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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
Jr. Opera Players Club
Produce Successful Operas

ONE of the most active musical or
CARNATIONS in Washington, D. c.,
during the past six years has been
the Junior Opera-Players' Club of the
Immaculate Conception Church. Since
its organization, May J., 1922, this
'meritorious group of boys and girls has
produced 10 operas which have been
witnessed by Sc large audiences.
Both the words and music Of six
of the operas presented by this club
have been written by Harry Wheaton
Howard, who holds the enviable record
of having been the organist Of the I'M
maculate Conception Church for nearly
% years.
The first opera was Jack the Giant
Killer" written for children. Other
works were "Punchinello," Bride Of
the SUM-" Rose of the Prairie" THE
Cannibal King" and THE Duchess of
Danzig." The four comic operas known
to the general public which this club
has given are: THE Pirates Of Pen
zance," "Pinafore," FRA Diavolo" and
1.-THE Mikado." It is interesting to note
that of the 10 operas presented those
written by Mr.. Howard have proven
the most successful. 1.-The Rose of the
Prairie" has been sung IL times and
1.-THE Duchess of DanZig" has thus far
del1ghted 10 crowded houses.
So we'll appreciated are these musical
works that the congregation Of the I'M
maculate Conception Church has not
been the only one hearing them. Per-
formances have been given in the school
auditoriums of st. AIMS Church,
Church of the Holy Comforter, Church
of the Nativity and ST. James Church.
performance for the benefit of st.
Martins Church was given in the I'M
maculate Conception Boys School hall,
where production was also sung for
the Knights of Columbus.
In order to produce these operas sue
cessfully, cast of from As to so young
persons is required. Several Of them
have been in nearly all Of the operas.
Frederick Nolan has taken an tnpor-
tant part in every one. His initial APP
pearance was made when he was about
IL years old. For several performances
Florence Marguerite Yocum has been
the prima donna soprano, with Leonard
Townsend as the principal tenor. Both
of these singers are under 20 years OF
age.
1t Is interesting to note that the cos
tunes and scenery for all of the pro-
auctions have been designed and in
many cases executed by Mr.. Howard.
J This seasons opera will be THE
Pride OF Virginia." written by Mr..
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Unique Music Features
in Gross Triumphant

THE music for 1.-THE Cross Tri-
umphant," pageant Of the Church
in England and America, to be given
October 10 and 20, by the churches OF
the diocese Of Washington in honor of
the delegates to the General Conven-
ton, has been arranged especially for
this occasion by Adolf Torovsky, or
ganist and choir director of the Church
of the Epiphany, assisted by Siegfrled
Scharbau, principal musician OF the
United States Marine Band, the or
chestra of which will render the in
strumental music for the spectacle. Mr..
Torovsky, at the organ, will direct the
choral groups led by the Epiphany
Choir, Ascension Church Choir and
others; Paul Bleyden's singers Will as
sist in the choral music OF the pageant,
and will appear in the "St. Hllda
picture, which Miss Katherine Judge Is
sponsoring.
Caroline Mckinley will devise and
direct the third century war scene
which is to be a feature OF the 81.
Adams" picture to be given by st.
Adams Church. Eight artist-students,
directed by Miss Mckinley will appear
in this scene. The SO angels who are
to appear throughout the pageant. ex-
cept in the final, will be members OF
the Girl Reserves of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, and have
been assembled by Miss Mabel Cook,
director of the Girl Reserve Department
of the Y. w. C. A. They will receive
their training for the pageant scenes
under Miss McKinley's direction.
Mrs, Marie Moore Forrest, director
of "The Cross Triumphant" has added
a number of symbolic overtones to the
original script, and the angels will play
a prominent part in these overtones.
Music will be used throughout the
action of the piece, and in the picture
entitled Missionaries by Camp Fire, F"
written by Comdr. c. T. Jewell, at the
request Of the author, a quartet OF
male voices will sing evening hymns.
This picture will be Nresented by st.
Thomas Church.
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Stokowski Will Conduct
Philadelphians November Is

THE Philadelphia Symphony Or
L chestra will open the season 1928
in Washington Auditorium Tuesday,
November IS, Leopold Stokowski con-
Quoting.
In view of the condition of his health,
Mr.. Stokowski and his physician feel
it unWise for him to conduct through
out the season, and the association has
been fortunate in arranging with Mr..
Gabrilowitsch and Sir Thomas Beecham
as guest conductors for the remaining
concerts-December II, January %,
February II and February rs.
Ossip Gabrilowitsch, conductor Of the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra since
1918, has achieved distinguished repu-
tation. His career has been linked
with the Philadelphia Orchestra since
his appearance as soloist in 1900, and
he is very popular in Washington.
Sir Thomas Beecham achieved an
outstanding success with the Philadel-
phia Orchestra here last season, and
the announcement Of his return will be
welcome.
The programs promised for this sea-
son offer an unusual treat to music
lovers. The concerts are under the
management of T. Arthur Smith.
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NJ u S &c
BY HELEN FETTER.

