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Evening star., 1937-01-16
CHORAL SOCIETY
IN BRAHMS WORK

JOHANNES BRAHMS magnificent
Requiem" often called the Ger
man Requiem,s will be sung by the
Washington Choral Society, conducted
by Louis Potter and accompanied by
members of the National Symphony
Orchestra, in the Great Choir OF the
Washington Cathedral Thursday
night, January %, at $50 o'clock, the
service of music being offered in mem
ory OF King George v of England up
on the occasion of the first anniver-
sary of his burial The British Am
bassador and members of the staff Of
the embassy, as we'll as distinguished
representatives of many other for
eign embassies, will be present.
This Requiem" was composed by
Brahms in memory of his great mas
ter, Schumann, and before it was
finished, the death of his own mother
caused him to add certain portions,
and to place it in memory Of his
mother also.
The Requiem" which is choral
symphony. will be sung by more than
100 Washington singers in choral
groups and choirs, augmented for
this rendition by many other singers
in Washington who have been form
erly associated with large choral So
cieties in other music centers In
America and Canada.
Robert Barrow, organist and choir
master at Washington Cathedral, will
accompany the singers at the organ;
with the symphony orchestra men
making g complete symphony Or
chestra of 80 players.
There will be two SoloiSts, Ruby
Potter, soprano, and Edwin Stefe,
baritone.
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has known since the great DAYS of
Amelita Galli-Curci, Lily Pons has Just
triumphed for the second successive
time as a star Of cinema with her lat
est production. The Girl from Paris. +"
currently on view in the Capital. Miss
Pons has already rejoined the Met
ropolitan opera forces, which will re-
Yive for her during the present season
Rimsky- -Korsakoff's famous opera,
"Coq dor" as well as present her in
various other productions of the
Winter.
A NOTEWORTHY program has
: been announced by Miss Pons for
her recital tomorrow afternoon at
Constitution Hall, as follows:
'Ecoutez Les Sons Celeste" Bach
CFrom the birthday cantata for Au-
"Psstor.,.- sustus 111o p..b
(From the birthday cantata for the Duke
Of Sachsen -Weissenfels)
"Alleluia'- from "Esther'o- Handel
La Psstorella delle Alpr' Rossini
Una yoee Poeo Fa" (from Barber OF
"a DeS Oisesux" Hue
Comment Disaient-ils' - List
20 Lsgsre Hiropdelle" (from Mi
Come Unto These yellow Sands"
BIRD Song" Victor Hugo La Forge
"Chanson de Marie Antoinette."
Arr. by Myron Jacobson
"Villanelle'' Dell 'Acuua
"ombrs Leggiera" (from 'Dinorah'Y,
Meyerbeer
Miss Pons will be assisted by Dom
inic Iascone, first f1utist of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, and ac-
companied at the piano by Arpad
Sander.
ON SUNDAY afternoon, January "A,
at 4 O'Clock, Washington will see
and hear the sensational 74-year-old
pianist, Moriz Rosenthal, last out
standing pupil of Liszt, who, since his
arrival on these shores late last No
vember, for the FIRST time in seven
years, has successfully conquered New
York and Chicago.
Rosenthal, who recently made his
radio debut via coast-to-coast broad
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Change Date
For Segovia
Recital Here
Guitarist to Appear
at Wardman Park
Next Month.

