Evening star., 1933-03-26
Young Peoples Concerts
Prove to Be Highly Popular
Scores of Letters Reach Hans Kinder From
Enthusiastic Children-Ten O'Clock Club
Aids Unemployed Musicians.
By Alice Eversman.


concerts last year that I would
learn to like and enjoy them as
much as I have this Winter. You
and your sense of humor should
make any one love these con-
certS."
with these simple and natural
expressions the children took
occasion to tell DR.. Kinder their
exact feelings regarding the con-
certs. The quantity Of letters
stressed their enjoyment, the help
they had received and their hope
that the concerts would continue
next year. The Importance Of the
interest which these concerts
have awakened cannot be over
looked, for it is paving the way
to a musical culture which will
grow with the years and which
has been acknowledged as a nee
essary part of every mans spir-
itual equipment.
MUCH interest has been stimu-
lated in the city's unemploy-
ment problem among musicians
by the courageous gesture made
by the Ten O'Clock Club toward
helping them. This young club,
which was inaugurated last Fall,
has accomplished two objectives.
BY organizing a series of six con-
certs, it has created opportunity
for young artists to be heard and
it has also created a definite
source Of help for musicians out
Of work and suffering at this
minute. The idea has appealed
tremendously to the artists who
were asked to donate their serv-
ices and there were only three re-
fusalS and these due to previous
concert engagements.
Half of the scheduled number
OF concerts have been given. The
first was program Of Latin
music, both old and new, by Flor
ence YOcum, soprano, and Sylvia
Meyer, harpiSt; the second, q pro-
gram Of German music, including
"Lieder," sung by Frederick
Robert Freund; a quintet, played
by the Washington String Quar-
tet, and Emerson Meyers, pianist,
and the third, a program of three
Sonatas, written by living COM
poSers, played by Stephen Deak,
cellist, from Philadelphia, and
Miksa Merson, popular Washing
ton pianist. The concert on Tues
day will present program differ
ing from the usual concert type.
Ancient music will be given with
the performers dressed in the
style of Elizabethan England and
the group Of musicians will be di-
rected by Sade Styron, harpSi-
chordist, and an authority on old
music.
The name, "Ten O'Clock Club"
has aroused great curiosity and
many have come with the inquiry,
What is the Ten O'Clock Club
and why is it called by. that
name" The name originated with
the famous American artist,
James McNeal Whistler, and was
applied to a lecture which he
wrote and delivered on art while
in London and which he called
1.-The Ten O'Clock Lecture" Mr..
Whistler believed in the close alli-
ance Of music and art so the
name was adopted when plans
were made for organizing this
club, which seeks to combine the
furtherance of all arts.
Edward S. Macdonald, the
young director of the club, has
been a resident of Washington for
IA years. He, as well as his wife,
has studied violin, piano and
painting and for many years
made a practice of gathering
around them the young profess
sional musicians of the city. It
was this group Of music lovers
who first thought of and planned
a club for the promotion of the
fine arts and a gathering place
for artists. The former home Of
President Taft at 1903 K street
northwest was rented last July by
Mr.. Macdonald and the club took
form. The club consists of studios
and drawing rooms for exhibi-
tionS, a small auditorium for re-
citalS, as we'll as living quarters
and a dining room for members.
A recreation room is being ar
ranged in the basement.
Mr.. Macdonald made an appeal
to all musicians to notify him
Of families in need of immediate
help. Two such cases are now
being taken care of by the funds
received from the concerts. One
family, with father and son out
of work, have suffered great hard
ship and another family of nine
with the artist father unable to
obtain a job, are thrown complete
ly on the care of the club and the
receipts from the remaining con-
certs will 60 to alleviating the dis
treSS of these two families.
For the Spring season of grand
opera, which will be given at
the Belasco Theater In April by
the Chicago Opera Company,
Alfredo Salmaggi announces a
gala performance of "Rigoletto"
on April 16. The celebrated
operate tenor, Nino Martini, has
been secured for this perform
ance through special arrange
mentS made with the Columbia
Broadcasting System, who have
exclusive rights to his services.
Maestro Salmaggi also announces
that several world celebrated
artists will be included in the cast
of this opera and that, for the
other operas scheduled, many well
known singers will be presented
to the Washington public.
Choral Society Rehearses.