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Evening star., 1943-07-25
Record Reviews
BY ELENA DE SAYN.

Through the offices of Victor and
Columbia representative French
works of three different schools Of
thought, DTndy's symphony No.
in B Flat. Op. ST.: Faure's "Inciden-
tai Music to Pelleas ct Melisande"
and Ravel's "Rhapsodie Espagnole. -
found their way to greater popu-
larity, or, at least, to a more init
mate acquaintance with them.
From the somber depth Of
D1ndy's symphony lVictor), writ
ten under the influence of Cesar
Franck's ideology to the lighter
character OF Spanish rhythms in
Ravels work columbia with
Faure's incidental music to Maeter-
linck's play (Victor) serving as a
bridge, one may point to a connect
ing link, however, the stamp of a
highly developed intellectually in
the composers who subordinate their
technique to the esthetic rather
than to the emotional elements in
music
The excellent tone quality of the
San Francisco Orchestra under
Pierre Monteux and his expert di-
rection seem to carry out we'll the
intentions of DIndy throughout the
four movements of his opus. So
lemnity being its keynote, while
Artur Rodzinski at the head of the
Cleveland Orchestra and Serge
Koussevitzky with the Boston SYM
phony ably infuse the msuic of
Ravel and Faure with the spirit of
sunny Spain and that of the tragic
stage play, respectively.
KreiSler's "Praeludium and Ale.
gro In E Minor" Transcribed by Fa-
bien Sevitzky and played by him
with the assistance Of the Indianap-
Oils Symphony Orchestra Victor.
l2-lnch single is one of those tour
de-force numbers for the violin Sec
ton OF which conductors are proud
and like to show from time to time.
Together with Novacek's Perpetual
Motion" Rimsky- -Korsakoff,s Bum
Bile Bee" or Bach's "E Major Prel-
ude," Kreisler's popular number will
not fail to take it's rightful place in
a symphony orchestra's repertoire
Although somewhat stilted in the
delivery Of the praeludium and of
the recitativo, the Indianapolis
players acquit themselves Of their
task with honor, especially the con-
certmaster who performs alone in
the cadenza.
Jussi Bjoerling, tenor, and Hjoedis
Schymberg, soprano, are heard with
an orchestra conducted by Nils Gre
villius, in two duets 20 soave Fan
ciulla" from Puccinis La Boheme"
and Eel II Sol deli Anima' from
Verdi's "Rigoletto" Victor l2-inch,
single). OF course, there is hardly
another tenor who can surpass Mr..
Bjoerling in vocalization, making
the presentation Of the duets with
such an adequate partner as Miss
Schymberg perfect delight.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Famous Crooner
In Water Gates
Special Event

One of the most amazing phenom-
ena of the current scene is Frank
Sinatra, the 25-year-old Hoboken
troubador who will be heard with
the National Symphony Orchestra
under the direction of Leon Barzin
in a special concert for the benefit
of the orcheStra's sustaining fund
at the Potomac Water Gate at $50
o'clock tonight.
Heir direct to the mantle of Rudy
Vallee and Bing Crosby. Sinatra
has something that neither of his
predecessors possessed-the power
to make women sWoon at the sound
of his voice or even at the sound of
his name. Experts on such things
say you have to 60 back to Valentino
to find a man with comparable ap-
peal for the female section of the
population.
Sinatra's explanation for the FEM
mime adulation that will reap him
quarter of a million dollars this
year is simple Il look hungry" he
says. And undoubtedly he does
bring out the mother in women of
all ages. AT any rate, Sinatras
ability to bring out the mother in
his listeners, to make them feel he
is singing to them alone, is paying
him huge dividends. Born in Ho-
boken, N j., of parents of Italian
descent, Sinatra got a job as cub
sports reporter on the Jersey OBJ
server and promptly threw it over
when he heard Bing Crosby sing at
a Jersey City theater. After ap-
pearing on one of Maj. BoWes pro-
grams he toured with a BoWes unit
at $65 a week until he decided he
wasn't getting anywhere Eighteen
sustaining radio programs a week
followed at a gross income of 10
cents; followed in turn by job in
a New Jersey night club, an engage
ment as vocalist with Harry James
Band, switch to a similar position
with Tommy Dorsey's aggregation,
and finally, last November, a de-
cision to go on his own. His last
night club engagement brought him
in 800 week; his last engage
ment at New York's Paramount
Theater, considerably more than
that; his weekly radio shows net
him a tidy penny, and Hollywood,
for which Sinatra leaves the middle
of this week, has never been known
to be niggardly with a surefire box
office attraction All in all, the
wonder boy expects to gross about
$250,0O0 this year.
Tonight, with the National SYM
phoney, Sinatra will sing a program
similar to that he gave in Cleveland
-"Dancing in the Dark" It's Al
ways You" "Old Man River" Night
and Day." "Close to You" and The
Song Is You" The purely orches-
tral portion, under Mr.. Barzin's di-
rection, will include the overture to
Die 'Fledermaus," by Strauss; the
same COMPOSERS Blue Danube
Waltz" Tschaikowsky's "Nutcracker
Suite" and Romeo and Juliet" and
Harl McDonald's "Rhumba.'
If rain should cause the postpone
ment of tonights concert, it will be
given Tuesday night; and, in the
event of bad weather then, the fol-
lowing evening.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
String Artists Play
At Meridian Hill

