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Music in New York

ready. Yet the possibility of pictuTing
a screen actor who could really sing
might well tempt any musical genius.
Is Opera Played Out?
What opera needs is new aspects, new
territory and incidentally some new
tunes. The old tunes have been done
forward, backward, upside down ana
split In the middle. Most OF US are
tired of hearing them. The earnest
gentlemen who have SO calamity come
to our relief with scores built Tar from
the old tunes have not brought any 70
take their places We ask them Tor
tunes and they give us recitative, decla-
nation or song speech. we are per-
fectly willing to listen to song speech
when that is needed to make situations
clear to us. but when the singers should
have opportunities to sing out TO us
their emotions and we continue to ges
only more song speech, we grow peevish,
and after the manner of Patience. ex-
pressing her opinion of Bunthorne'S
poetry, exclaim well, If that's opera,
l don't like opera"
And this gives retiring prima donnas
the cue to say, Opera is played out"
The lady disappears, and the next We
hear Of her Is that there Is more trouble
in the Balkans. We refuse to believe
opera is played out. Certain operas are
and an alarmingly large number of
opera singers. But let the old-fash-
toned Faust" be sung as 1t was 80 years
ago. and 1t is as certain as taxes that
the public will sit up and take notice.
There seems to be no despairing atti-
tude on the part of those who provide
music not associated with opera. The
musical public evidently enjoys hearing
the best music and the most accom-
plished soloiSts. But this public Is not
large enough to support all the enter
prises asking for its favor! There are
too many music statesmen and not
enough buyers. In the course of time
all the difficulties of the present situa-
ton will solve themselves. There will
inevitably be fewer musicians, and only
the fitteSt will survive. In that golden
age all the music will be beautiful ard
all the performers competent. But 1t
looks as If it were going to be little
too late for some Of us.
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The Spanish War pension bill Oh. r..
10466) was favorably reported to the
House of Representatives. last week by
SionS committee. This bill increases
materially the rates at present in force,
as follows: Twenty dollars month for
one-tenth disability, $25 for one-fourth
disability, $35 for one-half disability,
$50 for three-fourths disability and $50
per month for total disability, and for
those who are now or hereafter may
become on account of age or mental or
physical disabilities helpless or blind.
or so nearly helpless or blind as to need
or require the regular aid and attend
ance Of another person, shall be given
a rate of $72 a month. There is also
provided rate of $50 for these veterans
reaching the age of 81 years; SO years,
$40 per month; 70 years, $50 per month,
and rs years, $50 per month.
These rates are extended to any
woman who served honorably as a
nurse, chief nurse or superintendent of
the Nurse Corps under contract for 80
days or more between April 81, 1898,
and February 2, 1901, and to any such
nurse, regardless of length of service,
who was released from service before
the expiration of the 80 days because
of disability contracted by her while
in the service in line of duty.
Section 3 of the bill provides that all
persons who served 20 days or more in
the military or naval service of the
United States during the War with
Spain, the Philippine instruction,
China relief expedition, and who have
been honorably discharged therefrom.
or who, having served less than 70
days, were discharged for disability in
CURED in the service in line of duty, and
who are now or who may hereafter be
suffering from any mental or physical
disability or disabilities of permanent
character which so incapacitateS them
for the performance Of manual labor as
to render them unable to earn a sup
port, shall, upon making due proof of
the fact, be entitled to receive a pen
sion OF not exceeding $50 a month
and not less than $12 a month. pro-
portioned to the degree of inability to
earn a support. This section also APP
plies to nurse, chief nurse or superin-
tendent Of the nurse corps under con-
tract for 70 days or more between April
81. 1898, and February 2, 1901. The age
pension, under this section, provides:
Sixty-two years, $12 per month; SO
years, $lS; ~ years, $24; rs years, $50.
Department Comdr. Lorin C.. Nelson
ana SldII HldQe Tile annual OIQclal IN
Spection of the Richard J. Harden
Camp at its last meeting. Department
Inspector Charles A. Strobel gave the
camp a high credit for the manner in
which the business of the camp was
conducted.
Chairman william o. Ohm of the re-
lief committee reported Charles L,
Thornton in the Naval Hospital He
also reported the death of Noble N,
Potts at the Naval Hospital. Brooklyn,
N. Y, February 81. Taps was sounded
and the usual period of silent prayer
observed.
Comdr. Devlin announced the ap-
pointment of Jacob Orken as service
officer, as required by general orders of
national headquarters.
Past Department Comdr. William L.
Mattocks gave an outline of pending
pension legislation. Other speakers were:
Department Comdr. Lorin c. Nelson,
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Soloists' Ensemble to Sing
At University Club

