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Evening star., 1941-04-30
Labor Rally Tomorrow

A labor rally to declare opposi-
ton to infringement of labor's right
to strike will be held at pm. to-
morrow on the grounds of the Free
Public Library. Eighth and K streets
NV, under the auspices of the
United Labor May Day Committee.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Box Spring to
Match, $3.50

Comueniesf Deferred Pay
ments may be arranged
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Department Funds Voted

The Senate yesterday approved
S234805,863 appropriation for civil
functions of the War Department
during the fiscal year beginning July
l and sent it back to the House for
consideration of Senate increases
totaling S13,533,635.
Evening star., 1941-04-30

How Long Will II Lost1 The
Simmons Compony ouorontees
it against structural defects for
10 years ond you can de-
pend on its fomous comfort
for many years longer.
Evening star., 1941-04-30

Because of the war, 1910 receipts
of the Pilatus Mountain Railway,
used mostly by tourists in Switzer-
land, we're one-sixth those of 1928.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
WOODWARD g. LOTHROP
1O"1fmF

Get q Mottress Thot Keeps It's
Comfort. In q rigid test by the
United Stotes Testing Company,
this famous Beoutyrest mattress
proved its durability on this
point.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Haydn Symphony
To Open Concert
By Philadelphians

Eugene Ormandy, musical director
of the Philadelphia Orchestra, who
will conduct the next concert OF that
orchestra in Washington, Tuesday,
January IA, at Constitution Hall at
8:45 pm, has just announced the
program for that occasion.
The opening number will be the
famous Haydn symphony known as
The Clock Symphony"-his fourth
symphonic work, in D major.
Helen Jepson, American soprano
of the Met" will sing two groups OF
songs with the orchestra at this
time. Her first group will be Of
Mozart songs, including two arias
from THE Marriage of Figaro
Och Vieni" and Mon so Piu"-and
the song Mon mi Scordi di te."
Later in the program she will sing
songs IN English, including John
Alden Carpenters when I Bring
You Colored Toys" Rachmaninoff's
''Vocalise" and Richard Hageman's
"At the Well"
The other orchestral numbers on
this program will be Eight Etudes
for Orchestra" by Bennett; a first
performance in Washington of Or
mandy's arrangement of Debussy's
"Ref1ets dams PEau," and Strauss
wine, Women and Song"
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voices from the student body of ST.
Olaf's College in Mortified. MINI.
Over quarter of a century ago.
Dr. Christensen, young Norwegian
musician. conceived and organized
the famous ST. Olaf Choir. Today
he is known TO lovers of choral art
the world over and is probably rec
ognized throughout the western
world as the greatest "kapelmeister'
of the age. He was born in Norway,
came to America when II years of
age, studied and taught in various
cities in the Middle West. He later
went to Leipzig, Germany, where he
studied for four years and spent
much time in the company of his
teacher, Gustav Schreck, director of
the famous Thomaner Choir and
one of the successors of the great
Johann Sebastian Bach. Once each
week Schreck's famous Thomaner
Choir attracted thousands to hear
some of the great old chorals 1t
was doubtless here that DR.. Chris
tiansen received the first inspira-
ton to organize choir that would
attempt to do the same things
equally well.
The st. Olaf Choir in its present
form has existed since 1912. It's
phenomenal success as a concert
body makes bright chapter in the
history of music in America. In ad-
dition to its many other tours, it has
two triumphal concert tours Of
Europe to its credit. At Augsberg.
Germany. in 1890, the choir formed
the center of the festivities held in
connection with the commemoration
Of the 400th anniversary of the
Augsburg Confession. Another fes-
tival also featured the singers when
Trondheim, Norway, celebrated In
honor of its sainted King Olaf.
Nine hundred years ago this man,
after whom the Northfield College
was named, introduced Christianity
into his native country. Thousands
of visitors from all over the globe
heard the choir when it appeared in
the Trondheim Domkirke (cathe-
draD, one of the most famous cathe-
dralS in Northern Europe. Most
critics in the largest cities of Europe
bestowed on the 60 student singers
and their famous director, the most
glowing praise. DR.. Christensen has
had many honors conferred upon
him in recognition of the great con-
tribution he has made to church
music both as a composer and as
conductor. One of these honors was
the Order of the Knight of st. Olaf,
conferred upon him by King Haakon
of Norway.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Two Stars
TOBe Heard
In Musicale
Richard Crooks to
Appear Jointly
With NOvOtna

