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Evening star., 1951-10-14
Jomieson Back

| Mitchell Jameson, one of the
Washington areas most gifted and
best-known younger artists (born
in Kensington. attended Central
High. studied at the Corcoran). is
showing paintings and drawings
of the past three years at the
Whyte Gallery through this
month. They are exhibited
through the courtesy of the May
tnard Walker Gallery. New York
City.
Despite his youth. he has had
a career of Is colorful. adventur-
Gus years. He was one of the few
official Navy combat artists during
World War II, painted the in
tvasions Of Normandy. Sicily and
Okinawa. and indeed. every the
later OF the war. Many WASH
ingtonians will remember his COM
prehensive exhibition of war
paintings and drawings at the
Corcoran Gallery in the mid-40s.
Subsequently, he twice received
a Guggenheim fellowship and won
a top prize in the last national
Pepsi-Cola competition. After
getting out of the Navy, he moved
to nearby Virginia but soon after
accepted teaching position in a
school in Seattle, Wash. He has
now resigned in order to accept a
position teaching in West Palm
Beach. Fla. for which new assign
ment he will leave Washington in
January. Last months issue of
Fortune reproduced his illustra-
tions of the Boeing plant.
More than 20 works now at the
Whyte Gallery range from ink
drawings of animals and birds,
sketched rapidly but with obvious
surety, to carefully finished tenn
pera paintings. Some are serious
works, such as the unusual Diver"
plunging into weird green under
sea world, others have a touch of
caricature,' e. g., "The Florist"
solitary and insignificant amongst
his gorgeous bouquets. The most
imaginative of these temperas is
"The Leviathan," spewing out a
swarm OF human beings. akin to
those in old master paintings of
the Last Judgment
Mr.. Jameson adheres to no rigid
formula, but allows his enthusiasm
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Music
Congress Weighs 2 New Bills in Plan
To Make Capital Fine Arts Center

Iject to its jurisdiction and con-
troll" and that no expense shall
he born by either the Federal or
District government except that
connected with the upkeep of the
building, heat and light. The
Iopening up Of Government build
ings' auditorfums for more gen.
eral usage has to do with the bills
idea to encourage growth of edu-
cational drama and music in the
State and land grant and other
accredited nonproflt colleges and
universities" by making a greater
number of concert halls available
for concerts under private enter
prise.
Who Will Shoulder Burden?
Both of these bills deserve the
highest commendation. At the
same time, there are many weak
points in the outlined manner in
which the ideas in the bills can
be put into operation. The Opera
Commission to be in charge of
the National War Memorial The
Iater will have few members
among the 19 suggested who have
had actual and widespread knowl-
edge OF what is required. The
commission is put In the business
Iof producing and presenting
plays. operas. ballets, concerts
and dramatic productions" for
which experience is necessary
And where will the audience come
from to make such a theater op-
crate without deficit. No pro-
vision is made as to who shall
shoulder this burden with which
all privately-managed organiza-
ltions are confronted. Govern
ment sponsorship will not guaran-
tee escape from deficits.
/ These congressional measures
serve a very excellent purpose
IN centering national attention on
the lack of q great opera house
In this city, the Capital of the
Nation. But the problem should
be approached differently. A COM
mission should be created to study
all angles involved, to consult
with those actually conversant
with the needs, and to investigate
what has been done in that line
previously to accept what is good
and avoid what is bad. Such a
study should be spread over a
proper period Of time before a
Weil-determined plan is submitted.
The choice of those to execute it
should be made with the greatest
care and from the standpoint of
their experience and fitness.
The need of more auditoriums
in this city is acknowledged. Per-
mission to use those in Govern
ment buildings would ease up the
local situation. Since the bill pro-
v1des for the paying Of admission
fees to any performance given in
them. why not start by allowing
local managers access to them.
They would be more likely to draw
an audience than the college and
university groups Of which Repre-
sentative Kearns speaks. For the
more music with good attendance
that is had in Washington will be
reflected in other cities and be a
source of encouragement.
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ArnenionSoprono
In Song Recital

Shake VarteniSsian. Armenian
soprano Of Baltimore. will give
q song recital In the Woodward
and Lothrop Auditorium. Wiscon-
sin and Western avenues. Chevy
Chase. Md. Saturday night at
$3.50. The concert is being pre-
sented under the auspices of the
Committee for the Armenian Col
lection of the Library of Congress
in cooperation with Armenians
in this city. Miss Vartenissian
won the contests Of the Baltimore
Civic Opera Company. the Balti-
more Symphony and others, and
is now member Of both the Balti-
more Civic and the Peabody Opera
Companies
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New Philadelphia
COnCertnnuSter
Here Oct. 80

