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Evening star., 1941-11-09
Corcoran Gallery Adopts
.Neev Children's Project

ing at first glance very different
person from the energetic COM
mander-in chief OF the American
colonlsts.
The extensive collections of the
Corcoran Gallery will enable those
in charge of the children's sessions
to base their stories on original
works. However, the Saturday pro-
grams will not be confined TO talks.
There will be QueStionnaires. art
quiZzes, trips around the gallery.
loan material from such sources as
the Public Library fine arts division,
the American Federation of Arts
and others.
The primary purpose OF the
scheme Is TO nurture appreciation
OF arts and Of artists: hence. chill
dren without special talents will
be particularly welcome The Cor
corans directors want the gallery
TO be An inviting place where chill
dren as we'll as their elders will
come frequently to spend their
leisure hours; where the paintings
and other works Of art, enjoyed
through recurrent visits. will be
owned in the best sense OF the
word by the citys residents
The Corcoran Gallery has long
had Saturday morning classes for
high and Junior high school STU
dents, in addition TO conducted
tours on weekdays for groups of
students from public and private
schools. The new Saturday sessions
are not tied up with these. nor with
the Corcoran Schools courses of
study. The new sessions involve no
diplomas nor credits toward public
school work. offer no tangible
prizes for attendance. The reward
10 be had is far greater; discovery
of the magic of art, of its termend-
Gus recreational possibilities, which
Will last lifetime. Not all the chill
dren who attend will become aware
of it; but if only one child at each
session is awakened to the real
value Of art. the new project will
be richly justified
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Review of Recordings

MOzart's "COsi Fan Tutte." ore
in two acts, performed Dy th-
Glyndebourne Festival Opera Co.
conducted by Fritz Busch Victor,
The orchestra and chorus are Of tie
GlyndebOurne Festival Opera
founded in 1885. The production Is
distinctive for its cast Of six splendid
sololStS and for its master conductor
who molds the whole with spon-
taneity and verve. There are many
places in the score where short
phrases are sung vivaciously by sew
eral singers in turn and II is their
art to give them the unconvent. on
allty Of a spoken word that I'M
presses and delights one most. EC.
the slightest nuance or infeT.cn e
the voice are lost in the exce-Ieu.
recording of the work.
Dickens A Christmas Caro- -
narrated by Ernst Chapel. 81,
by vocal quartet, enacted BY a. g.
actors TO original music Comrc r. .
by Lew White Victor. This +
mlllar story gains through a cley~r
musical accompaniment VII! i
makes the spoken word more en-
phatic Nearly 100 years old. Il :
never TOO old-fashloned to be heard
over and over again with pleasure.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
By Elena de Sarn.
Bach's The Art of Fugue,"

Ddt1 Ht AT VI uSuts L
Power Biggs playing the Baroque
organ in the Germanic Museum Of
( the Harvard University tVIctorb
( This monumental work represents
an encyclopedia of material in con-
trapuntal form. scientific for the
mathematical precision with which
each Of the IA fugues is fashioned
in conformity with a self-imposed
pattern. All are based upon one
| theme and are arranged in the
I order of increased elaboration. Bach
died before the last was completed
and the work ends abruptly. The
Victor Co. added a chorale "Wenn
wiz in hoechsten Noeten sind
which was Bach's swan song, die
tated by him upon his death bed
As MI Biggs progresses from softer
tones in the upper register, which
are somewhat shaky. to the fullneSs
of more complicated harmoniza
ton, his instrument takes on more
/ richness Of tone. He does not Try
TO interpret the work. but merely
presents II in dignifed manner
at an even. methoGical pace. un-
varied from the first to the last note.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Concert Schedule
Today.

