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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-08-08
Peoples Lobby Blasts
80th Congress

Washington. NPA) = Ben Marsh,
veteran of 80 years as spokesman for
Peoples Lobby Inc, this week hit
hard at the rapidly departing congress
men. Said Marsh: Anyone can be
wicked, but it takes positive genius
to be as inadvertently stupid as con-
gress has been the past session. :.
1t should not be forgotten that if the
democrats in the senate had been
democrats, they, with progressive re-
publicans, could have made a good
record for this congress-"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-08-08

First damage suit against strikers
was filed in 1888 by the Thompson
vile Carpet Mfg. Co.
Evening star., 1947-10-12
Rise Stevens to Sing
Concert Thursday at
Constitution Hall

Rise Stevens, star of the screen
and radio, who sang IS performances
with the Metropolitan Opera last
season, will make her fourth ap-
pearance in Washington Thursday
night in Constitution Hall at $3.50
o'clock under the management of
G. c. Cappel. Brooks Smith will
assist Miss Stevens at the piano.
A champion of increased oppor-
tunities for American youth, she
took time to begin her concert sea-
son with benefit concert at Adel-
phi. Proceeds established a Rise
Stevens scholarship fund in addi-
ton to her contribution for pro-
posed building on the campus to
be known as the center of the arts.
Before leaving for England, where
she has been engaged to sing Rich
ard Strauss Der RosenkavIlier'
in English, the artist will go to Hol-
lywood to star in her fourth movie,
Mr.. and Mrs. Strauss" sponsored
by Borros Morros, producers of
Carnegie Hail." in which she has
a part. 1t has been rumored that
Strauss is making his ballet, Joseph
Legend" into an opera especially
for her.
Between opera and concert, Miss
Stevens broadcasts Sunday after
moons over CHS, singing and acting
as mistress of ceremonies on the
Prudential Family Hour. One of
the country's leading recording ar
fists. the sale of her records hit the
million mark in the first six months
of their release last year.
Evening star., 1947-10-12
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

Rebel Halfback, by Joe Archibald
Westminster; $2)-The story of
freshman days at Kenton College
and a boy, Larry Barstock, who
fought as hard on the campus for
right as he did on the football field.
Aesop's Fables, illustrated by Fritz
Kredel (Grosset & Dunlap: So
Here are 153 of the famous tales told
by the wise old Aesop.
Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan
Swift, illustrated by Aldren Watson
(Grosset e. Dunlap; s2)-Ten full
color drawings and many pen-and-
ink sketches round out this chill
dren's favorite.
Shoestring Theater, by Nancy
Hartwell CHolt; $2.5O-Many ex-
citing things happen when the teen
age Darnell girls. known as the
"Dees," sponsor a summer theater
in their barn.
Martha Washington: Girl of Old
Virginia, by Jean Brown Wagner
(Bobbs- $1.75)-The story OF
how our country's first First Lady
grew up in Colonial Williamsburg.
Luck for the jolly Gale, by Cecile
Pepin Edwards, illustrated by Harve
Stein abingdon Cokesbury; So
The adventurous life of whalers In
their square-rigged blubber hunters
is told in the language Of junior
high school student. E.. A. G,
Evening star., 1947-10-12

rhymes and his organ and clavi-
cymbal. OF the latter the "Chro-
matte Fantaisie," like much of
Sweelinck's music, constitutes link
between the tranquility of the older
polyphonists and the more orna-
mental style which eliminated in
the high baroque of Bach's organ
works. Where, for instance, Swee-
linck'e themes (as in the Fan
taisie") are touchingly primitive in
character, their development be-
comes increasingly elaborate, end
ing in great burst of brilliant
virtuosity.
The work was originally written
for Organ or Clavier." This cannot
be sufficiently emphasized. The two
were nearly each others instru-
mental antitheses. Nevertheless
Sweelinck was perfectly willing tc
have his work performed on either
Both even went so far as to use q
number of his works for all kinds OF
different combinations" This
should do away with the mistaken
idea OF some Of our present-day
precious ones. who priori condemn
all transcriptions. From their owr
example I am sure that both Bach
and Sweelinck would highly approve
of transcriptions OF certain of theil
works for musical medium which
like the orchestra of today, can de
infinitely greater justice to theil
elaborate content. 1t is on that basis
and in this spirit that this tran.
scription has been made.
Evening star., 1947-10-12
Season Offers Fine Talent
Managerial Competition Will Give
Public Better Music Fare

