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Evening star., 1939-12-31
TOint Recital
Brings Great
Lieder Stars
Iehmann.Melchior
Event to Include
Duet Numbers

When Mrs. Lawrence Townsend
resumes her Monday morning mu-
sicales at the Mayflower week from
tomorrow, January 8. the most popu-
lar two exponents of the true lieder
art and Wagnerian opera roles in
America, Lotte Lehman, Viennese
soprano, and Lauritz Melchior, DAN
ish tenor, will make their first joint
appearance in recital in Washington.
Each of the artists will sing groups
of lieder individually and will be
heard jointly in duets. Among these
will be three by Schumann. Itch
denke dein," "Er und sic" and "Un-
term Fenster." The program will
also include the Spring Song" duet
from Act l of die Walkuere.'
Mr.. Melchior's first group will con-
sist of a variety of unusual Scan
dinavian songs, Hell dig lif" Finn-
ish, by Oscar Merikanto; "Flyg
mine Tanker (SwediSh), by Richard
Henneberg; "Serenade janfru dumea
like Sove" Danish), by Heise, and
"Drick" (Norwegian by Sverre Jor-
dan.
Mrs. Townsend, who Is spending
the holidays in New York with her
son, will return in time for the Phila-
delphia Orchestra concert Tuesday
night. Reservations for the Leh-
mann n-Melchior concert can be made
with Mrs. McCord in the meantime
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Free Organ Recital

Under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Guild of Organists, District Of
Columbia Chapter, E. Power Biggs,
concert organist. will be presented in
a free public organ recital at the
Washington Cathedral, Mount st.
Alban, on Monday, January 8, at
$50 pm.
Mr.. Biggs, English-American, has
appeared locally under the same
sponsorship in recent years, and
those who were privileged at that
time to hear him in recital will well
come his return, this time to the
console of the large new Skinner
organ which was lately installed at
the Cathedral. From his numerous
appearances in concert work in this
and other countries, Mr.. Biggs has
earned for himself the reputation
of being called "one of the outstand-
ing organists of the day."
Evening star., 1939-12-31
PlatOff Choir
Has COssack
Second of Russian
Singing, Dancing
Groups Offered

The Gen. Platoff Don Cossack
Choir of Is remarkable Russian sing
ers and dancers, who will make their
first concert appearance in Washing
ton on Sunday afternoon, January
IA, at o'clock, should not be con-
fused with the Don Cossack Rus
sian Male Chorus, Serge Jaroff, con-
ductor. which was heard here at
Constitution Hall three weeks ago,
according to Dorothy Hodgkin Dor
sey. who sponsors the local concerts
of the Russian singing organizations
The Platoff Don Cossack Choir,
incidentally, is appearing at Con-
stitution Hall in place of the Mozart
Boys Choir of Vienna, which was to
appear at Constitution Hall in the
course of its first American tour, but
war conditions have made it impos-
sible for the Mozart Boys Choir to
leave Vienna. hence the appearance
of new Cossack group in its place
Both Cossack organizations share a
strong anti-Communist sentiment
and both are composed of Russian
exiles, though in their concert work
the Platoff group emphasizes Co.'S
sack dancing more strongly than the
Jaroff singers, who include some
dancing in their repertoire.
incidentally, the Gen. Platoff Don
Cossack Choir is named after a mill
tary hero of generations ago whose
name has become almost legendary
in Russia. 1t is conducted by Nicholas
Kostrukoh, and although this is but
the choir's second tour of the United
States, it has made nearly 1000 con-
cert appearances in Europe, Asia,
Australia, South Africa and South
America. The choir's outstanding
concert to date was one given at
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, un-
der the patronage of Cardinal Ver-
dier, where 10000 persons heard the
music of Russia sung in character
istic style.
Mrs Dorsey announces that tick
cts for the Mozart Boys Choir per-
formance will be honored for the
performance of the Don Cossack
Choir. Tickets for the latter per-
formance are now available at Mrs.
Dorsey's Concert Bureau, in Droop's
1900 G street NV.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Junior Club Recital

