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Evening star., 1939-08-27
Screen Patrons Watch
Literary Backgrounds
Public Libraries of City
Receive Inquiries From
Interested Persons

Livingstone" renews interest In
Stanleys I'm Darkest Africa" and
Jakob Wassermann' H. M. Stanley
Employer" Readers who saw The
Story of Alexander Graham Bell"
and Union Pacific" come to the
library for material on American
communication and transportation.
Watch Popular Books.
Hollywood observed the tremen-
dous success OF such novels as Gone
With the Wind" by Margaret
Mitchell; Grapes of Wrath" by
John Steinbeck; Northwest Pass
age" by Kenneth Roberts, and The
Rains Came" by Louis Bromfield,
and will release film adaptations
shortly. During the coming months,
also promised from book sources are
Beau Geste," by P. c. Wren: The
Bluebird," by Maurice Maeterlinck;
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and
Essex" from Maxwell Anderson's S
Elizabeth the Queen; 1--WE Are
Not Alone" by James Hilton, and
The Women" by Clare Booth.
The Central Library has all these
titles. Most Of them may also be Sc
cured from neighborhood branches.
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Farewell on Organ

A farewell recital by one Of
Washington's popular young organ
lists is included in the series to
be given tomorrow, Wednesday and
Friday. pm. at the Washington
Chapel, Sixteenth street and Co.
lumbia road NV.
Vincent Ellsworth Slater, organ
ist at Foundry Methodist Church
for three years, who is leaving
Washington shortly, will play the
Wednesday program, while D. Ster-
ling Wheelwright. chapel director
and organist, will be heard as usual
on the remaining evenings. The
programs are open to the public
without charge, and no collections
are taken at the chapel.
The classic "Chorale in A Minor" D."
by Cesar Franck, is scheduled for
tomorrow, together with sketches by
Johnston and Stoughton and a
hymn reverie and old melody in
special arrangements. Debussy' s
"Clair de Lune" and selections by
Faure, Bonnet, Honegger and Ed
mundson appear on Wednesday, S
program, and on Friday night Mrs.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, soprano,
will sing the aria, 'Knowest Thou
That Fair Land" by Thomas. The
Friday series generally includes re-
quest selections and transcriptions
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ington musician, has recently been
appointed organist Of st. Patrick's
Episcopal Church. Mr.. Sanderford
is well known in local music circles
as an accompanist.
Kathleen White Hilker, artist
student Of Dorothy Remington
Webster, is in Washington for in
tensive work at the Remington
Webster Vocal Studios on Connec-
tcut avenue. Mrs. Hilker is now
teaching voice in Ashboro, N. c.,
where she is director of music In
the Senior High School, director Of
the senior choir, First Methodist
Church, and of the large Ashboro
Choral Club.
In the absence of Adolf Torovsky,
organist and choirmaster of the
Church Of the Epiphany, who is on
vacation. the services are being
played by Rolla Onyun, who recently
resigned his position as organist Of
Douglas Memorial Methodist Church
which he has held for more than two
years. Mr.. Torovsky will again be
at the console at the Church Of the
Epiphany on Sunday, September 10.
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Children to Unite
With Broadcast

