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Evening star., 1939-10-08
Studio; Here Opened
By Mr.. Loveiov

Arnold Lovejoy, baritone, returns
to Washington from New York tc
open his studio of vocal instruction
at 1000 N street, NV. In New York
Mr.. Lovejoy was connected with the
National Theaters and Concerts
Inc, a company formed to present
young American artists to the
American people.
Mr.. Lovejoy is we'll known in
Washington and has studied extern
sively both in this country and
abroad. He is member of the phi
Mu Alpha" Sinfonia, a national
music fraternity. His career in the
teaching profession includes some II
years in number of mid-western
universities where, in 1928, he organ
lied his own concert orchestra and
vocal ensemble which was selected
from among 18 competing orchestras
of large universities to tour Europe
for the French Line Steamship
Company. As baritone soloist and
director, Mr.. Lovejoy made his initial
appearance at the Inter-Allied Club
in Paris, where Marshal Foch and
General Pershing were the guests
of honor.
AS member of the faculty of the
Washington Musical Institute, Mr..
Lovejoy taught in Washington a few
years ago, but went to New York to
make a thorough study of the man
agerial field. He became closely con-
nected with the outstanding concert
managers of that city.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Ornnandy Has
First Event
Of fOrchestra
Philadelphians Will
Have Series of
Five Programs

Eugene Ormandy, leader of the
Philadelphia Orchestra, who will
conduct the first in the series of
five programs that the orchestra is
to play here this season, Tuesday
night, October "a, at 8:45 o'clock
in Constitution Hall. announces the
following as the program:
Three choral-preludes by Johann
Sebastian Bach, arranged for Or
chestra from the organ works, by
Mr.. Ormandy-"Vater unser i'm
Himmelreich," "Gelobt seist Du.
Jesu Christ" and "Wachet auf. ruff
uns die Stimme";; Viotti's Con
certo No. % in A minor for violin
and orchestra" with Fritz Kreisler,
great Viennese violinist. as the
guest soloist; Scriabin's third SYM
phony, often referred to as THE
Divine Poem" and Kreisler's ar
rangement of Robert Schumarn's
"Fantasie in C major for violin and
orchestra" again with Mr.. Kreisler
as Soloist.
1t is rather unusual for a guest
Sololst with a symphonic group TO
appear more than once on the pro-
gram, but on this occasion Mr..
Kreisler will appear twice in clas-
sizes written for his instrument
with orchestral background.
The sale of tickets for the entire
series of concerts closed during the
past week end, beginning tomorrow
tickets can be secured for the first
program Already a long list of
reservations has been made and
these are being filled. Very few of
the cheaper priced seats are avail
able for the single events, because of
the unusually large number of
reservations, nearly two-thirds of
the house for the series as a whole.
being already taken.
Reservations for this first and
also other of the five programs can
be made at the new box Office in
Jordan's piano store, 1899 G
street NV.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

gers arrangement Of the sea cfanty,
Shallow Brown" and Victor Hely
Hutchinsons THE Old Soldier"
Mr.. Thomas will be assisted BY
Carroll Hollister at the piano. Mr..
Hollister will contribute three piano
selections to the program, Brahms
Rhapsody in G Minor" Debussy's
"The Submerged Cathedral and
Lecuona's "Malaguena."
Virovai Recital.
Mrs. Dorsey announces that
Virovai, the sensational 18-year-old
Yugoslav violinist, whose memorable
debut as soloist with the New York
MISUNDERSTANDING Orchestra
in New York last winter gave the
American musical world new
prodigy, will play his first recital
in Constitution Hall two weeks from
today, on Sunday afternoon. October
%, at O'Clock. This will be the
second attraction of the first series
of Sunday afternoon recitals spon-
sored by Mrs. Dorsey.
Virovai's Washington recital pro-
gram has not yet been announced
but tickets will be available Thurs
day morning at Mrs. Dorsey's Con-
cert Bureau in Droop's, 1900 G street
NV.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Piano.ViOlin Evening

