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and a dance to he given by Mrs. John
A. Hull.
Borrah Mnevitch, Russian musi-
clan. who for some time sold news
papers i'm New York City, has at last
succeeded In organizing harmonica
orchestra. Minevtch gathered "a
boys to play in his orchestra. most of
them ranging between Is and 10 years
old. He trained them for months and
then gave his first performance. 1t
was "a success. DR.. Simeon RUNS
chisky. former director of the London
promenade concerts. heard them and
gave this criticism: II have heard
boys on the street making frightful
noises through those things. Mr..
Minevitch surprised me by making
sounds which were actually agreeable.
mouth organ orchestra may be no
more than stunt, but it Is a good
stunt. | don't see how the harmonica
could he used seriously in SYM
or volume. But those boys-they
are delightful. Their precision is re-
markable. They are virtuosos, and
Mr.. Minevitch shows skilled musician.
ship. They actually achieve shading
and volume. and their playing Of folk
songs is very sweet. Above all. I was
delighted to see how those 25 boys,
picked off the streets, enjoyed playing,
and how the audience app1auded them.
These simple things disclose to US
how much music there really is in
peopIe -
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HARVARD CLUBS-Tonight..

A concert will be given In the May
flower this evening by the Harvard
Instrumental Clubs. In musical cir
cles the event is eagerly looked for
ward to. for the program this year,
while offering some, of the old favor.
ties. includes many new features said
to present an enjoyable and artistic
performance. The performance TINS
wear Represents several years of re.
construction during three successful
Southern trips within the past few
years.
The Harvard Instrumental Clubs
originated in the old Musical Clubs OF
1886, with which they were identlf1ed
until 1918, when DR.. Dawson assumed
the leadership of the Glee Club with
the idea of bringing this organization
to a high state of choral efficiency:
Now. in addition to the Banjo ana
Mandolin Clubs, the organization mas
it's own Vocal Club of 80 men, chosen
for character and congeniallty as wen
as for quality of voice. They sing
songs traditional to every Harvard
man. Australia" +" "Schneider's Band, =
Johnny Harvard" various sea chan
ties and other numbers which carry
both musical merit and popularity
manifestly deserved.
The Banjo Club plays spirited Sousa
marches and its own notable coliectlon
of Harvard foot ball songs. The Man
dolin Club produces selections OF
softer and more subdued nature. as
"Intermezzo from Malta" and Song
of the Volga BOatman.
There are also feature acts. the
ventriloquism of Kingsley A. Perry,
'28: the legerdemain of Ogden Goelet.:
'29; the piano interpretations OF
Charles Henderson, '28, and the violln
solos of Albert w. Lind. '29, are spe-
cialties OF such distinction that they
have received praise from profess
sional circles. Mr.. Lind is perhaps
the outstanding soloist who has ap-
peared under the auspices of any Har-
ward organization within recent years
The famous Gold Coast Orchestra
also will give selections on this pro-
gram.
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New Rumaniian Conductor
For Local Opera Company

GEORGES GEORGESCO, who has
been engag ged by Edouard Albion,
founder and general director OF the
Washington National Opera Co, to
conduct the production OF Puccinis
ia Boheme" in the Washington
Auditorium January 10. comes to
washinRton with praise and encomf-
UNI from Rumania ana the principal
countries Of Europe.
There has been, perhaps. no other
musician who has been so honored
by Rumania. That Mr.. Albion Is
not alone in his recognition or the
conductors ability is indicated by the
fact that Georgesco has been engaged
TO conduct a. special concert or the
philharmonic Orchestra Of New York
in Carnegie Hall Thursday night
The concert is to be featured. as
Willem Mengelberg, the famous Dutch
conductor who Is regularly conduct
ing the orchestra. will share honors
with Mr.. Georgesco as CONDUCTOR ana
John Mccormack Will sing.
Mr.. Georgesco comes to America
with q long period OF training under
Europe's greatest masters OF ms nenu,
with a history Of continued successes
hahind him. The conductor began his
nous,cal career as a 'cellist. He en-
tared the Bucharest Conservatoire
u,hen he was 10 years old and COM
n,eted the full course of study there
in four years, and when graduated
was accorded the honor OF hrst prize.
II 1910 Georgesco left his native
land and went to Berlin, where his
art won the recognition OF Hugo
Becker the famous German celiist,
Who took him under his tutelage.
Rohert Kahn, pupil of Brahms, also
accepted the young Rumanlan as
student OF composition and TOOK MIN
into his special class for conductors.
When Becker retired from the
widely known Marteau String quartet
he suggested Georgesco for his place,
and he remained until 1914, when the
world war dispersed the organiza
| ton.
While a prisoner of war in Ger
many Ceorgesco won his first wide
recoSrition as a conductor. Here he
apain studied conducting under Nj
kisch and Richard Strauss. Concerts
through Germany followed with grow
| ing success.
when Georgesco returned to his ma
tive country at the end of the war, he
| created such a sensation with his first
concert in Bucharest that the Ruma
nian Symphonic Society, with the kins
| at its head, was organized. Musicians
were brought from all over Europe
In 1922 the RumAnia government
| turned over its finest vessel to take
| Ceorresco and his orchestra on a tour
OF the Orient, another success. In
June of that year the conductors gen
| ius found opportunity for expression
| in another field, when he was made
director of the Rumanian Nationa
| Opera. Both the Rumanian and other
| governments conferred decorations on
him. RumAnia made him grand Of
ficer Of the crown and commander OF
the Star Of Rumania.
When Queen Marie came 70 Amer
lea to bring her nation into the sym
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SOUNDING BRASS

