Evening star., 1924-11-16

with explanatory remarks.
Rose Polio Of the Washington
Opera Company sang Italian songs
accompanied by Mrs. Oldberg, who
also gave short talk on 'Interpre-
tation." illustrating with her own sin
Ing of songs by Hahn, D'Hardelot and
others
Phyllis Price, soprano, and Eliza
beth Gardner Coombs, pianist, gave
a program at the home of Mrs. Wal
ter White, in Cleveland Park. Wednes-
day evening, when Mrs. White enter
tatned in honor of the nipetieth
birthday Of her mother, Mrs. Thomp-
son.
Deems Taylor who composed the
accompanying score of Marion Davies
Janice Meredith" has begun the
composition Of a grand opera based
on Paul Leicester Fords famous
novel OF the American Revolution,
with. his music, which Is now an i'm
portant part of the presentation Of
the film. as background. Taylor's
score for this picture, which has
broken all records for a continuous
run at the Cosmopolitan Theater in
New York, has been hailed by mu-
cessful scores ever written for mo-
tion picture.
Helen Gerrer, violinist: Elizabeth
Gardner Coombs, pianist: Ruth Peter,
soprano, and Gertrude McRae Nash,
pianist, presented musical numbers
at Mrs. Boyce's tea given at her
home. IN Chevy Chase, Md, Saturday
afternoon
Esther Lnkins, president Of the
District OF Columbia Federation Of
Music Clubs and director of the
Chaminade Glee Club, announces that
she has moved from 1923 G street to
3615 Newark street, Cleveland Park.
Lillian Chenoweth, contralto. is in
Savannah. Ga. During her absence
Mrs. Reginald LOCKER is substitut-
ing for her in the quartet of the
Church of Our Father, Universalist.
Franceska Kaspar Lawson returned
Wednesday from Ashland, Va, where
she gave recital Tuesday evening
The previous Saturday Mrs. Lawson
gave her NTH recital at Blackstone
College, Blackstone, Va.
Dorothy d. Wilson. contralto, is
giving a costume concert in Gathers
burg. Md, Thursday.
Miss Francis Lloyd will assist Miss
Wilson at the piano.
Harriet A Seymour, founder and
director Of the Seymour School OF
Musical Re-Education of New York
City, also author of What Music
Can Do for YOU How to Think
Music" etc. will be- heard in a lee
ture recital at the studio of Helen
Burkart, director of the Washington
branch of the Seymour School, 1923
1 street northwest. Wednesday at
4:30 pm. The public Is invited.
Mrs. Seymour also will! give music
talk at the Rotary luncheon on the
same date. and that evening will
broadcast from the WCAP studios
Katherine Riggs. harpist. gave
short recital Monday morning before
the students of George Washington
University. This was the first of a
series which DR.. William Mather
Lewis, president OF tho university.
has planned for this season, with
the idea OF developing an appreci-
alton Of music among tho students.
These recitals. lasting only 20 min
utes, are given imm edfately follow
ing the regular morning assem- bly,.
Miss Riggs has been engaged by DR..
Lewis for two moro dates in this
serieA
Meta Craig, soprano. was guest So
loist Tuesday evening At the recep-
tion of the Van der Werken Chapter
Of the Y. w. c. A., held at the home
OF Mrs. w. H. Fisher. in Georgetown.
She sang q group of Cheer Songs"
that were enthusia stically received.
Miss Craig will sing at the Found
ers' day celebration Of the Rho Beta
Chapter. Mu Phi Epsilon National
Musical Sorority. Charlotte Klein
will be her accompanist.
Horace Alwyne, pianist and director
Of music Of Bryn Mawr College, has
recently been honored by having
conferred upon him the degree Of
honorary fellow Of tho Royal Man
chester College Of Music, England, Of
which he was already an associate
with distinction and gold medalist.
dslphia Symphony Orchestra Decem-
ber and 6. playing the Caesar
Franck variations and the burlesque
Of Richard Strauss.
According to reports received from
Chicago, Toti Dal Monte, the Eu-
ropean soprano, who will be heard
season, made q brilliant success of
her first performance with the Chi
cago Opera Company Monday night.
Arthur NJ. Abell is quoted as say
ing: 'Dal Monte has a voice that has
a wonderfully soft, sweet, velvety
quality that goes right to the heart
Dal Monte sings with great feeling
and the greatest musical intelli-
gence."
Meyer Davis is announcing the new
est thing In dance music, special
South American Orchestra. imported
from Buenos Aires, to feature Bra
lillian tangos and danzos in the typ
ical manner at the new Club Chan
tecler.
heard in a two-piano recital Decem-
ber Is at the Playhouse with Heloise
Russell, Scotch pianist. is a young
musician of whom Washington may
we'll be proud.
Miss Ellis, whose home has been in
this city for over twenty years. has
studied at the Peabody Institute Of
Music in Baltimore, where she is now
taking a special course after receiv-
ing q diploma from the famous
American conservatory at Fountain
bleau, France. Her early training
was received In Washington. Last
year she gave a program at a Friday
Morning Music Club meeting. and
was pianist for the Rams Head pro-
ductions two seasons ago, when she
played Debussy's music for 'EEnfant
Prologue"
Miss Russell is pianist at the Ma
daira School for Girls.