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The Washington times., 1925-11-30
Fine Pianist to Play
Under JOrdan-Kitt
Auspices

Nine. Sturkow Ryder, famous
American concert pianist and
composer, will make her first APP
pearance in Washington in q re-
cital on Tuesday, December 8,
at 8:15, in the Masonic Audi
forum, Thirteenth street and
New York avenue, under the joint
auspices of the Arthur Jordan
Piano Company and the Homer
L. Kit Company.
Nine. SturkoW Ryder is to
play most unusual concert pro-
gram, including the great or
chestral effects of two-piano
music in which she will play with
her own reproduction of the Sec
ond part in the rarely lovely
Chopin Concerto" F minor and
also the brilliant march from
3Wagnerss opera, Tannhauser, :
In the Messenger arrangement.
She will also play several duets
with herself" including the fas-
eInating Arenslxy Waltz" for
Two pianos, and the duet, "Tar-
ntella," of Edward German
from his Gypsy Suite"
The pianist will also give sew
eral solos, with a major work in
the D'Albert Suite in D minor,
two Chopin selections, and the
GranadOs Spanish Dance. = As
composer she viii he heard in
her graphic sketches that she
calls The Zoo" with scenes Of
New York life on a holiday, set
to music.
Invitations have been sent out
by the Jordan and the Kilt
Plano Companies. The bringing
of Nine. Sturkow Ryder is an
other instance Of their effort in
putting important artists before
the public, as was the case when
the noted French artist Dunes
nil gave a recital here recently.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
INTERESTING CONCERT BY
NEW ARTISTS NEXT WEEK

Three young Washington artists
VIII be heard in program %
vocal, piano and organ music at
the First Congregational Church,
Wednesday, December 9, at SIS
o'clock.
Wynema Mckinley, contralto, is
an active member Of the Rho Beta
Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon Musical
Sorority She is a graduate OF the
Washington College Of Music, and
has also studied with Oscar Seagle
and Edgar M. Cooke, OF New York.
She was heard in concert frequent
w last summer at the Seagle
Colony in the Adirondacks. At
present she Is contralto soloist OF
the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church.
Katharine Fowler, organlst Of
lexington Presbyterian Church. 10
a pupil of Lynnwood Farnam and
Edwin Hughes. both of New York.
She has appeared very successfully
in New York, Pittsburgh and Wash
ington. Late in December Miss
Fowler will give an organ recital
In Town Hall, New York City.
Robert Ruckman. who appears
on. the program as pianist, Is also
known here as an organist, having
held that position at the First
Baptist Church last season. He is
at present located in New York,
where he Is teaching and continu-
ing his piano studies with Edwin
Hughes. He has appeared sue
cessfully in Boston, New York.
Washington and Asheville. North
Carolina
The Washington times., 1925-11-30

the Peggy Albion Concert Bureau.
Sokolov, the gifted Russian con-
ductor who has led the orchestra
ever since it's organization eight
years ago, is noted for shaping his
program to appeal particularly to
each individual audience, and this
he n doing for his concert here,
tickets for which now are available
at the Albion office, 1889 G street
| northwest.
In Cleveland, where a large for
eign element exists, the Cleveland
Orchestra's concert last month was
made particularly attractive because
its numbers represented ten nations,
as follows:
THE. Star-Spangled Banner for
Italy, william Tell Overture; for
America, MacDowelPs ITO a Wild
Rose; Poland. 'Paderewski Minuet";
Bohemia, 'Slavonic Dance by
Dvorak; Austria, Johann Strauss
TALES From the Vienna Woods"
England, "Pomp and Circumstance, -
by Elgar; Rumania, Enesco's 'Ru.
manian Rhapsody; Germany, .Schu'
/ mann's '"TraumereP'; Hung airy
Brahms Hungarian Dance" and
for Russia, Relationships 1872
| Overture"
Following its concert here next
Monday, the Cleveland Symphony
i Orchestra will make a coast-to
coast tour, giving over one hundred
and thirty recitals this season.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
MALE QUARTETS
0F CAPITAL
CITY
Ed CaIIow, Of the Washington
Male Quartet, Lists Seven
and Asks an A. M. @. a.

