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BALTIMORE PRODUCE

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2.s07 cases.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE

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90c: Minnesota. sacked, round white,
759Snc; Idaho, sacked, russels, s2.t5
12.40.
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Made Director

Election of Eugene +. Thompson,
head Of Crane, Paris & Co. to the
directorate Of the newly organized
Curtiss Airports Corporation. to
operate group of airports through
out the country, was announced yes
terdaX, n
Financing. totaling $3l 100000 for
the chain Of airports was also re-
veaied In the offering of an issue
Of 2.6Oe;000 shares Of capital stock
without par value, at $3.50 share.
Amorg the offering group are
Spencer. Trask 4 Co.. g. M. p.
Murphy q Co., e. A. Pierce & Co.,
North American Aviation Inc, and
National Aviation Corporation.
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that the works Of composers like Haydn,
Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert. Rossini,
Won Weber, Tschaikowsky. Rachmani-
noff and others have, by virtue Of their
dignity and esthetic content, justi-
fable place In the observances of a
faith which does not adhere closely to
musical ritual.
P. w. S. Mendl, writing few years
back on What Is Religious Music?"
concluded that music can actually be
intrinsically religious" in its inspira-
tional qualities regardless of its form
or its derivations. He gives the classic
example Of Handel's Largo" OF q def
nitely religious aspect, but in reality an
ode to a plane tree sung by character
in the opera "Xerxes."
IF a piece OF music be really sacred
in feeling" achieving IAN upward
soaring of the spirit') docs it not fol-
low that 1t is an artistic product?" he
asks finally.
And might one not ask, conversely,
If a piece of music is a genuinely ar
tistic product, achieving also an up
ward soaring of the imagination or the
spirit, regardless OF its composers fixed
religious" intention, does 1t not follow
that it has qualities of beauty and
worthineSs which entitle 1t to be con-
sidered sacred? Is 1t not true. accord
ing to Mr.. Mendls own suggestion, that
music Is sacred only by association;
certain rhythms, sequences and har-
monies have been used for ecclesiasti-
cal purposes SO long that We call the
music that makes use OF them re-
ligious' purely by habit of mind?"
That the human being reaches for
that which he can understand and re-
act to with sentiments not necessarily
dogmatic Is what makes of music re-
ligion in itself Is it the labeled policy
that counts. or the purity Of the effect
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Rehearsals Are Postponed
For Massed Chorus Groups

THE directors of the massed chorus
festival concert to be given May 8
in the auditorium of Central High
School have arranged with Frederick
Alexander, It's conductor, to postpone
the next rehearsals, scheduled for
March 10 and 20, due to the urgent re-
quest Of many choir leaders whose sing
erS are needed between now and Easter.
Mr.. Alexander will come to Washing
ton for rehearsals April 10 and II. The
choir rehearsal will be held Wednesday,
April 10, and the choral club rehearsal
Thursday evening, April II, both in
Central High School Auditorium. He
will come again for two evenings May
! and 2, with the final rehearsal May 6,
thus bringing the preparation nearer
together so that the fine enthusiasm Oh.
tanned from each rehearsal may not be
lost by long interim. -
Many more clubs have enlisted, due
to the change of rehearsal evening to
Thursday. A fine spirit of Cooperation
has come into this festival and the
officers of the Church Music Council
and the District of Columbia Fedora
ton of Music Clubs wish to express to
the singers and directors of each organ
ization, their appreciation, feeling that
1t is through just such joint endeavors
that the true musical spirit of city
can be awake ned.
The program is made up of beautiful
music. There are to be more than 100
children's voices in the opening Bach
episode from the cantata "Sleepers
Awake" children from the Washington
public schools obtained through the
aid of DR.. e. N. c. Barnes and trained
by Miss Burgess of the school music
department. Twenty violins will accom-
pany these children, from the class Of
sion Of the youth of the community,
to which will be added the voice of the
church and the civic voice of the clubs.
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Brilliant ''ManOn' Revival

