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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24

Tacoma music lovers are antiri-
pating the appearances ~ ths
Temple theatsr Monday evening
of sJan Psercs. Amsrioa's fore
most tenor. brought "a this city
under the auspices IL the Tacoma
civie Music sssociatson. Ne viii
b heard In . varisd and interest
Ing program from the compost
lions Of Handel. Brahms and hchsl-
bert 10 Lesser known pieces.
Hls first group will include
Handles "whsrs'er You Walk. /"
from "semsls. Come and Trip
H." from "Jsphths' HsndeIfs
Recitatlvsi Deeper and Deeper
still." concluding this group L.
Krsnxl's Che fiero Two numbers
Of Schubert. AN die Leisr' ard
''ungsduid." and two n Brahms.
Die Mainseht' and 20 LAebiiehs
wangsn" compose the second
group. FOR his third group ~
win sing Msyssbser's ARA %
Paradise" from '.L'Afrscasa.~
Tn fifth group inciudsa sAprss
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and fourdrain's Ia soisii q 10
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24
Assume Big Job

Today. the U.s.O. has taken
over the Job Of bolstering the
morale Of our sailors and soldiers
Since December It'll Of last year,
49, U.S.O. operations have been
opened, bringing the total 10 e5s.
which includes ~ operations In
bases outside continental United
States.
Many Tacoma mothers and fs-
theirs whose sons are away at
army camps rest more easily in
the knowledge that wherever the
army goes. U-S.O. also goes. and
through the U.s.o. their sons find
pleasant recreation and meet COM
nnunity people like those they left
At home.
They can follow their hobbies.
write letters. read, listen 20 good
music, dance with nice girls. see
movies and have extended to
them any assistance in personal
matters they desire
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24
For War Prisoners

First. II should be pointed out
that less than five per cent Of the
fund is used for administrative
purposes, leaving IS cents out of
every dollar to do its bit toward
helping the many worthy causes.
Part OF your War Chest dollar
goes toward buying food, medicine,
tobacco and clothing for our boys
who had the misfortune to be
captured by the Japs in Bataan,
Wake Island, and other historic
places.
You can bet the Japs aren't buy
ing any comforts, and not too
many Of the necessities. for our
soldier and sailor prisoners.
Back in the days of knighthood,
when war was sort Of a glorious
game, and not the bloody business
II In today, the ladies used to help
their knights buckle on their
armor and send them off TO war
on their chargers with q smile
and their blessings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24
ONE OPINION OF
sHOsTAkOyICH

Toseanini started his second and
closing week A. one Of the several
Philharmonic guest" leaders with
the 70-minute-long Saskatchewan
seventh symphony. B-r-rrrr. What
a mess. A major talent. shos-
takovieh. yet not consistent in his
creative quality. This work lfirst
performed over the air . few
months ago) Ii shot through with
bits reminiscent Of other compos-
ers. and really gets nowhere Our
first unfavorable impressions con-
firmed. A big house listening 10
q big noise.
The first front-rank recitalists
now lining up for their opening
1925 New York Appearances.
With the New Opera compsny's
Observation-Disclosures seasons
schedule. and the Metropolitan
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24
On the Music Horizon

New York's isl7-ss music sea-
son win be big and important.
Opening guns have just been fired
by our own New York philhar-
monic-symphony and the visiting
Philsdelphis orchestra, 10 excellent
enis. The one-snd-only Arturo
Toscanini presided over the Phil
harmonic tleading the Beriiox
Romeo and Juliet" symphony IN
its first performances here In 90
ysrs). with the Westminster choir.
and Jennie Tourel. mexxo-soprano.
tenor Jacques Gerard. and Nicola
Moscona the Metropolitan Opera
basso a. soloists. Miss Tourei. for
mcrly OF the Paris Opera comique.
starred. The symphony IL over
long. with dreary stretches. but
brilliantly orchestrated. Seats at
Sill top were all sold save ~. and
almost covered the huge expense.
Eugene ormandy has become q
sterling conductor. and his all-Rus-
sian program was one-half worth
while. shostakovich's NTH SYM
phony didn't equal the first one
written by Krennikov when he was
~. and was far behind the quality
of stravinsky's Fire Bird" suite.
but how those Philadelph,ans can
play.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24
Many Good Reasons