The Philadelphia Orchestral s
first concert on october 80 will be
the occasion to become acquainted
with its new concertmaster, Jacob
Krachmalnick. who will replace
Alexander Hilsberg. The latter.
who has been with the organiza-
Ition rs years. will appear only as
associate conductor In the erches-
|tra's concert February IL.
Mr.. Krachmalnick. formerly as
sistant concertmaster Of the
Cleveland Symphony. has played
as soloist with many orchestras
and Is scheduled to play under
Eugene Ormandy here on Janu-
airy 8.
Lorne Munroe. cellist. q Cana
dian by birth. has been engaged to
succeed Paul Olefsky who Ii now
in the Navy Band. Mr.. Munroe
was solo cellist with the Minne-
|apolis Symphony and is O. former
student Of Piatigorsky. Victor
de Sabata, conductor at the La
Scala id Milan will direct one OF
the concerts. ...
Mr.. Ormandy plans to present q
new composition by William
ISchuman: a ballet suite by Casella
and give Washington premieres to
numbers by Bartok and Creston
Don Engle. publicity director Of
the orchestra and assistant mana
ger since last year. has been In
Quoted into the Army and is now
stationed at Fort Monmouth.
The Snow Concert Bureau an
Inounees that due to Koussevitsky' &
death the concert by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra scheduled
for December 6 under his direction
will be taken over by Pierre Mon
Iteux. Suzanne Dance. a young
Belgian soprano who sang with
several major orchestras, will be
Isoloist on February IA.
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Guitar Society
Begins RecituIs

The Washington Guitar So
ciety. Sophocles Papas. founder,
will begin its monthly meetings
Friday night at 1000 N street NV.
at $3.50 pm.
William Van Fleet. 14-year-old
guitarist, will play solos from Sc
govia's repertoire and Sara Cecil
OF Baltimore will sing ballads to
her own accompaniment on the
guitar. MIR. Papas' talk on the life
Iof Francois Campion. 18th CEN
tury French guitarist. will be H.
Illustrated by him with Campion's
original Prelude and Fugue" fol
the instrument.
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.ChunceI Choir
Repeats Program

The National Presbyterian
Church Chancel Choir will give
another performance Of Vaughan
Williams "The Shepherds Of the
Delectable Mountains" musical
episode based on Bunyan's "Pil-
grim's Progress" this afternoon
at 5 in the church. The work
was performed by the Chancel
Choir several times in the past
The voice Of the bird will be sung
by Katharine Hansel, soprano
Other soloists are George Barritt
and Edgar link, tenors, Harold
Ronk. baritone and John Tomp-
kins. bass. The part of the mes
senger is taken by Robert Peters,
tenor. Verna Baer. violinist, will
assist. Theodore Schaefer is Or
ganiSt and choirmaster.
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TODAY.

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pm. Dove sono' from Mozart s
.o The t.am Marriase 4s. ot &. PieaFo s,s Ah, Io
1sas 7hat Alssss Rast seasbsEts xs1bsTn Agisn
Hin Rawls' I'm June. The Balloon
Man.. Man. a i Ship Is Sailing; .payn";
doffs There shall shall Be 'yies More Jos": cS5;
Sstrictfiy oermproof's Mne s%S' saceo
WARREN PERRY THEW, piano re-
cisal Phillips Gallery. s. pm. Bach's
uite xistftuIs Minor m FTsns Mesnrt, MaRssri R5ssssrio
Propheties"; Prokoheffs Sonata No.
NATIONAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
ChANCEL CHOIR, Theodore schae-
Link. tenors;, Harold Ronk, baritone;
John Tompkins bass; Katharine
tenos Haose vesoa Rs.r EgSsrt Ss,, Peters
Delectable Mountains"; Crestori !
Three Chorales from Tagore"; VIII
nain;,,o. IiamS "o. How Amiable Are Thy
NATIONAL GALLERY ORCHESTRA,
Richard Bales. conductor. West Gar
s pm. Boyce-Lambert "symphony
RSenss Ss No aa'eF Malo4 lsaSanS Hurnsn imam;
Symphony No. L."
TOMORROW.
ELENA de sAYN. violinist; GRACE
PhIips Phkhx cslerT DAy,s a ganist Fsls. rseits
Sonata. A Major. op, 49,; Bossis
-Four Pieces in Form of Suite
Brahms Sonata A Major. No. 81
TUESDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME sYMPHoNETTE,
stsnklin STANLEY HaI. so ehaT1es; pm. conductor
LAWRENCE WINTERS, baritone; sons
recital Metropolitan A. nj. E. Church,
$40 $40 j. Pm; Pm, nscaceiata dal suo
"ombra mai fq" from Handel.
MsndeIssohn,s "Eli,ah''; fp?uSsi schubert's aa9m
jjours"'; ..PrologueT from Leoncavai.
Tot" pesth pssst1ass sons S%55esens 5os' Nans pisE;
Lara's Granada: Il Been in de
Storm 50 Long; You May Bury
NE in the East; Take My Mother
Home "Everytime Feel de Spirit .
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY CHAMBER
director; Marsaret oIas Toison. PIANIST pianist,
assisting; Clendenen Auditorium
$50 pm. Brahms ''Sextet q
MAJOR Major op 36"; schubert's "3uin.
berg's "Vsrkiaerte Nacft,s o.. II
WEDNESDAY.
ALICE GERsTL DUsCHAK, soprano
SHIRLEY BARSUK, pianist: lecture.
recital. Arts Club $50 pm. Pro.
gram: Vocal Works of J. 3. Bach.
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Phillips Gallery
Piano Recital

