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Evening star., 1932-04-10
IMrs. WilsOn-Greene 4
Announces List Of +.
Next Seasons Stars
Paderewski, Chalapin, Lesinska, Kreisler and
Bori Among Those to Appear in Concert ss
Next Year at Constitution Hall

= ONE Of the worlds greatest con-
cert stars are announced for
appearance next season at Con-
~ stitution Hall under the man
agement of Mrs Wilson Greene.
Paderewski, the great Polish pianist,
and Chaliapin, the renowned Russian
basso, will both favor Washington with
visits here next season.
Three concert series will be presented
in the Capital next season by Mrs.
WilSon-Greene-a course of Saturday
evening concerts, and two afternoon
series of five concerts each. All per-
formances will be given at Constitu-
ton Hall.
only one definitely formed to date. will
consist of six attractions headed by
Ethel Leginska and her womanS or
chestra.
Other artists will include Lucrezia
Bori, prima donna soprano of the Met
ropolitan Opera Co., who will appear
in a costume recital on November 26
Jose Iturbi, Spanish pianist. who will
be heard on Saturday evening, jan
uary il; the Don CoSsack Russian
Male Chorus, the singing horsemen
of the steppes," who return on Satur-
day evening. January 81; Yehudi
Menuhin, that sensational youthful
master of the violin, playing here on
Saturday evening, March 25, and Law
renee Tibbett, vocal star OF opera,
concert and the screen.
RecitalistS at afternoon concerts will
include Fritz Kreisler, violinist, on
November Is; Lily Pons, coloratura
soprano of the Metropolitan, on No.
vember 80; Jascha HeifetZ, violinist, on
December 6, and Feodor Chaliapin, the
great Russian basSo, on December IL.
After new year there will be after
noon concerts by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, with DR.. KouSsevitzky con-
Quoting, on January 81; Paderewski, the
pianist, on February 81; Rachmaninof
the famous Russian pianist and COM
poser, on March Is, and Rosa Ponselle,
dramatic soprano of the Metropolitan,
and Beniamino Gigli Metropolitan
tenor, as well as other noted artists,
on dates to be announced later. Res
ervations may be placed at Mrs.
Wilson-Greene's Concert Bureau in
Droop's, 1900 @ street NV.
SCOTT PROGRAM TOMORROW.
7 OCAL musicians are to honor one of
IL Americas best known song writer's
in a program of his works tomorrow
evening at Barker Hall, Y. w. G. A,
| Seventeenth and K streets northwest.
| This Is the third season that music
| lovers have met to pay tribute to this
| internationally known writer of song
who is spending his Spring season in
our city.
The group Of artists participating this
year include such well known soloists
as Ruby Potter, soprano soloist of CAL
vary Methodist Church; Helen Turley,
contralto of National City Christian
| Church; Floyd Jennings of Atlanta,
Ga; Herman Fakler of Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, Oscar Kuldell,
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Glee Club Concert.

r UsSIAN and Old English numbers
by the Elizabeth Somers Glee Club
will be featured in the forthcoming
post-Easter concert by this organization,
on Thursday evening at $50 o'clock in
Barker Hall, in the Young Women'S s
Christian Association, Seventeenth and
K streets.
The Lonely Pine" and GLORIOUS
Forever" by Rachmaninoff, and Tschai-
kovsky's "A Legend" arranged by N.
Clifford Page, will be the Russian
pieces, while Edward Purcell's Pass
ing By" Henry Purcell's ''Nymphs and
Shepherds" and May Day Carol"
arranged by Deems Taylor, will comprise
the English group. AS its third group
the glee club will sing Carl Buschs
Spring; John Prindle SCOTS Good
Luck, Mr.. Fisherman" and James H.
Rogers THE Two Clocks"
Sylvia Meyer, harpist, who will be the
guest artist Of the occasion, will play
two groups of numbers, including
compositions by Rameau, Won Gluck,
Brahms, Pierne, Grandjany, DebusSy,
and Salzedo, the latter's "Chenson
dams la Mutt" and "Whirlwind"
completing Miss Meyers contribution
to the program.
The concert will be conducted by
Mary M. Burnett, director Of music
Of the Young Women's Christian
Association Of this city.
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Producers Judgment.