THE soloists' Ensemble from the In
stitute of Musical Art, a recently
organized society of women, 16 trained
voices and experienced singers, will make
its first appearance In an invitation
concert at the University Club, Tues
day evening March IS.
Otto T. Simon will direct. IRVINE J.
Stenson will accompany the singers. He
also will play a group of Chopin num-
berS.
The program has been selected with
great care. The singers have not only
been given technical points of breath
control and elements that work for tonal
beauty, but the psychology of text
emotion has been dealt upon so that ex-
preston may result from personal feel
ing and appreciation in the singers. as
well as suggestion from the directors
control.
The members of the ensemble are:
Mary Apple, Jane Davis Bradford, Eva
Janet Bright. Rose Bright, Lillian
Chenoweth, Mary Anna Donoghue, Iva
Loughlen Guy, Edna Marie Jones, Lucy
Greene Lynch, Jean Ethel Mum,
Stella Eames Nelson. Janet Rowan
Pickett, Dorothy Carolyn Davis Quinn,
Agnes Downey Rice, Ida Willis Seaton,
Mary r. Turner.
Inc following program VIII pe given.
Two chorales of Bach, "Subdue Us
Through Thy Kindness" "Jesu, Joy of
Mans Desiring; THE Lord Is My Shop
herd" Schubert; choruses of Brahms.
Ave Maria.' 1.-The Death of Trenar,"
"A Lament; 1.-THE Evening STAR Ban
took words by William Blake; May
Dance" Asger Hamerik; two choruses OF
Wagner, Dreams" and THE Song OF
the Rhine MaidenS," from "Gotterdam-
merung."
Mr.. Stenson'S Chopin numbers will
include three preludes (Opus %, Nos.
20, 81, 22); ''Nocturne, G Minor;
"ValSe, A Flat, Opus Az"
A second concert is scheduled for the
Arts Club in April.
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Five Washington Composers
Represented on PROGRAM

FIVE members of the Washington
Composers Club will present orizi-
nal compositions at the Arts Club Tues
day night al $50 o'clock. They are:
Dorothy Radde Emery, Henry s. Gre
gor. Karl Holer, r. Deane Shure and
La Sale Spier.
This club. organized in 1925. includes
also in its membership, Edward C. Pot
ter, Ervine j. Stenson. Siegfried
Scharbau and Jerome Williams. The
chairman Is Dorothy De Muth Watson.
Assisting the composers Tuesday evening
will be Grace Shannon, pianist. who
will play the Bird Sketches" of r.
Deane Shure: Mrs. Randall. who will
sing three songs of Henry S. Gregor;
Denis Connell, who will read salt
Sea Yarn" with a musical setting by
La Sale Spter; Richard Lorleberg.
ceilist, who will play two of Mr.. Gre
gors new cello composition: Francesca
Della Lana, tenor, who will sing two of
Karl Holer's new songs. and the
Chaminade Glee Club, Esther Link
ms, director; Jesse Blaisdell, accom-
panist, in three choral numbers
by Dorothy Radde Emery, Henry S.
Gregor and Karl Holer The composers
in almost every instance will be at the
piano for these well known assisting
artists.
Most Of these compositions on this
program are being given their first
public performance at this time.
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Second Juniors Concert.

