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To Be Held.
On MONDAYS.
Mrs. Lawrence Town
send Announces List
of Artists.
full announcement Of the
artists to appear at Mrs. Law
renee ToWnSend'S morning

TINE full announcement Of the
artists to appear at Mrs. Law
renee Townsend's morning
i musicales at the Mayflower Ho-
tel, which will be changed this year
from Wednesday to Monday morn
ings, is as follows:
On Monday, December 20, Enid
Szantho, the young Hungarian con-
tralto. who will begin her first Amer
ican tour in October, will make her
Washington debut on the same pro-
gram with John Charles Thomas,
baritone, Of the Metropolitan Opera,
who Is a great favorite in this city.
January 4 the celebrated violinist.
composer and pianist, George Enesco.
will be presented, together with Felix
Salmond, cellist. Each artist will be
heard on his respective instrument
and together in the American pre-
miere Of Mr.. Enesco's cello and piano
Sonata" written especially for Mr..
salmond, with Mr.. Enesco at the
piano.
GtiAd@ ohA AC, eoPl anu, Vi IllC A4Cb-
ropolitan Opera will make her WASH
ington debut on January II, sharing
the program with the Metropolitan's
American tenor. Charles Kullmann.
heard here last season. Miss Burke
and Mr.. Kullmann will sing several
duets from operas in which they have
appeared together in New York.
The following week, on Monday.
January l8, will see the return of
Helen Jepson. whom Mrs. Townsend is
presenting for the third time at these
musicales. Making his Washington
debut at this same time will be the
Metropolitans splendid bass-baritone,
Ezio Pima. AS the final number on
the program, Mr.. Pima will sing the
duet from Don Giovanni" the op-
era In which he achieved fame, with
Miss Jepson.
At the next two concerts, four artists
will make their first Washington ap-
pearance. On Monday. January IS.
the young violinist, Ginette Neveu,
who at 16 years of age won the much
coveted flrst prize at the International
Violin Contest in Warsaw last year
over 299 entries, will be presented
together with Rudolph Zerkin, the
piano virtuoso brought by Toscanini
to this country as soloist with the
New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
The following Monday. February /.
the great Swedish mezzo-soprano. Ger
trude Wettergren whose Carmen at
the Metropolitan this Winter rivaled
the Interpretation of the role by Rosa
Ponselle, and the greatest Tristan of
today, Lauritz Melchior. will be in
troduced to Washington audiences for
the first time.
The final concert Of the season will
be given by Lotte Lehman, soprano.
in her fourth return engagement at
these musicaleS. With her will ap-
pear the Spanish celiist. Gaspar Cas-
sado, pupil of Pablo Casals and pro-
claimed the successor of his master
Mr.. Cascade Is also we'll known as a
composer, several of his compositions
having been heard here on concert
programs recently.
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Latin Music
To Be Given
On Thursday
Pan-American Union
to Present Soloist
and Navy Band.
first outdoor concert Of Latin
American music to be present.
ed this year by the Pan-Ameri-