The famous Gordon String Quar-
tet will be the artists giving the pro-
gram of the Starlight Chamber
Music Series at Meridian Hill Park
on Wednesday night. c. c. Cappel
manager of the series, did not have
to tell Mr.. Gordon, founder of the
quartet, of this seasons policy of
playing at least one American COM
position on each program. Many
American composers owe the intro
duction of their quartet opuses to
the Gordon ensemble which also
claims credit for or 10 ''first
times for works of contemporary
foreign composers as we'll
On Wednesdays program John
Alden Carpenters Quartet in A
Minor" has been placed by Mr..
Gordon between two of the greatest
quartets of all time-the Beethoven
Quartet in E Flat, Op. 1877" and
Haydn'S Quartet in D Major, Op.
90"
Mr.. Gordon is the lucky possessor
of the Tom Taylor Strad," which
Joachim tried unsuccessfully to buy.
Only at the death of Mr.. Taylor's
widow was the violin released for
sale, and Mr.. Gordon cheerfully
paid 10000 for it. He still believes
he got bargain. Collaborating with
Mr.. Gordon are Leon Tamerson,
second violin; William Carboni, vi
ola, and Fritz Magg, cello. All the
members are distinguished artists
In their own right.
The Gordon String Quartet, the
founder Of which received in 1898
the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
award for distinguished service to
chamber music, has 5000 concerts
to its credit.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Music
n ~ l3zti' As 's ~
Notes

The War Production Board SYM
phony Orchestra, Van Lier Lanning,
director, will give the second Of its
series Of three Pops" concerts on Fri
day and Saturday at $50 pm. in the
air-conditioned Social Security Au-
ditorium, Third and Independence
avenue S.W. Leonard Shifrin,
oboist, will be the soloist. The pro-
gram will consist Of the 'Leonore
Overture No. g." Beethoven; two
chorales Of Bach arranged by Mr..
Lanning; Concerto for Oboe on a
Theme Of Pergolesi," Barbirolli;
"Praeludium," Jarnefelt; "Missis-
sippi Suite" Ferde Grofe; Five
Miniatures" Paul White, and
American Bolero," by Herb Brown.
Leonard Shifrin, soloist in the
Concerto on 3 Theme by Pergo-
lesi," written by the well-known
conductor John Barbirolli, is the
first oboist of the WPB Symphony.
He is a graduate OF the Manhattan
School of Music and held q six-year
Philharmonic scholarship, studying
under the famous oboist Bruno
Labate. While residing in New
York he was oboist for the Com
posers Forum Laboratory" and was
also a member of the Musical Art
Woodwind Ensemble" beside ap-
pearing for eight years on various
radio programs. Becoming inter-
ested In economics, Mr.. Shifrin left
professional music and entered the
business field where he has since
been earning his living, playing oboe
only for fun and relaxation.
The WPB Symphony Orchestra
endeavorS above all to play COM
positions by American composers
The 65piece orchestra is looking
continuously for new compositions
and Mr.. Lanning invites composers
to submit manuscripts to him.
stressing though, that he Is inter-
ested in those which have had sew
eral performances as we'll as first.
The WPB Symphony is full SYM
phony size. Tickets for the con-
certs may be obtained free of
charge from the WPB Recreation
Unit, Division Of Personnel Man.
agement. at 2018 Railroad Retire.
ment Building.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Dackstage
By Ben Kablan.
NEW YORK.