The District of Columbia Feder-
alton of Music Clubs, Eva Whitford
Lovette, president, and Gertrude
Lyons, State junior counselor, will
present members of the Junior
Clubs in a recital, to be given in
Barker Hall at o'clock, on Satur-
day evening. January 13. The fol-
lowing composers will be repre-
sented on this program: Albenzi
Chaminade, Debussey. Gounod,
Granger, Grieg, Paderewski, Rach-
maninoff, Ravel, Sibelius and Sind
ing. The counselors presenting STU
dents are: Virginia Bestor, Lucy M
Boyer, Lillian Harmon Burke
Thelma Callahan, Elizabeth Car
penter, Glenn Carow, Dorothy Rad
de Emery, Daisy Fickenschert, Iva
Loughlin Guy, Gertrude Lyons and
Sarah Tacker.
Students appearing on the pro-
gram will be Virginia Baker, Gene
We've Billhimer, Barbara Buckley,
Mary Norman Dagger, Preble Earle
Donoho, John Alden Emery, jr.,
Peggy Ann Ernst, Betty Ernst,
Jeanne Kennedy, Ann Myers, Vir-
ginia Smith, Mary Jane Watson,
Ruby Lee Williams.
The public is most cordially in
Vited to attend.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

be heard in the part of Amonasro.
Harold Kravitt's basso voice will give
quality to Ramfis, the high priest.
The ballet in the temple and the
triumphal scenes is particularly
striking as a stage spectacle. Lydia
Arlova, premiere danseuse and Lu-
Glen Prideaux, premier danseur, lead
their corps -de-b ballet in the exotic
dances of Verdi's opera. Carlo Per-
oni will conduct each opera.
Verdi's "Rigoletto," based upon an
adaptation of Victor Hugo's lie Roi
s'Amuse" is the second opera of the
series, Tuesday night the 10th. The
remarkable singing actor, Ivan Pet
rolf, sings the title role of the hunch.
back jester. Lucille Meusel, in the
coloratura soprano role of Gilda and
Francis Perulli, the tenor, as the
duke, head a list of principals that
will be heard in the famous quartet
from "Rigoletto," the soprano aria,
"Caro Nome" and the tenor number
familiar to every one, La Donna
Mobile
Faust" in the afternoon-sung
in French-and Carmen" at night
also in French-make up We'd
nesday's program, the 18th. Leola
Turner as Marguerite, portrays the
maiden: Harold Kravitt, Mephis-
topheles clad as a cavalier, gives
the role of the evil one sophisti-
Gated manner, alternately gay,
cynical and bluntly ingratiating.
The title role will be sung by the
companys highly esteemed tenor,
Dimitri Onofrei. Petroff upon this
occasion makes his second appear
ance as Valentine.
Carmen" with score of individual
and distinctive melodies, will be
Wednesday nights opera. Coe
Glade, whose Carmen" is known
in every part of the country since
she became star of the Chicago
Civic Opera under the insult regime,
will be heard in the role of Bizet's
heroine. Sydney Rayner, the past
two seasons a leading tenor of the
Metropolitan Opera Co., and for
merly favorite of the Opera Conf
que of Paris five seasons. will sing
the role of Don Jose. The ballet,
with Miss Arlova and Mr. Pride2Sn
solo dancers, will be an excitM,
number, especially in the tam
BOURNE scene.
Verdis La Traviata" is a splen-
did vehicle for Lucille Meusel.
Francis Perulli in the tenor part of
Alfredo and Ivan Petroff, Germont,
are the principals.
The inseparable "Cavalleria Rus
ticana" and "Pagliacci," the two
favorite short operas, is Fridays
double-bill (January 19. Miss
Greco and Mr.. Rayner are well
cast in Mascagnis one-act opera,
while Miss Turner, Mr.. Lindi and
Mr.. Thomas will be heard in Leon
cavallo's opera in two acts.
The tragic story of Madame But
terfy" will be unfolded Saturday
afternoon (January 2O) by the
amazing Hizi Koyke, most realistic
of all -Cio-Sans of the day.
Onofrei in the tenor role Of 1t.
Pinkerton and Mario Vale, match
less American Consul, will co-star
with that remarkable singing
actress, unsurpassed as Cio-C -Cio-San.
The engagement closes Saturday
night with Verdi's I'll Trovatore.
Norma Greco as the Duchess
Leonora and Aroldo Lindi the my
sterious knight. Mostyn Thomas is
the Count di Luna and Lyuba
Senderowna's rich contralto voice
will be heard as Azllcena.
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Exchange of Choirs

