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2 Table of Contents The PROGRAM and MAGAZINE of BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC
VOL. XLI II. 0. I· JA\LAR't 2nd Lo 61h inclusive
,, FRo TISPIECc: ''The Gyp ) ' h} Thoma 0. Sheckell - -- 4
1 LAURITZ MELCHIOR: A 1 APPRECIATIOI\o, b) Jo nathan .~ chiller - 5 M SICIA TO TI-lE \VoRLD ( J a cha Heifetz ) ------7
M SIC l\OTE \ eb~ ter Aitken ------8 Chamber Mu ~ ic Guild ------8
TnE Joo B.\LLET ------9
EIRE' ' GOLDE"\! AcE (The l n, titute Theal<'r) ------10
BLRTO\ HOI} \IES ------11
LECTLRE \ OTES: Philo ophcr-State ma n ( lfu Shih) ------1:1 Ru · ia and the Baltic (Maurice Hindu ) ------1:3 American P oetry ( \Villiam Rose Benet J ------l J
CO-:\ I \fl '\IC.\TION ------15
CouRSE FOR LAl-:\lE ------16
Programs for Pedod of January 2nd to 6th inclusive - 18
THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES EVIl IRD c. llt c~t. Cilalrmall of the Board .I 1:-rr-:s t;. \[(Do:-; ILIJ, Prcsidc111
THE IN TITUTE AT THE 30 Lafayette A venue TilE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF fU IC Brooklyn ACADEMY OF tU IC JULIUS BwoM, Associate Director STerling 3·6700 H ERBERT T. SWIN Ma11agiug Sl£j>erwtcndeut AD\' ERTISJNG OFFICES SIGMUND GoTTLOBER, 258 Fifth Avenue, New York City, or 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn CAledonia 5·6690 STerling 3-6700 W.ALTU H. MORIN Cover Desig11 by FREDA RoYcE Production Manager WILHELM METZIG A dvtrtising D1rector
3 TilE GYP Y Thomas 0. Sheckell
This lS the fourth l/1 a senes of
reproductions of l<'Orks by l/1-
Strtlctors l/1 the I nstitute·s (I rl and plzoloffraphy extension courses. LAURITZ MELCHIOR: An Appreciation by JONATHAN SCHILLER
1 A T ) ear, when Columbia niver ity Copenhagen Opera, Jtllng in a pecial L offered to the general public a cour e box underneath the tage. It wa re of lecture on " The Therapeutic Values quired of the blind tudent that the) of Mu ic," pecially de igned for the be escorted to the opera and thi duty ph) ically handicapped, it turned not to Lauritz glad!) fulfilled. oon oper a be an inhuman, pedantic authority on thi gan to make a tremendou impression on ubject as lecturer but to the world's him and, before long, he told hi father greatest Wagnerian tenor , Lauritz Le that he wanted above ever ything el e to brecht H ommel Melchior, inger to the become an opera singer. Royal Court of Denmark. Like many other ' ocali ts. it wa a The therapeutic ide of mu ic is a a choir boy that he fir t drew attention tudy that especially concern Melchior to hi voice. H e sang each unday morn becau e of a addening. personal inter ing in the English Church in Copen- est. Hi older iste r, Agne , was born hagen. oon after. enough money wa blind. Melchior is thorough!) de' oted craped together to send ) oung Lauritz to this i ter becau e it wa primarily to lhe Copenhagen Ro) al Opera H ou e through her influence that, at an early chool, "here he received a thorough age, he became intere ted in mu ic and trailling in all branches of the dramatic ou?ht it e' entually a a life career. and operatic art. In 19] 3, at the age Toda) at the age of fifty. that career of twenty-three and after onl) a ) ear at ha admirably justified the time spent on the chool, Lauritz joined the regular it. Lauritz Melchior i recognized the Copenhagen Opera Com pan) . not a ~ a n world O\ er a an inimitable arti L not interpreter of Wagnerian tenor role but onl ~ becau e he po es e a po·werful a a mediocre singer of mall baritone and beautiful voice, which he alway parts. Of all thing , he made his oper- u e with