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Evening star., 1940-05-12

OF homely status and retiring dispo-
sitions. Perhaps 1t was because they
counted 50 little In the scheminR
for fame that surrounded their sons
that the latter cherished q special
affection for them. Beethoven, Schu-
bert and Brahms had simple moth
ers, not overly endowed with worldly
intelligence. but strong in their good
and religious natures. These men
gave passionate devotion to these
simple women, suffering deeply
when death separated them. Schu-
bert, whose quarrels with his father
deprived him of the enjoyment of
family life. called his mother 1.-THE
Good Mother" and Brahms sorrow,
when learning that the one who
stood ever ready to bear his burdens
with him was no more, took form
IN one of his grandest creations,
the Requiem"
One of the most brilliant women
among those who gave birth to
geniuses was Mendelssohn's mother,
who was carefully educated and of
firm and righteous character. Her
guidance is to be found throughout
his whole life from the first days
when she sat him on the piano stool
and placed his baby fingers on the
keys. So strong was her belief In
him that she once wrote her
husband, "Felix will yet rouse the
world to wonder" Although of more
erratic temperament, the mother Of
Schumann shared his aspirations,
and In her love for him named him
her Bright Spot"
Mozart Tragedy.
The one woman to occupy the ex-
alted position of mother to q genius
whose story is best known Is Mozart's
mother. Her tragic death, alone
with her young son in Paris, was q
sacrifice to his career and perhaps
the most narrowing experience that
Mozart ever lived through. She who
loved her home and the gay eve
nings with her talented husband,
children and friends, was uprooted
from these familiar surroundings
and entrusted with the responsibility
of helping Wolfgang make his way
in Paris. The early life of Mozart
is closely interviewer with that of
his mother, who was glad enough to
take part in the excursions for rec
ognition of her sons talent when in
company of her husband and her
daughter.
Nearly all the great composers
we're alike in the way in which
they kept in constant correspond
ence with their mothers, telling them
every small incident that marked
their progress to fame. Especially
did they turn to them in times of
trouble, pouring out their hurt feel
ings in a way to reveal their inner
most natures to posterity. And
when the world at last acknowledged
their genius it was the mother who
shared 1t with them either in reality
Eor through the spiritual bond that
was stronger than death.
In thinking of the mothers of the
great creators of music the words
of Dickens have a new meaning:
Il think it must somewhere be
written that the virtues of mothers
shall be visited on their children"
Evening star., 1940-05-12

The recordings by the latter, "A
Granada" and "Noche FeEz," In
Spanish, the last one being from
q private collection, surpass almost
anything available in mechanized
form by this singer. He must have
been in an unusually good form
and In high spirits when the record
ing was made; his vitality and the
Joy he puts into his music permeate
his delivery. His glorious voice
thrills in the reproduction as It
thrilled millions when he was alive.
The well-beloved instrumentalists
and conductors are represented, too.
There are the veterans Ignace Jan
Paderewski and Frederick Stock,
the inimitable Fritz Kreisler, Yehudi
Menuhin and Artur Rubinstein,
John Barbiroln, and, last but not
least, Pablo Casals, this time in the
capacity Of conductor. One Of the
greatest piano concertos, Grieg's
in "A Minor" has been recorded by
Arthur Greet, with the Royal Al
bert Hall Orchestra, led by Landon
Ronald.
OF the major symphonic MASTER
pieces there are seven, Of which six
are symphonies. Mozart's mo. 40
in G Minor" Schubert's the "Un-
finished" Beethovenis "Eroica,"
Tschaikowsky's mo. 5 in E Minor"
Brahms mo. 4 in E Minor" and
Mendelssohn's mo. 4 in A Major"
(the "Italian'D, played by the La
Scala Orchestra, conducted by
Ettore Panizza.
It Is not often that one has the
opportunity to hear that orchestra
in a work other than grand opera
and one can fully appreciate the
finesse of the ensemble and the mel
low tone which the players draw
expertly from their instruments. The
first and last movements of the
symphony are especially effective.
Tschaikowsky's "Nutcracker Suite"
the seventh major recording, will
remain ever popular for its variety
in mood and orchestral effects. The
performance by the London Phil
harmonic Symphony, under Eugene
Gossens, throws new light on the
details of the compositions itself.
The clearness of the violin passages
in the Miniature Overture" the bell
effects in the Dance of the Sugar
Plume Fairy" and the smoothness Of
the registration, not to speak of many
other high points, are a delight. It
Is, indeed, one of the finest assort-
ments for the price in novelty and
quality. ELENA DE SAYN.
Evening star., 1940-05-12
Federal Playhouse
Presents Concert