Mrs. Lawrence Townsend will pre-
sent the first of series of five Mon
day morning musicales in the ball
room of the Mayf1ower Hotel tomor-
row at Ills.
The artists for this occasion are
Richard Crooks, one of Americas
favorite singers, and Jarmila No
votna, the beautiful and talented
Czech soprano, who has created a
sensation with her singing of oper-
attic roles at the Metropolitan in
New York. last season and this, in
her debut in Washington in this ap-
pearance with Mrs. Townsend.
The program will open with q
duet in which the artists will sing
scenes from Massenet's 'Manon" and
the final number will be a similar
duet taken from scenes from Verdis
La Traviata" Two arias from
Mozart's Marriage of Figaro" the
famous "Voi che sapete" and mon
so piu," and an aria from Dvorak's S
"Rusalka" c"The Water Nymph~
Will NC given ny h1IIie NONOGIld. one
will sing in addition two Czech folk
songs, "Tece voda' and 'Nadeje,"
which will be coupled with Dvorak'S
Songs My Mother Taught Me-" sung
in Czech by request.
Mr.. Crooks will sing two groups
of songs, including Martini's "Plaisir
d'amour," Fourdrain's "Chevauchee
Cosaque," Elinor Remick Warren's
Sailing Homeward," Protheroe's
"Ah, Love but a Day" and Grieg's
"a Dream" The aria, "Vainement
Ma Bien Aimee" from Lalo's lie
Roi d'Ys" will complete Mr. Crooks
part of the program.
William Tarrasch will be at the
piano for Nine. Novotna and Freder-
lex Schauwecker for Mr.. Crooks.
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Concert Schedule
TO-DAY.

4oDh I
National Symphony Orches-
ira, DR.. Hans Kinder, conduc-
tor; Beloved Masterpieces"
series, Constitution Hall, 4 pm.
Sunday Music Hour, Doris
Little, soprano; Robert Earle,
baritone; Y. w. C. A, 5 pm.
TOMORROW.
Jarmila Novotna, soprano:
Richard Crooks, tenor; May
flower Hotel, Ills am.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, or
gan recital, L. D. S. Chapel,
8 pm.
TUESDAY.
Jan Kiepura, tenor; song re-
cital, Constitution Hall. $50 pm.
Army Band, Army Band Au-
ditorium, 2:3O pm.
WEDNESDAY
National Symphony Orches-
ira, Igor Stravinsky, conductor;
Constitution Hall, 8:45 pm.
Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, Marine Barracks, 8:15
pm.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, or
gan recital, L. D. S. Chapel,
8 pm.
THURSDAY.
Marine Band, Marine Bar
racks, 2::3O pm.
FRIDAY.
National Symphony Orchestra
Students Concert, Francis
Garzia, conductor; Alice Deal
Junior High School, 2::3O pm.
Friday Morning Music Club,
Edwin Rogers, baritone: Helen
Campbell Williams, pianist;
Carolina Randall, violinist; Bar
ker Hall, 11:30 am.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, or
gan recital, Edna C. Wheel
wright, soprano, assisting: L.
D. S. Chapel, 8 pm.
SATURDAY.
Federation of Music Clubs,
Junior recital, Y. w. C. A, fourth
floor assembly room, 8 pm.
Army Band, Army Band Au-
ditorium, 11:30 am.
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In Local Music Circles

