
evening at SIS in the auditorium
OF the Y. NJ. C. A., 1876 G. street
northwest. Arthur Mayo and
Otto Simon will be at the piano.
CHARLEs WENGERD, teacher
Of singing and director Of
the Washington Choral Society.
win present three of his artists
pupils in a song recital Thursday.
at 8:15 p. M. in the auditorium
Of the Central Y. M. C. A.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Ferry Secured.

CHARLES T. FERRY, the we'll
known. composer-pianist, of
this city, has been secured by
the Washington Choral Society
as the official accompanies for
the society. He began his work
last Monday night at the regular
weekly rehearsal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Joint Recital.

A RECITAL by Julia Culbreth
Gray, mezzo 'contralto, and
Charles T. Ferry, composer and
pianist, will be given at Mount
Pleasant M. e. Church South
Wednesday night under the aus
pices of the Women's Bible
Glass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

T. DITH MASON p4inao donna of the Chicago Grand
L. Opera Company aOho aOiH be heard here on
Wednesday evening im Rinssky- KorsGkoffs delightful
opera The SnoaO Maiden" novelty sOlich has created
mach interest aOHerever 1t has been presented this sea
son. 1t is CaOCited here Nth much interest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Recital by Pupils
OF Miss McCOmrt

THE pupils of Miss Marie Nc
Court gave a very pleasing
recital at the Georgetown piano
studio on the evening Of JAN
uary 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

r ULIA ROCHE, primG donna Of Tip Top sOiH ap-
- pear IN recital at the KaGbe Building, 1880 @
street, under the auspices Of the Homer l. Kit Com
pGny The date Of the recital sciu be announced later
Miss Roche Is the sOfe Of William S. Daniels, of the
KIT firm, and Is musician of reputation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

UdFuCH, hOSa 0alSd, HulCH N
other distinguished members
Aida" with Raisa In the title
role, is scheduled for tomorrow
evening; .'Tosca,' with Mary
Garden. for Tuesday, and the ex-
traordinary novelty. Snow Maid
en. with Edith Mason. for We'd
nesday. This last named opera
by Rimsky. Korsakoff. has been
one OF the outstanding successes
Of the company's season in its
home city, and shortly before the
departure from Chicago q special
Sunday afternoon presentation
was given to e. sold-out house.
TT is difficult for the layman.
even though he may have con-
siderable acquaintance with the
theater, to realize the vast amount
of work and effort that are re-
dnfred to mount and produce an
opera. The artists OF the Chicago
Opera Company have q great
deal OF hard work and their
days labor stretches out to seem
ingiy interminable lengths be-
fore a presentation is completely
satisfactory. ss.s
First. after the decision is
reached Ito add an opera to the
repertoire, the roles are assigned
and the parts handed out. and
date is set for its performance.
The artist, IL unfamiliar with the
words and music. must learn
them, in his own room. and then
must go over the part again and
again at piano rehearsal. When
the singers are individually salts
factory In their roles. they are
assembled for a general piano
rehearsal. under the direction Of
q conductor: and then, with words
and music at their command.
they are put IN the hands Of a
Stage director who teaches them
anew branch OF their art, stage
business" For opera is a blend
Ing Of AN arts.
The artists are rehearsed pri-
vately many times in their rou-
tine, and at last comes a general
rehearsal which may go on for
many weary hours-with or
chestra, but on a perfectly bare
stage. Meantime. Of course, the
orchestra has beer rehearsed
while the singers have been pre-
pairing for their work.
Often an artist may be re.
hearsing two or more operas at
the same time, and the career OF
q stock actor changing plays
twice a. week seems like a nowery
bed Of ease by comparison. While
all this preliminary work is under
way. scenic artists and others
have been busy making ready
the costumes, settings and light
ing equipment, and at last a dress
rehearsal is called. This diff
fers from a regular performance
only in the respect that the stage
director and conductor stop pro-
seedlings when and where they
.wish-a dozen times, perhaps,
for the same scene-to offer sug-
gestions and criticisms and to
zee that they are carried out.
Sometimes dress rehearsals last
twelve hours, though an actual
performance would be completed
In three. ':--.2cze
g The opera singer, then. at this
critical time. puts in hours from
About eight o'clock in the morn
Ing till midnight or later, but the
grinds ends at last and the opera
!. ID put on, with everyone letter
perfect. The Chicago C 1mpany
comes here afteT hong ALI ex.
eepfionaIly successful season IN its
home city. ~and not only are the
hard work and long hodrs re-
ceding. into the vistas Of memory
{ Tor the singers, but the actual
performances are a real Joy for
them as well as for their au-
diences. 49,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Pupils Recital.