In an effort to stimulate musical
composing in Washington, especially
to bring to light the compositions
of Federal employees, the Federal
Playhouse, an activity of the agri-
culture branch of the N. F. F. E., will
present concert of original COM
positions of Federal employees. early
in the fall. The best compositions,
as selected by music critics, will be
presented in another concert of
these best original works over radio
station WJSV and will also be sub
mitted to Broadcast Music, Inc, a
large music publishing concern, with
the possibility of publishing. Other
events in conjunction with this con-
cert will be announced from time
to time.
The rules for submission are
very few They must be COM
posed by Federal employees, must be
copyrighted by owners and must
be accompanied by permission to
make any change that may become
necessary, due to re-arrangement
and orchestration. Members of the
Federal employe family who have
composed music of any and all types
and would like to submit their work
for inclusion in this concert are re-
quested to mail them to Lee H.
Shugar, Playhouse director, room
sos. Evans Building. All compost
tions must be received by June 30
in order that arrangements and
orchestrations may be completed in
time for the concert.
The concert will be presented by
the Playhouse Chorus, Orchestra
and Dancers, and will be directed
by Lloyd Garrison, who directed
the all-Victor Herbert favorites con-
cert to be repeated on June u
and 20.
Evening star., 1940-05-12
.Whittall Pair
OF Concerts
Congress Library
Has Programs on
Two Days

The final pair of concerts Of the
current season to be held under the
auspices of the Gertrude Clarke
Whittal Foundation in the Library
Of Congress will take place on Friday
evening at 8:45 o'clock and Satur-
day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. The
concerts will be played by the Roth
String Quartet.
The programs follow: Friday
Quartet in D Major, Opus rs, No
S." Haydn; Quartet in G Minor
Opus 80. No. S." Boccherini; GUAR
tet in D Major, Opus H." Tschai-
kowsky. Saturday-"Quartet in D
Major, Opus S." Paine; Quartet
No. 4, in E Minor Chadwick;
Music for -Four String Instru.
ments," Loeffier.
Special interest centers in the pro-
gram to be heard on Saturday aft
ernoon. Devoted to American cham
ber music of an earlier day (even
the Loeffier work antedating the
music Of the younaer composers OF
the presently it affofds an unsual op-
portunity to hear quartets that are
undeniably important but frequently
neglected. The string quartet by
Paine, dean Of native American
composers and first professor OF
music at Harvard University, was
written before the Civil War, and
thus must be accorded a special
place of honor in the development
of domestic art. The Chadwick
piece was written In 1895 and still
belongs to the preceding century.
Just before 1900, however, musica
composition in this country received
a strong impetus and Chadwick
fourth quartet well characterizes the
music of the period. Loefner's
Music for Four Stringed Instru-
ments" brings us to the World War
Composed in 1917 in memory Of
Victor Chapman, who died in that
tragic conflict. it is acknowledged
to be one of the outstanding achieve.
ments of American elegiac art.
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 tick.
cts to one of these concerts will be
distributed to each person. A serv.
ice charge is collected for each
ticket.
Evening star., 1940-05-12
Choral Club
Its
Spring Event
Program Presented
At Mayfower
Friday Evening