On Friday the Friday Morning
Music Club will present Edwin
Rogers, baritone; Helen Campbell
Williams, pianist, and Carolina
Randall, violinist. The program
will be given in Barker Hall, the
Y. w. c. A., Seventeenth and K
streets NV, at 1870 am.
The program at the Sunday music
hour of the Y. w. c. A., Seventeenth
and K streets NV, today at S
O'Clock will be given by Doris Little,
soprano, and Robert Earle, bari
tone, with Marie Little as accom-
panist.
The United States Navy Band
Symphony Orchestra, 1t. Charles
Benter, conducting, will give the
first concert of the season Tuesday,
January IA, BIS pm, at the United
States Marine Corps Auditorium,
Eighth and Eye streets Sc.
Today at 8 pm. the choir OF
Trinity Church is singing cantata,
1.-The Light of the World" by Fred
erick H. Canlyn. E William Bracket
will be the guest organist, and Ruth
F. Vanderlip the director.
A boy choir goes visiting tonight
when the male choir of St. Stephens
and the Incarnation Episcopal
Church makes a third annual ex-
change of services by singing at
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, 2810 Sixteenth
street NV, at the service COM
mencing at pm. Sherman j.
Kreuzberg is organist and choir
master and has arranged q pro-
gram Of season music, to which the
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Duo.Pianists First
In Concert Series

Jacques Fray and Mario Braggiotti,
duo-pianist, will be presented in
recital on Friday evening, January
IT, at Wardman Park Theater by
the Washington Concert Associa-
ton. The association, civic nom
profit organization with head
quarters at 1735 Connecticut avenue,
has inagurated a plan whereby out
standing artists may be heard at
a minimum cost to the public. The
membership is limited to 500 sub
scribers this first season. The second
musical attraction which the associ-
alton will offer will be the New
York Opera Trio on Monday,
February IT,
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played by Arnold Fosters orchestra
and that Of Victor Olof. Represented
are the lands of the Czechs. French,
English, Germans and several others
The selections, all gay and light,
receive fluffy instrumental treat
ment by Messrs. Foster and Olof.
For Dancing.
Gene Krupa takes the song Dinah
Shore has boosted to popularity,
Yes, My Darling Daughter" and
couples it with a torrid number
called blues Krieg." Swingsters
will love them both. Ray Noble
offers two Noble gestures in Sioux
Sue" and Far Away" and both
are solid, gentlemanly swing. Claude
Thornhills improving band has an
aged-in- wood lovely. "a Legend of
Old California" Chuck Fosters
outfit, stylistically condensa-
ton of several popular bands,
but an agreeable one for change,
does his theme "You Beautiful
Dancing Doll" backs it with Sleepy
Time Gal" Orrin Tucker presents
Bonnie Baker in her 500th baby talk
special, Gee, I Wish I'd Listened
to My Mother" Fred Astaire sings
and gives few choice taps in Me
and the Ghost Upstairs" Wayne
King on Columbia does Caprice
Viennois" and Blue Danube" in
surprisingly fiat fashion.
Bluebird's quiet stream of first
rate jazz repressings flows on with
three new ripples on its surface:
The Jones and Collins Astoria Hot
Eight in Damp Weather" and Tip
Easy Blues; the pianist Little
Brother in shreveport Farewell;
Paul Whiteman's Band, with Jack
Teagarden on trombone and vocal
in "Nobody's Sweetheart Now" An
up-to-date Whiteman offers Jack
Tea and Johnny Mercer in fine voice
with Fare Thee Well to Harlem"
and christmas Night in Harlem" !"
j. w. STEPP.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Bv Elena de Sarn.

