Evening star., 1927-09-11
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Nina Norman. pupil of EstelIe Went
, worth, has signed contract with the
Schuberts for the West Coast com
pany of MY Maryland" and will first
appear with the company in Denver
on September Is.
The Frances Gutelius Studios are
continuing the Louise Lakin Schoo
of Foundation Music and will open or
October 8. Miss Lakin is in Europe
for a period of study and has left
her school in charge of Miss Gutelius
Miss Gutelius has been a sue
cessful teacher in Washington
for number of years. AS
junior chairman of the Federation OF
Music Clubs she has done much to
bring the teachers of music together
Mary Ware Goldman will be asso
ciated with Miss Gutelius and will
give her course of lectures on 1.-The
History of Music" to the Frances Gu
telius pupils as part of the class work.
Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Leon Chali.
nor Frost, the latter formerly Katha.
ryn Jean McNeal, pianist of Washing
ton, are here in their apartment at
21O0 Massachusetts avenue. They will
go to Norfolk tomorrow and will sail
Wednesday from Hampton Roads for
Lieut.. Comdr. Frost's new post at
Port au Prince, Haiti.
Ruby Smith Stahl, choir director of
the First Congregational Church, an
nOunceS that there are vacancies in
the choir and will be glad to hear
from people interested in serious choir
work. Rehearsals have already begun
In preparation for program to be
given during the coming season.
Elena de Sayn returned from her
vacation this week and has opened
her studio
The Elena de Sayn String Quar-
tet scored quite success in q tour
OF prominent universities and towns
in the South, principally in North
Carolina, one paper referring to it as
IAN outstanding organization of
which the city Of Washington may
well be proud" The quartet has
been re-engaged for a tour next Sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wormelle have
returned from New York City, where
Mrs. Wormelle spent several weeks
studying with John NJ. Williams, a
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ist for the piano. This was Mrs.
Wormelle's second course with Mr.
Williams. In his system the pupil is
given a sound technical foundation,
and every effort is put forth oy the
use of attractive material, attractive
ly presented, to make the child ac-
tually enjoy the study of music.
: RoX Rommel, popular conductor of
the Rialto Theater Orchestra and a
very able pianist, is opening a studio
in the Rialto Theater Building, 734
Eighth street. This is Mr.. Rommers
office at the theater and will make
an excellent place to receive pupils
interested In the study Of the piano.
The King-Smith Studio-School will
open it's eleventh season in Washing
ton with the beginning Of the Fall
term on October TO- The school is es-
sentially for young people who wish
to specialize along artistic lines in
stead of going to college, the chief de-
partments being voice, piano, dancing,
dramatic art, languages and litera-
ture. August King Smith, the direc-
tor, is teacher of voice, and Emmanuel
Wad will again head the piano depart
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Gardiner, having their private studios
at King-Smith Studios, will have
charge of the dancing. Caroline Nc
Kinley is planning another attractive
series of plays for the dramatic art de.
partment.
The King Smith Fauvettes will start
rehearsals in October for their annual
Washington appearance in January
this season. Advanced students in
voice and dancing are eligible for this
organization.
A feature of the studio activities is
the Monday night concours, when stu
dents Of all departments informally
present what they have ready before
the others. This is the training school
for public performance.
The classes for children in music
will again be under the direction of
Mrs. King-Smith, who uses the ad-
vanced educational ideas in the teach
ing of music to children, according to
the Fletcher music method.
This month sees the opening Of the
Lawrence Voice Studio at 1145 Con-
necticut avenue, with George F. Kort-
zenborn OF Chicago as director. Prof.
Kortzenborn succeeds Mrs. Robert
Lawrence, for several years head of
the Lawrence Studio, who goes to New
York to join Mr.. Lawrence in his mu-