ELENA DE sAYN, director of Con-
certs Intimes, announces that the
date and place of Andreas Segovia S
concert has been changed and 1t will
take place on Thursday, February Is,
st S:45 pm, at the Wardman Park
Theater. The concert was originally
scheduled for Wednesday, February
., at the Willard Hotel.
The change of date was decided
upon in order to allow Mr.. Segoyia to
accept additional engagements in Mas
sachusetts, following his concert il
Boston on January 81, which will
open his American tour.
Several requests have been received
by the management for special num-
bers in connection with the famous
guitarist's program in Washington,
among them request for Bach's mas
terpiece, "Chaconne," in the inter-
probation of which he is unequaled
The "Chaconne," originally written for
the violin and included in the reper-
toire of every concertizing violinist,
Is considered to be most difficult, not
only technically, but also from the in
terpretative point of view. Two sea-
sons ago, when Segovia made his debut
In this city, he amazed his audience
by the unusual rendition of this COM
position, which gained in beauty and
elon,Ience in his hands
Tickets purchased for the date Of
February are valid for the 25th, and
are available at Talbert Agency, Will
lard Hotel, Sophocles Papas, 1903
Nineteenth street northwest and the
Mayfiower Hotel.
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Mr.. szigeti, Hungary's greatest violin
master, who in the second half will
play the mightiest work in the violin
and orchestra literature, namely, the
Brahms Concerto"
THIS work Is acknowledged to be
among the three greatest works
OF its kind, and by many is con-
sidered as the very greatest. No other
work in that particular category has
a more untiring appeal, and the more
1t Is studied, the more manifest be-
come its many brilliant aspects and
facets. 1t Is romantic and classic
at the same time, superbly made, with
| themes Of enchanting loveliness and
others Of irresistible power and
strength.
Its slow movement can stand with
any one OF Mozart's, Bachs or Bee
thoven's, and, what is more, the
Finale, where even the greatest COM
posers occasionally lack in inspira-
tion, often creating the inevitable
impression of labor rather than OF
a natural continuation, holds its own
with the other two.
1t is unnecessary to go into techni-
cal details about the concerto. Suf-
flee 1t to say that, as always with
Brahms. the work, although emf
nently written for the soloist, is more
like a symphony than a concerto, in
that the orchestral part is of equal,
If not greater, importance than that
OF the SoloiSt, the first movement
Except OF course for the introduc-
ton OF cadenZa) being quite akin
in form to that of the normal SYM
phony. The slow movement is heay-
enly song from beginning to end.
starting quietly with a lovely and
long drawn-out melody for the oboe,
followed by the violin solo in ever
| increasing intensity and passion, and
eventually returning TO its initial
mood. Whereas the last movement
has a typically Hungarian dance
character such as Brahms loved and
knew how to use TO advantage in many
OF his great works.
repeat that the concerto will
serve to introduce in Mr.. Szigeti one
of the most distinguished of present.
day masters of the violin, whom feel
honored TO be able to present to our
public
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Mano," from Mozart's Don Clio
yanni," the opera which made Pinza's
fame.
Mr.. Pima, born in Rome, gave up
a career as civil engineer to study sing
ing with Maestro Vizzani in Bologna.
OF that period OF his life, Mr.. Pima
says: II was ready for my debut when
the war broke out. But that changed
every plan again. joined the Italian
artillery and kept my voice on ice for
four years-four years of war in the
Italian Alps, where the lowest altitude
I got down to was 5000 feet above sea
level"
At the conclusion Of the war Mr..
Pima made his delayed debut at the
Teatro dell' Opera, Rome, in Tristan
and Isolde" singing later In Turin and
Naples. For three years he was lead
ing basso at La Scala under Toscanini,
where Gatti-Casazza heard him and
engaged him for the 1926 season OF
the Metropolitan, Of which he has
been q member ever since.
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them instruments unknown to the'
general musical public and dancers
who will present native dances OF
different sections of the country. The
musical program will feature the melo-
dies and rhythms of Latin American
countries in a manner impossible for
Eortherner to initiate.
The picture which these interesting
musicians will present is Colorful and
highly interesting. The members OF
the orchestra will wear the costume of
the charro, which is the Mexican
cowboy, whose life and duties follow
that of the gaucho of the Argentine
and our own corresponding Western
character. The typical charro cos
tune, more elaborate and individual
than any other national dress, Is the
one with which the picturesque life
of Mexico is instantly associated, al
though it, like most native costumes,
Is rapidly giving way before modern
exigencies. Yet it represents history
itself, for the early Spanish influence
is tracahle in the gorgeouSly embroid-
cred jacket or bolero, while the many
colored Serape, or scarf, is a reminder
of the native Indian and his blanket,
which was later adopted by the Mexi-
can peon.
THE most outstanding feature OF
- the costume is the Sombrero, by
which the social status of the wearer
is recognized. Weighing occasionally
more than 80 pounds, and from IL 10
18 inches tall, these sombreros are
made of very heavy felt, in black, tan
or gray, and gorgeously emoroloefeo
in colored silk or gold and silver
thread. Sometimes the hats cost as
much as $500 and according to the
size and decorations an estimate OF
the wealth of the owner can be maoe'
The knee trousers of the early
Spanish official court dress have been
,engthened as protection against the
brush of the plains of the new coun-
try. but the brightly hued sash IS
still retained Completed by the bril-
liantly colored Serape, thrown care
lessly over the shoulder and oelylng
its practicability as poncho and blan-
ket. the costume is one of the most
picturesque to be found today.
But thoroughly native in inception
and colors is the dress OF the senor-
ttas, which combine the colors OF the
national flag, red, white and green.
known as China Poblano," the cos
tune was named from the fourth
largest city of Mexico, Puebla de los
Angeles. An interesting legend as to
the origin OF the name relates that
the Indians, unable to raise the large
bells of the cathedral in the ancient
city, founded by the Spanlards in
1881, were assisted by angels in lift
ing the heavy burden and in recogni-
ton the city was called the city OF
the angels"
The women's costume consists OF
white, short -sleeved blouse profusely
embroidered in red and green.
Around the top and bottom OF the
full skirt runs a band Of red, while
multiple gold spangles are seWed
closely together between the bands.
Hair parted in the middle and worn
in two long braids on either side OF
the face. tied with red ribbon, and
large red ribbon on top OF the head
in place of a hat, large earrings and
green or red shoes complete the cos
tune.
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TN LOCAL MUSIC
CIRCLES

