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Army Band Concerts.
DURING this week the Army Ban

DURING this week the Army Band,
Capt. r. G. Sherman. command
ing, and Capt. w. J. Stannard, direct.
ing, will be heard in series of con
certs, as follows: Tomorrow at Grant
Circle, Fifth and Varnum streets, at
1880 pm. Thursday, Mount Alto Hos
pital, at PM, under the direction
of Assistant Bandleader l.. s. Yas-
sel-Feature numbers, the overture,
William Tell" RossinD. and Fan.
tasia on Motifs, from Richard Wag.
ner's "Gotterdammerung." Friday,
Washington Barracks, regular post
concert, beginning at $50 pm. and
continuing until $50. An exceptionally
attractive program has been arranged,
including Dance Of the Hours" (Pon-
chielli), and that ever popular number,
Dance Of the Serpents" BoccalarD.
1t may be interesting to note that this
last number practically took New
York by storm" when rendered by the
Army Band at Central Park during
its recent visit TO that city. Saturday,
at the Sylvan Theater. at 7:45 pm,
concert will be broadcast by station
WEAF and associated companies mot
locaD. Special pains have been taken
to insure an enjoyable hour and a half
for those who attend.
Interspersed with the numbers pro-
grammed for this weeks concerts will
be found several numbers from South
America, easily recognizable by their
peculiar rhythm and melodies indigo
nous to those countries.
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technical practice? Would my fingers
respond, for it was a cold night and
the hall was not very warm? With
these thoughts | went to the piano in
the artists room. Looking across the
room, l observed that some painting
was being done, and two cans of lead
paint had been left on the floor. TAX
ing the two cans, / quickly placed the
handles over each wrist, padding them
with handkerchiefs. Rapidly / ran
most-needed exercises with the sus
pended cans OF the lead weight hang
ing loosely under each wrist. MY hope
was that the weight acting as a means
of resistance would be a medium for
loosening the ligaments and creating
rapid blood circulation in my wrists
and hands. After 10 minutes of prac-
tice in this manner ! walked to the
platform. My hands We're flushed and
warm. It seemed as though / had
been practicing for hours. As l start
ed the Beethoven Moonlight Sonata"
there was gratifying response to all
effort, and my fingers seemed TO have
unusually sensitive touch and feeling
From the day of that concert.
when l was only 19. to the present
time have never made a professional
appearance without warming up
with little sacks of lead weights tied TO
my wrists. / now practice 10 min
utes with weights, whereas I used TO
spend hours without them,' concluded
Mr.. Ray.
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Washington boy Caruso

A USTIN LEROY LAWRENSON, H.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. J.
Lawrenson of 110 / street northwest.
is a boy soprano of Washington who
has won the title of THE Boy Caru-
So" Austin has been singing since he
was 3 years old, and was featured in
the performance of the "Ode to Cleo
patra." sung to the Queen of the
Shrine in the big Shriners' convention
here two years ago. He is a member
of the st. Aloysius' Boy Choir, and
has sung recently at lawn fetes both
at st. Aloysius and st. Marks
Churches. He sang at Keith's Thea
ter for one week a couple of years
ago, and will be a feature of the pro-
gram the entire week of August , at
the Rialto Theater.
In addition to his interest in sing
ing. Austin Is "a regular fellar," and
is in the sixth grade of the Blake
School. He also is responsible for
Star route, serving newspapers to peo.
pie living in the vicinity of Fifth and
G streets.
Austin's great great grandfather
James Lawrenson, was a writer for
The Evening Star and also for the
Baltimore Sun. The boys great-grand.
father. Richard Sewall Lawrenson,
was with the Post ONCE Department
for 5S years; with his son, the two
Lawrensons served in positions of this
department for 129 years. Austin's
father is engaged in business here.
There are four generations OF the
family living in Washington at pres
ent. Austin is not at all sure that he
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PRETTY BIRD STORIES.
Swallow, Robin and Wagtail Sub
jects of Portuguese Legends.

