Evening star., 1925-09-13


| spend the Winter azzzaz#
! over there. The GERTRUDE NASH.
NaSheS have Civ
en- up a contract which they had
| Jointly to teach at the Cornish School
of Music in Seattle, Wash, where Mr..
| Nash spent last year in such work
| and recitals, while Mrs. Nash had
| her classes here, with years leave
of absence from the Seattle school.
| Julia Cuibreth Gray, mezzo-con-
| tralto, who, although a resident of
| Washington for several years. has
| spent much Of her time out of the
| city on recital tours, upon her recent
| return from Summer tours through
| the South and North has opened her
| studio here for the Winter. planning
to continue her concert work primar-
| lily in Washington and vicinity.
Mrs. Gray has been engaged as di-
| rector of the music for Calvary Meth
odist Church and will also be the
| tet will be Marie 6. Deal, soprano:
Harlan Randall. s-baritone, and
| Frank Evans. tenor. Mrs. James
Montgomery is the organist.
/ Mary Minge Wilkins, organist Of
| Christ Church, Georgetown, has re
| turned from Blue Ridge Summit
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| Summer. Since her return she has
| been Ill with pleurisy, and her substi-
| tute at the organ during her en-
| forced absence is Miss Jean Phillips.
| Viola Harper. soprano, and Dorothy
| Wilson Halback, contralto, who have
1 become well known to radio fans dur
| ing the Summer, have been engaged
TO sing at the Western Presbyterian
Church during the coming season
They will sing at both services today
Karl Holer and Pauline Holer have
returned to the city after a short va
cation spent at Forest Hills. Long
Island; Maplewood, n. j., and New
| York City.
Placido de Montoliu, who has been
directing the rhythmic ballet at the
Paris Opera for the past two years,
and was formerly assistant to Jaques-
DalcroZe at Hellerau, Dresden, will or
ganize and instruct classes in euryth-
mic dancing this season at the Curtis
! Institute of Music in Philadelphia
NJ. Montoliu is striving to achieve
the perfect fusion of music with its
| tonal rhythm and form and bodily
rhythm. Through this method the
students capacity for response to
| rhythmic motor sensations is devel-
rhythmic patterns are created and
there is perfect coordination of bod
lily motion.
For nine years NJ. Montoliu was an
| instructor at Bryn Mawr College and
he organized special classes in New
York University and Yvette Guilbert's s
School. In the classes at the Curtis
Institute of Music NJ. Montoliu plans
to work with small groups and to give
| SDpcidI Instruction r1nSiCianc nd
those interested in dancing.
Adolf Torovsky has returned TO
his post at Epiphany Church after a
vacation spent partly at Chicago.
| Virginia Beach, Long Point and
Annapolis The choir resumed re-
hearsals Friday. September 4, and
with the exception of a vacancy in
the tenor solo position and a few in
the chorus the personnel remains the
same.
| Ruby Smith Stahl has returned to
her work as director of the First Con-
gregationaI Church after an absence
from the city of six weeks, during
| which time she spent 10 days vaca-
tioning in northern Michigan and the
rest of the time studying with and
observing the teaching methods of
| Percy Rector Stephen of New York.
Mrs Stahl will spend few days this
| week with Clara Grandfield. formerly
| of Washington, now in Philadelphia,
before re-opening her studios at the
church and the Portner.
| The choir of the First CongreCa-
tionaI Church began rehearsals last
night, preparing secular music pro-
! gram to be given about the end of
October. They will give their first
church music October d. Owing to
81, ,1as,-e l,,,-
left the city. there are choir
vacancies in all parts. Those inter
ested in ensemble singing are invited
to apply to Mrs. Stahl either by tele-
phone or at the church.
! Estelle Wentworth and Albert Parr
have returned from their vacation.
They were in Atlantic City and New
| York and took motor trip through
| PENNSYLVANIA and the Shenandoah
| Valley. They have reopened their
studios at 1882 Girard street and have
several pageants planned, the first of
| which will be given at the National
Council of congregational Churches
convention in the Washington Audi
torium October POPS.
Ray Palkin of the soprano division
I, of the Rubinstein Club has returned
from Atlantic City and is planning to
| resume her musical work.
Anne Thorpe, contralto. sang Walter
e. Young's I'm Heavenly Love Abid-
ing" at Northminster Presbyterian
| Church last Sunday morning.
Board members and both artist and
| associate members of the District of
! Columbia Federation of Music Clubs
| are again reminded of the special
! meeting at the home of the president,
| Miss Esther Linkins, 1915 Newark
street northeast, Tuesday evening at
1880 O'Clock, when echoes of the
Portland biennial convention will be
the chief subject of discussion.
James Roosevelt Armour, Washing
tonian, is the composer of the new col
legiate fox trot hit. Thinking of You, -
which is being played everywhere in
the Capital where dance music is fea-
tured. Director Harry Albert of the
LIE Paradis Roof Garden Band, says
the number has been a real "panic"
since he started using it several days
| ago. Director Spencer Tupman of the
Tupnnan Mayflower band, also is en-
thusiaStic about the number, attribut-
ing its success both to it's intrinsic
melody and the splendid orchestration
of Albert Borguno. Daniel Breeskin,
Rialto conductor, who Is also featur-
ing the new hit, says, Il believe
Thinking of You will be the dance
hit of the season." Altogether, the
prospects are rosy for young Mr..
Armour, who is said to be a talented
blackface comedian as well as COM
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