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Composition Prize.

SWIFT g. co. announces a prize
competition for compositions for
symphony orchestra. Two prizes
one of 81 900 and one of $5O0-are
offered by G. +. Swift, the winning
composition to be played by the Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra at Or
chestra Hall. Chicago, during its
l934-35 symphony season.
Conditions of the competition:
The composer must be an Ameri-
can citizen. under 40 years of age.
The composition must be for SYM
phony orchestra and must be one not
previously performed or published
and which has not previously won
a prize.
The composition must be in one of
the larger symphonic forms, and must
require not to exceed 90 minutes for
performance.
Each composition must bear a fic-
titious name and the composer must
enclose with his composition a sealed
envelope bearing upon the outside the
fictitious name and having inside his
real name and address.
SOAIpOSAllOllS must pS Sclll 10 MuSl-
cal Composition Competition. in care
Of Swift g. Co, Union Stock Yards
Chicago, by whom it must be re-
ceived on or before December /, 1884
Manuscripts must be submitted in
ink.
The composition or compositions
receiving the prize or prizes remain
the property of the composer, but
the right for performance or per-
formanees by the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra without additional pay
ment is reserved, including the right
to broadcast.
The award will be made by jury
the membership of which shall meet
with the approval of DR.. Frederick
Stock, conductor of the Chicago SYM
phony Orchestra, and of which DR.
Stock shall be one. No member OF
the jury shall enter the competition
The right to reject any or all COM
positions offered is reserved 70 the
jury. and if, in the opinion of the
jury. no composition worthy of q
prize is submitted. the jury may SC
announce and no prize will be award.
ed The verdict Of the jury shall bt
final
Evening star., 1934-07-29
Service Band Concerts.

THE United States Navy Band un-
der the leadership of Lieut. Charles
Benter, win play the following sched-
ule Of concerts durb-g the week be-
ginning July 30:
MonGay-10 am, Hour OF Mem
cries" at the sail loft, navy yard;
1880 pm, east front Of the Capitol.
Tuesday--10 am, Patriotic Half
Hour" at the sail loft. navy yard;
730 pm, District of Columbia War
Memorial, West Potomac Park.
Wednesday-7:3 pm, at the band
stand. navy yard
Thursday-lO am, Patriotic Half
Hour" at the sail loft, navy yard;
3 pm, Naval Hospital; pm, Eve
ming Hour of Memories" at the band
stand. navy yard.
Concerts by the United States Sol
diers' Home Band at the bsndstand,
Tuesday evening, beginning at $50
o'clock. John S. M Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, asso-
ciate
March, Colonel BOgey" "..u.A Afford
Overture, Flying Artillery"
Bergenholtz
Modern Dance Suite" Tschakotf
''Sambo's Holiday" "Cossacks
Revel,' ''Pekoe Dance" "ValSe
Russo
Excerpts from the musical comedy.
THE Highwaymen" ..... De Koven
Morceau. In a Persian Garden"
KetelDey
Waltz suite, Dreams On the
Ocean" Observation-Disclosures. Gungl
Finale. Ceremonial" ... Farmhouse
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Thursday Evening.
March. Canadian National
Exhibition" ....'......... Goldman
Overture, Festival" ......... Losey
Suite Orientale, The Courts
Introduction and March to the
Tournament" Meditation, (" Ser
enade," "Finale."
Excerpts from the Irish musical
comedy. Eileen" ....... Herbert
Intermezzo, "Araby" ......, Johns
valse Espagnole, "Estudiantina"
Waldteufel
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eminent must matt HAlN PStioNA
The soyfeta have annihilated rel-
Rion and sentiment and puE realism
In their place. The music OF the
present moment must conform 70 the
preachings Of the day and mirror the
thoughts and feelings Of the work-a-
day world Aided in every way by
government which desires TO cultivate
art a. Il is understood by the political
leaders. the results have been un-
satisfactory for those who believe In
their method and for outsiders who
are anxious 10 welcome any musical
innovation,
In the honest effort that musiciam
in Russia are making TO express
native musical consciousness, they
are hampered By the very things they
would forget. The inability OF some
10 detach themselves from the old
sormS and the bsrTenness OF subject
and form at their command when
they are able 10 deny the influence
of the old. has created two schools.
one OF which is neither new nor old,
and the other too raw 10 be acclaimed
a fresh step forward of any lasting
value. As yet no substitute for the
old formulas has been found by this
new generation which regards life
from the date of the Russian revolu-
ton.
Many Of the new composers IN our
country have the same idea as the
Russians, and the popularity Of their
works suffers in consequence. The
element of great music. which has
made 1t great, is its power to pene-
trate through technical bedazzlement
and intellectual plan TO the inmost
heart OF It's listener and bring forth
a very personal response. Music OF
the intellect can be appreciated by
intellectuals and music glorifying the
technical will have the keen support
OF those who magnify the Importance
OF technique, but these are specialized
classes and music was not meant
solely for them To the great masses
of humanity music has been gift
which each may make use OF accord
ing to his light. And for the great
ma jority OF humans, it is the appeal
OF the emotional that is the strongest.
FROM Hll lAIllc Tie GIilObAJIldl AAhS
been bound up with the contempla-
ton of the beautiful and from reh-
gious fervor. Through both Of these
the earth-bound soul is permitted TO
put on wings and rise to an enchanted
realm far away from the narrowing
reality of life. The Utopia, which
even the coming centuries may never
bring to US, wherein ideal sentiment
and religious purity ere commonly
expressed, is caught and visualized in
music, is made feasible and probable.
Romance that beauties the ordinary
and vitaliZes the life stream is the
province wherein music thrives. and
deprived of its manifold powers,
music becomes haggard and har-
fied thing.
The Soviets and many OF our mod
ernists in their endeavor to render
the ordinary interesting by encom-
passing it with the charm of beau
tiful sound, have sought inspiration
in the working world and the inven-
tions Of mechanical genius. The two
do not mix well with music, and the
result is void of the emotional ap-
peal which has given the compost
tions Of the old masters their long
life.
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IN SOUTH AMERICA.

