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Milford chronicle., 1937-05-07
Never Satisfied"

Years ago, people used to have
telephone trouble pretty often.
Today there's mighty little repair
work on telephones. / just fixed a
worn out cord in one house and
they told me it was the first tele-
phonerouble they'd had in eleven
years. I can't vouch for that, but
I do know that telephone equip
ment is getting better every year
because our research people are
never satisfied. They're always
trying to improve your service.
Of course, it's not a hundred per-
cent trouble-free yet - but when
trouble does come, we get ii fixed
in a hurry. Nobody wants to
be without telephone service
these days."
Research that eliminates re-
pairs also helps to keep down
the cost of service. Today al
most everyone can afford a
telephone. You can have one in
your home for less than
dime a day. Just call the
Business Office.
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NOTICE-Music. Teacher and Solo
ist. Instruction ON Tenor Banjo. Guitar.
Mandolin. Harmony. Music for all oc-
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7.PRIVATE SALE of Furniture. l will
offer my furniture at private sale on
Saturday. May 8. at my home on East
Front street. George Wilson. Milford.
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WANTED--bfan with car to take over
profitable Rawleigh Route. Established
customers. Must be satisfied with earn
ings of $50 a week to start Write Raw
leigh's. Dept. DEE-iS-10i. Chester. Pa.
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FOR RENT-Three room apartment.
Bath. electric. 1l9 North Walnut street.
Milford. a30-2tp
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FOR RENT-House. c. V. Wilkerson.
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FOR RENT-Wharfs. also beach front
building lots. King. Cedar Beach. Mil
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NOTICE-Let us refinish your floors
with our modern sanding equipment.
Satisfaction guaranteed. All types of
floor finishes. Grier Bros. Paint Store.
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WANTED-Ba rber. experienced. APP
ply Stephen r. Knoll. Milford. Del.
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WANTED-A man to live in tenant
house and work on farm. House rent.
fire wood and garden free. Vernon p.
Hood. near Old Wilson Burnt Mills.
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FOR SALE--A 269 acre farm. located
In Seaford Hundred. Delaware. about
Two miles from Sharptown. Md. Apply
Mrs. Clay Davis. Laurel. Delaware.
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Evening star., 1937-10-09
Rosa Ponselle to Open
Concert Series Here
Famous Soprano to Be Heard
Next Sunday, Giving
Full Recital.

and in adding her tn the roster Of
Sunday afternoon concert attractions
at Constitution Hall, Mrs. Dorsey has
given Capital music lovers their first
opportunity to enjoy this great singer
at popular admission prices.
Miss Ponselle will be assisted by
Stuart Ross at the piano, and her
program will include three noted oper-
attic arias: "Adieh Forets," from
Tschaikowsky's Jeanne dare;
"Addio del PassatO," from Verdi's La
Traviata," and "Chanson Boheme,' "
from Bizet's Carmen"
Seats for the concert by Miss Pom
selle, which will be the first OF II
concerts and recitals announced by
Mrs. Dorsey for the 1878 season at
Constitution Hall, are now available
at Mrs. Dorsey's Concert Bureau, In
Droops, 1900 G. street northwest.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
"Rigoletto' to Be Sung
On Tuesday Evening
Washington Association Giving
Performance With Popular Cast.

Venezuela with q company composed
Of Metropolitan Opera stars. The role
OF the Duke brings tine well-known
operatic tenor, Ralph Errolle. who last
appeared here in Faust with Feodor
Chaliapin.
Sylvia Grazzini. promising colors-
tura soprano, makes here her debut
as Gilda and Anne Yaeo McGuffey.
resident contralto. will be heard as
Maddalena. Metropolitan Opera chor-
listers and Washington symphony nu-
sicians will be under the direction of
Maestro Fulgenzio Guerrieri. veteran
conductor of the San Carlo Opera
and other companies. A "Minuet" Is
danced in the first act by dancers of
the Marian Chace studios.
The performance Ia sponsored BY
the new Washington Popular Opera
Association and is under artistic d.
rection of Amelia Cont. Of the Metro
pplitan and Chicago Civic Opera COM
panies. Tickets are available ct the
Opera Associations Office in the Re-
leigh Hotel and at the Homer l.. Kit
Co., 1880 @ street.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
CENTER FEATURES
BY PROFESSIONALS