"NO less than 81 well known man
ayers and stars read and re-
jected Rudolf Besier's The Barretts Of
Wimpole Street in America" says
Richard J. Madden, representative Of
the author.
The reasons given ranged from q
general disinclination to have any traf-
flc with a period drama to a belief
that the play lacked general appeal
because it was the love story of Eliza
beth Barrett and Robert Browning and
hence Of interest only TO the Browning
cult.
In England The Barretts of VIM
pole Street was refused by two pro-
ducers before Sir Barry Jackson de-
cided to produce it at the Malvern fes-
tiyal on August 10. 1890. The drama
recently was presented ir Sydney. New
South Wales. Cable accounts say that
1t Is brilliant success"
Already Besier's Barrett-BrowninR
romance has been acted in the state
theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, and
is scheduled for Winter production in
the state theaters in Stockholm ard
Oslo. Vienna, Berlin and Budapest
have announced it for Autumn presen-
tation and negotiations are under way
for its appearance in Paris and Rome.
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bass, Of Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, and the quartet Of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church. Claude
Robson, director; the Elizabeth Som
ers Glee Club. directed by Mary Ben
nett, and the male chorus Of the Ches-
apeake g. Potomac Telephone Co. un-
der the capable direction Of Robert
Davidson.
Also appearing on the program Will
be Robert Ruckman, concert pianist
and organist, and Edward Voccaro, one
10 US from Boston as a teacher Of
yioloncello, who will play the cello OBJ
legations.
The public is cordially invited.
BANDMASTERS' CONCERT.
"HUNTINGTOWER BALLAD, new
composition by Ottorino Respighi,
which will have its premiere at the
concert OF the American Bandmasters'
Association in Constitution Hall the
evening Of April II, Is dedicated to
Edwin Franko Goldman. president of
the American Bandmasters' Association.
Huntingtower Ballad" Is the first work
by great internationally known com-
poser to be written directly for band.
Later in the season this production will
be featured in concerts by the Goldman
Band in New York. 80
In addition TO this, a number of other
productions will be played for the first
time at this concert, which is to be
given in Constitution Hall Several
widely known composers will be pres
ent to conduct the playing Of their
own productions. A part OF the pro-
gram will be given in direct tribute TO
the memory of John Philip Sousa. The
concert will be the closing event of a
Tour day session Of the American Band
masters Association at the Willard Ho-
tel The concert Is being given under
the auspices of the District of Columbia
Chapter of the American Red Cross in
cooperation with the Greater National
Capital Committee.
RICHMOND FESTIVAL.
TWO important artists not heretofore
mentioned in connection with the
Virginia choral festival, to be held In
Richmond, April 25 to 30, inclusive.
VIII sing during the festival, according
to recent announcement They are
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, bass
baritone, Of Washington, D. c., and
jeanne de Nault, Canadian contralto.
They will appear on April 28 on Choir
Festival night when 600 voices from
choirs all over the State will present
a program of unusual interest.
The Choir Festival night will be only
one Of ten great events planned for
the festival. the greatest of which Will
be the singing of Dvorak's "Stabat
Mater" by the Virginia Festival Choir
Of 1000 voices, assembled from all parts
of the Old Dominion. A symphony
concert, folk musical program, a Vir-
ginia composers program and concerts
and programs by such famous organiza-
tions as the Kedroff Quartet and by
Myra Hess, worlds greatest woman
pianist, will be other features.
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Philharmonic Conductors.