TINE first outdoor concert Of Latin
American music to be present.
ed this year by the Pan-Ameri-
i can Union. in the Aztec Gar
dens OF the union, will be given on
Thursday evening from to 1890
o'clock. This will be the 79th program
presented by the union in which mu-
sic from the republics to the South
exclusively has been featured. The
instrumental portion of the program
will be played by the United States
Navy Band under the leadership Of
Lieut.. Charles Benter, and a young
operate tenor from Cuba, Gustavo
Carrasco. will be the assisting artist.
Lieut.. Benter has chosen a num-
Der of outstanding selections, most of
which are first renditions. The year
1886 marks the hundredth anniver-
sary Of the birth of Carlos Comes,
the great Brazilian composer, and In
honor of the occasion Lieut.. Benter
has included in his program grand
scenes from Comes opera La Fosca,"
the FIRST time this number has been
played in the United States. Otner
selections to be played by the band
are a paso-doble entitled "Metropoli-
tanos," by Carlos Monroy of Colom-
bia: "Calcuchima," an Inca step by
Carlos Valderrama of Peru; a fan
tasia by p. Morales Pine of Colombia,
entitled "Sobre Motivos," and a pot
pourri of habaneras by Chilean COM
posers. Instrumental solos will include
a cornet solo, "El indiana" by San
tero Maiquez OF Argentina; a from
bone solo, "Recuerdos del Chimbo-
raZo," by Francisco Paredes of Ecua-
dor. and quartet for harp, vibra-
phone and two xylophones entitled
"El Choclo." by A. G. Villoldo of Ar
gentina.
Senor Gustavo Carrasco was born
in Havana and has been in the United
States for several years, where he re-
ceived most Of his musical education.
He has appeared in concert, stage, ra-
dio, opera and has made recordings
for different phonograph companies.
He will sing numbers from Argentina,
Cuba, Guatemala and Mexico. In
honor OF the centenary of the birth of
Carlos Comes he will sing an aria
from the opera Salvador Rosa" in
which he will be accompanied by the
band.
The program. from $50 to 1890
PM. will be broadcast by short wave
to all the republics of the American
continent over three powerful short
wave stations, where 1t will be picked
up and rebroadcast over many local
stations. In the United States the pro-
gram will be carried over the Blue
of the National Broadcasting
Co. and will be sent out locally over
station WMAL.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Mcpherson Date Changed.
DE ENOUX SMITH of the T, Arthur

q
Smith Concert Bureau an.
nounces that, due to the sudden with
drawal Of John Lewis Meehan. we'll
known radio and motion picture
tenor, from scheduled tour with
Aimee Semple Mcpherson, famous
evangelist, the latter's Washington
appearance at Constitution Hall. orig
inally scheduled for Wednesday night,
has been postponed until Tuesday
night. June 9, at $50 pm.
Mrs. McPherson's personal manager
advised Mr.. Smith that Meehan has
been Unexpectedly recalled by the
motion picture company with which
he is under contract to 60 ION loca-
ton" for q new picture and it will be
some time before he will be available
again for concert appearances. There
fore, the temporary postponement of
the local program to enable Mrs.
Mcpherson to secure another assisting
soloist. DR.. Albert Harmed and his
National Capital Choir of this city,
originally scheduled to appear on this
program, will do 30 on June Q. They
Will sing selections from the oratorios
Redemption" and Messiah" and
Mrs. McPherson's special arrange
ment OF "The Lords Prayer" as
composed by Mallotte.
Reservations can be made at this
time for this program through the
smith Concert Bureau, 9l0 q street
northwest
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Juniors Give Benefit.
THE District OF Columbia Federatic

THE District Of Columbia Federation
of Music Clubs, Eva Whitford
Lovette. president: Gertrude Lyons,
State junior counselor, and Mrs. r. E.
Espy, chairman of junior contest, pre-
sented the students from the Junior
Federated Clubs in q contest last Sat-
urday afternoon and evening, May Is,
in Barker Hall. when the following
members won first, second and third
places: Lorraine Benton, Genevieve
Billheimer, John Correll, Doris Mae
Court, Elizabeth Cramer, Louise Julia
Court. Doris Demaree, Beth Durant,
Caroline Embry, Ann Friedman, Janet
Guess, Betty Louise Heider, Frank
Hermann, Mary Jane Hopkins. Helen
Large. Harrison Letter, jr.: John Lef-
fer, Florence Lyman, Jean McCand-
lish, Irene Nimetz. Virginia Perrin,
Olive Rickard. Virginia Roberts, Helen
Saunders, Miriam Scott, Frances L.
Shellhouse. Jean Sherwood. Billy SUIT
ton, Bernice Willett and Virginia
Wright.
The counselors presenting these
pupils were Camille Allensworth, Lucy
M. Boyer. Thelma Callahan, Flora
Clayton. Elena Crivella, Rose Crivella,
Lillian Petersan and Arsenic Ralon.
The judges for violin were Mary Park
Clements, Herman Rakeman and
Grace Powell. The judges for piano
were La Sale Spier, Felicia Rybier and
Pearl Waugh.
These students will be presented in a
a recital on Sunday, June 7, at
O'Clock In the Sale de Recital, 1928 q
street. The proceeds Of this concert
will be contributed to the fund being
raised by the junior organizations for
the National Symphony fund. The
public is cordially invited.
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In Local Music Circles

