Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

nattVe music IdnclerS curing the paSG
few weeks are Katherine Riggs harp
playing in that impressive religious
drama, THE Other Wise Man." at the
Luther Place Memorial Church; the singing of
prominent local choir over the radio Christmas
eve, the lady singers in that splendid rendition
of the Ninth Symphony lady who is said
TO fancy herself as Queen Elizabeth playing
the clavichord in a recent celebration at
prominent club; Flora McGin Keefer singing
at the Friday Morning Music Club Dorothy
De Muth Watson's writings about the Beethoven
festival in Musical America, the manner,
method and personality of Grace Moore's chant
ings in the hlm, THE New Moon" song
or two Of which may be sung at Mrs. Town
sends musical on Wednesday: Bruce Boyces
baritone soloing with the Cornell Glee Club;
the Madrigal Singers, at their best, doing
Christmas carols at the Arts Club; the news
that critic was barred from. witnessing
religious "drawma" by burly policeman; the
new book What Do You Know About Music?''
which is said to have baf1ed the wisest SYM
phonians; the Walter Nasf1's imminent home
coming to their native hearth in january; the
New York critics concert at the Barbizon-
Plaza last Tuesday at which Maria Jeritza
and company occupied the whole front row:
the apparent roughhouse at Mary Wigman's
New York debut, praised by the critics, walked
out on by some of the patrons, and today's
arrival of the German Opera Co., lured hither
by Mrs. Wilson-Greene, and due to stay, un-
formances.
MUSICAL things willingly forgotten during
the past few semesters include Jose
1turbi's rollicking temper, Koussevitsky speak
ing his mind at certain choral rehearsal the
stampede of late-comers into the middle of
Taseanini's very much unfinished" Schubert
hphony, well known keyboard authority
suisclaiming the merits of the Don Cossack
Gin eTnfaav
the anxious lunch-enthusiasts not waiting long
enough to allow Mr.. Kochansky to play an
encore at Townsend musicale the efferves-
cence Of Edward johnson at an early Fall
recital and certain of the string section of the
Philadelphia Orchestra having generally jolly
time when Stokowsky was not there and while
Mr.. Smallens trying to make them see that
he was beating time for their benefit.
EVENTS of the futuTe much looked forward
to: The first appearance of Herr Max
Won Schillings leading the German Opera Co.
into action, this concert of Violinist Zetlin and
Pianist Gregor at the Friday Morning Club,
Myra Hess appearance under Townsend's spon-
sorship January 81 the February recital of
John Mccormack the New York operate debut
OF Deems Taylor's Peter Ibbetson," Marie Won
Essen singing with the German Opera Co.
Miss Essen was last heard in Washington In
recital with Louis Graveur and she used
the name Mary KENT, the first concert of the
Little Symphony and any Sunday nights
Lowe-Nevin musical program at the Shoreham.
sMISS EVELYN DAVIS, prominent local
dancer who attended the Wigman rituals
last Sunday, has reported the festivities with
considerable glee The debut of this phe-
nomenal dance artist seems to have crashed
Through with all the marks of prosperity that
one had been led to expect, and Miss Davis
was fortunate enough to be able to interview
the lady backstage and to find her gracious
and charming and altogether pleasing per-
sonality. Fraulein Wignan spoke English with
ease, conversed glibly on subjects correlated to
the dance, especially concerning its psychology
cal aspect, which to her way of thinking is the
be-all and the end-all of it; and had very little
to say about America-quite naturally, since
she has been in this country little more than
q minute and half. Fraulein Wigman, in
fact impressed Miss Davis as a dynamic artist
and as remarkable woman whose greatest
asset is the reality of herself and her art. All
Of which is of much interest to those around
and about here who planning an afternoon
Dff to witness Miss Wigman's Washington debut
At the National Theater Friday.