Today.
Dorothy Radde Emery, pianist;
Edwin Rogers, baritone; recital
Women's City Club, pm.
Margaret Richardson. vlollnlst;
Dorothy Jordan, cellist; Velma
Barnett, Margaret Butterfeld,
vocalists; Women's University
Club, pm.
Tomorrow.
"Victrola Concert" Southwest
ern Branch. Public Library. Sew
enth and H streets S.W.. 7:30 pm.
D Sterling Wheelwright, organ
recital. L. D. S. Chapel. 8 pm.
Agata Borzl, soprano; recital
Notre Dame Auditorium, Trinity
College, $50 pm.
Army Band, War College,
1890 pm.
Tuesday.
Don Pasquale," Constitution
Hall, $50 pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
Stanley Hall, $50 pm.
Army Band, Amphitheater,
Arlington Cemetery, IL am.
Harriet Johnson, lecture.
Beethoven's Symphony No. s."
Carlton Hotel, 5 pm.
Wednesday.
The Chamber Music Guild,
Almas Temple, 8:45 pm.
D. Sterling WheelWright, organ
recital: Florence Mccarthy. So
prano, soloist; L. D. S. Chapel,
SPIN.
Thursday.
Carlos Salzedo Ensemble. Con-
stitution Hall, 8:45 pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
Stanley Hall, $50 pm.
Friday.
Evening With the Victrola."
Northeastern Branch, Public Ii
brary. Maryland avenue and Sew
enth street NE. 7:30 pm.
Junior division. Federation Of
Music Clubs recital, Homer Kilt
Music Co, 8 pm.
Saturday.
Budapest String Quartet. Mil
ton Katims, violinist, assisting;
3 pm.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, organ
recital; Edna Wheelwright, So
prano. soloist: L. D. S. Chapel,
8 pm.
Nadia Boulanger, lecture. WASH
ington College of Music.
Army Band, War College, l1:30
am. 1890 pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
Stanley Hall, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Carlos Salzedo
ToGive Concert
Thursday Night

Carlos Salzedo, harpist, will hold
the limelight for the third concert
in the Cappel Concert Guild series
when he brings his concert ensem-
BILE to Constitution Hall Thursday
evening.
The Salzedo Group. one Of the
most unusual concert units, includes.
in addition to Mr.. Salzedo. the
French Flutist Rene lie Roy. Janos
SchOlZ, Hungarian Cellist. and Mar
jorle Call Salzedo, an Indiana girl
who is recognized as a harp virtuosO
Of the first rank. In private life she
is Mrs. Salzedo.
Mr.. SalzedO has made a record
number of solo appearances with
the country's great symphony or
chestras. As composer he also
holds high rank. He and Mrs. Sal
zedo recently gave a brilliant per-
fOrmance for the Duke and Duchess
OF Windsor at Nassau
In MI. lie Roy the ensemble
boasts one Of the foremost masters
/ Of the flute. America first heard LIE
/ Roy in 1884, when he brought here
the Paris Instrumental Quintet.
which he founded Mr.. Scholz rep
/ resents the fifth generation of cello
/ players in his family.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
By J. ". Stetb

Froman. veteran songstress who still
rates with the best. makes a debut
with Gershwins gay Boy. What
Love Has Done TO Me" coupled with
that Tonight We Love" Eddie
Duchln hits the Latin stride which
he has neglected on records for
years: Brazil and "Carinhoso''-
sambas, and eXcellently done. Slick
Claude Thornhlll does Miss YOU
and Baby Mine" Ray Mobiles
believe Me If All These Endearing
Young Charms and his own new
"A Grecian Melody" are the best
he's submitted in long time.
Xavier Cugat does Week End in
Havana" and Tropical Magic" with
his customary suavity. Songstress
Anita Boyer reaches a milesto one in
her rising career, "'Tis Autumn
Make Love TO Me- Tommy Tucker
Time is pleasant on sugar Daddy
Some Sunny Day
COlumbia'S Share: Hardy Fred
Astalre records without so much as
a single tap four delectable Cole
Porter numbers from Fred's movie,
You'll Never Get Rich They are
so Near and Yet So Far Dream
Dancing" Since I Kissed Ny Baby
Goodbye" Wedding Cake Walk"
Evening star., 1941-11-09
In Local Music Circles

