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The Washington times., 1925-01-12
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"A IN D. c.
OPERA
Faust" by Washington Opera
Company Has Fine Group
Under Samassoud

Something of the spirit OF Wash
ington has been built into the
orchestra of the washington Opera
Company which will open the cur
rent grand opera season, January
26, with Gounod's Faust" Feodor
Errolle, Metropolitan tenor. as
Faust" Thalia Sabanieva, Metro.
politan prima donna, as "Marguer
ite' and Ivan Ivantzof, baritone
OF the Paris opera, as valentine. Z
Under Jacques Samassoud, con-
ductor. the orchestra, composed OF
forty-four masters OF their instru-
ments, has developed an individ
uality that promises to achieve fol-.
1t distinctive place not only in
the musical life of the National
Capital, but a reputation that will
precede it wherever it may go.
Thirty-five of the foremost mu.
sicians of Washington, including
concert masters and the leaders of
many of the smaller orchestras of
the city, will be supplemented by
additional instruments brought from
New York because of the desire
to round out the orchestra with
certain instruments of which they
are lew dNdlIdDIG dTIlSLS III WASH
ington, except those constantly en-.
gagged.
Both Mr.. Samassoud and myself
are very much pleased with our
orchestra this year and we believe
that the kind things said about our
musicians last year and in former
seasons viii be duplicated and am
plified this year." Edouard Albion,
general director of the Washington
Opera Company. said.
I'VE have gathered together most
of the leading virtuosi of Wash
ington and the most delightful
aspect of the development is that
our musicians are inspired by the
ideals of our purpose.
"I believe. it is my duty to pay
public compliment to the spirit
which animates our orchestra and
which is shown in their playing.
Into their work they are putting
their souls and their high hopes
and the result is truly beautiful
and distinctive tone which is char
acteristic of Washington itself.
which is the home of these men,.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
MRS. TOWNSHIPS SECOND
MUSICALE WEDNESDAY

Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's second
musical morning will be held at
Rauscher's at 11:15 next Wednesday
forenoon. with that delightful
artist. John Barclay. the English
baritone. and a two-piano recital by
Anne Hull and Mary Howe, Mrs.
Howe being of particular interest to
Washington as Mrs. Walter Bruce
Howe. Frank Bibb will be at the
piano for Mr.. Barclay.
| Mr.. Barclay will sing a Handel
arioso and MendeIssohn's ION
Wings of Song with the Linden
baum" and the Deppelganger' of
Schubert for his first groups
Reynaldo Hahn's Dune Prison.
and songs of Poldowski, Chabrier,
Quilter, and Richard Hammond, and
lastly five traditional songs" and
some Sea Chanties'' will complete
his program.
Two piano literature is always in
teresting and these two artists have
become quite famous for their pro-
grams. Miss Hull and Mrs. Howe
will play a Choral Prelude" Of
Bach, la Mint L Amour of
Rachmaninoff, Ecu Roulant'' of
Duvernoy, and group of dances,
| though not. the conventional ones,
with Danse Macabre" of Saint
Saens, "Minuet" of Debussy, two
Spanish folk dances and Ia
Valse' (RaveD.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
CHICAGO OPERA
CASTS BIC
STARS
Personnel Of Four OPP
to Be Sung in February
Now Announced.

