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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Modern Music and Exhi bits
IN Frankfort Festival

themselves too new for people to be
sure OF their judgment. Since then,
however, much OF this music has
flowed under the bridge. for practi.
cally every musical capital in Europe
and America has had It's society, un.
der one name Or another, for the CIV
ing Of modern music. so that there
has been ample opportunity to listen
and learn and to set up corresponding
standards. And yet. Judging from the
amount of rubbish which the Interna-
tional Society has just presented. such
standards have still to be formed Nor
Is this criticism applicable to this Or
ganization alone, for the same weak.
ness prevails among all three societies
for modern music in New York. for
instance. The result is that time after
time one finds the public reduced from
keen expectancy to boredom and dis
illusion. And this Is what occurred
at the present meeting in frankfurt.
A brilliant international gathering
OF distinguished musicians, critics and
laymen packed the opera house for
Busoni's "Doktor Faust" with Curl
osity, at least. IL not expectation run.
ming high. The disappointment that
ensued was somewhat ameliorated by
the banquet which followed on its
HettS III tLG Uld6illIlCCib AtOCIIISl DCI +,
and which was given by the city
fathers to members OF the press and
the International Society. No such
conditions Of cheer. however, followed
either the first chamber music concert
or the first orchestral one Of the two
succeeding evenings. and the audience.
with good reason, began dropping off:
The first concert. Of this festival,
June 80. began with an interesting pro.
gram of chamber music. Heading the
list was string quartet by young
composer from Soviet Russia, Alex
ander Mossolow. The quartet was
numbered as the first. Op. "a: but first
or last. 1t would have done credit to
better known names than the one it
bore. Written with mastery
technique and In an ultfa.modern
idiom, 1t did what few works OF today
seem able to do. namely, to turn this
idiom into a living and expressive
language. Intensely Russian In char
acter. 1t was the Russian Of the Tartar
rather than OF the drawing room
wild in humor. rhythmic In energy
delicately savage in its moods. AZ
result, striking and original effects
seemed to spring unsolsht, as from
natural expression. while the work as
a whole, in retrospect, contained more
emotional vitality and, musical itnagi.
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performance by young folks, yet with
maturity and thoroughly professional
composition and original, charming
librettos as we'll as music.
In 1907 Mr.. Howard conducted a
season Of grand opera under the direc.
ton of Katie Wilson Greene, well
known concert manager here.
Mr.. Howard elaborated with Mrs.
Albert Clifford Barney, patron of the
arts, and composed music for her
work entitled about Thebes," which
enjoyed genuine success when 1t was
produced here.
Other activities OF the energetic Mr..
Howard included direction of the Mu.
surgia Quartet and serving as head Of
tho piano department of the wilson
Greene School Of Music during the
time OF its existence. He also has
been accompanist for many famous
singers. Mr.. Howard was dean of the
local chapter of the American Guild
of Organists for three years. At pres.
ent, in addition to his operetta produc.
tions and choral work, Mr.. Howard
teaches individuals.
When asked what he considered a
prime need Of Washington at this time
in music, Mr.. Howard said:
II have spent my professional life
endeavoring by means of influence
with young people, both az teacher
and promoter of entertainments, to
combat the deteriorating influence Of
the modern popular music, that ID,
the music ~ which is promulgated
solely for the purpose OF making
money for the publishers and creators,
with no attempt at artistry, with no
literary or musical merit; stun
which. like an insidious drug, has
stimulated the minds OF the young
people Of the age.
II cannot give too much praise to
the work being done in the public
schools. particularly the high schools,
to elevate the taste Of the children for
good music. I served for years as one
Of the board Of examiners for major
music pupils at Central High School
and was struck with the marked up.
lift in the quality Of their work and
their genuine enthusiasm for the best
of the arts"
The list Of Mr.. Towards compost.
tons IL a long one. Among the oper.
ettas which he wrote that have been
put on this past season with great sue.
cess are Rose of the Prairie" Jack
and the Bean Stalk" 1.-THE Cannibal
King" and also he gave several ex.
cellent amateur performances Of Au.
ber's FRA Diavalo." A work that Mr..
Howard wrote a number of years ago
for which the libretto was written by
William III. Landvoigt, prominent in
newspaper work here. especially as
writer on dramatic subjects for The
Star, IL entitled King Yvetot," a mer.
ry tale of mythical king OF France
with particularly jolly bass solo. "A
jolly Old Monk in His Cellar Sat-"
And there are many others.
Mr.. Howard confesses to two other
hobbies in addition to his musical in.
terests. They are astronomy as viewed
through his fine telescope and an TN.
iialiallN interesting Stafnn collection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Richard Crooks, Tenor.
Sails for Europe

