The Washington times., 1929-02-18
NEWS OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Music Supplements Other Gayeties
Durinq the C1OUUded Lenten Season
Nobody Has Stopped
Doing Anything, Except
Possibly Dancing

For years musicales and
lecture courses have been
the favorite forms Of Lem
ten diversion in Washing
ton. This season they are as
numerous as ever, but they
seem to be supplementing
other forms Of entertaining
instead Of supplanting them.
Nobody seems to have
stopped doing anything
except possibly dancing.
land yet the churches are
erowded for the Lenten ser
vices and in spite Of a full
date book milady often sup
l~plements her card case with
|,her prayer book Of an after
hoon.
LlOyds Hosts
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Demarest Lloyd
nave sent out invitations for q
musicale on February 2E at their
picturesque Tudor mansion in r
Street. house which was built
years ago by Fessenden Meserve
but never occupied until the
Iloyds moved into it shortly
after they came to Washington.
The program will be presented
by Ruth Townsend, mezzo-so-
prano, and Frank Bibb, pianist.
Ovation
Ruth Townsend, who is a niece
OF Mrs. Lawrence Townsend and
in private life is Nine. Milan
Petrovic, appeared on the horizon
in Washington this winter after
q long absence. She had sung
here many times before-once
with the Washington Opera Com.
pany in Aida-but her friends
were not prepared for the i'm.
provement in her fine voice after
several years of training abroad.
So she was given a spontaneous
ovation when she sang at one OF
Mrs. Townsends musical morn
angs earlier in the season, daring
comparison, If you please, with
no less a parsonage than the
Metropoltan's great tenor, GigH.
The next night she gave the
program at a White House musi-
Gale, following one OF the State dln.
ners, and again she was received
with enthusiasm. So those invited
to the Lloyds are looking forward
with pleasure to the concert.
Another stimulating event on
the calendar is the musicale for
which the French Ambassador
and Nine, Claudel are to be hosts
on Saturday evening. The pro.
gram Is to be presented by the
Casedesus Orchestra of the French
Society of Ancient Instruments.
AS their name implies, this group
has revived the quaint instru-
ments Of a bygone day and its
programs are made up of half
forgotten works which were writ
ten, for the harpsichord, the spin
net and other predecessors of
modern instruments. II memory
serves Mrs. Frederick Coolidge
brought the Society of Ancient
Instruments to Washington last
winter for a concert at the Eliza.
beth Sprague Coolidge Auditorium
of the Library of Congress and
the same group-or a similar one
played at the White House q
year or two ago.
More Music
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson
had a musicale after their dinner
for Postmaster General and Mrs.
New last Thursdays real event,
q party at the Andersons' big
house in Massachusetts, Avenue,
since they have spent so little
time in Washington by Mr.. and
Mrs. Maxim Karolik, when guests
had opportunity to hear Mr..
Karolik's fine tenor voice. It will
be remembered that, when Mr..
Karolik first came to Washington
from Russia, Miss Martha Cod.
man, now Mrs. Karolik, threw
open her drawing rooms for a
series of programs of which he
was the bright particular star.
The Twilight Hour" musicales
at the Congressional Country
Club, which have been enjoying
q deserved popularity. will con.
finYtA fhro11Ch Tent