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Evening star., 1937-10-23
POPULAR OPERA
PERFORMANCES
'~T-HE BARBER OF SEVILLE" Ros

L Dh1DhIh vi h1IS &'-~A~s
sini's delightful comedy opera,
viii be the second presentation Of
the newly formed Washington Popu-
lar Opera Association, taking place
on Monday evening, November %, at
Constitution Hall.
Following the splendid patronage
accorded TO the "Rigoletto" presenta-
ton by the Washington musical pub
lie. the association directors feel that
they have been fully justified in
their belief that people here want
cpera II 1t can be attended at rea-
eonsble admission prices. The as
sociAtion, non-profit character.
will continue to maintain the lowest
possible scale of admissions in order
that persons OF the most modest
means will be able to enjoy its presen-
tations.
The association has invited the
aid OF Washington music lovers in
selecting operas TO be presented this
season by requesting that six Of the
following operas be listed as prefer
ences: "Haensel and Gretel." Gianni
Schicchi," Secret of Suzanne, "
"Lucia," Secret Marriage" "Manon'
(Massenet). III Trovatore. La Travi-
alta" "Tiefland." "Thais." "Cavalleris
Rusticana" and "The Bartered Bride
ballet, "Bastien and Bastienne" and
"The Marriage OF Figaro" The choice
of six operas should be mailed to the
associations headquarters in the
Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Dupre Here
In Organ
Recital
Plays Tomorrow
At University
Shrine.

EOR the first time in several years,
Marcel Dupre. world-famous organ
virtuoso, will make his Washington
appearance tomorrow afternoon at the
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,
Catholic University. The recital,
scheduled for o'clock, will serve to
introduce Mile. Marguerite Dupre as
companion artist.
No orsanist of this generation. 1t
is said, has won so many honors
as Dupre. At the age of IL he was
appointed organist at the Church OF
st. Vincent in Rouen, his native city
At 19 he won the first prize in counter
point, at % the first prize in organ,
while pupil of Guilmant, Widor and
Vierne. At 28 he won the highest
prize offered by the French govern
ment. the coveted Grand Prix de
Rome, with a cantata for mixed voices
and orchestra. During the course OF
the last 10 years, Dupre has been
appointed to the highest organ posts
in France, that Is head OF the organ
at the Paris Conservatolre, the Ecole
Normale de Musique. the American
Fontainebleau Conservatory, and upon
the great Widor's death was appointed
organist OF the famous st. Sulpice.
The concert is under the auspices
OF the local chapter of the American
Guild of Organists, an organization
that has sponsored many famous art
lists in the past, and made it pos
sible for Washington music lovers to
hear the worlds great organists.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
SYMPHONY MUSIC
TO BE ANALYZED

A LECTURE recital will be given
by Charles Edward Russell, as
sisted by Margaret Tolson, pianist,
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock in
the Odeon of National Park College,
Forest Glen, Md. Mr.. Russell will
analyse the forthcoming programs of
the National Symphony Orchestra
and interpretations will be given by
Miss Tolson at the piano.
Mr.. Russell, who is well known as
a journalist. author and musicologist,
was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in
1927 for his work, The American
Orchestra and Theodore Thomas" 4"
He has been active in developing
an understanding and appreciation
Of symphonic music among students
and laymen through a series of talks
last Winter at the Arts Club. The
lecture tomorrow will cover large
part of the outstanding music to be
played by the symphony this Winter.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
TEACHERS TO HEAR
LECTURE-RECITAL

At THE opening meeting OF the
1878 season of the Washington
Music Teachers Association on Mon
day night at the Arts Club the fol-
lowing local singers will be heard:
Ruby Smith Stahl, Ina Holtzscheiter.
Norma Simonson, Flora McGill Keefer
and Vera Neely Ross, with Dorothy
Radde Emery at the piano. They will
sing songs by American composers
the lecture of Prof. VIII
liam Treat Upton, musicologist and
professor emeritus Of Oberlin Con-
seryatory of Music, who is the guest
artist of the occasion. A reception
will follow the lecture-recital.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
WHITE RUSSIANS
BENEFIT CONCERT