There are scores Of excellent
reasons for contributing 10 the
War Chest. but the principal one
is-we are at war and We all
must sacrifice. The soldier on the
fighting front makes q great
financial sacrifice and r1sks his
life.
We on the home front are asked
TO work hard and sacrifice 1T
least q days pay.
When you turn in your War
Chest card. be generous. give all
you can afford. Remember. thou
sands Of our soldiers. sailors and
marines have given their liYes-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24
Words Written by a Jew Bring Out
Tuneful Qualities Of The Asra'
Tole OF Rubenstein Masterpiece Hos
Settings With Oriental Background

As BELTS the text. the melody
q this song has N oriental quail
ity which the composer has en-
phasixed BY q free use Of the
unison effect In the beginning.
the music IL OF q quiet nature.
a. II setting forth the dainty
charm Of the princess Then the
theme Is trsnsposed from the
minor 70 the major and sung with
more vigor. - descriptive Of the
masculine qualities Of the captive
prince.
II IL not without significance
that the tonality reverts 10 the
minor. for this mood IL suited to
the mood which prevails In the
text a. a whole. The Asra" IL
not q sentimental love song. q
lyric Of the usual ballad type. but
. real drama. a tragedy Of love.
One can imagine the various
sccnes; the beautiful princess
walking In the garden and ap-
preaching the central fountain
where the slave fingered. he
who was . proud prince
among his own people. His
body might be captive but his
spirit never.
Now he has dared 10 raise his
eyes TO the daughter Of his captor.
Doubtless. many times had the
pair exchanged glances before the
princess speaks TO him and Asks
his name and his race. We can
see him proudly raise his head
a. he makes his declaration and
the music takes on q martial tone
in true oriental style. going into
the unison and q more ford
rhythm as he announces his race.
IL took . man like Heine. the
German exilcd Jew, who lived
most Of his life In France. 10
write . poem like The Asrs"
or the Two Grenadiers."
A few years ago, one might have
said that II is almost impossible
TO appreciate the unhappy-almost
Observation-Disclosures under which
the Jew lived in Germany during
the lifetime of Heine. no matter
what may have been his genius
and abilities. We, of course. can
understand IL well enough now,
when II Is incomparably worse un-
der the gangster rule.
Heine's "Du bist vie cine
Blum" Thou art like . flow
err has been set - music more
often than any other poem
ever written. II II said that
no other German poet. with
the possible exception Of
Goethe, ever made his verse
20 completely the verbal en-
bodiment Of music.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24

Apropos of the splendid U.s.o.
work being done in Tacoma. Mayor
Harry p. Cain said recently, Il
would hate to live in Tacoma to-
day II IL were not for the US o."
Part Of your War Chest dollar
will 60 for Chinese. Russian, Pol
ish, Greek and Netherlands war
relief. Five hundred men. women
and children are dying Of starva-
ton DAILY In Athens alone. Dis
ease. that always follows on the
heels Of famine, In raging.
Little Poland, the conquered.
still has $4,000 seasoned troops
fighting with and for US and our
Allies In Lydia and in Russia. Two
hundred thousand Polish soldiers
are starving In Man prison camps
and will die without our help.
Added to this. two million Polish
refugees In Russia lack clothing.
food and even shelter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24

