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Evening star., 1924-08-03
Concert Announcements
For l924-1925.

MRS. wILSON-GREENE, concert
manager. has planned for the
Washington music lovers the coming
season a group Of unusually interest
ing courses. They will be presented
at Polls T'heater at $50 o'clock, with
the exception of the performances by
Nine. Pavlowa and Geraldine Farrar
in Carmen" The latter will be given
at 800.
The artists course of five concerts
will include Chaliapin, the worlds
greatest basSo; Pavlowa and her
Ballet Russo, with full symphony
orchestra: John Mccormack, famous
Irish tenor; Toti Dal Monte Of Italy.
coloratura soprano and leading artist
of the Paris Opera. who has sung
in all principal opera houses Of Eu-
rope and whose phenomenal success
in Australia led to her engagement
to open the Chicago Opera season
next season in Lucia" and make her
debut with the Metropolitan early in
September, and Sigrid Onegin, con-
tralto, who has made a remarkable
impression on foreign audiences in
her appearances abroad this Sum-
mer.
The Philharmonic course will bring
Dusolina Giannini, mezzo-soprano.
who won laurels In her recent Lon
don debut, where her voice was ac-
claimed as one of the greatest of this
age: Rachmaninoff. the great pianist ;
Fritz kreisler. violinist, and Ger
aldfne Farrar. in the opera Carmen"
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Warns Against Free
Schools.

"UNLEss YOU are prepared hnan
cially and temperamentally to
stand the strain of long. hard strus
gle to learn the art of dancing do
not be deceived by the broadcast
offer of New York theatrical pro-
ducers to give free dancing lessons"
advises NJ Louis Chalif. dancing mas
ter
This sudden generosity is not
prompted by a desire to develop arts
tic dancers. but by desire to attract
TO their Nrw York Offices hordes OF
young. pgttty, inexperienced girls,
that their stage managers may look
them over and select a few chorus
girls.
Unless girl is prepared 10 un
dergo real training by an established
dancing master or is content to re-
main in the chorus she had best
stay in her home town and continue
at the work in which she is now en-
gagged.
''Of the hundreds of girls annually
employed in choruses who are trained
in the -few steps needed for chorus
work TIL. Sc who have achieved stage
success IAN be counted on ones
fingers
Evening star., 1924-08-03
American Composers
LILY STRICKLAND ANDERSON.
STRICKLAND ANDERSON, the

I lily STRICKLAND ANDERSON, the
fair Southerner who Is on, Of the
leading American women composers,
is best known both in her own coun-
try and abroad for her famous bayou
songs" filled to the brim with quaint
accents and plaintive Creole melo-
dies. AS a matter of fact, however
Miss Strickland Gas she is generally
known) has composed more than 100
over secular. sacred. choruses, part
songs and instrumental compositions.
Her arrangement Of "The Lord Is My
Shepherd is just as popular with
those especially interested in sacred
music as Ma Lindy Lou" is with
music lovers who attend concerts
and enjoy hearing famous singers in
terpret the bayou songs"
Mrs. Anderson was born in Ander-
son, S. c. Her early musical educa-
tion was, acquired at Converse Col
lege, Spartanburg, S. c., where she
made music her chief study. In 1910
she went to New York City to con-
tinue musical studies. While there
she numbered among her instructors
the late william Humiston. whose
personality w. J. Henderson has said
"was. like Mozart's music, a flood of
sunlight for all who saw him." Mrs.
Anderson studied orchestration with
Mr.. Humiston.
At the present time Lily strick-
land Anderson is living in the vicinity
of Calcutta, India, in what she is
pleased to describe, in letters to
friends, as A bungalow The term
seems quite a misnomer, however,
when one gazes upon photographs Of
the composer under the sacred
mango" tree in front OF her "bunga-
low" which has the appearance of
being very roomy and substantial
marble palace. Mrs. Anderson has
been living in India since the Fall of
1922.
Her husband is engaged in special
work there and, according to word
received by Washington friends oi
the composer. she will not return to
Evening star., 1924-08-03
New York Symphony
Concerts.