Lily Pons, coloratura soprano of the
Metropolitan Opera, who Is an
nounced for a recital appearance in
Washington during the coming season
as one of the attractions of Dorothy
Hodgkin Dorsey's Tuesday afternoon
recital series at Constitution Hall, is
creating a sensation in South Amer
lea opera. She is now in her third
season at the Colon Theater, Buenos
Aires, where she is filling an engage
ment of II operate performances.
She will later 60 to MonteVideo and
Rio Janeiro for more operatic ap-
pearances.
The South Americans have been
fascinated by Pons' romance with DR..
Won der Becke, ships surgeon of the
S. S. Ancona, who Pons met two
years ago while en- route to South
America. They will be married next
Summer on the third anniversary of
their meeting
On August "a Pons will leave South
America for Europe, making the trans
Atlantic trip by zeppelin. She will
take a long vacation at her villa near
Cannes, and toward Autumn will re-
sumo her singing.
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Premiere Postponed.

"\NELCOME TO HIS ExCELIEN-
w CY," by Douglas Griesemer, the
next presentation of the Roadside
Theater, will have its premiere August
7, instead of July 81, as previously
announced. The thester will be dark
this week
The Roadsiders' first "try-out"
production is being directed by Harold
Weinberger, local Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer executive. Although this
marks his first dtrectorial assignment
locally, he has directed numerous
productions in Pittsburgh and Cleve-
land
Denis E Connen, one of Washing
tons most prominent actors. and who
has been serving as adviser to the
Roadside Theater, takes active part
in this production, playing His Exe
cellency. the Minister"
Virginia Rand, leading woman Of
the ''moderns," Is cast as the gay
and headstrong daughter of His
Excellency." The romantic prince Of
Serbania viii be played by Marvin
Beers. The very proper secretaries,
portrayed by Joseph Haltigan and
Walter Pick: Helena Cook as the
Efficient private secretary who really
runs the legation; Kenneth Romney
Is. the concierge.
Evening star., 1934-07-29