| bilitieS were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Arms Fisher.
Mrs. Edgar Stillman Kelley
president of the Federation of Mu-
sic Clubs, also was seen for a few
quiet words, potent with enthu-
SiaSm and faith in the progress of
the United States muSically. She
was tired but saturated with
pleasure over her California trip.
Dominating all the other per-
SonalitieS at the programs was
that of the gracious general and
hostess, Elizabeth Sprague Cool
idge, who, in costumes always fea-
turing her favorite shade of blue,
with that smile of utmost genial
ity and charm, had special word
for each guest and appreciative
comments for the performers of
each program. 1
HAROLD BAUER is one of those
rare individuals who can be
depended upon always to be as
clever converSationally as he is
artiStically at the piano. He kept
a large circle of the musicians
hilarious most Of one evening
talking about his "little mono
chord" which, he leased Carlos
Salzedo, with saying, would do
all Of the latter'S new tricks for
the harp" as shown in his recently
finished "Pentacle" for two harps.
The latter responded with quick
French repartee. Incidentally,
the wizard of the harp and his
pretty assistant, Lucille Lawrence,
provided the romantic note for the
festival guests, causing much
smiling conjecture, which was veri-
fed at Mrs. Coolidge'S party the
closing night when it was an
nounced that Miss Lawrence was
to be married to Mr.. Salzedo the
following Sunday. The SalzedoS
are due to return to Philadelphia
tomorrow after a motor trip
through New England as their
honeymoon, to resume classes at
the Curtis Institute of Music.
COINCIDENT with Mrs. Cool
- idge'S festivals birthday an
niversary, the young Chicago pi-
aniSt, Rudolph Reuter-, who par
ticipated in the opening program,
celebrated his personal birthday,
and his close friend, Jacques Cor
don, head of the Gordon String
Quartet and concertmeiSter of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in
sisted on viSibly offering Mr.. Reu-
ter a token in memory of the oc-
caSion. The token was a naive
white-iced angel food cake COW
cred with little pink roSebudS
holding pink candles. The pleas
ant duty of sharing in this cake
fell upon Sylvia Lent, Harold
Bauer, Mrs. Lent, Mr.. KornStein
of Budapest, Mr.. FrankenStein,
Mr.. Reuter- and the writer of these
notes, in the chair car en- route to
Albany, where transfer to the
midnight sleeper for New York
might be made. Mr.. Bauer in
sisted upon playing inaudible con-
certoS with Miss Lent in the inter-
missions in cake eating.
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Autumn Music Recital
At Daniel Studio