~ ARRETT FUCHS. 1S-year.old
- pupil of Beatrice Seymour
Goodwin, well known local
IL teacher, will sing at concert
TO he given by the Washing.
. ton Junior Federation of Music Clubs
February I. He has high baritone
voice. and has been singing for the
past three years. principally in
churches in Washington and at musi,
calls.
He is at present singing i'm the
choir of Christ Church, Georgetown.
where he occasionally sings solos. He
comes from a musical family. both of
his brothers singing in local churches
"A Night in a Crystal Palace" will
be the holiday speciality to he pre-
sented at lie Paradis Tuesday eve.
ming. More than 5000 small mirrors
! will he used in scheme of interior
| decoration that will ira nsform the
hall. The lie Psradis Band will be
| costumed in Jack Frost costumes.
Corinne. clever Keith dancer, will
| remain at the night club for another
week. her speciality having registered
| splendidly. This week she will pre-
sent an almost entirely new series of
| dances. although her Bird in the
| Ring number will be retained Ac.
robatic Jazz. eccentric steps and ex.
otto specialties will be included in her
| sequence.
Christmas week at Swanee should
! be most enjoyable. AL Kamons and
his Swanee Syncopa tors will furnish
! the music, as usual, with surprises
| mixed in.
| The Swanee Trio. composed of Mar.
| tin Reuben. Al Sokol and AL Norton.
| viii present few novelties i'm musi.
cal ciowning that promises 10 he en-.
| tertainfng. Drummer Nat Abrams
| will inject himself into the fun occa
sionally with group of eccentric and
acrobatic dances.
| Meyer Davis will he en- route he.
| tween New York, Washington and
| Philadelphia continuously during the
holidays to fulill musical engage
ments. Mr.. Davis will lead his own
orchestra at the ball to he given by
Mrs. Isaac ClOthier in Philadelphia
the Benedicts' ball i'm Philadelphia
| the New Year eve ball to be given
by Edward 3. Mclean in Washing
ton, the ball to be given by Mrs. r.
| T. Hutton in New York, the reception
to be given by Mrs. f. T. Stotesbury
in Philadelphia and the wedding of
Miss Joan Kaufman to Mr.. Biddle in
| New York. These engagements will
be played before January !.
| The Sidney Mayflower Orchestra
will play number of engagements
| for ChFistmastide. Included are
Christmas dances for the Chevy Chase
and University Clubs. the Children's e
| Country Home ball to he given in the
ballroom of the Mayflower. dinner mu.
sic for Mrs. Thomas Walsh. the dinner
| dance given by Mrs. Glenn Stewart
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all the music. carrying the picture to
the mind of that wonderful night, "of
angels bending near the earth. to
touch their harps of gold"
Again. when in the humble Hebrew
home Artaban seeks the Christ child.
Nina Norman as the young mother
will sing an old Hebrew lullaby, 20
Little Bird OF Mine" az any mother
of that period would have done. And
later, when in gratitude for saving
the life of the child she calls down
upon him the benediction of the Lord.
an ancient Hebrew chant. played on
the harp, will accompany the words.
In the final scene. three and thirty
years later. at the time of the cruel
fixion. in Jerusalem. authentic Jewish
passover music will accompany the
story, followed by an old Polish choral
on the harp then the death music
from Grieg's Peer Gynt" and the
Gounod "Benedictus." as His journey
was ended. and the other wise man
had found the King"
THE Other Wise Man" was present
ed last year Tor the first time, under
the direction of Bess Davis Schreiner.
who made the dramatization. and
Walter w. Beck. 1t will be given again
this year under the same direction and
with the original cast of 90 players.
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PHILADELPHIA.-The great
chamber music concert to be given
in the Grand Court of the John
Wanamaker Store in Philadelphia
Wednesday evening will present not
only 26 of the finest string instru
ments In the famous collection of
Rodman Wanamaker, but also 26
players who have made special
study of chamber music.
These artists have formed them
selves into a capella for this occasion
in honor Of the great makers of Gre
mona and other places in Italy where
the greatest stringed instruments of
all time were made. The program will
be Of unusual interest. The capella
will play twice as such. also giving
an accompaniment to DR.. Thaddeus
Rich, curator of the Rodman Wana
maker collection. DIR. Rich will play
the only solo number of the concert.
The program will open with the
&C Major Suite" of Purcell, after
which the Flonzaley Quartet will play
the I'D Major Quartet" of Mozart QX
$751; Then will come DIR. Rich's solo
number, Saint-Saens' prelude to The
Deluge," played in its original form
for solo violin and string accompani-
ment After this the famous Pro
Arte Quartet of Belgium will give
three movements of the Debussy
Quartet in G Minor" and the concert
will close with a work arranged es-
pecially for the occasion by G. Fran
cesco Malipiero. This will be trans
cription of the famous Italian com
poser, of a Concerto Groso" by Yer
acini for the capella and organ. This
will be. of course. the first perform
ance anywhere OF this composition.
The personnel of the capella is
made up of the members of Ave ia
nous string quartet organizations
the Flonzaley. the Pro Arte. the
Lenox. the New York String Quartet
and the Vertchamp Quartet. The
members of these organizations are
as follows: Flonzaley Quartet-Adolfo
Betti, first violin; Alfred Pochon, Sec
ond violin; Nicholas Moldavan, viola.
and Ivan d'Archambeau, violoncello.
The Pro Arte Quartet-Alphonse On
nou, first violin; Laurent Lalleux,
second violin; German Provost, viola
and Robert Mas, violoncello. The
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Nj u SIGR A PHS