will resume rehearsals early In oc.
tober at the Willard Hotel.
Lewis Moneyway, president Of the
Arts Club. announces the appoint.
ment OF Miriam B. Hilton as chair.
man and Margaret Tolson vice chair.
man of the Music Committee OF the
club.
A recital by piano pupils of the
public schools will be given ON We'd
nesday at 8 pm. at the B. w. Murch
school, Connecticut avenue ard
Davenport street.
A concert will be given by Chan.
ter D. p. z. O., at the Mount Pleas.
ant Congregational Church on Tues.
day. June 2. at $50 pm.
Fun, Frollic, Food and Farewell"
will be presented by the Lovette Choral
Club for its last calendar event of this
season on Monday at $50 at the club
studio. 1925 @ street northwest. The
program will follow the annual busi-
ness meeting and election Of Officers,
which is to be held at 8 o'clock in the
club studio.
Mrs. Paul N. Brumbaugh Is in
charge Of the program, with Nav
1nez Eyre as hostess of the evening.
A surprise program Is in store for
tnose who are present. Associate
members are invited even though the
usual guest tickets will not be issued,
The Eastern High School Singers
group of 100 mixed voices under
the direction Of Paul D. Gable and
Carrie v. Byram, sang at Central
High School on Friday at a mass
meeting at which Senator Capper
and DR.. Ballou wae the principal
speakers.
Peggy Kelly and Sara Weiner. sec.
retary of the new dance group NJ
washington, have been sent by the
washington group as delegates to the
nrst National Dance Congress, which
Is being held this week at the Theresa
l.. Kaufman Theater, in New YORK
City. The Dance Congress is spon.
sored by the New Dance League. the
Dancers Association and the Dance
Guild.
Evening star., 1936-05-23

WIN program featuring many Ol Ilio'
outstanding compositions.
Antonio Carlos Comes was born on
July II, 1885, in Campinas, Brazil, of
Portuguese parents. His father and
his fathers brother were both we'll
known musicians, the former teacher
of music and orchestra conductor and
the latter a famous violinist. Both
encouraged the young Carlos to take
up the career of music and SUPER
vised his early studies. When he was
Is years old he began composing, and
five years later entered the Con-
servatory of Rio de Janeiro to devote
himself TO this particular branch Of
music under the tutelege of the Italian
professor Giannini.
In twelve months his first opera, "A
Eoite de Castello," was produced at
the opera house in Rio de Janeiro
with such overwhelming success that
the attention of the Emperor, Dom
Pedro II, was attracted. He con-
ferred upon the young composer the
knighthood of the Order Of the Rose,
but with the production of Comes
second opera. Joanna de Flandres."
after he had been appointed orches-
ira conductor of the National Opera,
the Emperor's favor took more sub
stantial form and he offered to
finance the further study in Italy of
the composer Comes entered the
Conservatory of Milan and a short
time later, he received the title of
maestro" In recognition of his talent.
THE story is told that Comes was
- seated in sidewalk cafe in Milan
one day when a neWsboy passed by
with his wares. He called out I'll
Guarany, Brazilian novel by Jose
de Alencar; story of the Indians"
and when he heard the announce
ment, Comes jumped to his feet,
bought the novel and hurried home
to read it. He was so moved by the
story that he began to put it in opera
form at once and worked at it with
unabating enthusiasm. This was the
work that caused the most famous
and beloved Italian composer to her.
aid the young man as his successor
and which made him famous in the
difficult world of Italian opera
Two other operas followed in quick
succession, "Fosca" and "Salvator
Rosa" both Of which received the high
eommendation of another famous
composer, Gounod. "Salvator Rosa"
was produced at the Carlo Felice
Opera House, in Genoa. and became
Immediately the most popular opera of
the time in Italy. Other operas fol-
lowed, some given their premiere in
Rio and some in Italy, until finally
his next greatest work, Condor" was
given its first performance at La Scala
with tremendous success.
Comes was not exclusively an oper-
attic composer, but won renown with
other forms Of composition. For the
uuatercentenary celebration of the
discovery of America, he wrote a SYM
phonic poem, Colombo" and at the
request of the Emperor of Brazil, THE
American Centennial Hymn" for the
Philadelphia Exposition in 1872. A
great number of songs, in native style,
and numerous hymns are priced IA
vorites in the musical catalog Of
Brazil.
T'HE appointment as director of the
conservatory at Para came to
Carlos Comes In 1895, but he enjoyed
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Program at Gunston Hall.
TOMORROW evening at a o'cl,

