The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-02
2 Symphony
Series End
Next Week
BY WILLIAM NEWMAN

Two series OF symphony con"
certs end next week.
Tomorrow in Constitution
Hall the National Symphony
plays its final concert. Tuesday
evening, in the same auditor
iurn, the Philadelphia Sym
phony says farewell for the
season.
PATRONS SELECT PROGRAM
DR.. Kinder has invited his
patrons to make the program
for this final concert and the
results are as follows: Leonora
Overture, No. 3, Beethoven; sec
ond Roumanian rhapsody, En-
esco: Introduction to Act III,
''Lohengrin," wagner; EN-
peror" waltz, Johann Strauss:
fourth symphony, Tschaikow-
sky.
The voting produced some
surprising results. Second
among the symphonies stood
Beethoven's ninth and third,
the same masters sixth. Other
symphonies with many votes
were the first Of Brahms,
Schubert's Unfinished" Bee.
thoven's seventh, Mozart's In A
major, Vaughan williams "A
London Symphony"
INTERESTING SELECTIONS
DR.. Ormandy and his soloist,
John Charles Thomas, an
nounce interesting selections
for the Philadelphia Symphony
on Tuesday evening. The or
chestra will play the Zach G
major Toccata in the arrange.
ment by Leo Weiner, the sew.
enth Beethoven symphony and
q suite from deFalla's ballet,
'The Three Cornered Hat" Mr..
Thomas will sing the area ''Eri
tu'' from Verdi's Masked
Ball." songs Of Grieg and Du.
pare and q recitative and aria
from Massenet's "Herodiade."
A season of Gilbert and Sulli-
van repertoire will begin in the
Rialto Theater, April 18. The
company has been assembled by
J. Franklin Viola. Under the
stage direction Of Frank Moulan
and the general supervision Of
David Niles, 1.-THE Mikado,"
Trial by jury" '"The Pirates
Of Penzance," "Iolanthe" and
1.-THE Gondoliers" will be given.
Among the artists participating
are william Danforth, Detmar
Poppen, Kathryn Rice, Frances
Baviallo, Dean Dickens, John
Eaton and James Montgomery.
The vocal ensemble will num-
Der 40.
Grand opera comes to Con.
stiution Hall, April ~ and 2S.
The New York Opera Company,
an artistic derivative Of the
Metropolitan, will present III
!TroVatore" and "Mme. Butter
fly" Principals, Chorus, orcheS-
ira, conductor and technical
staff all are drawn from the
Metropolitan's forces.
The two prirna donnas an
nourlced are Americans. Rose
hampton, until recently the
handsomest Of the mezzos, has
Joined the ranks Of the drae
matte sopranos. She will as
sumo the role Of Leonora in the
Verdi thriller. Rose Tetoni,
dramatic soprano, born in
Minnesota Of Italian parents,
who graduated from the last
spring season TO the regular
roster Of the Metropolitan is
to be the heroine Of the Puccini-
John Luther -Belasco trag-
edy. Her tenor will be the
genial Armand Tokatyan.
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The Pan-American Union an
nounces the annual Pan-Amer.
lean concert Tuesday evening,
in the Pan,American building.
The y. s. Servic Orchestra to
the number Of 90 musicians
will participate under their reg
ular conductors, Capt. Thomas
r. Darcy Of the Army, Lieut..
Charles Benter Of the Navy and
Capt. Taylor Branson Of the
Marines. The soloiSt will be
Mime. Noemi Bittencourt, Bra
lillian pianist. The concert will
be broadcast by short wave to
South American countries and
for this country over the NBC
and Columbia networks.
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Henry Gregor begins o series
Of lecture-recitals dealing with
modern music Monday In the
Phillips Memorial Gallery :.
William Penny Hacker, Arner1.
can pianist. plays at the King
Smith Playhouse Wednesday
evening 49,. Mile. Nadia Bou-
LANCER lectures on the music Of
Stravinsky ct the washington
College Of Music Sunday night
Nelson Eddy, costliest Of
concert singers, comes to Consti-
tuition Hall next Sunday
The National Choral Union Of
100 voices viii present Mozart's
Requiem MaSS' at the Church
Of the Epiphany, Sunday night,
April 10. Hugh Ross will con-
duct ;. Ann CharkasSky, 90
prano, and Frances Mathews,
pianist, will be heard at Barker