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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28

Tuesday, January 5. With all the
beauty and perfection of Roland
Hayes interpretations of the aarf''
songs, It is the negro spirituals
which seem most clearly to dis
tiuguish his genius from that OF
any other living singer. He has
the soft, mellowed voice of his
race, but in a far finer degree. He
knows these songs as of his own
people. With his truly remarkable
ability for emotional self projection
and vivid illusion, he actually ex-
periences their poignant suffering,
their simple and abject religious
feryor. It is small wonder that his
audience. wherever it may be, Ii
held transported-even vaguely dis.
tur6ed. For the emotion of the
"spiritua1s'' is vital. stark.
When Hayes first sang before
the King and Queen of England
and when he sang again before The
Queen last spring, both were pro-
foundly stirred by the "Spiritualg:"
they questioned him about them,
and pressed him to sing all he
knew.
When Roland Hayes sang in New
York THE Crncifixion." few crude
verses unaccompanied, which de-
scribe the agony of the Passion.
Haywood Broun wrote in the New
York World:
Roland Hayes sang of Jesus and
It seemed to me that this was what
religion ought to be. 1t was a
mood instead of a creed, an emo.
tit'n rather than a doctrine. There
wis nothing to define and nothing
to argue. Each person took what
he liked and felt, whatever he had
TO feel and so there was no heresy.
And as for miracles, music itself
is miracle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
MANY OPERAS IN
REPERT0RY

The reportory of Clytie Hine, the
young Australian soprano who
sings in Mozart 5 evergreen operetta
The Marriage Of Figaro January
"A, at the National Theater. in the
role Of the Countess Almaviva, en-
braces practically all the standard
addition to her fine concert pros
grams and oratorios.
For example, taken at random
from the work In which she has
appeared and is ready to appear al
most without rehearsal are:
Gounod's Faust and Romeo and
I'LL Ill g t.: Verdi's "OtheIlo' and
sAfda'': Puccini's Madame Butter
n.y." The Girl OF the Golden
West, La Fanciulla del West. Z
and La Boheme'': Mascagni's
'.Cayalleria Rustlcana,': Leonca-
svalIo's silsagliacci'':: Bizet' Car
men =: :: Wagner, sNibelungen Ring
Six role 81. and 'Tannhauser !:
STRAUSS 'Rosenlkavalier' and
fIclectra Mozart lie Nozze di
Figaro and 'The Magic Flute !:
I9ebussy. sPelleas and MeIisande,':
Gluck, YOrpheus'' and tIphigenfa' I;
in addition TO the study OF many
important roles in other operas.
It is for hes. work in opera that
Clytie Hine holds the Parry
prize, the much-coveted London
award. and she has in addition the
Foster prize for interpretation and
won the EIdee scholarship, also III
London. where she was shipped as
a. scholarship pupil from the TINT
versity Of Adelaide. Australia.
Music lovers are thus promised,
In the appearance here OF ClytIe
Hine, Nnot an emergency artist
picked up hurriedly for the road.
but thoroughly rOutined grand
opera artist of real artistic attain
ment and star from Covent
Garden Opera, London.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
WASEfNGT0 ON TINES MONDAY PAGE OF NEWS OF THE
CONCERT

BY the United States Marine
Band Orchestra at the Band
Auditorium, Marine Barracks,
Tuesday, December %, 1925. at
1880 p. M. William H. Santel-
mann, leader; Taylor Branson,
second leader
March, .'Borussia" Teikes
Overture, Light Cavalry Suppe
ss0fd Folks at Home (for
strings transcribed by Busch
Grand scenes from Hansel
and sGfeteP, Humperditlek
Ballet suite, lie RegIie de
Terpsicfore s. HoSnler
q Entree ct Mazurka des
AHaazones go
b scene ct yaise des Sylphes
Pas de Terpsichore
d Saturnales Grand Finale
W&lfz Les Patineurs THE
Tone poem, 'Finlandia' Sihelius
Marines Hymn. The Halls
IL OF Montezuraa',
1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner
NOTICE. The Friday afternoon
concert Will be- omitted this
week, Friday being New Years
Day
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Franchetti Jap Opera.
''Namiko San"
Success

For the first time in several
years a new opera has taken
hold sufficiently to become a
regular number in the repertoire
of the Chicago Civic Opera i'm
mediately after its initial per-
Torrance.
The new opera is "Namiko
San," given its world premiere
in the Auditorium last Friday
night with Nine. Tamaki Miura
in the title role.
1t was composed by Ado
Franchetti, young Italian
American composer of recent
naturalization, who wrote both
the score and the libretto-the
latter in English. The critics
of the seven Chicago daily news
papers here were unanimous in
their praise of the new work
and in predicting its future
popularity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
"A Neu Year II Music
For Washington
By JESSIE nIacBRIDE