II SIhSItIsS" OtCIilIlB az q D CLOCK
the music faculty of Gunston Hall
School will present a recital with Mar
jorie Lowe. soprano. and Minna Me
mann, pianist. Nation Boyce will be
the accompanist.
"Tanzlied" and "Faden," by Richard
Trunk; "Morgen" and "zueignung," by
Richard Strauss; an aria. "Connais tu
le pays" from "Mignon," by Thomas;
Midsummer by Amy Worth;
Clouds" by Ernest Charles; "Ay Gil
tanos," by Vera Eakin, are the selec-
tions by Marjorie Lowe.
Miss Neimann will play the "Cho-
rale," by Bach-Hess; "Pastorale," by
Scarlatti; "Fantasie in F Minor" by
Chopin: the "Andante Sonata" by
Schumann; "Intermezzi," by Brahms;
"The Trout" by shubert-Liszt;
Theme and Variations" and Legend, {"
by Paderewski; Venetian Gardens, I"
by Walter Niemann. and the Fielder
maus Waltz" by Strauss -Dohnanyi.
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Concert Schedule
TOMORRO

Marjorie Lowe. soprano: Minna
Niemann, pianist; Joint recital.
Gunston Hall, 8 pm.
MONDAY.
Washington Opera Guild,
Joseph Levine, pianist, assisting,
Willard Hotel, $50 pm.
Bekefi-Deleporte dance recital,
Wardman Park Theater, $50
pm.
Navy Band, Hour Of Memories
program, II am.
Army Band. 5 pm.
TUESDAY.
Norman Frauenheirn, piano re-
cital Wesley Hall, l7os X street
northwest. 8:45 pm.
William Bracket, organ recital,
Church of the Epiphany, Sis
pm.
Army Band, Walter Reed Hos
pital. $50 pm.
Soldiers Home Band. 7 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Clelia Fioravanti, soprano;
Priska Kaapar. pianist; Howard
Moore, baritone, in Evening Of
Classics" Washington Club, 8:45
pm. -
Alice Louise Hunter Dancers,
Roosevelt High School, $50 pm.
Navy Band, first outdoor public
program, 7:30 pm.
Army Band, 1880 an.
THURSDAY.
Latin-American music. Aztec
Gardens. Pan-American Union.
United States Navy Band. Lieut..
Charles Benter, conductor; Senor
Gustavo Carrasco, tenor; pm.
Soldiers Home Band, 7 pm.
FRIDAY.
Navy Band, Formal Gardens.
Walter Reed Hospital. $50 pm.
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Choir Repeats Program.