FOR the ninety-first season, 1928,
Of the Philharmonic Symphony So
ciety Of New York, the board of direc-
tors has announced three conductors,
Arturo Toscanini, Bruno Walter and
Issay Dobrowen Maestro Toscanini,
returning for his eighth consecutive
year, win conduct the first eight and
the last eight weeks of the season. Mr..
Walter, who officiated for seven weeks
of this past Winter, will lengthen his
visit this time to nine weeks. Mr.. Do
browen, who has never before conducted
In New York, has been engaged for four
weeks Hans Lange continues his work
as assistant conductor.
In Mr. Dobrowen New York will have
the privilege Of learning to know one OF
the outstanding younger conductors OF
today. Born February 81, 1894, in
Nijni-Novgorod, Russia, he studied at
the Moscow Conservatory and at the
age of Is was graduated with the gold
medal for composition and for the
piano In 1917 he was made professor
Of the Moscow Academy and at the same
time was engaged as conductor of the
Moscow Opera. In 1922 he went to the
Dresden Opera.
Berlin was the next step. 1nete, OuI-
ing the season 1924-25, he was FIRST con-
ductor of the Volksoper.
During 1926-27 Dobrowen was gen
eral musical director in Sofia. The fol-
lowing two years he succeeded Schnee-
voigt as conductor Of the Philharmonic
concerts In Oslo and also appeared in
many of the important European music
centers as guest conductor.
In 193o-31 he came to the United
States for the first time as guest con-
ductor of the San Francisco Symphony.
He was re-engaged for the first half OF
the season 1882 He will return
there once more next year.
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Prominent Composer.

pEARL ADAMS of New York City, q
number Of whose songs will be
heard in Washington this month during
the April Music Festival of American
Women Composers, members of the Ma
tional League of American Pen Women.
Is an artist of versatile talents. She is
gaining increasing fame, not only as a
composer Of songs, but also as the con-
ductor Of the Empire State Women's
Symphony Orchestra of New York City
and as conductor Of festival choruses
She Is, furthermore, the author of a
series OF children's song books known
as children in Songland"
Her present career as composer. con-
ductor and voice teacher follows logically
ner long experience as a concert singer
ooth in this country and abroad. Her
debut was made in Paris after intensive
study in Europe under celebrated masters
and additional work in America. after
which she toured on the concert stage
and in opera
Miss Adams has served two years a.
chairman of music for the New Yorb
branch OF the league of which she is .
member. She is first vice president n
the Soloists' Musical Club. member ot
the New York Musical Assembly ma.
tional chairman Of music and song.
lyrlc critic OF the American Poetic AS.
ISOLATION and member of the New York
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-HE German Literary Society IS
to honor the memory Of Joseph
Haydn next Saturday when
songs. sonatas and quartet
by this composer will be sung
and played by q group OF prominent
local musicians.
A xpecial musical service will be given
this afternoon at st. Margarets Church
at Ais pm. The program Will nclnoe
a tenor solo by George e. Anderson,
Come Ye Blessed" by John Prlndle
scott a series Of anthems sung by the
choir. and organ selections by Cnar-
lotte Klein. including Bach's "Fugue IN
% Major" BonnetIs Caprice Heroique,
.'Mr. Ben Johnson's Pleasure. by ROBIN
Milford, and concert prelude and fusue
In @ Major" by Faulkes.
Warren F. johnson will give an organ
recital at the Church OF the Pilgrims
at 7:3o O'Clock this evening. He Wlll
NAV "Fugal Fanfare" Ernest H. Smith;
"sion de Ia Melodie Cesse les Dev1ns
Accords," Adolphe Marty, and Spring
time Mood" by Voris.
lie Roy Lewis, baritone, will be soloist
at the Clarendon M. z. Gnurcn tnls ms
morning when the choir will repeat the
Easter cantata, The Paschal Victor,
by Mathews.
Last Friday morning Anita Schade
smoke on Goethe In Music" before the
student body of American University.
Minnie Volkmann soprano, sang songs
by J. r. Reichardt.
Edward Vaccaro violoncellist, and
Robert Ruckman. pianist, will give q
faculty recital at the Institute Of Musical
AT wednesday evening at 9 o'clock.
The public Is invited to attend. The
program will include two sonatas for
violoncello and piano, the Mozart E
Minor and the Beethoven ID Major,
rs well as solo groups. Mr.. Vaccaro was
until recently q resident Of Boston,
where he was q pupil OF Alvin
Schroeder.
The music section Of the Twentieth
Century. Club, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes,
chairman, will meet at the Y. w. c. A.
tuesday morning at IL o'clock for a
morning Of poetry and music. Anita
SchAde will offer Elizabeth Barrett
Bronning's Portuguese Sonnets," and
dfeta Won Bayer viii play selections by
Clara schumann.
The washington AIumnae Club OF
Nlu Phi Epsilon win hold its April meet
lng tomorrow night at the home of Syl-
via Meyer, harpist, at 1927 p street
northwest The club will have as its
guests the members of Phi Gamma
Chapter. . sister chapter from Balti-
more.
The Tuesday Evening Music Club i:
giving tea and musicale this afternoon
at its studio, 1929 O street, from tC
. O'Clock. A program Of ensemble anc
solo numbers viii be presented. Flor
ence Howard Is the director. Marjoris
DAVIS the .accompanist, and Helen Neu.
meyer Perry H president Of the club.
The Friday Morning Music Club vii
@nmAnt Anita @eha6e, ee@AAx, nmsiatae
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Gardiner Dance Recital.