washington Is not to be left be-
hind IN the matter Of male guar
tets.
The appearances OF the DeReszke
Singers those four fine artists, w11d
have coached under the famous
tenor, Jean DeReazke, but who re-
ceived their training here in Amer
lea under Oscar Seagle; have seem
ed to set the torch to- ambition
among our organizations
Also the second place" trophy,
in the Keith contest, won by our
Columbian male quartet has given
zest to this very delightful form
OF singing in the Natfonat Capital
May we win first place next year
But ed CaIIow. bass Of the Wash
ington male quartet, brings in q
perfectly new idea.
Mr.. Ca1loW suggests that we start
right here and noW TO form an
American Male Quartek a ssOciatiom,
with headquarters In yVashingt On,
with the purpose Uf inviting male
uuartets throughout the entire cOun-
try to come to the National Capital
and have q convention each year,
q convention that may hold COM
test, ais a follow up" Of the in1-
portant one started by the 3.
Keith Eheaters.
washington now has seven mails
1quartets!
There IL the Washington Male
Quartet, who sponsor the fine prop
osition It consists Of w. j. Shana-
han, w. w. CAN'T, Earl ~garbauh
and Ed CalloW, the latter also Of
TONY the Barber fame who il or
ganizer Of this and other quartets
49,. - seS&9 Is ~
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
Dawson GIee Club To
Sing "A CapelIa"
Thursday

The first concert of the sea-
son of the Dawson Glee Club,
John R. Monroe, conductor, will
be given in the Masonic Audi
forum, Thirteenth and New
York avenue. Thursday evening,
at 8:15.
The program will consist of
six "a capella" selections, three
in Latin being medieval chants
by Palestrina, the prince of
music, and by Won Hasler and
Lott. The old English madri-
gals, Come Again, ! Sweet
Maiden by Dowland, and ma
tona," by di Lasso, anad very
modern Russian composition,
"Cossack Lament, " arranged by
Deems Taylor and Kurt Schind-
Ter, will be given by the club.
This is an independent organ
ization of young singers OF
Washington who have devoted
much time under Mr.. Monroe TO
develop chorus capable of sing
ing "a capeIia, : which is nov
city for the average glee club.
They give much appreciation TO
the Harvard Glee Club whose
I work, on their visits to Wash
I ington, has been such an in-
Y AT he
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
CATHOLIC ALUMNNAE FORM
ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS

The international Federation or
Catholic Alumnae are forming,
among local members, an orchestral
and. a choral organization. This is
to be composed Of alumnae of col
leges and academies in and about
Washington.
Alexander Henneman, director Of
music. at the Sisters College OF the
Catholic University. has been APP
pointed conductor. He is an author
ity on the voice, an experienced
orchestral conductor and an edu-
Gator of note.
Mrs. James Harttnett is the dis
trict governor and Miss Mary
O'Donahue the local chairman OF
the federation. Rehearsals will be
held in the quarters of the Arthur
Jordan Piano Company beginning In
December.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
DA|NROSCH TALK
on GER'.SIHVuN
NOVELTY
Imperial Opera Artists for
Benefit Novelty Of the
Season at Polls