NEW 1ONn.
A most persistent instrument is
the bagpipe, as the producers OF
Salute to Youth" can tell you after
recent experience. Most musical
instruments can be played louder
or softer, but with bagpipe there
are just two volumes-either you
play it or you don't play it. That
made matters little difficult when
the script called for the pipes In
the foreground, then faded into the
background
In rehearsal experiments ran all
the way to walking the piper into
a soundproof box, but the change
in volume was too abrupt. The
final solution had him playing as
he walked away from the mike, of
through the wings and to a far
corner backstage. while production
assistant, standing in the wings,
relayed control signals indicating
when he was the proper distance
off mike and when he was to start
to return. Further complicating the
situation was the fact that before
you can start playing bagpipe you
first have to fill the bag with air.
t To allow time for that the piper
had to be given a standby" cue
about Is seconds before each bag
/ pipe cue.
/ ONCE OVER LIGHTLY-The
basement of drug store is the first
casualty in the Times Square sec
j ton of NYC. Here the smaller
fry of the acting profession used to
gather at lunchtime to dream about
/ big roles over their sandwiches and
| Java. But actors ranks have
been so depleted by defense work
and the draft that the basement has
been closed and turned into stock
! room. . Joan Davis, who has
| taken over the Rudy Vallee pro-
gram, has daughter who is making
her way in radio. The smash
tune of BroadWay's "Folies Bergere"
is "A Sailor From France" sung by
Toni Gilmon. actress, who plays
Lucy in the serial I'VE Love and
Learn An air-conditioned
/ studio in his own home is the scene
of most Of Gabriel Heaters broad
| casting these summer days. It's
! because the commentator has hay
fever. Edgar Bergen has left
Hollywood for NYC and is playing
Army camps cross country. At
an early but unspecifled date Bergen
and his wooden scalawag will take
off for Newfoundland to entertain
the men on duty there. The
sponsor Of the NBC Symphony,
commercial series which is to be-
gin next Sunday, is paying nearly
s1000,000 for the privilege of bank
rolling the 52-week series.
THRIFTY FELLOW -Ellery
Queen recently invited Vocalist
Martha Stewart to be armchair de-
tective. He prepared mono
grammed cigarette lighter as a guest
gift. Miss Stewart became i'll and
couldn't appear. So Queen invited
Songstress Mary Small. The mono
gram was okay
UNEXPECTED-Jo Kane of
the Nick Carter series had no time
to change his costume recently when
he rushed from the Broadway play
"Three's a Crowd" AS a result
the mystery almost turned into
comedy when Kane walked in the
studio with the glaring words Gen
eral Diaper Service" emblazoned
across his white coat.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Monday Roundup

WhAl-News and recorded music with Nor.
man B'okenshirs, So; Breakfast Club, go;
Isabel Manning Hewson, 1O.tOt5; Breakfast
at Sardi's, l1.t1:30; Baby Institute, 1l:45.
Il noon.
WR(-News and recorded music with Bill
Heson, 90; Everything Goes, 1915; serials,
1912 noon.
M0l-News, recorded and organ music with
Art Brown, 630.9:3O; Homemsken Club,
$780, 1918; This Is Our Enemy" 1i:t5.
11:45.
WIM-News and recorded music with Jerry
Strong, $3.50; Mrs. Norhuoss, 9:3O.t0;
Traffic Court, io:30.1i; Symphony Hour, ti:05-
Z noon.
WWDC-Nsws and recorded music with "hr.
and Mrs." 81; Minute Men, 9:05.930; Alice
Lane. 10:35.11; recorded music, 1t.l2 noon.
W1OP-Rsws and recorded music with Ar.
ihur Godfrey 5:45-9:45; Home Service Daily,
s:45.10; serials, 10-tl 5miIin' Ed Mcconnell,
1l.1l:15; serials, ii:15-12 noon.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
How to guard your
Weight and
Energy
during food rotioning

