Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11


smaller endeavorS to lure the citi-
zens of the melting pot" to the
shrine of music in the Summer.
After day of almost sizzling heat
in the huge business canyons of
the city several thousand people
will be found each night making
their way to the famous stadium
in the shadow of the university
grounds to hear the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra in the
popular Summer concerts.
In this crowd there are not a
few devoteeS who come to the
metropolis in the Summer express
ly to hear these concerts. Such
individuals have worked out a sur
priSingly clever balanced system
of visiting one of the nearby
beaches in the daytime and at
tending the stadium events in the
evenings.
To any one interested in study
ing the various national types of
phySiognomy a view of the cross
section of the world is visible in
the faces rising tier on tier above
the promenade that lies behind
the rows of benches and the tables
where members of the press and
other privileged folk sit to hear
the music and sip lemonade be-
tween numbers. Away up at the
very back the auStere white beau
ty of the Greek columns rises in
Doric, simplicity, seeming to tie
down, corners of the starry heav-
ems that give a vast and vaulted
roof to the aSSemblage.
At the present time, for a period
OF three weeks, the great British
conductor, Albert CoateSs is guest
conductor, at the stadium con-
certS. 1t has been several seasons
since he last conducted in Amer
lea, on the Eastern coast, at least.
WaShingtonianS last heard him in
one of the final seasons programs
given under the auspices of the
Society of Fine Arts at Central
High School by the New York
Symphony Orchestra. His inter-
probation of the exquisite PAS
toral Symphony" still fingers in
the memory. Alongside of that
memory now, since Tuesday night.
July 30, the writer places equally
vivid and beautiful mental pho
tographs of Mr.. Coates reading
of the rarely heard March to the
Scaffold" from Berliozs Sym
phonie Fantastique. Rimsky-
KorSakoff's Bundle Bee" never
has BUNDLED in our ears more in
triguingly than it did on this oc-
caSion. AS usual, it had to be re-
peated. The flute soloist was re-
markedly good and the whole flute
section did excellent work.
After the intermiSsion, which
followed the familiar Weber over
ture "Oberon," Mozart'S infre-
quently heard Symphony in q
Minor" in which the third move
ment was particularly charming.
and the Berlioz selection, Mr..
Coates announced a change in
program. Following two short ex-
cerptS from . RimSky- Korsakoff' S
Tsar Saltan," including the
aforementioned Bundle Bee"
and the less familiar March of
the TSar," instead of the Tod
und Verklaren" music of Richard
Strauss, RELATIONSHIPS Romeo
and Juliet" and the Ride of the
ValkyrieS," by Wagner were played.
Much as one admireS Mr.. Coates
Strauss readings, it was extremely
interesting to hear the tragic
beauty that he brought out so
generously from the TSchaikowSky
and the dazzling brilliance of his
presentation of the more familiar
Wagner number, which left the
entire audience apparently almost
numb with admiration upon its
conclusion. 1t was with slowness
and gradually increasing chatter
ing that the audience left the
Stadium.
When seen for a few moments
during the intermiSsion behind
the little platform that held the
orchestra in TERED ranks during
the concert, Mr.. Coates was his
usual gay, genial self and showed
the greatest enthusiasm at being
here for these weeks. He does not
expect to return to America dur
ing the Winter season, as he is
booked up for European appear
ances. He may return again next
Summer, however.
During the past week the Deni-
shawn Dancers had three eve
ming programs prepared for per-
Torrance with the orchestra I'M
der Mr.. Coates direction that con-
tanned some exceedingly original
subjects for dance interpretation
Among the especially prepared
numbers are: Music Installations
of MendelSSohn'S ''FingaPs Cave"
Deems Taylor's "Jurgen" and Ho-
negger'S Pacific 231," with
dance drama of ancient Crete, en-
titled Death of a God" danced
to music by DebuSsy -L'ISle
Joyeuse." The Denishawns. Incl
dentally, are scheduled to appear
in the not distant future in Wash
ington. In their company giving
these performances in the stadium
are two we'll known Washington
dancers, Marion Chace and Lester
Shafer.
IN a short chat with George
Brown of Judson's Music Blu
reau 1t was learned that that bu-
reau is listing only five new artists
for the coming season. Oddly
enough, not one of the five is o
singer. The long list of % well
known vocalists already on it's
list remains unchanged and more
than balances the list of inStru-
mental SoloistS. OF the latter, the
new quintet is composed of HULA
Bustabo, American-born of Italian
parents, and Nathan Milstein,
Russian, violinists; Jose Iturbi,
Spanish, pianist; Judith Bokor,