FROM tne Baltimore oun-
The Portuguese have some pretty
bird legends. According to the
Portuguese, the stone chat of the
fields on the evening of the great
betrayal cried, "Chas, chas. por qui
bem bas" ("This is the way'o. The
chaffinch tried to lead the soldiers in
the opposite direction, crying, PIN,
pin, por adui ben win" CCome this
way'o.
The nightingale was the father of
sharp practice. Before Adam was
created it tricked its Maker, Having
obtained leave to sing three months
in the year, it sings both day and
night, thus making the period equal
to six months.
The swallow is considered a sacred
bird and respected because of the
legend that it wiped the blood from
Christ's wounds on the cross and thus
became reddish. at its throat. The
same story is told of the robin red
breast.
Here is pretty Portuguese legend
Of the wagtail, when the Virgin
Mary fled into Egypt with the infant
Christ a wagtail followed, obliterating
the trail by brushing away with its
tail the donkey's footprints Our
lady therefore blessed it, giving il
the power to kill the hawk by attack
ting it under. the wing"
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Native.born composers should sub
NIT works for the first five rehearsals
to be received by the organization at
Carnegie Hall not later than Septem
ber 20. Those submitted for the other
five rehearsals should reach there be
fore January ], 1925. A place on the
program will be given In the order Of
the receipt of application.
The Denishawn Dancers gave two
dance programs. the first dance mum
bers ever given in the Lewtsohn
Stadium, Tuesday and Wednesday OF
last week. with marked success. This
Is announced as their last appearance
here before making a two-year world
tour.
The music used included works by
Beethoven, GODDARD, Debussy, Gluck,
Chopin, Ilgenfritz, Brahms, List,
Schumann and Richard Strauss, as
well as "Straussiana, a work based
upon music by the three brothers.
Johann, Josef and Edouard Strauss.
The augmented Philharmonic Orches-
ira of 110 pieces played the accom-
paniment.
Ernest Won Dohnanyi is summerinG
at Pontresina, Ober-E -Engadin, SHitzer-
land, where he is said TO be preparing
programs LOT the state symphony
next season and orchestrating his
new opera. ''rhe Tenor" the lbretto
of which was written by Carl stern
helm.
At the morning services of the
First Reformed Church Pauline Holer,
soprano, and Rawley G. Donohue,
baritone, will sing the duet Love
Divine, All Love Excelling," by Hen
ry Smart, with Karl Holer at the
organ.
Special musical services at the First
Baptist Church today will include
Morning-Organ prelude. "Andante -
tPh. f. Bach; quartet, The Lord Is
My Rock" (Woodman,; bass solo, THE
Ninety-first Psalm" (MacDermidg post
lude, Russian Theme" tTschaikow
sky. Evening-Organ prelude, Sin
fonica" holloway; contralto solo.
THE King of Love My Shepherd Is"
.Gounod); tenor solo, Morning and
Evening" tSpicker): postIude, Fan
farronade" Collison-HilD.
The personnel of the quartet consists
of Mrs. Deewall, soprano; Mrs. Bost
contralto; Mr.. Austin, tenor, and Mr.
Sebean, bass. with Elizabeth Coli
son-Hill, organist.
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ERNESTO CONSOLE.
Huston Ray. Young Pianist.

