Evening star., 1929-12-08

varied programs in Wash
1ngtOn. Every type Of music
lover or musician should find a
least one program to appeal K
his or her particular taste. New
York itself could not offer greater
variety. Also several artists en-
tirely new to the National Capita
will have their debuts here thi;
week.
Much has been heard of the IA
nous Mary Wigman School OF
Dancing in Dresden, where "eX-
preSSioniStic dancing" had its in
ception. Tomorrow two of the
foremost eXponentS of this school
Harald Kreutzberg and Yvonnc
GeOrgi, are presented in an after
noon program, the first appear
ance, not only of the dancers, but
also Of any authentic interpreters
OF the modern German school,
here.
Tomorrow evening young
American pianist, Clay CoSS,
makes his local debut in formal
recital at Barker Hall.
Tuesday night Bernard KOSSinc,
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pears as Soloist with the Interstate
Male Chorus in the first of their
programs this season.
Wednesday the sensational
young Spanish pianist who has
been called by some "the modern
BuSoni'' and by others "a youthful
CaSalS of the piano." shares the
morning program with the stately
Maria OlSZeWSka at the Mayf1ower
It will be Senor Iturbi'S debut in
Washington.
Emma Redell. who made her
home in Washington from early
childhood until she left in her late
teens for New York to continue
her musical career, has her con-
cert debut here Thursday after
noon.
THE courageous Leopold Stokow-
ski, who has not hesitated to
reprove his audience for kissing
and also on other occasions for
applauding the performance Of
various compositions by the Phila-
delphia Symphony Orchestra,
comes for the second and last time
scheduled this season as con-
ductor of that orchestra in Wash
ingtOn Tuesday afternoon.
The methods Mr.. StokoWSki is
employing, perhaps unconSciously,
to obtain much comment in the
press seem to be commendable if
judged according to a recent
statement issued by confrere,
ArtHr Bodansky, concerning in
consistencies on the part of the
latter.
Mr.. BodanSky, who, after hav-
ing appeared in print as claiming
that radio was a factor sounding
the death-knell for opera, re-
turned with much enthusiasm
when asked to come back to the
Metropolitan to conduct the Ger
man opera performances.
Last Spring 1 left the opera. I
said, and I meant it, that I should
not return. Now the season is
scarcely a month old and I am
back at the Metropolitan. This
is certainly inconsistency, but only
a fool is consistent. Circum-
stances alter the strongest resolu-
tionS. And my determination
really was so strong that when I
was first invited to resume con-
ducting at the opera I rejected the
idea as prepoSterOuS. Now 1
find what would have surprised
me most a few months ago that I
feel a strong pleasure to be back
with my first love (under condi-
tionS, let me add, which will make
her more enchanting). There is
something in the opera which gets
in the blood and I, though didn't
know it, must have been perma-
nently infected"
All of which makes one wonder
If Mr.. Stokowski, too, will admit
that he has been inconsistent.
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THERE probably are not many
public highways that have
been named in honor of COM
posers. One, however, a highway
that goes through the Middle West
not the cultured EaSt-haS re-
Gently honored a writer of music
Iowa and Minnesota have dedi-
Gated highway to the Bohemian
Antonin Dvorak, whose New
World" symphony will be played
by the PhiladelphianS Tuesday.
This highway runs for 100 miles
up a scenic river valley in north
eastern Iowa and southeastern
Minnesota, through the town Of
Spillville, Iowa, where Dvorak
wrote part of this same symphony
and is said to have received in
spiration for his popular "Humor-
eSke," String Quartet, opus SO"
and Quintet, opus 97."
How much better to have q
Dvorak highway for many travel
ers than an expensive bronze or
marble statue that only curious
SightSeers will heed as a memorial
of a great pilgrim in the service
of melody.
SENTIMENT is an inborn in
gredient in Americans. 1t is
very different from qualities that
are dominant in the Old World
countries, but this makes it all the
more precious and individual to
our own country 1t is nothing to
be ashamed of; quite the contrary
It is alien to the queer, angular
new art that literature, painting
and sculpture, as well as music
are sponsoring as recent "origi-
nalities." In all art that, through
centuries, has received world wide
recognition the simplicity of gen
uine sentiment always has stood
the test Shiningly and is. found
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Last week a most touching eX-