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Evening star., 1930-06-15
BY ROSE PATTERSON.

7 ONDON, June l (NANA).-As she
IL had paused in her fight through
the byways and villages Of the old earth
In order to take London to her heart
again, sought out Miss Dorothy Cor
don of New York and asked her to tell
me where she had been last and whittier
would be fitting
Traversing one of those cool court
yards down at Buckingham gate, came
upon her in her blue curtained and
elegant apartment. 1t was heavy with
the perfume of great bowls Of red roses.
lingering reminders of London's en-
thusiasm at her last concert.
A lovely picture she was. IN her lime
green chiffon velvet neglige and little
orange slippers. The bright colors ac-
centuated the loveliness Of her dark hair
and pearly teeth.
so you sing to the children every
where you CO." I said Tell me, do you
keep the adults out?"
why should 1 bother?" she laughed
Cali the children seem to love my songs
from two, or even younger, to hun
dred!"
And what a lot of trouble you seem
to go to in collecting just the right
songs to sing to them"
We'll, 1 have always travelled and
travel still" she replied. And wherever
1 go l gather all the folk-songs can.
That means going among the peasant
people of a country, in the small viii
lagos. whether by way of the Irish
jaunting cart, the French mule cart, the
Russian droshki or the Kentucky Jolt
wagon-the worst Of all
MY latest adventures were in the
Kentucky mountains, where I found the
romantic, tall mountaineers, a real An
glo-Saxon colony, speaking and singing
pure Elizabethan English and all behaV-
ing with the courtesy of Sir Walter
Raleigh. After penetrating as far into
their country as was possible by auto,
had to complete my journey by jolt
cart-my, how my bones ached!-but
what joys We found. These mountaineers
have lived out of contact with the world
without and kept their songs and bal
lads perfectly pure for two centuries.
soon made friends of the children and
the old f1ddlers and learned to play
upon their simple, primitive dulcimers. :"
Have you ever come across such q
wonderfully preserved colony, keeping
It's own songs, in Europe?" asked her
"Yes?" she replied. 1T is rare, but
found the same thing in Sicily-a little
company of people who were still pure
Greek. From them 1 gathered one or
two beautiful melodies. But in most of
course, mixtures of many races in the
peoples songs, even in the Gypsy tunes
of Hungary and Czechoslovakia."
Finds Many Work Songs.
"And they are childrens songs that
you collect?" inquired.
In Bavaria and the Negro States of
America-the nanny songS- have
gathered children's ditties, but in most
countries I have found that the
peaSant-folk have not had time for sing
ing many songs to their children. They
have to work and the tunes they make
are those they sing at their work. How
Evening star., 1930-06-15
Art Promoters Club
End Year With Concert

THE Art Promoters Club gave its
last musicale of the year Thurs
day at the home of Nine. de LaRnsl
when the officers of the society enter
tanned at a reception in honor of the
members.
Nine. Louise Coutinho, concert pianist,
presented "Chaconne" Bach -BuSonD ,
followed by the first movement of Bee
thoven's Moonlight Sonata" Nine.
COutinho'S work has won the snthusi-
asm of music critics in this country
and abroad.
Margaret Louise O'Brien, lyric So
prano, sang two songs by La Forge, Song
of the Open" and Little Star" As an
encore she gave Currans Dawn" Her
recitals in Richmond and Washington
have attracted many.
Pauline Bruner and Eleanore Colborn,
junior members of the Art Promoters
Club. also appeared in recital. Miss
Bruner sang Cyril Scott's Lullaby
Come to the Fair" and BY the Waters
of the Minnetonka" with Miss Colborn
at the piano Later Miss Colborn
played "Seguidilla," by Albeniz; "Rhap-
sody in F Sharp Minor" by Dohnanyi,
and "Polonaise in A Flat"
Leona Bixler. soprano, contributed
Hermann Lohrs "Ah! Though the
Silver Moon Were Mine" Winter
Watts Wings of Night" and Danny
Boy with Victor Neal accompanying
her Mr. Neal played as solos Palm
gren's May Night" Rheinberger's Bal
lade in G Minor" and Cyril SCOTS
Lotus Land"
Evening star., 1930-06-15
Degrees Conferred.

