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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-08
A NEW BREESKIN TO
WIN ORCHESTRA FAME

Barneta Breeslxin. son Of Daniel
Breeslxin who conducts the SYM
phony orchestra at CrandaIl's Met
tropolitan Theater, viii give violin
recital from station WRC Monday,
February I. He win be aceompa-
MED by Miss Sophie Sneider, an
accomplished young pianist Bar
net BreesIzin Is rapidly obtaining
recognitIcn Tor his talent and in
the third Of the Breeskins to be-
come associated with washington
music
Besides playing over the radio
and for social affairs. Rarnet Bree-
skin directs his own orchestra and
is musical director Of a popular
Pennsylvania hotel resort during
the summer season. Barnet BTee-
skin and his Melody Boys viii
play over the radio in the near
future.
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CONCERTS
THIS WEEK
MRS. WMSQN-GREENE
n. Y. symphony with Chorus


n. I. symphony With Chorus
The New York Symphony orches-
ira, Walter Damrosch, conductor,
will offer its most pretentious and
brilliant program OF the current
season up to this time when it APP
pears at Polls Theater on Thurs
day afternoon, February 8, at 4:3O
o'clock, in a gala Wagner program
consisting of selections from
'.Rienzi. and 'Parsifal." The con-
cert on Tuesday afternoon will
mark Mr.. Damrosch's final appear
ance in Washington with the
orchestra this season, as the final
concert. to be-given on March Is,
will be conducted by Otto Klein
perer, famous German question:
ducfor.
The New York symphony orches-
ira will have the assistance on
Tuesday afternoon, of massed
grand chorus, consisting of The
Matinee Musical Club Chorus, Helen
Pulaski Innes, director, and the
University of Pennsylvania Glee
Club. DR.. III. Alexander Matthews
director, both of Philadelphia
There will also be four soloists,
Miss Della Baker, soprano; Miss
Kathryn MeisIe, contralto: Ernest
Davis, tenor, and Frederic Baer,
baritone.
DR.. Damrosch has selected as
excerpts from "Rienzi";; the chorus
of peace messengers Miss Della
Baker and women's chorus): the
prayer (Mr. Davis; "Adriano's
Air Miss Kathryn Meislel; anc
the battle hymn (dr. Davis and
male chorus). The selections from
"Parsifal'' will include the entire
temple scene from act includ-
ing the professional OF the knights
of the Holy Grail, the lament OF
Amfortas, the ceremony of the
Lords Supper and the Divine
Prophecy, with Mr.. Baer as Am
fortas and chorus of sopranos,
altos, tenors and BASES.
Seats are now on sale at the
concert bureau OF Mrs. Wilson
Greene, Washington manager for
the New York Symphony Orchestra.
at Drops, 1900 G st. N. W., and
at Polls Theater on Tuesday after
noon, prior to the concert.
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RE THBE RGAGA|N
To SING

elisabeth Rethberg, the Metro.
poIitan Opera soprano, who IS to
appear here on February IS, ct the
National Tl1eater. under the man
aaemenf Of the Arthur Smith
Bureau, says to al singers: Be
Gin early; no one can start too early
III life To learn music and. the art
of singing
Mis- Rethberg herself was able
to sing and carry q tune well before
she was able to talk When she
had not learned to speak words,
she surprised her family BY imi-
fating the singing Of others she
had heard.
Miss Rethberg attributes this
phenomenon to the fact that there
was always plenty OF good music
to Be heard at her home, The priTna,
donna. baby IN the cradle then,
used to listen for hours on end to
the music Of Schubert, Schumann,
Brahms and other great composers
Another bit of advice from Miss
Rethberg is Be your own guide
as to vocal teachers. Miss Reth-
berg believes that ones voice may
easily be ruined by a teacher. She
nearly lost her voice In this way,
when she first started to study. She
has always disregarded the advics
Of family and friends and let her
intuition do her choosing She says
Of this:
II left my first music teacher
because my voice was growing
smaller and smaller and my throat
muscles more and more contracted.
NY teacher said to give my voice
more time. But / trusted my own
ears, changed my teacher and my
methods and, + believe. saved my
voice
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-08
RUBINSTEIN CLUB HAS
THREE CONTEST. WINNERS

