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Evening star., 1960-10-16
TODAY'S GOOD
MUSIC DIAL

$500, WASH-FM (97.1 Mc.)-
MasterworkS Of Music.
Moussorgsky's Pictures at
an Exhibition.
I0:O5, WGMS AM-FM $50
Kc. and 1885 Mc.)-Sun-
day Morning Symphony.
Purcell's Trumpet Volun-
tary.
l1:0O, WASH-FM (97.1 Mc.)-
Music of Distinction. Two
hour program with music
of American history; fea-
turing three works by Rich
ard Bales: The Revolution
the Union, and the Confed-
eracy. Performed by the
National Gallery Orchestra,
Richard Bales, conducting.
100, WASH-FM (97.1 Mc.)-
Organ Recital. Bach's o
MenSch.
2:O5, WGMS AMIN $50 Kc.
and 1885 Mc.)-Philadel-
phia Orchestra. Brahms
Symphony No. l in C Mi
nor; Debussy's Prelude to
the Afternoon of a Faun.
Leopold Stokowsky, guest
conductor.
sos, WGMS AM-FM $50
Kc. and 1885 Mc.)-Stereo
Showcase. Haydn's SYM
phony No. SO in G..
600, WMAL-FM (1O7.3 Mc.)-
American University Cham
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Works by Boocherini, Bruce
Burkley, Hugo Wolf and
Chausson. The American
University String Quartet is
also featured.
7:15, WMAL-FM (107.3 Mc.)-
Concert Stage. Gershwin's
Rhapsody in Blue.
$500, WMAL-FM (1O7.3 Mc.)-
Opera Stage. Verdi's Otello,
complete.
500, WGMS AMIN $50 Kc.
and 1885 Mc).-National
Gallery of Art Concert.
Richard Kay, cello; Lalan
Parrott, piano. Works by
Boccherini, Barber, Kodaly,
Brahms, and Pepper are in
cluded.
900, WTOP-New York Phil
harmonic. Leonard Bern
stein conducts a program
featuring the Barber Con-
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Symphony in E Flat Major.
10000, WGMS AMIN $50 Kc.
and 1885 Me- - Archive
Hour. Bach's Double Con-
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Schumann are included.
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Dawn. Polonaise No. IL in B
Flat Major by Chopin.
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for a particularly skillful bit
Of singing or stage handling,
or for the grosSest inepti-
tudes, visual or aural. Early
in my trip I was told that
no foreigner could appreciate
the subtle nuanceS of Ger
man applause. I was scep-
tical at the time, but now I
am ready to believe it.
The best conductors I
heard, in addition to the al
ready-mentioned Scherchen,
were Hans Schmidt-Isser-
stedt in Hamburg. and Wolf
gang Sawallisch in Cologne.
Unfortunately, the local
Munich opera company was
on vacation during the week
I was in that city, but men,
ton should be made of the
visiting Italians, the Teatro
Massimo Bellini di Catania,
that put on a fine II Pur-
itani," with Gabrielle Tucci
as a brilliant Elvira.
Evening star., 1960-10-16

Spanish Folk Songs by Ger
maine Montero.
Perhaps not in the folk
song class but worthy of
mention for its fancy get-up
is the two-record album,
wild Is Love-" starring Nat
King Cole. Capitol Records
proudly says the whole idea,
plus a 24-page booklet cost
close to 100 G's.
For band addicts: Frederick
Fennell and his excellent
E a S t m n Wind Ensemble
offer two Mercury records
Cd Sound Of, some Of the
lesser known marches of
John Philip Sousa and (2)
Ballet for Band.
More oom-pah is forth
coming in grand style from
the Band of the Royal Regi-
ment of the Artillery playing
Suppe overtures and famous
operatic marches for VAN
guard.
Evening star., 1960-10-16
NEWS or MUSIC
NEWS or MUSIC
German Opero Earns
Biq-Business Label
BY DAY THORPE
Star Music Critic