THE New York symphony Orches-
ira, with Walter Damrosch, con-
ductor, and Bruno Walter, guest con-
ductor, will give it's usual flve-after-
noon concert course at Polls Theater
at 4:So in the afternoon during the
coming season.
The program promises to be un-
usually interesting. Mr.. Damrosch
will conduct the first four concerts
and Bruno Walter, the distinguished
conductor, will again direct the final
program. The soloists TO appear in
the series arc Tito Schipa, lyric tenor
of the Chicago Opera Company, who
had phenomenal success singing
coloratura roles opposite Nine. CALI
Curci; Paul Kocha nski, violinist, and
Felix Salmond, cellist, will appear in
the double concerto of Brahms; Sam
uel Dushkin, violinist, and Lionel
Tertis, viola player. will be heard in
the double concerto of Mozart. or
particular interest is Mr.. Damroschs s
gala performance of Beethovens
Ninth Symphony" with soloists and
chorus.
Orders for sea SON subscriptions may
now be filed at Mrs. Wilson Greene's
Concert Bureau, Thirteenth and q
streets
Evening star., 1924-08-03
American Audiences to Hear
Two Famous Organists.

THE concert direction Of the Wans-
maker Auditorium in New York
City has just announced that two
famous European organists will ap-
pear in concert tours in this country
next season under its exclusive man
agement.
Marcel Dupre. orEanist Of Notrc
Dame Cathedral in Paris, who com
pleted second highly successful
American tour last spring. including
three appearances in Washington. is
one of these artists. The other is
Charles NJ. Courboin. Belgian-Ameri-
can, formerly organist of Antwerp
Cathedral. He was given that i'm
portant position at the age Of Is,
Since coming to America in 1917 he
became municipal organist of Spring
field, Mass. and two years later was
chosen soloist of the worlds largest
organ in the Wanamaker Philadel-
phia store where. during the hrst
season. he played - concerts, includ-
ing 215 compositions played from
memory. Both artists have been hon
ored with many high decorations by
foreign rulers.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Atlanta to Have Municipal
Opera.
Opera.

Ct. LOUIS municipal opera Is said
to have inspired a cycle Of al
fresco entertainment which Atlanta,
Ga, is planning to give its citizens
next year. The use Of big chorus
OF Atlanta boys and girls. to be train
ed In the music studios of that city
during the coming winter Of a big
local orchestra, and Of a cast of well
known broadway singers and come
dians follows closely upon the St.
Louis idea, as will be the repertory,
devoted to light and comic opera and
operetta.
c. B. Bidwell, manager of the At
1anta enterprise, has been in St. Louis
studying the methods Of production
and management in the Municipal
Theater. for Atlanta, upon a slightly
smaller scale, expects to reproduce
the st. Louis amphitheater as a home
FOR its summer opera.
The site chosen. according to Mr.
Bidwen, provides an auditorium
slightly more cup-shaped than the
Evening star., 1924-08-03

The costumes and scenic effects for
this revised version of Bizets opera
as presented by this singer have been
designed to follow suggestions by
Zuloago, foremost OF Spanish paint
ers. The principal parts will be in
trusted to artists of proved ability
and the dances arranged to harmonic
with this modern fantaSie. The pres
entation as whole bids fair to strike
a new note in the annals Of operate
offerings.
This course will also include one
concert by the Boston Symphony Or
chestra, under the leadership Of the
new conductor. Serge koussevftzky.
Mrs. "ilson-Greene's concert series
OF six performances will introduce TO
the musical public an attractive list
or artists and several novelties 1t
viii include the "Puppet Opera" a
unique organization in the concert
held, also De Hidalgo, one of the
reigning sopranos in Europe: Ruth
st. Denis, with Ted Shawn and Denis
Shawn Dancers. One of the most
attractive numbers Of any concert
series will be the De Reszke Singers,
IN joint recital with Salvi, famous
harpist. The De Resxke Singers have
created a sensation in Europe. Guy
Mafer and Lee Pattison. American
piantsts, will provide an unusual
program. The last concert in this
course will be given by Efren Zim-
halist, Russian violinist.
orders for season tickets for all
courses may now be filed at Mrs,
Wilson Greenes Concert Bureau
thirteenth and G streets
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Navy Band Concert.

A CONCERT will be given tonor-
row afternoon at pm, at the
capitol by the United States Nayy
Band, Charles Wise. assistant dj-
rector.
The program will includes. March
The Soutblanders" Githgow); over
ofr, of ,r.o saxnntala" axn,t GGoldmark); suite
lNocturne) diszO, Caprice" (Valse,
tRubinl; vocal solos, popular mum hcrs
selected, Mr.. Joe Goodwin, baritons.
reverie. The Robins Farewell, IA.
thuo: Grand War March. and BsttIc
lynn. from the opera "Rienxia
aWagner); gems from the operetta
The Bat" {Strauss); march. "Haii ~
the Spirit OF Liberty" tSousa): fnais
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Personality Plus In Flapper
Roles.
Roles.