The importance Of George GerSh-
| wins new fConcerto in F. as a
contribution to the modern school
of music was emphasized yesterday
by Walter Damrosch in an inter.
view given at his New York home.
The concerto is to be played in
washington December by the
New York Symphony Orchestra, for
which it was especially written.
It has its world premiere in New
York December 4 Gershwin him
self will play the piano part OF the
work both In New York and Wash
lngton.
Various composers OF today have
been walking around jazz Ike q
cat around q plate of hot soup
waiting for it to cool OF 50 that
they could enjoy II without burning
their tongues. hitherto accustomed
only to the more tepid liquid dis
titled by cooks Of tire classical
school" said Mr.. DamrOsclI Lady
Jazz, adorned with her intriguing
rhythms, has danced her way
around the world, even as far as
the Eskimos Of the north and the
Polynesians of the south Sea Isles.
But for all her travels and sweep.
ing popularity, she has encountered
no knight who could lift her to a
level that would enable her to be
received as q respectable member
I'm musical circles.
Gershwin, Prince Charming
George Gershwin seems to have
at last accomplished this miracle.
He has done it boldly, dressing this
extremely independent and up-to-
date young lady in the classic garb
Of a concerto. Yet he has not de-
detracted one whit from her fasci-
mating personality. He is the
by the hand and openly proclaimed
her a princess to the astonished
world, and no doubt to the fury Of
her envious sisters"
Gershwin, in his analysis of the
work, says:
''The first movement employs the
Charleston rhythm. 1t is quick and
pulsating, representing the young,
enthusiastic spirit Of American life.
It begins with q rhythmic motive,
given out by the kettledrums, sup.
ported by other percussion instru-
ments, and with a Charleston
motive introduced by bassoons,
horns, clarinets and vioIas. The
principal there is announced by the
bassoon. Later a second there is
introduced by the piano.
"The second movement has q
poetic, nocturnal tone. 1t utilizes
the atmosphere of what has come
to be referred to as the American
blues, but In q ptIrer form than
that IN which they are usually
treated. The finaA movements re-
vertA to the style OF the first. IT
IL an orgy Of rhythm, starting VIC
lently and keeping to the same paee
throughout"
Seats are now on sale Ct Mrs.
Wilson, reene's Concert Bureau in
Drops, 1900 G street northwest.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
RUSSIAN BALLET
AND CONCERT
SOON
Rachmaninoff Wednesday and
Graveure Thursday, Also
Cleveland Symphony

The Russian Ballet Concert on
Friday afternoon, December II, at
400, in Polls Theater. which is
to be presented for the benefit of
the Russian refugee fund by the
Washington committee headed by
Mrs. Robert Lansing, will be one
of the seasons novel and pictur-
esque events, and of unusual inter-
est to all lovers OF music and the
dance-drama.
The cast is composed entirely Of
artists from the Imperial Opera
House, Petrograd, none of whom
have been seen or heard previously
in Washington except Alexander
". Gavrilov, who was seen here
several years ago with Serge de
Diaghileff's Ballet Russo, and who
comes now as the artistic manager
Of the production.
The program viii be made up
Of & fascinating combination Of
Russian songs, and dances, both
solo and ensemble, featuring large
Nv the compositions Of Chopin.
.Tschaikowslxy. Borodin, Bizet.
Three delightful ballots. each In
one scene, will be given. The
Roguish F'aun,, with music by
Tschaikowslxy; spectre de Ia Rose.
with Weber's music, and The Toy
Box BY Rossini and other COM
posers.
III. Gavrilov viii present for the
first time In this city, Madame
Vera Strelskaya. premiere danseusE
OF the Russian Ballet, CONSTANT
nople: Madame Valentinova, mezzo
soprano: Boris M. Lang, celebrated
Russian pianist, and q group OF
seven other remarkable Russian
artists.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
oRGANISTS' GUILD HAS
RICH WINTER PLANS

The second meeting of the D. G.
Chapter of the American Guild OF
Organists was held on Monday eve
ming, November 2, at the Church
of the Covenant. Five new mem.
bers were added to the chapter and
an invitation is extended to all
church organists interested sin the
Al. G. o. to join the local chapter.
No entrance examination is re-
quired.
Plans are under way. for d joint
meeting with the Chesapeake Chap
ter, Baltimore, Nd, some time IN
December, at which the visiting
chapter viii be guests at dinner
and afterward participants IN the
guild choir service, to be held In
one Of the churches.
After the business meeting Miss
Katharine Fowler and Percy Cox
gave an interesting half hour Of
organ music. The next meeting
will be. held on December { ats
o'clock. Every member is urged
to attend.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
Daisy Jean, Soloist h
Rubinstein Club
Concert