Agata Borzi. coloratura soprano.
will give a benefit concert tomorrow
in Notre Dame Auditorium Of Trim
ity College at $50 pm. under aus
piceS of the Washington Chapter of
Trinity College Alumnae. Herself
a graduate of Trinity. Miss Borzi
has donated her services and that
of her acCompaniSt. The concert is
one of a series of benefits of a ma
tional campaign to raise funds for
the construction of new science
building at the college.
Robert Jarrett, tenor will feature
a new song at the meeting of the
Business and Professional Women
of the club on Thursday when he
sings To New Youth in New
World" the lyric by Alberta Walker
and the music by Bernice Angelica,
both members of the faculty Of Will
son Teachers College.
Margaret Richardson. viohnlst.
will be heard this evening at 8
o'clock at the American Association
of University WomenS Club, 1924
I street NV, together with Dor
othy Jordan, celliSt; Verma Barnett
and Margaret Butterfeld, vocalists.
A varied program of music will be
offered by Elizabeth Merz Butter
field, composer-pianist. Selections
will include a trio entitled "Melodle
Triste."
The Rubinstein Club. choral group
of women's voices, will hold its next
rehearsal tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock at the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church. Prospective
members should call Claude Robe
son for information as to additions
The Sligo Music Club will hold its
next monthly meeting Tuesday, 8
pm. at the home of the Rev. and
Mrs. G. Rapp in Takoma Park. Vir-
ginia Ring, soprano, will be the
soloist. The Sligo Choral group, un-
der the direction of La Vergne Fair
child. will sing and Minnie Wood
will give talk on music in the
Orient
D. Sterling Wheelwright, choral
authority and organist. will be the
guest speaker and play two groups
of organ solos Friday at the sixth
annual festival of sacred music,
sponsored in Frederick, Md. by the
Centennial Church of United Breth-
Evening star., 1941-11-09
MuroIs by OIin Dows
Paintings Are Installed
Hyde Park Post Office.

A series of muralS completely COW
ering the walls of the post Office
at Hyde Park, N. Y. has lately been
installed. These, executed under the
program of the Section of Fine
Arts, Public Buildings Administra-
ton, are the work of Olin DoWs,
formerly of this city, now of Rhine
beck, N. Y. The subjects portrayed
on the II panels are all taken from
the history of that section of the
Hudson Valley, SO rich in legend and
in factual happenings which loom
large in the story of America. The
Roosevelt family home is at Hyde
Park; Olin Dows was born at Irv-
ington- n-on-Hudson; therefore, it is
quite natural that the President
should have taken special interest
in the scheme of these paintings
and that there should have been
numerous conferences between him
and the painter in reference thereto.
Mr.. Dows begins his pictorial story
with painting of the Half Moon.
anchored on September 26, 1909, off
Crum Elbow Point and concludes it
with visual record of an outdoor
meeting of the Hyde Park School
Board, held in 1899 to discuss plans
for the Hyde Park High School,
at which President Roosevelt was
present. Between, come scenes of
varied character-such as Jacobus
Stoutenburgh, with his sons and
slaves, clearing the land in 1923 for
the first house erected in that vicin-
ity, his log cabin. which stood on
what was then the Kings High
way. One of the 18th century pan
els shows Drs. John and Samuel
Bard, physicians to Washington but
ardent loyalists, examining WITH
pride the new italian melons they
had successfully grown. In the 18th
century group are winter scene
showing Quakers of the neighbor-
hood on their way to meeting; q
farm scene in the "horse-and-buggJ
days" when, on Saturday after
moons, farm produce was brought
to town and a holiday proclaimed;
and asscene at the local race traci
in which the Presidents father, h
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Budapest Quartet
Will Give Two
Concerts Here

