Evening star., 1933-09-10
Seasons Concert Series
:, Include Noted Artists
Kinder to Present Soloists With National Sym
phony-Mrs. Dorsey Announces World
Famed Stars-T Arthur Smith Series

impresario on April 1, last. and In
something over month she announced
two afternoon series of full length re-
citals by world famous artists and at
fractions, as we'll as tentative series
Of concerts by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra. DR.. Serge Koussevitzky. con-
ductor. A defln:.e announcement con-
corning the Boston Symphony Orches-
tra's plans for its Washington series Is
expected in another week.
One of Mrs. Dorsey's first acts. as a
concert impresar1o. was to reduce the
prevailing scale of concert admission
prices.
Another innovation put into effect
locally by Mrs. Dorsey for the 1933-34
concert season is the plan to give .
series Of concerts on the same day Of
the week throughout, such as the
Tuesday series of five Tuesday after
noon concerts that Mrs. Dorsey has an
tional Hall and the Sunday afternoon
series of six concerts she will also give
there beginning November 5.
The Sunday series, which opens first,
will be inaugurated with full length
recital by Lawrence Tibbett, in person.
His concert will be given on Sunday
afternoon. November S. at o'clock. Two
weeks later Mrs. Dorsey will present
Jascha Heifetz, the famous violinist, in
this same series, on Sunday afternoon,
November 10.
On Tuesday afternoon, November 20,
Mrs Dorsey will inaugurate her Tues
dav afternoon series with the only
Washington concert next season of Lily
Pons, world famous coloratura soprano
of the Metropolitan Opera.
| A concert on Sunday afternoon, De-
cember 3, in which the Don Cossack
Russian Male Chorus. "the singing
horsemen of the steppes," will make
another of their appearances in Wash
ington will mark the third offering Of
the Sunday afternoon series and the
final concert before the Christmas hol-
days. but Fritz Kreisler, violinist, the
second attraction OF the Tuesday series,
will enable Mrs. Dorsey to resume her
| activities with a concert on Tuesday
afternoon January 16, while Jose Iturbi,
PSpanish pianist, appears for a concert
on January 81 as the fourth Sunday
afternoon attraction.
Four concerts are announced for Feb
ruary-two III each afternoon series.
| Nine. Maria JeritZa, famous Viennese
soprano and former star Of the Metro
politan Opera. will be heard on Sunday
afternoon, February 4. as the fifth at
traction Of the Sunday course, which
will close on Sunday afternoon, Febru-
ary 18, with return engagement OF
that remarkable capella organization,
the Vienna Saengerknaben or Singing
Boys. who so delighted and charmed the
Capital last season.
On Tuesday afternoon, February 20,
the annual recital of Sergei Rach-
maninof. the internationally famed
Russian pianist and composer, will
be presented as the third attraction Of
Mrs. Dorseys Tuesday afternoon
course; concert group will offer, one
week later, February 81. the seasons
outstanding novelty-a joint recital by
Lotte Lehman. famous German ieder
star of the Metropolitan Opera. and
Heinich Schlusnus. baritone of the Ber-
lin Staatsoper The Tuesday course
will close on Tuesday afternoon. March
20, with a concert by Tito Schipa, lead
ing tenor, Metropolitan Opera.
SMITH CONCERT SERIES.
THE outstanding attraction to be
presented by the T. Arthur Smith
Concert Bureau this season is the
series of concerts by the Philadelphia
Symphony. Contracts with other
artists are pending and announcements
will be made later.
The Philadelphia Orchestra. with
Leopold Stokowski conducting two
concerts, will give series Of four con-
certs at Constitution Hall. The dates
are October II. November 81. Decem-
ber 10 and February 13, all being
evening concerts beginning at 8:45
o'clock. The two remaining concerts will
be conducted bv the Hungarian con-
ductor, Eugene Ormandy, and the Rus
sian conductor, Issay Dobrowen.
This famous orchestra is now in its
thirty fourth year and many fine pro-
grams are in rehearsal under the baton
Of Leopold Stokowski. Most of the
programs this season will be devoted to
established masterpieces. Stokowski
himself will conduct the concerts on
October II and December 10. The
Hungarian conductor, Eugene Or
mandy, who is now regular conductor
of the Minneapolis Symphony Orches-
ira, will conduct on November 81 and
the Russian conductor, Dobrowen, who
made brilliant showing last season
with the New York Philharmonic SYM
phony Orchestra jas well as with the
Philadelphia Symphony, will conduct
on February 13.
Tickets fer the series of concerts are
now on sale at the T. Arthur Smith
Concert Bureau.