The Rubinstein Club, under
the direction Of Claude Robson,
will give its first concert of
the season Tuesday evening,
December 8, at $3.50, in the
ballroom Of the Willard Hotel.
The soloist will be Daisy Jean,
'cellist, harpist and vocalist.
This versatile young star,
French by birth and Belgian by
training, showed early promise
Of extraordinary virtuosity.
Graduating from the Brussels
Conservatory with highest
honors in both cello and harp,
she was Immediately called to
the court, where she was active
for several years as SolOist and
in chamber music.
Making her New York debut
solely as a 'ceIlist with pro-
nounced success, Daisy Jean
has since added to her Metro
pOlitan recitals, songs, aeeon-
panying herself at the harp,
and iii this dual capacity she
has been heard extensively in
two transcontinental tours. The
scepticism aroused by announce
ment of such versatility gives
way to open acknowledge
and admiration when her SUI
perb mastery Of cello 4 and
harp, and her delightful skill
as singer are revealed.
The club will sing an excep-
tionally beautiful program, in
Guiding "a Rocco Romance by
A. Walter Kramer.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
MRS. ToWNsEND's FIRST
PROGRAM At MAYFL OVER

Mrs. Lawrence Townsend has an.
nounced the program for the first
of her Musical Mornings" this
year. which are to be given in the
ballroom Of the Mayflower begin
ming Wednesday Of next week, De
cember 8, at 11:15 a. m.
Lawrence Tibet, baritone Of the
Metropolitan Opera, and Paul
Kochanski, .viOlinist, are the artists,
with Gregory Ashman at the piano.
The program brings a diversity Of
musical types for the young sensa-
ton Of the Met" Mr.. Tibbett
giving two selections from the
"Beggar's Opera" OF Gay, the Hear
Me Ye Winds and Waves" Of Han
del, Scarlatti's "Gia il sole dial
Gange" and the Evening Star
from Tannhauser Of Wagner, for his
first group.
He viii also sing schumann
group and the Rachmaninoff In
Silent Night" and three Moussorg'
sky songs, including the famous
"Song Of the Flea"
Kochanski will give the Vivaldi
"Adagio," the Gluck-Kreisler "Air
OF Orpheus," the Rimsgy-K
koff Hymn to the Sum-" General
Charles Dawes Melody" and the
Brahms Waltz" A major. He will
also bring three Spanish popular
songs Of De Falla, who Is 80 much
discussed today, and the Logan
Kreisler pale Moon" and "Hopak'
OF Mougsorgsky, in the Rachman'
inoff Arrangement.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
CONCERTS
Of NEAR
FUTURE:
New York Symphony, Here on
Eighth, to Play Unique
Piano Concerto
MUSIC CALENDAR

MUSIC CALENDAR
Wednesday. 4:3O-Rachmaniu0ff In
niano recital. Second concert OF
Artists Course. Polls.
Wednesday. 8:15-Kedchner Trio IN
benefit concert for Daughters oil
Veterans. Raleigh ball room.
Thursday. 4:3O-Graveure, baritone,
in fourth Ten Star concert. Ma
tfOnal.
Thursday, 8:15-Davison Glee Club,
John r. Monroe, conductor, Ma
sonic Auditorium.
WEEK OF DECEMBER
Monday, 8:15-C Cleveland Orchestra.
Fourth Peggy Albion concert.
Washington Auditorium.
Tuesday, 4:30-New York Sym
phony. George Gershwin, sOlOist.
Tuesday, S:I5-Mme. Sturkow-Ryder
in piano recital. Masonic Audi
tOrium.
Tuesday, Sis - GounOd's opera,
Romeo and Juliet, by Washing
ton Opera Company. Washing
ton AuditOriuInS 80
Tuesday, 8:30-Rubinstein Club con-
cert. Daisy Jean, sOl0ist. Viii
lard ball room.
Wednesday, 11:15 q. MFRS. Town
sends Musical Morning, May
flower.
Wednesday, 8:15-McKinley, Fow-
Ter, Ruclxman joint recital. First
Congregational Church.
Friday, 4:30-Russian Ballet Bene-
fft Concert. Polls.
Saturday, 8:30-PauI Whiteman and
his band. WILSON, Greene series.
Washington Auditorium.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
IS SLIDING TROMBONE
TO BE OPERA STAR?