THE Metropolitan Opera Co. opens its
= Washington season of three per-
formanceS in April, with Massenet's
melodious opera "Manon" that comes to
us as real novelty. Manon is rare
role for Lucrezia Bori, both vocally and
as the capricious woman whose vanity
and love of adulation creates a charac-
ter Into which this Spanish prima
donna puts all the glow of her nature
and the finesse of q great art.
Gigli sings her lover, the Chevalier
des Grieux, with De Luca as the cousin
Lescaut and that vital basso Leon
Rothier as the father of Des Grieux-
surely superb cast. Not since Caruso
has a tenor held the sway Beniamino
Gigli commands.
"Manon" was revived for Bori with
superlative success at the Metropolitan
about two months ago. Farrar, at the
height of her career, was the last prima
donna to fit so admirably into the part
And Manon Is said to have been the
most beautiful performance given there
In years.
Lovely Bori is today at the height Of
her career. So great has been her sue
cess this Winter that she has been re-
engaged for the entire Metropolitan
season next year, beginning early in
November, which will curtail any con-
cert recitals for this artist. AS Manon
and also in Puccini's La Rondine, ="
Nine Bori has had tremendous vogue
And in La Traviata" she has packed
the Metropolitan, proving that this ar
fist has added coloratura success to
her lyric roles.
Story Of "Manon."
"Manon" as story and as opera has an
interesting history. It reads like tale
of constant man and tickle woman.
Taken from the novel Of the "Abbe"
Provost written in the early eighteenth
century, 1t might be called an auto
biography of that soldier who became a
Jesuit novice, again soldier and cour-
tier and then a priest, with his last
years spent in the literary life of Lon
don where he was link between Brit
ish and continental literature by his
Tanslations of English authors. That
the Able Provost put his stamp upon
later French fiction is apparent. Ma
non" as opera holds a parallel to the
Camille story of La Traviata"-and
its theme has been used in opera by
many composers.
Puccini wrote "Manon Lescaut"
some nine years after Massenet. that
ranks as one of Puccini's "early"
operas. Halevy wrote ballet upon 1t
and there were settings by Balfe and
Auber before Massenet, though the lat
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MU Apis

