Evening star., 1928-04-15

sLAalltlS promptly With tht
special musical service to-
day opening the Memoria.
Continental Hall program for the
annual gathering of members of
the d. A. r. in the National Capt.
TAI, outline more music per square
lnch OF minutes than any con-
Secutive seven days in Washington
for the entire season to date. This
will be truly Music week.
The outstanding feature will, of
course. be the four performances
presented by the Metropolitan
Opera Co. of New York. If these
productions uphold the very high
standards claimed for them,
washington audiences will enjoy
rare operate entertainment. This
country has several fine operatic
organizations, but of them ali,
from point of view Of years. tradi-
tionS. and having as its home the
greatest metropolis on this CONT
nent. the Met" has an individual
record and standards to uphold
Internationally famous stars. in
Guiding Rosa PonSelle. perhaps the
greatest of American prima dom
mas at this time; Feodor Chalia-
pin. Russian artist and baSSo:
Iucre2ia Bori. Spanish prima
donna, Beniamino Gigli. Italian
tenor. mentioned by many as the
successor of the great CaruSo.
Florence EaSton. Canadian So
prano, Lawrence Tibbett. Califor-
MIA baritone. and many others
will sing the roles of the works of
four master composers. Belliri
tItalianl, MouSSorgSy tRuSsianl. j..
Gounod tFrenchl and Wagner
(Germanl in this season.
CONCERT programs fairly trip
~ upon each others heels for
the first half of the week. Tomor-
row a charming young Cuban So
prano. Rosa da Granada. will give
a song recital in Spanish and
Cuban costumes, at the Carlton,
Jointly with the pianist. Felian
GarZia, well known in Washing
ton. where he has studio. as we'll
as in New York.
Tuesday afternoon a special
benefit concert brings two re-
nowned artists. Yolando Nero,
pianist, and Hulda LaShanska. q
favorite pupil of Nine. Sembricll.
TO Washington.
It was Nine. LaShanSka'S S good
fortune TO be selected as a pupil
by the great diva shortly after
Nine. Sembrich had definitely re-
tired from public life. In taking
up the career of teacher MnlC.
Sembrich at once made it a rule
that she would give her time to m
pupil in whom she did not see
great promise. Many sought her
as a teacher, but failed because
they could not meet her standards.
Voice was naturally an essential
but it was only one of the things
the great singer demanded. She
exacted intelligence. imagination
and character. Nine. Sembrich is
quoted as saying:
II don't care how cultured Or
'uncultured' girl iS-the lack of
culture can always be remedied.
But I DO insist that they have
brains and sincerity. as well as
voice"
TUOMEN in particular play
w prominent part in the musi-
cal events Of the week. This aft
ernoon. through special courtesy
OF the D. A. R.. Memorial Conti-
mental Hall will be the scene of
program of music by women who
are leading composers Of the
United States Prize compositions
will be given premiere perform
ances, and in most instances the
composers themselves will be
present and conduct their work.
Gena BranScombe Of New York
and Mary Howe of Washington
are two Of the most individual ami
nanSicianly woman writers Of music
today Both turn out works that
have maturity in style and orig
inality Of theme and treatment as
dominant characteristics. These
women have gotten beyond the
stage OF writing pretty little songs
They write real music that is we'll
worth hearing and is published
end performed by recognized
leaders in music fields.
A MUSICIAN, a native Washing
"A tonian. yet who spent a con-
siderable portion Of her career
living elsewhere in the United
States until the last few years. has
charge of musical programs for
the D. A. r. Congress this week
She is Eva Whitford Lovette.
II is interesting 10 know some
thing of the career of this musical
"daughter" Of the Nation For
few years. after studies in music
ir Washington and at the Pea
body Conservatory of Music, In
Baltimore, Eva Whitford was on
the stage in the David Belasco
forces. where she had the honor