The comforting of degrees and the
commencement recital of the Won I'm
schuld University of Music we're held in
the ballroom of the Willard Hotel June
6. Margaret Alexander, graduate of the
artist pianist course, received the de-
gree of master of music The bacca-
raureate address was divered by Allard
H. Gasque, Representative from South
Carolina.
Other students, not graduates, ap-
pearing on the recital program were
presented by Nine. Won Unschuld, in
piano; Prof. Juon van Hulsteyn, in vio-
lin; Myron Whitney, n voice, and
Jacques Vanpouke, in clarinet The
students included; Adele Merriam, Fred
erick Roop, Elizabeth Mullin, William
Moss, Laurette Martin, Evelyn Foster
soachelor of music, Virginia Coffman,
Wnhelmina Amiss, Frances Brunt, ELL
wood Backenstoss, Ruth Truitt.
Miss Alexander played the concluding
number, the Schulz-Evler ARRANGEMENT
Of The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz"
by Johann Strauss.
Evening star., 1930-06-15
Coolidge Music Festival
In October IN ChicaSo

ELIZABETH SPRAGUE COOLIDGE,
donor of the chamber music audi
torium in the Library of Congress in
Washington, announces, via Hugo Kort-
schak, chamber orchestra conductor.
that a festival of this type of music
will be given under her sponsorship in
Chicago october IL to 16, 1880.
The Brosa String Quartet of London,
Harriet Cohen, London pianist, and
Emma Luebbecke-Job a pianist from
Frankfort, will be artists to be heard
for the first time in this country during
this festival. A number of the compo-
sitions represented will receive their
f1rst performance.
The programs Of the festival are an
nounced to be as follows:
Sunday, october IL, at $40 PM.
Olsa Averino, soprano; Georse Barrere,
William kr5 violin: Emma LueSSecRs InSetoG Jo6,
hSn9nm obos SlOnfsc
josef vieiand. viola, and Chamber orches-
tra' conducted by Hugo kortschak.
Unaccompanied suite OF violoncello in E-hat.
sonstina in canon form for flutes, opus opus
Sonata for violin and piano. No. ! in
E-maJor ..'..'.'....'.......... bach
Intermission.
Die Serenaden." cantata for soprano, oboe,
Sonata for hue and piano, No. s. in
Piano. Concerto with Chamber Orchestra, D"'H
-Iindemith
Monday, October 13. at $50 Pm
Harriet Cohen: Plane. and the
Brosa Quartet of London.
Program.
String quartet in c-sharp minor, opus 1871;
Trio for piano. violin and violoncslio Brldse
Intermission.
"Choi eosraphic suite" for string quartet,
S5anto
Tuesday, october "A. at $50 PM.
OlEa Averino, soprano; Ivan dArchAm-
beau, violoncello; George Barrere. flute;
Rudolph Reuter-, piano; the Brosa Quartet
and Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hugo
Nor'''h'Fi Srosr.m Of italian Music .,,.,...
"Ritrovsri," for IL instruments. .Malipiero
Sonata for flute and piano, ,;......... Piati
Three SONGS son popular Italian verses ,,a3T i9T
soprano and 'tTitRs Intsrm}.:T6n aHsTT6et 'Pi17e"
Sonata in d major for violoncello and piano;
Songs MISREPRESENTATION. Monteverdi
Strins quartet. .................... .CsstelnuoVo
".
wednesday. October IS, at $50 PM.
Georgs Barrere. flute; JACQUES Gordon,
u
Pattison, piano; josef Vieland, violin.
Program.
Sonata for violonoello and piano. .... Strube
Sonatina for violin and viola ...,... .Kricka
Intermission.
PArtita for violin and plano, opus a.
Loeffer
Trio for flute. viola and violoncello, opus 40.
RouSSel
"
Thursday October l6. at $50 PM
Gordon String 0uRrtet-George Barrere,
fute: Lee Pattison. piano; Lucille Lawrence.
harp; marcel Honore. oboe bassoon. horn
and double bass. members of CHICAGO SYM
phony orchestra: Chamber Orchestra, con-
Quoted by Frederick Stock.
Program.
String Quartet in r major. ...........M Mozart
"Preambule ct Jeux," for harp, flute. oboe,
bassoon horn, double bass and string quar-
tet; composer conducting. salzedo
Intermisison.
Quintet for piano, two violins, viola and
Concerto for string quartet and orchestra;
Frederick Stock conducting. Beck
These events will be given in the
James Simpson Theater in the Field
Museum in Chicago, Ill.
Evening star., 1930-06-15
Musical Alumnae Club
Has Election of Officers