George Gershwin's widely-dis'
cussed new composition, blue Mon
day OPERA" which is announced as
one of the features Of the concert
at the Washington Auditorium OF
Paul Whiteman's Concert Orchestra
this season, is now in process OF
orchestration, and Mr.. Whiteman is
expected to start rehearsals on it
within q week or two. -
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
NEW MUSIC BY HoLER
PLAYED BY COMPOSER

Karl Holer, composer pianist, Was
soloist with Irving Boernstein's Ia
Java Concert Orchestra on Novela'
Der %, when he played three Of his
own compositions, "Nocturne IN
d flat, A Midsummer Fantasy !
and q March of the Vipivoces, "
the last being dedicated to a mu-
steal club OF. Washington OF young
student-artists who represent, as
the name implies, violin, piano.
voice and cello.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
KING DAVID" oRAToRIo
BY MUSIC IcoNocLAST

SoIoists for the American pre-
miere y of Honegger's symphonic
psalm, "Le Roi David" which will
take place at a special concert OF
the Society of ting Friends of Music
in Town Hall, on the evening of Oc-
tober &c, are Queena Mario, So
prano: Miss Marion Telva, contralto;
Armand Tokatyan, tenor, and Leon
Rothier, bass.
"Le ,Roi DAVID is new type
of oratorio in which recitative has
been discarded, a speaker being
employed to explain the narrative.
In the Paris performances the mar
rator was the famous actor, Copeau.
Mr.. Rothier. will take his place in
the New York premiere.
There are twenty-eight short, com
pact numbers, including chorusesi
psalms. songs, professionals, marches
fanfares and dances. The words
are by the French poet, Rene
Morax. and are based upon the
Biblical story of David.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
MENCELBERG WILL MAKE
ORCHESTRAL RECORDS

Willem Mengelberg, conductor OF
the Philharmonic Orchestra for the
first half of this coming season,
will make a new series of phono-
graph records with the Philhar-
monte before the opening Of the
orchestra's season, at Carnegie
Hall, on Thursday evening, Octo-
her Is
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
EXHIBITION STAGED
BY ARTS CLUB HERE

The entire month of Decenber
will be devoted TO a display Of small
paintings and sculpture at the Arts
Club. .is...s-.
The works, all ~ members Of the
club, are not to exceed $50 in value,
and three will be purchased, by the
are Miss Florence Adams, racon-
at the Bal Boheme to be held at the
Willard Hotel january IL.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
MRS. WILS0N-GREEN
Rachmaninoff Piano Recital

Sergei Rachmaninoff, the world
famous Russian pianist and COM
poser, who is generally regarded as
Paderewski,s closest rival for SUI
preme pianistie honors. is scheduled
to make his only concert appearance
of the season in Washington at
Poh's1Theater next " ednesday after
noon. at 4:30. in the second con.
cert of Mrs. Wilson reene's Art
lists Course
Rachmaninoff's tour has been
greatly cursaiIed this season. owing
70 his desire - devote as much
time as possible this yyinfer t. seom-
position and Mrs. Wilson Greene
vas fortunate enough to obtain one
Of the few concert appearances
Aachmaninoff viii make in the
East during the season.
Mr.. Raehmaninoff win play two
of his own groups Of TRANSCRIPT
tiof1s for the piano which have not
been heard before in Washington.
The first group consists Of his own
transcription of two Schubert works.
"Impromptu" and The BYooklet, :,
. while the second group consists of
his own @Etude Tableau" and Pre-
lude" as well as "Liebesfreud" by
Fritz Kriesler, the famous violinist.
The entire program is "Partita' .
Nd - g major, including overture.
Satabande and Gigue. IL s. q Bach;
"Ifnpromptu" and THE Brooklet :
(SchubertJ; the Chopin Sonata, Is
minor: three List compositions
Consolation E major. Dance of
C1nomes'' and Heroica:" Fairy Tale
CAIedtner); s'Etude Tableau" and
Prelude RachmaninofD and Lie.
besfreud" tKreislerl
Seats for this and other concerts
in AIRS. Wilson-Greene's Artists
Course" including the Boston Sym
phoay Orchestra, on February 2,
Renfamino- Gigli, tenor. on February
26. and Mime. CALI Curci. on March
II. are now on sale at the Wilson.
Greene Concert Bureau. in Droop's.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30

