Sophocles Papas
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THE SUNDAY STAB, WASHINGTON, D. C„ FEBRUARY 1, 1931. 19 7 i NPWAOF THPMII/I . W7M D and Boston Events of the Week Ponselle, Thomas Orchestra Come TUESDAY. Musigraphs Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge to Nezv York and Koussevitzky conducting, in concert at Tozvn—Also Opera Constitution Hall at 4:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY. PAPAS, guitarist, is an- as the featured Final Townsend morning musicale. at Roxy and His Gang. nounced artist at the the Mayflower; Rosa Ponselle, soprano, Arts Club for Thursday night’s concert. and Beatrice Harrison, cellist, guest SOPHOCLESMr. Papas, during his talk on "The Ro- H artists. mance of the Guitar,” will play the flute as THURSDAY. well as. the guitar. He will be assisted by ;s New York Grand Opera Co., in four- Eveline Monico, pianist, who will play a*group 1$ day engagement, at the National The- of piano selections. ater. Prances Gutelius, pianist; Bernhard Spille, Roxy and His Gang, in two benefit con- tenor, and Dore cellist, will certs, at Constitution Hall. Walten. give a joint recital at Gunston Hall Sunday evening, SATURDAY. February 8, at 8:15 o’clock. John Charles Thomas, in recital, at Constitution Hall at 8:30 p.m. Richard Lorleberg, cellist, will be featured in tonight's concert by the Lowe-Nevins Concert Orchestra at the Shoreham Hotel. He will play that the day is set—Febru- Moskowskl’s "Gultarre” and "Spanish Dance,” •mm OW by T ary 7 —on which all eyes will be Granados. focussed on New’ York and on the Georgetown /1/ Opera stage, The third concert of the music V Metropolitan House will the occasion being the premiere series be given Thursday night at 8:30 “Peter Ibbetson,” great and o'clock in Christ Church parish hall. The pro- of Deems Taylor’s gram will be B small in the music world have begun to babble. presented by the Men’s Glee Club health, la grippe, of American University, under the direction of §¦ It seems that that ravager of Harlan such inroads in musical circles that Randall. This is the final concert of has made the season as arranged by Mary Minge Wilkins. If'"' one never can be sure just who is going to §|||| appear five minutes before the curtain goes up. ¦Bp so that, although Edward Johnson, Lucrecia Elizabeth Gardner Coombs, pianist, gave a Tibbett are meant to be program of music recently at the home of Mrs. Bori and Lawrence Charles Williams. Selections by Schubert, Taylor opera, perhaps at the K the leaders in the Liszt and Chopin were offered. last instant Jeritza. Pons or even a Gadski ! around on a horse will greet the audience. gif flying The February recital by pupils of LaSalle |g§ i However, the interest in this new work is partly composer and partly, Spier will take place this afternoon at 3:30 due to the merits of its Spier's studio, admit, in itself is o'clock in Mr. 2235 Bancroft fe" one must because the story place northwest. one of the best beloved of fiction's masterpieces. WORD ln memory of that gossamerlike in- Mary Cryder presented two of her pupils, 'A Mrs. Ralph Baker, and Lillian Feld- terpreter of the dance, Pavlova, whose soprano, p man, mezzo-soprano, in recital at a musical tea . rendered mute one of the f- sudden death has in her studio last Sunday. largest audiences of the world. Mme. Pavlova's perhaps by the eceen- art, although outmoded The regular monthly business meeting of modernism, never arouse the ||§|!l tricities of failed to District Columbia Chapter of the American admiration. She was welcomed of the most sincere Guild of Organists will be held at Epiphany 8,, - In the manner of a queen, no matter in what only Parish House, 1317 G street northwest, tomor- IT ' country or in what mood. She became not row evening. Mrs. John M. Sylvester will give the leader of her particular school but a curi- a talk on "The English Madrigal” and Adolf ?f‘ ously treasured myth bespoken of with great of the guild fellow- She is said Torovsky will play some & . reverence by the old to the young. ship test pieces. K never to have disappointed an audience. She ¦o she at the summit wished to retire while was Beatrice Seymour Goodwin entertained mem- has, quietly, l*-t; of her career. And she gracefully, bers of Saint Alban’s Choir at her house last jjijKsf tragically, leaving behind that imperishable Tuesday night at a musical evening. j||~l quality of youth which can never die. The Captial City Choristers, Dorothy RaddS Emory directing, presented group secular from a of | ATEST information the offices of Mrs. numbers before the Pierce Hall Players last ¦ ¦* J the mueb- Among the artists who willbe in Washington this week. Top, Rosa Pon- Wilson-Greene indicate that left: Friday evening. |jl' heralded