the music committee of the Abraca-
dabra Club, assisted by Mrs. Blanche II.
Ray, reader, at the last regular meet
ing of the club, held at the residence
of DR.. and Mrs. Charles G. Abbot.
Numbers given by the club members
included solos by Mrs. Melville D. Lind
say, soprano; DR.. Abbot, baritone, and
Melville D. Lindsay. violin; Mrs. John
NJ. Sylvester at the piano, and trios for
violin, cello and piano, by Mr.. Lind
say, DR.. Abbot and Mrs. Sylvester. Two
selections we're given by ladies' quar-
tet, consisting of Mrs. Melville D. Lind
say, Mrs Frank j. Metcalf. Mrs. Charles
G.. Abbot and Mrs. Gaius NJ. Brum-
baugh. N
Guests contributing to the program
were Mrs. Rathbone, widow Of the late
Representative Henry Riggs Rathbone,
who gave two Of her own compositions,
Memories, and Spring Song" and
the aria, The Deep. Deep Sea- from
"Oberon," by Won Webter and Warren
W. Grimes, baritone, whose songs we're
interpreted with fine taste and nnu-
steamship. Mrs. Grimes accompanied
at the piano.
Herman Fakler sang at the tenth an
ntversary celebration of the founding of
the American Legion. under the aus.
plces OF George Washington Post, No.
l, at Continental Memorial Hall Thurs
day. During the first part of the pro-
gram Mr.. Fakler sang Flanders Re-
quiem, by Frank La Forge, accom-
panied by Mrs Steuart johnson at the
plano. Later he sang aye Who Have
FAITH" accompanied by the United
States Marine Orchestra. The words
OF this song are from poem found on
the body OF dead soldier on a battle
neld In France, shortly before the Ar
mlstlce. 1t was set 10 music by Mrs
Johnson. orchestrated by Capt. Bran
son OF the Marine Orchestra. and sing
1or the first time by Mr. Fakler on this
occasion. -,
The closing date for the eccentance.
OF registrations for the biennial music
contest has been set, for, April 1. The
examinations will be held April "a. Au-
pilcatlonS received and notices of prem.
arations being made indicate a greater
ehroIlment than for any previous. biz
ennlal event. Those who have not filed
tnelr papers. but are preparing. are
urged not to overlook the date of
closing. Others DESTROYS of enteriny
may obtain full particulars by address,.
ing the music contest committee. 2003
Q street. -OO'
the regular meeting of the Spurr-on
Ciuo, under the direction of Mrs. Marie
Rowe Spur. was held March / at the
studio, ia Eighteenth street northwest
A short business meeting preceded A
rehearsal for the recital which was
given Friday of the past week. =
the junior class Of the Master School
OF the piano held its monthly meeting
recently. Grace G. Gilchrist, director.
was present. Others there included
Betty Jane Cassidy, Fay Greenbere.
arlene Schroenberg. Shirley Greenberg.
Mollye Hersom, Fannye Kressin. Isicv
Higgins, Josephine Bertolini. Hilda
Slegel, Marguerite Cave, Margaret HAS.
Naomi Hais, Beriice Stein Hannah
stem, Resale Michaeison, Frances
Pittiglio. Mildred Meyer, Betty Ray.
John Brennan and America Pittiglio
Gustav Weckel conducted the meeting
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ter's opera stands without peer among
them.
Following the parallel to "Traviata, i"
which was written some 80 years earlier
we find the scenes of "Manon" OPEN
ing in the courtyard Of an inn, from
which the lovers 60 to the Paris apart
ment of Des Grieux. Next is a fete
scene in Paris Des Grieux, turned
penitent, proceeds to st. Sulpice. q
striking dramatic contrast to the cpl
sodeS in gambling room in Paris such
as Camille, or La Traviata," frequented
Manon's death is on the open road to
Havre whittier outcasts such as she are
travelling to an exile according to
Able Prevost) in New Orleans, in the
United States.
The moods of Manon are many. She
Is as innocent and unsophisticated as q
Mignon at the opening of the opera
when one finds her being taken to a
nunnery." But courteSan at heart. she
sips her nectar where she finds it with
a mercurial temperament and q be-
witching charm that awakenS some en-
trancing arias as well as ardors.
Music Of the Opera.
songs Is the tenor aria, lie Reye." The
ing of love, IF Knew Your Name" and
in the equally impassioned duet on
freedom. I'VE will live in Paris" they
sing again, as did the lovers In the
opera Louise" and after that episode
Manon's tender Farewell" to their lit
tie home Is q touching bit from the
tuneful pen of Massenet.
Another tenor aria is the "Ah, Depart
Fair Vision" sung by Gigli in the mon
astery. where Manon appears and again
love wins the day. So music and story
blend, types and emotions vary, with
striking contracts In the fine masculine
roles. All worship at the shrine Of a
lovely woman. while one alone gives all
for but part of her love.
Manon, q heartless coQuette, holds SO
much OF spontaneous girlishness and
grace that Massenet had made her one
OF the loveliest and most pathetic fig
ures in all opera, as she is In French
literature. The Metropolitan Opera
brings "Manon" on the evening of April
IL, following 1t April Is with "Cavalle-
ria Rusticana" and II Pagliacci," and
with a Saturday matinee at which q
brilliant Aida" will be sung. The Met
ropolitan Opera committee of Washing
ton, with Mrs. Wilson Greene as local
manager, present the brilliant Spring
season OF opera for the National Capital.
Other stars appearing In the operas
OF Leoncavallo, Verdi and MaScagni
will include Edward Johnson, Rosa
Ponselle lin two of her finest roles in
which she Is rarely heard even in New
York;, Lawrence Tibbett, Quenna Mario
ana stu others not yet announced.
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Kaspar Recital Wednesday.
Josef KAsPAR. well known w.