'Work Of Art" an adaptation fro
the best seller by Sinclair Lewk
Nobel prize winner. Spencer Trac.
will star. The screen play will be
handled by Paul Green. Pulitzer prize
playwright.
'Nymph Errant," adaptation from
the wei known novel by James Laver
The cast includes Pat Paterson,
Hugh Williams, Herbert Mundin and
Stepin Fetchit.
"ohe More Spring" from the best
selling novel by Robert Nathan. The
screen play is by Edwin Burke. The
cast includes win Rogers, Janet
Gaynor, Warner Baxter and stepin
Fetchit. Henry King will direct.
Angel Face" with Shirley Tenn
Pile, James Dunn and Alice Faye
Lewis Foster has written the story.
Richard Wallace will direct.
THE First World War" edited by
Laurence Stsllings, who also authored
the book
THE State Versus Elinor Norton, ("
adaptation Of the best-selling Mary
Roberts Rinehart novel. Directed by
Hamilton MacFadden.
Marie Galante," with cast in
cluding Spencer Tracy, Ketti Gallian,
Siegfrled Rumann and Stepin Fetchit.
Director, Henry King.
Wife for Sale" adaptation from
the novel by Kathleen Norris. Cast
includes Helen Twelvetrees. Directed
by Irving Cummings.
Fox Follies," a musical extrsVa-
ganza with an all-star cast.
Servants Entrance" adaptation
from the novel by Sigrid Boo. Screen
play by Samson Raphaelson. Cast
stars Janet Gaynor, with Lew Ayres,
Ned Sparks, Walter Connolly, G. p.
Huntley, jr., Siegfried Rumann and
Louise Dresser. Directed by Frank
Lloyd.
Life Begins at Forty" adaptation
Of the best-selling book by Walter
B. Pitkin.
Casanova. the Great Lover" to b
produced with all-star cast.
George Whites Scandals" q mu
ical revue, and others.
Evening star., 1934-07-29

Rather than abolish religious and
romantic fancy, we have need to cul-
tivate them the more now that real
ism is 30 unavoidsbly present on all
sides. When composers will take time
70 dream a little more. and 10 submit
themselves to warming power Of ro-
nance and religion. then. united 10
the advanced intellectually OF cur
times there should be born q great
music. The Soviet demand that mu-
sic be disciplined and conform TO the
political life is bearing its proper
fruit.
While the Russians have been un-
successful in making their workers
creed or revolutionary ideas serve as
inspirational fonnts from which a
lasting musical expression can be
drawn. they have organized the eX-
ternals OF their musical life in most
capable fashion. Everything that can
be done to encourage the study Of
music and the listening to music Is
expertly arranged. Contests for the
bringing TO light Of rare talent are
being continuously held and numer-
GUS concerts at which the workers,
soldiers and students can assist are
scheduled in every center. Recently
two young artists, winners Of con-
test, gave a concert. After their ap-
pearance they were given six months
pay and forbidden TO perform in pub
lie until they had spent more time in
practice and improvement. Rather
than be permitted to continue in their
inadequate manner, or disposed of as
being a disappointment as artists.
they were provided with the money
necessary TO take the time TO i'm
prove. When interviewed later, the
young musicians said: I'VE have Sc
curity. We can work and grow"
Not long ago the composers Of the
u. S. S. r. formed a union which
could we'll be emulated in this country.
The plan of the union is a construc-
tive one. The union is actively en-
gagged in the promotion of its creative
productive work and arranges lee
lures, reports on musical art, recitals
introducing new music, special muSi-
cal performances for promoting con-
tact between authorities of the musi-
cal world with representatives in other
spheres of art. The union also organ
izes classes in the technique of COM
position, for the study of contem-
porary Western musical art. To the
latter the Union of Soviet Composers
devotes particular attention. 1t hopes
to establish close contact with musi-
clans of various countries by CORES
pondence, exchane of compositions
and personal contact. inviting foreign
composers to visit the u. S. S. r. and
arranging trips Of Soviet composers
for studying music in other lands"
The real lesson to be learned from
the Soviet musical experiments is the
value of governmental supervision of
musical activities. While its rulings
would require delicate consideration,
the material help that could be given
TO worthy talent and the decision re-
garding that talent would help in solv-
ing some of our musical problems.
Since the Russian government is ac-
lively occupied with the future OF
music in their country, the outcome
should be worth watching so that
when we arrive at that much-desired
moment. We can know what to do and
what not to do.
Evening star., 1934-07-29
Stage Show at Cameo.