Warren Perry Thew. resident
pianist, will give q recital in the
Phillips Gallery this afternoon
at s. Mr.. Thew holds a B. M de-
gree from the Eastman School
OF Music where he was awarded
a full scholarship. He recorded
for the Rachmaninoh Society. the
composers Sonata in D Minor
op. %" and "9 Etudes Tableaux
op. 49,"
Elena de Sayn. resident violin
ist, and Grace Berry Davis. pianist
of Wilmington, DEL, will be pre-
sented in the gallery tomorrow
night at $50 pm. Mrs. Davis Is
a graduate cum lauda from the
University of Syracuse and holds
a B. M. degree in piano and organ
Her course of study was supple
mented at the Fontainebleau Con-
servatory in Paris under Robert
and Gaby Casadesus with whom
she studied also in Princeton.
The artists will play two sonatas
and give the first local perform
ance to Marco Enrico Bossi's
Suite in form Of four pieces,
consisting of q Romance" "On
the Grass" "Berceuse" and "Bac-
chanale."
Miss de Sayn. postgraduate
student Of Leopold Auer. Otakar
Sevcik and Jacques Thibaud, has
played extensively in this country,
Europe and Canada. Among her
special programs were those given
at the Chicago and New York
Worlds Fairs and with famous
American composers who collabo-
rated with her at the piano in the
performance of their ma iOr works
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t'Die FIederuuus'
|WiII Be Given
Theqter SettinQ

When Johann Strauss conf,
opera, die Fledermaus." is pre-
scented Saturday In Constitution
Hall. itwill have as near q rea
theater setting as possible. Thl
staging plans for the s. Hurok.
National Concert and Artists Cor.
poration production as announced
by Patrick Hayes, will bring al
innovation to the entire approach
for opera and ballet In Constitu-
ton Hall.
A "show-portal" in the form
of a proscenium arch, standing
ia feet high, will be supported b,
cables from the ceiling Of the
hall. This arch will be twice the
height Of the usual draw-curtains
used in the hall formerly. Behind
the portal will be hung a draw
curtain, giving complete illusion
|of a theatrical stage.
The opening act scene in Eisen-
STEMS home, will be played before
Ia full standing set-the same
scenery used in theaters through.
out the country during the COM
pany's tour. A plan is under way
to produce for the second act
ballroom scene, another archwaS
midway down stage, supported BY
columns, and in addition, sci
pieces will be used. The final act
prison scene will be played in q
simple stylized setting. The com.
pany of IS carries its own lighting
equipment. show portal. curtain.
and scenery.
die Fledermaus" will be giver
a matinee and evening. perform.
ance ON Saturday. The role o1
Rosalinda will be played at thu
matinee by Jean Gibbons, for.
merly of this city. and at night by
IRA Petina.
!
Evening star., 1951-10-14
By Alice Eversmon


