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The Washington times., 1925-10-19
THE OFFENBACH
TUNES COME
AGAIN
The Man of 1o7 Operas Will
Be Dramatized as Was
Franz Schubert

The music.play 1.-THE Love Song"
relates some of the life story of
jacques Offenbach and brings that
most debonair and elegant maker
OF romance opera as hero" next
week at Polls Theater.
The score of the Love Song"
uses many of Offenbach's most
famous airs.
In spite of the charm of TALES
OF HOFFMAN," if memory is long
enough, one may recall the spark
ling Sabre" song, as JEANNE
Winston used to sing it in LA
Grande Duchesse" at this same
playhouse. and when the tunes of
Offenbach weer more often whistled
on the streets than they are today.
Think of it! This maker Of melo-
dies. in the gay days Of the Second
Empire under the patronage of
Napoleon III, has more than 107
musical works to his credit
He was hailed as the genius of
opera bouffe" in Paris.
So it will mean much to know
the dramatized Offenbach, Just as
1t meant much to know dear gentle
Franz Schubert, when he was put
into musicplay that We know as
6Blossom Time"
The maestro of Montmontre'-
where Puccini found his inspiration
for the comrade opera LA Boheme"
Offenbach is called. So one may
look for the picturesque Latin
quarter of Paris, the haven of art
lists and of artists dreams in the
mellow days gone by.
Edward kunneke, Viennese light
opera composer who has arranged
the score for the Love Song"
says:
at has been my happy task to
arrange what / consider his great
est airs for an Operetta based upon
his life and music. l have had the
pleasure of finding hitherto UNI
known melodies and, of course, /
have incorporated parts of his inn
mortal Tales of Hoffman,
"Offenbach was in every sense
bouleVardier of Paris, a beloved
dandy of his time. His musical
genius was peculiarly adapted to
transcribing faithfully the life and
spirit Of the ornate days of the
Second Empire"
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
PEGGY ALBION SERIES
WerrenratI, Sings Tonight

Reinaid Werrenrath, America e
great baritone, returns to Wash
ington tonight, when he viii sing
the inaugural recital of the Peggy
Albion series Of concerts, at the
Washington A Iditorfum.
His program is rich with ballads.
sea songs and selections from the
operas, including the 'Toreador's
Song from Carmen" Kipling's
.'Gungha Dhin," PENIS "Smilin'
Thru" group of Hugo Woif's
compositions and six beautiful
American Indian melodies: .Carou-
sa1,'' Youths Song. In the
Forest Longing WAR Song
Tickets for the Werrenrath re-
cital tonight and for the ntire
series of ten concerts, are available
at the Albion office in the Jordan
building. 1889 G street northwest.
Other artists who wilt follow Mr..
Werrenrath in the Albion series,
and dates of their concerts, are:
Louise Homer, contralto. Novempe
8: Josef Holman, master pianist,
November %; the Cleveland Orches-
ira, NikoIai Sokoloff. conductor,
December z; Albert SpaIding. Amer
lean vioIinist, January 4; Alexander
Brailowsky. Russian pianist, and
Florence Austral, English dramatic
soprano, in joint recital, January
IS: Benno Moiseiwitsch. Russian
pianist, February Is: the London
String Quartet, March L; Edward
Johnson, tenor, of the Metropolitan
Opera, March Is. and Lucrezia
Bori, soprano of the Metropolitan,
March 20.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
SYLVIA KLAvANs, BRIDE
TO BE, IS MUSICIAN

Miss Sylvia Klavans, beautiful
and talented daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. III. KIavans. whose engage.
ment has just been announced to
A. +. KaploWitz, of this city, the
wedding to take place in December
is one of Washington's gifted
musicians, being a pianist of great
ability. Miss Klavans writes and
composes operate music for the
piano and also teaches.
She has given recitals for hel
pupils at the N street playhouse
and is also. a fine organist. YOUNG
and. versatile. being just twenty
she studied and graduated In music
at the Peabody Conservatory, il
Baltimore, winning honors and
several gold medals. and also studies
at the~ George Washington Univer
sity here. Miss Klavans is not
only musician of great promise
but a talented ballet dancer as
we'll
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
WoMEN'S CITY CLUB HAS
DANCE SONG PROGRAM