The Gertrude Clarke Whittall
Foundation in the Library Of Con-
gress will sponsor two concerts by
the Budapest String Quartet and
Milton Katims in the Coolidge Au-
ditorium of the Library of Congress
on Friday evening and Saturday
afternoon. The c6cert on Friday
evening will be rendered to the
Friends of Music in the Library of
Congress and that on Saturday aft
ernoon will be open to the public
Mr.. Katims. violist. will be the
assisting artist in the two November
concerts. He already has appeared
on several programs in the Library
under the auspices of the Whittall
Foundation in works demanding an
additional viola player.
The program for both concerts
will be the same, Beethoven S
String Quartet in B Flat Major,
Op. 100" with the Grand Fugue,
Op. 1887: Mozarts String Quintet
in G Major, K. V. SIS
The concert on Friday will mark
the formal opening of an exhibition
of the Gertrude Clarke Whittall
Foundation collection of musical
autographs. This collection, recently
given to the Library of Congress
by Mrs. Whittall includes original
manuscripts of Beethoven, Brahms,
Michael Haydn, Mozart, Schubert
Wagner and Weber The concert
program has been chosen with the
collection in mind, for two of the
many prize items are the scherzo
from Beethoven's Quartet, Op
$780," and the entire Mozart quintet.
The manuscripts will be exhibited in
the Whittall pavilion of the Library
of Congress, which also is the per-
manent home of the Stradivari in
struments.
Tickets for the concert Saturday
afternoon will be available after
$3.50 m. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-11-09

art in the Freer Gallery, or how far
the student may here go toward
better understanding of the vagaries
of the most modern school so well
exemplified in the Phillips Gallery.
To some, Dumbarton Oaks may
seem to provide large setup for
very few students, but in this field
1t is quality. not quantity which
counts. Every fellow is chosen for
his or her proved aptitude for re-
search in this particular field, and
although all may not make valu-
able contributions to knowledge, if
even one does the cost will be as
nothing compared to the gain.
However, it should not be forgot
ten that Dumbarton Oaks, its
library, its collection. its accom-
pliShed translator, its staff of
trained assistants, and now its gar
dens-in themselves a work of art
are all open 10 the public especially
for those who are seeking knowl-
edge and enlightenment as well as
esthetic pleasure The library in
cludes not only thousands of books
but census of objects of art pro-
duCed between the 5th and 18th
centuries which are to be found
in private as we'll as public museum
collections in this country and
Canada. Of the majority Of these
there are photographs. In addi-
ton, there is a general study collec-
ton of no less than 5000 photo
graphs.
Distinguished Scholars.
At the time of the opening last
year. symposium covering the gen.
eral field of interest represented in
the library and collection was pre-
sented in four lectures given by four
distinguished scholars. These have
now been published in book form by
the Harvard University Press under
the title. "Dumbarton Oaks Inaug-
ural Lectures" the first of a Dunn
barton Oaks series. the remained of
which, will however. be single lee
lures printed separately.
A word must be said of the gall
lery. While small, it is particu-
Evening star., 1941-11-09
By Florence S. Bergman.

The Importance of directing chill
drens minds and emotions into
beneficial channels has probably
never been recognized more pro-
foundlv than in this past decade
Officials of the Corcoran Gallery of
Art, after considerable thought as
to what additional services they
could offer TO the children of WASH
ington, have lnaugurated new
project which is psychologically
sound. and so admirable IN its OBJ
jectives that one hopes many boys
and girls will take advantage of IL.
Children from 8 to IA are invited
10 a weekly Saturday morning ses-
sion of study and art entertainment.
under the direction OF Mrs. James
Ritchie, formerly in charge of art
education al the Memorial Art GAL
lery, Rochester. n. Y. She is assisted
by Misses Nan Ferguson, Mary CRU
man and Patricia Morris. A spa
cious room on the ground floor of the
gallery, adjoining the Clark Col
lection rooms. has been selected as
the children's own room, and has
been redecorated Colorful cretonne
curtains with a large-flowered pat
tern, potted plants and bowls Of
goldfish brighten the windows,
while the other three walls are hung
with paintings
Forty-four children attended the
first session on November l, and
their enthusiastic response to
stories about early American artists
and their subjects was a happy
augury Of the projects success
Efforts are made to correlate art
with history and other subjects, so
that art will cease to be isolated. as
it so frequently is in young people S
minds. A Stuart portrait of George
Washington. for instance, was one
of the original paintings used the
first day; the children heard much
about the Father of his Country.
as we'll as about the painting, which
shows him as an old man, appear
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Candlelight Concert

