Evening star., 1925-07-05
ROpE POLIO
MUSIGRAPHS

WINIFRED AIICHAELSON, daugh
w ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Michaelson of University place. has
won a scholarship from the Juilliard
Musical Foundation, New York City.
Miss Michaelson is one of the best
known of local young pianists. She
has been heard on numerous programs
and both as accompanist and assist
ing soloist with the Chaminade Glee
Club. She has studied piano with
Pearl Waugh of this city since she
was 12 years old and, for the last
three years, studied under Wesley
Weyman. She is a student of George
Washington University and is q years
old.
Miss Michaelson was accompanied
to New York by Mildred Kolh
Schulze, a leading accompanist and
pianist Of Washington. who has much
interest in Miss Michaelson and faith
in her ability. Miss Michaelson was
notified of her receiving the scholar
ship Thursday evening. She will re-
turn to Washington during the com
ing week.
An interesting orchestration of
Rachmaninoffs popular prelude in G
Sharp Minor" was the musical fea-
ture of last weeks program at the
Rialto Theater. Mr.. Guterson, the
conductor, gave a skillful presenta-
ton of the work, with the excellent
piano playing dominating this compo-
sition, which was written originally,
of course, for that instrument alone.
Later, in the musical obligato TO the
film entitled Kiss Me Again Mr..
Guterson gave an artistic violin solo
Interpretation of Victor Herbert's
famous waltz of that name, and it
was sung by Nina Norman, a young
Washington singer with a sweet nat
ural voice, though somewhat blurred
enunciation. Two out-oftown indi-
viduals, Stella Marchetti and Armada
Marbini, attempted interpretations of
arias by Verdi.
Estelle Wentworth, her husband,
Albert Parr. and her mother and
aunt. Miss Annie d. Hurdle. motored
to Atlantic City Friday. Miss Went
worth is filing two engagements as
special soloist with the Roy Comfort
Symphony Orchestra on the Steel Pier
spend the intervening time at the
resort.
During the absence of Otto F. Beck.
popular organist, on brief vacation.
the console of the Wurlitzer grand
organ dL tne 1lNol was pTeSiueu
over by George Emmons, another
good musician, and Harold T.
Pease, Mr.. Beck's regular associate.
Both Mr.. Emmons and Mr.. Pease
We're heard through the air" and re
ceived many fiattering reports of
their work. Mr.. Beck resumes his
official duties today and will be wei
coined warmly by those who have
learned to look to him for exceptional
performances on the triple-manual
keyboard.
Sig Newman, solo sa1ophonist Of
the symphony orchestra at Crandall'S
Metropolitan Theater. has started on
d two-month motor trip TO the Pacific
coast. Nell Paxton. pipe organist, left
with Mr.. Paxton for an automobile
jaunt through New York to Lake
George and contiguous points.
Blanche Polkinhorn, well known
especially for her work with small
children in both vocal and piano mu-
sic, sailed recently with a party Of
Baltimore and Washington friends to
spend three months In Europe. She
is planning to attend the Wagner Fes-
tival in Bayreuth and the Mozart
Festival in Salzburg in August. She
will return home by way of England,
sailing from Southampton Septem-
Der II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto T. Simon, well
known in local music circles, sailed
Thursday on the steamer iceland of
the Red Star Line, to spend the re-
mainder of the Summer travelling in
England and on the continent. They
will return to Washington about Sep
tember 20.
Church still continues. Selections at
today's services will include: AM
Organ prelude, "Maestoso" (Fischer);
quartet, In Heavenly Love Abiding"
(Bischoff); bass solo, Ninety-first
Psalm, John H. Marville; organ post
lude, Finale" Boise). P.M.-Organ
prelude, Prayer" FarritD; quartet,
REST in the Lord (Burdett); tenor
solo, Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect
Peace" (Speaks), Denton Ledford; or
gan postlude, "Allegretto" Uemagre).