Gertrude Lyons, chairman OF rnu
sic, Women's City Club, has planned
la unique program for the members
and their friends on Thursday
evening, October 22. Two new fea
lures will be given for the first time
in Washington. Mrs. Lyons will
sing the Romeo ct Juliette" waltz
with interpretative dance by Thelma
Schmitt and Phyllis Robinson
members of the junior section, in
costume, Home, Sweet Home" will
be sung by Mrs. Lyons while the
members. of the club form tab
leau. Piano accompaniment by
Mrs. w. l.. Schmitt.
Mary Cecilia Horn will play a
cornet solo and Bernardine Horn
will give a violin solo, accompan.
ing each other on the piano The
drama unit will give 1.-THE Elusive
Bridegroom" for the last half OF
the program.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
NEXT AUDITORIUM ORGAN
RECITAL is BY SEIBERT

Henry F. Seibert, American con-
cert organist, will appear in recital
at the Washington Auditorium
Nineteenth and T. streets northwest,
on November ~, in a matinee and
evening concert on the new Moller
organ.
Mr.. Seibert visits Washington on
q recital tour of thirtyfive con-
certs. He is always spoken of as
the artist who displays the modern
organ to it's fullest advantage in
programs that people really enjoy.
He will give not alone works of the
old master. but our American folk
songs, national airs and selections
from the operas.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
n { " RAB|NOFF
IN OPERAT|C
CONCERT
STONY Point Ensemble" Has
Violin Virtuoso i'm Gala
Auditorium Concert

What Professor Alexander Kos
hetz did with the Ukrainian Ma
tional Chorus, that great human
pipe organ" which created a furore
throughout this country and South
America a few seasons ago, he has
now done with an American en-.
semble of fifty voices, which he
has transformed into a vocal sym
phony orchestra"
This unique body Of singers,
every member of which is a solo
list of high ability, is one of the
featured units of the unusual en-
tertainment to be known as the
STONY Point Ensemble" of the
American Institute of operate Art,
which Max Rabinoff is presenting,
on it's first American tour at the
Washington Auditorium on Thurs
day evening, November 10, at $50
o'clock.
The instrumental feature of the
program will be violin solos by a
brilliant young violin virtuoso
whom critics are hailing as a new
genius. Young Benno Rabinoff
won first honors in the great
LeWisohn Stadium concert series
in New York City last year and
was featured with Nine. Maria
Jeritza on the program of the
Maine festival in 1924. He was
winner Of the Chicago scholarship
in 1921.
The program Of the Stony Point
Ensemble will include vocal, instru-
mental and terpsichorean features,
with Thomas Wilfred's famous
color organ, the "CIaviIux," sup
plying picturesque scenic back
grounds of light in motion.
Mrs. Helen Ray Hagner, at the
Willard. is secretary for this I'M
usual operate concert" ard seats
are on sale at the Willard news
stand
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
Is Jazz Retrogressive
Asks Oukrainsky
Noted Mime

Serge Oukrainsky, head Of
the Payley- Oukrainsky BalleN
Russo, says it is. How can
you have artistic ideals where
jazz flourishes
STUDY your fellow dancers,
you devotees of this hideous
parody on all that is beautiful
and clean in movemnt." he says.
'Does your friend present to
you a picture of grace or state
Illness or seemliness
81 wonder how many of our
ballroom dancers of today real
ize the source of our present
day dances. We Of the polite
world do not name the place
where they originated, nor the
dancers. Yet we dance their
dances and permit our. children
to, and then subscribe for
tickets to the symphony con-
certs or the art institute to
raise the standards of art in
our country"
The Pavley-O ukrainsky Ballet
will appear at the National
Theater Thursday afternoon, in
the Ten-Star Series.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
LYRIC SINGERS GIVE
A CHARMING MUSICALE

The Lyric Singers gave a charm
ing musicale at Friendship House
last Monday evening. They consist
Of Joanna Best Russell, soprano;
Marian Leonard Steward, contralto:
Harvey T. Townsend, tenor: Benia.
min Morrison. bass, with Mrs. John
Milton Sylvester, director and ac-
companist.
The quartet sang Obey Speaks
ION the Road to MandaIav "Tn
the Time Of Roses" by Reichardt;
Hong Kong Romance of Hadlev.
and some old Southern songs. They
also gave solos and duets. and a
group of readings were given by
Mrs. William M. Terrell.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
n { " v|CTROLA
ANAZES WITH
tones
"orthophoni c(True Sound)
victroIa" Again to Be
Heard At Hecht's
BY JESSIE MacBRIDE