The first candlelight concert Of
the Washington Chamber Music
Society will be given at the Phillips
Gallery at 5 o'clock, November "a
This will open the seventh season of
the presentation of the Pro-Musica
Quartet, members of which are Jeno
Sevely, Gwen Lusak, Theodore H
Podnos and William Brannand.
Tickets for these informal cham
Der music concerts are available
through Mrs. John NJ. Sternhagen
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Junior Recitals
Are Scheduled

Mrs. R. E ESpey. State junior
counselor of the Federation of Music
Clubs. announces the opening re-
cital of the junior division. to be held
at 8 o'clock Friday evening at the
studio Of the Homer Kilt Music Co
The theme will be autumn. AT
these monthly recitals the pupils
of the Junior CounselorS are given
the experience Of public perform
ance. Several more innovations
for cultural progress of the young
musicians are to be offered
AS another project counselors will
be asked to volunteer scholarships
for especially talented juniors who
cannot pay for music lessons. De-
tails will be given later.
Evening star., 1941-11-09

a breaking cart, is seen talking to a
neighbor.
The Roosevelts appear and re-
appear in the story of the Hyde
Park country, but the painter has
chosen in these murals to depict
chiefly events in contemporary life.
For example, one panel is given over
to the picnic given by President and
Mrs. Roosevelt to the King and
Queen of England ON their men,
orable visit to this country.
Mr.. Dows attended the Yale Art
School. where he studied under E.
c. Taylor and Eugene Savage. He
has travelled widely and has fine
sense of decoration. He was asso-
ciated with Edward Bruce in the
original setup of the P. w. A. P.
For some years, while living in
Washington, he exhibited quite ex-
tensively in local exhibitions. oils,
water colors and prints, among the
last of which some done in Mexico
were especially notable. Prior to
painting the Hyde Park murals, he
did (also under the Section of Fine
Arts a series for the post office
at Rhinebeck. Both the Hyde Park
and Rhinebeck buildings were de-
signed by Stanley Brown OF the
Public Buildings Administration,
with whom Mr.. Dows worked In
close cooperation.
Evening star., 1941-11-09

the Metropolltan'S ranks, Don Pas
quale" offers scenic inVeStlture Of
an elaborate type that is expected
TO transform the stage of Constitu-
ton Hall, and special orchestra
assembled from Washington, Balti-
more and Philadelphia to insure the
highest possible standard of mu-
sical establishment. This last is
made necessary by the absence from
this city next Tuesday evening OF the
National Symphony Orchestra. from
which operate orchestras in Wash
ington are usually drawn.
Stella Andreva, English-born So
prano Of the Metropolitan has the
soprano role of Norma opposite the
ErneSto of Bruno Landi. Metro
politan tenor. while the title role is
to be sung by Oscar LaSsner, Euro
pean bass baritone who has achieved
outstanding prominence at Bay
reuth, Salzburg and Munich. Fran
cesco Valentino, American baritone
also of the Metropolitan has the
part of Dr. MalateSta. There vii
also be a double quaTtec of fresh
young voices. and the entire pro.
duction has been staged by Desire
Defrere. himself a member Of tht
Metropolitan Opera.
An outstanding joint recital 4
scheduled for Constitution Hall one
week from next Tuesday evening
when Lauritz Melchior. tenor, anc
Nine. Lotte Lehman. soprano. botl
of the Metropolitan Opera Associ.
alton, make their first Joint recita
appearance there as one Of the at
fractions OF Dorothy Hodgkin Dor.
sey's first evening series.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Birds of Maine

