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Noted American Composer
Praised Josef Holman

THE playing of Josef Hofmann, the
great pianist, who is to give a re-
cital Thursday evening, October IS. at
the Washington Auditorium, has ALWAYS
excited the admiration of musicians as
we'll as of the public.
Hoffman, had no greater admirer
than the late Reginald de Koven, who
was a keen and thoughtful critic. as
well as one of the most brilliant COM
posers this country has produced
Shortly before his death Mr.. de Koven
reviewed a recital given by Hofmann
in Carnegie Hail. He devoted more
than column to it, in the course of
which he said:
To-day Josef Holman stands before
the public as undoubtedly one of the
greatest, if not the greatest, pianist of
his day. Every time hear him it seems
to me that in breadth and development
of his art and style, in his human sym-
pathy as we'll as in the tenderness and
emotion which comes from a life's
happy experience he plays better"
Mr. Hoffman, will open the eight
evening music events of the Washing
ton 90-q2erative Artist Concert Course,
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point at the Washington school, as well
as in Baltimore, for many years: also
to training under Mrs. H. r. Roberts.
whose personal interest in young Louis
Smiths progress and practical help in
his studies encouraged and prepared
him for the career that is now BIOS
soming so promisingly.
Louis Smith was in Washington for a
few days last week, visiting friends
before he gets into the particular work
of writing the music for a big New York
revue, whose well known producer has
contract with Louis Smith. The
Southern edition of the famous Fol
lies" carries music written by Louis
Smith.
Many will remember Lou" Smith as
a blonde young man with an engaging
smile and wide-awake attitude, who
was with the business Office of The
Evening Star for about a year prior to
his going to the big city. He also is
a member of Gamma Eta Gamma Fra
ternity. His latest song hits are I'm
Proud Of My Man" and Yesterday"
both of which are familiar already to
many here and elsewhere. Mr.. Smith
is living in New York His business
address is 900 West Forty-second street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14

THE young American prima donna,
Rosa Ponselle. who is a decided
favorite with Washington concert audi
cnces, as we'll as elsewhere in the world,
again has been chosen to sing the Lead
ing role of the opera which will for
mally open New York's music season,
when the Metropolitan Opera Co. pre-
sents Montemezzi's opera, THE Love of
Three Kings"
1t was generally expected that the
honor of opening the Metropolitan sea-
son would fall to Miss Ponselle's lot,
but it was not expected that General
Manager Gatti-Casazza would select
Montemezzi's spectacular opera, THE
Love of Three Kings" as the first opera
to be presented. Musical circles inter-
pref this singers selection for the open
ing soprano role as further indication
of her growing dominance in New York
operate favor.
Miss Ponselle will have two recitals
in the National Capital during the cur
rent season. She will close Mrs. Town
sends series of morning musical pro-
grams, as has been customary for the
past couple of seasons, early in Feb
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she will give costume and folk song
recitals.
Alice Louise Hunter announces the
opening of her dance studio Tuesday
at No. Grafton street, Chevy Chase,
Md Miss Hunter will teach both in
terpretative and traditional ballet styles
of dancing.
Max Merson. the young pianist, born
in CzechoSlovakia and educated in Hun
ary who is about to become an Amer
lean citizen. announces the opening of
his studio for the season at 1745 K
street northwest.
Mr.. MerSon became very popular soon
after coming to Washington last season
and Is in demand with the musicians,
as well as audiences generally. He will
be featured in one of the Sunday after
noon cooperative concerts later this
Fall in joint program with Erna
Rubinstein. noted violinist, and the
Tchernikoff Gardner dancers.
Mr.. Merson also is in charge of the
piano department of Arlington Hail
School in Virginia. 81
Susanna Oldberg. we'll known teacher
here, is the author of an article enti-
tied How to Study a Song" published
in the current issue of the Etude.
which is said to be extremely practical
and helpful.
The Nordica Mandolin and Guitar
Orchestra has convened for weekly re-
hearsals for the new music season.
Walter T. Holt, organizer and director
OF the various fretted instrument COM
binations, collectively known as the
"Nordica Clubs announces that these
groups of players have an unusually
active program planned. The initial
appearance of the clubs this Fall was
Continued on Fourteenth Page) ;.
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ruary and will appear later the same
month in an afternoon concert at
Polls Theater, sponsored by Mrs.
wilson Greene. The latter appearance
is as one of the attractions of the
Philharmonic concert course.
Washington is particularly fortunate
in obtaining the prima donna in con-
cert appearances for the coming season,
as every available moment of the sing
er's time was booked as far back as
last Spring Her concert tour will carry
Miss Ponselle from coast to coast during
a Midwinter lull in her operate activ-
tiles.
Miss Ponselle, it will be recalled, Is
the first soprano the Metropolitan has
had in many years who was truly capa-
BILE of mastering Bellini's enormously
difficult opera of Norma" which has
been restored to the Metropolitan roper
toire. Other great Ponselle operate
triumphs have been scored in La
Gioconda," La Forza Del Destino, "
La Juive," La Vestale," "Cavalleria
Rusticana" and Andre Chenier."
Miss Ponselle's appearance in the
Philharmonic course is set for Tuesday
afternoon, February 10.
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MUSIGRAPHS