When the new "Orthophonic Vic
trola'' opened it's hundred-voiced
mouth and sounded forth--to 6
small invited group of guests-the
huge Philadelphia Orchestra, under
Leopold Stokowski, playing the ORA
matte "sDanse Macabre" Dance OF
Death, by Saint-Saens, the new
wonders of a greater Victrola were
realized.
What the difference, what the
justice of the new name, "ortha'
phonic' Victrola means to the world
of music is expressed in these new
recordings, on the new Orthophonic
Victrola, the definition of which is
true in sound"
The whole orchestra was there.
Not in muffled ensembles, with the
whole glory of the instruments left
somewhat to the imagination, but
from deepest bass viols--never be-
fore registered mechanically-to tile
tremulous and GREATNESS whole, the
orchestra is there! The conductor
Is therei
The Hecht Company will repeat,
tomorrow, public demonstrations of
this new and great sound-boX Of
music. Their recitals in an inpro.
vised auditorium today, where 800
people may be accommodated, have
awakened SO much interest that
with the cooperation of the Victor
Talking Machine Company-these
reeitals will be continued Tuesday,
beginning at 1896 g. m. and lasting
until $3.50 p. m.
Great Recording of Piano
The public is invited. Miss Grace
Barr, representative of the Victor
Company, will demonstrate the
Orthophonic .VicIrola, as she did at
the private hearing at Rauscher's
last week, given by the Washington
representatives Of the Victor Talk
ing Machine.
One of the most striking feats Of
the new instruments is the repro.
duction of the piano.
They claim 1t is because a new
device has enabled them to catch
the .over-tones" of all music. At
any rate, the piano-which hereto
foe was the least successful in
reproduction--has become trans.
fixed in amazing fidelity and In
compelling beauty of tone.
The record of huge vocal
chorus, singing the Soldiers Chorus
from Faust" was startling in the
really human quality of the parts.
Here was that broad out-ringing of
viriIe mems voices. Soft blending
defined the harmony perfectly.
Again, the perfect "jazz' orches-
ira, with Warnings Pensylvanians
playing Collegiate" win transform
the. home or small club house dane
ing.
Paul Whiteman, with a solo sung
by Lewis James, brought another
type of this new orchestral combi-
nation. All his Elusive, suave
rhythm, those irresistible combina-
tons of instruments, simply delight
The hearer.
Or Ponselle singing a simple song,
Kreisler playing an Hawaiian mel.
ody, will prove that we've gone
a long way and the new day" in
record music is at hand with some
thing startling in the Orthophonic
Fictrola that is being demonstrated
today.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
The Coolidge Festival
Programs at Library
OF Congress
HAROLD RATTER.

The famous Coolidge Chamber
Music Festival, made possible
through the bounty of one
woman, under the Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge Foundation,
transfers these rare concerts to
the new concert hall in the beau
tiful Library of Congress of this
city during the week of Octo-
Der &c.
This recital hall has been con-
structed as a gift from Mrs.
Coolidge to the nation. Its ex-
istence is undoubtedly due, in
some measure also, to the CO.
operation and the vision of Carl
Engel, head of the music division
of the Library of Congress, dur
ing whose tenure of office this
ideal arrangement has come
about.
We remember with real glow
of satisfaction the first programs
brought to Washington last sea-
son, at the Freer Art Gallery,
as forerunner of this forward
reaching gift of music. ,
A nation is enriched through
the manuscripts that are given
"first hearing" in these con-
certs that were established as
the Berkshire Festival Chamber
Music recitals few years ago.
Admission to these concerts is
by invitation only.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
NATIONAL GUARD BAND
CONCERT UNDER GOLDMAN

The National Guard Band, 121st
Engineers, will give it's first pub
lie concert on Friday evening, No
vember 6, at the Washington Audi
forum.
This is the third year of the
bands existence. Meyer Gold
man is it's director and he had
these fifty players on tour this
past summer, playing for seven
teen days, with concerts daily, al
Virginia Beach. They were a biz;
hit at the Casino of that southern
MUnLneT resort.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
STOKoWsKI LEADS TWO
STUDENT oRcHESTRAS

More than hundred candidates
for membership in the two student
orchestras at the Curtis Institute
or Music in Philadelphia were given
entrance examinations during the
first week of October, and rehear-
sails began Immediately under Doc
tor Leopold Stokowslxi, conductor
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
MISS RIGGS IN HARP
RECITAL OF MODERNS

Katherine Riggs. harpist, gave an
interesting recital last Saturday
evening for the faculty and stu
dents at the National Cathedral
School for Girls. Her program in
cluded some ultra modern numbers
by II. Renie and Woldemar Loukine,
also compositions by Faure, Gounod,
and Hasselmans, closing with a
group of very ancient Gaelic songs.
especially arranged for the haep.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
Says Headaches, Dizzy Spells and
Sluggishness, All Danger Signals
of High Blood Pressure
NORMA
NORMA