A THE meeting Of the German Lit
erary Society tonight Margaret @.
Tolson, pianist, will play Schumann's
"Kreisleriana," and Emily Coyille, so
prano. will sing songs by schumann
and Schubert.
Lois Abernethy, pianist, will include
numbers by Chopin and Bach In her
program for the Friday Morning Music
CLUB on Friday, at 11:30 am, Barker
Hall. She will also play the first move
ment from the ID Major Haydn Con-
certo," with Margaret Tolson at the
second piano. Anne Yago McGuiey,
eontralto, with Mary liant Couch, &C
companist, will give q concertized ver-
sion OF the role Of Delilah from Saint
Saens' opera, Samson ct Delilah."
The program for the music hour to-
morrow at the Y. w. G. A. will be
given by Gladys Manchester Walin,
mezzo- contralto. and Dorothy Good
rich Reed. violinist Mrs. Walin will
Be accompanied by Auriel HayneA
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The vitality Of spirit and the ami
nation of these gifted people are
uniquely represented in their music
by native instruments. An echo Of
the ancient days when King David
sang his sacred songs is the salterio,
zitherlike instrument OF great
sweetness of tone. A dif1cult nstru-
ment to play, with its 100 strings
and complicated scales, it has under
gone little change in the passing CEN
turies. The humble pumpkin has
been turned into an instrument Of art
in primitive fashion in the making of
ell quiro. Several feet long, as Is the
growing power of the Mexican pump
kin, it is dried and carved with
grooves along its surface. A pencil
sized weed stick is rubbed on the
grooves with thrilling and rhythmic
effect.
A S RHYTHM pulses with force in
the veins of every Latin Ameri-
can, it is but natural that percussion
instruments abound in this group
which represents the music of its
native country. Utilizing what nature
has given them, the MexicanS have
fashioned their own mediums of mu-
sical expression, among which Is the
toponaztli, used for the marking Of
rhythm. Made of wood, of the size
and appearance of a watermelon, it
is followed out with two long, narrow
openings at the top and another
across. 1t is played with two sticks,
producing a strange and dramatic
effect.
Senor Angel J. Mercado, the leader
of the orchestra, Is an accomplished
violinist. He began his musical studies
at the Music Academy of Puebla, and
first visited the United States in 1910,
as conductor of a hundred Mexican
musicians. Finding the group too
large for foreign touring, he gave
up his original intentions of visiting
nearby countries and returned home
to organize smaller and more easily
handled group. The Mexican gov
eminent, becoming interested in the
artistic work of the orchestra, Sc
lected it for broadcasting weekly over
the Nationwide hook-up of the
N B. C. as a means of establishing a
friendly understanding and feeling
toward Mexico.
Senor Mercado has divided his pro-
gram so as comprehensively to include
all types of Latin American music
under the titles, Light Mixed
Music" Concert Music" and Re
gional Music" Renowned singers, q
saltarist and two dancers will add
color to the program. Luis and jose
fina Ojeda have created striking
dances from native themes, full of
brillancy and fire, which have won
them unqualified success in their
artistic career.
Coming closer in touch with the
heart of a people through the finest
expression of national feeling, as ex-
emplifed in music and the dance, Is
an enriching experience necessary at
all times to humanize ones outlook
A visit from this natural, vivid and
temperamentally artistic group will be
a lesson as to how music, to be i'm
mortal, should be allowed to spring
sponta aneously into being through the
people of a nation and their every
day life.
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Club Concerts Resumed.