ETHEL CLARK, the smallest and
vivacious member of the De Wolf
Hopper Opera Company, has fairly
won the hearts of her Washington
audiences with the whole-hearted
fashion in which she has sung every
one of her roles with the organiza-
ton this summer. Her pobbed ring
lets, her microscopic retrousse nose
and her genial little grin have been
important factors in firmly establish
ing her personal popularity. Added
to this. her intriguing personality and
bly, for the ingenue roles in the old
comic operas.
MY mother tells me that I made
my first public appearance at the age
of three and n half years" confides
Miss Clark. with little giggle. ut
was at benefit. and ] was given q
little song TO sing
And then she had three years of
training, studying piano theory at the
Frank Damrosch Institute and at the
New York College of Music, where
she also studied voice culture. Later
she continued vocal training with
Nine. Parker and A. y. Cornell.
Il really haven't been on the stage
very long, so you can imagine how
wonderful this experience with Mr..
fipppfI tciHpdHy IL LOT I11e.
Miss Clark. while industriously dust
ing and rcdustinE her petite nose
with a powder puff several inches in
diameter.
My first actual experience was
four weeks in a dramatic stock COM
pany in Pennsylvania. / was on the
road six months as the ingenuc of the
Sue Dear" company. Then ! joined
Mr.. Hoppcr'S company. Having
never played any OF these roles be-
fore, ii keeps me awful1y busy learn
ing each OF them. And 1 just love
them" she added enthusia stically.
'AOf course" resumed Miss Clark, II
sang In benefits when went to high
school in New York. my home town,
and later I did concerts and all that
sort Of thing. but it is the stage that
like best OF all. My rather didn't
want me to go on the stage, but after
I finished school and had spent some
time just doing nothing in particu-
lar 1 wanted to try the stage and
seemed to get along all right. so /
decided to take il up seriously
Evening star., 1924-08-03

In reviewing the roles in which she
has appeared in shington, Miss
Clark pointed out that they have in
cluded international fappers. There
Nellie. the fiapper daughter of the
Cincinnati brewer; Hebe a more SUBJ
dued flapper in "Pinafore": Anna
belle. the delightful little vixen Of
Robin Hood; Javotte. the flirtatious
maid in .Erminie": British fiapper
in Pirates of Penzance." and a very
hoydenish young flapper of irrepressi-
Bile methods of flirting as Mascha in
The Chocolate Soldier"
The most unusual role Miss Clark
has had so far was that of the young
prince, heir to the throne. in Wang"
This was the first masculine role
ever played by Miss Clark. and she
told laughingly of difficulties in learn
ing to wear masculine clothing. walk
with manly stride. and smoke a Gig
arctic. Incidentally said Miss
Clark. Il am the second girl named
Clark TO play this role. for it was
created by Marguerite Clark, the well
known stage and screen actress.
"As a child ! loved TO whistle. and
this trait was extremely irritating 10
my father. My mother used to ask
me what possessed me to whistle
only when he was around: TO be care
full and. If I must whistle, to do it
when he wasn't at bone. However.
W dS idu / kfle" now, TOT "n1SCllnK X
was necessary in this role OF the boy
prince"
Next week Miss Clark will have
another very different" role, yet one
that should suit her perfectly. She
will play the title part in "Iolanthc,"
the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, which
had it's American premiere in Wash
ington long before Miss Clark was
born. Iolanthe is tiny. impish
fairy beloved by a mortal and mother
of the man who Is the hero in the
opera. Iolanthe never grows old. and
uses all her powers to protect her
son from troubles and aid him in his
search for happiness. Ethel Clark
should make an adorable fairy.
1t Is Miss Clark'S serious, deep.
rooted ambition to work her way up
to the heights some day of being a
star of musical comedy She Is very
reticent about this at present. feeling
that the time for it's realization per-
haps is still quite a ways off. But
musical comedy seems quite in need
Of another Mitzi.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

