Evening star., 1937-08-14
F FAME STILL LIVES
Massenet, Who Died 25 Years Ago, Gave
Life to His Chosen Operate Field
and Set Pace for Others.

signal honor for this Youn9 man.
whose opera debut took place less than
10 years ago
wagner enthusiasts IN Washington
will hear Mort IN selections from the
role of Walter. DR.. Hans Kinder. con-
ductor of the National SYMPHONY.
plans to present music from = section
Of Die MeIStersinger" during the con-
cert in which The Festival Singers ap-
pear. II will he the first time that
Wagner. either in OCera or concert
form, has been sung here by 50 nota-
BILE raSt with a complete symphony
orchestra Die MeisterSlnger" will
provide The music for only one part
Of the program.
Inc Wagnerlan Festival Singers -
an ensemble OF Eve Of the finest volcez
in The world. In addition q Moor, and
klppjs, who needs no ntroduction m
America, there is Hllds Konetzni, Aus-
iran soprano NJ the Vienna and
Prague State Operas. Marta Xrasova
contrslto, prma donna OF the Nal
tlOnal Opera Al Prague. and JOEL
Ber2lund. Swedish baritone. uho ha i
sung with Kipnis in Sevpral Wagnerlan n
performances IN Europe, and comes I'd
America for The first rIme directly
from BuenoS Ares. where he has rom
peted trlumphal engagement 10 ths
Theater Colon.
kipnlS. although stlil Young ARTIST.
is sought after by every major opera
company in The world. He. too. mas
been singing AZ Salzburg This wear
ToScanlnl selected HIM for every per-
formance of The Magic Flute" and
"Fldelio' this season
II VAS in response 10 The popular
acclaim gwen the Nar0naI Svn-
phonYs Wagperlan interpretations LAST
Winter thai DR.. Kinder arranged 10
oren the next season with the assist
ance Of not one Nut FIVE. distinguished
artists IN concert devoted 10 Wac-
ner'S music.
The festival performa nce NJ he old
time melOdrama, The Drlnkaro." p
ne tenth weekly event of the season Al
he SWAN Thea'er Tueeosv nicht ~
clock, Will feature, IN addIr1on %
me play itself. = succession NJ
Nntr'acteS sung hv WelI-knopn Wash
lnetonians featuring musical numbers
mat were tremendously popular in he
a0S, he 80S. The CAV anS- all done IN
the costumes of The period. The pro-
ducuOn Is directed by NJ. Fornev Reese
Some Of The songs will Bs A Tavern
IN he Town and Take Rack Your
Gold sung bv AhCe Brennan. The
Moth and The Flame" and She Ma
Have Seen Better Davs. sung hv Raw
Ralne. both Of the FSteile Wentworth
Opera Group, Brennan and Ralne"
as they vii be billed on The Drunk
ard" proera m. VIII also be heard n
Cali Me Pei Names and She Sleeps
in The Valley"
The 81 Thomas Church Club prl1
offer inc Flora dora Sexret, and VII
90 the chorus paris of A Picvcie Built
for Two, 0hich Will be sung hv Ian.
and Larry Laurence The Man Who
Broke The Bank al Monte Carlo will
be sung bv Ben Smart: The Tdrtls
Lost Child by Rudolph Ewell. and
Jane Lawrence will offer tuo -oIo
numbers, Father Dear Father. Come
Home 70 Me Nov" and l Dont Want
TO PLAY in Your Yard"
The Drunkard'' IS presented ov ,hs
Langley Lambs Club of langley Com
munltv Center. and The produrt1nn il
sponsored nv the Summer Festival
Committee of he Community Centef
Department and the Office of National
Capital Parks.
Edward I HPnns berry planr~r and
teacher of THIS cltv, has INST rer1Irn@d
from concerr tour NJ rhp New Eng
land States and has opened studio
at 1877 Cornscrtc,u avenue north
west
Mrs Wander Y. Holcomh sopra NO,
Vlli he guest soIoiSr AT rhe - IN.
service at The Georgetown Preshvterian
Church tomorrow. Mary Gastrocs
Belt is or2anisr during the vaca non
OF Mrs Frank Akers Frost. Last Sun
day Robert l.. Huburr, ienor. was soloe
Isl. Mr.. Hulburt is & member of he
Georgetown PRESBYTERIAN Choir and
has served as its treasurer.
Emma Redell well-knour ccer.
singer formerly Of Washington. p WIS.,
iting her sister, Mrs. Bessie Ievenson
OF 4204 Thirty eighth street north
west. Miss Re6ell. who has sung OK
fenSlvelv in opera and concert IN Rus
sla, is editor Of Aria magazine nur
oIt by the Grand Opera ArraStS Axo-
citation OF America.
Mrs. Mitchell A Marques. rc-,raI,r
SolotSt Of Luther Place Aemor1a,
Church. who is spending sevsr.l week
At Saltalre. Fire Island n Y. 17i
return the hrst OF Sepremb~-.
Mrs. G Horolett DAVIS. orpa INST IN,
choir director Of the Lewis Memnrta
Methodist Church, has returned tro,I
MaSSsnetta Springs. Va, rher. sh3
attended The Sacred Music Fest,v91
and the School Of Sacred Music rrdeJ
the direction OF DR.. John Finley Will
hanson.
Helen Belt, violinist. with her sister.
Audrey Belt. morored 70 Great Bar
rington. Mass TO attend the RerkSn1rs
Symphonic Festival Of he Boston Or
Chestra, and also The South Mountain
Chamber Music Concerts.