washington performances by the
Chicago Civic Opera Company viii
BE- in every respect Of the same
high standard as those presented
in the company's home city, the
management of the organization
announces. Those who witnessed
the presentations Of Aida, La
Tosca'' and sniegourotchla" In.
this city two seasons ago will re-
cali the marvellous feats Of stage
management that made possible
srch sumptuous productions in q
city almost 1000 miles from Chi
cage.
The personnel Of the casts Of
the operas to be given here is
likewise the same as in the com.
pany's home season, which is com
plete except for the title role Of.
Lucia di Lammermoor. which
win be announced later.
Rosa Raisa win sing the role
of Elizabeth in '"Tannhauser, the
opening opera OF the series. Mon
day evening, February 3. in the
washington Auditorium. The opera
viii be sung in German. Forrest
Lamont will sing the title role:
Edouard CotreuiE the role Of Her.
mann, and the other interpreta-
lions as follows:
wolfram Won Eschenbach. by
Joseph Schwarz: Walter Won der
Vogelweide, by Ivan Dneproff; Bite
rolf. BY Jose Mojica; Heinrich der
Schneider, by Antonio Nicholich:
Venua, by Cyrena Van Gordon
and she young shepherd, by Gladys
Swartholft. Weber win conduct.
The sVenusberg ballet will BE-
| led by Miles. Milar and Negeroff.
ChaIiapin as Boris.
| The spectacular opera, Boris
IGodunoff,v by Moussorgslky, will
present the great basso, Chaliapin.
| in the title role. It will be sung
in Italian. The boy Feodor Will
he sung by Gladys Swarthout and
Nenia. the daughter, by Elizabeth
Kerr. Moiica viii be Prince Shut
skv: either Lamont or Cortig IN
the tenor role of Gregory, and
Flora Perrin will be his sweetheart
Marina. The two vagabonds are
Edouard Cotreuil and Lodoyico Oil
viero. Polacco will conduct.
In Donizettfs Lucia" with the
title role unannounced, there will
he Antonio Cortis, as Edgar; Gia.
como Rimini, as Lord Henry Ash
ton: Mojica, Mazzari. Elizabeth
Kerr and OIiviero The opera will
be in Italian, with Polacco con
Quoting.
Mary Garden will sing the title
role Of That's in the Massenet
opera; Nicias will be sung by Mo-
iica. Athanael. the monk, by
Joseph Schwarz. The cast will be
completed by Gladys Swarthout.
FLORA Perrin, Alice D'HermanOy
and Gildo Morelato, with Moron
zoni conducting.
ssTannhauser' will be sung Mon
day evening, February 8; Boris
on Tuesday evening; 'Lucia" Fri
day evening following. and That's
On Saturday matinee. In the two
last operas there also win be
ballet. q
The Washington times., 1925-01-12

Lorenzio); aria, Una voca rCCo
IA" from Barber of Seville
RossinD: La RoselIina" (SchuberU;
"Sci bella 0 milo dolcezza" tSchu-
mann); La Hayas del ZebedeO''
(ChapD: aria. 1.-The Mad Scene
from Lucia di Lammermoor" tDon-
iZettD.
Remaining tickets on sale at Mrs.
Wilson -Greene's concert bureau in
Droop's.
Boston Symphony Coming.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra
with Sergei Koussevitzky. 90 nductor
will be heard in one concert at
Polls Theater Tuesday afternoon,
January 81, at 4:30. under 'be man
agcment of Mrs. Wilson Greene.
Olin Downes. of New York. says
| that Il real commander is once
| more at the head Of the Boston
! forces and that Koussevitzky will
! make the Boston Symphony once
/ more the first in the world
| Musical Courier says: New YORK.
| now is the richer by acqua inta nee
with another first-class balor
! exponent, Koussevitzky. who came
conducted, and conquered last
week. at Carnegie Hall, with the
| Boston Symphony Orchestra He
is a virile, interesting, and nIusica
| parsonage, and with not a seat tc
| be had for future concerts the
| former glories of the Boston
! Symphony Orchestra are now re
/ stored in full spIendor.
/ Few remaining seats now on sale
at Mrs. Wilson-Greenes concert
bureau in Droop's.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
US. Marine Orchestra
In Symphony
Concert

The United States Marine
Band Orchestra will give the
first symphony program of its
regular series of orchestral
concerts on Wednesday, January
Ia, at Sis, in the auditorium
at the Marine Barracks. Brahms
great symphony, in F major,
will be the feature number.
This beautiful work, known as
the Third Symphony is in four
movements: Allegro con brio,
andante, POGO allegretto and
allegro.
Fritz, Mueller, first cellist of
the orchestra, will be the soloist,
playing GoItermann's concerto
for violoncello, Opus IA, in A
minor. Mr.. Mueller is a gradu-
ate of the Peabody Conservatory
of Music, in Baltimore, and has
been one of the leading cellists
OF washington since joining the
Marine Band over sixteen years
ago. The program will conclude
with Rossini's overture to "Semi-
ramide."
The concerts given by the
Marine Band Orchestra twice
each week during the, winter
months have been a feature of
the musical season in Washing
ton for over quarter of a cen
fury. Once a month, during the
winter, a symphonic program
is given with soloist from the
bands personnel. These con-
certs are free to the public and
have been the means of enabling
many music lovers to become
acquainted with the works of
the great masters.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12