THE German Literary Society is plan
ming to give a second Franz Schu-
bert memorial evening at the home of
the president, Miss Anita Schade, 1929
Rhode Island avenue northwest, Satur-
day evening of this week at 8 o'clock.
A group of leading local vocalists
and instrumentalists will present the
program of Schubert music, and Miss
Schade will speak on Wilhelm Mueller.
poet, who wrote the famous Schubert
song cycle lyrics, Die Schoene Muel-
lerin."
Edith B. Athey, organist of Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church. has re-
sumed the twilight recitals preceding
the Sunday evening services. During
the Summer. while Miss Athey was in
Europe, Miss Margaret Davis, a student
IN the Hamline Music School, was a
capable substitute.
Miss Mary Garrett. another student
of this school. has been appointed or
ganist and director of music at the
Brookland Methodist Episcopal Church
recently.
Hester Walker Beall has opened her
Studio of the Spoken Word" recently
at Stoneleigh Court where she gave a
musical tea October g. Miss Beall fea-
lures principles of voice production, die
ton, phonetics, various usual elecution
subjects and. as unique addition,
Technique of the Radio Address"
Julia Culbreth Gray, "the Carolina
contralto," announces the inauguration
of her Fall season with two recitals, a
matinee and an evening program, given
In Morgantown, w. Va, october 5.
Last Sunday she substituted as con-
tralto soloist at both services at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
She will start Southern tour shortly
into the Carolinas and Georgia. where
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The Choir Invisible
Has New Director

THE Choir Invisible inaugurated its
fifth season with rehearsal at
St. Johns Parish choir room Wednes-
day evening, when all the members
were present and much genuine en-
thusiasm was manifested in the assur-
ance of an unusually promising year.
T. Guy Lucas, choirmaster OF st.
Johns, was unanimously elected con-
ductor to succeed Robert L. Keiser, the
former conductor, whose business en-
gagements away from the city pre-
vented his continuance with the work
during the coming year.
Alexander H. Gait was reelected
president, Mabel Boyd was elected sec
rotary, Mabel Dyer treasurer and G. A.
Johnson executive manager. Four new
members were admitted. extending the
personnel to 90, which is the full quota
agreed upon.
1t is the purpose Of the new con-
ductor to introduce works of some Of
the sixteenth century composers. rarely
heard here.
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Roberts Scholarship Winners
Have Been Announced

-FOUR full scholarships and four half
scholarships in the vocal music de-
partment CT the Washington College of
Music have been awarded to promising
Young singers of the District of Column
bla, Maryland and Virginia as the re-
suit of the recent additions held at the
Y. w. G. A. Building, when 80 regis
trants were tried out before a commit
tee Of four we'll known musical author
tiles, under direction of DR.. H. r.
Roberts, head of the voice department
of the college.
OF the four full scholarships for the
ensuing year offered by the Washing
ton Cooperative Artist Concert Course
as part of the educational benefit plan
the soprano was won by Mrs B. j.
Sheridan of Alexandria, Va; contralto
by Miss Dorothy Sawyer of 1926 Kear-
ney street northeast; tenor by Robert
Eldredge of 500 Flower avenue, Takoma
Park. Two baritones are tied for selec-
tion-Roland w. Conley of 70 Mon
mouth avenue, Cherrydale, Va, and
Charles Eldredge of Takoma Park,
brother of the winner of the tenor
scholarship.
The half scholarship winners include
two girls tied for soprano-Miss Lenora
Blount OF College Park, Md, and Miss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
Leopold Stokowski Conducts
PHILADELPHIA Orchestra Again

