The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
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RrookisH Takes a Chancs:
Marjorie Laurence fmprer-
ING Miihasd Goes 70 Mills:
4 ToscaHini Qatrk:I
National SgmpAoHy Bugs
Amsrfcaa " erks.
brooklyn. swallowed up ~ New
YORK and containing = oonsssers-
bic proportion % ths thirteen and
and q half million of ths mstrorols.
tan population 10 going 10 try the
experiment of having lss own
symphony ofcheetrs. The promo
tiers want 10 see u ia A. cheap
10 have AN extra organization con-
fined 10 . smaller field or % con
,inae 10 Pay fer hearing the Nee
York symphony ard tbs rhiihsr.
monie-symphony. FIRST thing the
promoter. settled Was tho hiring n
. conductor. Instead of enc they
are going tn have three John
Barnett. Gerald wsfhurg and Carl
Hamburger. all well known IN
their field. fhs 10 done on the
theory that uniess the conductor
possesses those qualities which
only about . half dok~n In the
world have. hoth orchestra and
audience tire Of them and the
orchestra flops az just gradually
dies Of the inertia of ssmensss
Darius Milhsad. the French
composer. IL teaching and COM
posing 81 Mills college IN califor-
MIA Ills first important work
written In this country 10 . second
piano concerto. with orchestra.
which he viii play In Cincinnati.
Chicago and ~. Louis this winter.
II 10 described ~ . short work.
rhythmic and melodlnus. about II
minutes long Ne slsn has com.
pletsd three sonss commissioned
by Lily pons
The National symphony orehes.
ira OF Washington will add IL
works 10 iss repertoire this sea-
son. which begins IN Constitution
hall on Nov. 2 under DIR Hans
Kinder. OF the ~, seven are by
American composers: fonr have
never heen publicly performed be-
fore. one will he given its North
American premiere and four will
have their first Washington hear
ing.
One OF the premieres win h an
American work by Hoy Harris.
"Acoeierations." which was writ
ten especially for the National
symphony and viii have joe
iturbI ~ soioist. Ths orchestra
also win introduce 70 this country
the piano concerto OF Hsksl Ia
wares, Brazilian composer. with
cuiomar Novass. Brazilian pianist.
~ soioist
Story from New yorh says
Toscanini never conducts . con
cert without having IN his pocket
strip Of photographs of his
family his wife. son and dsuTh-
tiers he has been known 10 leave
the concert hall. after arriving
for . performance. and 70 back
home TO GET the photographs Ne
ALSO carries In his pocket . sealed
silk enysiops. the eontsnts 1T
which not even ME family knew.
although fhsy believe n 10 The
first loys-Iettsr written 10 him By
his Sifs.
Marjorie l~~rsnes. hssropois-
tan soprano. psrsIyned since early |
last summer - ths vesuit Of .
smaiipoa vaccination In the south.
has bssn moved from . Mlnnsaps-
III hospital 10 an apartment whsrs
shs and her husband yin spsnd .
few weeks She sr<shs AZ fhs
possibility Of returning 70 the
stage after Christmas. B>fors her
illness Miss f~wrsncs seemed
sure Of taking the place Of kirstss
Fiagstsd - ths M&tropoiitsn %
prsno. The place. 81 least for this
sssson. has gone 10 Helsn Tsas-
bel.
Bse.us. Jassl Bpsrslns. swsd-
jsh tenor. 10 having diffiesliy In |
booking passage baek 10 AmsrieA. |
his engagements with the San |
Francisco Opera company have
been esnceIsd for shss season-
Charles Huffman takes his plaza.