Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

where the opera was coming from and then
realized that those at first indistinct strains
were part of the Wagner Festival being held at
Bayreuth?
The Importance of the moment Is not to be
underestimate. This is the first time that such
music has been transmitted to the United States.
While atmospheric conditions prevented lis
teners from hearing the entire third act of
ststan," as had been originally planned, and
while there was much Spluttering and the usual
Wheezes which af1ict most transatlantic broad
casts, it was no hardship to hear what one
could hear-especially that al1-famous passage,
the "Libestode." If, in fact, Wagner himself
had wished to arrange such a broadcast, and If
browsing among his works he had pondered
over a suitable work with which to sponsor his
first long-distance American addition from Bay
reuth, wouldn't he perhaps have chosen this
very same passage lyric work which has been
unsurpassed before or since its creation?
TUESDAYS Tristan" was conducted by VIII
IL helm Furtwaengler Gottelf Pistor-un-
familiar to these shores-sang Tristan; former
member of the Metropolitan Opera Co. Nanny
IarSen-Todsen, was the Isolde and others
In the cast included, most notably, Josef Mano-
Warda, who was the King Mark; Amy Helbm,
Joachim Sattler, Friedrich Schroeder and Desz0
Ernster.
Two days ago another broadcast was meant
10 be held. AS this goes to press 1t Is too early
10 predict that If the radio can bring Bayreuth
to this country there will be many new converts
to this form of the arts which has been looked
down on by many for long time with singular
contempt. Fridays broadcast was intended to
come from Salzburg where the Mozart Festival
Is now in fun swing Just where the radio
pendulum will swing to next it IS hard to say.
But why not, for instance. try what should be
q rather grand festival Of cathedral music in
SeHNember In England? Here it Is said one
win hear group choir singing by many Of the
foremost cathedrals of the land; In fact, such
happy conglomeration of young and hopeful
sopranos and altos and other voices as should
perhaps blow the roof on some of the less
stable churches. While we pride ourselves on
some of our local church singing particularly
ut Christmas time before plum pudding hour-it
is whispered that at any time Of the year Merry
England, as far behind as it is in the matter
Of native compositions. can yet sing rings around
us-and that in September 1t Is planning TO
prove US that very thing
IA nth the Summer doldrums halfway spent,
wv there are pleasant reminders from our
musical townfolk that they are planning 10
come back soon to their native haunts. One
hears, for instance, that Hans Kinder win be
up and doing no later than September 3, ct
which time the now assured National Symphony
Orchestra win bsgin to take actual shape. One
hears Of the great success that Mime. Won
Unschuld is having with her piano television
playing. From the outskirts Of Bar Harbor,
hGe., come rumors that Felicia Rybier is
MOurishing there-what with vacation and con-
Certs and one thing and another-and from the
opposite end Of the earth comes echoes rs TO
tb0 happy peregrinations Of Lewis Lotion
N@NwFway (the gentleman who does 90 much
mIfBica1Iy for the University Club. At the
same time, within a stones throw Of this desk
comes the news that Georgia T. Miller has
nelfnquished her hold on that familiar down.
town studio Of hers to Lewis Atwater and that
from now on she VIII teach only uptown.
Furthermore there Is Fumor Of considerable
amDOrtance that certain well known piauist-
lady with modernistic tendencies-wM become
a1nliated with one of our best music schools.
NNE Of the most interesting Of the Summers
~ correspondents is Lisa Gardner, who has
been travelling back and forth between sunny
Spain and not so sunny Paris. Miss Gardner,
VINO Is forever on the track Of new and original
material, writes as though the Summer has
treated her well. Although at the moment she
complains that her hotel In SevilIa b surrounded
~ machine guns, and that she has to dodge
In and out Of shops to escape stray shots in
tended Tor the strikers, her dancing programs
and general outlook seem unmolested. In Paris
bliss Gardiner found one Of her pupils dancing
at he Coincide Francaise-in the Moliere
O0lnedy- ballets-and elsewhere she seems to
have found those hosts Of friends whom she
acquired when she studying there under
Vera Tripilova. AS reminder Of the future.
BOO, almost as soon as she gets back she has
promised to produce the de Palla ballet, sEl
Amor Brujo" which incidentally should be one
bf the most exciting Of the Winters dance
novelties.
FELICIA RYBIER, mentioned above seems to
y have been considerably impressed by the
mAElsical camp at Lake Messalonskee near
Portland, ct which there Is bowl" which she
claims Is the largest in the United States. An
orchestra composed of some 140 young mu-