The New Year brings several 10
cally familiar names, via new discs,
released by G. Schirmer, Inc, and
also through a publication of a book
On Bach by Simon and Schuster,
accompanied by a private recording
of several compositions of that
master, made by Grace Castagnetta,
pianist.
An attractively illustrated edition,
containing biography of the great
Johann Sebastian and a reference
to his antecedentS was prepared by
DR.. Hendrix Van Loon, cousin
of DR.. Hans Kinder, remembered
here because of his appearance at
the Water Gate last summer.
Fascinating and informal. his ac-
count of Bach'S life helps to bridge
the distance between the hereto
fore auStere and somewhat Stilted
Bach and the public. DR.. Van Loon
has the gift of story telling. Vol
umeS have been written about Bach
containing minute details of his
works and life. The majority are
dry and hard to aSsimilate as COM
pared with this attractive edition,
illustrated in pen and ink by DR..
Van Loon himself. Between the
lines looms also the genial person.
ality of the author, a man Of rare
culture, whose books on such di-
versified subjects as history, science.
geography, art. philosophy, religion,
travel and music, have been trans
lated into 25 languages, European
and Asiatic. including Esperanto
and Braille.
In addition to the merit Of the
book an unusually concise and ar
tistic Interpretation is given Bach's
"Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue,"
Busoni edition, prelude No. / in C
Major" famous for the obbligato
ave Maria melody. which Gounod
wrote, Invention No. l in c Ma
jor," March in D Major" italian
Concerto" first movement, Jesus
Joy Of Mans Desiring" and three
short pieces from the Fifth French
Suite in G Major" consisting of
"Courante, Gavotte and Gigue."
Evening star., 1941-01-05
National Symphony
Is Represented in
Inaugural Event

The National Symphony Orches-
ira, under the direction of Hans
Kinder, will again join with world
famous artists to present this years
inaugural concert in honor of Presi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt on Sun
day evening, January 10, at 8:45
o'clock in Constitution Hall.
Names of the artists from the mu-
sical field who will participate with
the National Symphony in the con-
cert have not yet been released BY
Mrs. Edwin M. Watson, chairman of
the inaugural committees Commit
tee on Music, which is in charge of
the event. 1t is announced, how
ever, that artists from two allied
fields-Charles Chaplin of the
movies and Alfred Lunt and LYNNE
Fontanne of the theater-would ap-
pear.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Popular Music

Swapping back into the limenght
after a vacation of several weeks,
Schirmer Records offer two more
products of its small but accom-
plished corps of artists. Dana
Suesse, composer Of music termed
loosely as sophisticated" and
pianist of wide experience, per-
forms a collection of her own pieces
in a set of three 12-inch discs
entitled Blue Moonlight" while
John Sebastian, on four 10-inch
recordings, vies for the laurels
which at present rest on the brow of
Harmonicist Larry Adler.
Miss Suesse may, and should, be
remembered for her recent Young
Man With a Harp" suite, as we'll as
such excellent heart songs as MY
Silent Love" and 1.-THE Night Is
Young and You're So Beautiful" l."
both of which appear here. inciden-
tally. Dana Suesse's musical crea-
tions follow the fashionable formu-
lac of the day: Rather wandering
in pattern, not overly melodiouS,
and of the dissonant character of
a GershWin rhapsody. Her piano
technique, although a trifle heavy
and tight, fits her musical express
sion we'll. especially in the more
cohesive tone pictures, Afternoon
of Black Faun" and Swamp
Bird"
In the Sebastian presentation, 1t
is apparent that the harmonica
artist inclines in the same serious
direction as the highly publicized
Mr.. Adler. With such material as
the Brahms Sixth Hungarian
Dance" Caprice Viennois" and
"Hora Staccato," Mr.. Sebastian
shows an ability at least equal to
his fellow virtuoso. To those Doubt
ing Toms who still look down their
noses to the harmonica as an instru-
ment for interpreting Red Wing"
and related hill-billy chaff, we di-
rect attention to the second refuta-
ton in six months.
From the General Records work.
shop comes two volumes of authen-
tic Mexican music, recorded on-the-
scene while q group Of no-doubt
colorful native musicians beat out
and strummed native melodies on
their favorite instruments, the
marimba, guitar and cymbal. 1t
isn't necessary to be a collector to
appreciate the sheer exuberance of
the music of our southern neighbor.
In more ways than one does its
vigor and ilt resemble our own
rhythmic swing. And it is tune
full. At the same time, we can't
blame northern ears for baking at
the tinny vocal manner which seems
to characterize native Latin Amer
lean music.
More folk tunes, but from Euro
pean climes, emanate from Columbia
In the form Of . gix-disc album
Evening star., 1941-01-05
List
OfSanCarlO
Week Chosen
Series Starts With
La Traviata'
On January 10