A JOINT song and piano recital will
( be presented in the studio of Edna
Bishop Daniel, at 1910 New York ave-
nue. northwest, tomorrow night at $3.50
o'clock. Mrs. Daniel will direct the
program to be given by some of her
advanced students in vocal study and a
group of advanced piano pupils will ap-
pear under the auspices of Mrs. Louis
G. Wainwright.
This program will serve as a celebra-
ton of the twelfth anniversary of the
founding of the Daniel Studio of Sing
ing, which was established october 8,
1916.
Miss Jennie Glennan, organist and
director of st. Patrick's Church Choir,
will be at the piano for the singers.
The program will be: '
Piano
(a) "Polonaise in Major Chopin
(b) "Fruhlingsrauschen" Christian Sindig
Mary Blake.
vocaI-"By the Banks Gentle stour'
Catherine Schofield.-
Aria VOL che sapete Mozart 7 GSz I7s1
Clarice Summers.
(a) "Narcissus'' -: .Ethelbert Neyin
Viola Lorraine shreeve.
i've Been Roaming
Charles Edward Horn u766-lS49.)
Caroline Kreuttner.
''Whither?" ('Wohin? "-Accepted English
translation Edith q sG carr. 'l'S'-iS1''
a} NorwegIaTp. Dsnce" Ed psn1 w GTiss
Hattie Louise Hardness.
"over Hill. oyer Dale" (frcm Shake,
Thomas Simpson Cook U7S2-lS48.)
Clarice Summers.
Ga) IAN den Fruhling" -. Eduard Grieg
(b) LIE Kangourou" Caprice charac-
Mildred Shackelford.
CaJ Deserted" (Robert Burns)
Edward MacDowel G862-190l)
(b) "Mene" (Robert BurnSl
Edward Mcdowell (1862-1901)
Mildred Spahr.
(a) "Mogenstimmung" Eduard Greie
(b) In Leafy Bower" Maurice PeHe
Thelma Speers.
The Goldenrod" Poem and music by
Edward MacDowell Q862-l901)
THE Corn Song whittier.
Catherine Schofleld.
Mrs. Daniel, Mrs. Wainwright and
Miss Glennan will be happy to greet
all the guests of the evening after the
close of the program. All who are in
terested are invited to attend this recital.
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THE City Club will open its formal
entertainment season Wednesday in
the big ballroom with presentation
of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta III.
M. S. Pinafore." The cast Of 35 people
is being trained by Estelle Wentworth,
director, who is we'll known in the
music circles of washington, and being
presented by Jack Mullane, who is
actively interested in City Club enter
tainment programs. He Is interested
in producing musical productions on a
large scale. This IS his first attempt
at the club, in which he is also being
assisted by Edward Muth, chairman OF
the clubs entertainment committee and
a composer and producer himself.
The musical numbers Of H. M. S.
Pinafore" are well known and popular.
In this presentation the Crystal Male
Quartet and Jeanne Beverly Will be
featured.
The cast Of characters will include:
The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, e. G. B.,
H..
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A Score of Young Singers
In Local Radio Contest

TWENTY young Washington men anc
women have applied to participate
in the District of Columbia finals OF
the Second National Radio Addition
which will be broadcast by Radio Sta
ton WRC October "a, Capt. William
H. Santelmann, chairman of the Dis
trict of Columbia addition committee,
announced today.
The "deadline,'' after which no more
applications will be received, has been
set for Wednesday. Capt. Santelmann
urges prompt enrolment by the Ma
tional Capitals proA A5ing amateur
singers who desire tbs $13,500 cash
awards and music conservatory scholar
ship offered by the Atwater Kent
Foundation to addition winners.
Most of the young Washingtonians
already enrolled and preparing for the
local church choirs and school glee
Girls-Hazel Arth, Catharine Birch,
kathryn E. Bowers, Annie Cornwell,
Adele F. Delano, Mary M. Gastrock
Dorothy Wilson Halbach, Emile Hem
pei, Lois E. Lille, Ruth Rooney, Re-
bekah Thomas, Finette Walker and
Florence Marguerite Yocum.
BoyS-Clarence Albright Leonard r.
Davis, Paul j. Fox, Harry Quinn, H
Granville Leef, John Murphy and j.
Donald Thomas.
The eight best singers of all Wash
ington applicants-four girls and four
boys-will be chosen for the local finals
by preliminary elimination, which
will be held at Station WRC between
october 10 and "a, according to Capt
Santelmann. Judges and the date for
this preliminary will be decided next
week by an executive committee COM
posed of Mrs Huston Thompson, Mrs
Gertrude Lyons, Miss Helen Fetter
Percy S. Foster, Maj. Oliver p. New
man and Capt Santelmann.
Winners of the District of Columbia
finals will receive silver medals and
go to New York as the foundations
guests, for national semi finals.
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Washington College of Music
Holds Scholarship Addition

THE addition for the Roberts vocal
scholarships given to the Washing
ton College Of Music by DR.. Dudley as
one Of the benefits offered by the CO.
operative concert course, and the half
scholarships given by the college, also
with DR.. Roberts, to the four voices
awarded second place by the judges. was
held last Saturday in Baker Hall of the
Y. w. C. A. The five judges were: Miss
Jessie Mcbride, Ralph Edmunds, Mai.
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, Mrs Ed
ward Hood Watson and Edward P. DON
avan. There were As contestants heard
all Of whom had little or no training.
The hall was filled by friends and
relatives of the singers.
Announcement will be made as soon
as the averages and marks can be COM
pleted of the winners in the two sets OF
scholarships.
An informal reception was held Wed
nesday evening at the college, when the
contestants and friends we're invited tc
meet each other, DR.. Dudley and DR.
Roberts. Many of the singers at the
addition furnished their accompanies
Those who did not were accompanied
by Miss Catherine Benson, Official &C.
conlpanist OF the college.
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THE Fox Theater is announcing the
fifst Of series of four symphonic
jazz" Sunday concerts, beginning next
Sunday, October IA.
Mai. John zanft, vice president and
general manager Of the Fox Theaters,
plans to appeal to the youth of Wash
ington, to those who like syncopation of
the modern so-called "jazZ" Included
in each program will be several well
known classical numbers with one out
standing overture-the latter in response
to many requests.
The regular theater orchestra Of So
musicians will be augmented to so. For
the first concert Meyer Davis, who is
the supervising director of music for
all of the Fox Theaters, will direct a
portion Of the concert as guest conduc-
tor. The major portion of the pro-
gram, though, will be conducted by
Leon Bruzilod.
Mr.. Davis is well known in music
circles OF Washington. Several weeks
two days at the Fox. His reception was
almost an ovation
| The first program will have several
high lights Of interest. The overture
will be popular grand opera number,
selected to bring out the muSicianship
OF the personnel of the aggregation
Plans now call for the closing number
to be GerShwin's Rhapsody in Blue. -
The concerts will commence prompt
ly at pm. next Sunday, to continue
for one hour with the patrons invited
to remain for the picture program fol-
/, lowing.
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Distinguished Contralto
Visits Capital December 10