The musical soloists who did much
to make the Harp. Song and story
benefit for the Episcopal Church
Home for the Aged a success recently
at the Mayfiower Hotel were Edythe
Marmion Brosius. harpist; Ethel
Gawler, soprano: Marie Dowd. so
prano: Martin Dowd, pianist; Paul
Brightenburg, vi6linist.
The program was generally under
the charge of Jean Wilson. who CON
tributed some successful monOlogues
as well as arranged we'll balanced
entertainment for the evening.
The new choral organization at
Wilson Normal Training School
called the Wilnor Choral Club. under
the able direction of Bernice Randall
Angelica, made it's public debut at the
City Club recently and was well re.
ceived I'm a program that was broad
cast by WMAL. The members of the
club include the present glee club
and graduates of the school. They
sang old English Christmas carols in
costume and also songs by Sullivan,
Blumenthal, Bohm. kjerulf Fearnia
and CZibulka. The soloists were Anne
Keliher, pianist, and Harry Angelica,
baritone.
Henry Smidt- -Gregor. pianist and
composer, recently won enthusiasm
from his audience when he gave a
| lecture recital on 1.-The Dance Form
as Inspiration of Classical and Mod.
ern Music" at the Wilson Normal
School. He used as examples. works
by Beethoven. Chopin, Brahms
Granados, Grieg. Rachmaninoff, and
| several of his own compositions. in.
Guiding two East India Impres
| sions," "Norr-land Scherzo." and his
arrangement of Strauss blue Dan.
ube."
A program was given at the John
/ Dickson Home by n section of the
Nordica Mandolin and Guitar Orches-
ira, Walter T. Holt. director, recently
with much appreciation on the part
of the audience.
Soloists on the program were Miss
A. f. Hill. Charles Conrad. Annie
Moffatt, Mrs. Howard ]. Bla ndy. Mary
Sue MOthershed, Hazel Mothershed.
Raymond and William Hart The
Nordica String Quartet and Hawai iian
Guitar Quintet also contributed spe-
cial groups of selections.
A pianist who Is comparatively new
to Washington music circles. Mrs.
William Freitag, won special praise
In comments on the delightful pro.
gram given at the Friday Morning
Music Club and again at the Univers.
ity Women's Club on Monday with
the Tuesday Evening Club. Other
soloists on these programs were the
violinists. Mrs. Duff Lewis and Mrs,
Raymond Dickey.
Gerald l.. Whelan. baritone soIoist
of st. Aloysius Church. is filling an
engagement of one week at Loew's
Palace Theater, featuring as one of
the three wise men and singing the
solo 20 Holy Night" by Adam.
Ruby Smith Stahl recently returned
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Marine Band Programs.