THE Sunday afternoon concerts at
Congressional Country Club will
be resumed tomorrow under the di-
rection of Tamara Dmitrief.
The artists on tomorrow's program
at pm. are Tatiana Gnoocheff,
Russian dancer, and Robert Carver
Black, dramatist, who appeared at
the club last season. The accom-
panists will be Starr Preston Tew
and Erick Reinelk
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Lecture on Native Music.

THE final lecture-recital in the
"Milestones in American Music"
series will be given at the Womans
City Club, 736 Jackson place, Friday
afternoon at 4:3o. r. Deane Shure,
Washington composer, will play some
Of his own works, and the Mount
Vernon Place Church Quartet,
which Mr.. Shure directs. will sing ex-
cerpts from the George Washington
cantata, THE Sage of Mount YER
non," written by Mr.. Shure and DR..
Barnes. There will be numerous re-
cordings of other contemporary COM
posers and the usual background
comment hy DR.. Harnes.
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cast with the General Motors Sym
phony Orchestra and whose superb in
terpretations and ageless singing tone
were heard for the first time by mil
lions of Americans to whom RoSenthal
was only a name, will play the fol-
lowing program:
Sonata, Op. 1O9, Major Bee eethoven
Sonata. Opus 5S. B Minor Chopin
Prelude, Op. 45, C Sharp Minor" three
etudes, ''MaZurka. B Flat Minor Op.
"a" 'Valse. Op. AZ" "TarantelI:'
''Valse oublee" C''Forgotten vaIse"J Liszt
"Feux toilets" ------ List
"PapillonS" ---- MoriZ Rosenthal
'Humoreoue on Themes bv job. Strauss"
Moriz RoSenthsl
Seats for Rosenthsl's Washington
concert next Sunday may be obtained
at Mrs. Dorsey's Concert Bureau, in
Droops, 1900 G street northwest.
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Roosevelt Hotel Concert.