THE District of Columbia Federation
of Music Clubs will present its inn
iorS in concert at the Department Of
Interior Auditorium Saturday at nm.
This will be the second of the series Of
three which the federation Is presenting
this season. Little Homer Stephens Nc.
Allister, aged years, who is q pupil OF
Frances Gutelius, will play q waltz bv
Mozart and Allegretto from the seventh
symphony of Beethoven.
Other numbers include Tow Syn-
phony by the American Music Apprecia-
ton Club led by Ivy Lee Newell; piano
solos by Alice Alpert, Jane Patterson.
Bernice Drissel, Evelyn Brumbaugh.
Dorothy Robley and Rachel Duffield:
violin solos by William Rodier and Ruth
Hobbs; violin duet by Albert Pergament
and Abraham Lynn, two songs by Charles
Burton and quartet number by Frank
lin Hayes. Earnest Weaver, William
Jones and Howard Samsel. The Junior
Club song will close the program.
The last concert of the series will be
April IL at the auditorium. These con-
certs are under the direction of Mary
Ware Goldman, junior chairman for
the District federation, and are open to
the public.
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A Lovette Program.
4 PROGRAM of music consisting

A PROGRAM OF music consisting en-
- tirely Of the compositions Of the
late T. 8. Lovette will be presented
Monday evening, March 81, in Pierce
Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard streets.
The occasion will constitute the annual
musical salon of the International As
ISOLATION of Arts and Letters, under
whose auspices the event will be given.
Arrangements are in charge of Eva
Whitford Lovette. About IS musi-
clans will participate, including the
Lovette Choral Club, to which will be
added male voices for that evening. Be-
sides group of chorales, the program
VIII consist of vocal, violin and piano
solos: AS far as possible the assisting
artlstS Will be those who were aSSo-
clated or studied with the composer
DR.. Lovette, who was born in wales,
was well known here and abroad as a
pianist OF note and for his writings on
the theories Of the art of modern piano.
forte playing. For Is years he was the
dean OF music at Baylor College in
Texas and came to this city in 1922. At
the time OF his passing nearly four years
later ne was conducting master classes
here and In New York and Philadelphia.
Secretary Of Labor James j. Davis,
fellow countryman of DR.. Lovette, has
been asked to speak at this musical
event, which Is being held on the ami
versary of the composers birth The
list OF patrons and patronesSes will in
clude many personages prominent in
musical and official circles.
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BY w. ]. HENDERSON.

Young and old American composers
and librettists are preparing operas
to be produced at the Metropolitan.
Why does not some one talS a suggeS-
ton from "LouiSe"2 The poor working
girl of the East Side (supposing there
is such a person any more), yearning
for the gay White Way, the cabaret, the
beautiful signs on the Roxy and the
Capitol, the romantic, almost visionary
life of Roxy himself, Dave Schooler,
George Jessel, Marilyn Miller, June
Walker, the traffic cops, the Broadway
stroller, the newsboyS, the soap box
orators overthrowing the Government
every day, the beggarS, the army OF
noctambuleS, the speakeasieS and over
all the SleepleSs eyes Of Mayor Walker
here, indeed, Is material for a tragedy
in the midst of comedy that might
easily make Louise" look like the work
of a mere amateur. For what the
writer has left out, let the reader con-
suit Ward Morehouse.
Usual American Subjects.
Usually the American composer is
busy puzzling himself as to how he is
to make a work with interesting cos
tunes and beautiful scenery and YET
escape the Indians, the cowboys, the
SpaniardS and the Arizona bad lands
or the painted desert. There was a
moment when We were thrilled by the
announcement that Deems Taylor was
going to compose Street Scene" II
was not just what we desired, but 1t was
better than trotting away off into the
Dark Ages of Britain and kings men,
dacious errand boy. That hope faded.
Mr.. Taylor changed his mind. John
Erskine, according to report, has dou-
bled up with George Antheil and these
two will make an opera probably about
some ones private life. Why not a
live one?
There would be real Joy for COM
poser in an opera located in Chicago.
That is a city of magnificent personali-
ties and of life surcharged with ac-
ton. Los Angeles seems less suited 10
operate purposes, probably because
everything out there is comic opera al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