The Lovette Choral Club, undel
the direction of Eva Whitford Low.
cite, will give its 18th annual spring
concert on Friday evening at a:3l
O'Clock in the Italian garden room o.
the Mayhower Hotel. Elsie L. Gran.
mer is accompanist for the clul
and Mrs. j. Lester Brooks and vii.
liam T. Cameron will be the assisting
artists. The following program vii
be presented:
Gossip Joan" 1Ensish na.a t folk sol sonf,, f,.,.r
"Chanson de Marie Antoinette' French
ona,, sons arranged 6y JaeoDsonE,Andrews
u - The choSsi z Club: ..' '0aa'0a
The Choral Club, ' '''
: w!!ilss ;EGss T +. h:sR e.R.fss' ss'S.'
Choral p.raphrase arranged By
Samuel %S. Fishards nsh.sS s.,as Gaineo
Miriam Buchalter, violinist.
Let All Ny LIte Ih.el%'isiSa e aSsie,.
Charles Gilbert spross
The Choral Club.
''vissi d'Arte. vissi d'Amore'
tAria from ToscaD Puccini
Charles Gilbert Spross
Nellie Barber Brooks soprano.
Spring Elizabeth MerZ Butterfield
Brown Hills" Nadine Moore
"The Fountain" Dorothy Radde Emery
The Choral Club.
Miss Buchalter, violinist.
A GROUP Of Harp Solos.
Mr.. Cameron.
Waves on the Danube. Ivanovici-Kron
The Choral Club.
Hazel Cake, soprano soloist.
Evening star., 1940-05-12
Church Music Talk

Tomorrow afternoon at 5 O'Clock
DR.. Archibald T. Dawson, professor
Of music at Harvard University, will
address the Conference of Clergy
and Church Musicians, being con-
Quoted jointly by the District Of Co.
lumbia Chapter of the American
Guild Of Organists and the WASH
ington Federation of Churches at
the Y. w. G. A., Seventeenth and
K streets NV. His subject win be
Church Music and Reality" After
the address there will be q dinner,
which will be followed by discus
sion Of problems involved in apply
ing DR.. Davison's principles by 4
selected panel Of clergy and musi-
clans representing each OF the 70.
ugious denominstions.
Evening star., 1940-05-12
Concert Schedule
TODAY.
Friendship House. Mothers
Day program, 4 pm.

4
Friendship House, Mothers
Day program, 4 pm.
TOMORROW,
Church Music and Reality"
DR.. Archibald T. Dawson,
speaker; conference of clergy
and church musicians, Y. w. G.
A., 5 pm.
Evening With the Victrola,"
Public Library, Eighth and K
streets NV, 7:30 pm.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, or
gan recital, L. D. S. Chapel,
8 pm.
George Wargo. violist; Will
liam Brewer, baritone, Evening
of Music" series, Y. M. G. A.,
$3.50 pm.
Navy Band, Sail Lott. Navy
Yard, 1:30 pm.
Marine Band, Marine Bar
racks, S pm.
TUESDAY.
Nine. Tamara Dmitrieff, Rob.
ert Buckman, dua -piano recital,
Arts Club, $3.50 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, or
gan recital, L. D. s. Chapel,
8 pm.
Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Glee Club No. l, Carl
T. Arlt, director: Alice Rainey,
soprano; Kathleen Hillyer
Schlup, contralto: John w.
Wells, tenor; James Russell
Lowe, bass, soloists: Bureau
Auditorium, $3.50 pm.
THURSDAY.
Piano Teachers Forum,
Washington College OF Music,
10 am.
Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy
Yard, 11:15 am.
Marine Band, Marine Bar
racks, 1:30 pm.
FRIDAY.
Roth String Quartet, Library
Of Congress, 8:45 pm.
Twilight Musicales," Nancy
Poore, organist; solo quartet
Georgetown Presbyterian
Church, L. D. S. Chapel, 8 pm.
Gounod's Faust" School of
Music, Howard University,
Count Kai de Vermond, direc-
tor Armstrong High School, s:15
pm.
Lovette Choral Club, Eva
Whitford Lovette, director; Mrs.
]. Lester Brooks, soprano; Will
liam T. Cameron, harpist, as
sisting artists; Italian Garden,
Mayflower Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Marine Band, Marine Bar
racks, S pm.
SATURDAY.
Roth String Quartet, Library
Of Congress, 1880 pm.
Gounod's Faust" School Of
Music, Howard University,
Count Kai de Vermond, direc-
tor; Armstrong High School,
Sis pm.
Evening star., 1940-05-12