II you did not know that these and
other conditions such as sleepIessness,
nervousness, shortness of breath. flushed
face, pains in the head and chronic
tired feeling are danger signals, of high
their warning.
Now that it is known that high blood
pressure brings on Brights Disease.
Apoplexy and often sudden death. folks
should not neglect these symptoms, but
should check them at once.
First class druggists everywhere are
now selling q purely Vegetable medicine
The Washington times., 1925-10-19

Of the Philadelphia Orchestra, VINO
has personal charge OF the orc1es-
tfas.
Assisting Doctor Stokowsld ~
associate conductor IS Doctor Thai
deus Rice, assistant conductor ana
concert master OF tho Philadelpnia
Orchestra. Thirty musicians. Rofn
professional and amateur, who are
not enrolled as students &C the
Curtis Institute Of Music, were &C.
cepted for the orchestras.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
CON &c R. I
LIST IS
RICH
Monday Evening Concerts to
Open Tonight and PavIey
Ballet Here Thursday
MUSIC CALENDAR

Tonight, 8:15-WerTenratll, bari
tone, recital. First Monday Eve.
ming Concert, Auditorium.
Thursday, 4:30-PavIey-Ou Arain-
sky Ballet. National.
Tuesday, October "a, S:3O-Phila-
delpllia Orchestra under StOkOwSIxi,
Auditorium.
Wednesday, October Is, S:45-
6;ehlidgt Foundation Chamber Music
Concert first, Library of Congress.
and 4:3O o. Coolidge Foundation
Concerts Use. nd and third, Library
of Congress
Friday, October so. at II a. m.
and 4:3O D. m.-COolidge FOunda-
ton Concerts fourth and fifth,
Library of Congress.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19
MRS. WILSON-GREENE
n. Y. Symphony First Concert

For the first OF the series of
four concerts to be given in Wash
ington this season by the New
York Symphony Orchestra, Novem-
Der 10. Walter Damrosch has Sc
1ected for his program the Aca-
denic Festival Overture (Brahn1s),
the "Pathetique' symphony, No. g.,
b minor, (Tschaikowsky); 'Scher-
20" from strin" quartet and EN-
trance - - uas" from
The Washington times., 1925-10-19

and a famous Buffalo physicians pta-
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duces high blood pressure.
Norma eliminates from the system the
poisonous waste matter which may
have cIogged lit and caused one or m0ga
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effect of Norma il immediate. Often
one bottle will reduce high blood pres.
sure. Many have so testified. Check
high blood with Norma. You can set
it from Peoples Drug Stores or any
other good druggist.
The Washington times., 1925-10-19

the ballet "Cydalise" Pierne)'
Rhapsody "Espana" (Chabrier).
The other three concerts of the
orchestra are scheduled for Decem-
Der 8, with George Gershwin as
soloist: February 8, Wagnerian
program. and March 16, with Law
renee Tibet as soloist.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-01
BOXING PROGRAM
PROMISES MANY
SPIRITED BOUTS

From top to bottom, or from bot
tom to top, tomorrow night $ box
ing card at the Imperial Valley
Athletic cub looks to be one of the
best that has yet been staged here,
with every bout promising plenty
Of excitement.
As all bouts look good or paper,
however. the average ran will not
be satisfied with hearing about the
fights. he wants to see him. With
this in mind and knowing that for
the last several bills il has been
necessary to turn away persons
seeking general admission, for lack
of accommodation the directors
have installed $50 extra seats which
will be ready for occupancy to
morrow night and indications are
that every seat will be filled.
The two Jocs, Brown and Lay
man, who head the card, have each
a large following i'll the valley,
La,man making lot of friends
two weeks ago because Of the game
fight he put up agains1 Brown.
The fans know the ability of these
men, and comment on them is un-
necessary.
II il an odd thing, but ucvcrthc-
less true. that when Il boxer is go
lag along good, knocking over his
opponents, the majority of fans
van; - see him get knocked over
u stead. This j., about the status
&C.. TONY Esrallu'". orr Of the best
: fighter, and also one Of the best
, drawing cards that the local arena
I has.
VII .itt'c nr no Instruction in
H.. AT 81 boxing, Taay has stepped
f. the tron', hOating every mar
with aauu hr has been matched,
.alo gett n most Of his Victories
! ti.ie Ris tae kHorkolt route \
, c!ran=er4 young,tcr, With e w1l'op
IN Goth fists, TIL fans likn to see
! To, : win, but ut the same time
they would Ike to sec him musscd up
Il BIT. He makes "A sleek appear
aucc in the ring, and thus far his
neatly plastercd hair has hardly
] been disarargcd in any bout h. has
had, although he has met some
! tough boys.
That Tony is not a fair weather
fighter, has been demonstrated ON
several occasions, when he was fore
cu to take plenty" from his OPP
poncnt and he has thus far man
aged to weather the storm. II
Harry Elder can manage to muss
, Linn up tomorrow night, he will be
doing something no other serdppcr
has been able TO do
The preliminary bouts ought to
provide plenty of excitement to put
the fans in good humor for the top
I half of the card, with four fast and
hardhitting boys lined up for ac-
tiCn.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-01
COACH BELIEVES
LOCAL TEAM CAN
SCORE OFF YUMA