Starting his career as a pOpu-
lar star of light opera, John
Charles Thomas, baritone, has
proven one of the most charm
ing singers now on the concert
stage. He sings at the National
Thursday at 4:3O.
Great as composer and pianist,
RacImaninOff is one of the big
gest figures i'm the world of
music today. He gives his only
piano recital here this season on
Wednesday at 4:3O, III Polls
Theater.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12

Grand opera notables who are
soon to appear in Washington
in several big music events.
Top: Thalia Sabanieva, soprano
of the Metropolitan Opera, who
sings Marguerite" in Faust,
with the Washington Opera Com
pany, january 26. Lower left,
Joseph Schwarz. baritone, who
comes with the Chicago Opera
Company. Lower right, POlaccO,
noted conductor with the Chicago
Opera Company, here in Febru-
airy. Lower center, TOti Dial
Monte, cOlOratura soprano, who
sings here in recital, January 10.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12

this week. The music abounds in
waltzes and dance rhythms and
touches the realm of real light
opera.
Books and lyrics of "Frantzi''
were written by Alfred Green. and
the score by Mr.. Alart during the
war It was accepted for production
by the Henry w. Savage offices,
but was postponed because of the
story. which is based on an old
Dutch legend with the action TAX
ing place on the boundary line be-
tween Holland and Belgium.
1t is described as sort of 'Pied
Piper" type of operetta with a
score that is Viennese in character.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
THE TIMES MONDAY MUSIC PAGE: A REFLEX OF THE S
Chaliapin Wires His
Joy OUer Singing
in Faust Here
BY JESSIE MacBRIDE.

doubts the appearance of the great basso Feodor
Chaiapin with the Washington Opera Company in their
production of Gounods Faust " January &C. in
the Washington Auditorium, set at rest.
Chaliapn will sing "Mephsto." His telegram, sent
Colonel Arthur Brian who the in Chicago for
the Washington Opera Company definitely confirms this fact
Chaliapn wires
Colonel Arthur Brian, Edouard Albion general di
rector, Washington Opera Company i thank you with all
my for your fine and noble work Happy be with
you January &C. Long live American art (Signedl
Cbo1ion &
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
VOCATION RECORDS OF
JOHN CHARLES THOMAS

John Charles Thomas. melodious
baritone, who sings Thursday after
noon at the National Theater, may
be heard on the Cheney phonograph
in his Vocation Red Records at
McHugh and Lawson's Music Store
on G street.
Mr.. Thomas latest recordings for
the Vocation are the "Nocturne' a
song of love, by Pearl g. Curran,
with his opera aria from THE Be-
lemian Girl on the reverse side,
the famous Heart how'd down." An
accompaniment by the Aeolian Or
chestra adds greatly to the richness
OF these records.
1t was as a scholarship pupil in
Baltimore that Mr. Thomas began
his career, studying with .Adelin
Fermin for four years. during which
time he was a church singer.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
VAR|ED Is
CONCERT
WEEK
orchestras From Home and
Abroad, Several Singers,
and Pianist Coming