with agreeable local color. Patsy
Montana sings a mid-westernish
version of 'Leanin' on the Old Ton
Rail-; Wilmoth Houdini and his
calypso band score heavily with
their Cousin, Cousin. Scratch Here
So for Me" To show that Holly
woods Anita Louise has versatility
as well as beauty, Royale Records
presents the actress at the harp in
"Stardust" and three others. The
producers must have felt very half
hearted about the whole idea. Cyril
Smith capers back to the scene in
with Me Gloves in Me And and
Me AT on One Side" slightly
tainted snatch of comedy in which
the Kings grammar is slain in the
true Smith tradition.
]. W. STEPP.
Evening star., 1940-05-12
In Local Music Circles

The Mothers Day program at
Friendship House, 619 d street Sc,
will be presented by the young
people and members of the music
department from 400 to 500 pm.
Songs by the Older Girls Glee
and the Sing Song Glee will be
followed by rhythm band numbers
played by the Junior Lucky Friday
Boys. There will also be solos by
music students. Stories appropriate
for Mothers Sunday will be told
by Thelma Schmidt. The program
will be followed by tea served by
Girl Scouts and Girl Reserves.
The last Of the seasons Sum-
day Music Hours at the Young
Women's Christian n Association.
Seventeenth and K streets. is being
planned for today by M. Pearl
Waugh and Katharine Lee Jones.
The program will be presented by
students of the music division and
the instrumental ensemble directed
by Muriel Abbott Marshall and
accompanied by Marguerite Voge.
The program will begin at 5 o'clock
and the public is cordially invited
to attend.
Minnie Volkmann will present
Elizabeth Parsons. soprano, in recital
this afternoon at 4:30 at her resi-
dence. Miss Parsons will be assisted
by Richard Cooley, violinist, and
Mona Mason, accompanist.
An all-Tschaikowsky program of
recordings will be presented for the
regular evening with the victrola
in the Music Division of the Public
Library. 9Th and K streets NV. to-
morrow at 1880 pm. The recordings
to be played include the Concerto
in D Major" for violin and orches-
ira; "Onegin's Aria" from "Eugen
Onegin";; "Adieu, Forets" from
Jeanne dare; waltz from "Ser-
enade for Strings" and Romeo and
Juliet"
The fourth of the Evening of
Music Series," presented by the Y.
M. c. A., will be held tomorrow In
the Assembly Hall, 1896 G street
NV, at $3.50 pm. George Wargo,
violist, National Symphony Orches-
ira, and William Brewer, baritone,
Columbia Light Opera Company, will
furnish the musical program. The
public is cordially invited.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Glee Club No. /, under the
direction Of Carl T. Arlt, will present.
its spring concert In the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing Auditorium
on Wednesday evening at $3.50.
Outstanding among the selections
to be given will be MacFarren's
May Day" and Grieg's Land
Sighting" .k
The soloists will be Alice Rainey,
soprano; Kathleen Hillyer Schlup,
contralto; John w. Wells, tenor, and
James Russell Lowe, base. An In
strumental ensemble will offer sew
eral numbers in addition to provid-
ing the accompaniment to the larger
choral works.
"Piano Teachers Forum" will hold
its last meeting Of the season on
Thursday at 10 am. ct the WASH
ington College OF Music. Gertrude
Price will speak on Improvisation"
Public Is invited.
The Observation-Disclosures Commu-
nifty Singers will present their an
nual spring program on. Sunday,
May 10, at 1 pm. In the Battery
Park Clubhouse. The singers, under
the direction of Ruth I. NmSan.
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Concert