Hall, will return in concert. Besides
Rise Stevens, who was C. c. Cappel's
first attraction, he will present Jan
Peerce and the Platof Don Cossacks.
In the National Symphony's list OF
four, the American soprano, Virginia
MacWatters, still gaining laurels in
Europe, is the newcomer.
Pianists are more numerous, as
always. Mr.. Hayes has acquired
five. for full recitals with Artur
Schnabel topping the list. The
sixth piano recital will be given
by the duo-pianists, Luboshutz and
Nemenoff. Alec Templeton, for
years presented under Cappers
management here, will appear with
the National Symphony and among
the seven pianists it has advertised,
interest focuses on the great Myra
Hess, the Palestinian, Mehahem
Pressler, Sascha Gorodnitzki and
Benno Moiseiwitsch. The youthful
Sylvia Zaremba will make her local
recital debut on Cappel's series while
Mrs. Dorsey will have Casadesus,
Maryla Jonas, Rubinstein and Horo-
witz.
Jacques Thibaud to Return.
One of the high lights of the
Philadelphia Orchestra's concerts
will be the return on January 27
Of the famous French violinist,
Jacques Thibaud. With the eX-
ception of Rudolf Firkusny, the
other soloists with the orchestra
will be heard a second time under
different auspices. Thus, Fran
cescatti. who opens the Dorsey
series will be the Orchestra's soloist
on March 2. Brailowsky, who plays
with the orchestra November Is,
will be presented in recital by
Cappel on March 3. The Phila-
delphians have Luboshutz and
Nemenoff on December 80 and
Serkin on March %. The piano
team will play for Hayes on March
IL and Serkin on April 8.
This duplication of artists occurs
in other instances. Full recitals will
be given by the Symphony's soloists
as follows: Spivakovsky, March 4,
under Hayes management; Rubin
stein, February 3, under the Dorsey
bureau and Vronsky and Babin,
due-pianists, soloists with the SYM
phony, October 20, will be presented
by Mrs. Dorsey on February Is.
The real news of the season is
the concert by the Royal Phil
harmonic Orchestra of London
under the direction of Sir Thomas
Beecham which Hayes will present
on April %. Another prominent
feature is the reappearance of the
Boston Symphony, brought here
again by Cappel on January IS.
Interspersed with these attractions
will be dance recitals and the two
Cossack choruses. The lone cellist
to play in Constitution Hall will be
Gregor Piatigorsky whose recital
comes in the string series planned
by Mr.. Hayes.
Evening star., 1947-10-12

a real triple threat" man.
X X
A friend of Pete's wrote in to
The Junior Star to say:
He is quite interested in stage
and radio work, from both the
artistic and technical angles. Re-
Gently. on a trip to North Caro-
lima, he learned how to operate a
Gates Input console and, after the
radio station signed of the air
evenings, did number of complete
broadcasts, doing all announcing,
disc spinning, ETC., the program
being aired on speakers throughout
the building. = Had he been able
to stay, he would have been offered
a program of his own, so impressed
were the station officials with his
work."
Pete will 60 on the air in earnest
next Friday, when Station WPIK-
FIN of Alexandria begins a program
designed as sort Of youth forum" :"
IN which young people will be given
an, opportunity to express their
views on this and that. At this
writing, details of the program re-
main to be worked out, but I am
assured, "the fact that Pete will
appear as one of the young COM
mentators is definite"
A student at Sidwell Friends
School, Pete is the son of Mrs. Mabel
Cordes and lives at $50 Rhode Island
avenue NE. Magic has been his
principal hobby for several years
and he has several hundred dollars
worth of equipment.
So far, Pete's standing as an anna
teur magician is unsullied. AS his
friend puts it: HE goes in for the
more intimate style of tricks. He
has not appeared anywhere pro-
feSsionally, but has entertained at
private gatherings, parties, recep-
tions, etc. He has a very clever and
sure manner of performing tricks. ;"
When Pete isn't busy practicing
his magic or visiting radio stations,
he gets out his camera and goes
picture hunting. That's his insur-
ance against the possibility that
radio and magic don't pay off when
he finishes his education and really
settles down to trying to combine
the two as novel career.
Evening star., 1947-10-12
Alice Deal Girls Pet
Is Chameleon Bought
At indiana Fair
Prise Contribute.
By Marjorie A. Hall, Is
Alice DeoI Junior Hiah School