not failed to please critical audi
ences. Today we continue with
the story Of "Asra."
To understand the song fully
one should know something Of its
background. As q beginning. here
are the words of The Asra, "
written by Heinrich Heinie:
Daily passed In radiant beauty.
In the twilight, where the fountain
Ripples DER with crystal waters
Day by day the youthful slave stood
In the twilight, where the fountain
Rippies DER with crystal waters.
Daily grew he pale and paier-
Once at evening came the princess
Tell thy name. for I would know II.
And thy home, thy sire and kindred'
And the slave replied; Ny name u
Mahomet. l come from Yemen:
And my race Is that as Asra,
Who must die II love they cherish. 1"
The romantic Legendary of the
composition Is this:
Ages ago. In the Orient. q lovely
girl was to marry the very old
sage who compiled the Moham-
medan Koran" On the day set
for her wedding. the prince Of
the Asrs tribe met her. and at
sight they fell in love. Upon hear
ing this. the ireful sage put q
curse upon the race of the Asra,
that they should die IL they cher
ished love.
The Arab race was made up Of
a southern and northern division,
of which the former was consid-
cred the purer in blood and prided
itself on that fact. The principal
location of these southern tribes
was the district known a. Yemen,
in the most southern part Of
Arabia. Although nominally under
the government Of the Turkish
sultans, these Arabian tribes were
in frequent conflict with the gov
eminent. and 1t was in one of
these battles that a young scion
Of the Asra, the proudest Of the
tribes Of Yemen, was taken captive
and made q slave in the sultan's
household.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24
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Dy n. Z. JAMlSok

The United War Chest drive OF
Tacoma is in full swing at the
seattle-Tacoma shipyards. Thou
sands of shipbuilders have donated
generously. and hundreds still
have their cards to turn In.
Both those who have donated,
and those who have yet to do 30.
are interested In where their War
Chest money goes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24

had q great in
nuence on mu-
sic in his native
country and has
widely appealed
TO musicians of
other countries
-Rubins I elm
We introduced
his famous AS
"a, q master
song that for
many years has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24
Conditions Are Bad

Those Of you who read the pa
pers and listen TO the radio must
have some idea Of conditions in
Russia and very few persons
realize the debt we owe China.
In 1918 China was asked TO con-
tribute to the American War Re-
lief. Her quota was 100000 but
do you know what she gave p
81 AIS. 900.
Again. in 1887, during the Ohio
and Mississippi River floods. China
was second only 70 Canada in the
amount of flood relief money sent
to the United States.
China has been fighting for IL
life for five years now. Merciless
bombing and invasion have made
81, 900. 900 Chinese refugees with
out home and without hope. Its
our turn now TO help China
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24
Briiains Take
Their Music in
Bomb Shelters
Heor Clossics
In Chuirs Moved
To Avoid Puddles

How Dlmitri shsstakovich wrote
one Of the worlds greatest sym
phonies between shifts digging
trenches and a. an air raid war
den To stop the Germans At Len
ingrad was told . few days ago
IN these columns by ]. W. Bixel
Its performance by q Russian or
chestrs Was heard In the be-
leaguered city while German
shells burst only = short distance
away. Music always has been .
recourse Of the Russians In times
Of stress
Now word comes from London
Of another musician who u doing
a great deal 10 help the people
maintain the contact with the eul-
turai attributes and help them
forget for q time at least some
thing Of the horrors Of war. This
musician In Mrya Hess, world
famous pianist. highly thought Of
In America.
A few weeks after the war be-
gan In 1899 Miss Hess began play
ing In q small London concert hall
with seats for 250 and 500 man.
aged 10 crowd In. Larger audi
forums were obtained In the Ma
tional Gallery where the concerts
were held while bombs fen all
around. A direct hit finally
wrecked the auditorium.
During the battle of Britain the
concerts continued In underground
shelters. The audience thought
nothing Of having to arrange their
chairs around pools Of water from
leaking water mains In unheated
rooms. Since the air raids have
eased off a bit the concerts have
been moved back TO q room under
the great dome Of the National
Gallery.
Help From America
Myra Hess Ia particularly proud
Of the fact that II 10 largely due
TO American generosity that she
has been able TO carry on the con-
certs which have brought solace
and relaxation 10 20 many thou
sands Of war-hsrsssed Britons.
When the concerts had 10 be trans
ferred to the underground shelter
room" II was found impossible to
cover expenses. On New Years
day, is41. Myrs Hess launched an
appeal for help.
Having toured the United States
for more than a decade before the
war. she was n favorite Of music
lovers In hundreds of American
communities. Donations from
them to the concert fund flowed
across the Atlantic and TO date,
they amount to some $4,000.
An admission fee of a shilling
10 charged for the concerts, put
ting them within reach of almost
every purse. Myra Hess was de-
termined that the Musicians Ben
evolent Fund should benefit from
the project, and up 10 now, over
100000 have been paid out In do
nations to the fund and In fees TO
artists. The latter are fixed-no
matter how celebrated the per-
former. solosists get five guineas.
quartets IL guineas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24
BRuNHu.DE's ARMoR
ron DEFENSE