intelligence, but becau e he atic debut a ihio in ''Pagliacci"! combine with hi, ' ocal pro we a dra It i a far cry from the role of ilYio matic art equall) mO\ ing, often time to Melchior' pre ent ma terpiece. Tri - tirring. Today we naturally accept tan ; over a period of ) ears hi uc Melchior' art a a n e tabli. hed fact. ce came gr aduall). It wa helped along Too often, though. we are prone to OYer fa ter than it might ha' e othen' i e pro look the long ) ear of hard hip and gre ed through th e kindl) interest of struggle that preceded hi pre ent fame. Mme. Charles Cahier. hersrlf a famous Melchior's career ha been a high!) un contralto, through the fin ancial help and u ual one: it a fiord a fin e object le - ound advice of Hugh W alpole, the di - on of " inte tinal fortitude" for the tinguished Engli h nO\ eli t, and fin all), young, \\ ould-be inger. through the expert chooling of Fr au Lauritz Melchior v. a born on larch Anna Bahr-Mildenburg, the celebrated 20, 1890, into a di tingui hed Copen \Vagnerian soprano. hagen family of educator , hi grand It was Mme. Cahier who perceived m fa ther founding and hi father then r un the full two-and-a-half oct;;n e range of ning the famous Melchior chool for ) oung Melchior' voice the l1exibilit) of Bo) . It \\as at the Melchior .chool hi hi gh tone and its unu ually oft that young Lauritz fir t recei\ ed hi quality. he felt he hould a llemp l a musical education. The great impetu complete readju tment of hi ' oice. This to hi musical taste wa afiorded him, advice Melchior decided to follow and, however , by a boyhood a ociation "ith with hi cu tomar) en ·e of fortitude hi blind i ter, Agne . he po essed and industry, he withdrew from the con a trong, innate lo\ e for opera. Along cert and operatic tage to devote the with other blind student , Agnes at next few year to additional voice train tended frequent performance of the mg certainly not a mall decision for 5 an artist who had alread) appeared he fo re the public. To Hugh \Yalpole. Melchior O\\ e a debt of gratitude. Shortl) after Mel TEACHERS ehior had returned once again to the WHO ARE operatic stage, this time as a tenor ing ing the role of Ta nnh au ~ e r in a Copen INSTITUTE MEMBERS hage11 production in he \v as invited l9HL MAY ATTEND ANY OF to London to appear as soloist , .. ith the THE FOLLOWING SERIES \ e" Queens Hall O r c h e~ tr a under ir FOR ALERTNESS CRED IT Henn \\ ood. T he author of "Rogue Herri.es ·· happened to be in the audience. • \\ alpole " a~ greatl) stirred by the DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA clarion-like beaut) of Melchior' voice. \\ alpole immediate!) ·went backstage Prof. PHILLIPS BRADLEY, Chairman after the concert. introduced himself, and Beginning Friday evening, after a ~hort talk offered Vlelchior his February 2 influence a a patron. IL " a principally SPEAKERS INCLUDE through the " riter's ~ uggestion that Mel chior then undertook Lo learn the T. V. SMITH, LEWIS MUMFORD, ··,\eight)·· \\"agnerian roles that today he BRUCE BLIVEN, JOHN T. FLYNN , has ~o strongl) indi' idualized. AND OTHERS If it \\ac;; \\~ alpo l e's ~ ugges t io n . it was • Frau Anna Bahr- vlil denb u q.?:· ~ strict in AMERICAN WRITING -.;truc tion that put '.