I have a very unusual kind OF pet
which I wouldn't give up for any
thing. It's little chameleon which
I bought at the Indiana State Fair
while on my vacation. Her name
is Carolyn, and her home is a sweet
smelling candy box with holes In
the lid.
Carolyn has a light chain around
her neck, and every morning I tie
q long string to 1t and then tie the
string to solid object in the back
yard. All day she crawls around
IN the grass and eats ants. At
night she drinks sugar and water
out of cup made from q tooth pow
der cap.
Like all other chameleons, Caro-
lyn can change the color Of her
skin. If you put her on brown,
she will turn brown. This also will
happen on many other colors.
Recently there was pet show
in Lafayette, Ind, and Carolyn won
first prize for being the smallest
pet present. I received a special
box and got my name in the paper.
On September Is she made the
650-mile trip. back to Washington
with us.
Evening star., 1947-10-12

happy to perform one Of the
masters greatest works on our open
ing Wednesday concert.
Brahms was worried about his
Fourth Symphony" and its accept
ance on the part of public and
critics. Certain qualities of charm
and loveliness in his second and
third would undoubtedly be missed
among the more serious beauties of
the fourth. In one OF his letters
to his friend, Elizabeth " Herzogen-
berg, he wrote about his doubts:
"Heree lin Murzzuschlag) cherries
never get ripe for eating, so do not
be afraid to say if you don't like the
taste. I am not at all eager to write
bad No. 4.
His anxiety was met by Elizabeth
with reassurances of her under
standing appreciation: "An excit-
ing Sunday afternoon spent with
your symphony. a sleepless night
and sunny morning walk with
the scire in my macintosh (and-in
disjointed fragments-in my heart. +.
On Monday, to Frau Schumann's
mountain her dear, flushed cheeks
as she listened, and my own agita-
ton over the mission-an these
form a memory almost as precious
as any I possess
And, later: THE andante has that
distinction with which only you
could endow it and even you have
had recourse to certain locked
chambers of your soul for the first
time. How free and flowing it is,
too. How exquisitely melodious it
all is! How every cellist will, be-
ginning with Haasmann (the cellist
of the celebrated Joachim quartet)
to whom we played it, revel in this
glorious, long drawn out breathing
of summer! And these. I presume,
are the cherries which refuse to
ripen at Murzzuschlag! The close,
too, is delicious, with its modulateo
to C which carries one back so
happily to the opening bars, with
their tinge of the Phrygian mode -
She describes equally enthusi-
astically the scherzo and says about
the finale, the famous Passacaglia
movement, that it was her favorite.
How splendid it must sound-lucky
trombone players!" She adds that
"one need not be musician, thank
heaven! to come under its SPELL
At that, the symphony was not a
success for quite long time. The
difference. between the preceding
two symphonies and : the more
austere Fourth made for extra
difficulties of understanding. But
today we all agree with the more
forward looking and evidently deep
ly musical Elizabeth.
The other works on the program
will be Sweelinck's "Chromatic
Fantasy" Pacific Nocturne," by a
young American composer. Philip
Henry, and the violin concerto by
Sibelius.
Sibelius, because of his great Gre
atiolis, his individual qualities, his
avoidance of musical partisanships
and modish groups-in short, be-
cause of his sincerity as well as his
genius, stands out not only as one
Evening star., 1947-10-12
Symphony Program Notes
DR.. Kinder Reviews Johannes Brahms
Anxiety for His Great Fourth

of the great creators of all times
but as beacon of integrity in times
of exchanging artistic currents,
modes and fashions. For this ex-
ample of integrity as well as for his
matchless accomplishment we can
not be too grateful.
The Sibelius concerto will permit
Tossy SpiNakovsky to perform what
is recognized as one of the great
works in the modern literature for
solo violin and orchestra. 1t is
as imaginative and original a work
as any that has come from this
masters pen.
American composers today are as
different in their idioms of express
sion as American painters and writ
ers have oeen. Philip Henry is a
Young naval lieutenant, at present
ii European waters, who studied at
the University of California and who
saw service in the Pacific during the
war. The composer says about Pa
ciae Nocturne": THE work was
written during the war; while I was
in active service in the Pacific and
during period of enforced mac
tivity. So far I have finished sew
eral works for different comb;na-
tions, including three orchestral
works, and am at present engaged on
a symphony. None of these works
needs verbal comment, as they a1e
conceived as pure music and should
stand or fall as SUCH"
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-
1921 was not only the greatest Or
ganist of his thfe, but superb
composer as well. Although prob
ably one of the most famous mu-
slcians during his lifetime, he sub
sequently became neglected, so that
his music today is known to only a
few and his name does not even
appear in the Encyclopedia Brit
tanica! Sic transit.
Yet the great Bach travelled as a
youth $50 miles on foot to hear the
ooganist Peincken, whose reputation
rested mainly on the fact that he
represented Sweelinck's school of
organ playing, system which Bach
subsequently adopted.
Sweelinck's creative works can be
divided into three categories: The
Psalms and sacred songs, the mad
rigals and other French and Italian
Evening star., 1947-10-12
|EE$0HEEE5::