THE musicale to be held tomorrow
- evening at the Roosevelt Rotel will
be given by John Alden Finckel. celiist.
and Alice Finckel, pianist, who will
give a joint recital.
Mr., Finckel was born In Washing
bon and comes of a musical family,
his father and mother being profess
Eional musicians. Having studied un-
der noted masters, he is recognized as
one of the finest cellists In the coun-
try. Mr.. Finckel has played frequently
on programs at the musicales given
et the White House.
The young pianist. Mrs. Finckel,
plays with a master touch, and her in
depreciation of Schubert and Chopin
ane outstanding.
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opera, with q libretto by Sacha
Guitry, the well known French actor
playwright. The story deals with the
composer, Lulli, and his arrival in
Paris during the reign OF Louis XIV,
and specifically with the incident
which led to the composition OF the
by now familiar children's song, "Au
Clair de Ia Lune." 1t was given its
nrst performance at the Opera
Comique in Paris in 1885, and was
the first opera by an American ever
to be performed at National Theatre
in Paris, and therefore high and very
unusual distinction to be bestowed
upon q young American.
THE Arensky Variations" is another
OF those works by an artist who,
although not one Of the greatest COM
posers. nevertheless is q master who
should not be allowed to sink into un-
deserved neglect. This particular
work is written for strings only, and
with such intimate knowledge of the
string idiom per Sc that it becomes a
model of its kind in the use of dif-
ferent color within a comparatively
restricted medium. The theme is
from a Tchaikovsky song called "The
Christ Child Once q Garden Made. "
and was dedicated to the memory OF
Tchaikovsky.
The Galanta dances by Kodaly are
among the very latest productions Of
Europe. having been written in 1885
for the 80th birthday anniversary OF
the Philharmonic Orchestra of Buda-
pest. They also are written for a
more normal orchestra than we are,
in the present day, accustomed to,
even omitting trombones But here
also the virtuosity of the composer is
such as to astonish one with the bril-
lance of the tonal color scheme The
work is a modern composers treat
ment of typically Hungarian tunes
(Galanta is small town in the north
western part of Hungary in what is
now Czechoslovakia). These melodies
have all the melancholy. passion, in
tensity, sudden dash and exuberance
we connect with Hungarian music
in general. and they lead eventually
to a climax of quite irresistible bril-
lance and virtuosity.
chose the work partly because of
the appearance on this program of
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Concerts by Boys Band.

THE boys of the Holy Comforter
Boys Band are preparing for
two concerts on Sunday and Non
day, February and 8, at 8 PM,
when they will celebrate their fifth
anniversary concert at the Holy
Comforter School Auditorium, FIJI
teenth and East Capitol streets, for
the benefit Of the church building
fund of the new Holy Comforter
Church.
The band has q personnel Of SO
boy musicians under the personal
direction of Father Joseph Denges,
assistant pastor Of Holy Comforter
Church.
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Symphony
Music for
Inaugural
American Singers to
Assist Orchestra in
Giving Program.

TIE inaugural ceremonies will close
with an official concert at Consti-
tutbn Hall on Wednesday, when the
profam will be given by the National
Symphony Orchestra, with DR.. Hans
Kinler conducting, and four Metro
polhn Opera singers, all Americans,
SuSnne Fisher. soprano; Kathryn
Meie, contralto; Richard Crooks,
teno and Richard Bonelli, baritone.
Th program for the inaugural con-
certhas been announced by Hans
Kinter to be as follows:
Exce,ss from Boris Godounov."
"Athe Kremlin" Love Music
NATIONAL symphony Orchestra.
Hans Kinder. conductor.
MY cart sdI AZ AZ Thy s Sweet Voice from y,
'Larg al Factotum;", from The -
Barer of Seville" Rossini
Richard Bonelli.
National Symphony Orchestra.
Hans Kinder conductor. =,
Lohsrin's "Abschied." from "Lohengrin :,
Richard Crooks.
"Gayoe." from ''Manon"-- Massanei
Susanna Fisher
"RusSn Sailors Dance" from The
RedPoppy" Glert
National Symphony Orchestra.
Hans Kinder, conductor.
GntermiSSion)
The Id Trusting Place" MacDowel
Preluc to act III "Lohengrin" Wagner
lationsl symphony orchestra.
! Hans Kinder. conductor.
20 Beatty. Passing Beauty Golot
Two Irh Songs Arr. by Hughes
Come the Fair" -----Martln
Richard Bonelli.
The cy OF Rachel er'------------S Salter
Song the Lass ----------Sa games
Love Vent A-Riding" "-------b Bridge
Kathryn Meisle..
The ttIe Shepherds Song '-- Wstt' Watt
"DannI Boy" -WeaInerly
The Atbird' -CloHes
Susanne Fischer.
Sea iver'' ireland
"Setenae" Schuoert
Life id Death" Coleridge- Taylor
Richard Crooks.
THE Sr Spangled Banner
Ntional Symphony orchestra.
Edwi Macarthur at the piano,
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Weaver. and Lois Hall will be st the
piano for Mrs. Reed.

