The Washington times., 1938-02-19

ira to 30, the smallest ensemble
adequate for performance Of the
entire symphonic literature. Be-
cause these young people feel
that the students concerts series
is enjoyable and because their
parents know what the concerts
played in the schools do for
their children, the drive will be
formally opened next Wednes-
day in all assemblies.
Sundays subscription concert,
featuring the Russian pianist,
Ania Dorfmann, as soloist, will
be devoted to the music of
Vienna.
DR.. Kinder reminds his pa
irons that this music includes
the art of Gluck, Mozart, Haydn,
Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner,
Goldmark, and Richard Strauss
as well as the dances Of Johann
Strauss. In fact Vienna still is
the artistic capital of central
Europe. Hungary and Bohemia,
though politically separated,
have not ceased to contribute
to it.
He begins this tribute to
Vienna with a Mozart SYM
phony. Nine. Dorfmann will
play the first Beethoven con-
certo. There will be another
reference to Mozart who wrote
two rarely heard Viennese
dances and the rest Of the pro-
gram will be devoted to Johann
Strauss music.
Hungarian music will make
up the program to be offered
tomorrow at 5 for the Y. w.
c. A. by Nine. M. Cronin, So
prano, and Stephen Fuzzy,
pianist. Alice and Alden Finckel,
pianist and composer cellist,
play Sunday night at the Roose-
welt Hotel for the second time
in the current series, returning
by request.
Angelo Pilotto, Italian bari
tone, and Celia Fioravanti, resi-
dent mezzo, will give q recital
to honor the memory Of Mar
conf Wednesday evening in the
Raleigh Hotel. The baritone
will quote from such operas as
"Pagliacci," 1.-THE Barber" and
1.-The Masked Ball." adding
many Italian songs. Nine.
Fioravanti announces a Car
men" aria and French, Italian,
and American songs.
Friday night in Asbury M. E.
Church, Bernard Lee Mason,
violinist, and Warner Lawson,
pianist, will play under auspices
Of the Coolidge Foundation for
Negro Music and Musicians.
Their program includes the
Brahms sonata in D for piano
and violin, the Handel work in
E in the same form, and solo
groups.
The celebrated Joos Ballet,
one Of the most attractive dance
groups that Europe has sent
us, comes to the National The
ater Friday afternoon, to offer
two novelties-'Th Mirror" Sc
quel to the famous Green
Table" another postwar satire,
and 1.-THE Seven Heroes" based
on a German fairy tale. "Ball
in Old Virginia" will be re-
peated by request.
More modern dance, this time
of the native variety, will be
offered Saturday, when Eleanor
Stuppa, pupil Of Hewitt, Ora
ham, Wigman and Kreutzberg,
brings the young women from
Randolph-Macon Women's Col
lege to the Roosevelt High School
auditorium Saturday night.
Miss Stuppa is the first OF the
modern dancers to invade the
colleges. The event is sponsored
by Washington Alumnae and the
students loan fund will benefit.
Grace Moore, screen star,
prima donna Of opera and one
of radios most famous voices,
comes to Constitution Hall next
Sunday for recital. She will be
supported by the celebrated
Isaac Van Grove at the piano
and by Samuel CARMEL, violin
ist. Her program quotes from
the operas Of Mozart, Debussy
and Puccini, and lists songs OF
France. Russia, England and
America.
Members of the Friday Morn
ing Music Club will hear Schu-
bert's "Schoene Muellerin" cycle
sung by wilhelmina Spanhoofd'
Walter, soprano, with Helen
Grimes at the piano. Anita
Schade will comment.
The q. s. Army Band plays
at the Army Band Auditorium
Monday at 6 p. m; Thursday,
at $3.50 p. m. and Saturday, at
1880 p, m. The q. s. Marine
Band plays at Marine Barracks
Tuesday and Friday at p. m.
The U. s. Marine Band Sym
phony Orchestra will be heard
at the barracks Wednesday at
8 p. m.
The U. S. Navy Band plays at
Sail Loft, Monday at 2 p. m.
The U. s. Navy Band Symphony
Orchestra will play an extended
program in the same auditorium
Wednesday evening at $50.
Basil TortorSky, chairman of
the program committee Of Roe