A FEATURE of the new music season
4 \ will be a concert by Emma Roberts
at the Mayfiower Hotel the afternoon
of December 10.
Miss Roberts is one of the most ac-
complished of recital artists. The New
York Sun says: Her singing rests on
the firm basis of correct tone produc-
ton, well controlled breath, ability to
spin the tone-as the old Italians
phrase it--and mastery of diction in
several tongues
The Boston Globe says: Artistry
such as hers has much to offer the
musical public. 1t was pleasure to
hear singing so admirable and inter-
pretationS so imaginative"
The concert is under the local man
agement of T. Arthur Smith.
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The Dawson Glee Club
Announces Three PROGRAMS

THE first Of series of three SUBJ
scription concerts to be presented
this season by the Dawson Glee Club,
John r. Monroe, director, will be given
December 4. The hall will be an
nounced later. At that time the club
will be assisted by selected group OF
woman's voices. A number of six and
eight part choruses will be presented by
the entire group in capella style.
They will include the "Cherubim Song
of Glinka and the "BenedictuS sin
VENT" by List. with other music ap-
propriate to the Christmas season. The
group by male chorus will include three
Palestrina antiphonals and other new
features.
The midyear and Spring concerts OF
the Dawson Glee Club will be held the
first Tuesdays in February and May
respectively, in Pierce Hall, Sixteenth
and Harvard streets northwest, where
last years concerts were held.
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Memorial Presbyterian Church, under
the direction of John George Klein,
with Mrs. Klein at the organ, will sing
at the IL o'clock service, beginning the
seasons work today.
Fred East. well known baritone, has
been engaged as special soloist and will
sing at that service also.
Mrs. and Mrs. Klein are starting
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Famous Organists to Play
ForLocal Vesper Concerts

tonians Adolf Torovsky and Charlotte
Klein, both noted for splendid musi-
cianship, as organists and choir direc-
tors in local churches, will be heard in
vesper recitals, Mr.. Torovsky appearing
in the artist series, March 10, and Miss
Klein in the ensemble series, April z.
The season ticket sale for both the
artist and ensemble series of the vesper
concerts has now opened. Tickets may
he had at the Baldwin Piano Studios
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Ralph Rackstraw. ............H Harold Snyder
DICK Deaueye. ..........' ira, MeyeI
bOaJSWalH '..'..'...'.'.' 'EtOlaAU topceI
M1uSnlpmlCe .,...'..'..'''.'' Ivy, oISNchlo
MluSnlpmlte ............'..' .boopy IuliIl
Josephine ....'...'..'''..'' 'JeAnue I T,yi
is Scene oaSetperdeck Of H. NJ s. Pnafore
Act Moon. Act Knight.
Ensemble-Ladies: Kathryn Bowers, Max
inc De Silvia, HaSseltine Dunn. Alma Fiyaz,
Gladys George. Helen Henry, Christine Irish,
Blanche Kerr. Ruth Mayberry; Marjorie
Mothershead, Sylvia Shapiro. Helen Tucker,
Ruth Wales, Margaret Webster. Gentlemen:
John Costello, Stanley Covert, Alfred Fivaz,
Willard King, Donald Moody, Al Sherman,
Joseph Stapleton, Melville Veitch.
H. j. Odenthal, executive secretary,
said the club expected to present at
least two plays or musical productions
during the Winter season. "Carlotta," "
which comes next, is from the pen of
Edward Muth. A cast of so people will
be used for this Spanish operetta, which
Is said to be new and original.
Attendance Wednesday night Is to be
limited to members of the club, their
families and friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07