The New Year will bring to the National Capital least
Of music.
The New Year brings and all Of realization OF
the Strides America has made her musical
Next weekthe first week of the music Of 1926
Washington will have be proud and also to make
searching estimates music in America
It brings Amercas leading vionst Albert Spading,
acknowledged so both at home and In EUROPE.
It brings u.s. Roland Hayes the negro TENOR artist
of his who has been the first to be fully recognized
his land and in Europe for the richness Of his for
inherently his own. intimately great Of
Chalapn, the rich comedy Of Coquein the searching
intrcspecton Of Duse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
.B|BLE DRAMA u
B RE Pc ATED

IA pictorial drama, iii five scenes,
taken from The Other Wise Man.
the story Of DR.. Henry Van Dyke,
was presented twice yesterday at,
the Luther Place Memorial Church
and proved q particularly effective
Christmas message It win be re-
peated again tonight, at $50. Bess
Davis Gchrefner, so WeII-known I'M
community work and pageantry,
made the dramatic version, putting
it into five scenes, each one ~
which held prologue given ~ u
Narrator, Mrs. Frederick = Far
srington.
( The church edifice lends itself To-
these tableau Bible episodes ii rare.
effect. Up in the choir loft. above
the pulpit Wl1ereon was enacted the
story that tells OF the long and
sad pilgrimage Of the Other Wise
Man who followed the STAR and
whose fr1ition Of his ideals was
that 10 went about doing good,
stood the Narrator, ilIuulined by q
single Light which caught the
CLEAN Of the golden organ pipes
above her and brought the message
in particular fitness into the church
Of today.
Below, Arabian, played by waiter
w. Beck, took up the text Of the
story in action, In the scene where
he bid farewell to his doubling
friends and get forth alone To fol-
low his star: in his scenes Of kind
rninistrations to those he met along
the road: most fOrcefully In the.
scene At the Gate Of Damascus,
SO years later, where he comes
upon 4. crowd hurrying to the
scene Of the Crucifixion, and again
is detained by the need for human
Kindness, giving up his last treas
ure, b pearl Of great price. 70
save the slave girl Judy Lyeth) rs.
ransoming her from the Roman
soldiers.
Music played an interesting part
in the telling OF this age-old story
Katherine Riggs, solo harpist, gave
most of the incidental music which
she had chosen with good insight
and which the strains Of the harp
made particularly harmonious,
sounding out It's lovely music u
the twilight tdimness of scene and
entr'acte. Miss Anstadt at the
organ and Nina Norman, the only
singing voice in the drama, COM
pleted the music. Miss Norman
not only sang Hebrew Mother
Lullaby with sincere sympathy, but
her spoken word enhanced the
meaning Of the drama.
There were crowd scenes, and
the finale brought out the Rev.
G.. M. Diffenderfer. portraying the
Hebrew Rabbi, in fitting climax
to this little play that fits into
the morality plays OF ancient time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28

more 1ar-reaChing American
/ The spirit OF Pan.America-c comes
also, IN the celIist from Uruguay
Oscar Maestro, who viii visit III
Tor the first time, who REPRESENT
South America in art and who has
been acknowledged q great artist
in both the Americas and II
Europe. =
So we have need to be proud.
IT does not mean that we should
tolerate mediocrity because it il
home talent IL does mean that
genius knows no boundaries 81
state or race.
It Is the art that counts. And
1t must be good.
And in looking forward to what
art promises Us In the near future
we find some heartening and some
curious things.
New Art for Light Opera
Realism, In the language OF
the theater, is being brought into
the lyric drama. In other words,
the operetta, the light opera, IL
being treated to course Of
truth" In its dramatic intefpreta.
ton through what is called as
astonishing as the Moscow Art
Theater, and that comes from that
fertile source Of the living arts,
Russia.
1t Is the fob, that unwieIdy
title) Moscow Art Theater Musical
Studio, which has come to America
though perchance not to Washing.
ton. for a brief seven weeks.
Hear some of their tenets and
weeps over hasty production, over
civic opera with scarce rehearsal,
over the hit and miss art" on
which we train our youngsters!
We read: 1.-THE Musical Studio is
product of the most vigorous
standards of thorough rehearsal, Of
repertory presentation, Of scorn for
the star system, Of rotation of
roles, and of inner psychological
truth in the Interpretation Of those
UNDERSTANDINGS which were ex.
tended to apply to the singing voice
and the plastic body"
Whew. What an order. And
they live up to it.
An amusing item of the Moscow
Art Theater Musical Studio is the
fact that at the friend OF our youth
In light operas-Offenbach tuneful
LA Perichole," is in. their roper
tory.
OF course they are doing q "dif-
ferent" Carmen scene in first act
sketch from the Bizet opera called
Ca rmencita and the Soldier" So
their repertory will bring us nearer
to an appreciation of them than
the drama, which was wholly Rus.
sian, could possibly have done. II
we are to hear and see them.
Ideals and RetrOSpects
Vladimir Nemirovitch Dantchenko
cofounder with Stanislavsky, OF the
Moscow Art Theater, organized the
Musical Studio.
He says i'm answer to the ques.
ton. What is necessary for the
reform of the art of the lyric
stage?" among other things:
Purge musical-dramatic express
sion OF its rubber stamps, stencils
| and bad taste
ITO introduce an atmosphere of
genuine art and, first of all, the
art OF the actor.
ITO create a theater OF the
musical actor"
So much for the Russian in
vasion, that always brings some
thing vital.
But we are not in such a bad
way, our art Of the past does not
| belong TO the dead" past, as wit
ness some memories OF Bernhard
| Steinberg, editor of the New York
American Music Guide, which is a
very valuable publication.
, Mr.. Steinberg recalls opera and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
Jewish Auxiliary Dance