The National Presbyterian Church
Chancel Choir, Katharine Hansel,
soprano; Lenna Gauss, contralto;
George Barritt, tenor, and Harold
Ronck, baritone, soloists, will sing
two choral works today at S o'clock
under the direction of Theodore
Schaefer. This Is the first choral
vesper service of the seasons series.
The change in the, time of the serv-
ice conforms with the recently es-
tablished weekly vesper services in
the church.
A song recital will be given in the
Phillips Gallery this afternoon at S
o'clock by Paul Chandler Hume,
baritone, assisted by Paul Galloway,
pianist. and a string quartet. Eliza
beth Gates, pianist, will bel heard in
recital at $50 pm. tomorrow.
The Tomasow String Quartet, the
members of which are Jan Tomasow
and George Steiner, violins; George
Wargo, viola, and John S. Martin,
cello, are scheduled for concert
in the National Gallery of Art to-
night at 8 o'clock.
Paul Robson, famous Negro bari
tone, will appear Thursday night at
the Vermont Avenue Baptist
Church, Vermont avenue and r
streets NV, in conjunction with
the church choir. He will be pre-
sented under the auspices of the
United Negro and Allied Veterans
of America.
Mu Phi Epsilon will meet tomor-
row night at the residence of Ia
mara Dmitrieff, 2135 California
street NV.
Evening star., 1947-10-12
Invited

Hendrix Essers, conductor of the
Washington Civic Orchestra, an
nounces that work by local COM
poser will be played on each pro-
gram given by the orchestra this
season. He invites composers to
bring their scores to Central High
School any Tuesday evening when
Mr.. Essers will examine them dur
ing the orchestra rehearsal. The
first concert by the organization is
scheduled for November 18 in Roose-
velt High School.
The Friday Morning Music Clut
will hold additions for active men,
bership in Barker Hall Friday al
10:30 am. and for student member
shin at 4 p.n. Friday.
Evening star., 1947-10-12
Raul Cabezas to Play
InvitatiOnal Concert

Raul Cabezas, foremost ,violinist
of Central America, will give a re-
cital this afternoon at 4 o'clock in
the Hall of the Americas of the
Pan American Union. The concert,
by invitation, is sponsored by the
Costa Rican Ambassador and Sonora
de Gutierrez. On a visit in the
United States at the invitation of
the Department Of State, the violin
ist has been visiting for the past
three months large music centers in
this country especially interested in
observing methods of organization
and systems of instruction at major
Conservatives of music from coast
to cooct
Evening star., 1947-10-12

fand in many other equally interest
ing spots. A friend in Bristol, Eng
land, Margaret Scadding, went to
Scotland on her vacation and every
week sent me long letter about the
country, written on plaid stationery
and containing the plaid of a diff
ferent clan. In her last letter from
Bristol she told of visiting Loeb
Ness, which is said to be the home
of a dragonlike creature called the
Loeb Ness Monster. She also sent
a group of post cards of scenes In
Scotland. ..
My friend in London is Pat Wood
bridge. q We have been exchanging
American and British magazines and
information about our respective
cities.
Do you remember the day, just
before school closed, when the tenn
perature scared to 90 degrees?
When I got home that afternoon
letter was waiting for me from
Dawn Trenbath of FICTION. New
Zealand. I have been writing to
Dawn ever since her name appeared
in The Junior Star about year
ago. After reading her letter, I
felt as though I had just emerged
from the ice box. She was COM
planning about the fact that 6 inches
Of snow had fallen that morning!
II just got back from the beach"
was the start of a letter from Pat
Tr,t,o~ l., pr;&;ch uopd,, Ghc
inclosed a picture of the beach,
which looks like scene from Q
Dorothy Lamour picture.
Object of Search.
My correspondent in Canada Is
Graham Palmer. One week end,
he and several friends went on a
camping trip to Lake Cerneco, On
tario. They had a wonderful time,
but weren't able to get back home
until late Monday night. Graham's
parents were away, and no one at
the bank where he works knew that
he was going camping. When he
didn't report for work Monday
morning, he became the object Of
a city-wide search.
So, you see, 1t Is possible to have
an extraordinary vacation and yet
stay right at home. All 1t takes
is some writing materials and lit
tie imagination.
After an article I wrote about
one of my pen-pals was published
in The Junior Star last year I re-
ceved a letter from lady in Alex
andria, who wanted to know II
/ had the address of some one In
ireland to whom she might write.
She was Irish and had lost all con-
nection with the old country.
sent her the address Of girl who
came from the same county in Ire
! land that she had.
Evening star., 1947-10-12
Contest Rules

