Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

| - composer who has made his Winter
! home in Washington for several sea-
! sons past, has been appointed to the
position of assistant to Carl Engel, chief
, of the music division of the Library Of
| Congress, beginning october l of this
| year. Mr.. Anterior is great friend of
| Mr.. EngelS and is generally recognized
as a musical authority. Mr.. Engel
recently accepted the position of presi-
dent of Schirmer's, the large musicc
! house in New York city, which necessi-
tates his spending considerable time in
the metropolis. although he still retains
his Office at the Library of Congress.
! Mr.. Atherton has his principal resi-
dence in Boston, Mass, but spends his
Winter at the Benedick in the Capital.
Several of his songs have been featured
on programs given at the Arts Club of
Washington during the past season
or so.
Katharine Seelye Wallace, who was
prominent in music circles in Washing
ton until her recent departure accom-
panying her husband who has gone to
China as tariff expert among the
financial advisers to the National Gov
eminent writes from Shanghai that
she still is keeping up her musical &C
tlvities in that much disturbed land
She appeared in joint concert pro-
gram with Elizabeth Pollard Fetter.
young American singer, at the foreign
| Y. M. c. A. in Shanghai April Is. The
| singer, who was assisted at the piano
by Elizabeth Roberts, sang a group Of
old songs by Arne, DoWland, and from
! Earle's Song Book of 1915, as well as
! numbers by BiZet, Besley and Fraser
SimSon. Mrs. Wallace played a group
of works by Chopin and a second group
including works of Bowen, Grieg and
List.
Friends of Mrs Wallace may be inter-
ested to know that her address is, Care
OF Kemmerer Financial Commission,
Shanghai, China. She says in her let
ter: we have come to spend a year
In China. Naturally am enjoying the
experience tremendously. since. a long
time ago I spent three years teaching
IN this fascinating country, and now I
| am constantly meeting old friends and
former students. If any one should tell
you China has not made great progress
IN recent years, please contradict the
remark for me. In the old days there
were only upright pianos, and mostly
! bad ones at that, but now at the
! Y. M. G. A, they nave a glorious great
concert grand, and it was delight to
give a program on it."
Mrs. Wallace also mentions that the
! Chinese have followed the lead of the
! Russians who. during the World War,
gave the name of Petrcgrad and even
Leningrad to what was formerly st.
Petersburg. In China, the city which
is known to the world as Picking has
been newly named Peiping by the
Chinese.
George Bernard Shaw, one of the
great lions of the literary and dramatic
world who has lived to enjoy the fruits
of real fame, was a music critic in his
earlier years-from 1888-1894. Mr..
Shaw signed his music articles on the
Star (of London) as Como di Bassetto
the World. 1t is amusing that one
who began in his early twenties as a
socialistic agitator should spend six
years of his next decade as a music
critic. Perhaps the earlier interests
fitted him doubly well for the music
Office. He also has among his literary
productions two books that deal prima-
rily with musical subjects--"'The Perfect
Wagnerite" Q890). and 1.-THE Music
Cure" Q914).
The British author, Cecil Roberts, re-
marked recently. in an article about
Shaw and other famous writer's whom
he knew personally, that 81 am quite
sure the sage has more than one gift
up his homespun sleeve. Since he be-
gan as music critic, he might well end
as the composer of an opera. With
Shaw all things are possible and none
is certain"
Anton Kaspar, violinist his daughter,
Priska, pianist, and his niece, FRANCESCA
Kaspar Lawson, soprano, gave a concert
under the auspices of the Oakton, Va,
High School last Wednesday.
The program was enthusiastically re-
q nf
lovers.
Eleanor Blum, 14-year-old pianist,
recently came to Washington from Mi
ami, Fla, to make her home here. She
was a member of the Mana-Zucca and
Felicia Rybier Music Clubs of Miami
She received scholarship from the
latter of the two clubs to further her
musical education.
The Parthenon Male Quartet will sing
at a recital to be presented by Mrs. NJ.
M. Marks in the auditorium of the
Y. w. G. A. Tuesday, June II. The
members of the quartet are Harold Mar
tin, first tenor; H. G.. Leef, second
tenor; Howard Moore, baritone, and
Thomas N. Leef, basso. r. E. Rapp is
the accompanist and director.
The Chaminade Glee Club, Esther
LnlklnS. director, VIII furnish musical
selections at the meeting of the Citizens
Service Association in Foundry M. E.
Church this afternoon at 3 o'clock
The club will be assisted by Warren
Johnson. organist. and Carl w. Robin
son. baritone.
The choir and adult orchestra of
the Ninth Street Christian Church will |
give their seventh annual evening of |
music tomorrow at 8:15 pm. The |
orchestra will play the "Oberon" over
ture. by Weber. and part of Schu- !
berts Unfinished Symphony" also |
several lighter numbers. Among the |
clloruses are the Bridal Chorus" from |
Governs Rose Maiden" and the pop |
ular "Barcarolle." by Offenbach, with |
orchestra accompaniment. Mrs. Mary |
E. Clarke, soprano will sing Denzas |
May Morning" and j. S. Zebley. cell
list, will play the "Tarantelle," by |
David Pepper
The choir of 80 members and the |
orchestra of IS are volunteer musical |
organizations of the church. Joseph |
Harrison is musical director.
Hazel Bachschmid, singer. assisted by
Sernice Jones. pianist. with Elizabeth |