THE Cameo Theater, in Mount Rain
ier, Md. will present its first
stage show Of the year Monday and
Tuesday, when the Southern Noun
taineers. we'll known hillbilly radio
act, make their personal appearance.
The Mountaineers were at the Earle
Theater recently.
The hillbillies will appear twice
nightly at the Cameo, at tbs and
9:15, in a half-hour program Of pop
ular tunes Of yesteryear and today.
They will also feature several comedy
numbers.
Evening star., 1934-07-29

straight TO heart and home
~ and an increased use Of
music will be the develop
ments in motion picture entertain
ment for the new 1934-35 season as
revealed today in the program of pic
lures announced by the Fox Film
Corporation. A total Of So feature
picture releases as we'll as liz short
subjects and 104 issues OF Fox Movie
tone News comprise the new Fox MIN
list.
Eleven musical productions, total
undertaking which Is the largest ever
attempted In this field by the COM
pany, appear on the new programs
together with a wide variety of pic
lures based on novels, plays and origi-
nal stories.
The drift toward emphasis upon
personality appeal. such as that Of
little Shirley Temple. Is clearly DEM
onstrated in the array of talent
gathered for the coming season.
Pictures of the forthcoming season
will include:
THE World Moves On" with an
all-star cast including Madeleine Car
roll, Franchot Tone, Reginald Denny,
Siegfried Rumann, Louise Dresser,
Raul Roulien, Lumsden Hare and
Dudley Digges. Directed by John
Ford.
Judge Priest" an adaptation from
the richly humorous Irwin S. Cobb
stories, starring Will Rogers, with
Rochelle Hudson, Victor Jory, Anita
Louise, Tom Brown. Frank Melton.
Aunt Jemima, Roger Imhof, Stepin
Fetchit Charley Grapewin, Berton
Churchill, David Landau and others.
Directed by John Ford.
THE Cat's-Paw," an adaptation
from the novel by Clarence Buding-
ton Kelland, starring Harold Lloyd,
with Una Merkel, George Barber,
Alan Dinehart, Grant Mitchell, Nat
Pendleton, Warren Hymer, j. Farrell
Macdonald. Directed by Sam Taylor.
Music In the Air" the Kern
Hammerstein musical play, with
Lillian Harvey.
Evening star., 1934-07-29
New Guild Members.

CONRAD BERNIER, the organist
- of Catholic University, has been
admitted to membership in the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter of the
American Guild Of Organists. Mr.
Beraier has been heard in recital in
Washington several times recently
Mrs. Macon McArtor, after passing
the guild examinations, was granted
the associate membership in the
American Guild of Organists.
Members of the District of Colum-
bia Chapter of the American Guild
of Organists who attended the an
uual convention of the guild, held
recently in Rochester, are Lille
Bailey, Claudine Ferguson, Charlotte
Klein, F. A. G. O.; Marjorie Max
field, Macon McArtor, A. A. G. o.,
officially representing the dean, and
Mary Minge wilkins, A. A. G.. o.,
dean-elect Of the District Of Columbia
Chapter.
Evening star., 1934-07-29

