The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04

j. 1SdtS OF technique.
The Rubinstein Club, a chorus
club OF women's voices of which
the National Capital is justly
nDud, brings as solo artist
Vladimir Rosing, a Russian tenor;
while local choruses remain in the
fereground with the concerts OF
The Choral Art Society and the
Interstate Male Chorus.
but 1t is in the realm Of the
creative arts, in composition and
in interpretation-for the latter
surely holds its place there that
We want to list:
Our own little Sylvia Lent,
gifted pupil of Leopold Auer and
daughter of the late Ernest
Lent. cellist. and Mamie Simons
Lent his accomplished pianist
wife. who will be heard in her
first public New York recital at
Asoiian Hall. New York. tomorrow
afternoon.
Sylvia Lent, though still in her
teens. has already been placed
among the most promising of the
young vfolinists Her home city
watches her career with heartfelt
interest. We win put her on our
tablet Of Music.
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MUSIC and the Drama combine
in completing our list of three
claimants for the honor roll.
Mary Howe-Ma Carlisle Howe
NJ we have usually called her-
was presented as o composer, OF
whom Washington may genuinely
be proud. at q morning musicale
Of the washington Club last week.
Mrs. Howe's works include COM
positions for piano, violin. voice.
and for string quartet. 1t was the
first time they had been heard In
. single program in Washington
though Baltimore praised them
nASuAy cOA1C WcCAP oSOs Anu IlACy
were given very delightful iinter-
pretations. with the composer
playing her own piano works.
What strikes one at once, In
Mrs. Howe's songs, Is that they
combine appealing melody with
the real form and spirit of the art
song. and they are true to theme.
Her string quartet Of which two
movements were given by the Ma
fional String Quartet. is a fascinat-
9 ing thing delightfully."- treated and
charmiagly blended.
s A LII Of Washington does not
yet know what IL happening
right here at home. A truly
epoch-making Little Theater"
achievement is Developing at the
home OF the Rams Head Players
that crawls in under the music
tent the past week. through that
delicate Pantomine from the
French "L'Enfant PrOdigue." It
was exquisite and more than
that!
Robert Bell, as the young
Pierrot, has linned a dramatic
type that excels anything of the
! kind in the writer's memory. In
the art of the "mime"-that subtle
combination Of drama and music
where each emotion is linked in
z genuine ''phrasing' of gesture
with the music of the score-tf1e
actor is given one of his most
difficult tasks.
One could have caught this
young Pierrot at almost any
moment and fixed him on canvas
with the story told. He was so
rhythmic, so varied, so much
the delicate tragic story, that he
may be ranked a real artist on
this achievement alone.
Robert Bell is our third name
TO make a trilogy of our Wash
ington artistic gifts. The praise
aoes not neglect the fact that
others Of the Little Theater arc
making dramatic history, but
this one interpretative creation has
forced the Sister Arts to Join
: hands, so instinct with all that
music embodies Is this exquisite
delineation of one Of the pro-
ducing directors OF the Rams
Head.
MTTSTCAL INSTRITC'TORS