Only light practice will be indulg-
cd in by the high school football
squad tomorrow, Coach Armstrong
not wishing to take any chances
on having injuries keep any of his
men out of the first game with
Yuma high school on Saturday.
There will be no scrimmage, prac-
ticc being limited to signal practice
and formation drills.
With two we'll balanced teams
ready TO tackle the Arizona outfit,
Coach Armstrong is confident that
Central High can score victory on
the occasion of its first appearance.
The members Of both the "A' and
"B' teams will be used during the
game, as the weather will undoubt
cdly make many substitutions ncccs-
sary. In addition to the two com
pletc teams Central has bunch
Of reserves who can be rushed into
action any time the game appears
safely won.
Yuma high usually has strong
team, with plenty of pep and power
behind it. The casterners would be
almost as joyous at beating Central
Union as they would the high school
team at Phoenix or Tucson, where
they grow them tough. A victory
over California team would be
something for them to brag about,
and they will be out to trim the To-
cal boys from the first kickoff.
Again the people of FL Centre are
reminded about season tickets for
the. high school athletic season. The
team cannot get along unless it is
provided with plenty of athletic
equipment, and this can only be OBJ,
TUNED with the funds derived from
the sale of tickets. Central will be
under considerable expense in
bringing the Yuma team over here
and it will require plenty OF ad
missions at the gate to obtain the
necessary amount.
Tickets can be obtained at the
high school or from any member of
the student body.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-01
FIGHTS, FIGHTERS
AND THE RESULTS

New York - Tommy Milligan,
European wcltcrwcight and middle
weight champion, Won ten round
decision from Morric Schlaiffer,
Omaha. Jack Zivic, Pittsburgh
wclterwcight, won ten round de-
cision from Paul Doyle, New York.
Paris Marcel Miles, former
French heavyweight champion,
knocked out Jack Taylor, American
negro, in the second round.
st. Louis Jimmy CORY Of st.
Louis was knocked out in the sixth
round after taking beating at the
hands of Phil Kaplan, Newark. Ed.
die KID Wagner of Philadelphia
won over Pete Hartley Of New
York, iii ten rounds.
San Francisco-Rolamd Brown
film actor, as we'll as boxer, had tc
put up $1,000 bail on a charge OF
cmbczzlcmcnt from Hollywood be
fore he could get into the ring her,
against Bathing Monroe, but h,
might as well have stayed out. Tn,
fight lasted half II minute, time fo
Monroe to land a series of punchc
that put Brown down for the count
Tiger Robbins and Jimmy Dare,
fought fast draw in the 5pecia
event
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-01
ATTENDANCE AT BIG BALL GAMES
DISPR0VES CLAIM THAT NATIONAL
PASTIME IS LOSING POPULARITY
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
Omitted Press Staff Correspondentl

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Tremend-
Gus interest that is being shown in
the world s series this year between
the Washington Senators and the
Pittsburgh Pirates disprovcs any
claims that have been made that
baseball is slipping in the affection
of the public, according to John A.
Heydlcr, president of the National
league.
Heyder admits that casual visi-
tors to many of the big league parks
this season might think the attend
ancc was falling off, but he said
the books in his league did not
show any great loss of business.
1.-The presidents Of the two lea
gucs are always allotted Il certain
number of tickets for the world s
series and | have never had so many
applications for my tickets or so
many requests to use what influence
| might have in helping friends to
buy tickets he said.
''Thc Pittsburgh club has dispos-
cd of all its reserved seats and /
understand that the Washington
club also is unable to accept any
more applications. This surely must
indicate that the game is in good
health and has lost none of its
popularty.'
Betting i'll the New York finan-
cial district still shows the Pirates
to be the favoritcs to win at to ,.
There has been very little Washing
ton money in sight, but this can be
explained. One betting commits
sioncr said today that he had $l0,-
600 TO bet on WashingtorS just as
soon as it could be learned definite
ly that Bucky Harris and Roger
Pcckinpaugh would be i'll condition
TO play.