THE last meeting of the season of the
Washington Alumnae Club of Mu
Phi Epsilon, national musical sorority,
was held at the home of Helen Torrey
last week. Newly elected officers for
the coming year were installed, as fol-
lows: President, Helen Bellman; vice
president, Helen Torrey; secretary, Fran
ces Cole treasurer, Olive Writer'S his
torian, Carol Wagner; publicity, Mary
Fakler
Helen Bellman was named delegate to
the national convention, to be held this
month at Mackinac Island, Mich, and
Frances Cole was named alternate. A
specially called meeting TO receive re-
ports Of the convention will be held at
the home of mrs Earl) Carol Wagner,
IA Rhode Island avenue northwest (tel-
ephone Potomac 1929, July 8.
Tuesday at 5Fo'clock the club will
have a picnic In Rock Creek Park for
members and their families.
Evening star., 1930-06-15

ever, these folk often have very simple
ditties and melodies that appeal to
children, as. for example, those of the
North American Indians, who are very
simple people"
Did you hear the Volga boatmen
singing their world-famous song?"
They sing it just the same today as
they pull those old barges on the Volga
as they did way back in the days Of
slavery, where it had its origin" And
Miss Gordon could not help but sway
her slim, pale-green self backward and
forward on the settee and sing me "Eh
mgh-nyeml pull, boys, pulD in q
soft, sweet voice.
Sometimes Miss Gordon is queerly
housed and fed upon her travels. In
the Kentucky mountains she slept in a
log cabin on mattress made of corn
husks. Sometimes she is fortunate, she
says. In the old French villages Of
the Midi she has eaten the most de-
Iectable food, prepared by the peasants.
I supposed that she had to go about
getting her folk songs in strange ways
sometimes.
Indeed I do" she agreed fervently.
II have crept like a thief behind doors,
listening to mothers rocking and sing
ing their babies to sleep, stealthily writ
ing the notes down. And 1 have made
ardent, desperate love to an Italian
peasant to wiring out of him at last a
longedfor tarantella."
Sings In Original Tongue.
do you sing all these folk songs in
their own languages?"
Always" said Miss Gordon. Ian
guages seem to come naturally to me-
l speak some eight Languages quite flu-
emily and sing in more besides. And
what Is more, 1 can become a Russian
peasant, an Italian girl or a North
American Indian with the greatest ease.
Once I am dressed in the costume,
am that person to my finger tips. You
see, have moved and lived among the
people themselves, and 1 know how
they think and feel. can change my
clothes very quickly and my costumes
are meticulously accurate. I would
never wear 50 much as one Russian
bead upon an italian dress, for ex-
ample
"And you dance, too?"
"Yes, do the folk dances"
do you have lessons?"
mo" she laughed. THE dances just
come naturally to me. too. pick them
up and carry them of with me as do
the songs"
What a large collection you must
have" 1 said.
Yes" she agreed. II have a reper-
toire of more than 400 folk songs now &"
And what about the accompaIii-
ments?" 1 asked her.
Sometimes I have accomplishments
made, but they are always very simple
Sometimes I have no Accomplishments
sometimes just a tom-tom" And here
she fetched me her tom tom, the painted
and decorated gift Of an Indian chief.
Here is an interesting thing" said
Miss Gordon. Il have found Vhe same
type of song in half dozen different
nations, which, I maintain, is a proof
that human nature is the same the
world over"
Evening star., 1930-06-15
M u S I c.
BY HELEN FETTER.