Tuesday, 4:3O. New York Sym
phOny Orchestra, Walter Dam.
rOscIl, conductor; Mime. Berta
Moreno, soprano sOlOist. Polls.
wednesday, i1:15. Mrs. Town
sends second Musical Morning.
Rauscher's.
Wednesday, 4:3O, RachmaninOff,
pianist, i'm recital. Polls.
Wednesday, 8:15, United States
Marine Band Orchestra, first SYM
pIlOny program of the season, Fritz
a. Mueller. cellist. as sOlOiSt, Ma
rine Barracks.
Thursday, 4:3O, John Charles
Thomas, baritone. i'm recital.
Second "Star Series. National
Tl1eater.
New York Symphony Orchestra.
The two concerts of the New York
Symphony Orchestra, scheduled for
Tuesday afternoons, one tomorrow
and that of February II. will be con.
Quoted by Walter Damrosch, the
final concert of the series, in March,
having for guest conductor Bruno
Walter.
Tomorrow. at 4:30, at Polls Thea
ter. Nine. Berta Moreno. celebrated
soprano of the Munich State Opera
and guest of the Metropolitan Opera
New York, will be soloist in an ali
Wagner program. She will sing two
noted arias. "Dich Theure Halle
from Tannhauser and "Liebestod''
from Tristan and Isolde.
Doctor Damrosch will offer, for
orchestra, the overture to Tam.
hauser,'' the Scherzo from the Sym.
phony in G., composed by Wagner at
the age of nineteen. Prelude and
Dance of the Apprentices from 'sThe
Mastersingers" and the Procession
of knights of the Grail from .Parsi-
fall The February concert Will be
devoted to performance Of Beetho-
ven's Ninth symphony with
quartet of soloists-Ruth Rogers,
soprano: Helena Marsh, contralto.
Charles Stratton, tenor; Fraser Gange.
baritone, with. a local Washington
chorus.
THE concerts are under the local
management of Mrs. Wilson-Greene,
In Droop's where reservations may
be made.
Rachmanin0ff Recital.
Sergei Rachmanlnoff, the great
Russian pianist, will be heard the
only time this season at Poll
Theater next Wednesday afternoon
at 4:30s under the management OF
Mrs. Wilson Greene.
No musician in recent years mas
been SO universally applauded nor
has created such big following
an this great pianist. With lofty
and stately figure and great dignity
of bearing he is one of the great
est personalities of this age 1t IS
impossible for Mr.. Rachmaninoff to
give any program without includ-
ing some of his own pieces, so in
sistant are his audience to hear
him. Rarely do we have such IN
iIlustrious composer who is such a
great pianist as well.
His program will include Caprice.
Air de Ballet, from "Alceste" (Gluck
Saint Saensl; Sonata" G minor
(Schumannl; '.Scherzo" Chopin:
''Etude" Chopin; "BalIade. I" "Etude
Tableau" Rachmaninoff); Prelude
Rachmaninof0: Valse, ''Kunstler-
leben'' (Strauss-Godowsky).
Few remaining seats now on sale
at Mrs. Wilson-Greene' concert
bureau, in Droop's.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
John Charles Thomas.

That most popular baritone, John
Charles Thomas, who left the light
opera stage to win fame in concert.
will be presented in his only Wash
ington recital this yea- ar the Ma
tional Theater next Thursday af-
ternoon at 4:30 mot as enormously
stated, on the Thursday just rastj,
by the T. Arthur smith, inc. con.
cert bureau. Mr.. Thomas is one
of the artists in the Second Star
series of concerts.
His program ranges from old
Italian arias TO 4 gypsy Song of
Strauss, a Brahms lied and
many novelties in modern song
literature 1t includes "Invocazionc
di Orfeo' 0perD; "Che E'ier1 Cos
tune" HegrenzD: 'zueignuns'
STRAUSS; 20 Lebliche Wangen"
(Brahmsl: "L'Abbesse' D'Erlaa-
ger); "NichoIette'' RaveD: Drink
ing Song from Hamlet" CThoma 81:
Come to Me in Iy Dreams
OBridge); "Old Skinflint" 0Howeils);
Take, Oh Take Those Lips Away
Roger- Quilter): Dialogue Oord
Berners): Mr.. Bellocs Fancy
(Warlock); THE Crying of Water
Campbell Tipton); Trees" (Tours);
THE Table and the Chair" iI1arris);
'Nocturne" Curran): THE Wander
ing Jew (Morrisl. Lester hodges
will be the accompanist for Mr..
Thomas.
Additional information concerning
this recital may be oh. aired from
the T. Arthur Smith. Inc. Concert
Bureau.
Dial Monte Debut Here
Toti Dial Monte. great coloratura
soprano, will be heard for the first
time in Washington at Polls Thea
ter Monday afternoon, January 10
at 4:30 o'clock. under the mana re
ment of Mrs. Wilson Greene.
Dial Monte made her Americ Al
debut in opera with the Chicag,
Opera Company in November ant
>arly in December with the Metro
titan company in NV York il
Lucia" Public and H'itics alike
claim they have never heard
Mad Scene" like hers nor on,
nearly as interesting.
Purity, flexibility, warmth, powe
and ideal pianissimo and a perfec
ton of phrasing stamp Totf Da
Monte as one OF the greatest artists
Of the day. She will sing the ari;
Of Susanna from "iIarriage @
Figaro" (Mozart1: Nina Mana
Rressaninl; Venetian song" ID
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
OPERETTA BY RIALTO
LEADER TUNEFUL SCORE

