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nothing but masterpieces.
The European tour of the Har-
ward Glee club was one OF the
first conspicuous steps in the new
kind OF music in the colleges.
Then superior ohoirs began to be
developed In various parts OF the
country. Among them was the st.
Olaf choir. under Aelius Christ
Jansen; the famous Westminster
choir under the direction of John
Finley Williamson. a choir that
amazed musicians in all parts of
Europe during two highly sue
cessful tours. Whenever Toscanini
conducts a great choral work II
is usually the Westminster choir
that sings.
Another well known choir is the
A cappella choir Of Noble Cain.
Chicago. A choir that is not so
well known but nevertheless high
in the a esppella ranks ia the
Vesper choir of Emporia college.
Emporia. Kansas. OF this choir
Percy Granger wrote:
81 never heard n choir
which had quite the quality
of Dean Hirschlers choir. II
he had such n choir In London.
Chicago or New York. it
would be considered one of
the wonders OF the musical
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Better School Choirs Developing
Higher Type Of American Music

world. The finest things In the
world are not always heard in
large centers."
The writer is especially interes-
ted in this last choir, because it's
director was for years the ac-
companist of the Oratorio Society,
which the writer directed, and Mr..
Hirschler was at the same time a
student in theory.
One Of the best choirs that
came to Tacoma in long time Is
the Chapel Choir of Columbus,
Ohio, which gave a concert, last
spring, in the First Lutheran
church.
Numerous other superior choirs.
with similar detectives. mark a
magnificent renaissance of choral
music in America. Most of our
great present day musical cru
SADIE has come from the people
themselves.
These groups do not repre-
sent armies of musicians from
other countries. They have
started straight from the
heart of our Amerlcan-born
boys and girls.
For years we have benefited by
what We have learned from artists
from over the seas, and we have
valued their rich gifts TO us. Now
the tide has turned and we have
begun in earnest 10 create our own
music.
This increased interest in music
means much in a world OF con-
fusion. What could be more
stabilizing. more stesdying. more
resssuring to the youth than this
glorious influence Of noble music ,
1t forces it's irresistible path
through the black chaos Of the
hour and makes II almost impos-
sible for our young people 10
stoop to low things or TO lose
faith in the highest and best.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07
Grace Moore and
Roland Hayes
Fumous Sturs on
Temple Series

As Tacoma's most notable music
season moves toward its close, an
nouneement 10 made OF two great
American yocallsts booked for the
Temple theater- Grace Moore and
Roland Hayes.
Grace Moore, the greatest sing
ing actress America has produced.
has achieved some of the supreme
triumphs Of her career this sea-
son with her newly created role
Of Tosca. tshe sings that role in
the opera broadcast Saturday.
At San Francisco, Chicago and
New York's Metropolitan, she has
thrilled thousands with her great
art. In Chicago or December 2,
she was credited with turning in
the finest performances In that
role Of any singer at the opera
house since Rosa Ponselle, and
summing up the San Francisco
Opera season. Musical America
reported that the finest dramatic
star OF the season was Grace
Moore as Flora In Montemezzi's
The Love OF Three Kings" She
will provide the climax for this
seasons Temple theater All-Star
series on Wednesday night.
March IL.
Roland Hayes win come to Ia
coma for the first time in q decade
on Friday evening. March u. His
Tacoma concert Is being offered
music patrons as single event
and Is not included on any series.
The great Negro tenor. noted as
one of the most superb of sing
ers. presents q type of concert
unparalleled. Inquiries from nearly
every town in Southwest WASH
ington as well as a heavy demand
by Tacoma patrons. indicate the
esteem with which the famed vo-
ealist Ia held by Tacoma concert
patrons.
Mail orders for these two major
concert events are now being filled
in order OF their receipt when
addressed To the Temple thester.
Present Indications are that over
flowing audiences viii greet both
Of these great artists.
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War Takes Some Dancers; Civic
Music Finds a Substitute
Littlefield Bullet to Be Replaced
BY AmoYo Dance Ensemble

