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The Washington times., 1925-03-09
Ten Star" Smith, Inc.
Concerts Again
Next Season

The T. Arthur Smith, Inc,
concert bureau announces, for
the next seasons "Star Con-
certs',1the eleventh season of
this popular series-ten concerts,
to be given at popular subscrip-
ton prices. These concerts viii
be given at the National Theater
on ten Thursday afternoons, at
4:30.
The array of artists will be
one that has probably never been
equalled in concert history at
the prices. It is believed that
when the names of the artists
are announced, there viii be
unprecedented demand for sea-
son tickets.
Information may be secured
at the T. Arthur Smith, Inc,
concert bureau.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
Spring Idyl Is Deane
Shure's New Piano
BIRD Sketches"

Spring is here and the song
birds, the feathered song-blrds
of the woods.
R. Deane Shure, our Washing
ton composer, has a new piano
suite -Four Bird Sketches, just
off the press of the White.
Smith Publishing Company of
Boston, that makes a delightful
spring repertory for anyone, and
particularly happy spring study
for all who want to search out
his cleverly interviewer bird-calls
in four charming little piano
compositions.
The theme" of each bird call
is written, as an index, at the
top of each sketch.
There is the "Bobolink," which
he calls the "comic opera soloist
of the fields; the "Red-winged
Blackbird" with his "O-Ka-Lee"
trilling on the last note; the
purple Finch Linnet" put to
music "in dancing meadow
mood" for he is a gay sweet
warbler with a lovely mellow
song. Then last comes the
"Whip-Poor- Will" with his weird
song of the evening.
Mr., Shure has gone from his
original Lyric Washington" a
piano suite of episodes unusually
typical of the city, on to an
other novelty. He is composing
his third suite, calling it "Shen-
andoah" after the United States
blimp. This work is symphonic,
the first symphonic suite writ
ten OH the dirigible, which he
dedicates to Captain William
H. Santelmann, of the United
States Marine Band.
Two recent songs Of Mr..
Shure's have just been accepted,
a waltz song, "Ring on Sweet
Chimes" by the White-Smith
Company, for which the COM
poser also wrote the words, and
the Oliver Ditson Company has
just taken his Dream Clouds"
a ballad.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
MRS.. BEACH IS
PLEASING IN
CONCERT
Woman Composer Proves
Versatile Artist-Misses
Hood and Howe Sing
BY JESSIE MacBRIDE.

Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, pianist and
composer. is such q worldwide fig
ure as a composer that the fact Is
overlooked that this foremost Of
American women composers is a
delightful concert artist. In the
recital of Mrs. Beach's music az
Rauscher's Saturday afternoon, 1t
was as concert pianist that Mrs.
Beach was warmly appreciated. The
recital was the first Matinee Must
Gale given by the Washington Alum
nae Club Of the "Mu Phi Epsilon, !"
for the benefit OF the MacDoWeIl
Colony at Peterborough, N. III.
Gretchen Hood, soprano, ana
Mary Howe. pianist, were the as
sisting artists.
The piano Fantasia and Fugue"
brought the big pianistic art OF
Mrs. Beach into play, proving an
effective work for tone color with
development of the fugue theme
into virtuoso paths that Were
charmingly musical. An Indian
theme was used in From Black
bird Hills" but here Mrs. Beach
used a Granger spirit, though i'm
.pressively creating atmosphere and
using modern harmonies with no
sense of strain.
Her "Grandmother's Garden
suite brought an inspirational height
in Dancing Leaves" such as Mrs.
Beach touched in her joyous Years
at the Spring 1t was the most
forcefuI OF the new works with
fine progressions and a whirling
staccato that gave the imagery.
A song, Browning's II send my
Heart up to Thee" in Barcaroue
lit. again catches the ardQr Of the
poets '.word-mesh. in anN outpour-
ing of music. Miss Hood bravery
gave two groups of songs in. her
always artistic way, though q
severe cold made her appearance 2
really. hazardous thing to herself.
The reliable singer Is one of the
boons OF the music world. Miss
Hood scarcely let her cold be heard,
singing admirably above It. the
little encore song, Ellie ct Moi
was a delightful thing that Snould
be gratifying to all singers.
A big two piano suite, with Mrs:
Beach and Mrs. Howe, completed
Ia program of many types that
represent the breadth Of this
artists creative work.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
WERREN RA 7 H.
At RUB|NSTE|N
CLUB
Noted Baritone Is SoIoist With
Choral Club at Willard
Tuesday Evening

