Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29

mCO the peace1ul realms o.
i history this week. Both events
come on the same night-tomor-
rowland at the Identical hour.
The Pan-American Union will
present the brilliant program orig
inally scheduled for December 16
It was postponed in Difference to
the period of mourning held Off
cially for the late Secretary Good
The star of the evening will be
Marguerite d'Alvarez, interna-
tionally known as the Pc
ruvian contralto. Nine. d'Alvarez
has not been heard in public here
for several seasons, but she is a
favorite in Washington and
in fact, has a brother residing In
this city. Her appearance at this
time is anticipated with keen en-
thusiaSm.
The United Service Band Or
chestra, under the two leaders,
Capt. William ]. Stannard of the
United States Army Band, and
Lieut.. Charles Benter of the
United States Navy Band, will
present the orchestral part of the
program. Two instrumental SOLO
lists will be Sergt. Joseph L. Young
who plays the national inStru-
ment of Guatemala-the marim-
ba-and BandmaSter Louis
Goucher, who will play on the
vibraphone.
The music Of Latin America
has, during the year 1929, enjoyed
over the radio a most marked
popularity. In closing this men,
orable year, the Pan-American
Union has arranged this special
concert, the forty-eighth of the
series, which will reach the peo-
pie Of the United States and many
foreign lands through an unusual
combination of stations.
Station NAA, Washington, D.
c., will broadcast the entire con-
cert, from to IL o'clock,
Eastern standard time, and the
red network Of the National
BroadcaSting Co. will use the pro-
gram from 1890 until IL. The
international General Electric Co.
will broadcast from Station WGY,
Schenectady, N. Y, and also send
a portion Of the program to the
republics to the south through
two short-wave channels w
2XAD on 15,340 kilocycleS, and W.
2XAF on $3.50 kilocycleS. The
program should be heard in all
the capitals Of the New World.
While this program will feature
many Of the seasons greatest sue
ceSSes among the works OF Latin
American composers, it also will
contain a number Of selections
which will receive their first rem
dition on that occasion. The sue
ceSsor in popularity to the now
famous "Three O'Clock in the
Morning" is another waltz from
Argentina, entitled Nelly" This
selection has been received en-
Enthusiastically in the southern re-
publicS and will make its debut
In the United States on this holi-
day program. Folk music from
the various Latin-American lands
also will be featured.
The other program tomorrow
night promises colorful entertain
ment of a very different nature.
The Harvard Instrumental Clubs
will make their annual appear
ance at the Mayhower Hotel.
They will present both classical
and lighter numbers typical OF
such ensembles.
The rest of the current week is
mute musically, and the New
Year is to come in silently as Tar
as formal musical programs are
concerned.
THE first few days Of the year
L 1880 A. D. are deceptively
blank unsteady. Beginning with
the first full week of January,
however, q month Of humming
activity swings the new year into
line with a decided impetus. TWO
opera companies have chosen 10
vie for attention here in Janu-
ary, The German Grand Opera
Co. will open it's second Amer
lean tour in the National Capital
January 8 with a performance OF
Die Walkuere," in which Nine.
Gadski is scheduled to have her
famous role of Brunnhilde. Later,
within less than 10 days, come
CHRISTIAN und Isolde" Don juan
and as "a matinee January IA,
1.-THE Flying Dutchman.
The other opera company mere
in January is the American opera
Co., which gives the new Amerl-
can opera, "Yolanda OF cypress.
January 20; Mime. Butterfly, y
January 81, and Carmen" and
'Faust" the afternoon and eve
ming of January %.
All four performances, sung IN
English by young Americans, are
said to have new and unusual sets
designed by Robert Edmund
Jones, whose stage settings Tor
'sFaust" created the original sue
cess Of this company.
It is understood that a wide In
tereSt has been shown in botn
these operate projects and that
Mr., Hetzel, well known in various
musical endeavors here, will Spe-
cialize in lecture recitals OF the
German operas music. Several
others, including Miss Julia
Schelling, Miss Maud Sewall and
Miss Anita Schade, will give talks
on the music of Mozart and Wag-
ner to be presented by the Ger
man Opera Co. here.
Washingtonians should be quite
as prepared to enjoy these operas
as the performances to be pre-
sented in such novel style OF the
American, French and italian
operas by the American company
Within the month the citizens OF
Washington will have operate
opportunity that If fully taker
advantage of should give fail
sized grand onera season in COM