HUSTON RAY. the young American
pianist, who was featured at the
Riaito Theater last week, studied his
technique thoroughly with Sigismund
Stojowski Ia pupil of Paderewski at
the same time that Mischa Levitski
studied under the Polish master), and,
later, with Rafael Joseffy. Now, how
ever, Mr.. Ray has developed his own
system of piano playing, based upon
an accidental discovery of a novel use
to which weights might be put in or
der to timber up the wrist ligaments.
The idea is not unlike the theory of
complete relaxation and weight attack
used by Robert Schmidt in training
students, especially for Interpretation
of the modern works for the piano.
Mr.. Ray performed with apparent
ease and considerable individuality of
coloring such works as the Schulz
EVler arrangement of Johann Strauss
Blue Danube Waltz" David Guion's
arrangement of Turkey in the Straw"
and Mr.. Rays own Fantasia in +
Minor" for two pianos, which he plays
with remarkable skill, with the Duo
Art reproduction of his own playing of
the second part supplementing his per-
formance of the first part. He proved
in this aforementioned number to be
a clever composer as well as pianist.
The composition shows good workman
ship and rich embroidery of simple,
clear melody.
Mr.. Ray was born in Buffalo, y. Y,
a little more than score of years ago.
He gave his first recital when five
years old and has appeared on profes-
sional programs ever since. He at
tended both Locke Conservatory of
Music, in Buffalo, and the Ithaca Con
servatory of Music. He has made
phonograph and reproducing piano
records. He came to Washington from
an engagement at the Capitol The
ater, New York. where his salary is
said to have amounted to $500 a
week. He is planning a world tour
shortly.
The weight behind the blow is the
motto of this young man. He tells
the following incident of his discovery
Of the great assistance that lead
weights could afford him in his prac-
ticing-a discovery. made when, in an
emergency, he was called upon TO
substitute for Russian pianist. new
to New York, who failed to appear for
his first recital, for which large and
expectant audience had gathered.
Il asked for Is minutes and prom
ised to then perform the program as
printed" says Mr.. Ray in telling this
story. My whole thought was re-
garding my technique. Could / per-
form the program without sufficient
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who is she?" Gertrude inquired
under her breath. II dislike her any
how. I wanted you TO dine with me" "
"I don't know whether ! ought to
apologize, he observed, "for having
lost the American habit of introducing.
Her name is Susan Yeovil. She's very
charming and very popular. Her
little set keep things moving down
here"
rs she by any chance the daughter
of the English prime minister" Ger
trude asked eagerly.
Grant nodded.
Lord Yeoyil is down here for the
International Congress" he replied.
"They have a villa at Cap Martin"
What does he want to see you
for?" '-e
IT thought that you might have
learned our secret from what Lady
Susan said" he confided. 1--WE solve
the Field bridge problems together.
Very interesting, some of them"
You're simply horrid," she de-
clared impatiently.
It was the old pout which he re-
mennbered so well and a momentary
tenderness beset him. He crushed 1t
back.
What are you in Monte Carlo
for alone just now, Gertrude?" he
demanded, turning the tables upon
her.
She drew a newspaper cutting from
a thin gold 7cardcase and handed 1t
to him. It contained a list of visitors
at the various Riviera hotels, his own
name among them-underlined. He
took the slip of paper from her fingers
n1 a. nd ga
Then he handed it back without re-
mark.
THAT lis why I came" she con-
fessed. "It is perhaps just as foolish
an impulse as the impulse which
swept me off my feet and made a
horrible woman of me three years
and two months ago. But it came
and / yielded to it. And now, the
first night that / am here, you are
dining out. You actually accept an
invitation from that forward young
woman whilst you are sitting by my
side
He smiled imperturbably. His i'm
pulse of tenderness had passed. He
knew now why she had come, and
the knowledge gave him an advan-
tage. She had no idea that she had
betrayed herself.
II told you that had lost my
conceit," he said. land l am not 60
ing to take you literally. There is
no hardship, you see, In exchanging
Berlin for Monte Carlo in February"
There are other places on the Fri.
viera," she reminded him. I'VE have
a villa at Cannes and quite num-
Der of friends there. Let me know
the worst, Grant. What about to-
morrow"
Tomorrow am entirely at your
service" he replied, except for the
matter of some tennis in the after
noon. We must lunch together"
< She sighed contentedly.
You aren't going to be absolute
ly horrid. them
Il couldn't be for long, he assured
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croupier call out number II. know
shall end by hesmirching my good
name and borrowing a louis from
you"
He laid a handful of notes upon
the table beside them. She shook
her head again.
Don't tempt me-" she begged. BE
sides, I think would rather talk. I
am interested in the Princess. Tell
me just how you are feeling about
her"
I couldn't" he confessed.
lis she here without her husband
Yes"
Cat OF course she's come to firt
with YOU
Il don't think so. I think she has
come here with an altogether differ
ent purpose.
What purpose?"
He smiled at her with affected tol-
erance.
After all. you know" he said
young people shouldn't be too curl
ous.'
She drew away from him pe-u
lantly.
"I wonder" she complained. "why
you always persist in treating me as
though I were child"
Well" aren't you?" he rejoined.
ANlHSIcSIl ISL I very OlQp you KNOW
Anyway, II father can tell me
things" she argued, I don't see why
you should be SO secretive."
What does your father tell your"
Nothing that / am going to re
peat TO you, Mr.. Inquisitor. ] will
tell you this, though" she went on.
dropping her voice little. He isn't
at all happy about the way things
are going over at Nice. Did you know
that it was he who insisted upon
sittings being suspended for a day,
and that he and Arthur sent no less
than 20 cables away last night"
Yes, I knew" he admitted. but !
had no idea that you did"
She permitted herself friendly lit
tie grimace.
II only mentioned it just to show
that every one doesn't ignore me as
you do" she observed Here's Ar
thur. He's having a day off. isn't
her"
The young man came up and dis
played a handful of plaques. He was
good-looking in pale, rather tired
way.
why do I slave for your father.
Lady Susan" he demanded, for vul-
gar pittance, when there are thou
sands to be picked up here without
the slightest effort?"
u.s.
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has surrounded himself with a splen-
did faculty of wide experience and
reputation-Maestro Ernesto Console
(piano). we'll remembered from his
long sojourn in New York; Maestro
Mario Corti (violinl, professor at the
Licco Ste. Cecilia, Rome. and Signora
Valeri (singing).
THE course will last for two months
and there will be provision made for
private lessons in composition, piano
and violin of so minutes and singing
Of 80 minutes twice weekly, besides
one class lesson.
The fees are exceedingly low. The
whole course three lessons weekly
costs only s135 for the session of two
months. The average cost of board
and lodging will be about 500 for the
period of two months.
"Tivoli, for It's natural beauty and
historic associations. cannot be com
pared with any other place in the
world. The spot to which Brutus and
Cassius are said TO have fed after
the murder of Caesar has ever been
a favorite retreat for artists of all
lines.
The Villa d'Este was built by Ip-
polito II, Cardinal di Ferrara Q509-
72). the son of Lucrezia Borgia and
Alfonso d'Este and the patron to
whom Palestrina dedicated some of
his works"
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a morning of Pan-American music;
romantic music devoted to Weber and
Schumann and including two piano
ensemble. Polish music, a Wagner
program. a. Bach program, a Mozart
program, showing the development of
MoZart's music from his youth until
manhood; morning devoted to the
big Six" modern French composers,
ensemble music by the choral en-
semble of the club and a program
by the Marine Band Orchestra.
Mrs. Byrnes. president of the. club,
is motoring along the New England
coast, and Cape Cod. Miss Bricken-
stein. musical director, is in the
Adirondacl<s, and Mrs. Howard, as
sistant director will leave town for
Spring Lake. n. J. next week.
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MUSIGRAPHS