A new operetta ''F'rantzi." by
Bailey F.. Alart. conductor Of the
Rialto Theater Orchestra. is being
played in orchestral form as the
feature of the music program there
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-09-01
BrOadcaSters Take
Up Radio. Problems
By NEA Service

By NEA Service
New York Prominent broadcast
ers of the country will meet here on
the morning of September l6 and
formulate program upon which
perhaps the coming national radio
conference at Washington will be
based.
Discussions to be conducted at
this convention will cover practical
ly all the major problems Of the
broadcasting game and will at least
intimate what subjects will be taken
up at the Washington conference.
Among the subjects, the following
are mentioned:
I. Should the holding of wave
lengths be based on priority or fit
ness?
2. Recommendation to the com.
ing congress on certain radio legis-
lation, with special reference to the
White Bill.
3. Government censorship of ra-
dio programs.
4. Advertising by radio.
5. Status Of music copyrights in
relation to broadcasting.
6. Necessity of increasing scope
of receivers to include wavelengths
as low as $50 meters.
The last point practically antici-
pates a decision at the next radio
conference to widen the scope of
wavelengths for broadcasters from
the present low wavelength limit of
200 meters to one as low as $50
meters. 1t will be one of the most
serious topics to be taken up at
Washington.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-09-01
Insect-Free Corn
Sought for South
By NEA Service

BY NEA Service
Clemson College. S. CA hardy
corn with long ears. that would be
immune to attack by the weevil and
the corn ear worm, or corn borer. is
being sought for cultivation in the
south.
Experiments undertaken by scien-
lists of the U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture have disclosed the fact
that weevils could not cut through
corn husks, although they could eat
the hardest rice popcorn with little
difficulty. The problem was there
fore to produce husk-protected
strain of corn that would also be pro-
ductive and profitable.
Strains having desirable husk
characteristics have been isolated
and crosses between such strains
have been found that were at least
as productive as the parent variety.
But it was discovered that the
weevils could enter the corn by
means of>the holes bored by the
corn borer or corn ear worm. The
problem was then to get rid of this
worm by armoring the ear against
it.
The borer enters the tip of the
husk and bores its way down
through the ear and out. BY devel-
oping corn with long husks it was
found that the borer was fooled in
its attempt to eat into the corn. It
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-09-01
FIGURES SHOW SLUMP
IN L. S. ISLES TRADE

ties are supposed to he respected.
Here is the order:
The practice of whistling is an
entirely unnecessary and irritating
noise which must be discontinued
1t is therefore ordered and decreed
that no person shall whistle within
the limits of the city of Agana
lGuam's capitaD. The penalty for
q violation of this order shall be
an executive fine not to exceed S5.'
General Order No. II, by another
governor, is rather suggestive also
Attention is hereby called to the
fact that the natives of Guam are not
damned dagoes' or 'niggers. but
law abiding human beings who are
as much entitled to courtesy, respect
and protection Of life and liberty in
their homes as the best citizens of
New York, Washington or any other
home city,
An order very much to that gov
ernors credit-but something must
have happened to, call it forth.
The truth is that the governors of
the Virgin Islands and Guam have
much too free hand. They may not
abuse their authority. but if they do
they're mighty unlikely to be
called to account. The Navy Depart
ment's natural inclination is to de-
fend its own officers. the admins
tration's disposition is to defend it's
own Navy Department and neither
Congress nor the American people
are interested.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-09-01
Blight-PrOOf Tree
May Save Tanning

