Evening star., 1938-07-16
Ca1z Puts Aside Music Fame
To Star as Story Teller
Guest Conductor for
Concerts Talks of
Radio and Movies.

Rudolph Ganz, who for nearly half
century has been applauded as pianist
composer-conductor, took few bows
as story teller yesterday.
p He was so adept at this art that 1t
was regretful his audience-four inter-
viewers and two photographers-was
not as large as the ones which will
watch him direct the National SYM
phony Orchestra at the Potomac Water
Gate tomorrow and Wednesday nights.
Looking more like successful busi-
ness man than a conductor, the tall
jovial musician sat in his air-condi-
toned room. in the Raleigh Hotel toy
ing with what he said was a Ascent
baton.
1T certainly pays to be a guest con-
ductor," he began. Look at this.
Roses, fruits and cold air." And few
minutes later there came mint juleps.
About One Baton q Year.
Speaking Of batons," said Mr.. GAM.
II know q conductor who used seven
in one week. This Ascent one is my
seventh in six years of conducting.
have one that cost $3.50"
Somehow or other the conversation
drifted around to symphony orchestras
composed Of women musicians.
"Ill never forget the time I was
conducting one of those orchestras In
Chicago" Mr.. CAM said. We were
ready to begin. A hush settled over
the audience and I raised my baton
Suddenly noticed the second flutist
was powdering her nose. I just
watched and waited, and it was some
little time before she even noticed me" d"
One of his better stories concerns
an appearance he made on a radio
program with Bing Crosby, the
crooner, and Bob Burns, the comedian
Crosby played the piano, while
crooned one of his songs. Everything
went fine and got all these b-b-b-boos
in. too. while Burns stood by begging
me to crack on the high notes.
Receives PAN" Mail.
1T was funny about the fan mail
I received. Several persons said they
had never heard me so human before
and others said, How can you lower
yourself so,'" he laughed.
when play the piano on the radio,
! guess everything will be all right
as long as don't play something like
You're the Sugar in My Coffee"
Hollywood Is one of Mr.. CAMS pet
peeves. Everything's so unreal there,
except Walt Disney's characters" he
said.
"The only human moments in the
cinema are Disney's drawings"
Mr.. CAM is now president of the
Chicago Musical College. From 1921
to 1927 he was conductor of the st.
Louis Symphony Orchestra and during
the last winter season conducted the
children's concerts of the New York
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in
Carnegie Hall.
Native Of Switzerland.
Born in Zurich, Switzerland 63 years
ago. He made his first public ap-
pearance in Berlin in 1899. From
1900 to 1905 he was head of the
piano-forte department of the Chi
cago Musical College. He has made
numerous tours in America and
Europe, appearing as pianist in concert
and recital and as guest conductor Of
virtually every leading orchestra. He
Is the composer of a number of
orchestral and piano works, one Of
the former of which-"Animal Pic
tures"-was presented last March by
the National Symphony.
He has appeared twice previously
with the National Symphony-in
August, 1895. in the first sunset
symphony" series, and during the
orchestra's seventh regular session
last March.