The schedule of operas to be given
during the weeks engagement OF the
San Carlo Opera Co. at the Ma
tional Theater beginning Sunday,
January 10, is announced by For
tune Gallo, manager. There will be
seven evening performances, with
matinees on Wednesday and Sat-
urday, and a change of opera &.
each of the nine performances.
The opera which shall effectively
open an opera engagement is one o.
the management's problems, and it
is to this important decision that
the San Carlo Opera managing di-
rector has given much thought.
Verdis La Traviata," with the
cast that Fortune Gallos organ
ization presents, is announced rs The
most appropriate opera to inaugu-
rate the forthcoming series, Sunday
evening, January 10. Lucille MeuSel
sings the name part; she is an
American soprano of talent.
The list of operas for the re-
mainder of the week is as follows:
Monday. January 20, Bizet's Car
men; Tuesday, January 81, Puc-
cini's Madame Butterfly; Wednes-
day, January %, Flotows Martha
at the matinee. with Mascagnis
"Cavalleria Rusticana" and Leon
cavallo's "Pagliacci'' in double bill
for Wednesday evening. Verdis
"Rigoletto" will be given Thursday
evening, January %, and the same
composers Aida" on Friday eve
ming, January "a Saturdays mat
inee will present Gounod's Faust"
and the engagement will close on
Saturday night with a performance
Of Verdi'S I'll Trovatore."
For the aida" a new soprano will
be presented in the person of Noble
Lushanya, American Indian of the
Chickasaw tribe of Oklahoma. who
will sing the title role. The lovely
japanese soprano. Hizi Koyke. who
made pronounced impression when
she sang here last season, will again
be cast for the role of Nine. But
terfly." Coe Glade, who appeared
at the Water Gate last summer. will
sing the title part of Carmen"
while Ivan Petroff will have the
name part of "Rigoletto."
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Kiepura Has
Six Arias in
Debut Here
Polish Tenor Also
To Offer Native
Song Program

No less than six operate arias
are included in the program selected
by Jan Kiepura, the celebrated
Polish tenor, for his recital debut
in Washington at Constitution Hall,
Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock,
under the auspices of Dorothy
Hodgkin Dorsey. Mr.. Kiepura is
the fourth attraction of Mrs. Dor
sey's 1940-4l evening series.
The opening number on the Kie-
pura program is the Celeste Aida"
aria from Verdi's Aida" which will
be followed by the Dream" aria
from Massenet's "Manon." the "Ro-
nance" aria from Bizet's The Pearl
Fishers" and the 'M'Appari" aria
from Flotow's Martha Three ad-
ditional songs: Lolita (Buzzi-
Peccia); "Girometta" (Sibella), and
La DANA" RossinD complete the
pre-intermission interval.
The second half of Kiepura pro-
gram includes number of his native
Polish songs: Wieniawski's Polish
dance, 'Kujawiak" Calls Polish
song, "Barcarole"; Marczewski's
Polish song, INA Ust Koralu," and
Nowowiejski's Baltic Legend" The
program will close with two more
arias, both by Puccini: The .'E Luce
van le Stelle" aria from La ToSca"
and the "Che Gelida Mamma" aria
from La Boheme."
Mr.. Kiepura is making his fourth
concert tour of the United States
this season, following his engage
ment last season with the Metro
politan Opera Association. Prior
to that time he starred in several
Hollywood screen productions, in
one of which he appeared with
Gladys Swarthout, American mezzo-
soprano of the Metropolitan. Mr..
Kiepura will be assisted at the piano
by Otto Herr.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Concerts Resumed

