Evening star., 1927-10-23
NJ i S &c
BY HELEN FETTER.

of events on certain dates with arid
spaces in betweenl
And that parsonage is none other
than Dorothy De Muth Watson
local representative of the. maga-
zine Musical America. Mrs. Watson,
under the auspices of the District
of Columbia Federation of Music
Clubs. will have chart for the sea-
son listing all dates as they are hrst
announced and will be glad to notify
any who wish 10 set dates and not
conflict with events that may have
been scheduled for many months
but not generally announced. as to
what dates are tree.
ORGANIZATIONS or individuals ar
ranging concerts please telephone
Mrs. Watson at Columbia 5397 or
write to her at lll2 Fairmont street
northwest. This generous lady who
offers a real boon to musical man
kind in Washington is chairman OF
the Washington Composers Club.
which recently affiliated with the
federation, and is very active in
musical interests of the Arts Club
of Washington. the Congressional
Country Club and the Pen Women's
League.
THE program by the orchestra OF
u the new Fox Theater that was
given last Sunday afternoon to test
the local interest i'll symphonic pro-
grams met with unusual approval,
Judging by the large audience that
came the hour ahead of the theater's
regular program. though the weather
outside was most tempting and beau
tiful 1t is probable that these pro-
grams will be continued, though at
the time this column goes to press
official directions have not been re-
ceived from the New York head
quarters.
incidentally, in the Roxy Theater
in the big city," the special or
chestral programs are given Sunday
mornings at II o'clock and are
even more ambitious in the type of
symphonic works chosen for presen-
tation. Today the soloist with
Roxy's orchestra of 1l0 men in the
New York house will be the famous
contralto, Margaret Matzenauer.
Also at the Capitol Theater in the
metropolis popular symphonic
concert scheduled for Sunday
morning program lists the American
soprano Anna Case. as the soloist.
MORE than one musician has
~ risen up in righteous wrath at
the idea of contest to Finish"
Schubert's famous uncompleted
Symphony in B Minor" The latest.
and one given perhaps the most
publicity of all, is Ossip Gabrilo-
witsch, conductor of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra and a fine
pianist. Mr.. Gabrilowitsch with.
drew his name from the printed list
OF those sponsoring the endeavor.
with a dramatic flourish and the
statement that the suggestion was
as ridiculous as a plan to model
arms for, the Venus de Milo.
In an effort to readjust anv OF
the public mind that. might have
been fired to follow the irate Mr.
Gabrilowitsch in his attitude. Fred
erick N. Sard, executive director of
the national headquarters of the
Schubert Centennial in New York
has issued for publication the follow
ing letters that show that even the
suave DR.. Walter Damrosch was a
bit upset by the Gabrilowitsch Incl
dent until reassured by Mr.. Sard
himself:
October !. 1927.
your invitation to act as Chairman az The
american =! Jury for the proposed competition
~ snrn non6r aSr OF the Schubert Centennial am
eeiebration will carry IL 10 AZ successf,i :
cenfsnns as you have the recent Beethoven
can accent your honoring invitation. the
purpose of the proposed competition should
,,h The comDetition could be helpful in
genins of onr Ir, proper aggregation r Of the
very strongly that IL should be inpressed
w. upon ,ns COMPOSERS who would like 10 enter
to to- insst on tass = y NOT your pnrpose
dlesto dlmlSesitoilisy IL n.,,.t i not an ab.urdty.
down and write the two missing movements
appear as a logical and complete e. exprsssion prss
of Schubert's individual genius. Bnt i do
.I.th va at - HpDSer VINO mas a real ad0ra-
lon ana enthusiasm for Schubert might
,.,i.t wEle TWO symphonic movements which
gsItn9nt sdh, slavishly endesyorng to initiate the
Scnubert manner. could he a kind Of apothe.
osis OF the master of melody. They might
express ssomething. of the reverence we ali
Ieel Tor him and for the indeecribably beau.
Iiini ,a.i message which his melodic invention SO
layIshly poured out for US. Such an apothe-
osIs might even contain in loving reverence
soms som, snatches OF scbubert's own melodies
or as a sudden revelation during the fnaia
such details should. of course be left TO the
!Sncy OF the composer but il seems to me
ndt on tnese lines very interesting con-
trioutlon to our symphonic literature might
De made. something which would be appro-
pirate Tor Schubert Centennial and VET
wouid he an individual contribution from The
pen of living composer
very sincerely yours
'siTned.i WALTER DAMRosCH.
Dear Mr. Damrosch-Yonr letter OF the