ETHEL HoLTZCLAW GAwLER,
~ soprano, who is slowly recovering
from q severe illness. has been ad-
vised by her physician TO cancel all
musical activities until Fail. Her du-
ties as special soprano soloist OF Gun
tonTemple Presbyterian Church end
ed in June, and her protracted illness
has necessitated her resignation from
the quartet of Eighth Street Temple,
where she has been associated for
some time.
John Mccormack. the famous tenor,
has announced a recent decision 10
retire from the concert stage when he
is so years old. He is now Al. He
says, too, that there will be no fare
welr' tours-hell Just be through" :"
''Of course" adds the Irish John, Il
may return to sing now and again for
charity, but never for my own profit. ="
"Aleko," a short opera by Serge
Rachmaninoff, eminent Russian COM
poser and pianist, was a feature of
a bill presented by the Moscow Art
Theater Musical Studio late in June.
The libretto was inspired by Russia s
great poet. Alexander Pushkin, and
is said to tell the story of love. jeal-
ousy and hate among the passionate
Romany tribes. Mr.. Rachmaninoff' $
music Is described as possessing a
vigorous style.
Frances Peraita, heard in Wash
ington last Winter with the Washing.
ton Opera, Company in the title role
of Aida" will sing that role in the
first performance OF the series Of free
presentations of grand opera at Eb-
bets Field, Brooklyn, August 1. She
also will sing SantuzZa in "Cavalleria
Rusticana." which will be given with
"Pagliacci" August 5.
Lula Root, who will sing Lucia in
the performance of "Cavaileria Rusti-
cana" is a member of the Washing
ton Opera Company. She will also
sing Martha in a production of
Gounod's Faust"
The State Symphony Orchestra has
completed its plans for the 10 special
rehearsaIs OF works by American com
posers to be held Saturday mornings
in Carnegie Hall. Ernest Won Dohn.
anyi Will direct the first five, and
Alfred Casello the remaining five.
They will receive the cooperation of
an advisory committee composed of
Henry Souvaine, DR.. Eugene Noble,
Leonard Liebling, Frank Patterson
and Sigmund Spaeth.
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her 'All the same, am afraid that
I'm running a terrible risk
Again the smile-and with it the
little stab at his heart. He was a
man with instincts of faithfulness.
II may be running that risk my
self" she whispered.
CHAPTER II.
Presently Grant and his companion
rose and moved to the rooms, crowded
now with a strange medley of people,
men and women Of every nationality
and speaking every tongue, differing
racially but brought into a curious
affinity-the women by the great
dressmakers of the world, the men
by the unwritten laws of Savflle Row
The corner in which they found
themselves was an auspicious one,
and they stood for a moment or two
looking on. They themselves were
the objects OF some attention. Ger.
trude, after her last season, divided
between London and Paris, had be-
come recognized as a beauty of almost
European fame. Her companion
Mr.. Grant P. Slattery was the name
upon his visiting card-had also ac-
quaintances in most of the capitals
of the world. In way he was a
he stood-a tall. good.looking young
American, little simmer than the
usual type, looking somewhat older
than his 80 years, perhaps because of
a certain travelled air, a quiet assur
ance bbrn of his brief but successful
diplomatic career in three of the great
capitals. =
my adopted country people are
back again in force" Gertrude re-
marked.
They interest me more than any
1T is as though the nation had
changed its type
Explain yourself, please" she in
vited.
II must speak frankly if do" he
warned her.
"As frankly as you please. I hold
no brief for my husbands country
people. / like some of them and hate
others
well, then" he continued, '.it
seems TO me that the women are no
longer blowsy and florid and over
dressed, the men no longer push their
way and swagger. Somehow or other
the women have learned how to dress
and the men have acquired manners.
They are not in the least like the
travelling Germans of, say. 80 years
ago-just before the war"
"They are feeling their way" she
remarked cynically.
He looked down at her with the
air of one who has listened to wise
words. In reality 1t was he who was
feeling his way.
"I am not so sure" he reflected
'I wonder sometimes whether the
whole nation has not changed,
whether the war did not purge them
of their boastfulness and conceit,
whether this present generation has
not acquired a different and a less
offensive outlook"
do You. really believe >that2" she
asked. a-.=--,: =
II am simply speeuiating," he an
sWered. ITO begin with, there is a
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Herndon Music.