3s1 ~ Sappeiia Cnolr, under the a."
rection Of Ruby smith stahi, will
repeat large part Of its sixth annual
Lenten concert, given at the Maynower
Hotel in March, at its church home.
the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and q streets. on Tuesday eve
ming, June 2. at 8 o'clock.
This second public concert in WASH
inston is to be given at popular prices
because OF the interest stimulated by
recent .coast-to-coast broadcasts. the
presentation Of the choir at the White
House BY Mrs, Roosevelt. its enthu-
slastie reception at it, debut in Town
Hall IN New York last Spring. as well
as its successful formal concerts Of
previous years.
The choir win be assisted by Dale
Hamilton, bass: Dorothy Wilson Hal
bach, contralto, and Paul De Long
Gable, orsanist.
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the distinction but few months. The
following year he died. leaving behind
several unfinished operas on interest,"
ing and dramatic themes. With his
death, just 10 years ago, not only his
native country, but the world lost .
great musician who had keen sense
for the theater and the rare talent of
combining fire. picturesqueness and
melody in everything which he wrote.
Although Comes was under the in
fiuence of the Italian idiom, since his
training was almost exclusively In
that school, he utilized the tunes in
digenous to his country and often
characters associated with its history.
In him seemed to culninate the long
cherishing Of music which had been
the chief preoccupation of many cele-
brated men, who, from the earliest
days, sought to combine the musical
riches which the various peoples
brought into the country. The Bra
lillian Indian theme was the first
music known to the early colonists. to
which was added later the music Of
Spain and that of the transplanted
Negroes. Church music and the clas.
sizes were cultivated, even in those
primitive times, by wealthy landown-
ers who could afford to bring Euro
pean teachers to the new country.
Chief among these musical bene-
factors Of the eighteenth century was
Father Jose Mauricio, who was greatly
gifted and well grounded in viola,
organ, clavicord and voice. Under
his direction the choir of the Church
of St. Ignatius Loyola became IA
nous throughout the country and
contributed considerably to the repu-
tation which Rio de Janeiro held In
those days Of being one of the great
est musical centers in the world. In
tricate vocal and instrumental music
was executed with astonishing finish
by Negroes of both sexes who had
been trained by the PRIEST.
THE Emperor Dom Pedro I also was
noteworthy musician and COM
poser, and several Of his best works
have been preserved, including the
Independence Hymn" the overture
to an opera produced In Paris in 1882,
and much sacred music. Between
Father Jose Mauricio and the Bra
lillian genius, Comes, link was
formed by Francisco Manuel, q pupil
of Father Mauricio and the composer
of the Brazilian national anthem. At
the time when Comes was at the
height of his popularity and so truly
Italian in musical thought that the
Italians welcomed him as one of their
own, other young Brazilians were
writing under the influence of Liszt
and Wagner. the best known being
Leopoldo Miguez.
The man whose birth centenary
will be celebrated here on Thursday
accomplished more in the last CEN
tury than many present-day Ameri-
can composers have been able to do.
His works were performed in the
greatest opera houses of the world
and his genius recognized far beyond
his native shores. Although his music
bears Italian color, he never forgot
the music that sprang from his native
soil, and through his genius he made
it known and appreciated among the
musical elite Of the world. While his
talent belonged to the entire world.
he accomplished the patriotic duty of
spreading the music Of his homeland
to all nations.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Hunter Dancers Perform.

THE Alice Louise Hunter Dancers
- will present their Spring recital
at Roosevelt High School Auditorium,
Wednesday at $50 o'clock. Advanced
student dancers will be seen In 'The
Masquerade Ball." "Five Mazurkas," |"
"Thwarted" and Chopin" and the
small dancers, in age from 8 TO years,
will offer baby" ballet entitled The
Princess and the Rose"
Among the advertisements are Pas
de Trois," I'm Dutch" "Gavotte."
Caprice" and "valse Gracieuss." The
tap class will present three group
numbers, Rhythm in My Nursery
RhyMes," "Tapettes" and "Serenade
tc a Wealthy Widow"
Reservations may be made at Miss
Hunters studio. from the students and
ct the door.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
New Team.

