Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
NJ i S &c
BY HELEN FETTER.

the production to be presented. Most
of the principals return not only to
the Washington Opera Co. after
previous successes under the local
auspices. but also to the scene and
environment OF initial operate tri-
umphs. Such is the case of the trio
of artists pictured elsewhere on this
page-Ralph Errolle. tenor; John
Charles Thomas, baritone. and Sigurd
Nilsson. basso-all had operate bap-
tism in previous productions by the
Washington Opera Co. The feminine
singers will be Luella Melius. who
sang here in "Lakme" with marked
success, and Doris Doe, who will
make her first local public appear
ance on this occasion.
WASHINGTON has two youthful
w Sylvias who seem to promise
really great things in music. There
is Sylvia Lent. the slim young violin
isl. who. in her early twenties, has
already established herself in the top
ranks as a soloist with the leading
symphony orchestras of this country
and as a concert artist both at home
and abroad. Sylvia Lent's most re-
cent success was via the radio in the
latest of the Atwater Kent programs,
and she also appeared lately in a
Metropolitan Opera House Sunday
concert program.
The other Sylvia is still at the end
OF her teens, being only Is years
old. This is little Sylvia Altman.
pianist of great promise She has
played in public for several years, but
this will be her first real honest-to-
goodness recital" that is given to-
night at the Jewish Community Cen
ter. when the orchestra of the Wash
ington College of Music and her
small brother. Julian, a student Of
the violin. will be assisting artists"
Sylvia Altman not only is a scholar
ship pupil in music. but completed
her high school education in an
amazingly short time-two years for
a four-year course. Sylvia hopes to
go to New York shortly to continue
her studies with one of the great
masters of the piano.
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IN an entirely different field, young
4 American Rex Rommel, conductor
OF the Rialto Orchestra. has aroused
stir recently with the success of
little waltz that he wrote. Mr.. Rom
mel arranges the orchestration for
the feature pictures at this theater.
For The Lone Wolf a recent pro-
duction there, he could not find ex-
actly the. type of composition to H.
lustrate what he felt the picture
needed musically. SO he sat himself
down to sheet of manuscript paper
and wrote this little waltz which so
fascinated the people who heard it
that $50 letters came to the office in
quiring the name of the composition
and where it could be secured. 1t is
of Viennese style and has what the
famous Elinor Glyn would probably
term triumphantly 1T"
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DURING the past week valiant
- musician. who is overcoming OBJ
stacles at which many stout hearted
practical persons would quail, was
presented in musical program be-
fore Mrs. Coolidge at the White
House. This musician was a blind
f1utist-blinded while serving in the
World War. Walter Godaert is his
name, and he was presented by the
Belgian Ambassador both at the ex-
ecutive mansion and the day follow
ing at the embassy at tea given
by the Ambassador and Baroness de
Cartier. NJ. Godaert carried a per-
sonal letter from his patroness,
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, to Mr..
Coolidge, who had met the Queen
upon the occasion of her visit to
this country several years ago.
Accompanying NJ. Godaert on the
famous gold piano at the White
House, and again at the embassy
concert, was the Washington COM
poser: pianist, Mildred Kolb Schulze.
John PRINDLE SCOTT of New
y York, composer of sacred and
secular songs. is in the Capital CITY
for a few weeks on his first visit to
Washington. Mr.. Scott is probably
most popularity known for his two
much-sung concert successes, "The
Winds in the South" and "The False
Prophet" Among the most recent
Of the many singers who have had
the latter song on local programs
this season was Marion Tallev. who
gave it as an encore. However. Mr..
Scott is also often represented by
sacred songs in the local churches.
Several of his numbers are listed in
programs published elsewhere on
this page today.
Many people do not know that
Mr.. Scott was originally a singer
with concert career of 10 years
duration. He was compelled to give
up public singing. however, due to
increasing deafness. and since then
this American composer has turned
his attention to composing. Among
the many affairs planned for Mr.,
Scott's entertainment while within
local music circles are two musical
teas to be given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne B. Wheeler during the com
ing week.