Evening star., 1932-12-11
The Vagabond Who Became
Russia's Greatest BasSO
Only Genius Could Have Lifted Feodor Chaliapin
From Dire Poverty to Take His Place Among
the Most Celebrated Singers of the World.
By Alice Eversman.

! didate for the II places avail
able. She won, however, the
coveted place and in two years
time was ready for recitals in all
the countries of Europe. Her
brilliancy of execution, her imagi-
nation and emotional depth were
hailed with enthusiasm and her
success bordered on the sensa-
tional. She has been christened
"the Paderewska of the PampaS,"
and with that title alone every
thing is said When Nine. NovaeS
plays here she will be on the
same program with Paul Kochan-
ski.
T OCAL composers are coming
- into the limelight to an ap-
preciable degree. Last Wednesday
at Mrs. Townsend's musicale Ed
ward Johnson sang a new song
entitled "Dogwood," the words of
which, written by Alice Stiers
Byrnes, had been set to music by
Rhea w. Gable. Mrs. ByrneS, sew
eral of whose poems have already
dUG1 dSUCu OllC Va COl1l-
posers, is president of the Friday
Morning Music Club and a well
known musician. Mrs. Gable, a
pianist of exceptional talent as
well as a composer, has thorough
ly caught the tender beauty of
the poem in her music. Not only
is 1t singable song, but one in
which the sincerity of. feeling is
strong enough to interest both
performer and listener.
This morning the gigantic
choral work, Holy Lord, God
Almighty" by Dorothy Radde
Emery, will be sung for the first
time in Washington by the Ma
tional Capital Choir, under Dr..
Harned's direction. Mrs. Emery
is steadily gaining a recognized
place among the woman compos-
ers of America for originality of
expression and bigneSs of ideas.
This choral, which begins with a
reverend and humble voicing of
the word holy" works up to
magnificent chorus of eXaltation
and to a finale that is a master
piece of double counterpoint. Her
entire treatment of the we'll
known hymn is unusual and full
of. inspiration.
T Asst Tuesday there was a call
- ing together of the local COM
mittee of the Music Teachers
National Association in the au-
ditorium of the Library of Con-
greSs to discuss the best manner
in which to extend the hospitality
of Washington to the distin-
guiShed out-of- town guests at
tending the convention that will
be held here beginning December
27. Carl Engel, who is strong
advocate of a more important
place for music in general edu-
cation, has clearly seen that the
response of Washington musicians
will focus attention on the musi-
cal interests of the National Capt.
tai and form the nucleus for fu-
ture events which will tend to
make Washington what it should
have been long ago, the musical
center of America.
Two days-December II and %
have been designated for the
distribution of tickets of admis-
sion to all functions as well as
reservations made for the ban
quet on December %. These will
be given out in the first floor
lobby of the Hotel Washington be-
tween the hours of 10 and 4, and
from 6 to 8, on both these days.
The National Symphony Or
cheStra management asks that all
members, after receiving their
membership cards, present them
at the box Office of the orchestra
in Garfnckel's store after the
18th of December, when tickets to
the evening concert of the Ma
tional symphony, under DR.. Hans
Kinder, for Thursday evening,
December %, will be available.