THE active Washington Colony OF
White Russians will present their
annual benefit concert in the Wash
ington Club. Seventeenth and K
streets northwest, Friday evening at
$50 o'clock. A group Of distinguished
artists will give the program, donating
their services All funds raised Will
be sent to the Russian bishop in
Shanghai. China, to help meet the
emergency need Of the Russian or
phanage there where foreign children
OF many nationalities as we'll as Rus
sian and orphaned or wounded Chinese
children are brought for help. Follow
ing this program the local group Will
have general dancing, and q buffet
supper will be served.
Those who are to appear on the
program and their selections are:
Elena de Sayn, Russian violinist, "A la
Russo" by Vieuxtamps; Souvenir dun
Lieu Cher" by Tschaikowsky; "Old
Fiddlers Mazurka," and "Obertass
Mazurka," both by Weiniawski, with
Frances Berkman, accompanist Nine.
Nadia FAM dAulby, Italian soprano,
"Se tu MANI by Pergolesi; "Triste
est le Steppe," by Gretchaninow; aria
from la Boheme," by Puccini; Il
Heard Lady Sigh" Church; Love Is
Bubble" Allitsen, and aria from
Mime. Butterfly" by Puccini, with j.
Henneberry, accompanist.
Nine. Tamsra Dmitrieff, Russian
pianist, Concerto in E Flat" by List,
with Starr Preston Tew at the second
piano, and Rachmaninoff's arrange
ment Of Moussorgsky's "Hopak" Tania
Gnoocheff, gifted young Russian dane
er, will present two dance numbers in
costume-"Dance Of the Princess,
from Cog dor" by Rimsky- -Korsa-
kof and "Malaguena," by Lecuona.
Mrs. Tew will accompany her.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
BOOKING CHANGED
In CENTER SERIES

ELIZABETH X. PEOPLES, director
of the Community Center Depart
ment Of the District of Columbia
Public Schools. announces that as
result of conflict with other book
ings the date Of Margaret Speaks
recital, originally announced as first
of the new series Of Community Cen
ter concerts on November 3. has been
changed to Wednesday evening, jan
uary 5. Therefore, the opening event
in the series will be the Ballet Cara
van, on the originally announced date
Of December l.
Mrs. Peoples also announces that
so many different groups of dance and
vocal students especially have wanted
to reserve large blocks Of seats for
specific attractions that. beginning
Immediately, single tickets for each
event will be sold at a slightly higher
price, as well as the series member
ship ticket at its special price for
all four events.
The tickets are being handled by
the T. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau
9l0 G street northwest.
Evening star., 1937-10-23

II in 1894 to 1873 by the court musi-
clans.
Many prominent composers have
sent the original scores Of works
which have received acclaim, such rs
Quincy Porters quartet No. S" for
strings, Arthur Foote's Night Piece"
for flute and small string orchestra,
compositions dedicated to Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge by Arnold Bax and
Malipiero, and the holograph pencil
sketches of Roy Harris Trio" for
violin, cello and piano and SYM
phonic elegy, Farewell to Pioneers"
and prelude" for string orchestra
Other interesting material besides
manuscripts includes further addi-
tions to the mementos Of Stephen
Foster and autographed letters from
musical celebrities. The earliest
American hymn book, published in the
first years OF the last century, is a
specially priced possession, while
countless FIRST editions" among
which Is collection of the sacred
works of Orlando di Lasso. are now
available for inspection. A large guam
tity OF early chamber music has been
acquired by the music division this
year and many opera scores and
phonograph records OF value.
1T MAY be agreed by many people
that to gather such remarkable
collection is 4 fine thing to do and
there their interest ends But this is
not the chief idea the Library heads
had in mind when they planned the
music division. They wished to found
source where information OF the
minutest kind would be obtainabe
in the hope that those interested in
music would be inspired TO increase
their knowledge. To many the study
of manuscript would be Of no sp-
peal. but there are other means at
hand in the Library, such as histories,
critical writings and Biographies. that
are full of instruction and stimulation.
We talk about a musical back
ground and usually interpret 1t as
meaning a long period of concen-
of music. But there are many credi-
bic performers today who have slight
knowledge OF all the interesting oc-
currences crammed into the cen
turies since music began to fiouris
or the manner Of musical thinking
Of different men and different eras. The
ordinary man or woman in the audi
ence is gaining but a portion OF the
pleasure of music through listening
unless one has delved into some Of the
historical facts that make 1t what it
is. While great music is timeless.
unallied with calendar years, it can
only be fully appreciated by those
who have bridged the distance be-
tween centuries and brought it into
the focus of the present day. To help
attain complete mastery OF music,
whether by musician or layman, is
the service of the musical libraries
Of this city.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Choral Program.