The January meeting Of the o.
lumhia Music Club, Of which Mildred
Echols Is counselor, was held on We'd
nesday evening at the home Of Ruth
Harney. Following the business meet
Ing . program was given, which in
cluded history Of the life of Tschai-
kowsky.
Pearl Waugh has returned from at
tending the annual American Matthay
Association meeting In Steinway Hall,
New York City. The active members
are pupils of Tobias Matthay In Lon
don and recommended by him for
membership. Myra Hess, Ethel Bart
lett and Rae Robertson are honorary
members.
Felicia Rybier, pianist, who was
given . cordial reception at her ap-
pearance in Miami, will remain in the
South for . short while to fulfill con-
cert engagements.
Franceska Lawson, soprano, will be
soloist tomorrow morning at Ingram
Memorial Church, when she will be
accompanied by Victor Neal, organtst
ana choir director.
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Concert Schedule
TOMORROW.

Lii Pons recital; Domenic
Iascde, autist, assisting; Consti-
tutiot Hsll. 4 pm.
Allie Einkel, pianist: Alden
Finkel celist; joint recital. Roose-
welt Eote. $50 pm.
Tatens Gnoochen, dancer;
Roberi C,rver Black. dramatist;
ConglSssinal Country Club,
8 pm!
MONDAY.
HELD Jepson, soprano; Exo
Pima, baS: joint recital May
flower dotel, 11:15 am.
Navi Band, Hour Of Memories
prosrah, pm.
TUESDAY.
Natihal Symphony Orchestra,
student concert. Western High
School 3:D pm.
SoldifI Home Band Orchestra,
$50 pi.
WEDNESDAY.
Inauaral concert, Constitution
Hall, 500 pm, National SYM
phony Gckestra, Dr.. Hans kim
dler. cortu.ting; Susanne Fisher,
soprano; Kathryn Meisel, con-
tralto; kihard Crooks. tenor;
Richard 8olelli, baritone. soloists.
THURSDAY.
Nationl Symphony Orchestra,
Dr.. Han kindler, conducting;
Joseph Sgigti, violinist, soloist,
Constitution Hall, s:38 pm.
Navy HandSymphony Orches-
ira, 8 pm.
Soldiers' Hoae Band Orchestra,
$50 pm.
FHDAY.
National Syiphony Orchestra,
students condt, Eastern High
School, $3.50 pi.
"Milestones igAmerican Music"
lecture, DR.. E. y c. Barnes, Wom-
ems City Club4:30 pm.
SATURDAY.
Soldiers Hon Band Orchestra,
$50 pm.
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POns to Give Recital
On Only Appearance
Famous Metropolitan Singer to Be Heard
Here at Constitution Hall Tomorrow.
Coming Engagement of Rosenthal, Pianist.

lily PoNS glamorous metropolitan
Association
make only recital
at Constitution Hall tomorrow afternoon o'clock
the fourth of Dorothy Hodgkn Sunday afternoon
recital attractions at that auditorium
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PROGRAM PLANNED FOR INAUGURAL CONCERT
Orchestra to Appear
In Thursday Concert
Szigeti, Violinist, to Be Solo Artist With
Local Organization-Varied Selections to
Be Offered in Music Event.
By Hans Kinder.

The symphony Thursday follows
Barlow
a
Concerto In Major for violin and orchestra
Goseph Slgei)
problem Of the
of
cations his W.
has laboratory
good with them or listen realize their nadequaces
belongs the today
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Metropolitan Soloists
On Townsend Program
Fourth Monday Morning Musicale to Be
Given by Helen Jepson and Ezie Pima
in the MayfloWer Series.

soots Lawrence Townnds fourth Monday morning mu-
ae MayAower Hotel will be Helen Jon soprano ana EGO
of
making her local debut on this series but for
with the duet: Ia Ct Daem a
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Public Recital at W. M. |.

THE second Of the series of recitals
being presented by Washington
Musical Institute as the opening for
its new and permanent location. 1880
Sixteenth street, will be held Friday
at 8 pm.
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Concerts Cancelled.

ON ACCOUNT of the United States
Marine Band participating in the
inaugural ceremonies, the concerts
scheduled for the band on Tuesday
and Wednesday are Cancelled.