Jean Westbrook, young Washing
ton violinist, and Everett Stevens,
pianist and composer, will give a re-
cital of violin and piano sonatas on
Tuesday evening, october II, at
Pierce Hall.
Miss Westbrook is a protege of
Hans Kinder, conductor of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, and
through him she was awarded
scholarships at the Peabody Con-
servatory, where she studied for six
years. Her teachers have been Josef
Kaspar, Frank Gittelson and Paul
Stassevitch of New York, teacher of
Ruggiero Ricci.
Mr.. Stevens is we'll known in local
music circles as both pianist and
composer He has appeared as solo,
list with the National Symphony in
the premiere performance of his own
piano concerto, and in recitals here
and in numerous cities in the South
and Middle West. He is student of
Austin Conrad at the Peabody Con-
servatory, where he held scholar
ships for seven years. Last spring
he was awarded their highest honor
the Peabody Artist Diploma.
Tickets for the concert may be
obtained by telephoning for reser-
vations.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Young Italian
Singer Opens
Series Here

Mrs. Lawrence Townsend takes
pride in having the newest sensa-
ton in that limited field of true
coloratura sopranos-the young
Italian, Lima Pagliughi-to make
her bow in Washington on the first
of the coming winters series of
Monday morning musicales at the
Hotel Mayf1ower. Signorina Pagliughi
already has established splendid
record for her work in European
concert halls and opera houses and
particularly achieved success in the
latest season at famous Covent
Garden in London.
Also on this program, to be given
December II at 11:15 am, will be
the brilliant flutist, John Amadio.
The flute and coloratura voice are
so often welded in snowy bravura
passages that it is Ultra important
that the singer have flutist who is
pliable: Signorina Pagluighi, it is
said, will not do such cadenzas with
any f1utist other than Mr.. Amadio
Third on this opening program
is the famous Dutch pianist, Egon
Petri, who already has a large fol-
lowing in Washington.
The second musicale in the series
December Is, will present the
Brazilian soprano, the fascinating
Bidu Sayao, jointly with John
Brownlee, Australian baritone, who
makes his debut locally in this event
January 8, Lotte Lehman, Aus
trian soprano, and Lauritz Melchoir,
Danish tenor, will give their first
joint recital in the Capital, an
nounced to close last years series
but postponed due to the sopranos
severe attack Of laryngitis.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Whittall List
Of Concerts
Announced
Gordon Quartet Is
Offered in First
Library Event

The first pair Of concerts to be
held under the auspices of the Ger
trude Clarke Whittall Foundation
in the Library of Congress will take
place on Friday evening at 8:15, and
Saturday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. The
concerts will be played by the Cor
don String Quartet, assisted on Sat-
urday afternoon by Gustave Lam
genus, clarinetist. The programs
follow: Friday evening: Haydn,
Quartet in G Major, Op. II, No. T.;
Glazounow, Quartet in D Minor, Op.
10, No. 81; Beethoven, Quartet,
Op. 95";; Saturday afternoon: Cole
ridge-Taylor, Quintet in F-sharp
Minor; Mendelssohn, Quartet in D
Major, Op. ~; Brahms, Quintet in
B Minor"
The tickets will be made available
tomorrow at the Symphony box Office
in the Homer L. Kilt store, 1880 G
street NV. No more than two tickets
to one OF these concerts will be dis
tributed to each person. A service
charge of Is cents is collected for
each ticket.
Other concerts under the Whittah
Foundation will be as follows: No
vember II and 18, the Budapest
String Quartet; December IS, 16, 18,
Budapest Quartet, assisted by Will
liam Primrose, violinist, and Egon
Petri, pianist; January 10, 20. 1910,
Adolf Busch, violinist, and Rudolf
Serkin, pianist; February 16, IT, the
Pasquier Trio: May IT, 18, the Roth
Quartet.
Tickets for all concerts will be
made available on specified dates
Ito be announced and will be dis
tributed through the Symphony box
Office in the Homer L. Kilt store,
1880 G street NV. The box Office is
open every day except Sunday from
$3.50 to 6 pm. Reservations may
be made by telephone, but will be
held only 48 hours. Mail orders will
be accepted from those residing out
side Washington and vicinity.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

OF Shakespearean texts. The first
is John Charles Clifton's song from
Twelfth Night" IF Music Be the
Food of Love, Play On" Thomas
A. Arne's Where the Bee Sucks"
from "The Tempest; Joseph Ver-
mons when That I Was a Little
Tiny Boy" from Twelfth Night;
Roger Quilter's ut Was Lover and
His Lass" from "As You Like It."
and Sir Arthur Sullivan's Sigh No
More, Ladies'" from Much Ado
About Nothing" will be included.
One Aria.
One aria is listed, the monologue
of Girard from Giordano's Andrea
Chenier," and after the intermission,
Mr.. Thomas has programmed a
French group by Cesar Franck and
Claude Debussy. The Franck num-
bers are La Procession" and lie
Marriage des Roses" the Debussy
songs are "Chevaux de Bois," Beau
Soir" and "Ballade des Femmes de
Paris"
A group of six English songs will
complete the programmed portion of
Mr.. Thomas recital. Peter Warlock's
"As Ever I Saw" Herbert Hughes
Men From the Fields" Lord Ber-
ners' Dialogue Between Tom Filuter
and His Man." Frank Bridges "E'en
as Lovely Flower" Percy Grain
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Operas to Be
Presented
For Hospital
Two Famed Gilbert
And Sullivan
Offerings Here