T ISA GARDINER and her advanced
pupils will be seen in a dance re-
citaI at wardman Park Theater, the
evening of Saturday, May IA, at $50
O'Clock, presenting a widely varied pro-
gram Of ballet numbers and divertisse-
ments, all of which are based on the
traditional classic technique.
Opening with "Chopiniana," arranged
and costumed in the period OF lS45, the
program will include Miss GARDENERS S
own arrangement of Keats poem,
"Iamia," as well as several dances IN
the style of famous painters, a group
Of Spanish numbers, and some comedy
dances, one Of which Theme with
Variations" will be danced to recorded
accompaniment by Andres Segovia, who
is famed as guitarist.
Miss GARDENERS Children's Recital
will take place on Saturday afternoon,
May 7, at the Arts Club.
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Bicentennial Musicale.

THE National Memorial Association
has announced that in cooperation
with the United States George Wash
ington Bicentennial Commission ar
rangements have been completed for a
Bicentennial musicale, featuring the Fisk
Jubilee Singers and George Garner,
tenor, Of Chicago, which will be given
Friday evening at BIS o'clock at the
Washington Auditorium
The Jubilee Singers, who have at
tanned worldwide reputation, and Mr..
Gamer, who recently was presented in
recital at the Chicago Civic Opera
House, are appearing for the first time
here in joint recital They are, fur
thermore, appearing, as announced by
Ferdinand D. Lee, chairman of the
National Memorial Association, Inc,
as the Negro's musical contribution to
the George Washington Bicentennial
Celebration"
Tickets are available at the T. Arthur
Smith Concert Bureau, at Reids, 1925
U street northwest, or by addressing re-
quests to the National Memorial ASso-
citation, 923 r street northwest.
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Local Notes