Opera in Germany may not
always be the greatest art,
but there is no doubt that
it is big business. AS a resi-
dent of Washington, a town
which may in the near future
find itself a customer for a
new opera house that, it is
universally admitted, must be
among the finest in the
world. / have been extraor-
dinarily interested during the
last month in Germany to
see opera houses and per-
formances that today set a
worlds standard. What
should We expect of our
Cultural Center opera house,
if at last we are able to, buy
or condemn the necessary
land and to solicit the money
for its construction?
The season of opera in
Hamburg land I think Ham
burg can be considered typical
of the entire nation) is 46
weeks, during which an opera
or a ballet is given every
single night except Christmas
eve. The Hamburg Opera
buys its leather boots-other-
wise it is entirely self-con-
tained and self-sufficient.
Boots and shoes it buys;
everything else - costumes.
shields and spears, furniture
and all other propS-it makes
on the premises or in its
shop, a converted Ship-model
testing basin.
Employed on an annual
basis, it has a technical staff
of $50, 80 stagehands, more
than one hundred singers,
two large orcheStras. an artis-
tic staff, and of course the
necessary business staff. to
say nothing of a small army
Of charwomen. porters. box
Office personnel and the other
persons such a grandiose
undertaking requires.
Huge Shop Area
In its shops covering sew
eral acres Of floor space are
constructed everything needed
for the annual repertoire of
about so operas-50 carried
over from previous seasons
and 10 new productions. There
rare 100000 items in the cos
tune and prop department.
and the warehouse in which
the sets are stored looks like
the repository of a medium
sized city that has been folded
'up. Dozens of carpenters,
;SeamStreSSeS, machine en-
gineers and painters execute
in wood. cloth. FiberglaS,
,plaster Of paris and other
materials the designs of the
artistic staff.
It is noteworthy that in
one respect economy plays no
part. There is virtually no
interchange of sets or cos
tunes among the major
houses. Although it would be
possible for a 'RoSenkavalier"
that had played in Hamburg,
for example, to be loaned or
rented to Cologne or Berlin,
in fact the exchange seldom
happens. Each house feels
that it Is an artistic entity,
Evening star., 1960-10-16

in Germany, yet when Ham
burg lost its regular Leonore
through illness, it could not
find q replacement to handle
the role better than q stu
dent in a conservatory. The
Papageno in Colgne was SIM
ply atrocious. He acted like
an idiot instead of q simple
man. and sang like a hill
billy crooner. yet manage
ment and audience in one of
the greatest and most expe-
rienced opera houses in the
world were apparently quite
undismayed.
I am sure that there is
much that I do not under
stand about a German opera
audience. 1t is always large
(moSt houses are sold OUT,
it certainly has experience
and background. yet to may
ears the applause was in
variably enthusiastic and
prolonged, no matter whether
Evening star., 1960-10-16
Kusey Heads Museum

Chief Hospitalman Casimer
L. Kasey of the fleet reserve has
been named manager of the
Truxton-Decatur Naval Mu-
scum, 1910 H street NV. Mr..
Kasey of 1943 Howard court,
Falls Church, Va, is a veteran
of 20 years active duty.
Evening star., 1960-10-16

mol" and Ravel's "L'Enfant
ct les Sortileges" are also
outstanding.
What, on the other hand.
is poor in German Opera?
Conspicuous are the choruses,
which. although paid an an
nual salary and available for
unlimited rehearsal. seem to
be entirely neglected by the
German director. Typically,
they Straggle in, stand awk-
wardly around the edges Of
a raked stage, and sing like
women in an oratorio.
If uninspired direction is
apparent in the handling Of
choruses. it is not much
better in any scenes requi-
ring intricate management.
In "Ariadne auf Naxos" in
Berlin. the prologue seemed
almost improvised, and in
the finale Of the first act Of
Don Giovanni" in Cologne,
all difficulties were merely
dismissed by pushing most Of
the cast off stage and let
ting the principals finish of
as statically as the soloiSts
in Beethoven's ninth SYM
phony.
Singing Average Low
I found the level of
German operate singing not
high. I have named most of
the good singers / heard; as
many more were not even
competent. Beethoven's FL.
delio" is the most popular
and often-performed opera
Evening star., 1960-10-16