The first annual dance and recep.
ton OF the Ladies Auxiliary, Jewish
Consumptives' Relief Society, Of
Denver. Col. will be held January
&c at the Mayflower Hotel, it was
announced today. Mrs. Henry
Oxenburg is chairman of the dance
committee and will be assisted in
working out the arrangements for
the dance by Mrs. A. Shefferman,
Mrs. Alexander Koplin, and Mrs.
Harry Sherry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
ELIZABETH THoRN8ERRY
A SATURDAY NICHTER"

Elizabeth Thornberry, artist pupil
OF Estelle Wentworth. has been en-
gagged as q regular member Of
Crandall's Saturday Nighters. "
Hiss Thornberrv sang at q banquet
ct the Southern Hotel, Baltimore,
Tn Saturday evening, December 10,
and sang several Indian songs In
the portrayal of the part OF Little
White Deer in the American In
dian program at Wardman Park
Hotel last Sunday afternoon. She
win also sing at the Manor Club on
New Year Eve.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
ROLAND HAYES. TENOR
Concert Here in january.

There is really only one way to
sing negro .spirituaIs' in the mood
and it seems scarcely necessary to
point out that no white singer, re-
gardless of his technical attain.
ments, can sing such songs as they
are sung by Roland Hayes, the re.
markable negro tenor, who will be
heard in concert at the Washing
ION Auditorium on the evening OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
EMIL SPITZER, ENGLISH
HORN PLAYER, AT RIALTO

Emil Splitter, English horn play
Ell. who was formerly with the
Boston opera orchestra, was soloist
last week at the Rialto Theater,
playing Rubinstein's beautiful
s'Kammenoi Ostrow'' in an English
horn arrangement, with orchestra,
as the overture. Mr.. Splitter is d
member of the Rialto Theater
orchestra and an artist of broad
experience and accomplishment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
MENGEIBERG TO LEAD
n philharmonic Orchestra

The second concert Of the series
given by the New York PhIihar-
monte Orchestra, Willem Mengel-
berg, conductor, viii be at the Ma
tiOnal Theater. Tuesday. January
5. at 4:30.
The program selected by. AR.
Mengelberg for this concert prom
1ises much in variety Of mel0dious
competitions The symphony in b
minor t.Unfinished'' by Franz
Schubert always special atttac-
ton to a program; overture. Leo
more No. 8, OPP. r.. BeethoveT1);
Tone Poem by Strauss; and Gold
marks, "a Negro Rhapsody" COM
piete an unusually attractive pro-
gram that win be a treat for the
many patrons and admirers Of this
famous orchestra under its famous
conductor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
G. w. U. GIRLS CHORAL
SOCIETY SANG CHORUS

The Girls Choral Society of
George Washington University. UNI
der the direction of Estelle Went
worth, sang Christmas carols at
the special service in Corcoran Hall
of the university Wednesday at
noon. A group from the society
sang at the Florence Crittenden
Home, Christmas Eve
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
H o. | DA Y.
MUSIC
HERE
MUSIC CALENDAR