I'm Saturday evening a musical
and dramatic program was
rendered by the students Of Mrs.
Emily =. Barnes. In the after.
noon the Junior class gave an In
teresting recital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
THREE WONDERFUL
EVENINGS AHEAD
FOR MUSIC LOVERS
Aida, @TOsca,0 and 'SnOW Maiden" Works
Scheduled for Presentation Here, will Enable
Capital to Hear Raisa, Garden, and Mason
RimSky -KorSakeff Opera One of Seasons
Conspicuous Successes.
By LEE soMERs.

yHE present week. with the visit Of the Chicago Grand
Opera Company to Washington for the first three
days. marks the high point Of the local musical
son Many notable events have led up this delightful
climax which brings to city such great artists Mary
Garden Rosa Raisa Edith Mason Charles Marshall and the
other distinguished members Of this remarkable organization
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-16
22000.000-BUSHEL 200 OATS
CROP BEING GATHERED
IN 2IIMTER Fiji rs NOlW.
Yield of Small Grain Here This
Year Somewhat CurtaiIed by
Unreasonable Weather
PLENTY TO SUPPLY NEEDS
Farmers Need Dry Spell Now to
Facilitate Harvesting and Saw
ing of Grain Now Being Cut

Sumter county farmers are now
going ahead rapidly with the work
Of havesting their oat crops, the
yield of which is estimated, conserv-
atively, at around 100000 bushels.
This yield represents a falling off Of
approximately 5000 bushels in the
annual production of oats here, but
will provide plenty of grain for farm
needs until early corn is harvested
this fall.
Unreasonable weather conditions
during the growing season is ascrib-
ed as the cause for the reduced oats
yield here and to this cause also is
ascribed an inferior condition now
manifest in many fields around
Americus.
The work of harvesting is now
well under way and the crop has al
ready been cut upon something like
500 acres, this representing ap-
proximately half the acreage de-
voted to the production Of oats in
the county this year Several days
dry weather are now badly needed.
The estimated total production Of
100000 bushels is based upon an av-
erage yield of 1920 bushels per acre
this figure being Aregarded as ex-
tremely low among those familiar
with past oat yields here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-16
H0USECLEANING At
WATER PLANT TODAY
Annual Scrub Being Administered
to Reservoirs and Springs
Also Being Cleaned Out

Water department authorities to-
day began the work of cleaning out
reservoirs at the pumping station
and renovating The spring heads
which furnish considerable portion
of Americus' water supply, it was
announced by Charles II. Wheatley,
superintendent. The work will re-
quire several days, during which ne
riod water consumers may observe a
slight cloudiness in the water SUP
piled. This will not affect the quali-
ty of the water in any manner, how
ever according to Clarence Jeter,
who is in charge of the work, and
this will clear away within few
hours after the work is eompletet..J
"We are just giving the water plant
its annual housekeeping" said Jet
er today, and water consumers, like
husbands in springtime, must be
worried little to insure a perfectly
clean water supply throughout the
remainder of the year"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-16
HIGH WIND DOES
DAMAGE IN SCHLEY
Barns Blown Down, Trees Twist
ed, and Many Telephone Poles
Overturned by Wind