the United States until the Fall Of
1925. Mrs. Anderson confesses that
she is looking forward to this return
to her native land, and particularly
to her attendance at the first meet
ing after that return of the women
American Penwomen. She became a
member of that organization even
while residing half way across the
world.
II live near the jungle, where the
a Mrs 60 as
scribing phases of Indian life that
have given her inspiration. "The
moonlight over the Himalaya Noun
tains makes for romantic imaginings
and it is here that I feel have done
my. best work. The heat is terrific,
and 110 degrees in the house, with
the blinds closed and the electric
punkalas going at full tilt, even in
March. Is quite enough even for such
a Southerner as myself"
Among Mrs Anderson's most recent
published works is her cycle. Songs
of Ind" Oriental melodies with
words by the composer. which have
made a distinct sensation. "Sufi's
Tent, another typically Far Eastern
work. is delightful selection for .
Mrs. Anderson has written several
treatises on the music Of India,
which have been published and won
for her the masters degree at the
university there. At the present time
she is working on an oratorio and
other larger forms Of musical writing.
Scotch, Irish and negro folk songs
have offered material for several fine
song cycles by this composer. >Fav.
critics chosen for choruses of woman's
Silken Thread TO Athena' and
Spring Is Like a Lady" Sacred
songs by Lily Strickland Anderson in
clude Saviour, Hear U.s." I'VE Lift
Our Hearts Up" The Ninety and
Unto the Lord" Then. too there are
the bayou songs" and some charm
Ing piano numbers that have
brought fame to this talented Ameri-
can woman.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
festival and which failed to win tn

festival and which failed to win the
prize may be sent in again. provided,
however, that no public performance
has taken place or that the work has
not been published. Trial of the COM
positions at the public rehearsal of
the North Shore Festival Association
in Evanston is not held to be a
public performance. No more than
two scores by the same composer may
be submitted.
(12) Each contestant shall submit
the score of his composition on or
before January /. 1925, and no COM
position shall be eligible tt submit ed
after that date Compositions should
be sent by insured parcel post to
Carl D. Kinsey, business manager, 64
East Van Buren, street, Chicago, Ill.
The North Shore Festival Association
will not hold itself responsible for
the loss of manuscript scores or or
cestral parts and Will accept such
scores and orchestral parts from
competitors only. on that understand-
Ing. Every care, however, will be
taken of manuscripts.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

double thickness" while the sleeve
gathers into the cuffs of double
thickness, 2ia inches deep and double
stitched all around. one-fourth inch
wide.
Plans for the participation of the
Marine Corps in next winters ma
neuvers, which will be based on
Honolulu. are being worked out by
joint Army and Navy maneuvers held
in the Hawaiian Islands, and in test
ing out these defenses the marines
will be used as landing force.
According to the strategists, it is
the function OF the Army to hold
Navy base while the feet is left free
to operate against the enemy. In
the Hawiian war games the Army
will not only be called upon to an
swer the fire Of the enemy's fleet,
but will stop any attempt to land
hostile force on the island.
1t has been announced by the Bu-
lhaa q Freneh ana SPANISH viii be-
omitted from the mental examina-
tion required of candidates for mid
shipmen. These subjects will not be
considered in the examination of can
didates for midshipsnon from the en-
listed personnel
The bureau has not required re-
ports from comm anding officers as to
the number OF enlisted candidates be-
ing prepared for the examinations.
and II is desired to impress upon all
officers that only a few weeks remain
In which the selection of candidates
may be completed. The suggestion
is made tfss survey of the situa-
tion be MADE Immediately, and that
the various candidates 3e assisted by
intensive coaching in those suS.cu;s
In which they appear to be least pre-
pared. An Instance Of the splendid
results of this coaching was Illus
trated at the training station at New
port last year. Out of thirteen en-
listen men who took the preliminary
class instructfon, eleven eventually
passed the entrance examinations. 1t
is the desire of the Navy Department
to give deserving enlisted men every
opportunity for advancement to the
commissioned rank.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Stewart and French Play..

STEWART ana French, producer.
OF Meet the Wife" aud The
show-on." have announced a preten-
tious production program for tn.
Fan. They viii offer list OF new
from the pen Of George eosiy Keiiyy, apfbnr upf%,a
of The Show-On and "The Torch
Bearers" which may come into New
York late in September. This is TO
will be by a celebrated English nov.
elist, comedy of society, with the
scenes laid in Italy, to open lin the
provinces" early in October, and q
third play is to be rewritten under
the direction OF Rosalie Stewart,
which will make It's appearance ia
November.
Meet the Wife" will take to the
road In the Fall and the New York
company will tour the South.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

, ponents OF the
Army Of the United
States, which were
confined chiefly to
points in the Mid
die West.
The extreme in
terest evinced by
the young men
attending the c.
NJ. T. c. and r. o.
Ts c. camps, and
the fine spirit
existing in the
regular organiza-
lions made a ia
vorable impress
sion upon the
general.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Career or Family.