The questions of an opera house
In Washington and Of a Nationa.
Arts Commission in the Govern.
ment are still being agitated in
Congress. Preliminary bills con-
cerned with the betterment and
encouragement Of fine arts in this
country, with the Nations Capital
as headquarters. were introduced
In the House Of Representatives
some months ago with Represent
ative Carroll D. Kearns' proposal
for the establishment Of Ma
tional Arts Commission now
reaching the Senate. Not content
with this effort, Representative
Kearns has formulated and pre-
sented two other important bills.
OF these, the one introduced on
October /, advocating the estab-
lishment of a National War Me-
mortal Theater and Opera Com
mission is the most important. 1t
encompasses two points often
spoken of-the building and main
tanning Of a proper theater and
opera house in Washington, and
the dedication of it as q War
Memorial. "a living memorial to
the members Of our Armed Forces,
living and dead. who have contrib.
uted so much that our Nation
might live and be free" as the
bill reads.
A Memorial to Veterans.
There has long been q feeling
that such a memorial should exist
where something living, vital ane
progressive would keep vivid the
memory Of those who protected
this country in its times OF need
Music and the drama are two OF
the most beautiful means by
which remembrance will be kept
fresh and no one entering a build
ing 20 named but would give a
moments thought TO its sjgnifi-
canoe. To further this objective
Mr.. Kearns' bill asks that the
American Legion, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, Disabled American
Veterans. United Spanish War
Veterans. American Veterans Com
mittee, Regular Veterans Associa-
tion and the American Veterans
OF World War II, be represented
on the Commission. In explana-
tion Of his bill Mr.. Kearns says,
Marshall Plan Funds financed
the rebuilding Of the opera house
in Vienna and the Festival of
Great Britain would have been
impossible without American
financial support for that country
My bill may help to refute the
charges Of our country's enemies
abroad that the United States is
interested only in the almighty
dollar"
Section 2 Of the other bill. dated
September 10. 1851, has an in
teresting suggestion. It is the
authorization of the Federal Gov
ernment or the government of the
District Of Columbia ''to make
available without charge to ac-
credited nonprofit educational in
stitutions. for the presentation Of
drama and music productions un-
der this act, any auditorium sub
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New Scholarship

Professional artists viii now
have an oppo0tunity to try out
their programs for a discriminat-
ing audience. A meeting Of local
musicians for the purpose of
forming such a group. was held
in the studio Of Felicia Rybier.
pianist and teacher. at 2 Dupont
Circle, on September 20. The first
recital took place on October Is.
The group is planning to create
a scholarship fund to be given to
the most talented and deserving
student, selected by competition.
The date of the contest will be
announced later in the season..
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Howard u. Series

The Howard University's con-
cert series will consist of 6 dates
this season, five of which are on
Thursdays. Vivien Scott, pianist,
is scheduled for Thursday, No.
vember 8; Phyllis Curtin, soprano
will be heard on Thursday, No
vember %; Albeneri Trio, Thurs
day, January II; Andor Foldes
pianist, = Monday. February IL;
Joan Field, violinist, Thursday
March 6; Robert McFerrin, bari
tone, Thursday, April 3.
Evening star., 1951-10-14

The league tourney will require
II rounds, with the last-rouno
matches taking place in the first
half of March, 1852. The pairings
for the second-round matches, te
be played during the period Octo-
ber 1927. are as follows: Para
Igon- -Navcom, Divan Red-Divar
Blue, Bald Eagle Arlington
George Washington Agriculture
Georgetown-Federal and Library
Maryland.
In the Divan championship
quite a few games are being
played ahead of schedule. Nor
ton L. Seidelman has taken good
lead in the blue section by VIC
tories over H. G.. Ruckert and
Malcolm H. Wiener. Richard S.
Cantwell gained a second point
lin an extremely interesting strug-
gle with Ruckert. the score of
which appears below.
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Wins Award

The Katharine Frost Piano
Scholarship given to the Wash
ington Chapter Of the National
Society of Arts and Letters was
won on September 20 by John
Michael Walls. student of the
Archbishop John Carroll High
School and 13-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Walls.
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The Bald Eagle team was able
to employ its founder. Philip D.
Bell, in their first match, with the
Federal Chess Club. since he hap
pened to be briefly in town on a
business visit. However. he went
down before Norman T. Whitaker
and powerful Federal team took
the match.
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Two at the Arts Club