Carmen Amaya, one Of the most
interesting personalities Of the
American stage. and her company
Of flamenco dancers will fiji the
date for Tacoma Civic Music
members left open by the una
voidaole cancellation Of the Lit
tlefield Ballet. most Of the male
members of which have gone into
the army. Amaya, probably the
most rublicized new dancer before
the public. will appear at the
Temple theater on Monday eve
ming. February %.
Amaya Is fulfilling all of the
Lttlefield dates in the Pacific
Northwest and will appear in
Vancouver. Victoria. Bellingham.
Seattle as we'll as Tacoma while
en- route to Hollywood TO appear in
the new Metro Goldwyn Mayer
picture Panama Hattie"
DR.. Charlie McCreery. president
OF Tacoma Civic Music, saw
Amaya while in New York City
and completed arrangements for
her Tacoma date.
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Prodigious talents OF Jose Iturbi.
internationally known pianist, and
conductor who will be presented
at the First Baptist church by the
Ladies Musical club Feb. u, are
attributed to prenatal influence.
Though the family was in mode
rate circumstances, father and
mother were interested in music.
On the night of Nov. ~, 1895,
Mother 1turbi was not feeling so
good. but she wanted very much
to attend the performance OF
Carmen" at the Valencia opera
house. Against the advice OF the
family physician she went. She
stayed through the "Toreador"
song and Father Iturbi called
carriage and hurried her home.
Just past midnight. about the time
the smuggler scene in the third
act was being performed. little
Jose was born.
II Is said that the child
even cried In perfect tune and
rhythm and at the age Of
three was playing the piano.
At seven his music was help
Ing support the family. His
first job was In the Velencia
picture house where he
played from . p. m. 20 . a. m.
with barely time out for lunch.
Besides that he often played
for dances after 2 a. m. and
had a class of pupils. Through
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07
Stadium Glee Club With Clayton
johnson SINGS With Philharmonic

(wsgner); "Rumanian Rhapsody"
(Enesco).
Members of the glee club are
Elizabeth Anderberg. Muriel Baird,
Beverly Belfoy. Una Billiard, Mar
jorie Carr, Martha Clark. Kath-
leen Cleary, Elizabeth Cussell.
Marflyn Daley, Marilyn Davis,
Barbara Engberg, Barbara Ferris,
Janet Ferris, Pat Finch. Helen
Flodstrom, Henry-Etta Foss. Flea
nor Frivold Shirley Gaidosh. Mary
Agnes Gallagher, Shirley Green
field. Frances Hagerson, Alta
Hansen, Nina Hansen. Patty
Harter, Mary Jean Heidinger,
Phyllis Hill, Jane Hitch, Mildred
Hoff, Dorothy Hopping. Kathryn
Hultgren, Vera Hylen, Betty
Jackson, Bette Lou johnson. Irene
Johnson, Arlene Keever, Audrey
Kenney, Janice Lindeman, Helen
Magnussen, Kathryn Mcdonald,
Eunice Moberg, Billee Morley.
Dorothy Moyles. Doris Nelson,
Emma Nelson. Priscilla Newsch-
wander, Doris Noble, Doris OPP
land, Dorothy O'Neill, Kay Peter
son, Thelma Pope. Glenna Ray,
Madge Rollins. Florence Schaller.
Carolyn Scharf, Dorothy schwein-
Ter, Florabelle Sebree, Virginia
Sell, Genevieve Shaw, Lois Mae
Smith, Marion Soltman. Lee Stat
tin, Betty Terry. Sylvia Towers,
Jane Webb, Marian Willard, Mary
Lou Wilson. Mary Wylie.
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From theFar
FLUNG Field
Edited BY e. 7. Short

| Deems Taylor opera pre-
mier FEB. 10; Composers
meet at San Francisco; |
| Direct HolivUood's music. |
The Philadelphia Opera Com
psny has completed the casting
for the world premiere Of
"Ramuntcho," Deems Taylor's
third opera, which will be given at
the Philadelphia Academy of Mu-
sic on Feb. 10. The opera is based
on Pierre Lofts novel and its
preparations have been supervised
by the composer. Among the sing
ers will be William Hess in the
title role; Dorothy sarnoff as
Gracieuse, the heroine; Frances
Watkins. Gabrielle Hunt, Emma
Beldan, Joseph Luts. John Toms.
David Brooks, Leonard Treash.
Rand Smith and Richard Deneau.
The International Society for
Contemporary Music Will hold its
nineteenth festival next July in
San Francisco. Works for SYM
phony orchestra, small chamber
music combinations. and solo
voice with instrumental accom-
paniment, will be presented at the
concerts. Composers, who have
written works within the last five
years that are suitable for the
societys programs, are urged by
the organizations to send their
scores to Henry S. Gerstle. secre-
tary. 654 Madison Avenue, New
York, before March 1.
Music in Hollywood fiction films
will be under consideration at the
second event in the Music and
Film" series of the League of Conn.,
posers, slated for next Sunday
night at the Museum of Modern
Art. Aaron COPELAND will be the
commentator. Excerpts will be
shown from THE General Died at
Dawn" music by Werner Jansen;
"Once in a Blue Moon" music by
George Antheil; "Juarez," music
by Erich Korngold; "Of Mice and
Men" music by Aaron COPELAND;
80 Ends Our Night" music by
Louis Gutenberg; Ladies in Re-
tirement." music by Ernst Toch.
and "Cltizen Kane" music by
Bernhard Hermann.
Jan Kiepura has raised more
than 100000 for Polish refugees
and Allied causes by his concerts
in the Western Hemisphere during
the last two years.
William Hess, who will sing the
tenor lead in the Philadelphia
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Chief Of Police Is Cruesomely
Murdered But the Music Is Nice
MonY Dromotic Situations in
i Colorful puccini Opera