WITH high praise of critics and
audiences in Cincinnati, Minnea.
polls, New York and other American
cities still fresh in his ears. Richard
Crooks. one of the most brilliant of
young American tenors, will sail for
Germany August II to make his
grand opera debut in Berlin.
Mr.. Crooks is listed for his only
appearance in Washington next sea
son in one of the five concerts for
members Of the Saturday Evening
Concert Club. The club is Under the
auspices Of the Washington National
Opera. with headquarters at 1914 G
street. and it's membership Is open
to all lovers Of music. Tickets for
the club concerts, it Is emphasized,
will not be placed on sale to the gen.
eral public. but will be issued only
to members. The club il not a COM
mercial venture and the cost OF mem
bership is nominal. Other famous
artists who are to appear in the
concerts include Luella Melius, who
scored such unusual successes in her
appearances in operas here last sea
son; the London String Quartet, and
others.
Mr.. Crooks was hailed as a sensa
tional artist at the annual Cincinnati
May festival this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

MISS JUNO, who has been engaged
~ for some time in work as thea.
ter organist at local houses, has juss
accepted the position of head OF the
new department in theater organ In
struction OF the Washington College
of Music. The class Is open now Tor
the special Summer season and the
regular Fall term class begins Sep
TENDER Is. Miss Juno states that as
soon as students Of that department
seem sufficiently qualified. positions
will be found for them through the
services OF an established organ com.
pany. ...
In addition to handling this new
class, Miss Juno is quite active along
other lines. She writes news, feature
articles and reviews for SIX magazines
regularly and weekly articles on new
music for a magazine in Chicago.
Last Winter she was associated with
Harriet Hawley Locher, head OF the
educational department Of the Gran.
dali theaters. Miss Juno did number
Of articles on music for the children's
Saturday morning shows. She has also
served as chairman Of the music com.
mittee Of the Soroptimist Club during
the past year and la active on the
national music committee, League OF
American Pen Women.
Irene Juno first studied music In
ithaca, n. Y, and got practical train.
ing playing with motion picture Or
chestras as they developed along with
the more pretentious pictures. Then
she took up directing for vaudeville
road shows and holds the distinction
Of being featured for two seasons on
"bg time" as the only woman leader
Of an orchestra playing with big mu.
steal comedies.
Miss Juno studied organ with DR..
J. Fowler Richardson Of London, Eng.
land, and of New York City. She also
had instruction from Ernest Moller,
mechanical expert in building and car.
ing for organs, and the nephew of NJ.
P. Moller. the we'll known organ build.
er of Hagerstown, Md. Then Miss
Juno was a featured organist when
Moller organs were installed in houses
Of the Pennsylvania circuit and in two
and q half years she established quite
a reputation in that part OF the coun.
try In that kind Of work. She played
CrandaIl's Strand Theater organ in
Cumberland. Nd, for one year and
then returned to Washington two
years ago. Since that time she has
progressed steadily and won increas.
ing recognition for her ability initia.
tive and achievement at different or.
gans IN local theaters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Nj u SIGR Apis

Mr.. Hughes. a WashingtOnian by
birth. is also well known here in his
musical work.
Elena de Sayn has left with her
string quartet. including Lydia Brew
er. viola. Lynch Luquer. second VIC
lin. and Ludwig Mandy. cello, for A
tour through North Carolina. The
first engagement is at Chapel Hill, al
the University of North Carolina. fol.
lowed by recitals at~Duke University.
Durham; North Carolina College for
Women, Greensboro; Greenville. ". C.
etc. The quartet will gradually work
It's way into Asheville. in the vicinity
of which it has a number of recital
engagements.
Miss de Sayr will not return 10
Washington until about the middle 81
September, when she will resume her
teaching.
Mrs. Henry White. director Of the
Cecilia Singers and Lyric Trio. ia
spending the Summer with Der
brother in Wichita, Kans. After q
trip to northern Minnesota. to attend
the convention of the ri Beta Phi Fra
ternity, of which she is the national
vice president. Emile Margaret
White has joined her mother in Witch
tia. Miss White was the soloist this
morning at the Paramount Congrega-
tional Church of Wichita. where she
sang "Zion." by Bruno HUM.
During the month Of July the choir
or. st. Patrick's Roman Catholic
Church has sung alternately at the
10 and IL o'clock masses on Sunday
mornings. Today will mark the clos.
ING of the season. The music will he
sung at the 10 am. mass. with bene.
| diction at 7:45 pm. The quartet IL
| composed of Edna Hillyard Howard
| soprano; Celia Fioravanti, contralto.
Roydon J. Dixon, tenor. and James
| Nolan, baritone. jennie. Glennan is
the organist and director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
A Former Great Singer
Pleads for Opera Houses

