The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-09
BY CARL L. DENIES

BY CAkL II. DENIES
The hot blasts of summer make
the concert-goerS of washington
look with longing glanceS toward
the Watergate and the Sylvan
Theater. Whether hot blasts have
withered up the prospect of the
usual Watergate concerts or not
remains to be seen. But the Sylvan
Theater season is scheduled to
start the, latter part OF this month,
June %.
There will be a 12-week season in
the Summer Festival program at
the Sylvan, opening with a con-
cert by the Civic Symphony Or
chestra conducted by Samuel
Page Ford, to be followed by a
production of the Gilbert and
Sullivan III. M. S. Pinafore," by
the Estelle Wentworth Group.
The U. S. Army Band, the L.
S. Marine Band, and the U. S.
Navy Band are giving their
regular series of outdoor concerts,
but there is one concert location
that seems to be missing this
year-the World War Memorial
site. A vague whisper was heard
somewhere to the effect that the
expense of lighting the World War
Memorial a couple of nights a
week was too great for the budget
of the National Parks Service.
Outside of the various hospital
concerts and the radio concerts
given at the auditoriumS of the
service bands, there is only one
solitary concert site under the Ma
tional Parks Service this year given
over to outdoor band concerts
the United States Capitol. Only a
few years ago, portable stages and
lights were carted around to sew
eral sections of Washington where
the service bands took turns CIV
ing concerts.
For the lighter side of music,
the local music stores report that
from the standpoint of record
sales in the popular field, where
or When" seems to be in the lead
with Marie" still popular, though
fading slowly. "Alibi Baby" and
September in the Rain" are eX-
pected to come rapidly to the fore
front.
Among the new Victor releases,
Eddie Duchin's smooth arrange
ments of Ten O'Clock Town."
from the musical comedy "Sea
Legs" and "a Star Is Born" from
the film of the same name, make
a record of good dance music.
Tommy Dorsey's recording of "Our
Penthouse on Third Avenue" from
the film, New Faces of 1887" pre-
sents catchy lyrics and poppy
music.
Score one for Lionel Hampton in
the line of a drum novelty rhythm
in "I Know That You Know"
when he gives an eccentric drum
solo that few percussionistS could
fathom. Some hot rhythm is
heard on the Blue Bird records,
king Porter's Stomp (Teddy
Hill and his Orchestral, and II
See You Can't Take It." with some
catchy effects by Tampa Red and
the Chicago Five.
Another Teddy Hill recording,
blue Rhythm Fantasy" weaves
some classical themes in a twisted
form in the medley. A blues vocal,
"Sold 1t To the Devil" sung by
Black Spider Dumplin', is a good
example of this type of song and
a good tango, "Aunque No.
Vuelvas." is among the Mexican
records.
Marian Chace will give a spring
concert program tonight at Cen
trail High School at $3.50 o'clock
with both advanced and junior
dance pupils appearing in the
varied program.
Miss Chace has composed her
own choreography to Tschaikow-
skis Sleeping Beauty" which
differs radically from that Of the
Ballet Russo. A large group will
give another dance which Miss
Chace has created to accompany
Ravels "Bolero."
A brief, but powerful epitome,
in dance form, of the history of