ELIZABETH K. PEOPLES, director
of the Community Center Depart
ment Of the District Of Columbia pub
lie schools. announces the opening on
Monday Of 4 brief two-week campaign
to present to Wsshingtonians the new
national concert plan by which the
Community Center is sponsoring a
series Of four events at Roosevelt High
School auditorium this season. All Of
these programs are chosen for their
educational and good entertainment
features. They are a departure in
the activities of this department, for
the artists all are professionals.
The campaign headquarters will be
in the Washington Hotel and tickets,
which will be handled only on series
basis, are modestly priced and can be
secured there. Arnold Lovejoy, for
mer head Of the voice department in
two well-known American UNIVERSE
ties, is in general charge Of this series
The four programs will all be given
on Wednesday evenings in the Roose-
welt High School auditorium at Sis
pm. Originally tickets were also
handled by Mrs. Dorsey's Concert Bu-
reau, but are now available at the T.
Arthur Smith Concert Bureau, 910 G
street northwest.
Mrs. Peoples states that the Com
munity Center Department is spon-
soring these events because they have
discovered a genuine interest among
groups of citizens connected with
school activities in having such events
available in q school auditorium. Va
rious civic and educational local or
ganizations are lending their support
to this endeavOr.
The opening event will be a song
recital, in person. by Margaret Speaks.
niece Of Obey Speaks Of "On the Road
to Mandalay" fame, and famous in
her own right via the radio as "The
Voice of Firestone." Miss Speaks will
make her Washington debut in this
series November 3.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
MUSICIANS JOIN
STUDIO STAFF

A LICE FINCKEL, concert pianist,
and John Alden Finckel national
ly known cellist and composer, an
nounce the addition of Frank Kneisel,
we'll known violin soloist and teacher
Of New York, to their music studios.
Mr. Kneisel and Mr. Finckel have
been concertizing for the past several
seasons through the United States and
Canada under the management Of the
Columbia Concert Corp. Of New York
City and are booked again this year
for another long tour, starting in
January.
Mr.. Kneisel started his career In
1926. He has had wide experience in
teaching and has taught successfully
for the past 10 years. He will teach
at the Finckel Studios, at 14l8 Rhode
Island avenue northwest.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Ormandy's
Sc eaSOn to
Open Soon
Programs Offered
By Philadelphia
Orchestra.

EUGENE oRMANDY, who will WELD
the baton over the Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra at its first Wash
ington program this month Tuesday.
October 25, at 8:45 pm, has Just
returned home to Philadelphia after
conducting Summer festivals in vi
emma and Linz, vacationing near
Salzburg in August and conducting
opening programs of the season in
Copenhagen and Stockholm.
September 13 he led the Koenig-
liche Hofkapelle in its first program
in the Danish capital. September
II through the 18th Mr. Ormandy
launched the Swedish capitals music
season, leading the Stockholm SYM
phony Orchestra. This was the sec-
ond time Mr.. Ormandy has conducted
this organization in programs. Sep
tember % he returned to the United
States and has resumed rehearsals for
the Winter programs of the Philadel-
phia orchestra.
Fritz Kreisler, world famous and
beloved violinist. will be soloist on
this first Washington program, play
ing two concerti. the Bach E major
and the Mendelssohn E minor.
The T. Arthur Smith Concert Bu-
reau. which has presented the Phila-
delphia Symphony Orchestra since the
turn of the century, is again present.
ing it in five programs locally. Leo
pold Stokowski conducts the second
program November 80. The three
others, under Ormandy. will be given
January II, February /. when Szi-
geti. Hungarian violinist. is soloist. and
April 5, with John Charles Thomas
as guest artist. Reservations for
the season can be made at the Smith
Concert Bureau, 910 G street north
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Here
To Be Given
For Week
Columbia Company
Coming to Rialto in
Popular Classics.

WASHINGTON music lovers who
w have been forced to journey else
where for grand opera are guaranteed
Fall season in their own city this
year in the announcement today that
the Columbia Opera Co. Of New York
will present nine performances at the
Rialto Theater from October l8
through October "a.
The season, which will mark the de-
but in Washington of the highly sue
cessful Columbia Opera Co. will be
presented at popular prices. The most
popular operas in the Columbia S
repertoire will be presented during the
Washington engagement, according to
Armand Bagarozy. general director of
the company. The entire company, in
cluding principals, chorus, ballet. or
chestra, costumes, scenic and lighting
effects. will be transported here for the
performances.
The schedule Of presentations, which
will begin Monday night, October 18,
and continue through Sunday night,
October "a, includes: "Cavalleria Rus
ticana' and "Pagliacci," Monday night;
"Rigoletto" Tuesday night, Faust"
Wednesday night, Barber of Seville
Thursday night. La Traviata" Friday
night. Martha" (in English) Saturday
afternoon. Carmen" Saturday night,
Lucia di Lammermoor" Sunday after
noon and III 7rovatore" Sunday
night.
Among the principals who will sing
throughout the week are Ralph Errole,
Louise Cacelotti, Mario Palermo
Rocco Pandiscio, Alfredo Chigi and
Luisa Coranina.
Tickets will 60 on sale this week at
the r. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau,
910 G street northwest.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
OPERA "RIGOLErTO"
opens the Washington musical
seaG.r nevt r,1exdov evepfpo q