MICHAEL WHALEN and Gloria
- Stuart will have the leading roles
in Across the AISLE" Twentieth Cen.
tury-Fox production under the direc-
ton ee II. Bruce Humherstoua,
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Levine Aids
OperaGuild
In Program
Pianist to Be Guest in
Music Offered Mon
day Evening.
LEVINE, pianist. who's

JOSEPH LEVINE, pianist, whose
headquarters are in Philadel-
phia. and who recently won the
Mcdowell Scholarship, will as
sist the Washington Opera Guild.
Nine. Gurle Luise Correa, director, in
a program of piano music and scenes
from famous operas, to be given in
the ball room of the Willard HOTEL
Monday night, at $50 o'clock.
This event is arranged to raise
funds for destitute families in the
South who are sufferers from the
tornado, The washington Opera
Guild, hopes to raise funds that will
be really helpful, and which will be
distributed through Red Cross author
tiles.
The program Monday night will in
clude the following opera scenes, with
Accomplishments by Marion May
Leonard:
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Great Brazilian's Music
To Mark His Birthday
Pan-American Union to Honor Comes
Genius in operate Field, at
Observance This Week.
Bv Alice EveystMam.

ONE IS years ago an opera composed by young Brazilian was sung for
time the famous La Scala In Milan and thrilled the
great Giuseppe exclaimed meeting the composer This
young beginning where left OIL The hon
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JOSEPH Levine.

Reservations can be made at the
newsstand Of the Willard Hotel or at
Nine Correa's studio, SOIL legation
street northwest.
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Frauenheim Recital.

NORMAN FRAUENHEIM will give
his last piano recital of the season
on Tuesday evening at S:45 o'clock at
Wesley Hall. 1903 K street northwest.
when he will play the following pro-
gram:
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Forum Presents Program.

AN Evening Of Classics" closes the
fourth season Of musicales spon-
sered by the International Art Forum
when Celia Fioravanti. mezzo-soprano
Friska KaSpar, pianist. and Howard
Moore, baritone. appear in recital at
the Washington Club, 1910 Seven
teenth street. on Wednesday evening,
at S:45 o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-05-23

Joseph Levine.
LA BOHEME."
Puccini.
The Washington times., 1936-08-12

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Store
Strike Is Settled

PHILADELP PHIA, Nov. 26
GN.SO. - Striking employees of
five large Philadelphia center-city
department stores, employing 20.-
900 workers. returned to their
jobs yesterday under undisclosed
terms of a settlement agreement
reported to be favorable to all
concerned. The agreement brought
to the retail establishments an
unprecedented boom.
The Washington times., 1936-11-26

What concrete steps tDiu Ger.
mann and Italy take in their neD
entente to check spread of COM
nunism from the Spanish ciUu
1Ddr? Nearly all possibilities are
loaded lOith orGUe danger, 1OriteS
Frank GerudSi, International
NeDs Seruice Staff correSpon-
dent, In the tollotDino article.
BY FRANK GERVASI
Copyright, 1885. by international
News Service)
The Washington times., 1936-11-26
Regent
Sees Italian Review

ROME, Nov. 26 GNSJ.-Italy
yesterday put on a review of Is, 900
troops for the sole edification of
Admiral Nicholas Horthy. regent
of Hungary, and his retinue, who
are here on friendship visit. A
crowd of 100000 greeted the Hun.
garian notableS on their arrival
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03
DIED

West Haven, April End, 1886, Gustav A. Becker, of Norris St., Aims Point, West Ha- ven. Funeral tomorrow afternoon. at 3:3O o'clock, from Clark Funeral Home, 20 State St., this city. Bur- ial in Pine Grove cemetery.