With Max Fichandler, famous con-
ductor, directing the orchestra, and
general direction and staging of the
productions in the hands of David
Niles, stage and radio director,
Washington is promised an out
standing presentation of the two
Gilbert and Sullivan operas, The
Mikado" and II. M. S. Pinafore. at
Constitution Hall Thursday and Fri
day nights. The entire net pro-
ceeds of both performances will be
given to Childrens Hospital.
Mr.. Niles has developed some
unique lighting and scenic arrange
ments for these two shows. so that
it will be unnecessary to use a cur
tain in the productions. He has
also prepared a special surprise for
Gilbert and Sullivan devotees which
will be offered on Friday night fol-
lowing the presentation of H. M. S.
Pinafore."
Plays Title Role.
Detwar Poppen, one of the out
standing portrayers of Gilbert and
Sullivan roles today, will sing The
Kikado' in the play of that title.
Ruth Altman. nationally known
light opera star, will have the role
of Yum Yum. John Cherry selected
for the new television series of Gill
bert and Sullivan plays and a
noted stage and radio star. will
have the role of Ko Ko. Washing
tons own Anna Yago MRS. William
H. McGuffey) will appear as Ka-
tisha. Others in the cast are
Charles Gallaher, John Eaton and
Vera Muller.
Children's Hospital, which gives
free care to more than 5000 sick and
crippled children in its wards every
year, as we'll as to thousands of
others who are brought to it's vari-
GUS clinics, is again this year facing
a deficit of more than $4,000. Lack
OF sufficient endowment, failure of
the Community Chest to reach it's
goal and thus pay for all the in
dlgent cases treated at the hospital
and the fact that no child is ever
turned away 60 to account for the
deficit.
To Reduce Deficit.
1t is in the hope of raising suffi-
cient funds to make at least an ap-
preciable dent in this deficit that
the promoters of the two presenta-
tlons are turning the net proceeds
over to the hospital. Tickets for
both performances can be obtained
from the T. Arthur Smith Concert
Bureau, 910 G street NV, or reser-
vations can be made by phone.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Opera Drive Begun
For Washington

The opera drive for District opera
lovers. to support the campaign for
establishment of permanent opera
association in the Capital, has be-
gun, A. Cont Berenguer, executive
director of the Civic Grand Opera
Association, announced today. More
than one hundred opera lovers have
volunteered services on committees
to carry the campaign in the Dis
trict and into nearby communities
Special opera-appreeiation programs
have been arranged for presentation
before most of the city's leading
womens clubs and civic associations
as we'll as the city's schools. Radio
programs have been planned to
bring before the public the city's
best vocal talent
The association will stress during
the campaign that its main purpose
is not to sponsor sporadic perform
ances of opera, but to establish
permanent membership which from
year to year will renew its men,
bership and thereby guarantee the
permanency of the association. The
association has engaged as artistic
director Nine. Amelia CONT former
ly of the Metropolitan Opera Co.,
who last season directed several
operate performances at Constitu-
ton Hall.
The object of the drive is to OBJ
tain 5000 memberships at nominal
fee, which gives members the privi-
lege of one ticket to three perform
ances. Junior memberships at one
half price are available to children
under 18. Since the association is
an educational one, with a nom
profit scope, all funds will be di-
rected toward the presentation of
the best possible productions. All
membership funds will be kept in
trust i'll order that they may be re-
funded in case the drive should fail
to achieve its goal.
Season plans call for the presenta-
ton of Massenet's "Manon," Lucia" !"
"Cavalleria Rusticana" and Secret
of Suzanne" in Constitution Hall in
the early spring. Although recog-
nized opera stars will be featured,
the association will fulfill its civic
obligations by selecting outstanding
vocal talent of the city for support
ing roles and for participation in the
opera chorus. Additions for local
singers are continuing and applca-
tions should be addressed by mail
only to Nine. Cont at 1913 K street
or by telephone.
Campaign headquarters, where
further information can be secured,
have been established at No. 2
Dupont Circle.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Opera at Catholic u.