\Ielchior further on the \\ agnerian map. For hours on end 1900- 1940 she coached him rigorous!) in Wag GORHAM B. MUNSON, Chairman nerian traditi on, and. onh when Frau Beginning Tuesday evening, Bahr-Mildenburg '' as co n ~ pl e t e l) sati - February 6 fied with the re~ults of her teaching. did SPEAKERS INCLUDE she allow :vlelchior to make fu rther \Y ag nerian appearance . His econd debut BERNARD DE VOTO , HOUSTO N PETERSON, ALLEN TATE, MILLEN a ~ a \Yagnerian finall) took place in London·s Co, ent Garden ''here in 1924. BRAND, AND OTHERS under Bruno \\ alter. \Ielchior an O' the role of iegmund in ''Die \\ alk ~e r e ' ' • without e\·en the benefit of a single re ART AND THE hear al. COMMUNITY From Co\ ent Garden the road was LAURANCE P. ROBERTS, comparati' el) eaS) . On the ha is of hi Chairman London succe s, in July, 1924., he was Beg inning Thursday afternoon, called to Bayreuth to p articipate in the February 1 customar) Wagnerian fe.ti' al . From Ba) reuth he wa imited to the Metro SPEAKERS INCLUDE poli tan ''here in J anuar) , 1926, he made THOMAS CRAVEN, SHELDON CHE hi. American debut as Tannhau er. Hi NEY, WILLIAM LESCAZE, JAMES Metropolitan career h a ~ been a continu C. BOUDREAU, AND OTHERS ous succesjon of triumphs. There i little douhl that Lauritz Melchior is the • greate t \\Tag nerian tenor of our time. Hi Tristan. iegmund, iegfried, and CREDIT FEE, $2.50 L o l~ P. n g rin are t?e mo t eloquent Wag INQUIRE NOW ner um tenor 1nterpretati on in the '\tlet1 opolitan ince the d a) of Jean de INSTITUTE REGISTRAR Reszke, "'hom Melchior ha out ung 111 STerling 3-6700 (Continued on page 27) 6 Musician to the World
unite the e ' irtue into a ingle man. Hi profe ional life he regards a Hei/et:::; in Actio" ' er) imilar to a oldier· , with the same drill, prize , and wandering . HE hands of J ascha Heifetz are prac \Vhen he "'a ix ) ear old he memorized T ti cal looking hand . They do not a long piece of mu-ic to \\in a hobb} say, "Look at me, I am a great arti t! " hor e. The prizes are now much larger, They are rather ordinar) hand that be but the effort i no le trenuou . With have incon picuously except on the Yio trong binocular and chocolate bar • lin. The can haul rope, handle the til oap, toolhpa Le, emergenC) to" eL a ~ ler of a boat, and wing a Lenni racket pirin, and all the other nece itie and with con iderable skill. Of cour e, they luxurie of 'iolin tra,·el, Heifetz et play the \ iolin a no one li, ing pla) it. forth on hi campaigns. Hi manager It wa with very little hand that Hei ha already mapped out the countries fetz fir t began to pla). When he was which are to be conquered, and in due three year old he was alread) uffering order, conquered the) are. To remind from finger exerci e . Somewhere be him o:f the unfamiliar ceneq of wife, tween hi third and eventh year he made children, and regular meal , he take hi debut. Since then he ha been ap with him a portrait of hi famil) and. propriated by the public, and hi life for luck, an ancient i' ory tatuelte of ha been a con tant ource of pleasure the Chine e godde of mu ic. \V.ithout to the lm ers of mu ic on every conti allo\\ a nee for "hat i- legall) called nent. That is, his mu ical life; for being "act of god'' he pla) hi concert a 'iolini t to as reticent a man a J a cha whether a country i at peace or at war. Heifetz means offering only hi e ential Heifetz ha pla) ed in Ireland at the elf, hi con ummate arti try and cre time of the inn Fein rebellion; in ativene of playing, stripped of the H Japan when an earthquake \v a al o relevant legend tha t accompanies so pla)ing; in ]a\a while the proletariat many le er men. rioted in the Lreet ; in Ru ia after the "!" am a very normal human being," fall of the Romanoff , when the onlr he ay , though hi geniu i far from speech that could be heard wa~ the normal. He complain that hi career peech of machine gun ~ . He ha pla)ed ~e p ara te him :from the life of famil) in enice