The Rubinstein Club will give
the second concert Of the season
on Tuesday, tomorrow evening, in
the ballroom of the Willard Hotel,
at $50. Reinald Werrenrath, the
popular American baritone, will be
the assisting artist. Tickets may
be obtained at the Willard News
Stand.
Werrenrath is one artist about
whom there seems to be no diff
ference of opinion. One of the
most interesting comments on his
singing was written by w. J. Hen
derson, the critic Of the New York
Sun, who said: His singing rests
upon the firm foundation of good
technic. He had no difficulty in
developing the plan Of interpreta-
ton. He can do what he wishes
with a voice which ranges from
big ringing volume to the most
delicate bead tones. His phrasing
is almost poetic as well as musical
and his diction beyond praise. And
this is the secret-he has i'm
agination"
The Rubinstein Club is a choral
club of women's voices, under the
direction Of Claude Robson. They
always have something attractive
to offer on their program.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
ALL-AMERIcAN FESTIVAL
OPENS AT MAYFLOWER

Not only new artists but in sew
eral cases new songs or musica
compositions will be heard in
Washington through the Spring
Festival Of All-American artists to
be given at the Mayflower Hotel.
March 16, March %, April 6 and
April 20, at $3.50 o'clock, in the
evening.
Concerning some of these. ad-
vance information has been secured
from Mrs. David Allen Campbell,
chairman of the music department
OF the National Council of Women
Of the United States, under whose
auspices these concerts as well as
American Music Evening Of May s
are being given.
Jerome Uhl, baritone. who is to
impersonate Monsieur Beaucaire in
the "Costumed Revue" of Monday
evening. May 16, the opening night
OF the series, and who is the son
Of Jerome Uhl the famous portrait
painter, well known in Washington
and throughout the United States
in his day, will sing "a Night in
Paris from the new opera by
Henry Hadley which is to be pro-
duced at the Metropolitan, and
Il ne CTCI1Cn GAInp0EOE cues "
Heidelberg" another new compost
ton.
James Stanley, bass, as the Pill
grim from the Mayflower, Milan
Lusk, violinist, as Paganini, Paula
Heminghaus, contralto. as a young
Schumann- Heink, Karolyn Bassett
Wells, coloratura soprano, as Patti.
Nora Fauchauld, lyric soprano, and
Elsie Theida MOIlan dramatic
soprano. complete the artists for
the sixteenth.
In the series, other artists of
interest to Washington are Edwin
Hughes, pianist, who plays on the
twenty-third of March, Winston
Wilkinson, violinist, Grace Lamar,
mezzo soprano, Katharine Riggs,
harpist. among a list of real Ameri'
can artists.
Tickets are on sale at the May.
flower.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
BACH CHOIR OF $50 A
FINE SYMBOL FOR EASTER

That the World Fellowship
Through Music Festival" to be held
in Washington during Easter Week
is assuming nationwide proportions
is indicated by the score OF letters
which are being received by Miss
Ella May Powell, chairman OF the
invitations committee.
Governor Donahey, OF Ohio,
writes that he has appointed Mrs.
Frank A. Seiberling Of Akron. Ohio,
to represent his State at the 1estl-
val.
sioner of Education OF the State
of New York says:
Governor Smith has referred to
me your letter in relation to the
World Fellowship Through Music
Conference to be held in Washing
ton, April 1917. We should be
very glad to send a representative
from this Department if it were
possible, but the fact is that we
have no funds for travelling ex-
penses outside the State. If you
publish report Of the conference,
l am sure that Mr.. Russell Carter,
our specialist in music, will be
very glad to have you send him a
copy"
Doctor. SIZE, the Chinese Minister.
has accepted an invitation to partic-
ipate in the Convention exercises
to be held in the auditorium Thurs
day morning, preceding the rendi'
ton Of the B minor Mass by the
Bach Chorus of $50 voices. from
Bethlehem, Pa, that afternoon ana
evening.
The choir is under the leader
ship of Doctor ]. Fred Wolfe. 1t
will be accompanied by so must
clans Of the Philadelphia Orches-
fra
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
AIMEE STEINMETZ TO
SING At LEWIS STUDIO