for the basic expenses of rehear-
sal at the company's Summer
studios, at Magnolia, Mass, and
the production of it's repertoire.
During the coming season, the
organization will be revamped.
The national plan of the COM
pany, especially built up with a
national board of directors to be
announced upon Mr.. Taylor'S re-
turn from Europe in late August,
will emphasize the touring values
of the company.
A PICTURESQUE and impor-
tant figure in the music world
passed on to other realms when
Nathan Franko succumbed to a
paralytic stroke in a Long Island
Sanitarium last week. Born in
New Orleans, SO years ago, Mr..
Franko made his debut in concert
work at Steinway Hall, New York,
when he was 8 years old. Like the
Menuhin and Ricci prodigies of
today, he was a virtuoso violinist
at that brief age. Soon after that
first appearance on any stage lit
tie Nathan Franko was chosen by
Adelina Patti to accompany her
in programs on a tour. Later he
went to Berlin to study. When he
returned to the United States he
became a member of the orches-
ira of the Metropolitan Grand
Opera Co. In time he became
concert meister and then, in 1905,
conductor of this orchestra. He
held this position at the time of
the company'S appearance in San
Francisco, just when the great fire
of 1906 made history in that city.
1t was naturally a very exciting
time, and Mr.. Franko did not
manage to get his company back
to New York with any heroic ef-
forts on his part. In fact, for
NAL statement published at the
time gave a very different impress
sion.
Throughout this artists career
he was doomed to have varied
spectacular events mark his path.
He left the Metropolitan and or
ganized his own orchestra to play
in two leading hotels. He con-
Quoted the first outdoor symphony
concert in Central Park. It really
was through his efforts primarily
that the plan to make good music
popular by free concert perform
ances was adopted by New York.
At one time Franko was to lead
his orchestra for a demonstration
of Communists who had engaged
the Metropolitan Opera House.
Franko insisted that they rise at
once and sing THE Star Spangled
Banner" Then he played the
"Internationale," which was re-
queSted. And then he ordered his
orchestra out of the pit and left
the Communists to their own de-
vices, minus further music.
Nathan Franko-WhoSe nephew
Edwin Franko Goldman, has been
conductor of concerts in Central
Park for IL years-played with
many of the worlds greatest mu-
sical artists, including Won Bue-
low, Leopold Damrosch, Theodore
Thomas, Anton Seidl, Adelina
Patti, Luigi Arditi, DR.. Karl Muck
Leopold StokowSki, Artur Bodan-
sky, Victor Herbert, Henry Had
ley. Caruso, ISadora Duncan,
Emma Eames, Melba, Sembrich,
Nordica, Gadski, Ternina, Schu-
-Heink, Jean de Reszke, An
tonic Scott, Josef Hofmann, Eu-
gene Ysaye, Kreisler, Saint-Saens,
Rosenthal, Joseffy and others.
Evening star., 1930-06-15
Washington Music College
Gives Commencement Plans

THE faculty of the Washington College
OF Music announce that the twenty
fourth annual commencement will be
held ct the college. 20l7 S street north
west, Thursday at $50 pm, when DR.,
Hugh Roberts, president, will present
the diplomas and confer degrees upon
the graduates.
Those to receive degrees are: Tamara
Dmitrieff, bachelor of music, specializing
in piano; Sara Cooper Wolloch, Ruth
Peters and Grace Tyler Powell, the same
degree in theory. Teachers diplomas
will be awarded to Nettie Sadie, Wini-
fred Marie Chamberlain and Bette
Marie Gray, the first two in piano, the
third in voice. Graduate diplomas will
be presented to Dorothy Lee Leighty.
Max Short, Lena KaSh, Helen Francis
Rohrer Mary Gastrock and Margaret
Shirley Oxenberg, piano.
The graduates recital programs will
be divided between Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings at $50 o'clock at the
college. Tuesday, Miss Rohrer, Miss
Sadie, Miss Oxenberg, Miss Leighty and
Mr.. Short will appear. Wednesday. Miss
Pelton, Miss Gastrock, Miss Chamber
lain, Mrs. Gray and Miss Kash will
perform.
Thursday night the actual graduation
exercises will be followed by a reception
for the graduates and their guests
Evening star., 1930-06-15