W1OAl 4Jc ACAAOWG tI10t CO-OR~
crate with them. There is.
also little methodical ex-
change of singers, although
guest artists from other cities
are by no means unknown.
In general, however, a large
opera house is an autono-
nous unit. producing its
shows exclusively for its home
audience.
Creates It's Own Art
This is, of course, quite diff
ferent from the typical prac-
tice of our symphony Or
chestras and large concert
series. In Hamburg, for ex-
ample. the opera-lover does
not ordinarily see the scenic
novelties or hear the newest
singing stars Of other German
cities; here, one must only
know what artists are being
offered by the great New
York booking agencies to be
able to guess what Soloists
will be engaged by the local
symphony or presented by the
local concert management.
The German opera house is
primarily a creator of its art;
our symphony orchestra to
,Some extent and our concert
management alomst entirely
are only purveyors Of music.
BackStage of one Of the
postwar German opera
houses offers a sight which
people t amiliar with the
American theater tell me has
not even an approximate
counterpart here. In Ham
burg the equipment operat-
ing the flies, cycloramas and
pipes extends six stories
above a stage which itself is
one half the size Of the en-
tire house. A second set can
be prepared while the first is
in use and shifted into place
silently and in a few seconds
by enormous hydraulic Lifts.
The lighting boards look like
the telephone exchange of a
small town-245 consecutive
lighting combinations can be
preset to be used at the touch
of a button. The great army
of backstage personnel is di-
rected by ultra short wave
radio: backstage choruses see
the beat of the conductor in
the pit by a televiSion camera
focused on the podium.
BigneSS Avoided
The orchestra and four gall
leries of the Hamburg Opera
House accommodate an audi
ence of 1.649. This house is
one of the largest in Ger
many. Bigger houses may be
the dream of the promoter
who at infrequent intervals
has an attraction the audi
ence for which is limited only
by the number of seats in the
hall, but in Germany. at least.
the best opera-houSe archi-
tects do not believe that a
house designed to suit the
capabilities of the h u m a n
voice can be of greater size.
If generalities on the pres
ent state of opera perform
ances are valid when based
on only 16 productions I saw
Il am not sure that they
are), German opera today is
either extraordinarily good or
strangely routine and medi-
ocre. I found little evidence
of a high standard achieved
by experience and polished
craftsmanship, but I did see
several productions which
were truly magnificent.
Foremost among these was
S berg's Moses und
Aron," about which I wrote
at some length in a previous
article. The title roles, played
by Josef Greindl and Hell
NUT Melchert, were superb,
as were the designing and di-
rection of Michel Raffaelli
and Gustav Rudolf Sellner,
and the conducting of Her
mann Scherchen.
Der Rosenkavalier," also
Evening star., 1960-10-16
PROGRAMS OF WEEK

Bartok; Three Preludes, Debussy,
Variations on . theme by Paganini.
Brahms.
PARTRIDGE. organ. st.
Johns Church, Lafayette square
$50 pm. Chorale Prelude on
Brother James" Searle Wright;
Bach: Noel. d'Aouin; lam sol
recedit, Bruce Simonds; Trois Pieces.
Alain: Litanies, Alain.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Howard Mitchell, conductor. Con-
cert. Carnival Overture, Dvorak;
Sarabande for Strings. Corelli
Espana, Chabricr; Minuet from
L''Arlesienne. No. /. Bizet; Dance
Of the Comedians. Smetana; Play
Debussy: Hungarian Dance No. ] E.
Brahms; Finale from "Daphnis ct
Chloe, No. ., RaVel.
Evening star., 1960-10-16