CHORAL arrangements of rare old
- folk music by outstanding composers
will be q feature of the third annual
Spring concert of the Elizabeth Somers
Glee Club of Washington Tuesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock in Barker Hall of the
Young Women's Christian Association
Building, Seventeeth and K streets.
The chorus of more than 80 voices,
under the direction of Lucy Clark
Street, will sing Handels "Where'er
You Walk" Lonely Wood" and wake
Taylor, the latter from an old Czecho-
slovak folk song; Gossip JOAN" ar
ranged by Thomas F. Dunhill from
an old English song; Onward March,
Grenadier," arranged by Gerald Rey-
nolds from q Creole folk song; skye
Boat Song" arranged by Candlyn from
Scotch folk song; Deep River" ar
ranged by H. T. Burleigh; "Old King
Cole" arranged by Cecil Forsyth, and
Ma LII Banjo" Dichmont, arranged
by Harris
The Glee Club will be assisted by the
trio fntime, with Evelyn Scott, violin;
Alice Allen Merrell. cello, and Catherine
Benson, piano, who will play So
nata Trois in B Minor" by Loeillet
Q653-1728); "Scherzo" from Trio In
D. Minor" by Arensky; "Elegie," by
Suk; "Syncopation," by Kreisler, and
clog dance. Handel in the Strand"
by Granger.
Helen Stone is accompanist for the
Glee Club and Alta NJ. Smith, soprano,
will be the soloist in one of the num-
bers to be sung by the club. Miss
Smith, one of the outstanding members,
last season was assistant conductor
when Imogene B. Ireland was conduc-
tor. Miss ireland is still associated with
the musical activities of the Young
Women's Christian Association. With
Miss Street she will attend the national
biennial convention Of the Y. w. C. A.
at Detroit April rs to May /, both
taking part in the choral work that will
be a feature of the 1880 convention.
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Music Given Tuesday
For Late Chief Justice

THE program of music for the funeral
of William Howard Taft, late Chief
Justice and former President, was
played by Lewis Atwater, organist, and
the National String Quartet, consisting
Of Henri Sokolov, first violin; Maxim
Finder, second violin; Samuel Feldman,
viola, and Richard Lorleberg, cello,
Tuesday.
The following selections were played
before the service: Organ, "Larghetto"
(Malling), string quartet, Music Of the
Spheres (Rubinstein); organ and quar-
tet, Vision (Rheinberger) string quar-
tet, "Andante (Schubert); string quar-
tet, "Andante Cantabile" (Tschaikow-
sky.
. AS part Of the service, "Abide With
Me" and LEAD Kindly Light" were
played by Mr.. Atwater on the organ and
chimes, and prelude in C Minor" by
Chopin by the string quartet and organ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Marine Band Programs.

THE United States Marine Band
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader, will
give three programs, as usual, in the
Marine Barracks this week. They will
be: Band concert, pm. tomorrow;
orchestra concerts, 8:15 pm. Wednes-
day, and 8 pm. Friday.
The Wednesday night concert will be
q Semi-monthly symphony concert and
the program will consist of symphonic
works by American composers. Henry
Hadley'S overture, "In Bohemia" will
open the program. which will include:
Poem for Flute and Orchestra" by
Charles T. Critics; Second Indian
Suite, Opus a." by Edward Mcdowell;
Last Movement of the Symphony in B
minor, New England" by Edgar Still
man-Kelley.
The soloist for Wednesday night will
be Principal Musician Clayton Lindsay
flute.
Detailed programs will appear, q
usual, In the daily issues Of The Star,
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Salmond Plays in New York.

FELIX sALMOND will be soloist with
= the Society Of the Friends Of Music
at its concert this afternoon in Mecca
Auditorium, New York City, playing the
Elgar concerto. Other works on the
program are Mendelssohn'S "Son and
Stranger" overture and the Brahms
Haydn variations, for orchestra, and
Brahms "Gesang der Parzen." sung
by the Friends Of Music Chorus. Artur
BodaTizky will conduct.
Salmond was the soloist at the first
performance of the Elgar concerto with
the London symphony in 1919, with
the composer conducting. After the
first performance Of Cigars string quar-
tet in the preceding May, in which Sal
mond had taken part, the composer
announced his intention of writing q
concerto for violoncello and asked Sal
mond If he would care to give some
technical advice during the progress OF
the work. The celliSt complied and he
possesses many sketches Of passages
with questions from the composer. Ell
gar later presented the autograph score
to him The work, written in Sussex,
has a distinctly pastoral character.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
John Charles Thomas
Signs Philadelphia Contract