TINE OPERA "RICOLETTO"
opens the Washington musical
seasJn next Tuesday evening
at Constitution Hall Based on
Victor Hugo's novel, lie Roi s'Amuse," !"
"Rigoletto' Is esteemed to be one Of
the finest Of the Verdi operas, despite
Its horrible plot and array Of despic-
able characters.
Important numbers in the brilliant
~ melodious score include, In Act I,
the Dukes aria, boasting Of his in
constancy, "Questa o quella";; Rigo-
letto's soliloquy, after his interview
With the Assassin, "Pari Siame"; in
Act II. the duet for Gilda and the
Duke, "Addio" and Gilda's horid love
song. "Caro nome; and in Act III
occurs the Dukes graceful aria, La
donna mobile" and one OF the most
perfect ensembles to be found In the
entire range Of opera. the quartet
singing Lovely Maiden, to thy
charms"
The leading role will be sung by
Angelo Pilotto, baritone Of La Scala
just returning from a triumphal
three weeks opera engagement In
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Music Classes.
GERTRUDE PRICE Mrs. Herbel

GERTRUDE PRICE MRS. Herbert
Wollner) is new director OF music
at the Green Acres Progressive School.
Recently returned to Washington. she
has opened her new studio at 2700 @
street.
Gertrude Prices special class, in i'm
provization and simple composing for
children from 8 to 13, Is also special
feature this season at the children's
art center of the National Child Re-
search Center. In this group the older
children Of the art center will supple
ment their private instrumental music
studies by developing creative tech
nique toward original work.
A demonstration class for parents,
at each school, will be given this week.
Evening star., 1937-10-09

TT is therefore of the utmost i'm
portance that students be drilled
in proper tone conception. The ma
jority OF pupils seldom listen to
themselves and, moreover, are impa-
tient at being required to do 50. They
know they have "a good ear" and
are content. But that good ear is
not always the perfect ear necessary
for the performance Of great music.
The sense Of correct pitch can be
cultivated, but only through the ef-
fort of concentration. One cannot
say, 1--WE got It," and forget about
it, especially those musicians who must
find the pitch themselves without
having it already established on
their instrument. They must think
about it constantly and test 1t un-
ceasingly.
Probably many gifted musicians
would be surprised to learn that the
reason of their slight success has to
do with their conception Of musical
tone. An audience may not be able
to diagnose the trouble in that man
ner, but they will know that the tone
of a performer is not pleasing and
that there is little clarity in any
thing he does. Imagine violinist
whose conception Of pitch is not i'm
peccable playing the second move
ment of the Mendelssohn Concerto"
or singer trying to put over song
like, shall we say, Dvorak's Songs
My Mother Taught Me" Quality
does not count, musicianship does not
count; nothing counts If the tone u
impure.
Now the great drawback is that
the majority Of people are SO positive
that they hear correctly. 1t is true
that they are not noticeably of pitch
but simply that they have not reached
that secure plane Of tonal production
that is of the utmost beauty and
purity. There may be but shadow
of difference, but that shadow may
considerably alter the musical effect.
So accustomed is the ordinary ear to
hear the under vibrations of a tone
only. that when some one with a tonal
production that sits firmly in its little
grove Is heard, the sound is unfamiliar
1t may seem too pointed, or even cold,
to the uneducated.
TEACHERS and group instructors
cannot be sufficiently urged to in
sist on high tone placement. The
music in churches where a choir pre-
dominates would take on more
spiritual hue if careless tonal place.
ment could be eliminated and instru-
mental ensembles could have the en-
thusiastic support OF greater numbers
if that end could be attained. It Is
praiseworthy, indeed, to have as many
as possible occupied with music, but
what do they gain If they know moth
| Ing OF the real sound of music? For
this art demands the best before its
treasure house can be penetrated.
Otherwise one is but looking through
the windows at treasures one can
never make his own The most
precious gift which music brings to
humanity is absolutely pure and har-
monious tone.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
RECORDS ARE MADE
IN CHAMBER MUSIC