by Greta Lorieberg Won Bayer, pianist
at it's program this Friday, at Barker
Hall. Miss Schade will read The Cas-
tie by the Sea" music by Strauss Fair
Hedwig," music by Schumann, and also
recttations to music by Grieg, Korner
and Phyllis Fergus
Mrs. Howard Blandy organist ane
choir director Of Christ Church, Alexan
dria. has arranged an evening OF music
with the juniors tonight. The junior
choir, directed by Janet Pickett, vii
sing and Morie Thomas and Charlie:
Burton will be guest singers.
Gertrude Lyons will furnish the musi.
cal program for the Radio Travel pro-
gram which will be presented Tuesday
night. Hans Kinder will be the guest
speaker
The Rho Beta Chapter of Nh Phi
Epsilon will give q musicale next Wed. !.
nesoay evening at the Y. w. c. A al
BIS O'Clock. Soloists will include Grace
Powell, Uolinist; Alice Huber, soprano:
Eetty Gray, soprano, and Sara Becker
Margaret Oxenburg and Catherine Ben
son: pianlsts. The public is cordially
invited.
All teachers entering contestants ir
the contest to be held April % by the
District Of Columbia Federation Of
Junior Music Clubs must have their ap-
plication blanks filled out and in the
hands OF Thelma Callahan, contest
chairman, by April Is. Teachers desir-
ing TO enter pupils are requested to
notify Miss Callahan, Columbia O37l
Immediately. Application blanks will be
sent upon request.
Thelma Callahan, pianist, recently
celebrated her eighth anniversary as a
radio artist by giving piano recital
over WMAL4
The junior students Of Tamara Omit
rien were recently presented In a re-
cital at the Washington College OF
Music. Those taking part were: Mar
garet Cooley. Frederick Gray, Harriet
Lee Burns, Pasha Slavin, Rhoda Hol-
lander, Claude Holmes. Marjorie "
Wilkins. Marion Wolberg. Martha Live
say, Janice Horton, Alma ShumakeI
and Jean Miller
Edith 3. Athey win present Char
lotte Salkeld as guest organist at Ham
! line M. z. Church this evening At the
regular meditation period, with organ
music from 7:4S to Q O'Clock.
The Washington Musical Institute
presented its junior students in recital
last evening. A recital OF the advanced
students will be given in Barker Hal
the evening Of April %. The public Il
cordially invited.
Gene Stewart, will give an organ re-
cital Thursday evening at the Gracs
Reformed Church at Sis O'Clock
Works by Bach, Sibelius,. Lemare anc
others win be given. The recital Il
open 10 the public.
On q recent visit to Port .Jeryis, N
T., Louise Brink, o member OF the choil
Of the National City Christian Church
was the gNeet soloist at the First Pres.
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Erskine Lecture.

THE Community Institute season oi
1892 will close with two events
featuring music In one way or another
John Erskine, novelist, essayist, poet and
likewise librettist Of new fairy opera
for the childlike," Jack and the
Beanstalk." will be heard on Tuesday
evening at Sis in Central High
Auditorium, in q talk on Music in
Our Daily Lives" and on Friday after
noon. April 20, in the National Theater,
at 4:45 pm the world-famous Kedrof1
Quartet. will be heard In their final
American concert, before leaving for
Europe.
Tickets for both events are to be had
at the Community Institute ONCE In
Franklin Administration Building, as
we'll as the T. Arthur Smith Ticket
Bureau, the willard and the American
Automobile Association Headquarters.
Evening star., 1932-04-10

TIME new manager of the Ma
tional Symphony Orches-
L ira, C. C. Cappel, is al
ready beginning to make
things hum. Knowing the inS
and outs of such things-having
for long been at the helm of the
u. S. Army Band-and knowing,
too, the why's and whereforeS OF
community organization-he Is
first taking this young organiza-
ton over his knee, giving 1t a
thorough once-over, and secondly,
he Is taking it out and setting it
in the sun where everybody will
be able to see it. There is to be a
special ticket Office and a busi-
ness office solely for the orches-
tra's benefit. And, it is said, for
the first time in the history of
Washington, an impresSario is to
have his quarters in a spot far
removed from local music stores.
The Office will be downtown and
readily accessible to those who are
out for business as we'll as pleas
ure.
The managerial change in the
history of this orchestra means
only one thing-namely, that this
organization has grown to be such
big child that it needs a nurse
all of it's own. Mr.. Cappel will
devote most of his waking hours
to, the manipulations of the vari-
Gus orchestral strings (non-mu-
Sical) and already may be seen
charging through the city intent
on doing the best possible for the
orcheStra's at present somewhat
doubtful future. There Is no de-
nying that while many people
have been working fast and furi-
ously in the cause of its defense,
there are also many people who
have wanted to work-and who
have asked to be allowed to help
and who have been left sitting
somewhereS high and dry.
Now that new blood is being in
jected the result should be in
dicative of success. While finances
are notably not as bright and
blooming as they were last year,
there is much truth in the fact
that many potential blossoms of
q year ago were left quite un-
plucked. In other words, the list
of those who would give and give
and give has by no means been
exhausted-and anxious patrons
who would spread a few dollars
here and there are now being ap-
preached and their donations
eagerly received.
Mr.. Cappel is very anxious to
make this a civic affair" He
means by that that he will can
vasS the town from one end to
the other to keep alive one Of the
most successful cultural ventures
this city has ever known. While
he Is not planning to stand on
the city's corners and crate from
soapboxes, he intends to take
personal interest in the matter
himself and to help along the
various committees and Mr.. Kind
Ter as much as Is possible.
A. newcomer to major impress
sarial ranks, he should be wished
well and sped along his way with
cheers and thanksgiving.
-.s ~ ~
a n interesting musical event Of
the near future has been
brought TO the attention of this
department through the courtesy
ofiMr. Leo p. Harlow. When the
Folger Shakespearean Library has
It's ofiicial opening in the near
future tits said that the American
Society of the Ancient Instruments
will present a recital during the
inaugural ceremonies.
AS Mr.. Harlow states, "the
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Today's Y. w. c. A. Music
-- Hour.