Lena Kash and Celeste Pelton we're
initiated into Rho Beta Chapter, Mu
Phi Epsilon Sorority, Tuesday at the
chapter rooms of the washington Col
lege of Music
Following the initiation ceremony
Rho Beta Chapter entertained the
members of the graduation class of
the college at a reception. Tamara
Dmitried and Catherine Benson played
the List Concerto for Two Pianos, -
Evelyn ScottgRave several violin mum :
bers and Joseph Barbecot, guest artist,
presented several baritone solos in Eng
liSh and French.
Evening star., 1930-06-15
Musigraphs

ATHRYN HILL RAWLS, who
has become established as a
popular accompanist as well as
piano soloist and organist. will
leave Washington June 30 with
Evening star., 1930-06-15

South American seldom objects for such
a purpose.
The Sac Paulo Theater incorporated
the Wagnerian system Of planning, hav-
ing the musicians situated at q lower
level than the orchestra seats The
building is carried out in good taste and
Is very beautifully furnished and deco
rated, the exterior suggesting the world
famous Paris Opera House in design.
The most important building of this
type in Brazil Is the Municipal Theater
of Rio de Janeiro. This was illustrated
in The Sunday Star Of May 25.
Evening star., 1930-06-15
BY GEORGE OAKLEY TOTTEN, Jr

GOUTH AMERICAN countries have
- always been associated with Spain
by the average American, thought of as
still furtherinR and possessing the spirit
Of adventure, the art and romance of
the picturesque European country. The
republic of Brazil stands out as the
only country in South America not set
tied by the Spaniards, having been dis
covered by the Portuguese and remained
under the rule of that country until
1889. when the present republican form
of government was set up.
The love of good music and the
drama, coupled with the developed ar
tstic sense of the Latin American, pro-
duced the municipal opera or theater
here, as in other South American coun-
tries. The illustration is of this famous
Municipal Theater, one of the most
handsome and finely appointed theaters
in the entire southern continent. Lo-
Gated in the foremost industrial city of
South America, this building, dedicated
to the opera and the drama and de-
signed to satisfy the artistic hunger of
its people, was erected at cost of
81 100000. A large portion of this sum
was obtained from a surplus left over
from amounts appropriated to other
uses and diverted to the theater by pop
ular preference, the balance being made
up by taxation, a thing to which the
Evening star., 1930-06-15
Band Concert Dates
THE U. S. MARINE BAND.

THE u. S. MARINE BAND.
THE music for the two performances
of THE Tempest" to be performed
under the auspices of the Community
Drama Guild Thursday and Friday at
pm, will be played by the orchestra
OF the United States Marine Band,
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader.
The schedule of strictly band pro-
grams by this organization during the
current week will include:
Monday, at 8 pm, program at the Marine
Barracks
Tuesday. at pm, program at Mount
Alto Hospital
y, Wednesdsy, at 7:3O pm, program at the
Thursday, a. pm, program at the syl-
van Theater, with The Tempest"
The detailed programs will appear in
daily issues of The Star.
Evening star., 1930-06-15
THE U. s. NAVY BAND.

