The Washington times., 1935-10-29

"A suggestion for using and pre-
serving the daily music themes:
Many teachers of music apprecia-
tion advise their pupils to clip the
daily themes paste them on 3x5
filing cards, place the composers
name at the top, and file them in
alphabetical order by cOmpOsers.)
"Anglo-Saxophone," is a new
instrument invented by Irwin
Cobb. or Is it? 1t would not seem
strange if man who has crowded
into a part of his life time the ex-
periences of being an author,
humorist. war correspondent, play
wright, and recently a movie
actor, should turn to the field OF
music for a further outlet OF his
ebullient spirits.
One can only guess as toI
whether the "Anglo-Saxophone," ,"
Is related to the English horn or
whether it is an entire Pigment OF
the authors imagination. If Irwin
Cobb is seriously contemplating
the field of music, we make bold
to suggest that his lips might
find a delicate balance within the
cavernouS confines of the teacup-
size Inouthpiece of the BIB Sousa'
phone.
The American Ballet Of New
York. which is now the official
ballet troupe of the Metropolitan
Opera Company under the direc-
ton of George Balanchine, be-
came little too ambitious at the
outset of this season in planning a
tour of sixty cities. BY the time
the ballet had visited Scranton,
Pa, it's. seventh stop, tFS box
office response it was reported,
was insufficient to pay salaries
with the result that the tour was
abruptly halted.
The. reputation of the American
Ballet is evidently yet too new in
the minds of the public. While
the new direcor is a Russian well
trained in the Russian school Of
dancing the frame of the organi-
zation will have to grow. The in
terruption of the tour will not
affect the already contracted for
season of the American Ballet at
the Metropolitan.
Sonata Recital
Milton Schwartz, violinist, and
Betty Baum, pianist, gave a
sonata recital last night at Pierce
Hall before a highly enthusiastic
audience The numbers showed
careful preparation and were
played with a smooth finish.
Mr.. Schwartz, member of the
first violin section of the National
Symphony Orchestra, (third out
side chair, possesses a breadth
and warmth of tone that is most
pleasing. Miss Baum. who has
appeared in recital in the annual
Piano Festivals, gave most
sympathetic accompaniment that
merged with the voice Of the
violin but never submerged it.
Another attempt to produce
grand opera in popular form ap-
pears with the announcement Of
the program of the New York
Recital Bureau of the WPA. Grand
concerts in English will be per
formed but the accompaniment
will consist of only two pianos.
With seven symphonic orches-
tras and bands under the WPA in
New York city alone, it seems
strange the accompaniment will
be limited to pianos. So much of
the charm of opera. music lies in
the orchestration.
The Founder's-Day concert of
the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
Foundation, will be given in the
chamber music auditorium of the
Library of Congress tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The
chamber music program will be
played by the KrollBritt-Sheridan
Trio.
The Trio is made up of the
following musicians; William Kroll
violinist, Horace Britt, violoncel-
list, Frank Sheridan, pianist. The