TWO important new phases in the
musical development of this coun-
try now confront the young American
singer. according to Nine. Marcella
Sembrich, former prima donna, now
director of the vocal department of
the Curtis Institute Of Music in Phila-
delphia. The first is that it is now
to the advantage of the American
singer to be trained in this country;
the second Is that the educational ad-
vantages now existing in America
should he supplemented by opportu-
mites for experience in opera and
concerts such as can be found in
Europe.
SINGERS can still profit by linguistic
general broadening influence OF tray
ell" Nine. Sembrich said recently.
THE next step should be to find some
outlet for the ultimate careers of our
young talent, and this might we'll go
hand in hand with the general mu-
steal development Of the country
through the creation, as Mr.. Tullio
Serafin recently suggested, Of opera
houses in many cities whose wealth
and importance would make the pos
session of such an institution in a
European city of the same caliber a
matter of course.
HAS not the time come for America
to do for her own what the countries
Of older musiael culture have long
been doing? AS q rule, experienced
singers only are demanded by the es-
| tablished companies in America.
| Where, then, are the American men
and women with fine voices and nat
ural gifts, well fitting them for the
operate stage, to make their careers?
at is unthinkable to do so by
checking the rising tide Of native tai
ent. The obvious alternative, there.
fore, Is to call upon the growing love
| of music, the patriotism and the
wealth Of this great country to create
| opportunity. The conditions abroad
! offer many reasons Why it is increas.
ingly difficult for young American
Nsingers to continue the practice of
| beginning their careers in Europe.
Must we not make it possible for them
| to do so at homer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

ANTON GLOETZNER, one of
"A Washington leading composers
and musicians, is recuperating salts
factorily from a second operation
and is at his home on Corcoran
street. This news will be of interest
to many, for Mr.. Gloetzner has long
been a leader in musical activities in
the National Capital.
Thomas n. I4eef, bass soIoist Of
Mount Vernon NJ. E. Church South.
sang at the morning service last week
at the Brookland NJ. f. Church.
where John J. Thomas is organist
and director. In the evening Mrs.
Lawson. soprano soloist of the Chevy
Chase Baptist Church, was guest
soloist.
Christine Irish. soprano; Jesse Feitch,
tenor, and Elliott Button. baritone,
sang at the Empire Theater in Win.
chester. Va. Thursday, in connection
with the presentation there of the
film. THE Life of Verdi" The first
and fourth acts from '"Il Trovatore,"
were sung. also other selections from
"Trovatore' and selections from La
Traviata" and "Rigoletto."
The presentation of the picture was
under the direction of l.. p. Wilcox
Of New York City, and the music
under the direction of Estelle Went
worth of Washington. Hiss Went
worth played the acompa niments for
the singers, all of whom are from her
Washington Studio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Hughes will
close the series of musical programs
held during Mr.. Hughes Summer
master class with recital of two
piano music this Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes. who have
made many appearances in New York
during recent seasons az two-piano
recitalists, will give their first concert
of two-piano music in Town Hall No.
Vember 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
THE U. S. ARMY BAND.