Brahms Academic Festival" overture
will be the opening number on the pro-
gram to be presented by the United
States Navy Band, Lieut.. Charles Ben
ter, leader, at the Capitol tomorrow
night. OF special interest in this con-
cert will be the appearance of Senior
Roig, director Of the Municipal Band Of
Havana. A cornet solo, Grand Rus
sian Fantasia" levy, played by Mu-
sician B. Gardner, will be another fea-
tuTe.
The program for the concert at Du-
pont Circle Tuesday night includes the
overture "Egmont" Beethoven, List
Second Hungarian Rhapsody" and a
trombone solo by Musician J. Cimera.
Other concerts scheduled for the
Navy Band this week are Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons at 3 pm. and
Wednesday evening at 7:3O in the band
stand at the Navy Yard, and Friday
evening at $50, Walter Reed Hospital.
Evening star., 1930-06-15
THE SOLDIERS HOME BAND.

The band of the United States Sol
diers' Home, John S. NJ. Zimmerman
leader and Anton Pofntner assistant,
will give three concerts as usual
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday after
moons at $50 o'clock, in the bandstand.
The full programs, which combine
light and classical selections, will be
published in daily issues Of The Star.
Evening star., 1930-06-15

Daisy Fickenscher, teacher of violin,
violoncello and piano, will present her
advance ensemble class in recital at
Pierce Hall, All Souls Church, Sixteenth
and Harvard streets northwest, Thurs
day at BIS pm. Trios, quartets and
uuintets will be included in the program.
featuring works by Sibelius, Debussy.
Evening star., 1930-06-15

THE American Opera Co. has
been affected by the recent
wave Of financial depression. Va
riouS guarantors have either cut
down or withdrawn entirely,
temporarily all funds backing the
company. This makes rehearsals
in the Summer and a Winter sea-
son of productions on tour inpos-
sible. The company will have no
productions next Winter. They
will wait until the season 1882,
when they plan to give a 3o-week
season instead of the 22-week
series of previous years.
Howard Taylor of the concert
bureau sponsoring the American
Opera Co. stated last week that
the stock market break was en-
tirely responsible for the years
suspension of production. He is
quoted as saying that the national
Groduction fund requires $150,00O
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
ECONOMIST SEES
 IN FRANCE TIE
 RESERVOIR. GOLD
TAKE GOLD WHEN MONEY IS EASY; REFRAIN WHEN IT IS
 TIGHT; EXCHANGE RATES

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 Frances special position regarding the worlds restless gold supply promis- les to become a factor Of increasing importance to international finance in l930
 ] pr. Benjamn M Anderson, econo- mist of the Chase National Bank, explains how France achieved this position and says that the United States should expect to lose gold on a very substantial scale because of prevailing easy rates
 Prior to the summer of 1926, he said, there had been for several years a flight from the franc, as the French people. fearful of de- cline in the franc, sold securitie7 ', francs and goods abroad, and left the proceeds, in liquid form, in for eign countries, acquiring chief y sterling and dollars
 Tn 1926 confidence in the franc was restored and an immence back flow Of French funds began. The floy of funds toward France is in- tensified by foreign speculation in the franc, and this was largely fin anced by London, wheere money was cheaD.
 She will take gold when money is easy in other countries and she will refrain from taking gold when money is tight in other countries, except as the automatic forces of the exchange rates bring gold to her" FfH
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
TEXAS UNIVERSITY HAS RICHES IN OIL
 BUT LITTLE MONEY

FORT WORTH, Jan., 8, t4o, --D. H.
 Dinty) Moore, also previously int dicted on three charges involving oil promotion schemes, and now serving a six-month jail sentence in Charleston, s. C., was named in a mail fraud charge with his wife and four other defendants, who are all legged to have operated a fraudulent development scheme in Dallas.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
A. l.. SPECIAL MEETING

There will De a special meet ing of Seward Post No. 5, The American Legion, held on We'd nesday evening January 8, at 8,OO o'clock sharp in Warehouse TAT for the purpose of electing an Adjutant and Finance Officer. Your earnest consideration is re- quested in filling these vacancies as the Post is now handicapped without the use of these services.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
A COAT OF ARMS

A rather unique Christmas pre- sent received by a Seward res ident was that which was sent to Chas. A. Tecklenberg from his daughter who resides in the East It was a replaca of the fam fly coat-of-arms His brother, who resides in Switzerland, is the de- signer of the beautiful work of art, it is said.