Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
BY f. DE S. MELCHER


sad blow. Not only did this
seem especially interesting
project for the city to under
take. but many persons had looked forward
with particular JOY to welcoming back Mary
Garden. Chicagos fiery songbird, long absent
from this monumental city. The announce
ment Unexpectedly toward the end OF
this week-"because of artist cancellations"
etc.-and one begins to wonder just what hap
peed 10 all these articts, or perhaps if it was
something other than the artists At any rate,
it seems that neither Miss Garden, nor Mile.
Clairbert, nor Doris Kenyon, any of the
others will appear here this season.
THE always welcome Founders Day Concert"
] at the Library of Congress (the Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge Foundaton) is to take place
Friday of this week at 80 pm. The program
will be devoted strictly to Ludwig Bee
thoven, and will be offered by trio composed
of SEVERN Eisenberger, piano; William Knoll,
violin, and Alexander BarjanSky, violcncelo.
The selections will include the Sonata in G
Minor for piano and violoncello, OPP. 5, No. 2;
the Trio in d Major Op 10, No. l, and piano
works including the Andante in F, Ecossaisc
in and Three Bagatelles
THE delay of the manuscript of the Casella-
Pierne-R espigghi suite, probably somewhere
ON the bright blue ocean, has neceSsitated a
change of program for the first National SYM
phony Orchestra concert and Mr.. Kinder will
include a trio of 10th century Dutch tunes
which he has personally arranged and dedi-
Gated to the orchestra. The program will other
wise remain as announced
OF particular interest to Washingtonians is
~ the advent here of d. C. Dounis of
the important violin technicianS of these times.
Prof. Dounis, who is making up his mind
whether he will stay here for a week, month
or day Che Is at present the guest of Mr..
SophocleS PapaS) is the author of those ex-
ceedingly important and exceedingly difficult
violin studies which Prof. Adolf Busch has said
are of utmost value to every violinist." Said
to be even more strenuous than the prolific
Sevcik and used by many of the great in the
concert world-Albert Spalding uses them
and If you look in at the window of Helen
Wares studio you'll find that she is using
them-Mr. Dounis' many works are Endorsed
on the continent in England and in New York.
One of his studies THE Artists Technic of
Violin Playing is said to be so difficult that
unless you are among the first ten virtuoSos
there Is no use even looking at it. But the
others modulate down the path of progress
and they all stimulating-as is their
author
THIS city should be greatly interested at the
news that Richard Copley has taken Lillian
Evanh under his managerial wing and that he
is launching her on an American tour this
season. Miss Evanti, mentioned at consider
able lengths in these columns on her return
TO her native city this summer, after few
years of operate triumphs abroad will not
only appear in most of the large cities but she
will (as previously suggested) be the guest
artist Of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra I'M
der the direction of Gabrilowitsch. Further
more, it is said that when a certain famed
maestro of this city heard her sing few days
ago he so struck by the beauty of her voice
he very nearly engaged her then and there
but that as the story book says, is a secret.
OTHER news which should interest the local
~ music world is that Lisa Gardiner will pre-
sent the -looked-forw De Falla
ballet. Eel Amor Brujo," on Saturday, the
14th of November, at the Arts Club.
This, incidentally, will include short intro
ductory talk by Katherine Frost on the music,
and will precede another performance of the
ballet to be given before the Vagabond Players
in Baltimore. Members of the cast will be
Harry wilkins Richard Edwards and Jane
Dnscombe, as well Miss Gardiner and
group of dancers including Christine Stewart,
Alice l.. Hunter, Faye Rogers and Eda
Vomaeka. And, to use an everyday expression
of a popular columnist, recommended" among
recent events are: Minna Niemans piano play
ing at the Arts Club; the sudden extraordi-
nariy beautiful voice of Vittoria de AndreiS
(whom Oscar Seagle did wonders with this
Summer; the smooth, legato tone which Carl
Jaspan produces out of his violin; the new
Dutch songs which Mr. Kinder has arranged
for the first performance of the National
Symphony Orchestra they are most delight
fuD and the news of Julia E. Seedlings highly
successful second season at Bayreuth during
the past torrid Summer.
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