in Berlin, directed by Karl
Ebert, was spectacular. The
Marschallin Of Elisabe h
drummer remains in my
memory as unusually good.
Two American singers are
among the best in Germany
Edith Lang (Hamburg) as
Xenia in Dvorak'S "Dmitri,"
and Sylvia Stahlmann as
Ann in Nicholai's THE Merry
Wives Of Windsor" in Frank
furt.
In Cologne Edith Gabry is
a fine Konstanze Die Ent-
fuhrueng aus dem SeraiD,
and 1ngrid Czerny is a fan
tastic Koenigin der Nacht.
Hildogard Hillebrecht is a
good Elvira in Don Gio-
vanni" and Carlos Alexander
a fine Sprecher in Die Eau
berfloete."
Gluck'S 'Orfeo' Tops
The production of Gluck's
"Orefeo ct Eurydice" in Co.
logne was one of the great
shows of the trip. The stylized
direction Of Greek drama
seen through 18th century
eyes. the magnificent sets,
the accomplished ballet, and
above all the singing of the
three soloists, Hanna Ludwig,
Edith Gabry and E dith
Mathis, combined to make
this production opera at its
best. Washington is fortunate
to have Hanna Ludwig here
as Carmen next spring.
The Cologne productions
Of Strayinsky's LIE Rossig-
Evening star., 1960-10-16
WEDNESDAY

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
Howard Mitchell, conductor. Soloist
TheodOr UpDman, baritone. Consti-
tuition Hall, $3.50 pm. Repeating
BLANCA UR1BE, piano. Pan America n
Union, $50 pm. Toccata in E minor,
Bach: Sonata in D. K. 2S4, Mozart:
Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm,
Evening star., 1960-10-16
TOMORROW

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Howard Mitchell. conductor. Richard
Montgomery High School, Rockville
$50 pm. Carnival Overture. Dvorak
symphony No. > in B fiat, Schubert
symphony No. /, in D, Mailer.
Evening star., 1960-10-16
FRIDAY

OPERA SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
presents: The Queen Of Spades
Tchaikovsky. Cast same as Thurs.
Gay. Lisner Auditorium, g pm.
BUDAPEST QUARTET. Gregor Piati-
Eorsky, cello. assisting artist. Ii
brary OF Congress, $40 pm, Re-
peating Thursdays program.
Evening star., 1960-10-16
TUESDAY

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
Howard Mitchell, conductor. Soloist
Theodor Uppman, baritone. Consti-
tuition Hall, $3.50 pm. Symphony No.
farer, Mailer; Symphony No. /.
Mailer.
Evening star., 1960-10-16
THURSDAY

presents "The Queen Of Spades"
Tchatkoysky. Cast includes: Dayit
Lloyd. Maria al GeTlandO, Elaine
BOnaEEi. Peter Binder, Robert
Trehy. Cecilia Ward, Lee Cass, Eu-
nice Alberts, Phyllis Frankel, Mary
Ann Stable, Carl Kaiser, William
Murphy. Dancers: Edith JerelI
Thomas Andrew. Director: Bliss
Hebert; conductor, Paul Callaway
BupAPEsTH HinsE sATHq;s9EiSi o1ARFEf D; Gr.ror P,,t,
gorsky, cello. assisting artist Lii
brary Of Congress, $50 pm. Quin-
tet No. IL, in E. Boccherini; Quar-
tet in F minor. Opus 95. Beethoven;
NATIONAL sYMpHoNSY iSI; oRcHEsTRh, fGaSTFys,
Howard Mitchell, conductor. Con-
stitution Hall. = pm. Youth Com
cert. Repeating Wednesdays pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1960-10-16
SATURDAY

ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC oRcHEs-
symphony No. 81, In in a. Haydn:
songs OF Degrees. Sheriff; Firebird
suite, Stravinsky; Symphony No. 4
In E minor. Brahms.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
Designs Sought
From Area Artists

