Evening star., 1933-03-05
TOSCAN|N| CONCERT
WILL Be FAREWELL
New York Philharmonic Not
to Return to Capital
Next Year.

When Arturo Toscanini lifts his
baton to conduct the program OF the
New York Philharmonic-Symph
Orchestra at Constitution Hall Tuesday
at 4:45 pm. he will begin what is
not only the last concert of that orches-
ira here this season, but what is in
reality a farewell concert. The New
York orchestra Is not to return here
next year.
The chief reason for the withdrawal
of the orchestra from both Washington
and Baltimore appearances another
year is lack of funds to finance the
annual tour, it is announced by T.
Arthur Smiths Bureau, local manager.
1t is estimated that one such concert
requires about $4,000 for financing Also,
the long round-trip from New York
for lis men each time is inconvenient
and, another reason for this decision
the orchestra can draw more lucrative
audiences in New York.
Loss to Capital.
Mrs Robert Low Bacon, chairman
of the Washington Committee for this
feels the keenest regret at this de-
cision. The members CT the committee.
which is made up of prominent women
many of whom have really spent great
deal of time in hard work building inter-
est in the orchestra in Washington, all
feel that the absence CT this orchcs-
ira in Washington's musical calenoar
Is loss srtistically to the National
Capital. They are all interested IN the
new orchestra, the National Symphony,
which is growing so splendidly in the
Capital. but the New York orchestra
the oldest in the country. with It's
marvellous organization OF more than
100 trained men playing under con-
ductors such as Toscanini, who have
dominated the orchestral field for many
years, has a unique position among
American orchestras for rare mterpre-
tation of the best in music.
The Washi lyto. Committee includes:
Mrs. Bacon. chairman; Mrs. Chester
c. Bolton. Princess Boncompagni MS.
William Butt,-w0rv,i, Mrs. Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge, Mrs. James Cleme ut
Dunn. Mrs Charles Eaton. Mrs. John
H. Gibbons, Miss Laura Harlan, Mrs.
John P. Hill, Miss Elizabeth Butler
Howry, Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley. mrs.
George Mesla, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, MyS
Adolphe Kaspar Miller, Mrs. William D.
Mitchell. Mrs Edwin B. Parker. Mrs.
James S. Parker, Mrs. Warren Delano
Robbins. Mrs. Bertrand Smell, Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend, Mrs. Henry Wat
son and Miss katherine Wilkins.
House Is Sold Out.
The program which Toscantni, who
though in his seventies IS still lead
ing orchestral figure today, Will con-
duct Tuesday afternoon will open with
Beethovens beautiful Third Symphony,
called Heroic" by many authorities.
The second half of the program will
include the overture and bacchanale
music of "Tannhauser" and prelude and
love-death music from another Wagner
opera, Tristan und Isolde" than which
there could be no more eloquent finale.
Signor Toscanini is particularly noted
as an interpreter of the works OF
Richard Wagner. Just before sailing
for the United States last month for
this brief season conducting the New
York orchestra, he had a long inter
view with Frau Winifred Wagner and
Heinz Tietjen, artistic director OF the
1888 festival at Bayreuth this Summer.
Signor Toscanini will conduct perform
ances of Die Meistersingex' and Par
sifial" during the festival.
Practically a sold-out house Is antici-
pated for this final New York orchestra
concert. Mrs Franklin Roosevelt has
said she will attend. This will be her
first appearance at any musical event as
First Lady of the Land. S1gnora Tos-
canini and her daughter, Wanda, also
will be in the audience and many prom
inent people from out of town are
staying over for this concert.