MUSIC CALENDAR IS
TONIGHT, S:3O-.sThe Other Wise
Man., flramatiKed from Van
Dykes story. Third and last
presentation. Luther Memorial
Church.
TUESDAY, s:3O-United States Ma
Fine Band Orchestra concert. Cap
tain Santelmann. conductor. Ma
rine Barracks Auditorium.
WEDNESDAY,, 8-American Guild
0f Organists Service" DIR. q. b.
Phillips address on Medievsl
Carols" organ recital BY Warden
Frank Il. Sealy, Of New York,
and combined clloirs Of eight
churches. Church of the EpipEl.
any.
MONDAY, January 4, e:15-A lbert
SpaTding, violin recital. Fifth
WoIfsohn concert. Washington
Auditorium.
TUESDAY,, january ), 4:30-NeW
York Philharmonic Orchestra,
NeneeIberg, conductor. Al 0rclles-
ira program. 8:30-ROland Hayes,
tenor, I'm recital. Presented by
Mrs. Wilson's Greene. Washing
ton Auditorium
WEDNESDAY, January s. 1915
q ifl.-NFrs TOWflsendss Musical
Morning. NicastFn. Vf0linfst o.
DrakIiaY, and Emilio e. G0g0r-
"a. baritone. MayfleWer ballroom.
THURSDA ~ January Up stp0ned
60 january "a. $50. Mozart'e
onera. Marriage eli Figaro pre-
scented by q. Arthur Smith. Ma
tiOg1af TlIeater. 3
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28

For holding small plants that
are to be transplanted flower pots
that dissolve after they have been
placed in the soil have been in
vented.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
MRS. DAVID BELASco Ill
At DAUGHTERS HOME

NEW YORK, Dec. Is. Mrs.
David Belasco. the wife Of the
famous theatrical producer. is ill
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Morris Gest. it was learned today.
Mrs. Gest declined to discuss the
nature Of her mothers illness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28
AT.BEI d 81 kE5DIN
Great american Vi6lfnlt


Albert Spaldings who ~ open
the National Capitals 1926 musical
program. one week from tonight,
wheE he gives a violin recital in
the Auditorium under auspices Qf
the Peggy Albian concert bureaus
viii arrive in New York Wedness
day from the most extensive and
triu1npi1al concert tour Of Europe
made BY any artist since the world
war.
Spalding CLEANED several old Irish
songs and new compositions from
his latest tour. besides playing
seven concerts in Paris. three IN
Berlin, two at The Hague, and at
Rofne. London. Monte Carlo and
other musical centers These new
~ gained selections he win intro
duce in America this winter.
His American tour viii open
with his appearance in Washing
ton. tickets for which are now
available at the Albion bureau in
the Jord0n Building. 1888 Ct St.
y N. He viii give q record
breaking series Of thirty eight con-
certs in two months.
Spalding win make his debut on
the radio next Sunday. when his
concert will be broadcast from sta
lions WEAF New York; & WCAP.
Washington. and other connected
stations, beginning at s:I5 p. N. !.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28

ADOLF TOROVSxY. "A. q. D.
who viii Be at the organ for the
American Guild Of Orgnnists' SER
vice 1T the Clltlr;cIs Of the Epipll-
any next Wednesday, at D. M,
following the dinner given to the.
Baltimore Chapter, Is. 81. O., BY
the District 81 Columbia Chap
ter. Mr.. TOrOvsIxySt Is Orgafist
Of Epiphany Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-28

ALBERT sPALDING
Famous American viOIinist, who
I has made an enViabIe interna.
tiOnaI name for himself. Spald-
i11g win open the New Year sea
son Of music with q recital Jan
nary 4, III the Monday evening
concerts presented BY Peggy All.
bi0n II the Washington Audi
forum.
Evening star., 1925-05-09
u. S. Pansy Exhibit
Soon to Be Gone,
Public Is Warned
Urged to Vie,U Brilliant
FfO.Uers SOOn-GO to
Arlington.
See the pansies-now."

See the pansies-now."
This is the warning given today by
DR.. William A. Taylor, chief of the
bureau of plant industry, United
States Department of Agriculture.
There are about two acres of pansy
plants in luxuriant bloom on the plaza
just north of the administration build
ing of the Department of Agriculture,
which are attracting up to 10000 visi-
tors each day. 1t is the biggest out
door flower show ever held in Wash
ington at this season, and flower
lovers from far and wide are coming
to Washington to view the pansies.
But the big, free show will not last
much longer-therefore, DR.. Taylor s
warning. These millions of blooms will
all be plucked before Decoration
day for use in decorating the graves
of the hero dead in Arlington National
Cemetery. Then the beds will be
spaded up ard set out in geraniums,
SALIVA, heliotrope. cannas, vincas, pc
tunias, Zinnias and other Summer
bedding plants
Evening star., 1925-05-09