Aimee Steinmetz, soprano, will be
heard in song recital Tuesday eve
ming at $50 at the Lewis Studio,
giving an interesting program that
concludes with the Aida aria
"Ritorno Vincitor." She will sing
a song Of Pergolesi, the mon .
Ver'' of Mattel, La Cloche" Of
Saint-Saens, "Ici Bias" OF d'Harde-
lot, three songs Of Schubert, lover
the Steppe" of uretchaninoff and
"Joy," by Wintner Watts. Miss
Steinmetz will also give the "Vissi
d'Arte'' from Puccini'S ''Tosca. +"
Mildred Kolb Schulze will assist at
the piano.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
MUSIC BUREAU OF CITY
HAS MARYLAND CONCERT

The women's Community Club
Of Brandywine, Maryland, will give
a concert in the Town Hall on
Saturday next, for the benefit Of
community work in that part of
Maryland.
The artists to take part are
Werdna Bradley, soprano, in cos
tune songs Of long ago: J. J.
Seide, magician, and Woodruff
Youngs, girl impersonator. in songs.
all of whom are presented by the
washington Music Bureau Of this
nffU
The Washington times., 1925-03-09

a gift to the Inaugural Charity
Ball of 1925. 1t may write history
in the future of music in America.
Then we will remember the earn
estness of this rather small. seri-
Gus eyed boy, who has been a deli
cate child, with the qualification
that comes after youths dreams
have been fulfilled Then we will
remember that a man who stands
today for the best in music of the
great opera world, let his son fol.
low his bent.
Seventeen! 1t means cherish the
dreams of the children, for they
are their guiding stars.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
CHORAL SOCIETY TO
SING "STABAT MATER"

The Washington Choral Society
will give for its second concert this
season Rossini's "Stabat Mater"
Tuesday evening March Ia. at
Central High School, under the d.
rection of Charles Wengerd.
The soloists engaged for this
performance are Mrs. Wilbur Sin
del. soprano, Mrs. William T. Reed,
contralto, William F. Raymond.
tenor, and John Marville. bass.
Besides the "Stabat Mater" the
chorus will sing a group of mis-
ceIlaneous selections. An individual
group of songs will be given by
each soloist.
The next rehearsal of the So
ciety is tonight at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets north
west
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
DRAGGED DOWN BY STOMACH,
NOW FEELS LIKE A new man
MIR. VIM. T. Gayle, Wash
ington, D. c., Engineer,
Thought Complete Relief
Was Impossible. Gives
High Praise to Todd's
Tonic.

at was all run down and had no
annette. felt WORKOUT ana
drowsy and suffered a great deal
with constipation. 1 have taken
four bottles of Todd's Tonic and
car now eat and digest anything.
feel full of energy and vitality.
did not believe a tonic, could do
so much for one as Todd's Tonic
has done for me. 1t has made
new man out of me. 1 made
sneciaI trip down to the Peoples
nrur Store to give Mr.. White this
testimonial so that Todd's Tonic
right be of benefit to others as 1t
has been for me."-Wm. T. Gayle.
1121 Orren st. N. E., Washington,
d. C.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
HAMMER, TENOR-SoLOIST,
AT LUCAS ORGAN HOUR

Newton T, Hammer, tenor, was
soloist last Saturday afternoon for
Lucas, organist and choirmaster Of
st. Johns Church, Lafayette
Square. Mr.. Hammer sang an aria
from Handels Messiah" and I'm
Native Worth" from Haydn's "Crea-
fiOn ,"
The Washington times., 1925-03-09

~ pa 49,
follow its o n
guiding star.
It's b e C q use
I h e re is a
thought IN this
youths achieve
ment for all IF
US that it is
recapitulate:i.
1t may make
som e of I h e
older wise-ac-es
pause and Ihink;
pa u 8 e and b e
more tolerant.
E" Roger Kahn
and his Orches-
ira" are playing
twice g. day at
-
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
GEORGE ANDERSON NEW
TENOR FOR COVENANT

George E. Anderson, tenor, has
just been engaged as soloist for the
quartet at the Church of the Gov
enant, to sing for the morning ser
vices of this church. Mr.. Anderson
was formerly soloist at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
where he sang for two years.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
Louis and Ruby Potter

Louis A. Potter, pianist, and
Ruby Potter, soprano. will give
q farewell recital at the regu-
lar club meeting Of the Friday
Morning Music Club Friday at the
Cosmos Club.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
GRACE LAMAR SOLOIST
FOR THE ORPHEUS CLUE

The Orpheus Club holds it's next
meeting Saturday evening at the
studio of John Philip Shaddick,
when Miss Grace Lamar, soprano.
will give a program of italian
music.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09
Otto Kahn's Son at
Seventeen, Aspires
to Write Opera
nv IESSIE M'RRIDE.