An illustrated lecture showing
laboratory methods will be given by
Arthur s. King, superintendent OF
physical laboratory, Mount Wilson
o Observatory, tomorrow evening at
$40 o'clock in the administration
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
PEGGY ALBION SERIES
Cleveland Symphony Next Week

The Cleveland Symphony Orches-
ira, composed one hundred brilliant
instrumentafists under NiIxolai Soko-
low conductor. will play at the
Washington Auditorium one week
from tonight under the auspices OF
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
r. ARTHUR SMITH
GraNeure. Baritone, Returns


The T. Arthur Smith Concert
Bureau announces the return, after
three wears absence, of the inter
nationally popular baritone. Louis
GraVeure, in the fourth ''Ten Star
concert Thursday, at 4:3O at the
National Theater.
Mr.. GraVeure's appearance in
Washington is always welcomed.
his successes here are remembered
for his most perfect rendering of
he most delicate of the classics and
the most joyous Of folk songs. No
singer of today is so noted for
voice quality and production, for
Enusicanship, arrangement or pro
gram, diction and personality. With
a repertoire of five hundred songs
I'm English. German and French,
mis- beautifully contrasted programs
are a source fof enjoyment.
The program offered for Thurs
lay afternoon, promises treat to
Iovers of good singing.
II includes, Star of Even from
Tannhauser 1Wagnerl. Look Into
Mine Eye" Hungarian folk songl
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Dtorakl. "Cavatina,' Valentine's
song from Faust CGounod): Rich
ard Hammond group "Cancion -
daluza." There is a Lassie,' 1.-Two
COFbies' and Drinking Song" to
words of. Burns: la CIoche" Saint
SasnsI, III Neige'is Bembergl
"F1legie" ,fMassepet) and ''Nisior
FIigitiv" from 'T1erodiade" MAS
seneo; and for final group 80 Lovely
Might" RonaldI, THE Leprechaun'
Irish folk song). Her Rose
(Coombs). and "The Trumpeter'
(AirIie Dix). Arpad Sander, accom-
pa1ist. will give a group of piano
SOLOS, playing the Organ Choral
Prelude Bach. BusoniD, "Capriccio'
in A major (ScarlattD and 'Rhap
sodie" E flat major (Brahmsl.
Tickets are now on sale at IN,
r. Arthur Smith concert bureau
1880 G. street northwest.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-29

Prosperity Edition Copies, 25c.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-29
NEWS LETTER
 FROM BERLIN

BERLIN, Dec. 29 (P-Seven hun dred years old and having a popula- tion of four millions, Berlin is just about to acquire it's first skyscraper. While the authorities are debating over plans for lining Inter den Lin- den with tall office buildings which it is feared may destroy the beauty of the historic facades now fronting on that famous avenue the Society of Book Lovers has laid the cornerstone for it's new 12 story building in the fashionable West End district of Twelve stories con- stitutes a skyscraper in Berlin.
 Bankers hesitated to advance funds for the skyscraper venture, but sev- eral thousand members of the society raised the money by the sale of stock. The building will contain a theatre seating 1900 persons, music and art studies and offices.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-29
WALTER CLEGHORN WINS
 DECISION OVER HOLLAND

Walter Cleghorn, "The Cook Inlet Kid" successfully defended his vel terweight championship title of this division at Cordova last Saturday night when he slipped the sleep po- tion to Battling" George Holland in the second round of scheduled six round main event. The Cordova Times
 in reporting the bout stated Cleghorn was too clever for his opponent. Dr. Council refereed
 Cleghorn who is accompanied by Red" Campbell is billed next to ap- pear at McCaEthy. From there he plans to invade southeastern Alaska thence to Seattle where he hopes to enter the boxing stable of Lonnie Austin, the we'll known Seattle pro- mOter.