A concert for two pianos will be
given by Nine. Tamara Dmitrieff
and Robert Ruckman at the Arts
Club on Tuesday at $3.50 pm. The
program will be: Concerto In c
Minor" Beethoven, Tamara Omit
rieff; orchestral accompaniment
Robert Ruckman.
Following the concert the pres!
dent of the Composers Club OF
Washington will give a short talk
on the history of the Washingto-
Composers Club and comment or
some of its recent works.
Evening star., 1940-05-12

w 6AvC NAA VA W bAtC AACll VIII WCl Q
to enrich the living of countless
people by their musical creations.
Most of these mothers were quiet,
unobtrusive figures In the picture
Of the home life of these great men,
yet each and all received the bound-
less affection and devotion of their
sons. What posterity owes to them
can never be estimated.
In reading of the lives of the
great composers, the fathers of
several Of them loom largely in the
foreground and the energy and FORE
sight which they eXerted to forward
their sons careers must be recog-
nized as great and unselfish work.
The part that the mothers played
In the developing of genius has
not received general acclaim, for
the shadowy figures of these gentle
women are but dimly perceived in
the determination of the men them
selves. Yet the subtle influence of
these heroines can be traced in the
attitude and the striving of their
sons, and for the beauty that was
born Of that influence the world
will honor them for all time.
Revealed to Parent.
To them, whatever the potentiali-
ties that genius opened up, their
gifted sons were children needing
the close communion of the one
whose dreams went into their max
ing. In all the early years the real
nature of these children was re-
vealed to their mother as to no one
else. It was she who understood
their sensitiveness and their apart
ness and she it was who guided
them through the rough waters Of
childhood and adolescence, mold
ing them into the great men they
were to become.
We know nothing at all of the
fears and misgivings that must have
assailed them often. Many times
they stood as a buffer between the
vast ambitions of their husbands
and the limited ability of the child
genius, watching the strain OF exer-
tion in those tender years and
watching also the upquestionable
urge of great talent IN a childish
heart. Many times they saw the
frail young body bearing more than
1t could stand and must have won-
dered whether 1t was worth while
to jeopardize health for the sake
OF fame. There Is no record of any
of the mothers of the great COM
posers pushing their children for
ward with the relentless disregard
of their age and physical fitness
that their fathers showed.
But to them was given the priv
ilege of instilling the finer things
of life into the young and responsive
soul Of the child. How often must
they have listened to the childish
prattle that revealed the bent of
the child's nature, heard the first
musical attempts and followed, as
the years passed, the fascinating un-
folding Of that beginning into the
great musical thoughts that no one
else had ever imagined.
Keeping that delicate talent at
tuned to the highest aspirations
must have been a responsibility that
the mothers felt keenly. The Slight
est wrong turning, the slightest
bruise on that Towering genius would
have robbed the world of a great
heritage. These thoughts must
sometimes have troubled the moth
ers Of the immortal musicians.
Held Homely Status.
Few Of the musicians had mothers
OF distinction. most of them being
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will be accompanied by Eleanor
Avant. Assisting will be a quartet
composed Of John r. x. Britt, Cor
don Jones, Clarke Paulsen and
James Wesner, accompanied by
Carol Wagner. The program will
take the form of a musical tour OF
| America, featuring the works OF
American composers.
Todd Gray, Washington composer
pianist, has written several compost
tions for Marian Chace's Concert
194O," to be presented Tuesday, May
81, at Hearney Hall, Eighth and N
streets NV Among these numbers
by Mr.. Gray will be Negro Suite
for solo dancer and group, and "Lu-
crezia Borgia." solo dance drama
Mr.. Gray, who received his M. A.
from Boston University and a degree
Of M. s. M. from New York Uni
versity, also wrote the music for the
dance of Mephistopheles which
formed the finale of the Bal Boheme
last year.
The Army Band has been ordered
to proceed to the New York World S
Fair for an indefinite period The
regular schedule of concerts will be
resumed on It's return.
Betty Baum. pianist. was the SOLO
ist at the meeting of the Council of
Jewish Women at the Community
Center on May 6. She played works
of Debussy, Liszt and John Ireland
Junior students of Helen Miller
presented a program on Thursday
night of music week. Students TAX
ing part were: Margaret Sabine
Virginia Kessler, Nell and Elizabeth
Ford, Jean Alice Cunningham, Bill
lie Wilcox, Barbara Beij, Dick and
Meigs Newkirk, Caroline Kosswig
Theo Suman, Carol Eddingfleld
Nancy Sullivan, Bobbie Sabatini and
Coils Campbell. Guest ensemble
players were Elizabeth Harvey, Mrs
Campbell and Mr.. Beij.
On Friday, May "a, at 8 O'Clock
Miss Miller will hold the final reper-
tOire class of the season for her
adult students at che Washington
College Of Music
The first Of three closing recitals
by students in the piano depart
ment of the King-Smith Studio
School, class of Katharine Frost,
will be held on Thursday at IL
o'clock noon at the Studio House,
1708 S street NV. Those taking
part are Margie Heileman, Rose
Berkshire, Louise Boatwright, June
Berkshire, Kay Johnston, Jane Eli
son and Jean Curran.
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STAR, WASHINGTON D. c. NAY 12 lep-pARr FIVE