Student listeners to Columbia net
works American School of the Air"
beginning its 10th year, are to learn
about the original folk music of their
own country in an unusual series of
Tuesday radio classes beginning Oc-
tober 10.
Programs will bring to the air one
OF Americas foremost authorities on
the subject, Alan Lomax, 24-year-old
assistant in charge of American folk
song at the Library of Congress. He
Is to discuss and sing, to his own
guitar accompaniments, outstanding
examples of native art form as pre-
served on more than $500 phono-
graph records made by him and his
noted father, John A. Lomax, hon.
orary curator Of the library archive.
Selections he will use on the pro-
grams encompass cowboy, lumber
jack, fo'c's'le, whaling and mountain
songs, sea chanteys, outlaw ballads,
Negro work songs, spirituals and
blues. Calling himself folk musi-
cian," he relates that with his father
he has visited the most remote re-
gions OF the country, listening to
the songs of the people, recording
them on the spot. These records are
in the Library of Congress.
A novel aspect of the programs is
that thousands of school children
throughout the Nation will be asked
to sing in unison with Lomax. Class
room teachers, prepared with School
OF the Air manuals, may train pu-
pills in advance to sing the melodies
OF all regions in virtual community
fashion during the broadcasts.
The latter half of each period will
be devoted to orchestral presenta-
tions of the same subject under
guidance of Bernard Hermann, vet
eran music advisor of School of the
Air. Also, occasionally indigenous
talent will appear with Lomax. An
other novelty will consist In asking
children to submit their own songs
to subjects drawn from their own
environments or experiences.
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constantly for composers of prom
Use and for heretofore unknown
compositions Of distinction.
I'VE cannot afford not to play the
works of living composers If we are
convinced Of the value of these
efforts. If we did that 1t naturally
would mean death to any develop-
ment. We can never forget that
none OF the really great composers
was Immediately accepted. Even the
conservative and classical Brahms
was SO unpopular that in Boston
IL was suggested by one critic to
nave In the hall an exit in case
OF Brahms The Cesar Franck Syn-
phony was a complete failure at
Its first hearing. With the excep-
ton OF the Fourth, Tschaikovsky,s
symphonies were declined by the
audience.
we must profit from those les
sons and not allow a new idiom tn
1rlghten us to the extent that we
refuse to hear it again. AS a con-
ductor, to perform those works is an
interesting, even if not always CRATE
1ul task. 1t is the only way In
which the worlds musical library
can be enriched and, at least to
some extent, that the prestige Of
the National Symphony Orchestra
can be increased as we'll"
Midweek Series.
The first of the midweek series
OF concerts, which will be given on
Wednesday evenings at Constitution
Hall beginning at $50, will take
place on November 8, 1899. The
nrst OF the regular Sunday series
with soloists will be given on Oc-
tooer 29, o'clock, at Constitution
Hail; the first Of the new series
OF symphonic masterpieces will be
held on Sunday, November s. Ten
OF the students concerts will be
given in five different high schools
IN the city-five in November and
five in February-with DR.. Kinder
conducting the final concert on
March 16, which will be held in
Constitution Hall.
Soloists for the midweek and the
one Sunday series include the in
comparable Wagnerian soprano,
Kristen Flagstad; Metropolitan So
prano, Marjorie Lawrence: tenor.
Nino Martini, star Of radio, motion
pictures and opera: the great French
cellist, Maurice Marechal; violinist,
Albert Spalding; f1utist, Rene LIE
Roy, and pianists, Percy Granger,
Myra Hess, Luboshutz and Mem.
enof1. Marcel Mas and Moriz
Rosenthal
Season tickets for each series Of
the ninth season of the National
Symphony Orchestra are now on
sale and ready for delivery at the
orchestra's box office In the Homer
L. Kilt music store. 1880 G street
NV.
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Series Given
Radio Time
Orchestra Offers
Music Patterns
For Future

Adventures in unexplored realms
of orchestral tone-color, otherwise
known as the Electronic Orchestra,
will return to N. B. c. in series of
weekly broadcasts over the N. B. c.
Red Network today from to $3.50
pm, E. S. T.
Since its N. B. C. debut on May 25,
music experts have had their eyes
on the Electronic Orchestra, a IL
piece dance band developed by Tom
Adrian Cracraft and composed en-
tirely Of instruments producing their
tones by means of electrical amplifl-
cation. 1t is believed that this pio-
neering orchestra will establish pat
terms to be followed by music of the
future.
The Electronic Orchestra not only
reproduces all known orchestral
sounds, but, by varying the har-
monic controls, new and undreamed-
of tone-color can be produced. BY
the use of a filter, certain harmonics
can be eliminated, others amplified,
thus affording the tonal range of the
orchestra practically unlimited scope
1t is believed that the new music
patterns of the Cracraft Orchestra
will be a source Of fresh inspiration
to present-day composers. Already
the gifted modern writer, Raymond
Scott, has written theme song espe-
cially designed to show the new tonal
possibilities of the Electronic Or
chestra.
Andre Monici, well-known dance
band leader, who has conducted the
orchestra since its inception. again
will hold the baton during the new
broadcast series.
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In Local Music Circles

