The Washington times., 1925-03-02
ORCHESTRA
ANI]OPERA
WEEK
Two Orchestras and Three
Operas, Also Concerts in
Big Week of Music

Operas, Also Concerts in
Big Week of Music
Music Events Of Week:
Today, 4:30 Polish National
Orchestra, Polls. 49,
Tuesday. 4:3O-PhiIadeIphia Or
ellestra, StOkoWski, conductor, Ma
fiOnaI.
Tuesday Eve.-Washington
: Opera Company/in "Aida." Audi
Thursday, 4:3O-MOzart's Opera
sImpreSariO," National.
Friday, 3:SO-Farrar i'm opera
Carmen" Polls.
Friday, 4:15-Marica Palesti,
soprano, i'm recital, National
Saturday. 3:O0-Mrs. HI. III. A.
Beach, piano recital. Rauscher's.
The National Polish Pheasant"
Symphony Orchestra, national
extensive tour of America, will be
heard here this afternoon, at 4.30,
at Polls Theater under the leader
ship OF Stanislaw Namyslowski,
son of the founder of this unique
organization who organized 1t some
forty years ago.
Recruited originally from the
rustic musicians, the orchestra has
never departed in this respect from
its early tradition, so 70 this day
Its expert personnel is composed
Of players who started life in re-
mote country districts as shep-
herds, farm hands, dairymen.
The musicians know no other
habiliment than their picturesque
peasant attire, in which they will
appear here. There music is
decidedly nationalistic and includes
works by composers, who, like
the Czech master Leos Janace,
have achieved most Of their re-
nownr in. their own land.
New names appear on their pro-
grams, the music is touched with
the Polish folk songs. They will
also include Chopin, Paderewsid
and some of the Russians, playing
"Polonaise" A major Chopin
Glaznunov); overture THE Fairy
Tale" CMoniuszko); Echoes of Pol
ish National Songs" lNoskowskD;
two characteristic Polish dances
GewandowskD and works OF
Nafnyslowski, zelenski and Powia-
domski.
The orchestra makes annual
tours of its homeland and has
been heard with marked success in
Berlin, Vienna and Petrograd.
Seats, are on sale at Mrs. Wilson
Greene's concert bureau in Drops.
Philadelphia Orchestra Tuesday.
The Philadelphia Orchestra, with
Leopold Stokowskf, conducting, will
present the fourth concert of their
season Tuesday afternoon, at $3.50,
at the National Theater. This or
chestra is under the local manage
ment of the T. Arthur Smith, Inc,
concert bureau.
Hans Kinder, the noted 'cellist
viii be the soloist. The program will
be: Trumpet prelude PurcelD suite
for cello and orchestra (ValentinD;
Unfinished symphony in B minor
CSchubert); "Schelome" (Bloch); and
Tone Poem, Don Juan" (Strauss).
Farrar As Carmen" Friday.
Geraldine FarIar, for many years
the popular Metropolitan Opera star,
will be seen and heard in the opera
Carmen at Polls Theater Friday,
March 6 at $3.50. under the manage
ment Of Mrs. Wilson-Greene.
Few women In any walk OF life
have as keen a mind as Geraldine
Farrar and she Is a joy Of the news
paper and magazine interviewer.
Few American singers have had
such a career on the stage, concert
and screen, as Farrar. Like All
ertists who take their work seriously,
she has little time to give to any
thing else but her work. After a
coast tour last season in concert.
Miss Farrar has returned to opera
as star in her own company and will
appear in one Of her greatest roles,
Carmen" with her own ORCHESTRA,
supporting principals for the chief
roles, and q small but well trained
ballet
MengeIberg and Orchestra.
The New, York Philharmonic Or
chestra of rs players, Willem Men
gelberg conducting will be presented
at the National Theater on Tuesday
afternoon, March 10, by the 7. Arthur
Smith, Inc, concert bureau. as the
concluding concert in their second
''Star Concert" series.
The program will include Fin
Heldenleben" of Strauss. and the
"Eroica" symphony. Beethoven
DeReszke Singers Coming.
The DeReszke Singers will make
their first and only appearance III
Washington this season at Polls
Theater, Wednesday. March II, at
4:30. under the management of Mrs.
Wilson- Greene.
After two successful seasons In
England and the Continent this un-
usual ensemble of four voices-two
'enors, baritone and basso-7are
making one of the most successful
tours ever made by an yartist in
this country. These four singers,
pupils of Jean DeResZke, but all
native-born Americans, are bringing
to the concert platform something
entirely new
Seats are now On sale at Mrs.
Wilson -Greene's concert bureau in
Droop'e.
COrtOf Here March 49,