play of that the word seventeen
between school days and the world
Kahn of Otto Kahn, during
at the Mayfower
For Roger Kahn brought his Jazz band Of trv players from
this youthful conductor they divided honor
with in the dance music played for that big charity OCCASION
in the bathrooms of the Mayflower.
Kahn head of the Metropolitan Opera House in
York take pride his youngest world? What's
the boys ambition?
The Washington times., 1925-03-09

Kathryn Bassett, soprano, and
James Stanley, basSO, who VIII
take part at the Mayfl0wer next
Monday evening in the first ALI
American Spring Festival program.
This series Of concerts is under
the auspices of the Music Depart
n1ent Of the National Council of
Women of the United States.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09

Lanier began his engagement as
first flute in the Peabody Orchestra.
Strube's own explanation Of how he
came to write 1t is:
Some time ago. when I became
acquainted with the work of Sidney
Lanier, felt a strong desire to
set some of his colorful lines to
music. However. this idea did not
seem quite satisfying finally
decided to write larger orchestral
work with an atmosphere similar
to that of Lanier. Under the spell
Of his wonderful language, I wrote
a symphony work on classic
lines-as homage to the great poet. I"
COrtOt, Famous Pianist.
Alfred Cortot, the French master
pianist, considered by many com
petent critics to be the greatest
pianist Of modern times, win be pre-
scented in recital at the National
Theater on Thursday afternoon,
March 10, by the T. Arthur Smith
Inc, concert bureau.
Cortot is famous not only for his
amazing skill at the keyboard. but
for his all-around musicianship
There Is no field Of music in which
he has not won distinction. and his
broad musical training is RESPONSE
BILE for the authority Of his inter
! pretations.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09

Todd's Tonic may be had at
Peoples Drug Store No. /, 7th and
k SITS. N. W., Washington. where
Mr.. T. G. White, a trained repre-
sentative, will be glad to explain
the merits of this truly great
remedy. Todd's Tonic is also sold
at all Peoples Drug Stores through
out the city.
The Washington times., 1925-03-09

The answer might be made: Re-
cause he is a wise father and Knows
that to foster talent. youth must
Evening star., 1925-03-22
Speaks With Authority.

be bestialized if he lays down his
life to save that of a friend or sacri-
fees himself in a great and just cause.
The highest act that man can do is to
overcome his desire to run away from
the horrors of the battlefield, to mas
ter his fear OF death and join his
comrades in facing the bullets Of the
enemies of his country.
In my experiences in France 1
have never seen illustrated the spirit
that is being depicted by writers and
playwrights. I know there was an
extreme condition of this sort exist
ing, but it was among a very small
minority of the men overseas. The
great majority of men were no more
tainted than they would be in their
home cities. The other extreme /
have also noted.
Il know a divinity student who had
every opportunity to become a chap
lain, who volunteered and enlisted as
a private, grim in the belief that he
could exert a great influence over the
men If he were one of them. Before
every engagement he held religious
services, sometimes in barn and
sometimes in a half-destroyed house,
and every one of the men in his COM
pany, regardless of creed, took part
in these services.
This was another extreme, but 1t
is just as fair a picture as to harp
continually upon the bestial side of
another group"
Evening star., 1925-03-22
Salacity Denied.

IN spite of the smiling skies of
Spring which have made the past
week delightful, Rain" was always
with us and will continue longer
But it isn't the rain that makes the
grass and flowers grow, the trees to
bud and leaf and the babbling
brooks to babble, nor even the rain
that makes gcloshes comfortable and
the streets of the National Capital
the setting for innum erable small
lakes. 1t is the play for which the
novelist w. Somerset Maugham fur
nished the inspiration with his story
of Sadie Thompson.
Rain" unintentionally, of course,
has been running for some time as a
sensation somewhat under false pre-
lenses. Many have thought 1T another
contribution to the salacious drama
of the day, and yet, in the view of a
prominent minister of Washington,
who naturally desires that his name
be withheld, 1t is really not so.
The great lesson Of Rain" in the
judgment of this reverend gentleman
and critic, is its rebuke to the
fanatic. There are many, even in ou.
own time, says this critic, who are
prone not only to Judge the motives
and morals of others. which is strict
ly in conflict with scriptural teach
ing, but also to insist upon provid-
ing their own remedy for the evil
which is in the world, and to lose
sight entirely of the Christian method
Of tempering Justice with mercy.
This play, he thinks. meets this issue
squarely and settles 1t convincin gly
as well as artistically.
Perhaps he is right.
Evening star., 1925-03-22
Poll "Mercenary Mary.