Punblic activities of the United
States Army Band will include this
week, under w. j. Stannard. leader;
Thomas F. Darcy. second leader, the
following concerts:
Monday, park concert. Thirty-sev.
.enth and U streets northwest, 1870
pm: Wednesday. Sylvan Theater con.
cert, 1880 pm: Thursday, Capitol steps
concert, $50 pm. Friday. Army War
College concert, $50 pm.
The program for the Wednesday
evening concert. in the Sylvan Thea.
ter, will be:
March. Coronation a:,;.,.... Eilenbers
Fantasia. "Traumbider' ....... L'imbye
Waltz. Die ,Hydropaten" ....... .Gunsl
la Fin Msrchen t'Leyenda", :. perlerA
These numbers are beins played for hs's the
were obtained from Ceerino Periera, noted
t hand ~ Am ,bs SonlEoser for the Ary
arrangement. for the Army BaidJ
ssfoSd ' Tssdsr Th , 4 Darcy. eol,dgesns
Overture to Der Freischutz''. :. won Weber
Eunhoniun, solo. "Josephiue Kryl
Ia Arabian Night" tRonancel,
tb) "KrakOwiak" polish dancei'
Novelty. MY Maryland" .............,S short
Theme and variations for different instru-
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Thursday. at the Sylvan Theater.
Monument grounds, at 1870 pm:
March. Entry of the Giadiators' Fucik
Overture and dances from "The = -
Anasntino and variations The HaTmSno9s
Piccolo solo. Through the Air Damn
Musician BARLEY G. Moor.
Excerpts from Shamu' Sir 4}B vilIar, stanford
Quartet for brass instruments, 70 Cor .,
Second Leader Arthur; s. witconiiib.. cdrfet'
Musician Nicholas Cicchese. cornet Musician
Robert Is. Clark trombone: Musician Peter A.
Hazes, euphOpiunl.
Symphonic poem, Chant from the Great
First Suite for Military; Band in FFiat.
Hoist
tal Chaconne ..
tb) lntermezzo.
tc) March
THE star spangled Banner"
Friday, at the Naval Hospital at
3 pm:
March, Tell 1t to the Marines' >. Bransop
overture, Joan of Are" SodeTmaur
lntermezzo just a Gem :. $50. :Tobani
Trombone solo, Thoughts Of Love. Pryor
Musician Hervey j. Clark
Excerpts from Lily. of Killarney" Benedict
~ Russian Lullaby. 800. 80. Berlin
Galop do concert. ride Of the 'Hql;;-ars
1.-THE Star spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Columbia Male Quartet
Has Many ENGAGEMENTS

THE Columbian Male Quartet--W.
Madison Taylor, first tenor; w. f..
Braithwaite, second tenor; Raymond
G. Moore, baritone, and John c. Smith,
basso--featured the musical portion
OF the program at the first meeting of
the newly organized Rotary Club at
Leesburg, Va. last Thursday evening
Many Rotarians from Washington and
neishboring cities were In attendance
Friday evening this quartet sang as
tho w, r. & a. Quartet for the
twelfth consecutive week through ra.
do station WRC, in program spon-
sored by the Washington, Baltimore &
Annapolis Electric Railroad. Their
programs have been of request num-
bers exclusively. and to date they have
sung 100 different selections.
Wednesday the quartet will 60 to
Purcellville. Va, for the NTH consecu.
tive year. to FIJI a five.day enga cement
at the annual Purcellville Bush
Meeting.
Thomas Moss is coach and accom-.
PIANIST to the quartet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
BY HENRIETTA STRAUS.

Frankfort, Germany:
Frankfurt Is having o music festi-
val Of which any city In the world
could we'll be proud. Exposition"
would perhaps better describe 1t. for
besides daily performances and lee
tures covering n1Asic Of all varieties
and nations there Is an exhibition"
Of Instruments, manuscripts. sketches
and models that make this undertak'
ing, which will last until August ~,
the most complete OF its kind propapiy
ever attempted The lnstrumenls
alone seem to include every KIND ever
invented by man to make music. from
the classic Tyre to the prosaic gramo-
phone. and from the drums ana
brasses of the barbaric races to those
of civilizations latest products-the
iazz band. There are sixteenth CEN
tury lutes and guftarres and seven
tenth century virginals ana splnnets
inIafd with ivory and mother'of- pearl;
yiolas d'amour and vioias de gamDa
and violins from the golden'hued
Guarnerius to Its model in porceIain;
gayly painted little hand organs ana
larger, clumsier instruments 10 De car
ried in religious professions; cemDaio
ClaVicnOrdS ana kleluuSct uCSoA
inside and out in delicate colors ana
designs and medallions OF ivory ana
inlaid with mother-of. pearl, ivory ana
even tortoise shell; "giraftfiugeI WIN
tall, k.shaped cases; "nahetisch,,
clavier-a combination OF Keyboard
and sewing table. and desks from
which one pulled out q keyboard as
one would drawer. List used such
a desk, it seems. There are besides
all the modern pianos, including those
used by List himself, OF which there
seems to be an endless number.
Judging the festival OF the Inter
national Society for New Music, IN
the light of past history, the society
has undoubtedly won its initial pur.
pose, namely, the right Of new music
to be heard. But now that this right
has been won. the public may. well
question why all OF this music should
be heard.
SIX years ago. when the society pre-
sented SO composers within 10 success
sive days. one could understand this
lack Of discrimination. The war had
disrupted musical life. and composers
were eager to renew contacts and
catch up on all that they had missed
Moreover. the modern idionis were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Band Music PROGRAMS