Continued from First Page.)
however, depends upon a road-mak-
ing program. which Congress has not
yet authorized.
For the immediate defense of the
Pearl 'Harbor naval base the Army has
emplaced two 16-inch naval rifles on
the southern coast of Oahu at such
point as to sweep the waters in which
any fleet contemplating a lombard
ment OF the base would have to lie.
In all of the questions thus far
raised by the joint maneuvers, or
which are expected to be raised when
the umpires' report is received, it is
recalled that extensive congressional
hearings have gone over the ground
many times and that the limiting fac
tor is the amount of appropriations
available for either naval or military
purposes. The strength of the Ha-
waiian garrison under u total Army
peace-time strength of 900 men,
which has been insisted upon by Gen.
Pershing for years, and without which
Secretary Weeks maintains publicly
he could not be responsible for the
missions assigned by war to the Regu-
lar Army, would be approximately
10000 men. The present 1900
strength represents the reduction
made necessary by the present limit
of 11S,000 men fixed by the Army ap-
preparations bill. The authorized
strength of the Army is $4,000.
Evening star., 1925-05-09
FLEET PERFORMS FEAT.

HONOLULU, May 9 (APl-A 40
degree simultaneous turn, one Of the
most difficult known navigation feats.
yesterday in a resumption of practice
ttcipated in a Sortie toward a theoret-
ical enemy, leaving the Honolulu
harbor al dawn
After mine sweepers had cleared
the fleets path the light cruiser divi-
sions took up positions far in ad-
vance of the main body, acting as
scouts.
While cruising in this formation
the scouts reported the enemy" at 40
degree angle from the fleets course.
The entire calvacade executed 40
degree turn virtually simultaneously
swinging into line as though strung
on a string.
Later the cruisers. destroyers and
battleships, the striking arms, ma
neuvered so as to place themselves
the fleet train.
Meanwhile 80 airplanes. some from
Pearl Harbor. others from the air
plane carrier Langley. far in the rear
of the main body, circled overhead
hunting the enemy"
Admiral Robert r. CoontZ, com
mander-in-chief. directed the main
maneuvers from the bridge of the flag
ship Seattle.
The sight of the entire fleet. com
prising approximately 150 ships. was
an inspiring one
Evening star., 1925-05-09

suicide for Poland. We can not dis
arm until Russia is civilized"
Mrs. Story. allowed to speak by
special request, then said: The
spirit of this resolution must appeal
to every woman. Surley the mother
of sons desires peace more than any
other person in the world. We like
the expression of nighboring nations
becoming friends rather than enc
mics. But until the time comes when
we can leave our doors open at night
we cannot forego the support of arms,
not for aggression. but for defense.
We recognize the criminal wrong of in
adequate preparedness. The surest
road to permanent peace is through
an intelligent understanding"
Mrs. Philip North Moore, president
of the American Council, then ex
planned that nobody was entitled to
speak for that organization, but only
as individuals. since the council had
decided to keep its hand off the
disarmament issues.
Rejected by Germany.
Frau Emma Ender. head of the
German delegation, then said that
Germany, while appreciating the spirit
of the disarmament resolution, could
not accept it unless 1t was deferred
could feel absolute security.
Princess Cantacuzene of Rumania
said that the women of her country
felt that the time was not ripe for
even partial disarmament.
The most fiery feature of the debate
was furnished by Mrs. Corbett Ashby
They tell US peace is a political
issue she said, "and not suitable for
debate here. 1t is a political issue.
- n ton xNf
from any other point of view. We
either must attack the problem Of
peace from the view of practical
politics or given up peace work al
together.
why was the last Uwar? Because
people talked and dreamed peace but
elected men to their parliaments who
were in sympathy with the old. old
ideas of armed preparedness. There
will be nothing different until women
have a real sense Of responsibility.
Arraigns Governments.
The governments of countries are
worse and more timid than the public
opinion of those countries. Peace Is
the fundamental relation between
countries. Surely disarmament is the
ideal of every man and woman. We
are asked to take a practical point
or view ana nave partial. gradual
disarmament. That is not the Ques-
ton. You must choose. The military
party of our country and of every
other country never has asked for
an offensive war 1t is always a
defensive war. But if you prepare for
war you always get war. There is
no alternative"
Lady Aberdeen ruled that the ques-
ton was not political and therefore
subject to discussion.
The text of the disputed resolution
was as follows: The International
Council of Women whilst recogniZ-