Helen Trsubel. great American
dramatic soprano. who " slngins
all the Nine. FiaRstad roles 81 the
Metropolitan this season tinclud-
Ing her first Isolde. and all the
Brunnhildes). has given her nrunn-
hiids stage-armor 10 the govern
ment 10 20 into ar,morplsts. She
viii have lighter srmor mads of
plastics Elno Martini. now
an American citizen. has singing
spotlight and gets q big hand with
Mayor La Guardis nj the Column
bus Day rally In Columbus Circle
This season marks the 18th
transoontinent tour Of YehudI
Menuhin. with this violin star VS.
ting Canada, after his appear
ances In Mexico. Cuba. Costa RIGA.
and several South American coun-
tries which included Argentina,
Brazil. Peru. Venezuela, and Dutch
Guiana ;. Up. up. UP comes bari
tone Igor CORN with an array Of
milestones 10 hL credit. beginning
with his Tonic In ''PaRilscel" at
the Cincinnati Too opera and in
Guiding eight Treasury Hour and
other radio broadcssts Zach Of
these four artists have sung and
played many Uso programs, with
the servies men shouting for more.
Unes-e'-News
War induetions are making IN
roads on all tbs symphony or
chestrss Finding sdsquafs re-
plscemsnts irving conductors .
headache Vladimir Colsch-
mann. conductor OF thu ~. Louis
Symphony. Kari Kruger who a.
reefs the Kansas City Phiihsrmon-
ic. and Fabien sevitxky. boss Of
the Indianapolis Symphony. all IN
town signing up players JUL
lard Graduate School awards ~
felIowships for current season.
which 10 10 fewer than last year:
only 10 Of these students are mon
New opera company holds
number one birthday celebrstlon
Al Broadway theatsr and President
Mrs. Lytis Hull cuts cake topped
BY single candle Metropolitan
Opera 10 open this season sfth
The Daughter Of ths Regiment"
and LILY Pons ths featured stsrsc-
ton. Ia Llys finS appearances
opening . Metropolitan season
since she loinsd thu company II
years ago.
Gr.eios. Giady. ss.rthsut
The unlimited visitors walking
through part ~ Gladys s~arfh-
outs Rsdding. Connecticut. sztstS
paused when they met q charm
ing lady. do you know hlss
swsrthout ?" inquired one of ths
yisitora To which shs replied:
Yes. look at her reflection each
day In the mirror Explanations
and apologies followed. with Gladys
shaking hands with her unknown
visitors and inviting them 10 call
sgsin--Plers Key.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24

Last week we took up the study
Of Russian composer who has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24

Your postmaster can toll you
ho1 70 invest IN U. .. WAR
BONDS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-24

coming up next month. we ar,
nearing some lively momenta
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Complete Flop

