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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Banf Plans Third Festival
OF Scottish Music

BANFF. Alta.
THIS mountain resort in the heart of
the Canadian Rockies has just
sounded the call for its third annual
Highland gathering and Scottish music
festival. August 80 to September 2. with
headquarters at the Banff Springs
Hotel. Seven centuries Of Scottish song,
together with dances and pipers' lays,
will be presented.
Arranged as before by the Canadian
Pacific Railway under the patronage of
the Prince of Wales. the festival prom
ises to convert Banff for four days into
miniature Scotland. Every crack
Highland regiment in the Dominion has
entered its best pipers for contests for
the E. w. Beatty trophy, Lads and
laSSies from 6 to 60 will show how the
reel and the sword dance should be
danced and how the highland fling
should be flung. In addition to ira
ditional Caledonian games, like putting
the stone and throwing the caber,
Canada's amateur track and field cham
pionships September Labor day.
have been made part of the festival.
Harold Eustace Key. music director
for the Canadian Pacific has arranged
a series of concerts of Scottish music,
starting with the ballads of the thir-
tenth century and continuing through
viz PCAiO0o VI WAL SZuScIl VI 0COLS, liIe
Stuarts and the Jacobites, followed by
selections from the songs of Burns, Sir
Walter Scott, Lady Marine, Christopher
North and the Hebridesn music recently
made popular by Marjory Kennedy
Fraser. Other features are Flora and
Prince Charlie" ballad opera by DR..
Heeley william. and Gaelic fisher folk
play by Hebrideans from Vancouver.
Besides notable Canadian artists like
Finlay Campbell, Catherine Wright,
Brownie PEBBLES and Frances James,
Mrs. Kennedy-FraSer herself has been
brought over from Scotland to sing sew
eral groups Of her Hebridean songs.
| She has achieved world fame as redis-
| coverer, editor and singer of the long
| neglected songs of the Scottish Isles.
This music, preserved in its original
character by the simple crofters of the
sequestered isles, has been widely ac-
cepted as the truest measure Of the
Gaelic soul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
The National Music League
Paves High Road to Fame

have big population hungry for music,
and hitherto not much concert mate
rial available in the most distant COM
munitieS.
This again is where the National
Music League comes in. 1t is the pur-
pose of the league to bring together
artists and audiences. It's methods of
solving the high cost of fees, railroad
and hotel expenses is to arrange grouped
bookings. whereby an artist may give a
number of recitals or concerts while in
certain part of the country, thus low
ering transportation costs and the nee
eSSary fees to cover these. Such an ar
rangement works for the good of all
concerned, making possible the appear
ance of f1rSt-claSS artists at compare
lively low fees
THE National Music League Is ready
to help every community to plan a con-
cert course by grouping the places where
artists will appear. 1t makes no differ
ence how small the town is, how limit
ed the population or how small the
available funds. the league welcomes the
opportunity to suggest and supply mu-
steal programs
AN important part of the plans Of
the league is to cooperate with public
schools in building up new concert
going public among the younger gen.
Grafton. developing neighborhood con-
certs at admission prices as low as IS
cents a ticket.
THE National Music League feels
that the future of music in any small
community or one at distance from
musical center rests with the plan
suggested above. We want to cooperate
with such communities"
The headquarters of the league are
York City. Mrs. Otto H. Kahn is presi-
dent, and her board of directors in
cludes many prominent patrons OF
music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