The Rubinstein Club held it's an
nual contest for soloists to appear
in club concert this season SatGr-
day. when those chosen were Miss
Alice Barnes, Mrs. Mabelle Golden
stroth Boyd, and Miss Ruth Hud-
son. Miss Barnes is a New York
girl who is studying here with Mrs.
Robert Dalgleish. Mrs. Boyd
studies in this city with Joseph
Pache. Miss Hudson is a pupil ct
Myron Whitney, jr. The three
winners will give solo numbers at
the Rubinstein Club concert the
evening of March 80 at the Willard
Hotel.
The contest proved there are
many fine voices in Washington, 1t
is declared. There were Is con-
testants. The judges were Mrs.
William Hamilton Bayley, Mrs. j.
C. Baker, and T. Arthur Smilh.
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As pianist and accompanist. Mr..
Pfeiffer had played for the quartet
of DIR. Bischoff's choir when 1t had
Nellie Wilson Shircliff, John Nolan,
and Ruth Thompson among it's
members.
He was director of the "old"
Choral Society and organizer of
the Musical Arts Society, mixed
chorus, of which Otto T. Simon
was at one time conductor. and
later the gifted musician. Edward
Heimendahi
Mr.. Heimendahl was the first to
introduce. in this chorus, Indian
melodies Of Canada. He was al
ways keen about music research.
These milestones in music had
an earlier beginning with this quiet
man Of music, who had to be hunt
ed out to talk about other days .
1t was his father who had come
South from Rhode Island, who
organized the first u. s. Naval
Academy Band at Annapolis
2 Farther back there was
"Pfeiffer" who was a teacher OF
Beethoven. He was KapelImeis-
ter of the Raft Conservatory.
Mr.. Pfeiffer was on a visit to
relatives in Frankfort-am- Main as
a lad, when he discovered a fam
lily link with this other Pfeiffer.
AristOcrats of the Piano
Leaving his own piano business
on the last Saturday in January,
Renaissance took him back to his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-08
T. ARTHUR SMITH
Zi,nbaIist in Rich Program

The eighth offering of the Ten
Star Series, on Thursday at 4:30 at
the National Theater, presents one
OF the most famous names in the
musical world. Efrem Zimbalist.
This brilliant violinist came to
America with a high reputation in
his native Russia and other Euro
pean countries. His American debut
in 1911 Immediately established him
as one o fthe great violinists of the
world and his subsequent appear
ances here have served to intensity
this impression.
Zimbalist's contribution to music
is musical rather than technical,
although he is one of the great
virtuosi of all time. He has done
much. both through his concerts
and his monograph records, to
spread a. love for the classics. and
at the same time has brought for.
ward much beautiful new music.
AS a composer Zimbalist has dis
tinguished himself in his contribu.
tions to the literature for violin
and piano. Although eminentIy a
serious musician, he has given 70
the light opera stage a highly sue.
cessful musical play. "Honeydew, ;"
which was performed in almost
every part of the country.
His program Thursday is: "Prae-
ludium and Allegro" Pugnani-
Kreisfer); Sonata" G minor first
performance) with an "Andante
sostenuto," 'Andante con amore"
and Allegro vivo'' (ZimbaIist);
Is Nocturne" >(Chopin WiIhelmj);
"Valse" lChopin-Spalding) Persian
Song tGlinka- zimbalist); molly on
the Shore" Irish reel (Grainger);
LIebesleid" (Kreisler), and "Ronde
des Lutins'' (BassinD.
ricketts, are now on sale at the
1. Arthur Smith Bureau, 1880 G
st. n. w.
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childhood days in Annapolis, when
even then he was intrusted with
the piano tuner tools and expert
mented in this real art thai became
part OF his later profession -for
the rebuilding Of pianos was al
ways an interesting puzzle to him,
which he delighted to bring out
right
So Mr.. Pfeiffer saw Europe. some
of it in trip with DIR. Bischoff,
by way of piano factories. The
names establish the music-aristo-
Gratis OF the world.
There was the Erard Piano Works
of Paris. There List had played!
These piano works" he said,
did not look like a factory. They
were approached by a fine court
yard. At the entrance was fac
totum in uniform. in splendid re-
gala of brass buttons. The out
side gave the effect Of a wel-ap-
pointed office.
1--WE visited. too, the Pleyel
works" he added. And we, IN
America remember, in recent years,
how the exquisite harpischord that
wanda Landowska played, had been
specially made for her-after her
own design-at the Pleyel works in
Paris.
I'm Germany it Is the 'Boeck-
stein piano that is the aristocrat.
England has the 'Broadwood'; IL Is
the Knabe Of England.
Won BuIOw Gives a Lesson
you've heard often of an artists
tricks of memory? l remember an
odd incident in connection with the
great Won Bulow.
ut started in a small hotel par
lor in Baltimore. Finding it de-
serted, l had gone in there with a
friend and had begun to play the
piano. / was playing the Chopin
'Polonaise." There is part that
is first given in single notes, ana
then developed in double notes.
But / had not mastered the intri-
cacies of it, and had just begun
this second part, again in the single
notes. when an excited voice be.
hind me cried:
"'No, no, you must not play it
that way. If you want to know
how to hear it played hear Ven
BuIow play it tonight
"And the vehement speaker was
gone!
1--WE looked at each other, then
wondered just where Won Bulow
would play it. Consulting a paper,
We found that he was giving a con.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-08
Queen Harp to Reign
At RiaItO All
Week