L. Ivey returned to Americus this
morning from a trip along the line OF
the Central Railroad as far as Doyle,
near the Marion-Schley county line.
During the high wind Tuesday night,
Mr. Ivey states, there was considers
BILE damage sustained in the vicinity
of Ellaville. About two miles beyond
that place the chimney was blown
from a home there and the barn was
also destroyed Many trees were also
felled by the wind and twelve tele-
graph poles of the Western Union
Company blown down. A train box
belonging to Engineer Pate, of the
Central Railroad was blown from his
engine while his train passed near
Ellavi!le, and later recovered a dis
tance Of so feet from the tracks BY
section foreman, who returned the
box to Mr.. Pate on his return trip
to Ellaville. The box contained
quantity of clothing and weighed an
proximately so pounds, Mr., Ivey says.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-16
SHERIFF HARVEY BUSY
.SUNN0NING GRAND AND
PETIT JURY JURY PANELS PAANNEEILS
Sumter Superior Court VIII Begin
Spring Session Monday
May 1S
CIVIL DOCKET UP FIRST
Jail Cases Also to Be Disposed of
Early in Session, With Aver
age Dockets

Sheriff Lucius Harvey and his
deputies are busy today summoning
grand and petit jurors who will serve
at the spring term of Sumter Su-
perior court, which assemblies here
Monday morning, May %, at 8
O'Clock. The civil docket will be first
taken up, with a number of Jail cases
on the criminal side to be disposed Of
early as well as the divorce calendar,
The calendar for the session, civil
and criminal, it is stated contains
only the average number of cases.
and it is expected the session will
continue only about two weeks.
Judge Z. A. Littlejohn will preside
and Solicitor General julie FELTON, will
represent the State.
Grand jurors who are being sum
moned to serve during the term are
L. L. McCleskey, H. M. Sellers, A.
r. Royal, w. P. Thomas, B. F..
Thrasher, R. E. Allison, w. A. Ste
phens, A. G. Crockett, L. C. Griffin,
r. P. Moore, Rev. NJ. r. Wingard,
w. M. Jones. j. E. Hightower, E. b.
Everett, A. A. Presley, G. w. Wal
ters, H. s. Walker, 4. L. Bell, II. J..
Webb, L. D. Wise, J. w. Jennings, J.
c. Wise, J. A. Davenport, Reese M.
Andrews, B. c. Hodges, w. A. Car
ter, Alton Cogdell, G. M. Slappey,
j. w. Harris, Jr., L. NJ Hansford,
L. J. Crawford, Rev. Jason Shirah, j.
B. Fite, G. E. Tillman, Henderson
Justice, C. NJ Hale.
the week beginning Monday, May
28, are:
Luther M. Hawkins, ]. L. Moore,
j. NJ. Shy, S. L. Burgin, r. H. Smith,
A. B. Bishop, j. B. Harmon, J. Il.
Gyles, W. c. Herring, J. L. Bradley,
c. A. Ames, r. L. Griffin, E. B. Hill,
r. P. Stackhouse, Sr., j. G. Cham
bliss, W. P. Henderson, w. H. Tur-
ner, = G. Poole, H. D. Schneider, J.
w. Hightower, Lovelace Eve, R. B.
Hightower, ]. r. Williams, j. T. Rat
lift, Thos. Harold, w. S. Bell. B.
J. Ranew, w. T. Kenmore, H. S. Kel-
ley, I. "A. Kemp, J. /. Perry, G. w.
Bagley, E. G. Bass, J. F. Allen, w.
l.. Bartlett, w. A. Frazier, John Fer
guson; j. H. Chaffin, G. w. Fleeman.
NJ. J. Stevens.
Traverse jurors summoned to
serve during the second week, begin
ming Monday, June 4, are:
H. A. Hill, R. J. Hill, J. H. Mar.
shall, E. J. McMath, A. NJ. Thayer,
Is. w. Smithwick, ]. S. Glover, C. o.
Niles, R. L. McMath, Jr,, H. L. Nc
Math, H. G. Mangham, J. f. B. Nc
Lendon, H. L.Speer, Emory Griffin,
c. J. Clark, A. NJ. Guerry, j. L. Grif-
fin, G. A. Perry, L. c. Buchanan, E.
McCord Prather, J. D. Graham, l. A.
Wilson, w. G. Thomas, G. A. PLAYER,
c. E. Dunaway, C. S. Duer, H. S.
Barton, NJ. N. Edwards, C. D. Brink
ley, J. R. Hambrick, Asa Pittman, ].
H. Shumake, S. A. Perry, Ross FIT
man, 0. A. Adams, G. L. Mathews, w.
Q. Easterlin, E. L. Bridges, G. e.
Buchanan, Edgar Shipp, Jr.