JOSEF KASPAR, well known WASH.
ington pedagog. win present q Eroup.
OF vlolinists in a recital at his residence,
LII M street northwest, Wednesday at
8:l5 pm, in program Of trios. solos
and quartets.
A quartet composed of Ralph Matan.
Helen Foster, violifs; Mary Park Glenn
ents, viola; Frank Westbrook, cello, viii
play "Serenade,"> by Haydn. Another
quartet, Mary Park Clements. William
Leishear. violins;; Josef Kaspar, viola:
Frank Westbrook. cello, will give "Men-
'uet." by Valensin. Dora Minovich and
Emerson Meyers will be the accom-
panists.
The three trios consist of William
Rodier, David Cooperstein and William
Leishear: Barney Lenkin. Miriam Buch-
alter and Josef Kaspar, and Helen Eos
ter. Marie Siegrest and Josef Kaspar.
Soloists are Miriam Buchalter, Donald
Langdon, Jean Westbrook. Barney Len
kin and David Cooperstein.
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Cantabile Chorus Sings.
THE Cantabile Chorus announces this

A1G' Nd1lbAUue OLIOruS ANNOUNCES tAlht
Its annual musical festival will he
held at the Washington Club. Seven
teenth and K streets northwest, Thurs
day evening, introducing Mary O'Don-
oghue, mezzo soprano, who was second
among the winners Of the local Atwater
Kent radio contest The event has dis
tlnguished patroneSses.
DIR. Alexander Henneman, director Of
the chorus. is widely known as COM
poser. lecturer and vocal teacher. He
contributed the music to the eight-reel
photoplay. "Fabiola." composed What
the Birds Say" sung by Jeritza. and
Thanksgiving" choral number to be
given at the coming concert, dedicated
to the Cantabile Chorus
Members of the organization are
Washington singers. The officers are:
Mrs. Frank Schriver. president: execu-
tive board, Mrs. James e. Collifiower.
Mrs. Frederick ]. Rice and Mrs. George
y: Thomaides, accompanist: Margaret
higgins, secretary, and Telula Hayden,
treasurer ,
Other members Of the chorus are
Estrella Amores, Beatrice Deeds, Rita
Dolphin, Helen Higgins. Edna Jones,
Eugenia Lieutaud, Rita Mower. Clarissa
Mullkin, Helena ONeil, Mary Parent.
Nellie Roman. Mary A. Scherer, Helen
smith and Vera Witty.
Inc public Is cordially invited.
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Washington College of Music
Gives Fifty-Fifth PROGRAM

THE Washington College of Music will
give its fifty-fifth public concert in
Barker Hall at the Y. w. G. A. Tuesday
evening, starting promptly at 8:15
o'clock. Students and their friends are
invited. No cards of admittance will be
required.
The college, at this concert, is pre-
senting for the first time a string-wood
ensemble under the direction of Fritz
Male, with Evelyn Scott as concert
master, which has been rehearsing since
the first Of the year. There are IS
members In the organization, well bal
anced between the strings and wood
wind
The preparatory department of the
college will be represented by group Of
young pianists and the college depart
rnent by piano. violin and voice solos, a
tenor and baritone duet and women's
trio.
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.Organists Meet Tomorrow.
THE American Guild of Organi!