John CHARLES THOMAS, celebrated
= American baritone. has signed q
three-year contract with the Philadel-
phia Grand Opera Co., according to q
recent announcement.
Mr.. Thomas. who has devoted most Of
his time in America to his numerous
appearances in recital, has been &C
claimed in Europe as a great baritone.
He has appeared with tremendous sue
cess in opera and concert there. Mr..
Thomas opera appearances In America
have included the Washington Opera
Co.. with whom he had his debut in
opera; the Philadelphia Grand Opera
Co. and the Los Angeles Opera
Co. His next appearance in Phila-
delphia will be April 10, when Masked
Ball" is to be presented at the Academy
of Music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

A S the result of nervous breakdown,
Jerome Williams, one of the most
active members of the Washington Com
posers' Club, has left the city for Salem,
Va, where he expects to spend couple
of months resting at Mount Regis San
itarium.
In spite of Mr.. williams illness, three
preludes and a humoresque which he
has written for piano and which were
to have been given by him in the Com
poSers' Club concert Sunday, March 80.
at the Congressional Country Club, will
be played at that time. Mildred Kolb
Schulse, well known here both as a
pianist and composer, will play these
works OF Mr.. williams on this occasion
The preludeS are written in c major,
D fiat major and A fiat major, respec-
lively.
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp,
tomorrow night, Stanley Hall,
United States Soldiers Home.
Gen. NJ. Emmett Urell Camp,
Wednesday night, Pythian Tenn
pie.
Richard j. Harden Camp,
Thursday night, Pythian Temple.
Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary, tomorrow night, North
east Masonic Temple, Eighth and
F streets northeast.
Gen. M. Emmett Urell Auxiliary.
Wednesday night, Pythian Tems
pie.
Col. John Jacob Astor Auxil-
larry, Thursday night, 921 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

Some so years ago the British Mu-
scum came into possession of an Egyp-
tian scroll 1000 years old and Tor a
generation the wisest Egyptian scholars
racked their wits to decipher 1t. Wnen
finally read, 1t turned out to De an
Egyptian boys addition sum. Ana one
Of the examples wrong!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
The Marine Band Joins
u. S. Service Orchestra

FRANKLIN ADAMS, counselor
i of the Pan-American Union,
announces he has just received
offlcial confirmation of the addi-
ton of the United States Marine
Band, Capt. Taylor Branson,
leader, to the United States
Service Orchestra, which plays
only New World music in con-
certs at the Union Building.
This increases the personnel to
100 picked men from the Army,
Navy and Marine Band Orches-
tras to play under the three
leaders.
Justin Ellie Of Haiti has written
a new composition, Might in the
Andes" to be given premiere per-
Torrance when the orchestra IS
augmented has It's first concert at
the Pan-American Union April ~.
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Soldiers Home Orchestra.

THE orchestra of the United States
Soldiers Home Band John s. M.
Zimmerman, leader, and Anton Point
ner, assistan0 will give three concerts,
as usual, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day afternoons at $50 o'clock in STAN
ley Hall. The programs will, as usual,
combine classic and lighter numbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

THE pianistic artistry of Sergei Rach-
maninoff, the great Russian pianist
and composer, will be heard for the
only time this season in concert Mt
Polls Theater Wednesday afternoon, at
430 o'clock when that famous artist
appears as the fifth and final attraction
of Mrs. WILSON, reene's Philharmonic
Course. This will be the last regular
concert of the Wilson-Greene season
and it promises to be one OF the most
brilliant.
Rachmaninoff has arranged superb
program for his only 1929-30 appear
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A homemade movie projecting ma
cnlne furnishes Perry, Okla, a. town
OF $780, with its talking pictures,
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@HUESgHGzlE
STUDIOS OF WASHINGTON

wITT-HAMrLL MUSIC co.
The Music Tedchers' Supply House
EW LOCATION. 1870 G Street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

Norway has more people at work than
D year ago.
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Ruby Potter. soprano, will assist Lewis
Atwaters OrganiStr In o program OF