Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
CAPITAL SYMPHONY
MAKES BOW TODAY
Newly Organized Orchestra
Will Open at Constitution
Hall at 4::45 Pm.

The first serious attempt in many
years to give Washington its own
symphony orchestra will be launched
at Constitution Hall this afternoon at
4:45 o'clock, when the newly-organ-
lied National Symphony Orchestra will
make its bow in a pretentious SYM
phony program.
Rudolf Schueller, eminent German
American conductor, will conduct this
afternoons concert-the first of four
he and his men propose to give in
Washington during the late Winter and
Spring.
Mr.. Schueller, who arrived in WASH
ington from Cleveland, Monday morn
ing, held the last of four rehearsals at
Constitution Hall this morning.
Guest at Reception.
He was guest Of honor yesterday
afternoon at a reception rendered by
Frank F. Frost, the president of the new
orchestra, at the latter's home, on Nor
manstone drive. Mr.. Frost also is one
of the viola players of the National
Symphony.
The orchestra committee, in charge
of the plans for the opening concert
this afternoon, is headed by Nicholas
Longworth, Speaker of the House, and
includes Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs.
ator Arthur Capper, Miss Laura Har-
Ian, Herman Hagedorn, Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe, Duncan Phillips, the
Baroness van Boetzelaer, Mrs. Franklin
Ellis and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend.
C. Of C. Endorses Orchestra.
The orchestra and its plans have been
Endorsed by the Washington Chamber
of Commerce, Board of Trade, Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association,
the Federation of Citizens Associations
and the American Automobile Associa-
ton. The Chamber of Commerce COM
the orchestra Is headed by Charles W..
Darr president, and includes Charles
j. Stockman. The Board Of Trade
committee includes e. j. Murphy, presi-
dent; Joseph A. Burkhardt, Charles w.
Morris, Z. H. Droop and John Saul.
Gen. Anton Stephen, president Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton, represents that organization. DR.,
George c. .Havenner, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
represents his civic group.
The District Federation of Music
Clubs is represented by a committee
that includes Mrs. Joseph Stoddard,
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, Miss Esther
Linkins, Jerome Williams, Karl Holer
and George Gaul, while the Women's
Clubs committee includes Mrs. Merritt
o. Chance of the Women's City Club,
Mrs. David Caldwell, State regent, Dis
trict OF Columbia, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Mrs. Leonard B.
SchloSs, Council of Jewish Women
Mrs. Richard Gasch, League of Amer
lean Pen Women; Mrs. Carl Fenning,
American Association of University
Women; Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs, and
Mrs. George G. Siebold of the Ameri-
can Gold Star Mothers.
Cans Heads Merchants Group.
Isaac Cans heads a merchants COM
mittee which includes Harry King.
Frank Jelleff, John B. Hanna and
Joseph Dreyfus.
The program Mr.. Schueller has Sc
lected for the opening concert this
afternoon will be principally diStin-
guished for its presentation of SYM
phontc variations on "A New England
Hymn" one Of the movements of Edgar
Stillman Kelly's famous American COM
position, New England Symphony"
Mr.. Kelley, the composer, will be In
the audience.
The program opens with the overture
to the opera of "Tannhauser," by Rich
ard Wagner, and includes Georges
BiZet's "L'Arlesienne," No. / orchestra
suite to A. Daudet's drama, as well as
LISTS symphonic poem, LES Pre-
ludes.'
Every member of the National SYM
phony Orchestra is professional
Washington musician. Special permits
sion to waive all wage considerations
has been granted by the local mu-
sicians' union in order to make the
organization possible. The orchestra
numbers in excess of 80 men.