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Evening star., 1926-09-26

Conservatory Of Music, whore she had
the three-year scholarship under Ma
dame Fritz Reiner.
Helen Corbin Heinl, pianist. has re-
turned from a vacation spent in the
Middle West, where she has been CIV
ing recitals and preparing programs
for the coming season. She has re-
opened her studio here.
Carl Matthew, tenor in the group Of
eight Victor artists who entertained
the large audiences at the Palace The
|, ater during the past week, formerly
studied here with Paul Bleyden. His
uncle. Joseph Matthew, now a leading
concert singer Of New York, also stud
led here with Mr.. Bleyden.
Dorothy Wilson Halbach, Washing
ton contralto, sang via station WRC,
Monday evening. for the first time in
Washington, new song by Russell
Colombo and Howard Wilson Coombs.
The latter is the son of Elizabeth
Gardner Coombs, pianist. who was the
accOmpanist on this occasion. The
song is waltz ballad, entitled Just
for You"
Mr.. Colombo is young violinist Of
Los Angeles. He appeared in a film
as one Of the cast in Hollywood when
this song of his was used as the chief
theme of the orchestral accompani-
ment. Mr. Coombs Is young pianist
who won second place in a contest for
a grand piano offered as the prize by
leading piano company. Twenty pi-
anists competed. The work played
was the Grieg Concerto"
Helen Burkart, director of the local
branch of the Seymour School Of Mu-
sical Re-education, with studios at
1928 l, street northwest, announces
the opening of the classes for the sea-
SON. She has issued an unusually at
tractive booklet this year.
A new quartet described as -four
young and pretty girls, as school
teachers with beautiful voices" is an
nounced as the latest entrant in the
lists for concert engagements in
Washington and vicinity this season
The quartet is known as the Bel Can
to Quartet, and was organized by Paul
Bleyden. The members are Helen
Harper, soprano: Elizabeth Parker
mezzo- soprano; Lucy Hopkins, alto
and Hattie Herfurth, contralto.
The accOmpanist will be Mrs. Paul
Bleyden.
Special plans are being made at the
King Smith Studio-School for an at
tractive series of musicals and other
programs of artistic nature during
Evening star., 1926-09-26

Of the violin department, Emmanuel
Wad, Edith Carolyn Dawkins and
Genevieve Westerman instructing In
piano, and August King-Smith direct
ing the vocal department
Caroline Mckinley. director of the
Mckinley Studio Of Rhythmic EX-
preston, on / street, has returned to
the city, after spending the Summer
in New York City at the Princess
Theater, where she specialized in dra-
matte dancing. as well as assisting in
the direction of number OF produc-
tions in preparation for the coming
season there.
Miss Mckinley has in preparation
for Washington this season several
new dance dramas, the first of which
is already in rehearsal and will be
given by the Mckinley Dancers early
in November at their studio, 1871 I
street, which will formally open for
1926-1927 Friday.
The quartet of Wallace Memorial
United Presbyterian Church. COM
posed of Bessie Birch Haycock, So
prano; Myrtle Chockley, contralto;
James X. Morton. tenor, and L. f,
Murray. bass, have returned from
tnelr vacations ana Will SlnS dI tIle
dedication services of the new church
building today and Monday and Tues
day nights.
Helen Colhoun. chairman of the
music committee of the Washington
Heights Church. announces that Mrs.
J. Harry Cunningham, organist. and
Edith Graham Schilling have returned
from their vacations and will be in
their places today. Katherine Hill
Rawls and Paul Ledig furnished the
music for the Summer. The regular
musicians will be assisted casionally
by other voices and instruments dur.
ing the coming season.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
Finish Resurrection"

EDWIN CAREWE, in collaboration
IL with Count Ilya Tolstoy, eldest
son of the famous Russian novelist.
has completed the adaptation of
Resurrection" Leo Tolstoy's classic,
which is to be produced by Inspiration
Pictures. Inc, and Edwin Carewe,
for release by United Artists Corpo-
ration.
Carewe. who has had the story in
mind fW five years. and Count Toll
stoy, who was with his father in Vas.
maya -Poliana when Resurrection"
was written, much of it laboriously
done in longhand by the son, llya.
comprise a combination that should
be we'll equipped for the task OF adaus-,
ing the Russian classic. The scenario
and working script are being writees'
by FiniS Fox