The harp, as a concert instru-
ment, is receiving a highly ar
tistic illustration through Marie
MaeQuarie and her "Harpland
Fantasy" at the Rialto this
week, which presents seven girl
harpists. They have just COM
pleted coast-to-coast tour, ap-
pearing in fifty-two of the larg-
est theaters of this country.
Miss MacQuarie has done
what some of the great masters
Of the harp declare to be inn
possible-play her own instru-
ment and conduct the ensemble
at the same time. This is the
only organization of its type
that has ever survived.
Miss MacQuarie has been
professional entertainer since
the age Of seventeen. She and
her sister, a violinist, played
together on the concert stage
In her native California. She
was known in the West as
"California's Favorite Harpist."
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cert that evening. OF course we
went. But we could find no men
ton on the program of the Chopin
"Polonaise."
"At last it came. however, as an
encore. He started in with those
brilliant chords. But when he came
to the passage he had upbraided me
about. there was a moments pause,
a distant break, SO great that peo-
pie were looking askance Eat each
other. Then he began that Polon-
aise again at the beginning, and
this time played 1t as only Won
Bulow could.
"Such incidents are interesting
psychology to me. 1t was as
though the thought of his entirely
unwarranted temper had suddenly
GONE before him and had destroyed
the continuity of his thought
Rich in musical memories and
musical experience, as well, Is
this new associate of the Kilt Mu-
sic Store. who will be at home with
many of the artists in the extensive
library Of Ampico records there.
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Observation-Disclosures
OfD. G. Pfeiffer
BY JESSIE MacBRIDE

David G. Peffer, pianist accOmpanist music merchant
Of Washington associated with the Homer Il Kit
Piano Company where his friends will be glad to find
him guide to music and to what musical Washington
may want
For Mr. Pfeiffer closely linked with the traditions Of the
National Capital in music.
my first big musical memory he said the other day, in
to query his life here els Dr. Bischo the
organist For it who first gave Washington
musical existence deeply attached him and travelled
with him extensively
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-08
RANDALL UNDER
WITHERSPooN TUITION

Harlan Randall, soloist in the
quartet choir of the Calvary M. e.
Church, is leaving Washington this
week for Chicago for fortnight,
to study under Herbert Withspoon
at the Chicago Musical College.
Mr.. Randall has coached with Mr..
Witherspoon Before, and next sum-
mer he intends joining Mr.. Wither-
spoons master class in Chicago.
Herbert Witherspoon was this
year elected president of the Chi
cago Musical College.
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favored masterpieces OF Beethoven,
Wagner and others Of the elder
school.
Although much of the ultra
modern composition fails to impress
him at all, Mr.. Moiseiwitsch adj
mits, he believes that new works
are being introduced which the
American public will love when
once they know them. In England.
this virtuoso is an active member
of the Fresh Air Society," a
group which exposes the inane in
modern art and encourages the
worthy.
Moiseiwitsch is noted the world
over for addings a new touch to
everything, interpreting even the
coolest and sternest of classics IN a
fresh light and from unexpected
angles, which has made his CON
certs tremendously. popular. At his
recital here next Monday, tickets
for which are available at the Al
bion bureau, 1889 G st. N. W., the
pianist has announced that ne will
give several of the popular new
compositions.
MRS. WII,SON-GREENE
Other Concerts of Season
that two more outstanding musical
events, following the Chicago Opera
next week, will be given under her
management during February.
The first is the appearance here
of Fritz Kreisier, the famous and
beloved violinist, in his only concert
appearance here this season. The
concert will be at Polls Theater, on
Friday afternoon, February 10, at
4:30. Mr.. Kreisler has prepared one
of his most delightful and beautiful
programs.
His concert will be the second in
Mrs. Wilson Greene's philharmonic
course, which includes concerts by
Nine Maria Jeritza, the sensational
Viennese prima donna of the Metro
politan, on March 8; Sigrid Onegin,
the famous contralto, who will make
her first Washington appearance on
Wednesday, March "a, and the final
Washington concert OF the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, on Tuesday
afternoon, April 10, all at Polls
Theater.
Mrs. Wilson Greene's final Feb.
ruary concert will be that of BENZ
amino Gigli, leading tenor of the
Metropolitan Opera Company, who
will make his first Washington
appearance at Polls Theater on
Friday afternoon. February 26, at
4:30. >Gigli's concert will be the
fourth in Mrs. Wilson-Greene's
Artists Course, which also IN
cludes the concert appearance at
Polls on the afternoon of We'd
nesday, March II, of Nine. CALI
Curci, the worlds greatest coloIa.
tura. sopran0, after an absence of
year in Europe and Australia.
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PEGGY ALBION CONCERT
MOiseiwitsch Premiere Here