Amelia Cont, artistic director of
the Civic Grand Opera Association
Of Washington, presents an operatic
program at Catholic University
Thursday evening at 8:15 pm. in
Mcmahon Hall.
The recital features Elena Cri-
vella, pianist, from the Chicago Mu-
sical College, and Marta de la Tore,
Latin American violinist, in in
strumental selections; operatic arias
by several well-known Washington
singers, including Alma Harris, dra-
matte soprano; Edith Hoffman
Jones, soprano, and Domenico Bal
ardo, tenor, and the recently or
ganized chorus of the opera associa-
tion under the direction of Nine.
Cont.
This musical program is part of
the Columbus Day program being
presented at the university by the
Circolo di Cultura Italiana, DR..
Mario Maiolatesi, president. Guest
cards may be secured by phoning
Nine. Cont in the mornings only.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

Orchestra.
Unlike most symphony orchestras,
the personnel of the National SYM
phony could not be affected by
war that remained outside the boun-
daries of this country While it
is true that the members of every
orchestra employing union musicians
must have taken out their first
citizenship papers before being en-
gagged, considerable alarm was felt
by many symphonic organizations
because of the high percentage of
foreign-born musicians in their
ranks. No such fear was felt by
the officials of the National SYM
phony Orchestra, because, Mr.. Cap
pei pointed out, 80 per cent of its
personnel is native born, while each
of the remaining 20 per cent is a
full citizen of the United States.
Only two changes have been made
in first chairmen since the close
of last winters series. They are
Harry Rosoff, who will assume the
post of assistant concert master. and
William M. Gibson, first trombon-
iSt.
Mr.. Rosoff. who comes here from
New York City, has played in the
Worcester Festival Orchestra and
in the Chautauqua Symphony Or
chestra, as well as in the orchestra
of the Oratorio Society of New York
under Albert Stoessel Prior to that
he studied under the great Ameri-
can violinist, Albert Spalding, who
will appear as soloist with the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra Novem-
ber Is. Mr.. Gibson, a native of Okla
homa, came to the National SYM
phony from the Curtis Institute of
Philadelphia. He appeared with
the orchestra during it's summer
season at the Potomac Water Gate.
George Gaul remains as personnel
Evening star., 1939-10-08

fall of his popularity in Spain, his
return in irons, the ignominy of
which he insisted on bearing, even
though the kindly ships captain
wished to remove them.
There is plenty of the romantic
interest in his life and much devo-
tion of an appealing character from
his sons and brothers. There are
contrasting. scenic effects of the
magniflcence of the Spanish court
and the wild, unexplored spaces of
the New World. There is the dra-
matte tension Of the presentation of
his plan to Isabella, the fear and
discouragement of the sailors on
those tiny ships and the strong per-
sonality of the man who was able
to overcome all these things and
accomplish by, sheer will power the
greatest feat in history.
Material at Hand.
This Is but sample of the ma
terial that lies right at hand for
the creation Of an American opera
school. Everything pertaining to
the progress of this country is of
dramatic value if the vision exists
to see 1t. And surely once the
vision is found the work should
progress with loving enthusiasm
from one who owes his very exist
ence and the enjoyment of many
privileges to these events. There
should be, from the start, a deeper
sympathy with such subjects than
with any having an European back
ground, the ideas of which will al
ways remain foreign to us no matter
how attractive they may be.
In country where the theater
and cinema flourish, which has pro-
duced dramatic writer's of interna-
tional fame, the creation of a par
ticularly American style of opera
should not be difficult. But, in the
same way as the public is loathe to
believe native artist capable of
greatness, so do the American COM
posers think that national charac-
ters and events cannot hold the re-
quired ingredients for opera. A few
have tried to write on subjects taken
from different periods and happen
ings in this country and have been
successful. but there still remain un-
touched riches that need only the
proper imagination to make them
into stirring material for opera.
Perhaps, after all, what we need
most in the musical creation of our
composers is more vision and more
imagination. These are qualities not
cultivated in the hectic life of today
and certainly not appreciated. But
it would dc no harm to turn back
ward to the era when such things
counted and make them a part of
the pattern of national music.
Surely, in all the length and breadth
of this vast country, there are still
dreamers of dreams and men and
women of fantasy.