Overture sem n9%G 'EEsis2n
lal ANGELS Serenade'' .........I.. Braga
Trombone solo. 'Thoughts Of Love-. Pyrer
Musician iervey J. Clark.
"Reminiscences of Mendelssohn" Godfrey
Piccolo solo. THROUGH the AIR =. Damn
Valse dc, concert. Tales of the Vienna
..sero,,d strauss
Marines hvmn, "The Halls NJ Mcn,e;;;1,nm,ss1 3
THE Star 'Spansled Banner.
Tuesday, at the tuberculosis Hos
pital, Fourteenth and Upshur streets
northwest. at 1880 pm:
March March Peace SAGE TThronsh Victory. Crosby
Cornet SOLO, "NeptuHe's Court; rla1ss
Musician Nicholas Cicchese
scenes from Sicilian Vespers'' 49,. Verdi
Suite E5ragnoi, "seyiilan Festival T T"sn
(a). "BOlero"
tb) "Jota"
lcl "Sevillanas
|. td) March of the Toreadors"
= THE Star Spangled Banner
Wednesday. at the United Slater
Capitol. at 1880 pm, there will be q
Wagner program:
Ride. of the valkyries."
Prelude. ,Meistersinger won Nurnberg"
Cofnet SOLO. Tratme" ("Dreanls"b.
Second Leader Arthur $. Witcomb
Grand scenes from "Segfried."
Baritone solo, recitative and song. "oh,
Thou sublime Sweet Evening Star"
= Musician Albert Bennert.
Prelude. Act Ill 'LOhengrin."
IiYo shIes Love Death" from Tristan and
Overture. Flying Dutchnan."
The Star Spangled Banner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

the jazz music and it's ef'
M fects on the youth of to-
day, Harry Wheaton How
ard has proved by action
what can be done to interest these
same young people In music that has
healthier ring to 1t. There is no one
In this city. and probably never mas
been any one individual here, who mas
had more whole.hearted concern ana
sympathy for the youth Of Washing
ton and their developing the right sort
of musical interests than Mr.. Howard.
And he knows whereof he speaks. 1t
dabbler in music that Mr.. Howard
offers not only words but in addition
music to remedy conditions.
Born October s, 1870. Harry Whea'
ton Howard began the study of the
piano when years of age. He was
Interested from the first in the crea'
tive branch of music. When he was
in the sixth grade at school he was
excused one day to visit a school in a
distant part Of the city in order to
hear the entire school sing a chorus
which he had composed at the request
OF the teacher.
Later Mr.. Howard studied piano
with William Waldeeker, one Of the
foremost Of local musicians and
teachers. In the old Central High
School he helped to organize a glee
club, and was it's director and pre-
centor Of the school.
In 1888 he went to Berlin. Germany
and studied in Storms Conservatory
and later with xaver Scharwenka.
Harry Wheaton Howard returned to
Washington In 1892 and became organ.
list OF Calvary Baptist Church, where
the quartet was composed OF Mrs.
Nellie Wilson Shercliff. Mrs. Julia
Bodfsh. George Lillybridge and
Charles Rice. q
Mr.. Howard then engaged in vari'
GUS musical activities. He played for
the Choral Society, conducted several
performances OF cantatas and secular
works in different churches, and
brought out several original compost
tons. He returned to Berlin in 1895
and entered the Hochschule fur
Musk Royal High School of Music),
from which he was graduated in 1897.
Then he went to Paris for a year. He
returned to Washington in 1898.
Mr.. Howard left the position OF or.
ganist Of the Church OF Our Father to
join the International Grand Opera Co.
as assistant musical director and had
a season Of experience ION the road"
He then became organist Of Holy Trim.
ity Church, Georgetown, and trans.
ferred from there to the Church of
the Immaculate Conception In 1900.
He has held the position as choir.
master there since that date up to the
present time. Also, 1t is with the
choir boys and girls of that church
that Mr.. Howard has been able to put
on some admirable light operas. both
we'll known classics such as pima.
fore" and Pirates Of Penzance" and
a number Of his own operettas on emf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Once in Same Cast.

An original program of the first per.
Torrance of Leo Dietrichstein's
famous stage comedy. "Afe You n
Mason?" at Wallack's Theater. New
York City. April L.. 1901, which was
recently unearthed by the reading
department of the Pathe- De Mile
Studio, revealed that the part OF
Ernest Morrison was played by Cecil
B. De Mile and the character of
Caroline Bloodgood was interpreted
by May Robson.
Miss Robson is now member OF
the De Mile Stock Company and
appears in The Regeneration of
Aunt Mary"