Exhibitions Of paintings by
Beryl Garott and Douglas Brown
are on view at the Arts Clun
through october Is. It Is Mrs.
CARROTS second solo in WASH
ington. her first having been
held at the central Public Library
She has participated in many
group shows here in the past
decade. as well as in New York
and several other Eastern cities.
She studied under Hans Hoffman
in New York, whose influence
continues in her work: and also
at the Corcoran School.
She is showing paintings in
casein, which she says is her
favorite medium. and in water
color, in which it seems to me,
she does better work, as witness,
two watercolors of sailing vessels.
Douglas Brown is a frequent
exhibitor In Washington exhibi-
tions. Besides his one-man show
now at the Arts Club, he has
several watercolors in the Cor
coran Gallery's artist-member
exhibition.
His career as an artist began .
quarter century ago, after he had
studied engineering at Harvard
and M. /. T. and suddenly aban.
doned it for painting. He has
travelled extensively in Mexico
and the Caribbean republics, has
had many one-man shows and
has also exhibited in important
museum group exhibitions.
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subject matter, however, will
probably seem to many laymen,
repellent in some instances. baf-
fling in others. Some Of his sub.
jects are poignantly pointed seni-
naturalism. such as his engraving
Price Of Glory" "a skeletal dead
youth and a bowling dog.) OF
this and kindred prints. Jacob
Kainen, curator Of the Division
of Graphic Arts, says:
mfr. Peterdi's art is concerned
with the tragic and ominous as
poets of life"
In his many distractions, Mr..
Peterdi has created shapes that
suggest the bones and organs Of
unknown animals and fish, COM
bined with wheels and other
mechanisms, and occasionally
floral forms. Mr.. Kainen finds Q
grim gayety" in these; but 1t
completely eluded me.
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Cubon Debut

Luis Martinez Pedro is having
his first one-man show in Wash
ington, at the Pan American
Union through next Saturday. He
was born in Havana u910) and
continues to reside there, where
he is art director Of an advertising
agency. The current exhibition
is composed Of paintings and
drawings not previously shown
outside Of Cuba. He has ex-
hibited in various Latin American
cities. in Europe and New York
and in group shows here.
Senor Pedro's oil paintings,
gouaches and ink drawings in the
current show are about as far
removed as one can imagine, from
commercial art tat least, that
familiar in the United States
They are distractions base d
largely on figures. which are re-
constructed as triangular and
diamond-shaped elements, occa-
sionally with elliptical lines. He
uses rich color in a sultry way,
suggesting the atmosphere of
Cuban jungles in his paintings of
the 'Cuarto Famba," used for
initiation and secret rites in Afro
Cuban religious secret societies.
1t is unnecessary to say that these
abstract interpretations do not
convey any chronological informa-
tion.
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In the Green section Micael Til
lies, who commutes from Baltimore.
has collected three points. from
IF. M. Dubois, j. r. Lee. and Miss
M. G. Sewall. Martin Stark scored
his second point from D. B. Hatch.
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to roam freely. Nor does he spurn
scenes of obvious beauty and
familiarity, such as the two beau
tiful beach scenes in the show. He
has also done a large red chalk
and ink drawing Of a fullblown
nude entitled Summer" a modern
Madonna in the same medium and
several others.
Variety and vitality give this
show an extra dimension.
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Lost Coll for 'Areu'

Artists who live within a 50-mile
radius Of Washington have only
until next Friday and Saturday to
deliver their entries for the sixth
annual area exhibition to be held
at the Corcoran Gallery of Art
from November Is to January 20.
A jury Of outstanding specialists
in several art media will be in
Washington the end Of this month
to select works for the show
Philip Evergood. painter (who re-
ceived the second Clark prize and
Corcoran silver medal in the 22d
biennial last spring; Chain Gross,
sculptor. and Carl Zigrosser, out
standing authority in the field of
graphic arts.
Full information and entry
blanks are obtainable from the
Corcoran Gallery, Seventeenth and
New York avenue NV, either by
telephone or mailed request.
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Air Force Orchestra

The second concert OF the win-
ter series by the Air Force SYM
pfony Orchestra. Col. George S.
Howard, conductor. in the De-
partmenta1 Auditorium at $3.50
pm, lists the following soloists:
SfSergt. William D. Jones, BARI
tone. and Pfc. Daniel Desiderio,
accordionist. Pfc. Desiderio, who
is making his local debut, gave
recitals in Carnegie Hall and
Town Hall, New York: the Acad-
emy of Music In Philadelphia, and
played over the radio. He studied
at the University Of Pennsylvania
Additions for active member
ship in the Friday Morning Music
Club will take place October 26
at lis pm. in Barker Hall
.YWCA. Information may be OBJ
tanned from Rea Winters, 4O1
-Four Mile road, Alexandria, Va
The Washington Music Teachers
Association will hold its first
meeting Of the season this after
noon at 3 pm. at the Dupont
Plaza Hotel. Proposed activities
for the coming year will be dis
cuSSed,