I AUNCHING Of project of un-
usual interest to music-lovers
nationally was made known today, in
joint announcement by the New
Friends OF Music and the r. c. A.
Victor Co., that arrangements have
been completed for the cooperation
Of the two organizations in recording
on phonograph discs the larger pro-
portion Of the musical works to be
played during the Is chamber music
concerts sponsored by the New Friends
Of Music in New York's Town Hall.
As far as it is practical, the an
nouncement stated, the recording Of
the chamber music and lieder of such
composers as Mozart, Schubert and
Schumann will be made by the same
great artists performing these works
In the concerts. 1t is hoped that
majority Of these works will be made
available to music lovers Simultaneous
ly with the performances at Town
Hall. To make this possible, r. c. A.
Victor has already begun recording
the music wherever the artists are
within reach Of its recording studios
In New York. Chicago, Los Angeles,
and in London and Paris. An an
nouncement Of the compositions al
ready recorded and the dates of their
issuance will be made shortly.
Among the artists who will record
under the present arrangements are
the following ensembles: The Buda-
pest. the Kolisch, the Pro Arte, the
Kreiner Quartets and the Pasquier
Trio; also Artur Schnabel. Rudolf
Serkin, Hortense Monath and Karl
Ulrich Schnabel. pianists. and Fried
rich Schorr, Elizabeth Schumann and
Ria Ginster. among others.
The importance Of the new project
to music lovers everywhere was
stressed in statements by l. A. Hirsch-
mann, founder Of the New Friends of
Music, and E. Wallerstein. head of the
r. c. A. Victor record division, who
pointed out that this is the first time
that an entire series of non-commer-
cial concerts devoted to music of
type which is usually available to only
a comparative few in the larger music
centers will be put in permanent form
by the most advanced technical
methods and made available to music
lovers everywhere exactly as performed
by the most outstanding musical
virtuoses.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Elect Organist.


~ Gently been elected organist OF
Hamline Methodist Church, Sixteenth
and Allison streets northwest, filling
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Edith Athey. He brings with him
many years of experience, having
played in churches since the age of IT.
An ardent admirer of the late DR.. Fred
Wolfe, the famous Bach exponent OF
Bethlehem, Pa, he was one of the last
pupils Of that master of organ playing
Upon the death Of DR.. Wolfe Mr.. Nc
Keever continued his study with
Charles H. Doersman, professor OF
organ playing at Columbia Univer-
sity, New York City. Mr.. McKeever
has studied piano with James Friskin
and theory with DR.. Madeley Richard
son and others of the Juilliard School
New York City. He expects to devote
= part Of his time to the teaching ot
piano and organ.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
RUBINSTEIN CLUB
HAS REHEARSALS

T INDER direction of Claude Robe
son, the Rubinstein Club will be-
gin rehearsals Tuesday evening at
7:45 at the Willard Hotel. Applica-
ton for membership may be made by
communicating with the president.
Mrs. Leon E. Truesdell of 3429 Ordway
street northwest. Arrangements may
be made through her for additions.
The club is made up Of a chorus of
solo voices and is rounding out its
twenty-ninth year. Two concerts a
year are given. The first is January
rs. A number Of events are being
planned for both active and associate
members.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Dinner Program.

A T THE dinner to be given in honor
Of the 150th anniversary of the
formation of the Constitution of the
United States Monday at the Wardman
Park Hotel by members of Group 848
Of the Polish National Alliance music
will be supplied by two orchestras, a
harpist, violinist and contralto.
Preceding the dinner the United
States Marine Band will play for one
hour. During the dinner a concert
orchestra will play. Other numbers
will be presented by Sylvia Meyer,
harpist with the National Symphony
Orchestra; w. Niesulkowski, violinist
with the same organization, and Genia
Sielinska of the National Opera Com
pany of New York and the Philadel-
phia Civic Grand Opera Company.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Sunday Concert.

THE second in the series of Sunday
evening concerts at the Roosevelt
Hotel will be held tomorrow at $40,
when Rita Rozada, dramatic contralto
will present a costumed recital. A
native of the Basque province of Spain.
Senorita Rozada. will sing group of
Spanish folksongs. Classicals. spirit
uals and silhouettes in costume will
also be presented
Evening star., 1937-10-09
MADRIGAL GROUP
TO GIVE PROGRAM

THE Madrigal Singers, directed by
Mrs. John Milton Sylvester, re-
sumed weekly rehearsals early in Sep
tember, opening their eleventh sea-
son. Since its inception this group
has made = practice of giving occa-
sional programs for the charitable in
stitutions of the city, and in pursuance
Of this policy will on October 10 be
presented at the Methodist Home,
Connecticut avenue and Ellicott street,
by the Reading Circle, Madge c. Bar
tie, president. The usual program of
sixteenth century madrigals and folk
music will be given.
The personnel comprises Winifred
Thomas Clark, Elizabeth Waters, Elsie
Rogers Graham, Gladys Roberts, Mary
Lerch Brice, George Roth, Charles T.
Hitler and George F. Madgeburger.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Singer to Teach.