Miss lie GsIlienne's Civic Repertory
Theater, where "Stevedore" has been
playing. will be open again next sea-
son, apparently under its old leader
ship, Miss lie Gallienne herself, who
has been taking a vacation from ac-
tive production for the last year. has
sailed for Europe, where she is TO
confer with Clemence Dane. the Eng
lish playwright, about an adaptation
Of Rostand's "L'Aiglon" for the Civic
Repertory next season.
Miss lie Gallienne expressed some
misgivings ere she sailed lest the
present agitation against motion pic
lures might only result In making
them too sugary. She thought that
Mae West, for instance. was mot only
good, but swell" and added that she
liked her personally and as an art
ist." Since the redoubtable Miss West
became famous land not merely no.
torious) she has always had consider
able backing from the more percipient
of our theatrical highbrows and
esthetes. The fastidious Stark Young.
for instance, has been among those
to take her very seriously.
THE four survivors among the Win
ter's successes are "As Thousands
Cheer" Tobacco Road" Sailor, Be-
ware!" and "She Loves Me Not"
There have been various changes in
cast, but the plays themselves sail
on serenely. largely. of course, in
these weeks for out-of-town audiences
Meanwhile, new plays sprout every
where in the nearby Summer theaters
Ia dozen were tried out on the barn
circuit last week., while for those who
can't escape from town there have
been revivals and various seasonal
amusements, generally with beer ac-
compartment, such as are offered by
the old melodrama THE Drunkard;
or The Fallen Saved" or Billy Roses
Music Hall, where there is dinner
and a stage show. including old FASH
Toned "small-time" vaudeville and IL
luStrated popular ballads, in the sing
ing of which the audience joins.
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Ballet Russo Scheduled

Fourth Symphony" of Brahms.
"Tricorne," music by de Fslla.
Among the notsbles present wa.
Furtwsengler. who Is in Paris con-
ducting Wagnerian performances at
the Grand Opera; Max Reinhardt,
American Ambassador Morris, the
Grand Duke Andrew, the Grand
Duchess Helene Of Greece, Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Fokine, Nine. Nitinska.
sister to the famous dancer; Nine.
Preobraj jenska and Alexandra Volinine,
for many years Anna Pavlova's lead
ing dancer.
After a months stay in Paris the
ballet is booked for London, where
they will dance at Coyent Garden.
Evening star., 1934-07-29

WOHN H. MARVILLE. bass, will
be the guest soloist at Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church at
~ both services today. AT the
morning service he will sing
''T'he Plains of Peace" by D'Auvergne
Barnard, and The Pilgrims Song" by
Tschaikowsky. At the evening serv-
ice his solos will be Spirit of God" ="
by Neidlinger and Before the Cru
ciflx," by Frank LaForge. The organ
list will be Mrs. Fritz Hauer.
In the absence Of Mr.. and Mrs
Potter, Harriet Frush, organist. and
Norma Black, mezzo-Soprsno, will give
the music for the morning service at
the Calvary NJ. E. Church. Columbia
road near Fifteenth street northwest.
Miss Frush will play ''Rhapsodie Cata-
lane" by Bonnet; Meditation" by
SturgeSs, and Allegro" from the
"Pastorale Sonata" by Rheinberger.
Miss Black will sing How Lovely Are
Thy Dwellings by Liddle.
The Potter trio. Ruby Potter. So
prano. Louis Potter, sr, organist,
and Louis Potter. jr. cellist, will fur
nish the music for the wedding of
Susan Joslin and Frank Graham Pot
ter. son of Mr.. Potters brother, Van
Potter, baritone, formerly of this city.
which will be held in St. Marks
Methodist Church of Rockville Center,
Long Island.
Mrs. B. D. Shreve Of the National
City Christian Church will be the So
prsno soloist at the concert at Wash
ington Memorial Park today from 4
to $50 O'Clock Edith B. Athey of the
Hamline NJ. f, Church will accompany
at the organ and also will render solos
on the organ.
The park is located on Riggs road.
Prince Georges County. Md, near Sill
Yer Spring, and can be reached via
University lane Programs are also
being given on Wednesday evenings
from 6 so 10 73O. The public is in
vited to attend these concerts on both
days.
Kathleen Killyer. contralto. was
the guest Soloist at Christ Church,
Alexandria, Va, last Sunday morn
ing. when she sang In My Father S
House Are Many Mansions, by Nc
Dermid
Enid Mitchell. mezzo-soprsno. will
be the guest soloist at Christ Church.
Alexandria. Va at the morning
service today when she will sing
Peace Be Unto You" by Gordon
Williams Mrs Howard Blandy. choir
director. will be at the organ.
The KEGS Trio-Edith Hoffman
Jones. soprano, Enid Mitchell mezzo-
soprano, and Kathleen Hillyer. con-
tralto--with Susanne Blandy, accom-
panist. furnished the musical pro-
gram for the meeting Of the Mont
gomery County Chapter of the Sorop-
tonlist Club on Wednesday at Hun
gerford Tavern. Rockville. Md. The
trio was assisted by Martha VIII
lams, reader.
Anton KsSpar, yioliniSt: PTisks
KaSpar, pianist. and FranceSka Kas-
par Lawson. soprano. gave concert
6Ox the faculty and students of ths
Evening star., 1934-07-29
Kinder in Philadelphia

