The Washington times., 1926-11-29
FLYING START
FOR MUSIC
SERIES
Mary Garden, Presented
! by Mrs. Townsend, to
Be Much Feted
By JEAN ELIOT


TIME first of Mrs. Lawrence Town
4 sends musical mornings at
the Mayflower on Wednesday. De-
cember 5, will be a gala event, for
Mary Garden is to the artist, as
sisted by brilliant young French
pianist, Jean Hector Dansereau, in
whose career Miss Garden is much
Interested.
Other singers may have better
voices than Mary Garden. But she's
an artist to her finger tips and so
glamorous personality that the
IS, r. o." sign goes out whenever
she sings.
The pull of her charm and the fact
that most of the smart people in
town who are music lovers are SUBJ
Bcribers to Mrs. ToWnsend's morn
ing rnusicales will combine to make
the opening of her season an event
of Importance socially and unsteady
Mrs. Townsend is a musician and
q connoisseur before she is a society
woman and the standard Of the pro-
grams she arranges mas been higher
each year since she first started tins
series of recitals modelled after New
York's famous Bagby concerts.
selle, Edward Johnson-aa names III
conjure with--are included in the
series this year.
Social Aspects of Recitals
The social aspects of these MORN
ing musicales are always particular
~ charming Cor most of those in tie
audience know one another and
meet with the informally and
friendliness of an encounter in a
friends drawing room. Then, too,
there are always many luncheon
parties arranged to follow the music.
1t is Mrs. Tawnsend's custom to
entertain at luncheon after each re-
acital in compliment to the artists
taking part, inviting diplomatic rep
resentatives of the countries from
which they hail to be her guests.
Miss Garden is Of Scotch birth.
American allegiance and cosmopoli-
tan experience. so this time there
may be a diverse company at the
luncheon table. Members of the
French Embassy staff will ulldoubt-
eddy be included. however. both in
compliment to NJ. Da-rer~~.r and to
Miss Garden, who is a chevalier of
the Legion of Honor. decorated by
the French government for her work
as Red Cross nurse in France
during the war.
Patriot Artist
Miss Garden is described as a
great patriot rs well as great artist |
and left her career at a standstiIl |
during the war to devote herself tod
relief work Mrs. Townsend has I
asked the singer TO be her guest 1
while she .is in washington and the
lovely Mary's friends are hoping
mat She viii stay over for the dip +
ofnatic reception at the White
House on Thursday evening. Deem
Der .. to which she had been invit- |
I'd. She would certainly adorn a |
State leyee!
Pupil of COrtot
Young NJ. Dansereau. who is but |
"a or %. is a pupil of Risler. veter- |
an French pianist. and of Alfred |
Eortot, an artist well known here. |
He has played in Albany. Rochester |
and Philadelphia before enthusiastic |
but will visit Washington |
before making his New York debut. |
So great has been the demand for
eaxes for this music series that the
MayfloWer ballroom has been rear.
ranged a bit to allow for the intro
duction OF new group. All these
have heer snapped up. Among those
in the long of box holders are
Countess Szecl1enyi. Mrs. Richard
Townsend, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs.
Norman Williams. Mrs. William J,
Boardlnan. Mrs. PERU Belmont.
Mrs Frank Brett Moves, Mrs. Fred
erick Dent Grant. Mrs. Gibson Fab.
nestock-to but a few.
Mrs. Coolidge usually attends one
or more of Mrs. Townsend's recit- |
ais during the season.
n
Mime. Roso will be hostess at |
luncheon on December IA.