ITO the accompaniment of scenes of
enthusiasm seldom witnessed In the
historic Academy of Music in Philadel-
phia, Leopold Stokowski recently re-
sumed his place at the head of the
Philadelphia Orchestra after years
absence in search of health. With a
buoyant step and figure as slim and
graceful as ever. looking the embodi-
ment of renewed health, the eminent
conductor led his men through a pro-
gram of master works. The result was
electrifying.
Stokowski's doctor will not permit him
to conduct the concerts throughout the
season and his engagements both in
Philadelphia and out of town have
therefore been greatly curtailed. Wash
ington will hear him at the opening
concert November Is. After that his
place will be taken by distinguished
guests. These visiting conductors in
clude Ossip Gabrilowitsch, celebrated
pianist and equally renowned as con-
ductor: Sir Thomas Beecham, the re-
doubtable Englishman, and Clemens
KrauSs, a newcomer from Frankfort,
Germany. who is yet to be heard in this
country, but who comes to America pre-
coded by an enviable European reputa-
ton.
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Ballet Genius Appears
Here With Cuban Singer
THE ensemble series of the Washington
Cooperative Vesper Concert Course

THE ensemble series of the Washington
Cooperative vesper Concert Course
for 1928-29 is attracting considerable
interest and favorable comment IN the
city, as one of the new features OF the
enterprise for weekday evening ana
Sunday afternoon music events IN tne
National Capital. Immediately 1olloW-
ing the opening of the artist series OF
the vesper concerts Sunday AFTERNOON,
November IL, will come the first event
of the ensemble series-Tuesday eve
ming, November 10. Both Will DC al the
Washington Auditorium.
Adolph Bolm and his ballet will open
the ensemble series with Elodia Martini
Rivero, brilliant young Cuban soprano,
as the soloist of the occasion. MISS
Martini Rivero, who was heard last
night in Washington for the first time
as soloist for the international oratorlcal
contest, will make her formal concert
debut In the National Capital Novem-
Der 10. James Barr, Washington COM
poser and pianist, will be at the piano
for the singer.
Miss Martin Rivero is the daughter
of the former Cuban minister to the
United States, and her American con-
cert debut here is awaited with ire
mendous interest in all circles.
The Bolm Ballet, famous throughout
the country, came into existence in the
United States in 1907, and since that
time has toured from coast to coast,
giving elaborate productions each sea-
son, which have scored tremendous sue
cess with both press and public, and
have aroused intense enthusiasm among
lovers of art.
The company consists of Adolph
Bolm himself: Ruth Page, premiere
danseuse; Vera Mirova, oriental dancer,
and an ensemble of is highly trained,
experienced dancers. Elaborate scenery,
designed by Nicholas Remisoff. the
WorId-knoWn Russian painter; stunning
costumes and beautiful stage effects are
indelibly associated with the appear
ance of the Bolm Ballet.
M. Bolm created the original produc-
ton Of Stravinsky's newest ballet,
Apollo ct Musagetes," designing set
tings and costumes, as well as the
photographic Interpretation. In the
accompanying picture M. Bolm is seen
as Apollo. This ballet was given its
world premiere at the Library of Con-
gress auditorium In Washington last
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Mary E. Trainer of this city. Two tied
for contralto also--Miss Helen Haiti
gan of 1860 California street, and Miss
Cora Cudworth, also of this city. The
tenor half scholarship was won by r.
D. Todd of 1885 w street southeast,
and the baritone half scholarship by
Dale Hamilton of IA Woodland avenue,
Takoma Park.
According to the judges, including
Miss Jessie MacBride, Mrs Dorothy
DeMuth Watson, Charles Trowbridge
Tittman and Edward Donovan, the
voices are all very promising, and all
registrants had excellent unframed
voices. There were IL sopranos, 4
contraltoS. s tenors and baritones
tried out at the addition October 6.
The instruction with DR.. Roberts will
begin at once for both sets of scholar
ships in the vocal department of the
college.
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Organ Recital Friday at
St. John $, Lafayette Square

IT GUY LUCAS, organist of st. Johns
Church, Lafayette square, an
nounces a series of recitals during the
season on the new four manual organ,
commencing Friday. The first program
will~be given at 4:45 pm. Following
recitals will be, in each case, on the
first Thursday in each month
In response to many requests, these
recitals, with the exception of the first
one, which will be at the earlier hour
to suit the large number of visitors to
the General Convention, will be at
8 pm. instead of in the afternoon, as
last year.
These recitals are free to the public,
there will be no collection, and it is
hoped that music lovers will make them
as widely known as possible.
Friday afternoons program will be:
j. S. Bach $685. 1850
Charles Wood ID 1921
Two preludes on old Psalm tunes.
(sl "old Twenty-f1fth Psalm"
Henry. Purcell !l658-1695l,
Rejoice in the Lord Away"
4 I e 3, Jelfsrs. G. &. B. aS wood
Spite for organ.
Overture,
Menuet,
Aria,
Finale. ION ground bass'.
Cathedral windows, No. l."
"Kyrie Eleison."
How LQ q 5e ATs Thy G. p y WnGd Fair"
j Hopkins. H. Myers,
clifford Roberts
"Jubilate Deo"
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Special Program Tonight.