The Herndon, Va. Music Study
Club held its July meeting Friday
with the president, Mrs Annie Robey-
Walker. It was voted to give an en-
tertainment at Ivakota Farms, Cliff
ton, at an early date. II was also
decided 10 give a concert In Herndon
on "Herndon day" night.
The subject of the meeting was
miscellaneous music" The program
included: "A Major Sonata" Bee.
thoven), played by Miss Helen Grip
pen; vocal solo. "I Love You Truly"
Bond, by Mrs. William H. Dawson;
Melody in F'' (Rubinstein), by Mrs.
George r. Bready; vocal solo. I'd
build a World in the Heart of a
Rose" CNicholls) by Mrs. Floyd
Thompson: "Gavotte" Brahms), by
Miss Annie Gibson: vocal solo, "A
Little Pink Rose" by Mrs. Frederick
Webb Robinson; violin, ITO a Wild
Rose" MacDowelD. by Miss Dorothy
Dick; Fifth Nocturne" Ueybach), by
Mrs A Walker.
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NAVY Band Concerts.

THE United States Navy Band,
Charles Benter, director, will give
three programs this week, including
one tomorrow afternoon at the Capt.
tol, a Tuesday concert at Brightwood
Reservoir, Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets northwest, and one Wednes-
day evening at the bandstand Of the
navy yard.
The program at pm. tomorrow at
the Capitol will be: March, "The
Screamer" JeweI); overture to will
liam Tell" tRossinD: duet for flute
and horn, "Serenade" (TitD, J. Bell
and j. Powell. bandmasters. L. S. N;
prologue from "Pagliacci" Neonca-
vallo); grand scenes from the opera
Sampson and Delilah" 0Saint-Saensl;
valse de concert. THE Debutante''
lSantelmannl; ballet; "Esyptien" Hui-
ginD; excerpts from Naughty Mari
eta" Nerbert); march, '"The Lure of
Alaska" (Benter); finale, THE Star
Spangled Banner"
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Friday Morning Club.
A FORECAST of next seasons p

A FORECAST of next seasons pro-
grams for the Friday Morning
Music Club was made by the pro-
gram committee, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes,
Miss Lucy Brickenstein- and Mrs.
Frank Howard before they left
Washington for the Summer period.
The board of governors will meet
November and the entire active
membership will hold it's first busi-
ness meeting November 13.
From November 90 until April 23
20 morning musicals are scheduled
for every Friday at II O'Clock. In the
auditorium Of the Cosmos Club,
some esper.ah% interesting and un-
usual features are promised. such as
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An Evening of Music.

An evening of music will be given
by r. Deane Shure Wednesday.
Those who will appear on the pro-
gram are: Olive Smith, Dorothy
Skean, Mary Ada Parsons, Louise
Charlton, Nina BuZZard. Katie Gross,
Kate Beam, Dorothy Hobart, Helen
Abbott, Marie Lindsey, Thelma
Tavenner, Stanley Hall, r. D. Keller.
Emera Johnson. Mrs. L. r. Stricklin,
Earl Masincup. Charlotte Salkeld,
Mrs. r. F. Crofton. Zoe Salkeld,
Helen Salkeld, Floyd Gessford. James
Bowan and Mary Bertha Shure.