Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19

Chicago, where Mrs. Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge's festival Of nau-
sic has been holding forth in auspi-
ciouS state, and also to the radio,
through which Conductor Stokow-
ski played the "Bolero" with the
controls under his left thumb
there have been musical rum
blings in this city which threaten
to become thunder clouds.
It all happened through the adj
vent of comparative stranger to
town, who upon his arrival is said
to have become so attached to va
rious local architectural frillS that
he vowed to remain during the
cold Winter semester. Thereupon,
assembling his thoughts and be-
thinking himself how best he
might plot his voorhees, Winter,
he remembered Of sudden how
very fond he was of music and
that he should like nothing bet
ter than to browse amidst its
more luminous pastures. He re-
membered, too, seeing small
yellow card which a friend of his
had brought back to his Western
city, which had on it the friends
signature and the fact that he
was subscribing for a series of
symphonic concerts to be given
by the National Symphony Or
chestra during the coming Win
ter.
Mr.. x said to himself, ''Ha, the
very thingl" and visioned q large
and many-seated box at Constitu-
ton Hall where he could satisfy
his musical yearningS, as well as
entertain many equally inclined
musical allies. He recalled hear
ing about the distinguished lead
er that had done so well during
the initial concerts last year, and
the 80 and more excellent musi-
clans that had given the program
under him, and he was suddenly
inclined to think that perhaps he
would take two boxes instead Of
one, and that Washington was,
after all, a very fine city.
During the past week, Mr.. K
was discovered by q friend brows-
ing Enthusiastically around the
Reservoir, and when questioned
conf1ded that he was much per-
picked. He said that on the Mon
day previous he had started forth,
bright as a daisy, his pockets
swollen with symphonic ticket
change, and had gone to the
agency where he had been told
one could buy things of that ma
ture, and had been confronted
by CLASSY stare when he an
nounced the purpose Of his mis-
sion.
Tickets to what?" the round
eyed youth behind the counter
asked.
40 the National Symphony Or
chetSra," said Mr.. X for the Sec
ond time.
Don't know anything about It,"
said the youth with a yawn.
"Oh yes, you do" said Mr., x,
reminding him Of the yellow card,
which he had been shown out in
his Western city But even that
producedl no significant effect
upon the young man. He stared. a
little more and then relaxed into
another yaWn.
Mr.. x was puzzled. He tried an
other agency. He was trif1e less
bright in his demand. ~ want to
subscribe for the Winters series
Of the National Symphony Or
chestra."
The lady smiled. I'VE haven't
heard anything about It" she said
THAT was Monday. On Tuesday
Mr.. x reSorted to the telephone.
For an hour he called various
prominent citizens who he had
heard were active in the organi-
zation. Three were out Of the
city, the fourth had been led to
suspect that plans for the Winter
were going ahead at a furious
pace" What plans? ooh, lust
plans" And then the telephone
was disconnected and Mr.. x went
busting of to the man who was
technically at the helm Of the
musicians and the publicity, and
should know about things II any
body. did, ~
Mr.. x was gratified that here,
at last, was an enormous amount
of enthusiasm. He was shown
pages and pages Of printed ma
tertal about the orchestra; article
upon article all related Ito our
own National Symphony Orches-
ira" He was told In glowing ac-
counts Of the tremendous success
that the orchestra had had dur
ing the past season and of the
many prominent people who had
helped it through its embryonic
stages.
Splendid" said Mr.. K, with a
new feeling Of imminent musical
residence. "And when does the
orchestra begin work this sea-
Son?"
1--WE don't know anything about
it" said the man, looking at him
with large, sad, round eyes.
A APPROPRIATELY enough, at
this very moment comes a
letter to Miss Helen Fetter from
Hans Kinder, the distinguished
leader of the National Orchestra.
Miss Fetter has kindly turned the
letter over to this. department,
and 1t is herewith reproduced in
full +, It is dated September 81
and was written from Sentis
(Oise), France.
Tonight Is my first concert Of
the season." writes Mr.. Kinder.
ION Tuesday next leave for a
tour Of 20 concerts through Eng
land and Holland, returning to
Paris on. November IL, there to
conduct q concert of the AOrches-
ira Ylni,Ink1. a. the Earah Rnrt1 ;.