MARIE BUDDE. operatic soprano,
A has recently accepted an ap-
pointment as instructor in voice at
Hood College, Frederick, Md.
Miss Budde Is well known in WASH
ington for her work as soloist with
the Washington Symphony Orchestra,
under the direction of Antonia Brico.
She has also scored successes with the
Philadelphia Civic Opera Company,
the Chicago Civic Opera Company
and the Cincinnati Opera Company.
Evening star., 1937-10-09

of music. determines the musicianship
of an artist and, according to the char
acter of the aural reactions Of the
musical layman. the personal estimate
of his work or the value of a compost
ton. Too much stress cannot be put
on the Importance Of the function OF
correct hearing either in music study
or In the more passive role of listener
The question of a musical ear cannot
be dismissed by the fact that onegcan
distinguish tones with ease and grasp a
melody quickly. This is but the Begin
ming. and the more the ear is trained
TO fineness of perception the higher
the standard of music becomes.
Every one who has attended a series
Of concerts is conscious of the develop
ment Of his perception and, along with
1t. his sense of appreciation. A first
visit to a symphony concert, for ex-
ample, is apt to leave an uncultured
music lover with the feeling that, in
the quantity Of sound, it is extremely
difficult to follow the thread of the
theme or gain clear idea of what it
10 on dROQb. L llC SdlllC llSlSIltI Will Dt
astonished to find how everything be-
comes clarified with repeated visits. He
will not realize, perhaps, that it is his
ear that is being educated.
RUT the status of hearing OF those
who form the public is not nearly
20 important as that of the performer.
The character of his work and his
power Of projecting it for his audi
ences' pleasure depends, in great part
on his own conception of tone quail
ity. Tone is given to the musician as
color to the painter, and he must
know how to use and blend it in the
same manner as an artist of the
brush. 1t is meant to represent some
thing and is capable of infinite va
riety, so that an artist who does not
understand the possibilities of COM
bination in tone possesses but medi-
ocre talent.
The state of development of musical
hearing in both artists and music
lovers is often the result of their
first musical training. Most stu
dents are required to play or sing
on pitch, but do they really under
stand what correct pitch is? Every
tone has it's own particular niche in
the musical scale, technically set down
In the number Of vibrations required
to produce it. Only gifted few are
able to strike that perfect vibration,
while others attain a fraction below
or above and call it correct pitch.
Singers and string instrumental
lists have the greatest difficulty, for
the proper placing OF a tone de-
pends upon themselves. They are
often not required to strive for that
clear. high ring Of the tone which
gives a secure grounding on which an
artist can bring to play his refined
sense of tonal color. If this founda-
ton is not laid there can be no beauty
Injected into music. for its very es-
eential is lacking. And, what is more
way is laid open for time to take
its toll, and very quickly the tone
eaes more and more until it is def
nitely off pitch.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
NHE new musical season OF 1897
38 will be glamorously ushered
in locally next Sunday after

Il noon, october II, at 1 O'Clock,
when Rosa Ponselle, famous dramatic
soprano of the Metropolitan Opera
Association. will appear in full-length
recital as the opening attraction of
Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey's first Sun
day afternoon concert series.
Next Sundays concert at Consti-
tuition Hall will mark Miss Ponselle's
first appearance at that auditorium
since her memorable appearance there
on March 4, 1888, at the inaugural
concert which welcomed President
Roosevelt to the White House. She
has appeared, however, several times
in the interim as an outstanding at
traction of Mrs. Lawrence Townsends
morning musicales at the Maynower,
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Musical Opening.
4 T THE openine meetin,

At THE opening meeting Of the
German Literary Society next
Saturday evening. October 16, Eliza
beth Rankin King, pianist, will play
Edward" ballad by Brahms; ovid
mung," Schumann-Liszt, and "Dan-
seuses de Delphes" and "L'Isle JOY
euse," by Debussy, and Ethel Pyne, So
prano, will sing "Weber's "Ozean, du
Ungeheuer," from Oberon; "Morgen-
Hymne," by Henschel; "Widmung," !"
by Schumann, and "Fruehlingsreigen,
by F1eischman, accompanied by Nor
ma T. Trummer.