Following custom established
last year, this evening at 7 pm
the Washington Chapel, Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
will feature the choir of men and
boys, from the Church of ST.
Stephen and the Incarnation, in a
program of seasonal music, directed
by Mr.. Sherman J. Kreuzberg, NJ A.
In few weeks the Washington
Chapel Choir will return the favor
by singing at st. Stephens Church.
The winter series of community
organ concerts will continue tomor-
row, Wednesday and Friday, 8 pm.
at the Washington Chapel, Six
teenth street and Columbia road.
G. William Richards of Salt Lake
City will be heard tomorrow in a
program which includes well-known
selections by Schubert, Franck,
Chopin and Sullivan.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, A. A. G.
O., chapel director and organist,
will play the Wednesday program.
Edna c. WheelWright, soprano, will
assist in Fridays concert.
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Concert Schedule

TODAY.
Special concert by st. Stephen
and the Incarnation Church
Choir, Sherman Kreutzberg,
director, Washington Chapel,
L. D. S., 7 pm.
MONDAY.
G. William Richards, organ
recital, Washington Chapel,
L. D. S., 8 pm.
TUESDAY.
Philadelphia Symphony Or
chestra, Eugene Ormandy, con-
ductor, Yehudi Menuhin, violin
ist soloist, Constitution Hall,
8:45 pm.
Army Band. Army Band
Auditorium, 2:30 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, Marine Barracks, 8:15
pm.
THURSDAY.
Clara Wells, piano recital,
Arts Club, 8 pm.
Marine Band, Marine Bar
racks, 2:30 pm.
FRIDAY.
Friday Morning Music Club,
Norma Simonson, soprano, Lily
Garrett, contralto; Dorothy
Radde Emery, pianist; Doris
Sturgeon, violinist; Barker Hall,
1880 am.
SATURDAY.
Marine Band, Marine Bar
racks, 1890 pm.
Army Band, Army Band
Auditorium, 11:30 am.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Navy Band Concerts
At Auditorium

This season, due to the emergency
that has necessitated the closing Of
all Navy Yards to the public, the
concerts by the United States Navy
Band Symphony Orchestra will be
given at the Marine Auditorium,
Eighth and I streets Sc. The OPEN
ing concert is scheduled for Mon
day evening, January 8, at 8:15.
Concerts will be given each Monday
evening thereafter until the end of
April. The first program will in
clude Weinberger's Under the
Spreading Chestnut Tree and
Tschaikowsky' Fifth Symphony"
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Bethlehem Choir

Rehearsals in preparation for the
thirty-third Bach Festival in Beth
lehem, Pa, to be held on Friday
and Saturday, May II and 1S, were
resumed on Thursday evening, Oc-
tober 6, and during the first two
weeks IS new members were added
to the roll.
The two sessions on Friday will
be devoted to the performances
of church cantatas, including the
following: No. 81, praise Be to
Thee, Lord Jesus Christ; No. 118,
20 Jesus Christ, My Light and Life;
No. 63, Christians All This Happy
Day; No. 125, I'm Peace and Joy
I Now Depart; No. IA. Take What
Thine Is, and Go Thy Way; No.
16l, Come, Thou Lovely Hour of
DYING; No. so, Nov Hath Salvation
and Strength" On Saturday the
mass in B Minor will be given in
its entirety for the 34th time.
The Bach Festival at Bethlehem
has long become one of the most
important musical engagements of
the season, and pilgrimage for
both professional and lay musicians
from all parts of the country, in
cluding Canada. For the all too
short a period of two days it becomes
a community of lovers of Bach's
music, and made up of all races and
creeds. It is a somewhat unique
experience to see most of those
present following their scores during
the performances. A circular giving
full details regarding the seating
arrangements and their availability
will be sent out during the early
part Of the month Of March, 1910.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
$1,000 Prize Offered
For Symphony