4 LII music lovers and the public
generally are invited to the second
presentation of the famous Brahms
Requiem" by the Washington Choral
Society, conducted by Louis Potter OF
this city, on the evening Of All Saints
day, November /, at $50 at the Wash
ington Cathedral.
The performance Of this work by
one Of the Capitol City's outstanding
musical group, was highlight OF last
Winters music season here and 1t Is
being repeated at this time because of
universal demand by the hundreds of
persons who we're turned away from
the first rendition last February at the
Cathedral.
A new portion Of the Cathedral has
now been opened and for the forth
coming performance of the Requiem
there will be more room for music
lovers. There is no admission fee
charged for the Requiem and there
will be no reserved seats.
The soloists for the Requiem will be
Ruby Potter. soprano, and Edwin
StefTe, baritone, and large section of
the National Symphony Orchestra will
accompany the singers.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Coast Visit Ends.
RATHER, teacher

RENJAMIN RATHER, teacher and
concert pianist, has returned from
successful Summer in Los Angeles,
where he has been teaching and con-
certizing. While in Los Angeles Mr..
Rather gave a most successful recital
at the Biltmore which was attended
by many prominent movie stars and
musicians. Mr.. Rather, former pupil
of the great Lhevinne and teacher at
the Morgenthau Institute in New York.
is opening his Washington studio at
1881 G street northwest in the F. A.
North Building and will be pleased to
see his many friends. Two Of his for
mer Washington pupils have recently
won scholarships with both Mr.. and
Mrs. Lhevtnne.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Hotel Concert.

ERANK KNEISEL. concert violinist
Of New York City, will be the
artist appearing on the fourth Sunday
concert at the Roosevelt Hotel at
a:ao pm. tomorrow. He is the son of
the famous Franz Kneisel. and started
tn play the violin as soon as he could
hold one. When he was 10 his father
began TO teach him, and for the next
eight years gave him the most
meticulous instruction that 1t is pos
sole TO obtain. In 1925 he started
mis- professional career and has since
been acclaimed as violinist OF the
first rank.4
The instrument used by Mr.. Kneisel
n a magnificent Stradivus, valued
at $50. .ooo Alice Finckel, local pianist,
viii accompany Mr. Kneisel. George
r. Ross is the director Of these
musicals, =
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Philadelphia
Symphony
Tuesday
Ormandy to Lead
And Kreisler
Is SOlOiSt.