GERTRUDE LYONS, who spent last
Summer studying the method of
DR.. John Finley Williamson, conductor
OF the internationally known Westmin-
ster Choir, is planning a program for
November rs at Keller Memorial Luz
theran Church. Mrs. Lyons will conduct
the music at this church after Novem-
Der l.
The program will include several Sc
lections studied under DR.. Williamson
In the course of sacred music and choir
conducting given at the Summer school
at Winston-Salem, N. C.
A special musical program has been
arranged by Lillian Wines for tonight
when Mrs. Lyons will be guest conduc-
tor. The program will commence at
7:45 pm, when a short organ recital
will be given by Eugene Stewart.
The program will be:
Concert Overture in C Minor" Hollins
Improvisation on hymn tune abide With
"Traumeree;., Stewart
oMaTche ,Relisieuse Guimasnt
quartet Even Me" ;......:,. Warren
aid Whalen and w. r. sel tiSg,'' oef-
Mrs. Lawson and Mr. Whalen. ''''
SOPRANO SOLO, ADORE and c,o BE od s Hn;sou
Gertrude Lyons.
Mrs. Lawson. Mrs Nelson and Mrs. Hfchie
Cummings.
A capella choir. Bless the Lord, NV
NSdA IVanOH
At the morning service Mrs. James
Nelson will sing Cast Thy Burden" by
Hamblen, and the anthem by the choir
Will be Sweet Is Thy Mercy" by
Barnby.
Mrs. Flora Palmer Weber will be the
accompanist for both services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
Soldiers Home Orchestra
To Play in Stanley Hall

THE U. S. Soldiers Home Band, like
all the service organizations, is be-
ing metamorphosed into an orchestra
for the Winter season. The orchestra
will begin its season 192S-29 in Stanley
Hall Tuesday afternoon under the lead
ership of John S. M Zimmerman, with
Anton Pointner assistant leader.
The programs this week. Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, will all begin
at $50 pm. and will be as follows:
TUESDAY.
March. arms of America. ......,.. Pryor
Overture, THE Marriage Of Figaro"
Mozart
Petite suite
(a) Warming
tb) 'Nocturne"
=, &C. An Old Portrait ;.........., .Crist
Three Musketeers'' Friml
Fox trot popular, "Just Night for Medi-
waltz suite The Aero Travellers" Weiss
Finale, "All of the Time" .......... Woods
The Star Spangled Banner"
THURSDAY
March. Salute to williamsport" . :. Duble
Overture 'Phedre" ............. .Massanet
ca "Nocturne au Desert" ... .Beshon
Scenes SHs o {TS% tie eirl musical comedy The
Fox trot. "At Shutdown" ...... Donaldson
Walt song 9 p,oDalITT: anita .PoIIs:E
THE Star Spangled Banner"
SATURDAY.
March, 1.-THE 74th Regiment Band" Losey
Overture, THE TancredI' ..,...... .Rossini
Entire acte--
ta) Black Eyes ....,.,.,..Ho rlick
tb) Punch and judy .....,... Herbert
Excerpts from the musical comedy The
Fox trot. "All I Want Is YOU xxx. .Akst
Waltz suite. Venus on Earth" ..... Linoke
Finale, Away Down South in Heaven"
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14

Spring in the Coolidge chamber music
festival. During the past Summer it
was presented in Paris and London by
Diaghilieff's dancers.
Season tickets for both the artist and
the ensemble series of the Vesper Con-
cert course are now on sale There will
be II events in each series, most of them
on Sunday afternoons, Signiund Spaeth.
Louise Lerch and Henry F. Seibert of
New York will open the artist series
November IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14

Shopping In Soviet Russia Is done on
the pay-before- you-buy system, which
in America is usually confined to soda
fountains,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14

Hal Roach, the comedian. has linked
up with the Victor Talking Machine
Co., and the latter is equipping the
Roach Studio for sound pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
83]NGESSHHzlE
STUDIOS OF WASHINGTON