Henry Kaspar presented his an
nual midsummer nights music
Wednesday evening at Mintwood
House. This pianoforte recital was
given by pupils of Mr.. Kaspar, Ethel
Garrett-Kaspar and Irene Lerch.
Those participating were Frances
Blake. Sarah Brooks, Nancy Bur-
dick, Rachael Chester, Rena Doris
Eanet, Jean Evans, Josephine Fam
iglietti, Donald and Pauline Gish,
Marcella Hodge, o. ]. Hodge, Ethel
dreda Kaspar, Patricia and Robert
Ludwig, Gloria McCawley, George
Pope, Eugenia Schumacher, Betsy
and Elizabeth Sears. Frances Sils-
bee and Margaret Wimsatt.
To Marcella Hodge went first prize
for winning technical contest
based on Czerny study and Ethel
dreda Kaspar was presented with q
gold watch for general excellence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kaspar and Miss
Lerch supplemented the program
with solos and numbers for two
pianos and an added feature was
the recording of a valse by Chopin
made before the audience and
played back Immediately.
Allison Sanderford volInr Wa sh.
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Ten Writers
OF Songs to
Contribute
Commissioned for
Classic Style
In Music

Ten of Americas outstanding
song writers-men with proved
melody writing ability-are being
commissioned to write 10 original
compositions in the small, classic
le," Meredith Wilson, orchestra
conductor, has announced.
Five composers-Ferde Grofe,
Peter De Rose, Dana Suesse, YER
non Duke and Morton Gould-al-
ready have been commissioned to
write one classic each, and five
others are yet to be named. Will
son, along with DR.. Frank Black,
Leonard Liebling and Howard Bar
low, compose committee to select
the composers.
In commissioning the composers, "
Wilson said, at is our purpose to
provide them with an incentive to
pour their inspiration into forms
which have endured" He contend
ed that American popular composers
have lacked the impetus, but not
the necessary ability, to write classi-
cal music, because publishers are
not interested in such works.
THE most universally beloved
melodies of all time are classic"
Wilson said, mot symphonies, tone
poems or the like-but minuets,
serenades, caprices, barcarolles and
other compositions in similar but
nnne tho lace r1occic fory,, And
though they are the most univer-
sally beloved, there Is a dearth
of them by American composers.
The 10 original compositions to
be written by the selected artists
will be introduced in the weekly
Concert Hall feature on the Good
News Of 1910 radio program, Of
which Wilson is the orchestral con-
ductor.
Evening star., 1939-08-27

raising, coal mining and oil produc-
ton. Mr.. Clayton was commissioned
to paint this mural because of the
excellence Of his entry In an
earlier competition held bye the
Treasury Department Section Of
Fine Arts.
The elements of the painting are
naturalistic in handling, but are ar
ranged in a purely symbolic manner,
in the well balanced composition.
The mural has blue tonality grad
ually darkening toward the ends,
with the hghtest and most colorful
area concentrated in the center,
which is directly above a doorway.
The fresh green, red, orange and
yellow of fruits and vegetables of
West Virginia soil will first catch the
eyes Of observers. In the distance
Evening star., 1939-08-27

"Was the Clay incident in Young
Mr.. Lincoln authentic?"
"1s speech improvement by meth
DDS pictured in 'Pygmalon' posi-
ble?"
What became of the little prince
adopted by Maximilian in 'Juarez'?'
These are typical of inquiries
brought every day to the Central
Public Library, at Eighth and X
streets NV, and Its various
branches regarding motion picture
theater attractions.
Discriminating cinema patrons
can secure information and ratings
in many of the library's reference
books, among which are Motion
Picture Review Digest" Selected
Motion Pictures" issued by West and
East Coast previeW committees, and
the monthly evaluating lists of the
District of Columbia Motion Picture
Council and of 10 California organ
izations called Joint Estimates of
Motion Pictures" In addition, book
lists are isued by the Public Library
suggesting further enjoyment of
many film offerings through related
books.
Growing Production.
Worth while fiction and plays are
being filmed increasingly. Edith
Wharton's odd Maid" James Hill
tons Goodbye, Mr.. Chips" A.
Conan Doyle's Hound of the Bas-
kervilles,' Alexander Dumas Man
in the Iron Mask" Lawrence Wat
kin's "On Borrowed Time" and
Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights
are among those which recently have
appeared on the screen.
Published stage plays which Sc
cured larger audience through re-
cent film presentation are Idiots
Delight" by Robert Sherwood; the
Gilbert and Sullivan light opera
The Mikado," entertaining in both
score and libretto; "Pygmalion," by
Bernard Shaw, and "You Can't Take
It With You," by Moss Hart and
George kaufman.
Biographical and historical VOL
umes furnished the inspiration for
"Juarez," especially The Phantom
Crown" by Bertha Harding and
"Juarez and Maximilian," by Franz
Werfel. After Man of Conquest u
Marquis James biographies, The
Raven, a Biography of Ham Hous-
ton," and Andrew Jackson" should
be read. Incidents in Young Mr.
Lincoln" are related in Carl Sand
burg's Prairie Years" Persons in
Hiding" is from j. Edgar Hoover s
book by that name. Stanley and
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the Ohio River winds through fertile
valleys and rolling hills, giving the
mural depth and spaciousness.
Menacing storm clouds gathering
over the mountains in the upper left.
elected the inquiry as to whether
the artist intended them to SYM
bolize impending disaster; but Mr..
Clayton replied that their sole pur-
pose was to balance the composition.
A cat and mouse in the lower right
foreground have the same aesthetic
task; but one imagines they will be
popular for their own sakes with
st. Marys children.
The painting is moderately fiat In
technique, to keep its place on the
WALL; but no distortion or enlarge
ment Of elements In the upper part
was necessary, as the room In which
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Tests at Peabody
Precede Opening

