Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
NJ u SIG
BY HELEN FETTER.

praise for her work here in the
Spring festival, will not be with
the company this time, as she is
touring the Orient. However, two
unusually fine specialists, Agnes
de Mile and Vera Mirova, will
give NJ Bolm leading support and
there will be large ensemble.
! A WORD of welcome must be
said here for he excellent
/ group known as the Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestral group of
we'll trained and artistic musicians
of which America we'll may be
proud-who open their season
here Tuesday afternoon, as usual,
under T. Arthur Smiths manage
ment, and with, as their leader,
the great favorite, Leopold Sto-
kowSki, who, due to illness, Was
absent last year, resting and traV-
cling in the Orient.
The orchestra personnel is prac-
tically the same as it was before
StokowSki left for his prolonged
vacation. The concert master is
'1iScha MiSchakoff, talented young
Russian, and winner of many
prizes. Willem van den Burg,
youthful Dutchman, continues in
the post of first 'celliSt. Samuel
LifSchey heads the violaS. Marcel
Tabuteau is the famous oboist.
Anton Horner has completed Is
years as head of the French horn
section. Anton Torello is the
Spanish contrabaSSist, who is said
to be without a peer as a player
of that instrument. Oscar Schwar,
the tympaniSt, second in interest
only to the conductor, plays on q
new instrument just imported
from Germany.
There were only five changes in
minor positions in the various
choirs of the orchestra for this
season.
THOSE in Washington who find
it possible to slip up to New
York now and then for concerts
and opera not available in the
National Capital, may be inter-
ested to know that the American
baritone, Oscar Seagle disciple Of
Jean de ReSzke) who created such
a furore of enthusiasm with his
New York recital last year, will
give a recital in Town Hall this
Saturday afternoon. In addition
to the old masters such as Handel,
Hue, ChausSon, DebuSSy, Bee
thoven, Hugo Wolf, Brahms, Schu-
mann and Richard Strauss, Mr..
Seagle will sing songs by Ameri-
can composers, including works by
Horsman, Olds, Campbell-Tipt
and Leroy, whose song, "The
Typhoon," was dedicated to the
singer.
A MOTHER New York program
that has unusual features
will be given Wednesday, Spon-
sored by Pro Musica, the first
program of the 1929 season,
when Marion CasSell, Greta Tor
padie, Lucille Lawrence, Anton
Rovinsky, Barbara Lull, Carlos
Salzedo and the New World Quar-
tet-Ivor Karman, first violin;
David Sterkin, second violin; EN-
HirSh, viola, and Lucien
Kirsh, violoncello-with N. de
BoniS and A. d'Orta, guitariSts,
and Guy d'Isert, clarinetist, will
give an international Referen-
dun Program"
The works to be presented will
be: Sonata for Violin and
Piano." by Alexander Steinart
~. S. Al: "Ragamalika," by Maui
rice Delage France; Songs of
the Lovelorn Muezzin. Nos. 2, /, T."
Karol Szymanowski poland
String Quartet, Opus 3d." Arnold
Schoenberg (Austria) "Pentacle
for Two Harps," Carlos Salzedo
(Spo nish-U. S. Al: "Sonatine
No. 2, in One Movement" Willeln
Piper Holland; Hawthorne.
second movement of second piano
sonata. Charles E. Ives ~. S. Al:
Quartet for Violin. Clarinet and
Two Guitars" Gragnani Italy.