Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31

more than name only. The time has been ripe
these many years for the Government to do
something important in the way Of fostering
music in this land and the establishment and
endowment of q symphony orchestra would
make vital beginning in the right direction.
If the Kinder enterprise succeeds and endureS
1T may open the eyes of our national executives
and legisls tors TO q great artistic duty, and
one which some of the very small coun-
tries have long been performing for the benefit
of their musical-minded citize ms and for the
eternal glory Of art"
THE suggestion Of Government subsidy is
problem which continues to tickle the fancy
of many unsteady minded persons. Looking
across the seas to the small states of Bavaria,
and such like, where may be found eager opera
companies and orchestras all handled by gov
ernmental strings and treasurers who provide
them their bread and butter, one is conscious
of the fact that this country takes little pride
in its own artistic achievements. Instead of
fostering the growth of native talent, the loudeSt
cheers given foreign artists, in opera, in
concert, most everywhere in fact, except per-
haps in the orchestral field. In spite of such
worthy projects the recent festival of mod
ern music sponsored by DR.. Howard Hanson at
Rochester, it seems to be true that even when
the capable and energetic Mrs. Coolidge pre-
pares one Of her music festivals here at the
Library Of Congress the artists almost in
variably outsiders brought over from another
country, when within the reaches OF our coasts
might be found similarly splendid institutions
which haven't had the luck to be smiled on by
o publicity fortune.
This business of swapping" talent is OF
course, necessary. One would soon tire OF con-
sistent streams of native talent and the flag
waving that would enSue over 1t. But since
the land is combed during the year for our
ablest young orator-n he is publicly extoled
and smiled on by the country and the govern
mental gods-if he is news for the front page
photographed all over the country-taken
abroad TALL worthy and highly commendable
method of procedure why, for instance might
not a similar method be adopted to encourage
the honest but poor native musician-WhoSe
chances for coming out in the limelight are
exceedingly rare-who some day might stand
before his brother foreigners and be head and
shoulders above them all, and who might repre-
sent his country in this form of the arts
THIS is not to suggest that the Government
! dig down into its pockets and undertake
such a scheme, 1t is merely correlated to that
eternal question Of the blighted musician who
lives and breatheS unseen and who is likely
only TO achieve fame when his being has be-
come q parcel of ashes and who, II he were
taken care Of by a paternal government in
such q way as for instance, being assured q
yearly income through a local opera company
OF local orchestra might eventually educate
masses
but to forgetting the now strange fact Of not
being recognized at home.
A IL of which reminds us OF our own Orches-
N ira again. which, the. Musical Courier
suggests, may start the ball rolling but which,
according to our way of thinking; and many,
many before us, will have an exceedingly hard
time of 1t If the schedule announced re-
Gently by Mrs. Wilson Greene's office goes
vIyae I1fr hae kIaofi
not want afternoon symphony concerts. Why
Mr. Kinder insists on arranging for these in
the late afteroon, when a great percentage Of
the city, tired from its daily work, must either
miss some of the program concerts are sched-
uled for 4:30 pm. except for the first one) or
all of it on account of an early evening meal, IS
a mystery. Even after his triumphant tour of
last Summer, when Toscanini, with laurels
of fame his brow, editorials from every
country praiSing him as the first real orchestral
conquerer of this century, first came to Con-
stitution Hall this past with his famed
orchestra, he was not able to fill the hall at
that untimely hour, come anywhere near it.
Competition with outside organizations and
amusements may be the basis which this
schedule is arranged If, however, our
chestra doesn't think that it will be good
enough to run the gauntlet at the proper time
and the proper place with these, then there
shouldn't be any orchestra. The late afternoon,
except leisurely Sundays, is obviously not the
right time. With the tapping of anxious aft
eTnoon feet the murmur of whispers and the
rustling for watches, even the best symphony
program may be turned into social circus,
which, heaven forbid, may net be the fate of
this embryonic and tenderly watched over
orchestra
Merry Templin, contralto, and Jack Irving,
baritone accompanied by the Navy Band will
sing two duets today at the memorial service to
be held on board the u. S. S. Apache by the
Department of the District of Columbia Alixil-
iaries United Spanish War Veterans. This
service will be held for all soldiers, sailors and