With the termination of the holi-
day season the Wednesday evening
concerts of the United States Marine
Band Symphony Orchestra will be
resumed next Wednesday evening at
8:15 o'clock. These concerts, pre-
sented in the band auditorium at
the Marine Barracks, are under the
direction Of Capt. William r. San
teimann.
Evening star., 1941-01-05

public is invited. Within a few
weeks the host choir will return
the favor, under the direction of
D. Sterling Wheelwright.
The next junior recital of the
Junior Division of the District of
Columbia Federation of Music
Clubs will be given on Saturday
at 8 pm. in the fourth-f1oor as
sembly room of the Y. w. G. A., at
Seventeenth and K streets NV. In
keeping with the new year, the
program has been arranged to the
theme of new and contemporary
compositions, some with the atmos-
phere of novelty and modernistic
trend. Selections in piano, voice.
stringed instrument and dance will
be included in the program. The
public is welcome.
The Federal Playhouse Choral
Group, after a brief holiday recess.
will resume its regular weekly re-
hearsals, beginning Wednesday, at
8 pm, in the music room of Roose-
velt High School. The first con-
cert of the spring season will be
held in the near future and will in
clude selections from the Original
Compositions Numbers of Federal
Employees. 1t Is announced that
additions will be held at the first
rehearsal for those interested in
group singing. The chorus is under
the musical direction of Lloyd Gar
rison and George Heisley and the
officers include Lee Shugar, play
house director, Joseph Newland
president, Bernice Furniss, vice
president, and Sue Dauber, secre-
tary.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Review of Recordings

Grace Castagnetta, who Is sched-
uled to appear here with the National
Symphony Orchestra in March, like
DR.. Van Loon, has the gift of making
Bach thoroughly human. Under her
fingers the elaborate and often-in-
volved counterpoint of the great
concerto and fugue becomes clear
and interesting Her tone is reso-
nant and flexible and it is this fiexi-
bility that enables her to give nuance
to those passages which either
paralyze or overwhelm the hearer
by their technicality. Attractively
bound, these two small volumes.
one of which contains four 10-inch
discs, may serve as a pass-key to a
treasure chest, the wealth of which
has been made so emphatic by DR..
Van Loon.
G. Schirmer's recording OF Brahms
piano Sonata in F Minor" played
by Harold Bauer, pianist and past
president of the Friends of Music
in the Library of Congress. gives an
opportunity to hear an artiStically
mature presentation of a work which
is the ambition of every advanced
piano student. A masterful approach
to it's details. virility and abandon
characterize Mr.. Bauers reading of
it. His temperament carries him
away and lends force to those parts
where passionate utterances are pre-
eminent. Mr.. Bauer is less sue
cessful in establishing poetic mood
which dominates the "Andante," !"
based upon a descriptive verse en-
phasiZing a gentler side Of human
nature.
The mechanical reproduction is
unusually good. in fact superior to
the violin and piano recording made
by William Kroll and Frank Sheri-
dan of Engel's "Tryptich" released
at the same time. Those who have
heard Mr. Kroll repeatedly in the
Library of Congress and are ac-
quainted with the fine quality of
his tone may find his instrument
somewhat Stifled in the reproduce
ton. Otherwise. his and Mr. Sheri-
dams account of Engel's work is
very fine and expressive.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
St. Olaf Choir Coming
For Washington Concert
Members Selected From
Student Body Taught
At Mortified

The famous ST oas Choir under the direction OF DR. F. Meu
Hall
Carl member
c. Guild of Organs and has been
selected
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Stravinsky to Conduct
Concert by Symphony
Three of Composers Works
To Be Presented Here
On Wednesday Night

Igor stravinsky acknowledged the
tona Symphony Orchestra the second three which the
orchestra will in Washington this week The Stravnky
Wednesday evening at 845 o'clock in Constitution Hail. will
Evening star., 1941-01-05
RICHARD CROOKS,

Tenor uth ara Nouona 1oiU give the first pro-
of Laurence Toaonends morning nuscales omor
r01U at the MayfoWer Hotel.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
IGOR STRAVINSKY,

IGOR STRAVINSKY
,DH conduct the National Symphony Orchestra IN pro-
gram tch 1piH feature three of his compositions on Wedes
day evening at Constitution Hall.