At right Is pictured Robert Rucknan, aoho wM ptue
duopt recital Nth Nine Tnnara Dn1ttrte6 the Arts
Club Tuesday euentn0 and belo Nancy Pcore guest
oroontst Dtutng the OF the Ticht Musicale" Friday
at the Latter Day Saints Washington Chapel
Evening star., 1940-05-12
World Owes Gratitude to
Great Composers Mothers
The Inspiration of These Good Women
Has Given the World Some of
Its Finest Compositions
By Alice Epersman.

1ne world is apt to think Of the great musicians nddua
quite independent Of the ordinary associations
play 50 important part in the experiences Of less gifted
strongly ntrenched IN the life Of each Of them personality
OF his mother and this
specially whose covnne eory was
Evening star., 1940-05-12

The Observation-Disclosures Commu-
nifty Singers will present their an
nual spring program on Sunday,
May 10, at l pm. In the Battery
Park Clubhouse. The singers, under
the direction Of Ruth I. Aorgan.
Evening star., 1940-05-12

The Army Band has been ordered
to proceed to the New York Worlds
Fair for an indefinite period. The
regular schedule of concerts will be
resumed on It's return,
Evening star., 1940-05-12

Minnie Volkmann will present
Elizabeth Parsons. soprano, in recital
this afternoon at 4:30 at her resi-
dence. Miss Parsons will be assisted
by Richard Cooley, violinist, and
Mona Mason, accompanist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

Life and customs IN Rnmanla.
colorfni country which has been
much in the news Of late. win be
dramatically pictured for members
Of the Altrusa club by Mfa John
7. Quinn. al the meeting Of the
club to be held Tuesday At 8s15
at Under the Films tearoom At
Y. W. c. A. Mrs. Quinn. who has
spent much time in Rumsnla. viii
talk informally. and her pictufiza-
ton will be OF keen interest. since
recent events IN that country have
made IL a worldwide center of In
terest After dinner. which VIII he
promptly at els. a short business
meeting viii be conducted by Mra
Charles Robbins. president Of Al
trusa, and plans viii be made 10
entertain the Seattle Altrusa club
ut a dinner In November. A joint
meeting Of Altrusa with the Bust
mesa and Professional Women'a
club 10 be held Wednesday. Oct. .,
will also be announced.
New members who were for
mally introduced into Altrusa club
At the last meeting includes Misses
Anne Storey. Helen Mckinney.
Frances swayze and Lois scholl.
Mrs. Robbins has called a meet.
ing of the board at $50. preceding
the dinner Tuesday night.