Ia rosca." fifth major WORK
~ Puccini. tense and sensational
comes To Tacoma Opera Guild lis
teners Saturday beginning at II
. m. Though there are some
gruesoms spots. this three &C,
grand opera has q lot OF good
music that makes II very much
worthwhile even II the stage
scenes have to be imagined. Brief
". the story Is thIs:
For aiding in the escape Of a
military prisoner. cessre Anee-
lotu, the artist. Mario cavara-
dossi. II arrested and tortured by
the seoundrel chief Of police. Baron
scarpia.
Floria Tosca. q celebrated bru-
nette singer. betrothed to Mario.
reveals the secret Of Angelotti's
hiding place 20 the police In 4
frenzy Of jealousy aroused by the
portrait Mario IL painting Of the
prisoners beautif,fl blonde sister.
Mario is sentenced to death, but
IN exchange for q promise OF sub
mission 10 the amorous advances
Of scarpia. Tosca obtains 4 prom
ise that the execution will be 4
mock one. and receives safe con-
duct for herself and Mario.
However. Tosca stabs Scarpis
70 death when he attempts to kiss
her. She then discovers that
Mario Was shot In spite Of the
promise. and plunges TO her own
death from the castle wall. just
~ the soldiers come TO seize her
In connection with the death Of
the chief Of police.
Grace Moore. American soprano.
who comes here on the Temple
All-Star course March IL, sings
the exacting role OF Tosca. Miss
Moore made her debut in the part
with the Metropolitan several
weeks ago, this will be her first
radio appearance ~ the jealous
and tcmperamentsl Floris Tosca.
OF almost equal interest IL the
first radio appearance Of the
lfetropolitan's young Hungarian
baritone. Alexander sved, who will
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such efforts he earned his
music education.
1turbi did not become a con-
ductor until he was in Lima, Peru.
several seasons ago. The city had
no orchestra and Iturbi, at the
instance Of city officials who
guaranteed all expenses. assemb-
led seventy musicians and with
the city and a number of state
officials he gave the first SYM
phony concert. That established
the orchestra as a permanent or
ganization in Lima. and every
time Iturbi visits TO South Amer
lea he goes to Lima TO conduct.
Both as a conductor and pianist
1turbi occupies the high place
among the leading musicians of
the world. He will play typical
Iturbi program here Thursday
night which he has announced as
follows:
Air with Variations: THE Hormoni-
Gus Blacksmith" ..... Handel
Sonata in p major. X. s32. Mozart
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro assai
Sonata in r minor. Opus 81
tAppassionate) $3.50. Beethoven
Allegro assai
AndRnte con motto
Allegro ma non troppo
INTERMISSION
Two Mazurkas ............ Chopin
Scher1o b flat minor
Three Preludes ...... Gershwin
Plaintes OF La Maja ct le Rossignol"
.................. Granados
Ritual Fire Dance .......... DeFalla
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be heard as scsrpia. a favorite
role with Lawrence 1sbbett.
Others In the cast include
Frederick Jaeel a. Cavsrdossi
the young American bssso. George
Cehanovsky. Angelotti: Salvatore
BaccaIoni, the acristan. Ettors
Panizza will conduct
Although comparatively young
a. operas 20. "Tosca" has become
established as one Of the most
popular In the Metropolitan roper
toire and has created a great ira
ditlon through the high callber Of
artists who have performed the
leading roles - Eames. csruso.
Scott. Renaud, Farrar. Accor-
mack. Jeritxa, and Tibbett.
In addition 10 the opera. the
the Texas eompany's Metropolitan
broadcast on Saturday win also
present three interesting supple
mentary features.
On the open Forum Quiz"
Robert Lawrence. master Of eere-
monies; olin Downes. music critic
of the N. Y. Times; DIR. Sigmund
spaeth, musical authority and
lecturer: and Eric Clarke. admin
istrstive secretary Of the Metro
politsn Opera Association. will
answer opera questions submitted
by listeners.
AT Home with the Metropoll-
tan Opera Guild win present Mrs.
August Belmont. founder Of the
guild. rs hosteas to Jsrmila
Novotna. Metropolitan soprano.
and two children who are opera
broadcast fans, in . discussion Of |
Junior Performances.
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Series TO Honor
Mozari's Memory