One of 1.-The most modern of Ell.
ropes celebrated pianists, Benno
Moiseiwitsch, will give his first
Washington concert one week from
tonight at the Washington Audi.
forum. under the auspices of the
Peggy Albion concert bureau.
Mr.. Moiseiwitsch, for Is years
the favorite of London't music
lovers, is renowned for his rule Of
placing modern piano literature on
his programs along with the long.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-08
THE CHICAGO OPERA,
Casts Of Four Operas of Week

Fresh, from its brilliant triumphs
In Boston, the 1925-26 American
tour Of the Chicago Civic Opera
Company will bring that Industrious
operate organization to Washing
ton this week for its annual roper
toire season of four local per-
formances at the Washington Audi
torium. opening tomorrow at p.
M: Wednesday, February 10. at s
D. M. and two performances on
Saturday, February ID, at 2 and s
p. m.
The Washington repertoire will be
opened on Tuesday evening with the
four-act lyric drama Of tOtello, !"
founded on shakespeare tragedy
by ArrigP Boito, with music by
great dramatic soprano, viii appear
ported by Charles Marshall. famous
tenor, as OtelIo; Giacoma Rimini.
baritone, as Iago; Maria Claes-
sens. lose Mojica, Lodovico Oliviero,
Alexander Kipnis, Antonio Nicho-
Heb; GiIda Morelata and others in
important roles. Roberto Moran
zohi will conduct The performance
viii start promptly at o'clock and
will be sung In Italian.
Charpentier's four-act musical ro-
nance, Louise" has been selected
as the second performance on
Wednesday evening, February 10, at
o'clock, with the Incompatible
Mary Garden In the title role. She
viii be supported by such famous
singers as Georges Baklanoff, the
Russian baritone, who has come
to Washington specially for this
performance; Fernand Ansseau. the
BRILLIANT French tenor; Claessens,
Mojica, Ernesto Tort, and a re-
markable cast Of more than thirty
others, with incidental dances by
Mile Samuels and corps de ballet
Giorgio Rolacco, musical director
Of the Chicago Civic Opera Com
pany, will conduct. The perform
arlce viii be given in French, start
ing promptly at o'clock.
Miss Garden will also appear in
the title role of the third perform
ance Of the Washington repertoire,
Carmen the four-act opera by
II. Meilhac and L. Halevy from the
novel of Prosper Merimee, with
music by Georges Bfzet. This per-
Torrance will be given in French
and Will be the only matinee opera,
performance Of the week, starting
at o'clock sharp on Saturday
afternoon, February 10. Ansseau.
Tort, Edouard Cotreuil, Alice d'Her.
NANCY, Irene Pavloska. Kipnis, De-
frere. Mojica and others will ap-
pear, with three ballet numbers in
act four and incidental to act two.
Polacco will conduct.
The final performance will he
given next Saturday, night, Febru-
airy IL. at o'clock, when the
fascinating Edith Mason. supported
by Charles Hackett, Titta Ruffo,
Anna Correnti. Virgilio Lazzari. and
others. will appear in Verdf's ceIe-
hrated 'Rigoletto," which will be
sung in Italian. There will be in
cidental dances by corps de ballet.
Henry G. Weber will conduct. The
performance will start promptly at
8 o'clock.
Remaining seats are now on sale
At Mrs. Wilson-Greene's Concert
Bureau, 1900 G st. N. W., Mrs.
Wilson-Greene being the local man
ager for the Chicago Civic Opera
Company. Seats will also be on
sale at the Washington Auditorium
prior to each performance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-08
ELIZABETH THoRNBERRY |
AGAIN SINGS At MET

Elizabeth Thornberry, artist pupil
of Estelle Wentworth, has been
singing at the Metropolitan Theater
during the past week. Her engage
n1ent there has met with such sue
cess that she has been re-engaged
for this week also.
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HERE
MUSIC CALENDAR