l.. Lawrence Weber's new musical
comedy. "Mercenary Mary" opens a
weeks engagement at Polls Sunday
night, March 90. Allan Kearns. who
was seen here In Little Jessie
James," returns to Washington in a
new role. affording him wide scope
for his comedy talents. Featured
with the show is a we'll known jazz
orchestra, The Ambassadors, an or
ganiZation well known to phonograph
audiences because of its records.
The new musical comedy was pro-
duced by William b. Friedlander. who
also collaborated on the book, music
and lyrics.
Myra Hampton. long Broadway
fayorite, is found in the title role,
supported by other we'll known ar
lists. Twentyfour dancing debu-
tantes constitute the chorus and are
said to be handsomely gowned. The
musical score of "Mercenary Mary"
is said to contain potential song hits
while the dances promise new sem
sstions.
''Mercenary Mary" was built for
laughing purposes and concerns the
efforts of a young lady to have her
self compromised so that her hus-
band may win a divorce and become
heir to large estate. The plans to
compromise "Mercenary Mary are
somewhat jumbled by friends, who
arrive at the crucial moment. The
comedy is hilarious at times.
Evening star., 1925-03-22
Howard University Players

THE Howard University Players
will present, as their big play of
the season. The Servant in the House."
the famous drama by Charles Ram
Kennedy, Friday evening, at $50 o'clock
in Rankin Memorial Chapel. This ex-
cellent play, with its deep human appeal,
it's sharp contrast in character and its
swift movement toward a great climax
offers wide opportunities TO a cast
that is thought TO meet all require
ments The plot unfolds a bitter and
stin conflict between a woman who is
blindly and madly in love with her
husband, and the husband who wishes
to free himself fromsa bondage Of lies
and hypocrisy.
The Most Reverend, the Lord Bishop
or Lancashire. is played by Earl Dumas,
~ the Vicar, by Frederick French
20; Margaret Fletcher, 20, will take
the part of Auntie, and Earlyne Har-
per, 25. the part of Mary Charles Will
llams, '26. and ]. Macklin, '2S, will be
seen in the roles of Robert, the scav-
enger, and Rogers, the page boy, re-
spectiVely, and the part of Manson will
be played by Marvyn Coy, 20
Evening star., 1925-03-22
Balieff's CoIlaborators.

with Millions of Harlequin" Ro-
manoff was the pupil of Alfred
Bekefi, Nikolai Legat and Michel
Fokine and he has become the most
prominent of the successors of these
elder ballet masters in his own gem
Grafton.
OF Alexander Benois, we in America
know at least the amusing and
whimsical settings and costumes of
"Petrouchka," in Diaghileff's roper
tory. Still other and very different
sides OF, his genius are shown in
Balieff's new program, for not only
Benois. the father, but Nikolai, his
son. were engaged to collaborate on
scenic settings last Summer in Paris
The life story of Benois is an illum-
mating proof of why these Russian
artists are such masters of their
crafts. Born in Petrograd in 1870
on his fathers side he comes of a
family of artists who migrated from
France in the eighteenth century
His father, Nikolai, was court archi-
tect and professor OF architecture In
the University of Fine Arts in Petro-
grad. In his mothers line (kavos)
Italian in origin, he counts many
artists and composers. His brothers,
Albert and Leonti. are brother artists
Benois' talent emerged at the age
of 10. Stimulus to that talent was
through Slavini at the age of IL and
the Meiningen Company four years
later. In 1894 he married an artist.
Mile. Kind. They toured western Eu-
rope and settled down to live in Paris
Later Benois returned to Petrograd
where he founded the group known rs
Mirisk usstva, together with Leon
Bakst, Vasnetsoff, Seroff, the two
korovins, Sergei Diaghileff and others.
He also served as an editor of the
magazine published by Diaghileff.
Benois' connection with the dag
hileff Ballet, dating from 190S-190s,
Is too well known to be repeated.
In recent years he executed a COM
mission for scenic setting for THE
Mistress of the Inn" for the Moscow
Art Theater and collaborated with
Sanin on two plays of Moliere. His
son, Nicholas. Is said to have inher-
tied his fathers talent, and con-
tributes an original note of his own,
especially in the luminous landscape
background for Love in the Ranks"