Evening star., 1933-05-10
Rubinstein Club Gives
Annual Spring Concert
Dramatic Soprano, Emily Roosevelt, Is Soloist.
Wentworth Opera Group Presents Pirate. of
Penzance Frauenheim Recital.
By Alice Eversman.

Our Greeting" q composition by Hern-
don Morsell, director of the club our.
ing the season 1914-I5. A Rubinstein
number. "Yearnings," arranged by
Claassen, was finely sung with careful
Interpretation and heartily applauded.
special commentator should be
given Adele Robinson Bush for the un-
usually fne Accomplishments she pro-
vloed. For both soloist and choral she
mad d1mcult task Of q virtuoso char
acter which never, however, fnterfered
with her watchful support OF the sing
ers. The club Is fortunate In having
her at the piano.
HE Estelle wentworth Opera group
was presented last evening by the
community Center Department In Gil
Dert d Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance." I"
MISS wentworth conducting and play
ing the accompaniments at the piano
Inc performance was given in the
auditorium Of the Roosevelt High
school and there were many encores
The choruses are excellent, with good
Tone and the voices youthful and fresh.
All OF the singing last evening was
IuSty, the lack of shading being the
only mar to the work.
Inc chorus at the close Of the first
act, Hail, Poetry!" sung without ac-
compartment, was particularly effective
ano SURFING, and the chorus of pirates
IN the second act was equally well done
The tone quality In the mems voices ia
richer and has more color than thoee
OF the women. The trio, "A Paradox. /"
sung by Ruth, Frederick and the pirate
chlef, was the best hit of comedy dur
ing the evening.
MAJ. Gen. Stanley, played by Ira p.
meyer, was the outstanding work
among the principals, the cast includ-
ing Elliott Button, Harry Crow, J. Ray
mond Baine, Harry E. Yeide, Alma
Harris, Lucie Chaconas, Margaret Horn.
Virginia Weldon and Mildred She man
Others included Helen Bache, Mary
Bruton, Catherine Davis. Ruth Ed
wards, Peggy Fear. Betty Galbraith.
Edith Hamacher, Germaine johnson.
Mary Kelly, Ella Neuland. Eleanor Neu-
land, Margaret Phillips. Dorothy Sinner.
Betty Sikken, Helen Tucker, Margaret
Vogt. Irene White. Anne Wilson, Irene
Woltz, Fred Au. James Bussey, John
Dulin, r. r. Edwards, Marvin Fisher.
Robert Gardner, Randall Gardner
George Hayes, Carl Horn, William Hut.
ton, Marcus Kleaver, Dick Lamb. Ed
win Ludwig, James Peat, Clyde Phil
lips, Saverio Pisciotta, Vincent Pisciotta,
Louis Rose, Ralph Shoemaker, Merrick
Spaldlng, Harry Stafford, Joseph Staple
ton. Bryant Tuckerman, Carl Vogt,
Joseph Wheeler and Thomas Zepp.
The settings and lighting were very
effective and were arranged by Harold
snyder OF the Community Center De-
partment.
The Pirates" will be repeated In
the Roosevelt auditorium this evening
at $3.50 o'clock. K. b
NORMAN FRAUENHEIM, pianist,
known to Washington through his
radio programs as well as by his cham
Der concerts, gave a recital to q large
and appreciative audience at the Arts
Club last night.
MIR. Frauenheim's program was well
chosen and varied, and he was In the
best Of form. His opening number was
the Prelude and Fugue in A Minor" by
Bach-liszt this was followed by
Haydn's "Andante with Variations In F
Minor" and succeeded by the long and
hectic Carnival" by Schumann. A
CHOPIN group was next on the program,
followed by an exquisite rendering of
Isolda's "Liebestod." by wagner-Lisst.
Mr.. Frauenheim Is a master of De
Busy and he concluded his program
with three De Busy NUMBER
"Da 1seuse de Delphes," "voiles" and
L'Isie Joveuse" Tree so pleased his
audience that ne was recalled thee
ines and gave three additional De
BusSy comp oSitions. S.H. W