GIT is true that, granted an artists
real musical ability. adequate ad-
vertising and promotion is the basis OF
his successful career" said Eric T.
Clarke. associate director of the Ma
tional Music League, recently. You
are fine the commercial manager tells
the artist who visits him to secure en-
gagements, but who knows about you?
Have you $4,000 for advertising?' And
II there is no money or hacker that
career is cut short and the artist cam
not build up a big name.
II want to give you an idea OF some
of the requirements to which the ultl-
mately successful artist must build up
in order to acquire a big name: then
you will see why the one who has ar
rived must charge what might be con-
sidered high fee There are five nee
essary qualifications for success: I'm
usual talent winning personality, youth,
pleasing appearance and perseverance.
The artist must at all times keep track
of the conditions of his business. must
keep a file of prospects and customers
and reinveSt earnings In the material for
pubicity-photograph circulars, adver-
Using and publicity writing. Since con-
cert goers are especially interested In
programs, he must keep a record of all
pEOSTdHlS. IuuSt COIlSJdlIiy
himself to audiences won as admirers,
in order to secure return engagement.
Thus one builds reputation up to a
big name. The concert public has
been trained by advertising to applaud
big names. So. as you can see, this
means high fees to the performers.
There are many artists of highest
ability who have not been able to spend
money on promoting themselves. The
National Music League. a non-profit-
making organization supported by music
patrons. is in the position Of an en-
dowed institution, able to select and
present artists on the basis of merit
without regard to their wealth or pow
erty. It's demands on musicians are
that they have the five qualifications
listed above. The artists are chosen in
severe competitive additions by famous
musicians and educators. Acceptance, of
an artist for management by the league
is the hallmark of highest musical merit
There must be a greater musical
outlet for these artists once they have
been trained. 1t Is estimated that over
$100,000,00 is spent every year for mu-
steal training. and the amount is in
creasing. Great growth in musical edu-
cation through the radio, monograph
and other mediums is bringing wide
spread appreciation Of music. Thus we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Opera Glasses In Demand

thus giving a clearer view in detail.
The opera glass was often used also
to get closer glimpses of distant people
in the audience, when not employed in
bringing the scene upon the stage to the
observer.
The advent of the theater intimate.
meaning the theater of smaller seating
capacity, as well as of smaller dimen-
sions, soon made the use of the opera
glass unnecessary. and thus the indis-
pensable hand companion of the lady
theatergoer in days of yore soon found
its survival only in the junk of the
pawnshop. Patrons of the movie pal
aces and theaters have never used them
Tor some reason or other.
The opera glass, however. has again
come into its own in Atlantic CITY at
the great aU6it3rium there where it is
said RE lady in the back row of seats
IS an eighth of mile from the stage.
AS there is mammoth show called
Here and There being presented on
the stage. great demand for the opera
glass arose, probably started by one
of the ancients familiar with the con-
traption. And now it is said they
cannot get enough opera glasses to sat
isfy the off-stagers Of their 10000
audiences that clamor for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
THE ARMY BAND.
Celebrities In Cast.

T OUIS wOLEEIM, Eugene O'Neill's
Il hairy ape" and the Capt. Flagg OF
What Price Glory" on the New YORK
stage now joins Ronald Colman. Ann
Harding and Dudley Digges in the cast
of Condemned" Mr.. Colman's second
talking picture for Samuel Goldwyn.
Wolheim will appear as David, pow
erful and willful prisoner, who is con-
oemned, as is Ronald Colman. to penal
servitude on Devils Island, the French
prison colony.
Thus is Ronald Colman supported by
the star of What Price Glory" Mr..
Wolheim; by the star Of THE Trial OF
Mary Dugan,'' Miss Harding, and by
the star OF "Volpone" and numerals
other Theater Guild successe, Mr.
Digges. The screen play Of Con
demned" is the work of .dney Howard
Pulitzer prize playwright and author OF
They Knew What They Wanted and
The Silver Cord" Arthur Hornblow
jr.. production executive for Samuel
Goldwyn on this picture. adapted THE
Captive" Samuel Goldwyn. the pro-
Queer. has brought into the production
unit of Condemned" this notably array
of stage celebrities. Wesley Ruggles
was assigned to direction OF Con
demned" when F. Richard Jones, who
was to have directed. became Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
A Likely Story.
WILLIAM HAINEs, comedy

WILLIAM HAINES, comedy star
who just T led Speedway at
the indianapolis race track, says he'll
never speed again. He got so used to
it driving the racing cars for the pic
ture that he "stenned on the gas" on
Wilsire Boulevard and drew a ticket
Now he has governor on his car so
that he can't DO more than 40 until
the speed habit disappears. At least
that's what he says he's going to tell
the Judge.
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More Opera at Seaside.

