Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
NJ i SIC
BY HELEN FETTER.

dowment fund for the cabin. Still
beneath huge stone at the end OF a
soft green lane lined with holly
hooks and Canterbury bells in sum
mer and ow-furred little pines IN
winter where cotton-tail rabbits
scurry, lies the grave of Edward
Mcdowell. But the youth OF his
Water Lily" and ITO Wild Rose
will appeal to children and grown
ups, too, for MANY years to come.
CONDUCTORS come and conduc-
~ tors 60. but opera and SYM
phony concerts go on forever. Mr..
Toscanini left La Scala, the most
famous of all such institutions, and
they took the composer who was
temperamental and refused to come
TO America-Signor Mascagni-and
blithely continue their season.
After a path strewn with the red
roses of triumphal march on tour
with Nine. Schumann-Heink and an
all-Wagner program, Walter Dam
rosch has broadcast a courteous
but firm statement to the effect that,
at the end of this season. he VIII
definitely lay down the baton when
he has held continuously over the
New York Symphony Orchestra tor
AZ years and devote his time to less
strenuous work, except for occa-
sional guest appearances. When ne
was in Washington earlier this sea-
son the writer wondered why Dr.
Damrosch alluded, in conversation.
so emphatically to his opinion that
he could reach so many million more
Americans in his radio programs
than on tour. Now we know why.
There has been no one individual
who has done more for the develop
ment of fundamental educational IN
terest in music generally among the
American people than Walter Dam
rosch through the medium of his
splendid lecture recitals. He heads
the list in this type of endeavor as
we'll as having proved fine example
and leader in other musical lines.
Who will take his place has not
been definitely announced, though IT
is rumored that Otto Klemperer and
Fritz Busch of Dresden. the latter
new to this country, will carry on
the programs during the remainder
of the current season.
In our own community, struggling
as we are to establish ourselves on
a firm musical basis, another con-
ductor has entered the field as free
lance, and the Washington Opera
Co. announces that stranger,
Georges Georgesco, who comes from
Queen Marie's land with glowing
recommendation from all over Eu-
rope, will be guest conductor for the
performance of la Boheme" Janu-
airy 10. Will Rogers remarked that
there might be something in it Tor
the person who could find a use for
slightly used Rumanian flags. An
other witty individual in this city,
upon hearing of Mr.. Rogers re-
mark, offered as an amendment a
suggestion that Mr.. Albion might
find a use for some of these gay
pennants.
Mr.. Jacques Samossoud. the thor
oughly competent conductor who re-
signed from connection with the local
opera company, has just announced
that he will conduct symphony
orchestra of 80 men in concert
early in January. The program and
soloist will be, announced at an
early date. !.
1t is always too bad when musical
folk separate and go diverging ways,
for. in the first place, they get no
sympathy whatsoever from the rest
of the world 1t is all blamed on
Temperament" 1t is sometimes
both satisfaction and curse to be
an artist.
Washington is certainly acquiring
a fine collection of choice conduc-
tors.
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BEATRICE SEYMOUR GOOD
- WIN, chairman for the song
contest conducted by the D. c.
Federation of Music Clubs, says that
the federation is getting showed un-
der" with requests for the decision of
the judges. She asks that it be an
nounced that as soon as a decision
has been definitely reached by those
worthy personages, it will be pub