EUGENE ORMANDY will weld tn
- baton over the Philadelphia Sym
phony Orchestra in two first time Il
Washington" performances In the pro
gram to be given at Constitution Hal
Tuesday night at 8:45. This will b
the first OF the current seasons nv
scheduled appearances Of the orchestr'
locally and as usual the group Is pre-
sented under auspices OF the T. Arthu
Smith concert bureau. Fritz Kreisle
is guest soloist at this time.
The program is TO open with Lucief
Cailllet's transcription for orchestra o
Johann Sebastian Bach's "Prelud'
and Fugue in B Minor" which. In TIL
particular version, is having its pre-
miere in the National Capital.
The excerpts from Richard war
ner's "Siegfried." which will close tn
program. also are arranged by NJ, Gail
liet of the orchestra and given tn
premiere hearing in this form in Wash
ington. I.
Mr.. KreiSler Is Offering two concer
as his share of the program. He vi
| play Johann Sebastian Bachs Cor
certo in E Major for Violin and o,
cheStra," following the opening seles
| tion of the evening and. immediate'
after intermiSsion, will play the Mer
delssohn Concerto in E Minor" Tbs
latter was Mendelssohn's only concer,
| for this instrument and was though
out by him just century ago an
worked on from 1888 until 1874.
NJ. Cailliet made the transcriptio
OF the "Siegfried" music during tie
last Spring and Summer and also cd
the Bach transcription this Sumnr.
He is official trsnscriber for the Phil
delphia Orchestra, with title Of mulc
arranger. He also plays in the clarirt
section Of the orchestra.
Tickets for this program are avd-
Able at Smiths Concert Bureau, 91G
street northwest.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
In Local Music Circles

Judy Conklin, Harry Gauzza, Edith
Harper, Weston Jones, Cabot Meyer
and Elsie Swan, and duets by Judy
Conklin and Weston. Jones. Cabot
Meyer and Harry Gauzza. Elsie Swan
and Charles Burton. Judy Conklin
and Edith Harper will contribute piano
numbers and Alden Emery, jr., will
assist with flute solos.
In addition to the above mentioned,
the mixed chorus is composed of Ken
meth Arone, Ann Brady, George Hol-
lenbeck, Janet Houff, Shirley Howes,
Robert Ing, HARLAN Meyer, Cynthia
and Sylvia Radisch, Nancy Veit,
Sonny White and Dolores Young.
Villa Semple and HARLAN Meyer will
accompany the singers.
A box will be placed at the door
to give an opportunity to those who
have not yet contributed to the free
lunch fund to do so, II they so desire.
Edward j. Henneberry, pianist, will
close his lecture course on music ap-
probation on Wednesday evening with
a discussion of the Opera Form, musi-
cally illustrated by vocal and piano
numbers. The lecture will be given at
8 o'clock at his studio, 1887 Connecti-
cut avenue.
Mccall Lanham, the baritone sing
ing teacher from New York, will be
located at It'll Nineteenth street
northwest and will see pupils on
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday
by appointment.
Gertrude Effenbach has recently
been appointed organist at the st.
Andrews Church. She is continuing
her work this year as correspondent
of the Musical Courier and has re-
sumed her teaching classes at her
Dupont Circle studio. Leah Effenbach,
although attending the Juilliard
School of Music in New York, still
continues her Washington teaching
on week ends. The first meeting of
the Effenbach Music Club will take
place at the studios tomorrow at $3.50
o'clock.
The first musicale OF the season
to be given by pupils Of Nine. Marie
Zalipsky will take place tomorrow
afternoon, from to s o'clock, In her
studio, 1922 Vermont avenue north
west. The program will be given by
Beatrice Oxenburg and Elena Volkova,
sopranos, and Alice Aycock, contralto.
Admission Is by card only.
Charlotte Gardner Lippitt, teacher
Of voice, has opened her new, attrac-
tive studio at 916 Seventeenth street
northwest, opposite Farragut Square
The first Of series OF studio re-
citals at the Florence Howard studios
will be given Wednesday at $3.50 pm.
when Mrs. Howard will present Alice
Hatch, contrslto; Ina Holtzscheiter,
soprano; Helen Perry, contralto; Max
inc and Jean Pinney in duets; Elsie
Radle, contralto, and Frances Tucker,
mezzo-soprano. Marjorie Davis and
Crete Won Bayer are the accompanies.
Evening star., 1937-10-23