From all information We have been able to
gather, America will probably eat more
starchy. fattening foods this year than
ever before. That's why, now, more than
ever, you must guard your weight to avoid
putting on pounds ugly fat. And here's
probably the easiest way to do this you
ever read about. Simply mix Il glass; OF
Welch's Grape Juice with u glass" of
water. Drink before meals and at bed
time, and this remarkable action follows.
First, you have less desire to eat starchy,
fattening foods. Thus, you cut caoric in
take without having to suffer a hungry
moment. Second, the natural dextrose in
Welch's is quickly consumed. This regime
not only aids nature in consuming excess
fat, but increases energy a the same time.
You lose fat naturally; look and feel bet
fer. Don take chances on gaining weight
during food rationing. Get genuine
Welch's Grape Juice today, and follow
this verified way to lose weight. The
Welch Grape Juice Company, Westfeld,
NY. IS OF. glass.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
On The Air Todoy

WT0P, t1:30 a.m.-Invitstion 10 Learning:
FFeuds work.
VOL. 17:l5-Msmo for tomorrow: The
Swsdish situation.
WRC, i2:30-That They Might Live; Judith
Evelyn.
WkAl, l2:3o-Hot Copy: Foul play on The
ball field.
WT0p. t2:30-Tans.AtIantit CsII Life in
Welsh mining town.
wRc. 1:15-labor for Victory: An'i,Nsgro
discrimination.
WpC, t:3O-Chaplain Award: The first such,
presented to St. Charles Bonomso Church Of
Peru. Ind, by II. Gen. BTshon Somerell.
WRl. 2:0O-Chieaqo University Round Ia.
BILE: Puerto Rico"-luis Muno1- Marin, Pres.
dent Of the Puerto Riean Senate, and Marlin
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Concert Schedule

TODAY.
National Symphony Orchestra,
Leon Barzin. conductor: Frank Sina-
ira, soloist, Water Gate, $50 pm.
Conrad Thibault. baritone: Martha
Upton. contralto. Meridian Hill Park,
Orchestral ensemble. National GAL
lery Of Art. 8 pm.
ton. piano recital, Phillips Gallery,
5 pm.
TOMORROW.
Navy Band. Harold Brasch. eupho-
ni,;m, soloist. East Front Capitol, Z
Marine Band. Merritt Lansd don, flute:
Sidney Friedman. clarinet; Joshua
Tyler. harp, soloists, Marine Bar
Victory Musicale. D. Sterling Wheel
wright, orsanist, Washington Chapel,
8 pm.
Marine Band. Marine Barracks
Soldiers Home Military Band,
Bandstand. $50 pm.
WEDNESDAY,.
Gordon strins Quartet Meridian
Hill Park; $50 pm; .,.
director. american Union. pm.
Marine Band. Marine Barracks,
1:45 pm; Capitol Plaza. pm.
Victory Musicale, d. Stefllns
Wheelwright, oreanist, WASHINGTON
Chapel, 8 pm.
THURSDAY.
Ina Holtscheiter, soprano; Frances
Tucker. contralto: GeorGe Barritt,
tenor: 1t. Gordon Barnes, baritone.
Brahms program. Arts Club, $50
pm.
Soldiers Home Military Band,
Bandstand. $50 pm.
FRIDAY.
WIPE Orchestra, Van ier Lam
ming. conductor; Leonard Shifrln.
oboist soloist, Social Security Audi
torium, $50 pm.
Marine Band. Marine Barracks, l
pm.
Recorded concert. Petworth branch,
Public Library. pm.
SATURDAY.
Trapp Family Singers, Meridian
Hill Park. $40 pm.
WPB symphony Orchestra, Van
Lier Lanning. conductor: Leonard
Shifrin. oboist. soloist. Social Sc
curity Auditorium. $50 pm.
Soldiers' Home Military Band.
Bandstand. $3.50 p.m.
Victory Musicale. D. Sterling
Wheelwrisht. orsanist: Edna Wheel
vright, soprano, ASSISTING. Washing
ton Chapel, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