SEATTLE All OF the Pacific
northwest has been invited by Sir
Thomas Beecham. conductor of the
Seattle symphony orchestra. to
take part in a gigantic Mozart
Festival ir commemoration Of the
15oth anniversary Of Mozsrt's
death.
Festival dates are February Is
to March 3. embracing ten per-
formances in Seattle. Victoria,
Boise. Pendleton. Eugene and
Portland. Mozart mssterworks to
be presented include symphonies,
concerti for violin, viola and piano:
overtures. divertiment. and other
orchestral works: songs, and
operate selections for vocal solo-
lists and chorus.
Sir Thomas In internationally
known for his Interpretation of
Mozart works. Ne is founder and
president Of the London Mozart
Concerts and has directed a num-
Der Of important festivals In
England and on the continent.
This viii be his first such event
In this country.
The festival win open Feb. Is
with a Mozart lecture illustrated
at the piano by Sir Thomas
Beechsm. Other Seattle festival
events win be an operate festival
concert Feb. 1s. and three other
concerts with distinguished solo
lists Feb. 16. Feb. 2e and March 3.
the two latter dates are post
ponements from Dec. IS and Dec.
II respectively
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Appearing with Aus,s viii
he . company Of dancers and
musicians including Antonia
Trians. the outstanding male
dancer Who scored such q de-
eided hit with Tacoma Civic
members when he appeared
here with Argentinita-
Amaya Is about 81 years old.
her family cannot quite remember,
and their notes on the subject diff
fer. She began dancing when she
was four, in the family cave in
the gypsy quarter of Granada.
The whole tribe trooped to
Buenos Aires soon after the
Spanish Civil war began. Since
then Carmen has toured all Latin
America, made movies and pots
Of money. She has no aspirations
towards formal Spanish dancing.
All she really wants IL TO be
known as the greatest Spanish
gypsy dancer in the world She
seems to have arrived there.
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down the house.
Archibald T.
Dawson. direc-
tor OF the Har-
ward College
Glee Club. was
among the first
to turn college
vocal ensembles
from a kind of
IN u sic al cir
c us o I h e
body Of real
musical vocal
lists that sang
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07
For Your 1912 Music Dates

Feb. 10-Taeoma Phaharmonic-Jason Lee.
Feb 1l-Nhltman Gee cub-FIrst Congregational Church
Feb 1sJose Iturbl Ladies' club-Baptist
Feb 2s-Amaya Dancers-Ciye Musie-Temple.
March sIhamber Music Sociey-Nsper
March Io-Tacoma Philharmone-Jason
March li-Graoe Moore-Temple An-Star.
March 27-Roland Haye>-Tempe theater
April ilMsrco Polo program tuniors-Temple
April ls-oseph Lehvinne. Civic MUsic-Tennple thester
April ls-Puget Sound Orchestrs-Jones
April 2Heien TsAnhe. Musical club-Bspnst cAmcA
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BY j. w. BIXEI.

Not 10 many years ago every
college had a Glee Club and the
music sung was largely Of lighter
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07

Opera Company's production Of
Deems Taylor's third opera, IRA
muntcho," not long ago was sell
ing tickets in the box-office of the
Metropolitan Opera House. where
Mr.. Taylor's first two operas were
produced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07

Third winter concert OF the Ia
coma Philharmonic orchestra will
be a combination OF vocal and in
strumental music with the Stadi-
UNI high school girls glee club
providing portion of the pro-
gram. The concert will be held
Tuesday. Feb. 10. at $50 p. m. in
Jason Lee auditorium.
Clayton Johnson. Stadium music
director. announces that his sixty
six-voice glee club will sing six
numbers with Janet Ferris as ac-
companist. Elizabeth Cussell will
carry the solo part in the Bach
Gounod number Meditation.
Eugene Linden, conductor of the
Philharmonic, has selected three
compositions to be presented by
the orchestra. They are Sym
phony Number 7 in A Major
fBeethoven); prelude and Loves
Death" from Tristan and Isolde
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07