OPERA in English Sunday evenings
~ on the Steel Pier at Atlantic City
continues as a major interest at the
resort. These performances. COM
mencing at 9:15. draw capacity audi
ences.
Balfe's Bohemian Girl" will be sung
tonight by Hazel Huntington. soprano
of the Hinshaw Mozart Opera Co. !;
Marie Stone-Langston. contralto of the
Philadelphia Civic Opera Co.; Harold
Hansen, principal tenor of the Ameri-
can Opera Co; Paul Parks. baritone,
and Francis Tyler, principal basso Of
the Hinshaw Mozart opera Co.
Next Sunday evening Verdi's "Rigo-
letto" will be given by Melvena Pass
more. soprano Of the Chicago Civic
Opera Co.: Bertha Levina, contralto of
the Philadelphia Grand Opera Co.:
Din1iri Onofrei. principal tenor of the
San Carlos Opera Co., and Joseph Roger
principal baritone: Amund Sjovik, prin-
cipal basso. and Francesca Curcf, tenor
of the same company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

{ lNE OF the essentials of the legitimate
theater which has not as yet been
appropriated to its use by the talking
pictures is the opera glass For those
of the present generation who are not
familiar with the term opera glass"
it should be stated that it was applied
to milady's hand companion of DAYS
gone by whenever she attended the
play. be it simply spoken drama or the
highly elaborated sound production
known to the ancients as opera
The opera glass, sometimes quite as
correctly called the opera glasses. were
two cylindrical chambers that tapered
from a large to small diameter.
equipped at each end with a magnify
ing lens, with which a sight focus was
reached by easy manipulation. These
two chambers were united with a bar.
in the center of which was a wheel
with nicked edges to make :. turn
easily, and it was this wheel which
played an important part in adjusting
the two chambers or barrels so as to
complete the focus. Once the focus
was properly adjusted. it was possible
by looking through the lenses at the
smaller ends of the chambers, to draw
distant objects closer to the observer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
M U S |
IN Washington there are no large
BY HELEN FETTER.

| IN Washington there are no large
i industrial plants, but there are
several commercial concerns which
encourage musical interest among
their employees. In Mr.. Clark'S
book he mentions only the Hecht
Co. and Woodward g. Lothrop's
store, using data furnished by
Bertha M. Holmes, chairman of
industrial music for the District
of Columbia Federation of Music
Clubs. Informal community sing
ing is feature of meetings of the
sales force in the former; the lat
ter has community singing on
Saturday mornings and has a
Woodlothian Chorus of go, Viii
liam H. Starnell director, with an
orchestra of 10 pieces, directed by
Paul S. Gable. The chorus and
orchestra not infrequently give
public concerts and form a fea-
ture of all holiday celebrations
given by the organization.
Mr.. Clark also comments as fol-
lows in the pages devoted to Ma
tional Capital data:
"Inasmuch as Washington is
rather than a commercial center.
many of those who in another city
might be members of musical
groups among industrial firms arc
here Government employees. Dur
ing wartime and thereafter there
were choruseS in most of these
Government departments. These
were merged in composite
chorus under the direction, first,
of Hollis Davaney, and later, OF
Charles S. Wengerd.
To-day, a leader among these
governmental choruSeS is the In
terstate Male Chorus, fostered by
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, with Clyde Aitchison as
director. The activities are car
ried on in the workers time.
THE Post Office Department
has Flag Day Sing, with
chorus of 200 voices, accompanied
by the United States Marine
Band. Earl Carbauh is the reg
ular choral director. There also
is mixed chorus of the United
States Forestry Service, directed
by T. w. Norcross, chief engineer.
"a novel commercial use of
music in Washington is that by
Ruby Lee Minar, real estate OPP
orator, who reported to Miss
Holmes community singing and
male quartet"
With interest aroused by the
above to investigate concerning
more commercial concerns in
Washington which have perhaps
adopted similar methods for COM
munity singing, at least, since Mr.
Clark's book went to press, we
found, upon inquiry, that Lans-
burgh'S have regular Wednesday
morning sing, from 8:45 to 9.15
o'clock, for employees, with a
seven-piece orchestra, known as
the "Musicateers," for accompani-
ment. Also that they have given
musical programs for Shut-inS.
S. S. KreSge Co. has a small
chorus of Is voices during most of
the year, but it disbands in the
Summer.
The Moses store has music as a
feature of the meetings once a
week, when the groups gathered
sing, with accompaniment by two
instruments.
The Palais Royal had similar
"sings," but discontinued them
about year ago.
In case there is any group that
would like to organize musical en-
beavers and profit by the expert
ence of earlier pioneers in such
endeavors, they might find the
chapter entitled Here's How" in
Mr.. Clark's book, quite helpful.
The headquarters of the National
Bureau for the Advancement of
Music are located at IS West
Forty-fifth street, New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
No Spanking Now.