Otto Torney Simon gave q stu
dents recital, voice and piano, Mon.
day evening at studio, 1913 K street
NV. Those taking part were LII
liam Darlington. Alice Dulaney, Lu-
cille Hoyme, Justice Jones, vir.
ginia Keithley.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

WhAL, s:i5-sssin Street Music Society,"
Col. 5toopnagIe.
WRe, f0:00-Hour Of Charm: AII-6ershwin.
W0P, 10:45-Herbert Hoover and Roar
Admiral Yates Stirling against the Nszi sIauqh.
tering Of Jews.
Wc, li:30-Paeifie Story; Siberia the
theme.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
How To Save Ro.:on Points

Welch's Grape Jlice is richer in energy
value than the leading fruit juices. 1t is
90 rich, it can be diluted with L water and
still taste delicious. When served this way,
1t takes less ration points than any of
4 leading fruit or vegetable juices. Serve
Nelch's regularly and save ration points.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

WARREN r. JOHNSON. ORGANIsr
CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS
2cnd and p sts. NV,
1880 O'CLOCK
Evening star., 1943-07-25

Evening Stor Features
Star FIashes-laiest news. twice daily; WMAL
at $50 am. and ass pm.
National Radio forum-DiMussions Of cur.
rent affairs by public officials; WhAL, Wsdnes-
day at 1926 pm.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

MlM-News on the hour 10 an.
WMDC-News on the half hour TO tt:35 pm.
Evening star., 1943-05-30
low Washington Utilities Meeting CAPITALS Vital Wartime Needs

side world. A Bell Telephone magazine
reports that "by December l, 1e40 a sec
ond toll office has been established, partly
as protection against any mishap that
might befall No. l office, and also to
provide for growth" Today the usual
business day brings $4,000 outgoing calls
and approximately the same number of
incoming calls.
There has been a similar increase in
the volume of local telephone calls with
in the city itself An average business
day now brings 100000 calls, or 800 900
more tnan two years ago. This has
been paralleied with an increase of
100000 telephones in the District during
the years from 1910 to 1912. In Greater
Washington, the Government subscribeS
Evening star., 1943-05-30

gon Building in Arlington, Va. The most
complex PIX installation designed by
Bell Laboratories, it was manufactured
in record time and put in service in II
weeks. Its 125 operators and 36 informa-
ton centers compare with five position
PIX which the War Department used
in 1917.
rapidly growing service of this war
is the exchange teletypewriter service,
known as TWX. Some LOO teletypes
are now firing words at their targets
with higher velocity and at longer range
than a machine gun shoots its bullets, -
according to Bell Magazine report.
Most of the TWX stations are in Gov
ernment service and the telephone COM
pany switchboard, through which the
Evening star., 1943-05-30