A $1,000 prize contest for a new
symphonic work by an American
composer has been announced by the
st. Louis Symphony Society in con-
nection with the celebration of its
60th anniversary during the 1939-4O
season. Rules of the contest are as
follows:
l. Contestants must be American
citizens.
g The works submitted must be
original symphonic compositions and
must not have been performed or
published before, and they must be
dedicated to the Goth anniversary of
the st. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
3. Contestants must submit Or
chestral scores legibly written in ink
and with it the composer must send
reduction for piano (either two or
four hands,.
4. The work should be compost
ton not less than 10 and not more
than 80 minutes in length. The
composer is free to choose any form
he prefers for the composition.
S. Each manuscript should bear
plainly marked on its title page a
motto, but not the name of the COM
poser. A sealed envelope containing
the name of the composer and bear
ing on the outside the same motto
as is placed on the score should ac-
company each manuscript.
6. The judges will be announced
later. The jury will judge the COM
positions on their merits without
knowing the names of the COM
posers. A majority decision will
rule. Should no manuscript be of
sufficient merit to justify the award
ing of the prize. the judges will have
the privilege of reopening the con-
test within one year. Should two
compositions be deemed equally
worthy of receiving the prize, the
prize money may be divided equally
between the two winning composers
7. It is understood the prize win
ming manuscript will be the property
of the st. Louis Symphony Orches-
ira, which will have the right of per-
formance for one year. However, the
composer will have the privilege of
copyrighting the work and collect
ing royalties from sources other than
the st. Louis Symphony Orchestra
8. The composer to whom the
prize is awarded will be required to
supply the necessary orchestral parts
for the performance of the work
which will take place before the
end of the current season and will
be conducted by Vladimir Golsch-
mann, conductor of the st. Louis
Symphony Orchestra.
9. All manuscripts must be SUBJ
mitted not later than February /
1910. to the manager, st. Louis Sym
phony Orchestra, Municipal Audito-
rum, st. Louis, Mo. Inquiries re-
garding the contest may be sent to
the same address.
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Prizes Given for
Analyses of Book

The year just past marked the
hundredth anniversary of the con-
cert debut of Anton Rubinstein in
st. Petersburg, in 1889 Sad. in COM
memoration, Free Artist" the story
of Anton and Nicholas Rubinstein
by Catherine Drinker Bowen. was
recently published.
Aware of the interest which this
book will have for the lay reader
as we'll as for the music lover, the
publishers of Free Artist" Random
House, Inc, are sponsoring a con-
test for the best letters of not more
than 300 words on one of the follow
ing questions:
l. How did the granting of the
title Free Artist" affect the lives
of Anton and Nicholas Rubinstein
and of their pupils?
2. Compare Anton and Nicholas
Rubinstein as men and musicians.
All entries must be submitted by
February l, 1910. and should be ad-
dressed to the Rubinstein Contest
Department, Random House, Inc,
20 East Fifty-seventh street, New
York City. A committee of judges
consists of five distinguished figures
in the musical world: Nine. Lotte
Lehman, Nine. Olga Samaroff- =
Stokowski, Jascha Heifetz, Leonard
Llebling and Deems Taylor.
The first prize for the best letter
on one of the above subjects will be
the new r. C. A.-Victor Radio
Phonograph, or years scholarship
at an accredited music school. The
second prize will be a special album
OF recordings of the compositions of
Anton Rubinstein, Tchaikowsky' s
Fourth Symphony" recorded under
the direction of Serge Koussevitsky;
his Fifth Symphony" under Leo
pold Stokowski, and his Sixth
'Pathetique' Symphony" under the
baton OF Eugene Ormandy. The
third prize will be a special album
OF recordings of the compositions of
Anton Rubinstein, the Tchaikowsky
violin Concerto" played by Mischa
Elman, and of the Tchaikowsky
Piano Concerto No. in B Flat
Minor" played by Arthur RUBIN
stein, both conducted by John Bar
birolli.
The book was written by Gather
Inc Drinker Bowen as the result of
an interest in the Rubinsteins pro-
voked during her work on Beloved
Friend" the story of Tchaikowsky
and Nadejda Won Meek, three years
ago. Mrs. Bowen worked at the
Staatsbiblioteck in Berlin, at libra
ries and museums in Moscow, Len
ingrad and Kiln, and also secured
f1rst-hand information about Anton
Rusinstein from persons who had
known him well, including Josef
Hofmann, Josef Lhevinne, Moriz
Rosenthal, Boris Kamensky, Alex
ander Siloti and Theodore Steinway.
The book contains copies of the
original programs (now in the LII
brary of Congress in Washington)
of the famous historical concerts
seven concerts covering the whole
range of piano music from Couperin
to Tchaikowsky, which Anton Ru-
binstein gave in every principal city
In Europe.
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Ballet Russo
Appears With
New Ballets to Be
Given on Program
OF March Dates