Mans work is from sun to SUN
but woman's work is never done" So
say the ladies, whether they happen
to be mothers of seventeen children
or the spinster custodians of one lone
canary. 1t follows that to build up
energy for such ceaseless toll, un-
usual methods are necessary, and
these have been found in Britain. It
has become feminine fad there to
pick those few fleeting moments,
sandWiched in between one toll and
another, and utilize them for a total
relaxation, obtained by the prac-
titioner imagining herself to be a
rag doll and acting accordingly.
Sheridan's Lydia Languish had
nothing on one of these modern war
workers during recess. Limp as flour
sacks, they relax every bone, muscle,
sinew and even every thought, and
are distinguishable from store dunn
mics only by the fact that the dunn
mics look bit more lifelike. Then,
when the time comes again to re-
sumo their endless work, back they
snap to life with twice as much pep as
before-or so say those who are try
ing it. Others more skeptical, say
that from the very nature Of the
scheme, it is bound to be a complete
dop.
Evening star., 1942-09-01
THIS AND THAT,
BIZ Charles Z. Trdce,Uell.

1t is usually pictured as snow white,
with red feet and beak,
1t must be remembered that the dove
of Asia is not the same species as our
turtle or Carolina dove.
The pure white dove is, indeed, beau
tiful bird, and was one of the few all
white birds of the Holy Lands.
1t is not to be wondered at that 1t
made a great impression upon all the
peoples who saw it. In the ancient days
people had little regard for nature study,
as we know it TODAY.
They did not investigate natural phe-
nomena, as scientists do; the scientific
attitude, indeed, had not arisen. Only a
few men even made an attempt at It,,
and they were invariably held back by
many superstitions, as Aristotle.
Mrs. M. Grieve, in "A Modern Herbal"
says of the olive:
THE high position held by the olive
tree in ancient as in modern days may
be realized when it is remembered that
Moses exempted from military service
men who would work at it's cultivation,
and that in scriptural and classical writ
ings the oil is mentioned as a symbol of
goodness and purity, and the tree as
representing peace and happiness.
The oil, in addition to its wide use in
diet, was burnt in the sacred lamps OF
temples, while the victor in the Olympic
games was crowned with its leaves"
Our word dove" comes from the
Anglo-Saxon "duve," form of dive"
referring to the birds habit of dipping
its head as it walks.
"Dovelike," and meek. gentle mild "as
a dove" are just few of the expressions
which are in the language referring to
this bird
Pigeons and doves, which belong to
the same family, are by no means meek
and mild birds, as those we'll acquainted
with them know.
Our turtle dove, in particular, is rather
on the surly side, as our correspondent
points out.
We have often watched them chase
blue jays, they being among the few birds
which will.
Over in Virginia they have 20 doves
to our one in the District and nearby
Maryland.
The solution of this problem is to hang
feeding station from limb of tree
Then the smaller birds eat on the plat.
form, and the doves feed beneath.
Perhaps the most famous dove In lit.
erature is the bird which few back tt
the ark with the green branch in It.
mouth
1t must have seemed to all Of then
alive in that watery world the most beau.
tiful creature of all time, and it is nj
wonder that doves have always been re.
garded ever since with affection.
The dove today is perhaps a better
emblem of peace than ever, since Il
teaches us that even in peace we mus
be prepared to fight, and that If We hat
been prepared properly, no one woule
have dared to attack US.
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Earth Sonq

HoW tuH OF intimation Is the signing
OF the night 1oind along this moon
lit place,
Let US discard our clues and cease
our trying
To grasp the mysteries OF time and
space.
High up abope US fo,ps that star
reeted ocean
Whose tornaless ,Daves haze dra,Dn
US outpard far
Beyond our depth Nth sloD, mes
neric motion;
Yet De haze lit no candle from
star.
Earth guards the secret Nth her oDn
1Darm breast.
Hear the broWn thrush, happy in
loDe's employ,
Pouring forth rapture near his tiny
nest,
Stirring the quiet dark Nth lyric
joy'
Here in the summer night and close
at hand
Is more OF truth than ,De can un-
derstnnd.
PRUDENCE X. GEAREY.