Evening star., 1927-03-13
NJ y SIC
BY HELEN FETTER.

feature OF this choral program vii
be the signing of King Alfred
| Hymn as arranged i'll a simple part
song effect by Hamilton Mac
Dougall. There will also be Other
more familiar strictly sacred songs
The Girl Reserves of senior high
school age are planning to present
All operetta with dances composed
OF folk song and dance number,
taken from different nations anc
nicely amalgamated in clever
operetta called "Marenka, written
by Era Betzner; this will be given
April % and 50.
On March p Beethoven program
with the use OF one of the ortho-
phonic machines will be given at the
recreation hut under the direction
OF Pearl Waugh
1t is very fine 10 see this ConStruc-
tive work being done with large
groups mus;caily through this splen-
did organization 5 medium, Also, the
church choirs seem more lively and
progressive i'll their musical plans
this Lent than previously
One Of the most interesting Lenten
features is the unique series OF
vesper services i'll French, with the
hymns sung in French. being given
at St. Johns Episcopal Church on
Lafayette Square.
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TN this column last Sunday was
mentioned ali announcement from
the music division OF the Library OF
Congress to the effect that the next
festival of chamber music to be held
there under the provisions of the
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Founda -
tion will take place April y to 80
1923.
Evidently. from the reports of the
division. many readers did not read
the notice carefully and realize that
II is year from next month-April.
1923, that this festival is to be held.
AS a result, there has been deluge
even this early in the day. of requests
that names be put on the list and
even personal inquiries for tickets.
The division wishes that announce
ment be made that nothing is being
done along this line at this time and
for people please not to make re-
quests so far in advance.
A LTHOUGH there may be some
4 n musicians in Washington who
had hoped when il was first men,
toned that the Metropolitan Opera
Company would give several per-
formances in Washington on their
way South for the annual season in
Atlanta. that they might hear some
OF the more difficult operas, such as
only the finest opera company in
the world can adequately stage and
provide with completely appropriate
singers, it is, just the same. a daz-
zling array of opera stars that are
listed i'll the four tried, richly melo-
dious and familiar operas that are
scheduled for this city's portion this
first time in 18 years.
According to official announce
mcnt just issued from the office of
Mrs. Wilson Greene, local manager.
the program will include Verdi's
"Traviata, to be sung Friday night.
April z, at BIS pm. with Amelita
Galli-Curci. famous coloratura So
prano, in the role of Nioletta. BENZ
amino Gigli. Italian tenor. who ap-
peared here last season. will sing the
role Of Alfredo. Other Metropoli-
tan celebrities who will have roles
are Giuseppe DeLuca, Minnie Egener,
Grace Anthony, Angelo Bada. Milo
Picco, Vincenzo Reschiglian and
Paolo Ananlan. Tullio Serahn will
conduct.
The second performance, Saturday
afternoon, April q, will offer a re-
markable double operate bill, in
Guiding Puccini's La Boheme" and
Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana. .
Lucrezia Bori, famous to Washing
ton audiences as concert star. will
have the soprano role; Edward John-
ston. recently called by John McCor-
mack the worlds greatest tenor"
will sing Rodolpho. Lawrence Tib-
bett, who will appear here in con-
cert with Elizabeth Rethberg early
in April. will have the part Of Mar
celle. Vincenzo Bellezza will con-
duct. Florence Easton will sing the
role Of Santuzza in "Cavallcria
Rusticana," with Armand Tokatyan
appearing as Turriddu. and Ina
Bourskaya scheduled to sing the role
OF Lola. Giuseppe Bamboscheck will
conduct.
The third and final performance of
the Metropolitan's Washington sea-
son will be given that evening at
8'l5 o'clock, when Verdi's III Trova-
tore" will be the opera, with Rosa
Ponsella in the leading role, Jeanne
Gordon. Giovanni Martinelli and
others in her support. Tullio Sera-
fin will conduct.