For Rent Large, handsome. third floor
front studio, with use of grand piano. for
night rehearsals of high class ladies' sing
ing club $500 per night
l340 New York Ave NV
New Britain herald., 1928-07-03
City Items

A requiem mass for deceased members of the Ladies' Auxiliary. A. Q. H. will be celebrated Thurs day morning at o'clock at St. Mary's church.
 Attorney Leo V. Gaffney of Vine street Is recovering from an opera . ton for appendicitis at New Britain General hospital.
 Dr. $. D. Schupack has reopencd offices at 33S Main St.-advt. Samuel F.. Mag, who underwent an operation for appendicitis last week at New Britain General hos pital is recovering.
 The common council committee on claims will hold hearings Friday eve ming, July $.
 A sewing meeting for members and friends of Unity Rebckah lodge will be held Thursday afternoon in the club rooms at Odd Fellows hall.
 Officer Thomas c. Dolan, manager of the police baseball team, an- nounced today that there will be practice every Tuesday and Thurs day afternoon, commencing today.
 Dr. s. D. Schupack has reopened offices at 33S Main St.-advt.
 Miss Mary Chilicki of Jubilee street and Miss Victoria Gworek Of Curtis street win leave tomorrow for New York, Woodside, L. l., and Passaic, N. J.
 New Britain Institute will be closed all day July 4th.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-03
No Clue to Death of
 MedfOrd Policeman

Medford, Mass, July 5 (uP)- Authorities were virtually without d tangible clue today as they continu- ed investigation into the shooting to death of Patrolman Francis ]. Gil- leland at Medford Hillside early yes- terday.
 The officer was shot either from ambush or after arresting two mem- bers of trio of burglars whom he apparently had surprised while they were trying 10 enter a drug store.
 A large black touring car with red wheels, in which four youths were riding, was hunted at the start of the search, but today this had been eliminated as clue after the occupants of the machine had re- ported 10 police and explained their movements at the time of the crime.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-03
Wood Is Leading in
 Airplane Touring

Wichita. kans., July (CP)-- John r. Wood, flying a Waco bi- plane, continued in the lead as the twenty-four planes of the national air tour turned toward Tulsa at g a. m. today. The Wichita Tulsa flight is the fifth hop of a series of thirty-two which will carry the aerial caravan from Detroit to the Pacific coast and return.
 Charles Meyers, piloting another Waco. was in second position, Meyers point score was 27cS.4 while Wood had scored 3e02.2 points.
 Bruce Braun piloting a Stinson- Detroiter, was in third place with 26s5.1 points. Frank Hawks in a Ford tri-motor plane was fourth with e642.9 points. and Al Henley in Ryan Brougham was fifth with c5S1.2
 The caravan will spend the Fourth of July in Tulsa. continuing into Texas Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-03
CONDITIONS BETTER
 TO RESCUE ITALIANS
(Continued from First Page)

of the dirigible Italia and Lieut. enant Einer-Paal Lundborg now wait hopefully for rescue. was re- ported somewhat improved today.
 The supply ship Citta Di Milano's message said, that the ice floe now was at SOFA degrees north and sS:o0 degrees east and that the fioes were shifting so rapidly-all of them being at the mercy of the swift arctic currents-that the pos sibility of an airplane landing soon seemed good The temperature must lower some, however, before such a landing can be made.
 This latter message indicated that the summer season had set in on the ice island and that the ice had become somewhat mushy for the swift, heavy planes to light success fully on the ice.
 Meanwhile the ship advised that Swedish hydroplanes had circled in an attempt to land at Niglieri's en- campment but had been unsuccess- ful in this. They were forced to desist owing to the fog and returned to their base at Hinlopen Straits and once there reported they had esta blished contact with one of the dog teams sent out to search for Finn Malmgren and his two com panions. There were three dog sleigh teams sent across North East Land in an effort 10 find the three men who started walking away from the ice encampment of Niglieri and Um- berto Mobile and thus far no word has been heard of the three men.
 Also it was announced that the steamer BraganZa, which has been operating off North East Land but which had been impeded by break ing ice. had returned to Virgo Bay with Captain H. Riiser-Larsen and Lieutenant Luetzow-Holm aboard.
 The two flyers will transfer to the steamer Hobby to cooperate with that vessel in the search for Roald Amundsen. The Braganza will proceed to Kings Bay to get supplies and to repair one engine.
 One more nation joined in the great relief move today when Ger many offered special equipped with skis. capable of landing on the ice in a small landing field. The Ger man aviator Udet also was placed at the disposal of the relief party. The offer was accepted.