BY NEA Service
Washington-Plant breeders have
taken ADVANTAGE of the well-known
natural law Of the Survival of the
fittest" in an effort to save the tan
min production industry in this coun-
try.
The native chestnut tree, from
which the tanning industry secures
its tannin. is rapidly becoming a
thing Of the past due to the dcstruc-
tive disease Of blight introduced
from foreign countries. some years
ago. Practically three quarters Of the
stand Of this great tree in Amer
lea is now heavily infected with the
disease and it is only question of
time before the remainder will be-
come diseased and die.
Some years ago the United States
Department of Agriculture foresaw
the coming disaster Plant explor-
ers were sent to China. the home of
the disease. where they sought to
locate individual chestnut trees that
had survived by reason Of their
greater fitness They were success
full to a certain degree.
Several consignments of nuts from
these immune or di0case-resistant
trees were brought from China and
many trees grown and distributed.
An orchard was established at the
department experimental farm at
Roll. Md. during the time when the
disease was making its greatest in
roads on the native chestnut stand
in the surrounding country. This
orchard is II wears old and shows
a remarkably high state of resis-
tance to the blight disease
The department is growing sew
eral thousand little trees from nuts
taken from this resistant orchard
and from other recent importations
Of the same kind Of seed direct from
China. These will be distributed to
co-onerators who are in position
to plant and care for a quarter Of
an acre or more Of the trees.
The species grown in the eyn"ri-
mental orchard-the Chinese hairy
chestnut-is promising not only as
a source Of tannin, but also for its
edible nuts which are Of fine flavor
and good size. The trees are suit
able for growing in orchards in
much the same manner. for instance.
as peach or other fruit trees. They
will come into bearing when six or
seven years old.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-09-01
STRIKE MAY
BOOST STATE
COAL YIELD
Lcng Anthracite Ticup May
Attract Outside Capital
to State

The national anthracite coal mine
walkout is receiving keen attention
from North Dakota Ignite mine OPP
orators and by farmers Of the west,
crn part Of the state II may mean
new era Of prosperity, 1t Is pointed
out.
The development Of coal mining IN
North Dakota has recently advanced
to such point that It would be
poSSible to increase the normal out
put by ten times III case Of cmcr-
gency, It Is believed.
Uniuui2ation of Ignite mines in
North Dakota has been failure.
Two Of the largest mines ia the stat"
are nonunion and very few of tn"
smaller mines have anything remote
~ resembling Il miners local. Farm e
ers in the western part of the state.
whose yields were small this year,
will flock to the mines 1t is believed
with the good wages that will be
offered in case of II serious fuel
81 hortage.
Introduction Of foreign capital in
developing the Ignite pits of Mort h
Dakota will undoubtedly follow if
the strike continues for any length
of time. Small mines, operated by
farmers, are prepared 70 cooperate in
shipping coal out Of the state in case
il is necessary.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-09-01

are rich in the necessary fat-solublc
vitamins.
However, in the autumn when
pasture became scant, the pigs on
white corn soon began to fall behind
those receiving yellow corn. Even
when the pigs were fed tankage or
meat meal. yellow corn was much
better as body builder than white
corn
Tests therefore were made to dis
cover how pigs fed on white corn.
during the winter. when they had no
pasture, could be made to develop
as we'll as those fed on yellow corn.
These established the fact that finely
chopped alfalfa was Of considerable
help, although it made up about S
per cent Of the ration. A large pro-
portion Of legume hay can't be used
because the pigs digestive tract is
not we'll suited TO handle dry rough.
age.
Even when the hogs are fed yell
low corn, it has been found benefit
cial to add legume hay to the ration,
when the animals are not on pas
ture.