4 FEATURE of the Winter concert
season given by the United States
Marine Band Orchestra in the audi
torium at the Marine Barracks has
been the symphonic program.
The first symphony program this
year will be given Tuesday at S15
pm, in the band auditorium at the
barracks. The concert will he CON
Quoted by second leader, Taylor Bran
son, who has arranged a program
for the holiday season, beginning with
the Carnival Opus 90, the second
of set of three overtures by Anton
Dvorak.
The program for Friday. at $3.50
pm. by the Marine Band Orchestra
will be:
/. March. March of the Toys" from
Babes in Toy Land Herbert
2. Overture. :, ,Euryauthe" ...... Weber
l. SOLO for cornet. "Cantitaiute de Noel" '
Principal Musician Arthur s. witcomb
5. Excerpts from Countess Martha"
g. vslse from The Seasons" Noel
Tsch aiko W sky
Baiaderen Dance. No.
Candle Dance by Kashmir's Bride.
Baiaderen Dance. No. 2.
Wedding Procession.
THE Star Spangled Banner"
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from a short visit spent in Philadel-
phia, where she was the soloist Mon
day at musical given. by Mrs. Ber-
tram Lippincott following a luncheon
to which Al guests were invited. Mrs.
Stahl sang several groups, including
old Italian. Russian. old and modern
French, German lieder and English
songs.
Pearl Waugh is in New York for
the holidays. visiting Mrs. Ringing,
friend living in that city. During
the 10 days in the metropolis Miss
Waugh has already been honor guest
at several musical teas.
The arrangements for the Woodrow
Wilson dinner at the May6ower Tues
day include solo by Earl Carbauh,
baritone. during the dinner, and at
the end he will lead the chorus of
America the Beautiful" Mr.. Car
baugh offered this in tribute to Wood
row Wilson
Camille Allensworth gave two
charming little Christmas recitals this
week in Parish Hall, TakOma Park,
d. G.
Monday afternoon was given over
to the primary department Of the
Childrens Music School, of which
Miss Allensworth is director. The
tiny children illustrated the theory of
the teaching of the Fletcher music
method. They played their little
pieces in various keys, demonstrated
their knowledge of time and rhythm
and showed unusual ear training
when they recognized, away from the
piano, single tones, intervals and
triads. Original compositions were
played. which were unique and inter-
esting.
Wednesday afternoon the pupils of
the intermediate department PLAYED in
solo recital. Their pieces showed
both technical skin and ability OF in.
depreciation. The children performing
ranged in age from to Is years
Those taking part were Doris Jes-
ter, Brenda Morecock, Francis Finn.
Jane Kephart. Edwin Roller. Glen
Jonscher, Eleanor Dawkins. Georgi-
ana LightfoOt, Abigail Veerhoff, Iris
Wilson. Anna Cavanaugh, Marguerite
Michand. Bradberry Emerson. Jean
La Rue. Mai Vipond, Charles Dotterer,
Dorothy Dewhurst, Mary Elizabeth
Robertson, Louise Veerhoff. Gilbert
Dawkins. James Marshall. Virginia
LightfOot and Paul Tuttle, jr.
James Barr. tenor. has been engaged
to sing with the Little Symphony of
the Wardman Park tonight in a pro-
gram beginning at 7;30 pm. and to be-
broadcast via WMAL.
The selections will include I'm Sing
Thee Songs of Araby." by CLAY: INV
Beautiful Lady" from The Pink
Lady" and 'JuSk a Cottage Small by
a Waterfall" by Hanley.
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THE OTHER WISE MAN"-TO'
nioht Tomorrow. Tuesday,


The presentation this year of DR.
Henry Van Dykes Christmas legend,
in dramatic form, with incidental mu-
sic. will be given at Luther Place Me
mortal Church tonight. tomorrow and
Tuesday at $40 o'clock each evening.
The Christmas season Is the time to
tell the story of the three wise men
of the East and likewise Of that other
wise man" who also "set out to follow
the star in its rising, yet did not ar.
rive with his brethren at the manger
at Bethlehem. 1t will have music In
it's telling. harp music, which has been
chosen to- create the true oriental at
mosphere Of long ago. When Arta-
ban, the Median. watching in his Per-
sian palace, at last sees the rising of
the star, soft strains of 1T came upon
midnight clear" will be played by
Katherine Riggs. who has arranged
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EVENTS OF THE WEEK

TODAY
al Luther Memorial a
Harvard Instrumental Clubs in the Mayhower Hote
a $50 ?. m.
TOMORROW
Second performance time place Other Wise Man
TUESDAY
performance Other Wise Man. Luther
Church 8 80
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Gerald l.. Whelan. baritone soIoist
OF st. Aloysitls Church. is filling an
engagement of one week at Loew's
Palace Theater, featuring as one of
the three wise men and singing the
solo 20 Holy Night" by Adam.
RUhv Smith Stahl racartly ref,,roaA
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Friday Morning Club Gives
Special Holiday Program.