~ YLVIA MEYER, hsrpist, has re-
Gently returned from vacation
In Camden, Me, where she
. coached intensively with Car
los Salzedo. She was featured as
soloist at a concert In the Franz
Kneisel Memorial Hall in Blue Hill,
Me.-a concert in which she was as
sociated with the Marianne Kneisel
String Quartet and Carlos Salzedo,
who assumed the role Of pianist on
this occasion.
Miss Meyer has returned to resume
her duties as first harpist of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, and as
member of the Washington Musi-
institute faculty.
Jessie Masters, well-known con-
trslto and vocal teacher, will in augu-
rate the first of a series of musical
at-homes tomorrow from 430 to Z.
in the Romaine-Van Schaick room
of the Universalist National Meomrial
Church. Sixteenth and S streets
northwest. Miss Masters is director
OF the National Capital Choir at the
Universalist Church. Besides con-
tributing to the musical program her
self, Miss Masters will present two
Of her pupils who are members of
the choir, Minerva Rude, soprano,
and Warren Adams, baritone
Edouard v. Hargrave, pianist, will be
guest artist.
The Elizabeth Somers Glee Club
will repeat the Spring program of
the club at the music hour of the
Y. w. c. A., Seventeenth and X
streets, tomorrow at o'clock. Ray
mond Pigott, tenor. accompanied by
Claude Robeson, will be the assist
ing soloist. The Glee Club Is di-
rected by Mary M. Burnett, music
secretary of the Y. w. c. A., and
Edith Dawson is the sccompanist.
Men and women are cordially in
vited to attend these music hours,
which are scheduled every Sunday.
At the last meeting of the German
Literary Society the president an
nounced that the entire song cycle by
Schubert, entitled die Schoene Muel-
lerin," would be given as an illustra-
ton to a lecture on the poet Wilhelm
Mueller, at the January (1938) meet
ing and that plans for an elaborate
celebration Of the 125th anniversary
Of the birth Of Richard Wagner on
May % are already being made.
The cantata choir of Concordia
Lutheran Church, Twentieth and G
streets northwest, will sing Bachis
cantata, Gods Time Is Best" on
Sunday evening, October 81, at 8
O'Clock. The public is invited.
The public Is cordially invited to
attend the recital of Esther Linkins'
Summer class Of young soloists and
choristers to be held tomorrow after
noon at pm in the Pen Women's
room in the Grafton Hotel, Connect
cut avenue and De Sales street.
Solos will be sung by Jean Aller,
Barbara Armiser, Charles Burton,
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Aid Symphony.
! MEETING of members Of the

A MEETING of members Of the Ec
ucation Committee of the Ne
tional Symphony Orchestra has bee
called by DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, pre-
ident of George Washington Univei
sity, for o'clock Tuesday afternoo
in Corcoran Hall at the uniyersit.
Members of the committee have bee
working among educational institt
tions in the District to further III
cause Of the National Symphony
which DR.. Hans Kinder is conducto
DR.. Marvin will give brief talk o
the educational advantages of the OF
chestra in the community.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Treasures in Music.

+ Utopia for melomaniaes an
scholars is Frank Blacks offio
in Radio City. The N. B. C. generI
music director has made long tim
hobby of collecting musical msnt
scripts and first editions of score
His Queen Anne bookcase in his off1s
contains a first edition of the vocl
score of William Tell" and counties
other comparable treasures.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Band on Radio.

THE United States Marine Band,
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader, will
resume its series of "Shut-Ins Dream
Hour" broadcasts on Tuesday after
moons at 8 o'clock, beginning Tuesday,
October 26 The broadcasting will be
done from the auditorium at the Ma
rine Barracks.
On Wednesday the band will par
ticipete in the Navy Day ceremonies
at the Washington Navy Yard. The
ceremonies will take place in the
morning and afternoon. At noon time
the band will play for the Navy day
exercises at the John Paul Jones
statute, by the Military Order of the
World War.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
W Orks Invited.