concert of John McCormack's is likely selle; lower left, Serge Koussevit zsky, and right, John Charles Thomas. not to come off, after all. Officially, the word The Choir of the Ascension will render spe- yet is, "Mrs. Wilson-Greene has not as com- Boston Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Serge played by Miss Harrison, as well as Massenet’s cial musical numbers Sunday morning and of pleted arrangements.” But some sort an Koussevitzky, conductor, will make its “Elegie,’’ In which there will be a cello obbligato. evening upon the occasion of installation of fc" inkling suggests that the great Irishman is too final Washington appearance of the Also an aria from Verdi's opera, “La forza del their new rector, Dr. Parsons. Washington will not sea- l||p busy elsewhere and that THEson at Constitution Hall Tuesday after- destino,” an aria from Rossini's “Semirande” gill be on his list of recital cities. noon at 4:30 o’clock This concert will con- and songs by Paisiello, Wagner, teo Blech, The junior class of the Master School of the stitute the third attraction in Mrs. Wilson- Widor and La Forge, sung by Miss Ponselle. Piano held an informal recital at the school Greene’s philharmonic series of afternoon Miss Harrison will play selections by Delius, last Monday evening. Grace G. Gilchrist, di- j|| pVEN if, however, this great ballad singer can- musical events at Constitution Hall. Herbert Hughes and an Old Brittany folk song. rector, gave a talk cm music. gjt not be with us, there is in our midst a For his concert, Dr. Koussevitzky has chosen ‘H: notable person who can bring back an infinite *a program of distinction and charm. He will CHARLES THOMAS, American bftri- Helen Howison, soprano, will assist Lewis number of anecdotes and personal memories of offer the Tschaikowsky “Fourth Symphony in ‘JOHNtone of the Chicago Civic Opera Go., Is Corning Atwater, organist, in a program of ||H him. This is H. Norman Taylor, organist and F Minor, Opus 36.” 1. Andante sostenuto; announced as the attraction at Constitution Debussy music at All Souls’ Church this after- 111' choirmaster of St. Stephen's Church for the moderto con anima (in movemento do valse). Hall next Saturday evening, February 7, at noon at 5 o’clock. Miss Howison will sing past 12 years and before that in similar capaci- 2. Andantino in modo do canzona. 3. Scher- 8:30 o’clock, under the management of Mrs. “Romance” and "Air de Lia” from "L’Enfat ties at the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn zo, pizzisato ostinato. 4. Finale: Allegro con Wilson-Greene. Prodigue.” IJI Mawr, Pa., and at St. John’s Church at fuoco. Elgar’s jag-'- "Introduction and Allegro for Mr. Thomas will be assisted by Lester Hodges, of Woman’s Chib of Y. Orchestra, numbers, The music section the Kingston-on-the-Hudson, N. String Opus 47”; the prelude to pianist. He will offer three groups of gave Stephen memorial “Lohengrin” Chevy Chase a Foster SE-i Mr. Taylor recently was lured out of his com- Wagner’s and the Ravel choreo- opening with Salvatore Rosa's “Star the home of Mrs. John A. poem “La Valse.” "Vittoria, Mio Core” tea last Monday at parative quiet to admit that away back, prob- graphic Other numbers listed are: Logan. & ably 35 years ago, when he was organist at (Giacomo Carissimi); "Ruhe, meine Seele” St. John’s Cathedral in Sligo, Ireland, he had 'J'HE final Townsend morning musicale of the (Richard Strauss); “Heimweh” (Hugo Wolf); Thei organist, T. A. Lambert, and solo quar- Ip a pupil who won second prize in one of those year will take place Wednesday morning “O Liebliehe Wangen” (Johannes Brahms). tette of Keller Memorial Church will present a life Feis Coeil (competition fete days) and who at the Mayflower, when Mrs. Townsend will This first Thomas group will be followed by music service at Concordia Church this eve- f would have won first prize if a native songster, present Rosa Ponselle and Beatrice Harrison three piano selections by Mr. Hodges: The ning at 8 o’clock. life one John McCormack, hadn’t suddenly snitched as guest soloists. Bach-Szanto "Prelude in G Minor,” Ravel’s the award away himself. At this time Mc- Neither of these artists need especial intro- “Minuet” and Lecuona’s “Malaguenas.” Mr. Cormack was a youngster, living on the out- duction. Miss Ponselle Is one of the outstand- Thomas’ second group offers “Requiem du Roxy's Gang Coming. skirts of Sligo and singing around and about ing singers of the Metropolitan Opera Company coeur” (Pessard); "Contemplation” (Charles seriously and Miss Harrison plays the cello probably Wider); "Soir” (Gabriel Faure); and the aria ||H not so as when he went later to Milan DOXY and his famous Radio Gang with and came back with the frills and furbelows better than any living woman artist.