THE members of the Carol Choir Of
the Friday Morning Music Club.
Mrs. Walter Hilton, director; Mrs. J.
Gilmore Korner, accompanist; Helen
Gerrer Irwin. violinist; and Katherine
Riggs. harpist, gave a special holiday
program as follows al the usual club
meeting this morning at the Cosmos
Club Auditorium:
CAROLS
l. o9 Come f'1f al shepherds Old dffsa.'Sns Boh.%
3. Shepherd Shake OFF Yeeur Drow.E
4. The Angel and shs shegherds
s. THE Message of Christmas sS Morn eOu'
8. Wake o Wake, Ye shephsrds Al,
HARP SOLOS.
AZ iro Ancien Dn6ois
"Adorati3n .''''..''........ Hasselman
MUSIC ''' k''esiiss SxRSIs' Iss,ss'. ''''''''
z. when Christ Was Born on Earth"
&: s:'fS s. rs s,s 1s:;i:S :
H. FROM ROM the n Or Orient They Came Aridins
IL. Whence Come. This Rush Of Isissss.' wInr:
Noel Pr0vencal
IA. 20 Come. Little Children. Traditional
IS. I'VE Three KINGS of Orient Are"
Traditional
VIOLIN SOLOS.
Sonata in G., No. 81. .Grieg
Allegretto Tranauillo
Allegro Animate
"Nocturne ...............,. BoulanEer
Helen Gerrer Irwin
Zoe watson p at the Piano
16. "Close by the Ok and ASS So Gray"
h French Noel
II. what Child II This. Greensleeves
1e. Sleep Ny LATHE One" Dutch Carol
90. The Bshe of Bethiehem" .Trsditionsi
81. "Anssls We Hsve assrd on. High
"a. "Adssss rsaslss- ........ aHdi iHrsditicn1ss o1si
Evening star., 1926-12-26

A SIDE from the ballad type of
"A song developed to such an ex-
tent that it might almost be termed
q school of music" headed by the
works of Stephen Foster, there has
been no American composer, as an
individual, to found a definitely
American musical movement until
George Gershwin made half-brced
of jazz. Along with several other
experimenters, Mr.. Gershwin Is do
ing something in the music field that
Is at least original. John Alden Car
penter. whose American ballet, SKY
serapers." seems TO have proved a
real addition to that type of musical
productions. and who is also the
writer of many lovely songs. is one
of this group of hnishing-schoo'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-16
BUILDING AND AUTO INDUSTRIES
MOVE TOGETHER. ECONOMIST SAYS
Rabson Finds Wall Street Belief That Both May Slow
Down Some This Year-Calls Heavy Installment
Buying ''Cancer'' in Business.

saturatior point is impossible. Gen
eral business Is like certain amount
of water which will carry only given
amount of salt in solution; but by in
Creasin- the amount of liquid II is
always possible to take up more salt.
\ certain volume of general business
will absorb only a certain amount of
new building. auto production and
manufacturing in general.
Without an increase in general
business. a saturation point is reached,
so that more building or more auto
mobiles cause temporary over
production: but so long as general
business increases the saturation
point rises proportionately. Hence,
the Importance of watching general
business conditions.
Sew Instincts Great Factors.
The automobile and building indus
tries are even more deeply rooted than
above outlined. They depend not only
on general business. but are primarily
based on the primitive instincts for
a home and for travel. These are
probably the two most deeply rooted
instincts in the human race. Young
people get married in spite of buSipesS
conditions. and as soon as they get
married they want a home. More
over. as almost the nrSt instinct OF
the child is to creep. 50 that instinct
to move develops throughout life and
is now showing itself in the auto
mobile industry. These primitive in
stincts are really the basis of these
great industries. Moreover. they are
the oasis of other industries rs well.
and fortunate are those manufacture
ers and merchants who produce and
sell goods which satisfy the primitive
instincts of men and women.
During the past few weeks | have
been interested i'll reading the adNer-
tisementS of the more successful build
ing promoters and automobile manu-
facturers. \ woman is always in the
picture. One ad is headed. own
Home Of Your Own" another ad Is
headed, Buy Car for Her. Studies
made by the great advertising
agencies have shown that the sen in
Stinct is the most powerful factor in
many of the great industries.