RUSTER KEATON when a small
boy was threatened with a spank
ing when he stretched string across
the door of the dressing room of a
monologuist on the bill in vaudeville
house. Today Buster and that mono
loguist, j. c. Nugent, who later became
a playwright. are great friends in Holly-
wood. and Nugent has promised to write
play for the rozen-faced" star some
day. Time makes a difference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Clara Taboos Temper.
CLARA BOW doesn't believe

n d." DCI1GVG
~ temperament.
She has never deliberately torn up a
piece of wardrobe or stamped upon an
unoffending makeup case.
Hysterical tears are utterly foreign
to her unless she has to shed them be-
fore the cameras, and she has yet to
walk OF a set in towering rage with
a scene unfinisheda
ST would feel foolish If I did any of
those things" she conf1ded. Il don't
believe in that sort of temperament
for myself.
"Of course, there are times when I
feel like exploding. Every one has
those moments-for example, the golf
player who breaks his best driver after
slicing for the eighteenth successive
time.
BLUE. moody spells are the nearest
approach to temperament I allow my
self, and I can't help them. Fortu-
nately, they do not come when I am
at work. The enthusiasm of work is
a tonic that will Danish them at any
time
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Theater Orsanists' Picnic.

THE Capitol City Theater Organists'
Club held picnic at Herald Har-
Dor Tuesday. About 80 gayly decorated
cars assembled and proceeded through
the city at 9 am. Irene Juno, in
charge of transportation, saw that all
the organists and their families and
friends had places In cars, and Harold
Pease. in charge Of trafic, had the en-
tire block on Z between Ninth and 10th
lists cars.
Harry Manville, president, won first
prize in the bathing suit race, and
Blanche Leninson was voted the most
attractive girl in the bathing girls con-
test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

THE popular soprano, Franceska Kas-
par Lawson, who is especially
noted for her success with programs at
colleges and before clubs, left WASH
ington last Monday for her initial tour
in the New England States. Mrs. Law
son is a favorite singer in the South
and also is well known in the Middle
West. She gave her first concert in
Massachusetts, Friday. appearing in a
recital at the Agricultural College in
Amherst. She then goes to Maine,
where she will sing at the University
of Maine, Tuesday; at the State Nor
NAL School at Pennington. Me-, Thurs
day, and at the State Normal School
at Pressure Isle. Me. August 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

Mrs. Lawson gave her second recital
at Juniata College in Huntington, Pa,
Monday, and made her second appear
ance for the State Teachers College,
at Bloomsbury, Wednesday.
This singer makes a specially of
modern American songs. This season
in her American group she is featuring
JEAN" written by Walter Nash, the
violoncellist, formerly of Washington
and now associated with Schirmer's in
New York, and THE Cossack Cradle
Song" and "Oh. Mistress Nine" by
Mary Howe. Mrs. Howe, who also is q
Washingtonian and is known in private
life as Mrs Walter Bruce Howe, is a
member Of the Composers Club of this
CITY
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soundmen. grips scrips girl and prop
erty boys rushed into action, LED by
the director
FIRE." Birdwell commanded.
A shower of rocks raked nearby trees
and telephone wires.
Three more volleys were hurled be-
fore the birds finally took the hint and
departed for less dangerous roosts.
Listen to the Mocking Bird" is not
the theme song for Masquerade"
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Service Band Dates.
THE U. s. NAVY BAND.

