Evening star., 1928-09-23
NJ u SIG
BY HELEN FETTER.

stead or thlrd, place. IL wa
Haydn's Quartet in F Major,
opus II, No. 2-one of the mos
pleasing and satisfying works II
quartet literature. 1t was giver
excellent Interpretation by the
Gordon String Quartet of Chica-
go and literally thrilled the audi
ence. This Gordon quartet has
not been heard so much in the
East and, if the writer recalls cor
rectly, it has not played in the
National Capital to date. The per-
sonnel consists of Jacques Gordon
a remarkably fine soloist, as first
violinist; Walter Hancock, second
violiniSt; Clarence Evans. viola
and Richard Wagner, violoncello
The ensemble playing of this
group was consistently admirable
They never seemed in danger OF
even getting off key and through
the entire Haydn work a high
standard of cooperative, colorful
Interpretation was given.
The novelty of the afternoon
was a sonata in A minor, opus 81
written by David Stanley Smith
dean of music at Yale University
who dedicated his work to Mrs
Coolidge. This sonata for violin
and piano was written several
| seasons ago. This was not its
first performance, but to many in
the audience this afternoon it was
heard for the first time. The work
is divided into four movements
allegro motto. tempestoSo; adagio;
allegretto. poi allegro, and epi-
logue. The second and third
movements seemed most inter
esting and the last movement
much too long. The work is fair
ly modern in contrapuntal con-
ception and some original dis
sonance effects, but it seems, at
first hearing, to have much more
inspiration in the first half than
later on. There are some lovely
themes and the ending Of the
epilogue was we'll worth waiting
for, especially the way in which
Mr.. Gordon, who played the violin,
handled the coloring of the long
drawn final note. Rudolph Reu-
ter, at the piano, was equally SYM
pathetic and talented in his read
ing of his part and the two per-
formers made generally interest
ing a musicianly composition. MIR.
Smith was given an ovation after
it's conclusion.
The Berkshire Quartet opened
n1yf4nSf
ligious note in the lovely organ
tones of the opening movement of
the Beethoven. Mrs. Coolidge
brought an air Of festivity to the
scene when, Just preceding the in
termission, she gave her guests 4
few warm words of greeting and
announced a picnic for Friday as
the form of festal celebration
which seemed most fitting for a
"ten-year-old."
a MONG the many guests in and
IA about the first concert and
later, at the hotel, in addition to
the artists who will give the other
four programs, closing Friday
night, were number from Wash
ington. These included Mr.. and
Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes, Mrs.
Howard Beale, Mrs. Franklin Ellis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Engel, Mrs
Ernest Lent, Miss Sylvia Lent
Mrs. Tytus McLennan, Miss VIC
toria Tytus, Miss Mildred TytuS
and Mrs. Frederic E. harrington.
Other noted guests included DR..
William c.. Carl, Mrs. Anton1a
Sawyer, Harold Bauer, w. c. Ham
mond, Marion Bauer, Marian
Rous. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nor
genital, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Gregory Mason, Dean Peter CHRIS
tian Lutkin, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Martin Loeff1er, Mr.. and Mrs;
Daniel Gregory Mason, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gustav LangenuS, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Rand Kennedy, Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Stillman Kelley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Jacob,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Holden HusS,
Prof. and Mrs. Edward Burlington
Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hutche--
son, Eugene GoosSens, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas w. Surette, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Pattison. Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Stoessel, Prof. and Mrs.
George C. Cow, Alfred Franken-
stein. Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby Adams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Aldrich,
winthrop Tryon.. Mr.. and Mrs
Felix Warburg, Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
dolph Wurlitzer, DR.. and MRS. j.
Fred Wolfe, Baron and Baroness
w, Won Baethelan, Mr.. and MRS
John Alden CARPENTER, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Chalmers Clifton, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Arms Fisher ana MT