Preparatory to the opening of the
72d year of the Peabody Conserva-
tory of Music, Baltimore, Nd, on
October 2, entrance examinations in
the advanced department will be
given by appointment September 49,
and daily thereafter, according to
an announcement by Otto Ortmann,
director of the conservatory. Ap-
pointments for entrance examina-
tions in the preparatory depart
ment will be made on and after
September /.
The competitive examinations for
the nine free three-year scholar
ships available for 1899 will be held
before the departmental faculties of
the conservatory on Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, September Is through 20. The
special application blanks for the
scholarships, which may be obtained
from the Office of the director, must
be filled in and returned to the
conservatory office by Monday, Sep
tember 18. Examinations for the
yearly scholarships will be held on
Saturday, September %. Advanced
standing in musical subjects will be
granted only by examinations con-
Quoted by the Peabody.
Students who have studied at ac-
credited schools of music are eligible
for these examinations upon presen-
tation of a transcript showing the
courses taken. Examinations for
advanced standing will be held on
September % and 20, and a place.
ment test in elementary theory for
all new regular students) will be
given on September 30.
For the successful completion of
the various courses of instruction,
the conservatory offers an artist
diploma for concert ability and we'll
marked creative talent; a bachelor
Of music degree for pronounced and
well-rounded musicianship, in addi-
ton to a comprehensive academic
training, and q teachers certificate
for sufficient musical or pedagogic
ability to teach the subjects studied.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
BY Florence S. Beyryman

washington painters and Sculp-
tors have had their share of COM
missions from the Treasury Depart
ment Section of Fine Arts, and have
produced excellent decorations for
Federal buildings in various parts
of the country; but generally they
work with so little fanfare that their
murals and sculpture are completed
and installed before the public hears
about them.
Such is the case of Alexander
Clayton, whose mural painted for
the section has just been sent to
st. Marys, West Virginia, where II
is to be installed in the post office
1t depicts the activities and in
dustries of Peasants County, which
include agriculture. sheep and cattle
Evening star., 1939-08-27

DR.. Kinder, conductor Of the or
chestra, said. There will be a series
OF eight midweek concerts with
soloists; a series Of six Sunday con-
certs with soloists; a series of II
students concerts, and a new series
Of six Sunday concerts Of "the
worlds most beloved symphonic
masterpieces"
The new series of symphonic mas
terpieces, DR.. Kinder explained,
came as result of the efforts of
the National Symphony Orchestra
since its founding in 1931-to be
guided by what it feels a certain
large part of the public wants in the
way OF symphonic programs. DR..
Kinder said that many times in
the nine years of the orchestra's ex-
lstence he has received requests
directly and indirectly-for pro-
grams composed of music familiar
to the great majority Of people, as
well as for premiers of new works.
The familiar classics, DR.. Kinder
went on to say, apparently are even
more important to music lowers
than the solo appearances Of dis
tinguished artists.
Cause of Success.
Many people love this music" he
said. 1T means a great deal to them
and has become an integral part of
their lives. The tremendous success
Of the Water Gate concerts has been
due, in part at least, to their empha-
sis on this type of music-the kind
that the audience can 20 away with
and which remains with them as
something fine and precious, and,
maybe, even helpful. It is for these
reasons that I have prepared for
the ninth season of the National
Symphony Orchestra a new series
composed entirely of the music peo-
pie have indicated they love and
want to hear. And each program
Will be built around a favorite SYM
phony-which is why we are calling
the series The Worlds Most Beloved
Symphonic Masterpieces"
Going further into detail. DR..
Kinder said that the program for
November S would feature the
Tschaikovsky Fifth Symphony" for
December 3, the Beethoven Fifth
Symphony" for January 81, Rim
sky-Korsakov's IS cheherazad
Suite" for February ID, the Cesar
Franck symphony; for March II,
Brahms First Symphony" and
that the program for April IA would
be the annual request" program.
Seeks New Talent.
DR.. Kinder added that the SYM
phonic masterpieces series did not
mean that he would not continue to
Introduce works of merit by new
or unknown composers. "As a con-
ductor," he said, "it's my duty to my
orchestra, to the creators of music
and to myself to be on the lookout
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Lake Dwellings Seen