THE Sunday music hour program al
L S o'clock at the Y. w. G. A. today
will include numbers by Villa Semple
pianist, assisted by Nancy Beale. sc-
prano. Miss Semple and Miss Beale
will include an interesting combination
of selections by Mozart and Bach, as
well as modern selections by Debussy,
Griffiths and others.
At the close Of the music hour Mrs.
William Adams Slade. president OF the
Y. w. c. A., will announce the opening
of South American week" in the Y.
w. C. A., and the program will be
closed by the singing OF two South
American folk songs by the Girl Re-
sexRe4 0aaa 1EtaA -
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Marine Band Concerts.

THE concerts scheduled to be played
by the United States Marine Band
during the coming week will include the
following
Monday, April II, at 3 pm, band
concert
Wednesday, April 13, at 8 pm, or
chestra concert
Friday, April IS, at pm, orchestra
concert.
The above concerts are to be given In
the band auditorium at the Marine
Barracks.
Thursday, April IA, the United States
Marine Band Orchestra will participate
in the Pan-American concert to be
given at the Pan-American Union by
the 1nter-Service Orchestras.
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Ponselle in Baltimore.

WHEN the Metropolitan Opera Co. S
w celebrated dramatic soprano, Rosa
Ponselle, comes to the Lyric Theater,
Baltimore, on the night of Wednesday,
April 20, to sing the role OF Selika in
"L'Africana," she will have with her in
the cast the same tenor who shared
honors with her at her first Covent
Garden appearance several London sea-
sons ago. That tenor is Beniamino
Gigli
The cast chosen for this perform
ance OF "L'Afrtcana" will also include
the Metropolitan's famous bass. Leon
Rothier; the young Central American
soprano Aida Doninelli, and Alfredo Gan
doln, baritone. Tullio Serafin will conduct.
Evening star., 1932-04-10

A service in memory of the late S.
Edwin Moore, A. A. G. O.. organist-
director of Epworth NJ E. Church
South, and Ida Fowler Moore will be
held at the church this morning at
II o'clock. Louis Potter will be at the
organ, and the junior and senior choirs
OF the church will participate. At this
service the organ of the church will
be dedicated to Mr.. and Mrs. Moore.
Evening star., 1932-04-10

and the National Federation of Music
Clubs.
The Pen Womens festival of music
will be feature Of its biennial conven-
ton. with daily concerts from April %
through April 28, most of which will
be open to the public.
Evening star., 1932-04-10

Quinta Jensen Frey appeared as
piano soloist at the Northwestern Uni
versity Alumni Club banquet given at
the Kennedy Warren last Monday eve
ming. President Walter Dill Scott of
the university was the guest of honor.