n NEW department has been esto-
1ished in the Federal Mlisal
Project of California to further he
performance of American como
sitions throughout the coun'y.
Lester Hodges, well-known nusictl.
has been appointed State prognn
assistant, and will have charge Of II
manuscripts and scores submitted
his attention. An Addition Comm
tee will decide upon the interest srl
value of these works and after pr
formance the scores will be distrihuti
throughout various projects in Ca
fornia for repeated hearings.
1t is the purpose to extend te
scope of these activities to otm
States, and the committee is inte-
ested to receive new scores from cor
posers in various parts of the countr.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
The Wagnerian
Festival Singers

The personnel Of this group
OF artists, lUho t0tH appear as
solotsts on the opening pro-
gram of the National Sym
phony OrcheStra's season neTt
Sunday afternoon at Consti-
tuition Hall, comprises, left to
right, HtIda Konetsni, Aus
trian soprano, Joel Berglund,
StUedish baritone; Marta Krd-
sopa, CzechosloUakidn con-
tralto, and belolO, Alexander
Kipnts, Russian bass. and
Henk MORT, Dutch tenor.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Music Mastery Is Aim
OF Library Riches
Confessional and Public Aids
Endowed With Fine
Collection.
Bv Alice Eversuan.

followers of music there things they would
/ bits of information that
enhance their appreciation enlarge their knowledge Of the
Il The musclovinE public Wash
the
Evening star., 1937-10-23

Notices intended for pub
LEGATION on the Music Page
of the Saturday Evening Star
must be received by the
Music Editor not later than
Tuesday of each week and
must be typewriter. Notices
received later than Tuesday
will not be published.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-05-06
PAYMENT IS MADE
TO SOIL S!GNERS

Checks totalling approximately
$4,000 representing the last of the
years soil conservation payments
have been received and are being
distributed to Sheridan county far
mers.
More than 1900 checks have been
received and the payment is larger
than expected.
The payment is 1871 per cent and
this with the first payment of 30
per cent to farmers makes a total
of 1881 per cent to be paid for the
period.
The additional funds to farmers
above expectations has been made
possible through an economical ad-
ministration of the soil conservation
office in Sheridan county. Sheridan
ranked with Roosevelt county in the
state in economy of office ~eXpendit-
ures during the fiscal year.
G.. E. Fulkerson. treasurer, states
tina checks have been delivered to
farmers at Westby, Dooley, Outlook
Dagmar and Medicine Lake.
Checks to farmers in other com
munities are being issued from the
office here.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-05-06
GODFREY RITES
Held MONDAY
PLENTYWOOD COMMUNITY RES
IDENT DIES AFTER LONG
ILLNESS

Funeral services for Harry Cod
frey, a resident of the east Plenty
wood community since 1912, were
held from the Congregational church
in Plentywood Monday.
Mr.. Godfrey passed away Friday
following a lingering illness of can
GER. In ill health for more than two
years he was bedridden since March.
The end came quietly at his home
where he had been removed from
the hospital here.
Friends, neighbors and acquain-
tances gathered at the last rites
which were held at 2 o'clock with
the Rev. Earle A. Clifford officiat-
ing. The body was inferred in the
Plentywood cemetery. Pallbearers
were E. /. Miller, A. f. Mclean,
l.. e. Rue, James Thompson, P. NJ.
Zeibarth and Morris Westerly -
long time friends and associates.
Born in Nova Scotia
Harry F. Godfrey was born in
Nova Scotia, April 5, 1888. At the
time of death he was "a years old.
He resided there until 1905, then
migrating 10 WESTERN Sdhdud do d
homesteader. In 1912 he came to
Sheridan county, settling east OF
Plentywood.
Harry Godfrey was a tiller of the
soil and with his farming operations
served as a veterinary, a profession
which he mastered while living in
Canada.
Harry Godfrey loved animals,
Children and %grown-ups alike went
to him for advice when their pets
were injured or sick. He o~bligingly
and tenderly cared for their needs.
His kind acts won the admiration OF
many in this community. He was
well respected.
His devoted wife and a daughter
Francis, age 7, survive him. Two
brothers and two sisters also sur
vive.