Thomas N. Leef. secretary of a new
quartet called the Parthenon Male
Quartet, announces that due to an error
in his copy last week this group was
listed under the old name of Congress
sional Male Quartet. The Parthenon
organization consists of H. A. Martin
and H. G. Leef, tenors; Howard Moore,
baritone, and Thomas Leef, bass. with
RAYMOND E. Rapp. director and accom-
PIANIST.
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Howard. Rehearsals have commenced,
and the opera will be given its initial
performance the first week in December
in the auditorium of the Immaculate
Conception Boys School.
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1910 Connecticut avenue; the Willard
Theater Ticket Bureau, and the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue. Sea-
son tickets for each series of IL events
may be had for 81, Sc and So, without
tax and transferable. Ten per cent Of
all ticket sales go to welfare, charitable,
educational and civic enterprises, and
purchasers Of season tickets are invited
to name their own beneficiary at the
time of the purchase of tickets.
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their fifteenth season as director-tenor
soloist and organist, respectively, Of the
church.
Mr.. Klein announces the opening Of
his residence studio for the new season,
at 1719 Irving street northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Wormelle have
CONTINUED on Fifteenth Page)
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Susanna Oldberg has fully recovered
from her serious accident and is again
at her post in her studio in the PLAY
house. She has just finished a short
course for teachers from the South and
IN town and is preparing some of her
artist-students for the monthly recitals
which she purposes to give this season.
The vested choir of Gunton-Temple
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Best Grid Battles
Will Be Put on Air
LIN Every Section

Foot ball goes on the air for
another Saturday afternoon of
pIay-by- play detail on November
10. Inc -uded in the announced
games are:
Army VS.. Notre Dame-1:3 30
WEAF, VITO, WRC. WGY,
WGR, wCAE, WGN, KSD, VOC,
WSAI, WIFI.
Army VS.. Notre Dame-2:15--
WAEC, wOR. WFAN. WEAN,
WA1AK, WAS, WADC, WAIU,
WGHP, WKRC, WBBM, WTCC,
Wink. KNOX. KEBC. WOWO.
Navy VS.. Michigan-2:15-WJz,
VEAL, WHAM, KWK, KPRC,
WLW. WICK.
Yale VS.. Dartmouth Is
WFEI.
Harvard VS.. PENN :45-WBZ.
Purdue VS.. Northwestarn-2:45
-KYw, WMAQ.
Chicago VS.. Wisconsin-3:00--
WGN; 2:45, WTNJ.
Minnesota VS., Inoiana-2:45-
WCCO.
Minnesota VS., Indiana-3:oe-
KSTP.
Vanderbilt VS.. Georgia Tech
1:00--WSM.
Georgia State College VS.. Uni
versity of Georgia :45-WSB.
Southern California VS.. Arizona
--5:f5-KFT.
Among other bruadeasts will be
these by WRVA, KRLD, KDKA,
WIS.
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Local Radio Entertainment
Sunday, November 4, 1923
NAA-Washingtsn Navy Yard (434.i
MeterS-690 Ki40cycIesl

NAA-Washingtsn Navy Yard (434.5
MeterS-690 KiEocycIes).
3:45 p.m-Weather Bureau reports.
9:55 p.m.-Arlington time signals.
1905 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
WRHE-Ameriean BFOadcastin4 Co.
f322.4 MctsEs-93s KiIecyclesD.
3 to pm-Full Gospel Tabernacle
song service.
pm.-Program by Christian Science
Parent Church.
5:30-Watch Tower half hour; dis
course by A. l.. Smith; questions and
answers.
to plm.-Sacred song service.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:30 a.m.-MusicaT clock.
10 a.m.-Household talk by Peggy
Clark
1O:3O am to 10 noon-Advertisers
period.
WRC-NationaI Broadcasting Co. (46S.5
Meters-64O Kil0cycleS).
II am. to II ncon-Service from
Memorial United Brethren Church
Rev. S. B. Daugherty, pastor, will
preach.
1880 p.m.-PeerlesS Reproducers.
p.m.-The Roxy Symphony Con-
cert.
8 pm-"The Fundamentals of the
Jewish Faith and Life" DR.. Stephen
S. Wise.
4 pm.-Service from Bethlehem
Chapel, Washington Cathedral Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of
Washington will preach.
p.m.-SOuth Sea Islanders.
$50 pm.-Acousticon hour.