Two special performances will be
given by the National Symphony
Orchestra on March IL and 13 at
Constitution Hall, in conjunction
with the Ballet Russo of Monte
Carlo.
On March II the First SYM
phony" by Shostakovitch will be
presented in pantomime form, en-
titled Rouge ct Noire." choreog-
raphie by Massine, while Chopin's
music will be featured in LES
Sylphides" The third number on the
program will be "Gaite Parisienne," 4"
based on Offenbach's music. The
program for March 13 is composed
of Carnival" with Schumann mu-
sic; "Boutique Fantastique," with
score by Respighi, based upon music
by Rossini; The Bluebird" to
Tschaikovsky music, and another
new production, "Capriccio Es-
pagnole," by Rimsky-Korsakov.
OF particular interest in these
programs are the two new ballets,
Rouge ct Noir" and "Capriccio Es-
pagnole," not only because of the
music but possibly because of the
name of the artist who did the
decor. He is Henri Matisse, who,
with Cezanne. Picasso, Duffy and
Van Gogh, is one of the great names
OF modern French painting. Ma
tisse is said to have become an en-
thusiastic follower of the ballet, and
sketches which he made casually at
rehearsal brought high prices from
art dealers in Paris.
The music for "Capriccio Es-
pagnole" is we'll known to patrons
of the National Symphony Orches-
ira. The -KorSakov compo-
sition has been on the orchestra's
repertoire for several years, and
Efrem Kurtz, musical director of
the Ballet Russo, conducted it dur
ing his guest appearance with the
National Symphony on the Sunset
Symphonies series last summer.
Choreographic treatment for the
Ballet Russo production of this
Spanish folk ballet was done by
Argentinita, the Spanish dancer, to-
gether with Massine. Settings and
costumes for the ballet are by
Mariana Andrea.
Tickets for the two Washington
appearances of the Ballet Russo de
Monte Carlo with the National SYM
phone Orchestra on March IL and
l3 are now on sale at the symphony
box office in the Homer L. Kilt
Music Store, 1880 G street NV.
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seating of the men at the last CO
Ormandy is not using that arrange
ment. From time to time he has
made some changes in orchestra
mems positions, but tries them out
each time at rehearsals before ac-
tually using them. Even when they
are used during performance, ac-
cording to Ormandy, very often
these shifts from one place to an
other within the group of 100 players
are not easily observed from the
audience"
Toscanini and Koussevitzky both
also have used original ideas in ar
ranging the men, especially for per-
formance of contemporary works by
such individualistic composers as
Ravel, Richard Strauss, StravinSky
AS Ormandy concludes statement
on this subject-"The seating of the
players in symphony orchestra
these days is a problem which each
conductor solves according to his
own considered judgment and eXpe-
rience. We are all constantly
experimenting, trying to give the
listener tonal perfection as near as
Is humanity possible"
The first times in Washington
on this program include two 18th
century chorale-preludes of Johann
Sebastian Bach-"Wachet auf, rutt
uns die Stimme" very popular this
Yuletide in purely choral form and
30 Mensch. bewein dein Suende
gross" Both these works have been
newly arranged for orchestra by
Mr.. Ormandy.
After Menuhin plays the Brahms
Concerto, the second half of the
program Tuesday will be given over
to ballet type music with new
ballet suite by Eugene Zador, Hun
garian composer now living in New
York. called The Machine Man"
It has one of those triangle stories
as its basis, telling of big, bad
landlord who snatched beautiful
maiden from her fathers apartment
in one of his buildings, to hold her
as hostage for back rent, and of a
Uul lONlllB "iAo "SA
SHIPPED the maiden and created a
machine man to 60 and rescue her
from the villain so that he, the in
ventor, and the maiden could live
happily ever after. The suite has
four subtitles - "Intermezzo" in-
ventor's lament at losing his LADY, !;
"Auto Ride dn which the land
lord carries off the fair maiden;
"Waltz on the Lawn" (no sub
title-probably written just to give
the dancers special ensemble op-
portunity), and Dance of the Ma
chimes celebrating the completion
of the mechanical man by the in
ventor).
Ravel's Daphne ct Chloe Suite
No. 2" and Debussy's prelude,
"L'apres-midi dun Faune," COM
plete the program. Reservations can
be made at the box Office in Jor-
dams Music Store, 1899 G NV.
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Miss Wells, Pianist,
| At Arts Club

