Evening star., 1933-09-10
THE rapidly approaching SYM
phony concert season will get


phony concert season will get
under way Sunday afternoon,
i October IS, when the National
Symphony Orchestra. Hans
Kinder conductor. inaugurates its
comprehensive series of concerts in the
National Capital
Through the generosity of a friend
of the orchestra, the Orchestra Associa-
tion announces that Ernest Hutcheson,
outstanding American piano virtuoso,
will be the soloist on this occasion.
In all, "a concerts are scheduled by
DR. Kinder and his men; symphony
series of eight concerts. Sunday series
of eight children's series and stu
dents series Of four concerts each.
Soloists carefully selected from the
ranks of the worlds foremost artists
will appear here with the orchestra
under DR.. Kindler'S baton. In addi-
ton to Mr. Hutcheson. those already
definitely engaged include: Rose Bamp-
ton brilliant young American contralto
of the Metropolitan; Ossip Gabrilo-
WitSch. famous conductor and pianist;
John Powell. noted Virginia pianist
composer; Gloria Perkins, lo-year-old
violin prodigy; Albert Spalding. great
American violinist; Sophie Braslau,
favorite contralto of the Metropolitan
Opera; John Charles Thomas. who
comes here for return engagement;
Edward johnson, Canadian tenor and
Metropolitan Opera star, Guiomar
Novaes, sensational Brazilian pianist;
Frank GittelSon. concertmaSter Of the
National Symphony. and George
Wargc, first viola player of the or
Chestra
Concerts in the Sunday series are
scheduled to begin at pm, while the
Thursday afternoon concerts will begin
at 4:45 O'Clock. Two evening concerts
are booked for the symphony series
on October 26, at $50 pm. and Feb
ruary 21, at the same hour All of
these concerts will be held in Con-
stitution Hall.
The children's and students con-
certS will be given in Central High
School auditorium. Eleventh and Cliff
ton streets, on Saturday mornings at
IL O'Clock.
Season ticket reservations are now
being made in very encouraging num-
bers, according to c. c. Cappel, man
ager of the orchestra. Many new sea-
son ticket subscribers have already
been added to the large list Of last
season.
Mr.. Cappel pointed out that the Ma
tional Symphony tickets are tax
exempt, since the provisions of the
revenue act of 1926. which levied the
so-called amusement tax" specifically
exempt organizations conducted for
the sole purpose of maintaining SYM
phony orchestras and receiving sub
stantial support from voluntary con-
tributions
In order to provide a convenient
downtown location where seats for the
symphony concerts can be secured, Mr..
Cappel announces that the National
Symphony's box Office will again be
located on the first floor of Garfinckels
store, Fourteenth and F. streets north
west 1t will be open on the morning
OF Friday September IS, and daily
thereafter from $50 am. to 5:45 pm.
Reservations may be made and tickets
purchased after that date.
Headed by Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt the list of boxholders includes Mrs.
William H. Woodin. DR.. Hans Luther,
the German Ambassador. and many OF
the social leaders of the city. Mrs.
Franklin H. Ellis is chairman Of the
Symphony Box Committee, while Miss
Persis Myers heads the Sunday Box
Committee.
DORSEY CONCERTS.
THE musical season of 1933-34 has
served 10 Drlng lIlCo puUHC iotiCC
a new concert impresario in the person
of Mrs. Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey-an
impresario practically unknown year
ago but who today dominates the field
of concert music in washington with
Is listed attractions. if the tentatively
announced series of three concerts by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra is in
cluded.
Mrs Dorsey is WaShingtoman by
birth and has spent the greater part OF
her life in this city. For more than
dozen years she served as general secre-
tary to the late Mrs. Wilson-Greene,
who, until her death last January. was
regarded in concert circles as one OF the
most important and progressive concert
1mpresarioS in the United States.
Mrs. Wilson-Greene's death. last
January. came SO suddenly that Mrs.
Dorsey barely had time to complete
the details of Mrs. Wilson-Greene con-
tracts before it was essential that she
make her own plans for the season IN
advance. Mrs. Dorsey at once made
ARRANGEMENTS with E. F. Droop d Sons
Co., one of Washington's Oldest ana
best known musical instrument firms
to continue in their establishment the
concert bureau that Mrs. Wlson-
Greene had conducted there Tor almost
a quarter of century.
Mrs. Dorsey made her bow as an