duction Board and the American Gas
promote conservation of gas, through an
educational campaign. During one cold
day last December, when the system was
threatened with a virtual breakdown, it
was necessary to broadcast requests for
immediate curtailment. Valuable man.
power hours have been saved by asking
customers to light their own furnaces in
the fall, to take better care of their
equipment and by consolidating bills for
heating and appliances.
The company, officials say, has a seri-
GUS manpower problem. Already 800
employees are on military leave, with the
result that an ever increasing number
Of women have been trained. BY re-
questing defements for a comparatively
small number of highly skilled special
lists critical manpower shortages have
been averted thus far except in a few
classifications.
Transportation Problems,
Capital Transit has had It's full share
of wartime headaches, too. In part, at
least, the story is told by figures. In
1910, the company carried 186,312,871
revenue passengers and last year it
transported 346,895,4 The bus and
streetcar mileage, during the same Pc
riod, has gone up rom "a, ,172,572 to 5O,-
265,076. In terms of new equipment, the
story is likewise one of greatly accel-
Grated growth. The company received
LOT buses in 1910 and last year-the first
full year of war-340 buses were deliv-
cred. Probably 20 more will be added to
the fleet this year. AS for new stream
line streetcars, "a were added in 1910,
IS in 1941, 81 in 1912 and 65 more are
expected this year.
The result is that the peak number of
vehicles in operation in 1912 was LIT,
compared with 1854 in 194O In the
drive to conserve gasoline and rubber,
however, company officials say num-
ber OF steps have been taken, including
elimination of some bus routes, re-rout-
ings, elimination of owl services in
number of cases and shortening of lines.
1t is estimated that the company is now
saving 100000 bus miles year, which
accounts for saving of 1867 900 gallons
of gasoline.
Although there have been shortening
OF some bus routes, the war has meant
new routes, too. There are, for instance,
such highly important ones as those to
the mammouth Pentagon Building. This
one new Government building alone has
required two routes, one from Nineteenth
and Constitution avenue NV. over Me-
Evening star., 1943-05-30

loop at Eleventh and Monroe streets
NV, $4,000 for loop and land; loop at
Twelfth and Quincy streets NE, $7O,4
for track and land; loop into Mclean
Gardens (War housing, $4,000; track
for subway at Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, $45 ,00O
With the rapid expansion of it's fleet,
the company has also found it necessary
to build new carhouse at Kenilworth
avenue and Benning road NE. and two
garages, one at Fifteenth and H streets
NE, and another at Tenth street and
Michigan avenue NE. The cost, includ-
ing land, was almost 100000
Current for Boom Town.
The job of supplying electricity to the
"boom town" of Washington has meant
almost doubling the generating capacity
of the power company since 1888. In The
Stars financial review section of January
l, Alfred G.. Neal, president of Pepco,
wrote:
THE company has every reason to be-
lieve that it will be able to meet all
demands for electricity during 1943,
barring the unforeseen failure of con-
stantly used machinery and parts Great
prudence and care is advised in the use
OF electric current through the operating
devices necessary for its practical use
of heating, lighting and labor saving
appliances during 1943"
In 1910, following the threat of an
employe who said he could wreck the
plant if he wanted to and information
that number of persons recently have
entered power plants on fraudulent
errands, steps were taken to protect
property against sabotage At about the
same time the War Department an
nounced that plans were being perfected
to protect vital utilities here, but said
that plans must remain secret
In January of 1910 the Federal Com
munications Commission issued a permit
to the company to use short wave radio
station for contracting emergency crews.
Mr.. Neal said then that the radio system
was primarily to assure normal power
service but that 'other possibilities" were
being kept in mind in view of world
conditions. The Zoning Commission was
AAiAoi oiiilNb Wy SolilpdilS OlllCldlS lIldL I16V
envisaged use of the system in the
event of sabotage or bombing.
During the period from 1888 to 1912.
the average yearly number of customers
OF the power company jumped from
187.l47 to 222348. The generating facil-
tiles for the greater Washington area in
1888 consisted only of the Benning sta
ton of 1875 000-kilowatt capacity and the
Buzzard Point station, with it's capacity
OF 10000 kilowatts. Since that time. two
turbo- general tors of $4,000 kilowatts have
been added to the Buzzard Point station,
and this May a fifth generating unit of
the same capacity is scheduled to be
placed In operation, bringing Pepco's
generating capacity up to 405,o0o kilo-
watts.
Although the company has experienced
difficulty in getting adequate generating
machinery and parts for maintenance
work, Pepco officials are confident that
they will be able to keep pace with
changing conditions.
Evening star., 1943-05-30
BY Bainbridge Crist.

precedented growth of the city's popula-
ton, are meeting the demands of the
Nations Capital-a capital that is the
nerve center of the country and the war
effort.
The utilities have kept pace with
mounting demands although faced with
priorities on critical construction ma
terials, manpower problems, the job of
preparing for the emergency of an air
raid and protecting property against
sabotage. Here are the high lights of
what they have done so far:
l. The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co. is now handling 100000 more
local calls than two years ago and 10000