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ior and senior high schools are
eligible to write and draw. for The
Junior Star. AS many as f1ye prizes
OF ST are awarded for the best
original contributions published each
week. Contributors of material of
special merit will be designated Jun
ior Star reporters and issued cards
identifying them as such.
2. Written contributions must oe
on one side Of paper and, II typed,
should be double spaced Drawings
must be in black and white and
should be mailed nat, not rolled or
5. All contributions must bear the
name. age, address. telephone num-
ber and school of the author.
4. The editors choice Of winners
Is final, and he may publish any
contribution in whatever form he
thinks best, regardless Of whether, it
is awarded a prize. He may with
hold prizes awarded for contribu-
tions found not to be original:
Checks for prizes awarded today will
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8. Contributions should be ad-
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Evening star., 1947-10-12
By Alice Eyersmun


The winter musical season, which
opens on Wednesday with a concert
by the National Symphony, prom
ises to be one of special Importance
A glance over the programs shows
that not only thought but progress
sive spirit has been functioning in
their selection. A number of new
artists will be heard for the first
time and others are returning after
long absences. It is hard to see how
any of the other metropolises can
better what will be heard in Wash
ington. All that is lacking is grand
opera.
1t would be pleasant to believe
that the planning of the season has
been motivated by love of art TO,
arts sake. However, managerial
competition has increased since the
war, giving an impetus to original
ideas. This is healthy condition
in which public, managers and
artists share the benefits. And the
great art of music benefits most OF
all for at length new compositions
will be brought out and interesting
unfamiliar works from the Older
writer's busted off for revival to add
an extra flip to programs. Hav-
ing now reached the point where
managers and artists exert them
selves to give the best, the Nations
Capital can vie with other centers
in the quality and quantity of its
musical fare.
Spivakovsky First Soloist.
The National Symphony's first
concert will have the renowned vio-
linist. Tossy Spivakovsky, as solo,
ist. He will play the Sibelius con-
certo which Fritz Kreisler intro
duced here two years ago, fulfilling
a promise to the composer to in
clude it in his tour programs. OF
the four violinists to be heard with
the National Symphony this win
ter, chief interest centers in the
newcomer, Arnold Eidus, and in
Erica Morini, who has not ap-
peared here in many years. 1t is
a pity that they bring no new
works, although the Tschaikowsky
concerto should suit Miss Morinis
style very well and the Men
delssohn, which Mr.. Eidus will play,
can respond to individual interpre-
tations.
Another great violinist, Zinc Fran
,oeootti will ke IoorJ &c fha frct
artist on Dorothy Hodgkin Dorseys
series on October 26. This French
man with the Italian name should
know some of the Paganini closely
guarded technical secrets for his
father studied with Sivori, Paga-
minis only pupil He was heard
mere in recital two years ago un-
der Mrs. Dorsey's auspices and this
season will share the spotlight in
her series with only two other vio-
linists, Kreisler, on November 80
and Yehudi Menuhin, on Janu-
ary 13.
Many Singers to Be Heard.
In the lineup Of the major con-
cert courses, Mrs. Dorsey leads in
the number of singers to be pre-
sented. Among the seven an
nounced will be Jeanette McDon-
aid, Patrice Munsel and Lotte Leh-
mann. Patrick Hayes, who has de-
vised a new arrangement of his
groups, will bring Licia Albanese, So
prano of the Metropolitan Opera
Miklos Gafni, tenor, and Italo Tajo
bass, for their local debut. Fer
rucio Tagliavini, heard in the screer
version of Rossini's 'T1le Barber Of
Seville" last week in Constitution