COrcOrdn Gallery EIhlOllS
Carroll Tyson's Paintings.
A special exhibition of Birds Of
Maine" by Carroll Tyson Of Phlla-
delphia opened Tuesday in the Cor
coran Gallery of Art, to continue
to November %.
These paintings, 20 in number. are
the originals of color plates issued
as were those by Audubon, in port
folio form. to be sold collectively
rather than singly. They are exceed
ingly we'll done from the standpoint
of the ornithologist, but, with a few
exceptions, not pictorial The birds
represented are the rogues and vii
lains of the feathered fraternity
hawks. jays. owls, a crow, a double
crested cormorant and the like.
Most pleasing, perhaps. of the COL
lection is the painting OF Great
Blue Heron" which has interesting
composition and bold rendition, and
also the Snowy Owl" seen on the
shore with sea and sky for back
ground.
Mr. Tyson is both painter and
sculptor and the recipient of nu-
merous high awards.
Evening star., 1941-11-09

represented as we'll as our own, Can
ada and Iceland. besides our sister
republics to the south. In this ex-
hibition which. by the way. will be
shown in the Corcoran Gallery of
Art in March, one Washingtonian is
represented, and by invitation. This
is Lois La Motto. who shows a little
girls head, Noel"
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Prof. Morey to Lecture

The first lecture in the regular
course presented by the Washing
ton Society of Fine Arts for the cur
rent season will be given on Thurs
day evening in the auditorium Of
the United States Chamber of Com
merce by Prof. Charles Rufus Mo-
rey. head of the department of art
and archaeology, Princeton Univer-
sity. The subject will be Medieval
Art and America"
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Contemporary Ceramics

An exhibition Of Contemporary
Ceramics of the western Hemi-
sphere. sponsored by the Syracuse
Museum of Fine Arts and the In
ternational Business Machines Cor
poration. opened in Syracuse last
month and will continue until the
end of the present week, after which
it will go on tour in this country and
South America. 1t Is chiefly COM
posed of the works of potters of the
United States. but II countries are
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Will Open Lectures

Nadia Boulanger will open her
fifth teaching season at the Wash
ington College of Music Saturday
On this date she will deliver the
first of five talks on modern dra-
matte works, including Moussorg-
skys Boris Godounoff,' "Pelleas
and Melisande." by Debussy;
"L'entant ct les Sortileges. by
Ravel, and Strawinsky's "Oedipus
paw
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Chamber Music Guild
Sets Second Concert

The Chamber Music Guild will
present its second concert at 8:45
o'clock on Wednesday evening in
Almas Temple, 1915 K street NV.
The following program will be
played by the Guild Spring Quartet
assisted by Evelyn Swarthout, pi-
anist; La Sale Spier, composer
pianist. and Abrasha Robofsky, BARI
tone: Haydn's quartet in c Major,
Op. "a, No. II: La Sale Spier's
"Cycle Of Five Songs" Schumann's s
Quintet In e Fiat. Op. A."
Evening star., 1941-11-09

rem in Christ. All church and music
leaders are invited to attend the
dinner conference at 6 O'Clock and
the hour program which follows at
s O'Clock.
lie Roy Lewis. head Of the voice
department at the Catholic Sisters
College, Catholic University. will
present Lois Barlow. lyric soprano.
in recital in Brady Hall Friday eve
ming at o'clock. assisted at the
piano by Mildred Kolb-Schulze.
Arthur Green, dramatic tenor,
formerly prominent in musical cir
cles here, has returned to the city
and opened vocal studios at. 1925
Sixteenth street NV. and 1922
Marietta place NV.
AT a meeting OF the Fortnightlv
Club Of Herndon. Va. on Thursdav
an anthem dedicated to the club
and composed by Anita Schade was
sung. The words of Hail to the
Fortnightly" were written by Vir-
glnia Carter Castleman, the late
founder of the club.
Claude Robson. organist, Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church,
gave an organ recital last Sunday
on the recently installed organ at
the Rock Spring Congregational
Church, Arlington, Va. Gene
Archer, baritone. and Helen Middle
ton Smith, organist, assisted Mr..
Robson.