Your postmaster car tell you
how 70 invest IN q. 6. Defense
Bondk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07

In the past 20 years, mines in
Minnesota have produced nearly
81 per cent of the domestic iron
ore consumed by the steel indus
try.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07

England has 10 silver fox farms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07

Deems Taylor opera pre-
mier FEB. 10; Composers
meet at San Francisco;
Direct Honpicood's music.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07

Something neU from .Sho-
stouitch: Scandinavian bits
BY Melchoir; Some old tunes
and a nelc version Of .Schn-
bert's Unfinished" sym
phony.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-26
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next SUNDAY N

First Churcn of Christ, Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren, Street: morning service
IL a. M, Sunday School IL a. M,
evening service 500 P. M, We'd
nesday evening service 500 p. m.
Wednesday evening service 500.
Christian Science Society, Milford,
meets at Grange Hall: Morning
service IL a. M; Sunday School IL
a. M, also meets first Wednesday
evening of each month at p. m.
Subject for Sunday, March l.:
Christ Jesus" Golden Text: Phil
ippians A 10. God shall supply all
your need according to his riches
in glory by Christ Jesus. A bible
citation from the lesson-sermon:
Acts 10: 38, 40. How God anointed
Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Ghost and with power: who went
about doing good, and healing all
that were oppressed of the devil;
for God was with him. 40. Him
God raised up thethirdday, and
Showed him openly. Correlative
from the Textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy: Because
man-made systems insist that man
becomes sick and useless, suffers
and dies, all in consonance with the
laws of God, are we to believe it :?
Are we to believe an authority
which denies Gods spiritual COM
mand relating to perfection, an
authority which Jesus proved to be
false? He did the will of the
Father. He healed sickness in de-
fiance of what is called material
law, but in accordance with Gods
law, the law of Mind
Smyrna times., 1942-02-26
'The Spotlight
BY Jack and AL

Well start off with another little
"ditty" for this week:
The Eagle screams to all of us,
From baker to the barber;
Forget your slight domestic fuss
But don't forget Pearl Harborl
The Defense Clubs that have
been started in school seem to be
we'll supported. These clubs should
be good training for the students.
George Thawley made surprise
visit to Smyrna last weekend.
Everyone was glad to see him.
The Senior Glass seems to be
having a hard time finding out how
to spend their money since there is
to- be no Washington trip. Better
find out soon, Seniorsl
Tuesday mite the Eagles made it
IL straight by trouncing Caesar
Rodney (42-22). Friday evening
the Eagles met their Waterloo and
dropped a smelly game to A. I. du-
Pont 20-1g. The Eaglets took one
from Caesar Rodney and also drop
ped a fairly close one to A. I. du-
Pont.
Mr.. Glenn King must be teaching
his dop to become a soldier as it
halted Nancy Wilson and her horse
on their daily rounds. Mr.. King
was hastily called in to retrieve the
dog.
Helen Pleasanton is trying her
best to keep up the morale of the
Army by writing letters. She re-
ceived long one last week.
Army's got him, huh, Helen?
This week we turn our spot
light" on Ed. Everhart, graduate of
]. B. M. Ed was chosen out of
over 1000 soldiers to be toastmas-
ter at the dedication of new rec
reation center at Fort Knox. He
also sings in a quartet which sup
plies entertainment to the camp.
Ed has been transferred to radio
technicians' school at Columbus,
Smyrna times., 1942-02-26

the schools farm and other facil-
tiles during the summer. Students
of the school who volunteer will re-
turn to the school during the sum-
mer on a work and study basis.
Half of the day will be devoted to
working on the school farm raising
certain kinds of foods which are
essential to the defense program.
The other half of the day will be
spent in the study of defense sub
jects. The study program will COW
er navigation, mathematics, first
aid, duties of air raid wardens, air.
craft observation, and other essen
tial civilian defense subjects. The
study program will cover naviga-
ton. mathematics, first aid, duties
of air raid wardens, aircraft obser-
walton, and other essential civilian
defense subjects. The farm pro-
gram provides for certain crops to
be increased 10 times in quantity
on a planned scale. The program
will be devoted entirely to those
foods which can be dried or canned
and stored for emergency use, while
the largest possible acreage will be
given to truck produce. The foods
will be stored not only for local
emergencies but will be made avail
able to the federal government for
emergencies elsewhere.