Montgomery County artists
have been invited to submit de.
signs for the Christmas Seal to
be used in the 1862 nationwide
tuberculosis control campaign.
Emerson P. Slacum, president
Of the Montgomery County Tu.
berculosis and Heart Associa-
ton explained the competition
is open to amateur as well as
professional artists. Slacum said
a $500 award will be given to
the artist whose design is
chosen. Also, the recognition
and prestige value are of i'm.
mense importance in this com.
petition, he added.
Christmas Seal designs are Sc
lected two years in advance by
a national committee of tuber-
culosis workers. Details may be
obtained by writing 20 the Mont
gomery County tuberculosis
and Heart Association, 3746
Howard ave-, Kensington, Md.
All designs must be submitted
locally before September 26,
1860.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
Sharp Jump Seen
In Farm Markets

The nations steady popula-
ton growth will bring a sharp
increase in farm markets dur
ing the next quarter century.
according to l.. B. Baldwin,
Southern States Cooperative As
ISOLATION.
Speaking at a recent Cedar
Grove area annual membership
meeting, Baldwin predicted that
by 1875, the country's 230 mil
lion people will need 35 percent
more poultry, SO percent more
red meats, 38 percent more
milk, 81 percent more eggs and
81 percent more fruits and veg
etables.
AS a result, he added, the CO.
operative must concern itself
more and more in the years
ahead to increasing farmers
bargaining power through help
ing them control more of the
phases of 'agribusiness'."
Elected to the local Southern
States Board were Talmadge
and Herbert Watkins.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
Council Sets
Hearing on
Station Site

The Council will hold a pub
lie hearing at 8 pm. September
80 in the County Building on a
proposal by the Rockville Vol
unteer Fire Department to ac-
quire IL acres at Halpine I'd.
and Ardennes ave. as the site
for a substation.
The department has notified
the Council that it Is unable to
find alternate fire station sites.
Councilwoman Stella B. Wer-
ner suggested that the Council
delay action pending further
efforts by the department to
find other sites. She was over
ruled, however, by the other
council members.
Another public hearing will be
held at 3:15 pm. August 30 in
the council hearing room on q
proposed appropriation of $780,.
600 to build a new Kensington
fire house.
In other business, the county
heads decided to 60 ahead with
the improvement of Randolph
I'd. between Viers Mill I'd. and
Dewey rd., Viers Mill Village,
at a cost of $2O7, 255. Auditing
property owners will pay an
additional $500.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
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nifty" and it charged the trash
and garbage disposal methods
are causing a collection of ro-
dents and insects"
The suit contended continued
use of the court with its present
facilities will cause 'irrepar-
able" harm to the public.
Two wells on the property
are used to supply water to the
court, while sewage is disposed
of through septic tanks. An in
Generator is provided for trash
disposal.
Mrs. Blandy said she already
has obtained rights of way for
water and sewage connections
and is waiting for the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission to install lines to her
property.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

fication. Under the present or
dinance, all annexations auto
matically become half-acre resi-
dental zones, thus lettering
owners of industrial sites from
seeking annexation.
The Council also directed de-
struction of the two-year-old
"batwing" shelter in the Elwood
Smith park Eat the first sign
of winter weather."
The $226s structure, designed
by John Henry Sullivan, has
been described as an eyesore
and has been the target of van
dalism which has resulted in
the stripping of the roof
shingles.
The council appointed John
o. Moser as chairman of the
traffic and safety committee.
Moser replaces Douglas Rossig-
mol, who resigned last week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

recently, Mayor Alexander j.
Greene advocated use of radar
to augment patrolling by State
and county police in the city.
"The county hasn't the staff
to give us the service we need
and adequate patrolling by city
police would entail many, many
cars" Greene said. "Spot checks
with radar in trouble areas
should be effective"
A resident from one trouble
area" reported that with the aid
of a stop watch and a slide rule
he found that IS per cent of the
cars exceeded the speed limit.
DeLos V. Snodgrass, of 12707
Atlantic ave-, was reporting on
a controversial 15-mile speed
limit recently applied to Van
degrift-Atlantic ave. He said
during his slide-rule check he
clicked a bicycle at Id miles an
hour and a State trooper at 23.3