Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14

AZ the banquet OF the annual CouVen~
ton Of the National Publishers Assoc
citation at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in
New York April rs. The other artist
will be Signor Solari Of La Scala Opera
Co., Milan, Italy. The day previous
Signor Solari viii make his American
debut In song recital at which at will
be accompanied on the piano by Mr..
Hetzel.
Among the other activities In which
Mr. Hetzel is engaged for later dates Is
the conductorship of the newly created
New York Grand Opera Co., with which
he is scheduled to 60 on tour next Oc-
tober and November.
George Boucher young Washington
baritone, and Gilbert Fraser, tenor, with
Katheryn Hill Rawls as accompanist,
| will present what promises to be high
| ly artistic program of songs at the Arts
Club Of Washington Tuesday at pm.
| Mr.. Fraser, who opens the program,
will sing solos by Haendel, Tostt, Mac
| Fayden and the aria from act w,
"L'Africana," by Meyerbeer, Mr.. Beuch-
Ter will sing songs by Donaudy. Barthel-
my, Holmes, Quilter Paladilhe and
Bridge. The duets scheduled include
the famous one of Verdi's La Fora del
Destino" and Good Night" by Ware.
/
jeanette Mccartney soprano, with
Kathryn Mccartney at the piano, will be
| the soloist at the banquet tomorrow
| night given by the District of Columbia
Department Of Spanish War Veterans
in honor Of Commander-inC Chief VIII
liam L. Grayson. The United States
, Marine Band Orchestra, under Capt.
Taylor Branscn. also will provide music
during the evening.
Albert w. Harmed, his associate, Jessie
Masters, and their pupils will present an
informal reception at their studios on
New York avenue Monday, April 20, at
$50 pm. A musical program Will be
given.
John Chandler Smith, basso, will be
soloist in a recital presented under the
auspices of Mccall Lanham at the
pm. Mr.. Smith will sing songs BY
Caldara, Leveridge. Haendel, Tchai-
kovsky, Schubert, Greig Woodman, ia
lowicz, Salter and Sanderson.
A series Of duets will follow. when
those participating will include Frances
Simons, Martha Galloway. Marjorie Les
ser, Margaret Beall, Helen Byrne, Jean
Irvine, Mary Dale. Katherine Schlich,
James McLain. Virginia Virtue, Cecilia
Steele, Virginia Rountree. Robert Fer
guson. Florence Rockwell and Helen
Collins.
The concert to be given tonight by
Sidney and his Mayflower Orchestra
from Z to. 10 pm. will include we'll
known works by the following COM
posers: Masssnet, Leha-, Toselh,
Scharwenka. Coward. Schubert. Rossini.
Debussy, Kern, MacDowell and Leon
cavallo.
A recital was given bv primary and
intermediate classes of the Institute Of
Musical Art Friday evening when those
taking part were: Helen Bertram.
Frances Rappaport, Celeste Marx. Jean
Dulin, Ella Fraser and Mildred Locker,
piano; Helen Stein, Helen Bloedorn,
Maurice Friedman, Daniel Witt and
Charles Hyder, violin.
The program was opened and closed
| by the institutes Junior quintet COM
| posed Of Daniel Witt, Milton Dorfman,
Daniel Gevinson, Maurice Friedman and
Glen Carow.
The Singing Mothers Chorus Of the
District of Columbia Congress of Par
| emit Teacher Association. Mrs. E. L.,
| Norris, director, gave program Tor
meeting Of the association of Mount
| Vernon Place Church Wednesday night.
They opened the meeting with the "P.-
T. A. Song" followed by America the
Beautiful" and ITO Mother" Mrs. Nor
! ris sang Trees" and IT Love Little
Cottage" accompanied by Mrs. Carol B.
| Wagner.
| The chorus will sing for the State con-
vention Of parent-teacher groups to be
held Tuesday at 2 pm. at the Burling-
| ton Hotel.
The Conservatory Preparatory School,
Mrs. r. F. Crist, director, will present
a group of advanced pupils in the an
! at Wesley M. E. Church, Jenifer street
and Connecticut avenue. The purpose
of this concert is to secure musical
scholarship fund and also to help the
church's building fund.
! An unusual feature will be the liv-
| ing pictures Of costumed students por-
| traying the accompanying music. Piano
and vocal numbers will be given pre-
senting music Of many lands-Russian,
German, Bohemian, Spanish, Norwe-
gian, the United States, American In
dian. Chinese, Italian, English and
| Scotch.
The young pianists will include chill
dren Of well known families OF Wash
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| The singers include Mary Whelchel.
Edward Gardiner Lippitt and Mary APP
pie, presented under the auspices Of
Mrs. Charlotte Gardiner Lppitt. Joseph
Dimeglia, Neapolitan singer, viii give
| the italian arias.
Elsa Lehman, q concert singer from
New York, presented program Of
| Characteristic Songs Of the South" be-
| fore the Council of Jewish Women at
the Community Center Tuesday. With
low voice of mellow timber and ex-
cellent artistry, the singer won her
audience. Her costume was q glorifed
version of the traditional nanny"
costume. which was created from red
taffeta, silver sequin bandana and black
georgette by Nataeha Rambova, former
| ly wife of Rudolph Valentino. The
Negro spirituals and other folk songs
won many encores.
Warren r. johnson, concert organist,
of this city, will play q recital Thurs
day afternoon at the Peabody Conserva-
tory, in Baltimore, at o'clock. His
numbers will be: "Fugue on Legrenzi
Theme" Bach; Sonata In A Minor, Op.
49," A. G. Ritter, and "Partita in E, Op.
l0o." Karg-Elert.
James Black, formerly Of New Or.
! leans, who now resides In Jacksonville,
| Fla, has been In washington for few
days, staying at the Mayflower. Mr..
| Black Is an organist, choir director and
pianist Of considerable ability and well
known for his musical activities In the
South.
The sincerity and depth with which
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