Evening star., 1925-02-08

continental Europe are particularly
interesting. Grace Locke will be her
accompanist and will also play DOH
nanyi's Rhapsody" founded on
"a Hungarian theme; the Russian
'.Song of the Volga," Percy Grain
gers shepherds Hey" and a Schu-
mann Meditation" built around an
old Scotch cradle song.
Grace La Mar, mezzo-soprano, has
been heard in a number of informal
recitals during a short visit in the
city. at present with Miss Maud Dun
lop, at the Kenesaw Apartments. Miss
La Mar studied music here during the
war days with Miss Mary Cryder,
while holding a position in the Gov
ernment.
She has been back in America only
a fortnight, returning from Italy,
whore she studied with Pieroccini.
She is on her way to her home in
Minneapolis, MINI.
Gertrude MacRae Nash, we'll known
in Washington as a pianist and ac-
companist of unusual ability, left
Friday for her new home in Seattle,
Wash, to rejon her husband, Walter
Nash, cellist and an instructor in the
Cornish School of Music there. Mrs.
Nash's short stay here this season
was welcomed and she participated in
many delightful recitals and in play
ing the interesting music for THE
Story of Pierrot,'' the remarkably
successful pantomime production by
the RAMS Head Players given during
the holiday season. -e-
Netta Craig. soprano, announces
that her costume recital under the
auspices of the Bureau of Recreation.
Mount Alto Government Hospital for
Veterans, has been changed in date
and will be given February 19 Fol-
lowing this engagement, a sixth in
this series of recitals will be given
under the auspices of the choir and
Ladies' Aid Society of the West
Washington Baptist Church, Febru-
ary 27. at the Masonic Hall in George
town. Charles T. Ferry will be ac-
companist in this latter recital and
Miss Crafg's modern songs will be
group of four of his compositions,
closing with one dedicated to her, en-
titled THE Singer"
IAN evening of music" will be pre-
sented Tuesday, February "a, at
Luther Place Memorial Church, with
Katherine Riggs, harpist; Helen
Gerrer, violinist, and Harlan Randall,
j. Stenson as accompanist
Arthur Hammerstein, producer of
Rose Marie" here this week, has an
nounced that he will prohibit the
publication of sheet music of the
tunes of any of his future produc-
tions, and that he would reserve for
himself the rights to the disposition
OF this music for use by radio, VIC
trolas and orchestras,
An arrangement between the COM
posers of my shows and the American
Society of Authors, Composers and
Publishers" said Mr.. Hammerstein,
permits melodies which have popu-
iarized to be played. over. the, radio, in
caoarets, restaurants, parks, vaude-
vile and by bands all over the coun-
Try ana to, be heard in many homes
through the use of Victrolas and the
sale of sheet music. Il risk hundreds
or thousands. of dollars In my pro-
auctions, but at the end of the year
the outside revenue is divided between
the above organizations and the COIN
pesers: this despite the fact that I
have been directly responsible for
creating the demand for the music
In. the future the composer will
nave to consent to giving us the sole
rights OF his work, and If he is a
member Of the American Society Of
Authors and Composers he viii have
TO resign from the Organization or
else disregard it's rules giving it the
right to sell his music"
At a recent musical at the Swedish
legation. Elena de Sayn, violinist,
shared the program with Nine. Marie
sundelius of. the Metropolitan Opera.
sne played Hungarian, Bohemian,
Atalan and Russian compositions.
Alice Eversman, who appeared last
week In two concerts at the First
congregational Church with de Sayn-
Sevely Trio, sang in Washington at
practically the same time with three
distinguished colleagues of the Metro
poiitan Opera, who appeared with her
on the night Of her debut with that
organization.
Miss Eversman, MelIe Odette LIE
Fontenay and Marie Sundelius were
the three new artists who made their
first appearance on the METROPOLITAN
Opera stage In Mozart's "Zauber-
| f1oete" on the same night. At a. min
| ute's notice Mabel Garrison, who had
already been connected with the COM
pany for several years, was called
upon to take the place of Frieda
Hempel, and sang the difficult role
of the Queen of, the Night" with a
great success. This was her first big
opportunity.
Franceska Kaspar Lawson left this
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