STAREER or family" That is the
question that has stumped so
many mb!tious women.
The temperamental ones will tell
you that d family always sidetracks
a career Many women have given
up careers for families and few
have parted with families for careers
Years ago Mary Carr. screen artist.
faced that question.
She left both screen and stage.
raised a family of six children to an
age when they no longer required Il
mothers full attention, returned 70
the screen and is today one of the
big names" of flmdom.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

81; Louis theater, and seating about
5000 instead Of 10000 people. Asa
Candler, the Coca-Cola king, heads
the IN, atlanta enterprise, and many Of
are behind it with money. infuencs
and EFFORT. Mr.. Eidweli has been
prominent for years in musical cir
cies or Atlanta He made the Metro
politan Opera Companys spring sea.
son In Atlanta an annual Institution.
IN the spring, following it with iirht
opera in the summer. s"e
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Army and Navy News
By M. H. Mcintyre.
ARMY.

ARMY.
NAL. Gen. Charles s. Farnsworth,
chief Of Infantry, has just returned
to Washtn gton from his inspection Of
Infantry activities Of all three COM
New Britain herald., 1924-09-02
WISCONSIN PRIMARY
weight of Ia Toilette Endorsement
 Being Tested.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 2.-Ths weight of the endorsement of sen- xtor Robert NJ. La Toilette will be determined today in the Wiaconsin vTimary which is a republican con- test.
 Governor John M. Blaine. seek King fe-nomination, has the endorsement of Ia Toilette and is opposed by Ar thur R. Hirst, former state highway engineer. and George B. Comings. lieutenant governor. Both arc La Toilette supporters. but are run- nirg without his endorsement.
 In the race for the nomination. for secretary of state, Fred Thinner man, incumbent, seeking re-romi- netiua has the endorsement of the senator. He is opposed by Guy J. Johnson. Francis Davidson and Theodore Damann, Gov. Blaine's choice,
New Britain herald., 1924-09-02
WHEELER VISITS l B0YH0OD HOME
Will Be in Connecticut Thursday
 and Friday

Boston, Sept. 2.--Halting momen- tarily his campaign invasion of New England, Senator Wheeler, vice. presidential candidate on the La Fol- lette ticket, visited his boyhood home at Hudson early today to re- new old aquaintances and memories. His speaking schedule for the day fixed only two engagements, both in the evening hours, at Biddeford, Me- and Portland, Maine.
 Mondays four speeches, two of them in the open air, demonstrated to the committee managers for the La Toilette ticket the necessity of conserving Senator Wheeler's strength for the long strain of cam paigning until November. His advis- CTS urged that no more than two speeches day be scheduled for the future, and preliminary programs wre modified accordingly.
 Return Wednesday.
 It is now planned to have the cam paign party return from Maine or Wednesday, still by automobile, via Manchester, N. H., and Lowell Thursday and Friday will be giver to Connecticut and Rhode Island cities. On Saturday Senator Wheeler will speak in New York city, ant Monday he will begin tour of New York state cities, visiting as many al possible turning south again to Phil adelphia, Pittsburgh on Sept. Is, wal the last engagement actually SC with intervening ones not specified
 Government to People,"
 Senator Wheeler, at Boston ant Worcester Monday elaborated on' single line of argument to begin hi campaign stresing the assertion tha the only issue in national politics this year swung around the proposa of the La Toilette forces to "Returi the Government to the People" al no longer epresentative of real pop ular division in politics and econom ies. He pilloried the republican ad ministration as standing flor Gov. ernment of, by and for Wall street, and asserted that the democratic party and its national candidates of. fered no real alternative.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-02
City Advertisement
LAYING CAST IRON WATEF
 MAINS,

Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Water Commission CTS at their office, Room 201, City Hall, New Britain, Conn.,, until 7:30 D. m., standard time, Monday, Sept. S,1924,for laying of Cast Irion Water Mains in the City of New Britain, as follows: CONTRACT D MONROE STREET. HIS lineal feet or 20" Glass "B" Main.
 The Board will furnish all Cast Iron Pipe, Specials and Valves re- quired.
 Proposals and Specifications may be secured at the above office after Sept. ?, 1924.
 The City or Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept any bid whether the lowest or not should the Board deem 1t to be for the best interests of. the City of New Britain.
 BOARD OF WATER COMMlS-
 SHOWERS. ,.
 Frank J. O'Brien Clerk. Joseph D. Williams, City Engineer.