Clara Wells, concert pianist, will
be heard at the Arts Club Thursday,
following the usual Thursday eve
ming dinner. A graduate of the New
England Conservatory of Music and
the Royal College of Music, London,
Miss Wells is at, present engaged in
teaching at the Sandia School, Albu.
querque, N. Mex.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

Ruby Smith Stahl, director of the
Washington A Cappella Choir which
sings at the First Congregational
Church, announces the formation Of
a class for the study of choir tech
nique.
Last spring some IL directors and
organists arranged for a similar
class which she instructed, at first
by the lecture method, later supple
mented by group work done by sing
erS.
AS actual demonstration proved to
be more practical, class is being
organized now to be held on Mon
day afternoons at Sis o'clock begin
ming January in the east parlor
of the First Congregational Church
at Tenth and G streets NV. En-
rollment may be made through Mrs.
Charles A. Appel, jr., 1908 Hunting
ton street NV.
On Friday the Friday Morning
Music Club will present Norma ST.
monson, soprano; Dorothy Radde
Emery, pianist, and Doris Sturgeon,
violinist. To close the program
Lily Garrett, contralto, and Mrs.
Simonson will sing a duet. The
program will consist entirely of the
music of Cesar Franck.
A program of Christmas music
was presented Wednesday evening
at Waugh M. E. Church by Gene
Stewart, organist and director of
music of the church.
Mr.. Stewart had the assistance of
Mildred and Rachel Jefferson. The
three choirs of the church, with
Walter NARROW, Louise Finagin and
Robert Griest as soloists, partici-
pated. This concert was the second
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Junior piano students of Helen
Miller presented a Christmas pro-
gram on Saturday evening. A brief
group of compositions from the early
masters and a few moderns preceded
the Christmas caroling. Margaret
Bullock, violinist, and Frederick
Bullock, cellist, with Barbara Beij
at the piano assisted instrumentally
with the carols. Other students
playing were Margaret Sabine, Vir-
ginia Kessler, Meigs and Dick New
kirk, Carol Eddingfeld, Coils Anne
Campbell, Jean Alice Cunningham,
Helen Jones, Nancy Sullivan, Nell
Ford, Theo Suman and Caroline
KossWiS.