THE American Guild of Organists,
District of Columbia Chapter, will
hold its March meeting ip the choir
room. Church of the Epiphany, tomor-
row at 8 pm. The meeting originally
was scheduled for last Monday, but was
postponed one week on account of the
inaugural festivities. The round table"
discussion of anthems and organ num-
bers for church services. which has
continued for several meetings past,
will be in the hands Of Edwin Moore
and Adolf Torovsky, the former pre-
senting the anthems and the latter the
organ numbers. The usual social Pc
Rod will bring the evening to close.
All persons interested, whether or not
they are organists, are cordially in
vited.
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M U SIC
BY HELEN FETTER.

phonic work would naturally indi-
cate. In the early part OF the
first movement the Indian motives
bring Charles Wakefield Cadman
strongly to mind.
Again, in the final movement,
the jazz used is pale, indecisive
jazz almost of the ragtime period,
not the full-voiced, alluringly syn
copated rhythmic variety with ali
manner of calls and trick stunts
that was dominant in 1926, when
this work was written. Similarly,
the stress and turmoil of the
changing machine age mentioned
in Mr.. Bloch'S program notes is
only family suggested. To the lis
tener who has heard Mr.. Honeg-
gers Pacific 231" several times
the machine age part of this
rhapsody seems unanimated and
the choral finale which is sup
posed to foreshadow the destiny
of this country certainly has its
banal moments. 1t seems puzzling
that a composer who has dotted
his score with quotations from
Americas great and virile poet,
Walt Whitman, should be content
with the insignificant triteneSs of
the text he has used for this finale.
The score of America" calls
for "a large orchestra, including
small flute, English horn, bass
clarinet, contra-baSs, celeSta, two
harps, organ and many percussion
in Sfr,1roentS Such as the small
tambourine, bass drum, gong, tri-
angle, wood box, Indian drum,
glockenSpiel, two anvilS Zone
higher than the other, struck with
hammer), one steel plate deep
struck with a heavy hammer, and
one automobile horn Cad lib"
AS for the one automobile horn
lad lib, there we're those listen
ing eagerly for its advent who
have yet to hear it. Not a little
discussion had been aroused as to
whether it would be of the fierce
barking variety or one of the sup
posedly melodious semi-tune
horns. Due to the date of the
rhapsody, general favor inclined
toward the former.
Quite seriously, now that Amer
lea" has been written there are
those who hope that Mr.. Bloch.
with his genial personality and
very great gift as composer
skilled in sound musicianship, will
turn his thoughts again toward
Palestine.
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Private School Presents a..
Comic Opera Tomorrow

THE students of Gunston Hall will
give the second performance of the
comic opera, Miss Carruthers Re-
turns" in the school auditorium tonor-
row night at 8:15 o'clock. The first
performance was given last night: Both
performances are for charity. Miss
Mar jorie Lowe, head of the vocal de-
partment of, the school, directs the.
operetta and the dances are! arranged
by Helen Stout. - = :
The leading role. that Of Miss Car
ruthers. is played and sung by Anne
Cary Moss, who is acclaimed as being
particularly proficient in this dual role
OF heroine and maid in a New York.
arts club.
The score. written by Chester Perry. is
thoroughly tuneful and modern. The
gowns IN the style show were provided.
by leading shop here and the art,
students of the school made the vivid
futuristic settings.
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BY FREDERICK OECHSNER.

TINE recent presentation in Wash
ington Of several very fine sacred
music programs, the increasing
L popularity and box-offlce value
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Band Orchestra Dates
UNITED STATES MARINE BAND.

THE United States Marine Band will
present a band concert at the bar
racks tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
and two orchestral programs, also at
the barracks as usual, Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock and Friday at pm.
The music. under the direction of
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader, and
Arthur Witcomb, second leader, will be
Of the usual standard, including popular
classical and lighter selections.
The programs of these concerts will
be printed in the daily issues of The
Star.
SOLDIERS HOME ORCHESTRA.
The orchestra of the United States
Soldiers Home Band will give programs
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
$50 pm, under the direction of John
S. M. Zimmerman, leader; Anton
Pointner, second leader.
The programs will feature both CLASH
cal works and the lighter types of COM
position and viii be given In Stanley
Hall.
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A joint concert by the Johns Hopkins
University Glee Club and the George
washington University aWonen's Glee
Club is to be given on Saturday, March
le. at s:l5 pm, at the Raleigh Hotel.