Evening star., 1932-01-10

Quoting. This is good news for every one
even the gent eman himself seems delighted to
be coming. In New York last week he said
that he hadn't played here in some time, not
in fact, since as a STRIPPING in his carly
exciting American Winters he took Staid Man
haitian and less staid Washington by storm.
Horowitz is of those younger pianists
whose rise has been so meteoric that we are
apt to forget after the first flush of his hey
day, how excellent he still is. In the fever of
perhaps over-great success the pulse beats so
outrageously cut Of time that If after
ward such person increases in strength and
skill we have Gained down to such an extent
that we think perhaps the artist has Gained
down, too. Horowitz is an example, however,
of some one who hasn't. His recent soloings
with orchestras in New York have only deep
ened the impression of his worth. His triumphs
is destined not to be momenta1y Ga half
dozen years is perhaps momentary in this
held), but should increase very generously with
the years. While his temperament is deep
and his execution as great as some of the
veteran masters, he is yet young and his dis
position thankfully graced with sense of
hunor that the volcanics he supplies may
be easily outdone in the fature.
He has prepared a piano arrangement of
selections from Carmen" which, If such things
be possible it is earnestly to be hoped he will
Play as encore to his more classical work
with the orchestra when he comes here. 1t is
virile and breathless thing BY the time
it is finished (Mr. Horowitz played it for
small group of friends the other day. not only
is most of the artists pianistic soul temporarily
worn out, but his arms and fingers as well
and he may be viewed at the piano more limp
than alive. The excitement of this, in fact
is something not easily forgotten. So we plead
to whatever gods it is necessary to plead to,
that when Horowitz plays here in the near fu-
ture the audience will rise up in body and
insist on his obiiging with this interesting and
thoroughly stimulating bit of panistic-operatic
exhibitionism encore
THE Washington Civic Opera Co., having
I been incorporated, is now rehearsng its
production of THE Gondoliers," which is to
be given at the Belasco Theater in February.
Announcement has been made that important
roles have been allotted that q chorus has
been assembled and that Alfred Manning is
busy training the vocalists. Among those who
have been chosen to sing leading roles are
Hasseltine Dunn, Leonora Fague, Marietta
Fleetwood, Alma L. Harris, Kathleen Hillyer,
Christine Irish, Edna c. Moreland, Nina L.
Norman, Beverley O'Brien, Paul Edward Gar
ber Ira Philip Meyer Henry C. Nestor, Alden
Potter Jesse Veitch, Kroon w. Bragranof
Raymond Pigott, Erbin G. Thomas and H
Phelps Clark-a large and healthy cast for
such an undertaking.
The chorus it seems will be composed of the
following (and some of these may sooner or
later rise to be prima donnas or their OPP
posites) Maxine De Silva, Christine Davidos,
Elizabeth Flint, Edna Gathman, Oba Jan Glib
son, Eleanor Horning, Blanche A. Heacock,
Eulalie D. MaEachern May c. Nuchols, Belle
Robinson, Clarice Summers, Virginia Wooden,
Elizabeth Chambn Virginia Weldon, Margaret
z. Ringrose, Edith Hamacher, Sarah Balback,
Doris Segan, Catherine Hines, Marion Nc
Carthy Kathleen Laughlin, Catharine Birch,
Alicegene G. Carver, C. Wendell Curtis, Carl
a. Horn, Edwin F. Ludwig, Josiah Lyman,
James B. Peat, Howard E. Severe, v. H. Ohm
sted, Edmund Simonton, E. A. Fiyas David
LAMA, Mason Terry and William Hollis.
A MONG other musical activities of the Win
n ter none is getting more encouragement
than the dance. We told that Harad
Kreutzberg and his group Of dancers will come
to the National Theater the afternoon of Janu-
ary 2S under the management of the T. Arthur
. Smith Concert Bureau, and besides Kreutzberg
the visit of Martha Graham is causing great
excitement among local dance groups, the more
50 since this young Californian dancer comes
here for the first time. ''0