Washington composer. La Sale Spier.
The work Kinder will direct is
Spier's Impressions Of the Bowery,"
which had It's premiere here last
season. The other "frst-time" COM
positions, all Of which have been
heard here, are Kindier's own orches-
tration of seventeenth century Dutch
tunes, Delibes suite, lie Roi
S'AmuSe"; Mozart's Cessation" and
the Dance Of the Nymphs and Sat
yrs" by George Schuman.
Many Washingtonians have, dur
ing the past two years, made the trip
to Philadelphia to hear Kindler's conf
cefts. Those who cannot make the
trip can hear the concert on next
Saturday by tuning in on Station
WJSV. The full program will be
broadcast, from 7:30 to $50 pm.
Eastern standard time).
Evening star., 1934-07-29

Mr.. Roses Casino de Paree." a
slightly more expensive and night
club-hke precursor of his Music Hall.
has been so successful that IL has gone
into a second edition. so to say, with
a new program, including Willie and
Eugene Howard. the tap-dancinE Paul
Draper, several singers and g gen
erously undressed troupe Of show girls
THE Morningside Players. a semi
professional group. most Of tn
members of which have had some as
sociation with Columbia University.
after playing-a revival Of John GAYS
ancient "Beggsrs Opera for q fort
night at Columbia, brougnt their
piece farther downtown to the Heck
scher Theater, at Fifth avenue and
104th street. with the idea that it
ought to make good Summer evenings
entertainment.
1t was old John Gay who wrote
How happy might be with either.
were t'other dear charmer away
tthe highwayman. Macheath, says it
In the play with the beauteous Polly
Peachum beSeeching from one side
and Lucy LOckit, the jailor's daueh-
ter, from the other), who was a
friend of Pope and ConRreve, COM
posed all sorts Of things (but nothing
so successful as the opera that made
fun Of Robert Walpole and OF the
Italian opera OF his time) and ended
in Westminster Abby under his own
epitaph Life is Jest. and all things
show it; I thought so once, but now
know it,
The amusing old opera was revived
professionally several years ago In
New York. and just before that 1t had
been played ct the Hammersmith
Theater in London for something like
three years on endl The Morning
side Players revival did well in It's
campus surroundings, but the COM
parative remoteness Of the Heckscher
Theater, both from Columbia neigh
borhood and the regular theater dis
uict, was possibly too great q handi-
cap and the piece ended It's run last
evening
Evening star., 1934-07-29
Hepburn Starts Work.

U ATHARINE HEPBURN has re-
N turned 10 Hollywood to resume her
flm activities at the R-k-O Radio
Picture studios and will star in three
pictures during the new season Her
first starring vehicle will be in Sir
James NJ. Bsrrie's The Little Min
ister" and her role viii be that of the
gypsy girl originated and made IA
nous on the stage by Maude Adams.
Evening star., 1934-07-29
In Local Music Circles

Summer school of the University of
Maryland at College Park last Tues
day.
Warren F. Johnson, organist. will
play Impressions Gothiques, by
Garth Edmundson, before the eve
ming service at the Church Of the
Pilgrims today.