A DIVERSITY Of composers is no
"A ticeable in the concerts to be
played this week by the United States
Navy Band. The conductor. Lieut.
Charles Benter, has arranged the pro-
grams with special view Of obtaining
variety by the inclusion of short but
representative selections from the works
of we'll known composers.
The program tomorrow night. at the
Capitol, will be made up of the works
of Berlioz, Drdla. Rimsky- Korsakow,
List. Diaz and Sibelius.
Ketelbey's descriptive overture, "Chal
Romano" will open the neighborhood
concert at Fifth and Sheridan streets
northwest TUESDAY night. Other COM
posers on this program are Jessel, Her.
lick and Friml.
The stirring patriotic overture.
"Patrie." by Bizet; "Wotan's Farewell
lections from Victor Herbert's operettas
are among the numbers to be played
at the Navy Yard Wednesday night.
Soloists for the week are Musicians
Erwin Waulters, saxophone, and Ralph
Ostrom cornet.
Complete programs will be printed
in daily issues of The Star.
u. s. SOLDIERS HOME BAND.
The military band at the United
States Soldiers Home will give the usual
three programs in the bandstand Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday afternoons
this week at $50 O'Clock, under direc-
ton Of John s. M. Zimmerman,
Ieader,d and Anton Pointner, secon
leader.
The programs will include the usual
combination of light and classical works
and will be printed In full in The
Evening Star.
THE U. s. MARINE BAND.
The United States Marine Band,
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader, will play
concerts as follows this week:
Tomorrow-Marine Barracks at 3
pm.
Tuesday-United States Veterans
Hospital. Mount Alto, pm.
Wednesday-United States Capitol at
1880 pm.
Thursday-sylvan Theater, Monu-
ment grounds, at 7:30 pm.
Friday-United States Naval Hospital
at 3 pm.
during the week, an operate one at
the Capitol Wednesday evening and
request Wagner program Thursday
evening at the Sylvan Theater.
The soloists will be Second Leader
Arthur S. Witcomb, cornet; Musician
Robert e. Clark, trombone, and Luga-
resi- Terzo, clarinet.
THE ARMY BAND.
The following is a list OF concerts 10
be played during the coming week oy
the United States Army Band. William
]. Stannard. leader, and Thomas F.
Darcy. second leader.
Tomorrow Borough's Community
Center 1880 pm.
Wednesday-Sylvan Theater. Wash
ington Monument Grounds. 7:30 pm.
Thursday-Army War College. $50
pm.
nm. United States Capitol. 1880 pm.
The full programs will be printed in
daily issues of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

MUSIC INSTRUCTION
Violin. Guitar. Mandolin, Tenor Banjo and
Piano Accordion. 1915 Eye st. NV.
No information by Telephone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

Two Washington Conservatory of
Music's student orchestra gave the en-
tire flrst symphony of Beethoven at its
semi-public rehearsal Wednesday eve
ming, amid the applause of friends and
relatives of the orchestra members. This
number will be given in the August
concert of the conservatory.
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CARL ZIESS BINOCULARS AND FIELD GLASSES. Schallerer's AL aska Shop.
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JESSE LEE CACERs
 CLEVER AGGREGATION

The second string basketball team looked like they had their hands tied behind their backs, and nailed to the floor in their game last night against the Jesse Lee quintet of hustlers who, judging from their game of last evening, have reached that point where they are about ready to tackle the first string high school aggregation.
 The score last night was to 4 but it was only by the grace of a brief lapse of plugging holes, that the locals were not white-washed.
 The Jesse Lee boys drew the plaudits of the crowd time and again by their snappy pass-work, clever breaking up of combina- tions and in keeping the sphere at their opponents corner the greater part of the fracas. Look out for these lads, high school, was the comment heard on the side lines.
 Kunz refereed the game in able manner calling 'em close and show ing no partiality whatever.
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FULL PARDON |S
 GRANTED ID FORMER
 MEMBER OF HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Jan., 2, (P- President Coolidge has granted a full pardon to former Representa- tive John w. Langley of Kel.. l..;!o,,-' .o..- restoring him to citizenship.
 Langley was convicted of coaspi- racy to violate the prohibition laws and served a term in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. His wife, Catherine Langley was elected to his seat in the House of Represent atives.
 The Presidents action was taken on a recommendation from Attor- ney General Sargent.
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SIX MEN AND COP
 JAILED FQR THEFT

NEW YORK, Jan., 2, P)-Six men, one of them a patrolman as signed to guard the ruins of the $1.000,000 fire that ravaged several Fifth Avenue buildings, were round ed up charged with having carried off at least $5,OO0 worth of suits and overcoats from a nearby loft which had been damaged by the fire.
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A LARGE EVENING

The Jesse Lee singers and the High School Glee Club were out in force at last evenings basket ball game singing number of songs. The grammar grade girls did snake dance to the tune Of Give 'em the Axe" And, with the High pep squad in action, a large evening was enjoyed.
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The College basketball team de- parted today for Anchorage where, beginning tomorrow night, they will play series with the Moose squad, continuing on to Fairbanks next Monday morning.
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VISITING ANCHORAGE

Miss Elizabeth Nash, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. H. l.. Lien the past few months, was a passenger on today's train for An chorage where she will remain a few days.
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Gerhard Johnsen, school house contractor, has his crew at work on the roof which is thought win be completed before bad weather arrives.