MUSIC OAAAENUAR
TOMORROW, 4:3O-New York Sym
phonsy> Walter DamrOsch, con-
ductor. AlI-Wagner program. with
solo quartet and chorus. Polls.
TOMORROW. at S-"Otello. OF
Verdi. Chicago opera Company.
Raisa, Hackett, Rimini. Moran
zoni, conducting. Washington
Auditorium.
WEDNESDAY. at Louise, OF
Cilarpentier. Chicago Opera Com
pany. Garden, Ansseau, Bakla
noff, Mojica. Polacco, conduct
ing. Washington Auditorium.
THURSDAY, 4:30 - Nmbalist, in
violin recital. Eighth .Ten-Star"
concert. National Theater.
SATURDAY, at 2-''Carmen," of
Bizet. Chicago Opera Company.
Garden, Ansseau with Polacco
conducting. Washington Audi
torium.
SATURDAY. at "Rigoletto. . of
Verdi. Chicago Opera Company.
Mason, Hackett, Ruffo. Weber,
conducting. Washington Audi
torium
MONDAY, February Is. s:15-
Moiseiwitsch, pianist, in recital.
Washington Auditorium.
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Woodruff Youngs, tenor, from
the studio of Estelle Wentworth.
substituted at the Southern Meth
odist Church, in Alexandria, last
Sunday.
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$80,011,631 SUPPLY
BILL IS REPORTED
BY SUBCOMMITTEE

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a month from the regular roll. ana
that as these temporary employees
were somewhat experienced, they
were being transferred from tho
temporary to the regular roll to NIL
these vacancies. These temporary
employees are being absorbed to such
an extent that on June 30, 1925. at
which time the appropriation FOR
this roll will have been exhausted.
there will be only about 40 left.
BY that time the temporary en-
ployes remaining will have had about
year and a half training. and II
these are lost to the bureau by lack OF
appropriation future vacancies occur
ring on the regular roll Will have TO
be filled by unframed employees. The
committee. therefore. has recommend
ed an amount Of $4,000 to permit tho
bureau to keep the temporary em-
ployes on the roll until they are ab-
sorbed in the permanent force due
to designations, with the suggestion
that this amount not be apportloned
so as to be available for so many en-
ployes for the whole Of tho next flsca1
year. but to be expended SO as to keep
employed the maximum number OF
the temporary employees until such
time as they are absorbed IN the
regular organization.
The committees recommendations
for the Bureau Of Mines total $1.77l.-
$40, an increase Of $43,3s0 over tho
amount under which the bureau Is
operating at the present time. and q
reduction OF $755.o from tho esti-
mates submitted. This reduction has
been brought about by certain recon-
mendations of the committee with
reference to the production and tnves-
tigation Of helium. Otherwise the
amounts for the different projects OF
the bureau remain substantially the
same as for the current year.
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Demand Outstrips Supply.

F'urt herrnore so many big enter
prises and big corporations in need
Of legal advice have sprung up in the
peninsula State that the demand for
bright young attorneys has far out
stripped the supply. The Government
likes to have old residents in a dis
tfict for it's attorney, and in Florida
these have grown scarce and difficult
to find.
1t is even reported the department
has sent special agents to Florida to
try to round up some attorneys,
whether they want to be rounded up
or not. The Federal judges have in
some instances been unable to hold
court for want of some one to prose-
cute the prisoners.
(CopyriEht 1g26D
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Around the World in Twenty Days
Is Trip Planned by Two Americans

use the Empress Of Russia in cross
ing the Pacific and the Mauritania In
crossing the Atlantic, the Same ships
used by Mears in his record making
dash. Airplanes will bo used over
most Of the land route. -,
Tentative plans for the race call
for start from New York In June OF
July, whence the racers will NY 70
Seattle or Victoria, British Columbia.
They figure 80 hours for this flight
days to cross the Pacific, 20 hours
from Japan to Vladivostok. Vladivos-
tok to Moscow days, Moscow to Lon
don 80 hours and London to New
York 6 days.
That is a total Of Fl days and 3
hours. with a sporting chance OF re-
ducing the time to 20 days nat.
The Russian leg Of the race Will
either make or lose the record. Hith'
erto the two continents have always
been crossed by train. With Soviet
DEVELOPMENT OF the air service, It
now Is possible to ny from Vladi.
vostok to Moscow by combing special
planes with the regular Peking- Mos
cow service via Irkutsk, which starts
this Spring.
(CopyrtRht. 1925. by Chicsgo Daily News Co.)