At least 20 dwellings and a road
leading to them have been discov-
cred on the floor of Lough Allen in
Fire as the result Of unusually low
water. DR.. M. Mahr of the National
Museum in Dublin declares the find
the most perfect ever seen in Ire
land.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Dead Man Frees Six
Of Murder Churqe

Appearing before magistrate in
Nymunsingh, Bengal, Naga Shelf, a
Moslem, proved that he was alive,
and six men detained on charges of
numbering him were freed. Nagar
had been missing several days when
the police, acting on information, ar
rested the six. A skull said to be-
long to the dead" man was also
found by the police.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Railway Neurs Arctic

Construction has been started on
the Kotlas-Knyazhpogost section Of
the new railway line being laid to a
Vortuka, a Russian mining center
Close to the Arctic Circle. Another
section, now in operation, extends
to a new oil region, Moscow reports.
Evening star., 1939-08-27

IL Will nave permanent placement, is
not more than II feet in height.
A native of Chevy Chase, Nd,
where he still resides, Mr.. Clayton
studied at the Corcoran School OF
Art, and was the recipient of several
first prizes. He has taken an active
interest in local artists organiza-
tions, among them the Society of
Washington Artists, of which he has
been treasurer for three years. Last
year he was awarded the prize for
the most outstanding work of art"
In the society's annual exhibition.
He had one-man show of paintings
at the Thicker Galleries, New York
City, last May and has had work in
the circulating exhibitions Of the
American Federation Of Arts.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
in the World Of Art and Music Wasngtonans
New Features Offered
For Symphony Season
Beloved Masterpieces to
Have Important Place
In Orchestra Plans

With last weeks
third successful
oca Of the National Association
looking ninth
Hans Kinder has announced innovation Constitution
Hall. " " 'o'A
The 1ssso Of the National Symphony Orchestra will be
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Huntington Sculpture
Is Received by Gallery
Corcoran Gift Appreciated
AS Distinguished Addition
To Washington Art Works
By Leila MechHn.

The Gallery placed
exhibition
most noteworthy accession brought distinguished
exhibition of Huntingons
year when this important collection making
circuit of
This giffor such on account
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Allison Sanderford, young Wash
Evening star., 1939-08-27

Mrs. Huntington is one of the few
women who have produced eques-
trian statues. She has done two
the beautiful Joan of Arc"-so like
. flame, all spirit, which stands
in front Of the Cathedral at Blois,
France, on Riverside drive, New York
City, and in replica elsewhere in
this country and in Canada, and the
sturdy, masterful figure Of THE
Cid" in Seville, Spain, in front of
the Hispanic Museum, New York,
and elsewhere. Both of these may
rightly be listed among the great
equestrian statues of the world. of
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-31
Rag Sorters Find Many
Valuables in Old buds

ITS in the bag!" is an expression
which has a literal meaning to
workers in the Yorkshire town Of
Dewsbury, center Of the rag trade.
Rags from all over the world find
their way here. They come to be
sorted, graded, reduced by machin-
cry to threads. and then rewoven
into new cloth, says London An
Swers Magazine.
The job of rag-sorting in the
warehouses is one that is full Of
surprises. Go into any big rag
warehouse in DewSbury, you'll hear
of, and see some of the things they
find Tin the bag" The Offices Of
some Of these businesses are regu-
lar museums.
One of them numbers among its
collection Of curious things. found
among the rags dead rats and rab-
bits. These, needless to say, are
not retained for exhibition purposes.
Coins are often found in the
pockets of old suits and loose among
the contents of the ragbags. II the
coins are discovered before the rags
go through the machinery, then the
sorters are so much better off fnan-
cially; if not, the coins are usually
damaged and eventually find their
way to the banks and 60 into
retirement"