Evening star., 1927-08-21
NJ i S &c
BY HELEN FETTER.

her very popular. Just last Spring
she introduced the American com
poser. John Prindle Scott, to loca
musicians. Mr.. Scott's songs have
been widely sung in Washington az
we'll as elsewhere. but this was his
initial visit to the Capital. Mrs
Wheeler also was a good friend OF
Samuel Richard Gaines, another
American composer and conductor
especially of choral works. and it was
| Mrs. Wheeler who urged Mr.. Gaines
to make his visit to Washington this
Spring. She also directed a concert
OF works by three American COM
poscrS, including one Washingt tonian,
Karl Hoer. late in the Spring. Just
before she left for her Summer vaca-
ton Mrs. Wheeler was made happy
by receiving an autographed copy of
| John Prindle SCOTS newest song,
The Riddle dedicated to her. 1t is
indeed true that the powers that be
work in peculiar fashion, puzzling at
times. The unfortunate accident
| that resulted. just week ago. in
Mrs. Wheeler's death is the kind that
might happen in any Summer home
where an oil stove is used This
| particular accident took the life of
one who was interested i'll doing the
constructive thing to better condi-
tions in artistic lines that lift the
ideals OF nation. There is no mem-
Der of local music circles with more
breadth of vision, more innate kind
iiness toward others working toward
the same end, or more sincerity than
Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler had.
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NORD comes from St. Moritz,
w Switzerland, that far from the
scene of her so-called million dollar
suit against August Heckscher, New
York multimillionaire philanthropist.
Nine. Frieda Hempel. internationally
known grand opera star. is busily en-
gagged in completing the score of an
operetta while she enjoys the atmos-
phcrc Of the Swiss mountain coun-
try
The blonde and beautiful Frieda
has given JOY to Washingtonians
with more than one program, but
none more so than in the last
Jenny Lind" costume recital she
gave about three years ago. Always
her art in singing the German lieder
is admirable, and there is no Hempel
concert complete without her rendi-
ton of "The Blue Danube Waltz" or
Home, Sweet Home" Her reading
of the dulcet, rhythmic waltz song
has enchanted many. and her sing
ing of the home song has brought
many tears in sympathetic response
The newest report of this operetta
that Nine. Hempel is writing in her
vacation time suggests that two
Viennese waltzes will be written into
the score-shades of the Blue
Danube! The operetta is to be pro-
duced in Budapest in November.
THE old adage says that "the early
4 bird catches the worm" What
worm or even what species of bird
is not mentioned. The Pan -Ameri-
can Union, however, is emulating
that famous feathered example and
already has issued definite dates for
musical events of Importance to be
given under the auspices of that fine
organization during the coming sea-
son.
Beginning as carly as September 9,
the Pan-American Union will pre-
sent an open-air concert featuring
as soloists Milla Ybarra Dominguez.
soprano; Alfonso Zelaya. pianist, and
Arsenic Ralon. violinist, with the
United States Army Band, w. ].
Stannard. its leader, and band soloists
Thomas F. Darcy, second leader, who
is a cornetist, and John Bauman,
xylophonist.
November Is the Friday Morning
Music Club will give the Latin
American program that has become
definite annual feature of its sea-
sons schedule. The program will
be presented in the Hall Of the
Americas
December 20 the United Service
Orchestra will be featured in pro-
gram i'll the Hall of the Americas.
when assisting artists, whose names
VIII be announced later, will present
unusual Latin American music.
April 10 the third formal Pan
American concert of the season is
announced, and it, too, probably will
be held in the Hall of the Americas.
The Union. DR.. Rowe, director
general. and Franklin Adams, coun-
selor, is doing an unusual work in
introducing Latin American music
to local music circles. and the mem
bers of that most cosmopolitan of
audiences that Washington can pro-
duce-diplomatic and congressional
circles. The Union is doing similar
work for North American composers
in southern lands. AS a result of
the splendid cooperation of men
from both the United States Army
and Navy Band orchestras, known as
the United Service Orchestra, the
Latin American countries are receiv-
ing not only representation in musi-
cal circles here, but. in reverse,
through this organization the south
ern countries arc acquiring more in
tercst in musical production in this
country.