v.hen that cit) of the un wa and friend that are hi happie t hour . more like an E kimo igloo. "ith t. But he manages, neverthele s, to lo e Mark' Place a mountain of no\\. Two neither hi public nor hi priYate life. da) . after Gandhi " as arre~ted. "hen the " You alway hear talk of the delicate, ~ tr ec t s of Bombay "" ere 'eething \\ith re sens itive artist," Heifetz ha remarked. bellious ci tizen . he ,., a to be found " I af's ure you tha t it take the nerve of calml) and magniftcently pla) ing the a bull fi ghter, the dige Li on of a pea ant, great ma ters in the <.:o n<.:e rt hall. th f:' vitalit of a night-club hoste , the \ here\ rr he ha ~ gone, he ha , been tact of a diplomat, and the concentra "' elcomed. And although he is a ' ery tion of a Buddhi l monk." And, one reti cent man, the \\ elcome he recei\e' i might add, the indisputable genius that by no means so re trained. He has 7 found that \\-e~ l e rn mu~i c speaks an in Music Notes ternational l a n ~ u age . a ~ int e lli ~c nt to the Par~<'<' and \rah and Ch:nr "'c \Iandarin Webster Aitken. Gnlikc ll la J I~ great a" to the German a nd \ mr ri can. He l11U icians \\hO ha\ e been prodigies fro 111 ~a ' "· ·· 1 hau · di ~cmerrd three things their earlie L )Cars, Web ter Aitk<·n\ that k nu\\ no borders. cl a~::- i ca l music, childhood wa in no wa) remarkable for American jazz. and a ppl a u ~e as the ' ign its musical maluriL). It was not until he of thr public\ fa, o r.·· had been graduated from high "'dwol But although applause i ~ uni\ en.. al. it that he cli:-cm ered he p o s e~f'e d an irbi~ !Ja.., a local habitati on and na me. In tenl talent. lle mig rated to \ ienna \le\.icu he ''a::-.. charged "ith hats. as "her e. for Len ) ears. he tud ied under hard it ~cemed to him a~ horns. H e Artur chnabel and Emil auer. l ie i~ nol 't>n fond of Lh i ~ kind of appreci m ade hL first public appearanC'r in 1Y29. ation: it i·~ a liLLie too hem) . In Egy pt as so l o i~L \\ ith the vienna ~ mp hony Or he ''a~ nearh buried under immense c he~ Lra. His American debut. in I Y :~s . "rc ath~ of Ao ,~er~. so marn of them that \\as the occa ion for unanimous pr a i~c . it Look two stage-hands and t\\ o large The prog ram of m odern chamber mu na t e~ to carry them a\\ a). P erhap sic in "hich Mr. Aitken will apprat . on thi~ is whv Heifetz ha. occasionall) Monda) e' ening. J anuaq 22, "ill exhibit urcred audie~1e e s lo hiss. It ma\ not be ~ . the di, e r~e achie, ement tha t is Lhr \\ork the con::wiou thought that he '' ould like of our t\\ enlieth-centuq composer". Eu audi e nc e ~ to lo"'e their apa t h~ : American r op ean and American. M e mb e r ~ o f the audience sho\\ no apalh~ in hi p res cha mber e n ~ embl e include Fr a n ce~ Bl a i~ t'IH'I' . \ hi~sin~ audirnce '' ould not delL one of our forem ost fl autists: \la\. onl~ be c omparali , e l ~ safe tha t i_. i f it onh hissed: it would also he a definiteh H ollander. \ iolini t ; Alexander \\ illiam~. ne\\. experience. genuine!! d ifferen L f r 01~1 clarineti ·t: Fritz Magg. ·cellist : and Ho~e .;\lartelL soprano. all) thing that he ha_ encounter ed.
Chamber Music Guild. There is an ex ten i, e chamber mu ic literature that i~ !\'etc ensational Film Triumph! r are!) performed. The u ~ u a l grou p~ chamber o r c h e~ Lra. trio. or quarlrt find the e " orL too large or too ~mal l. The MAURICE SCHWARTZ Chamber I u ~ i c Cui ld of \ e" ) ork. Ill' \\- 1) organized h) Dr. F eli:x. Gurnther. IN SHOLEM ALEICHEM ' S CLASSIC compo er and mu icologisL i ~ 1 e:.toring these work to their prop e r p o rtion of tlw publi c' ~ fm or. For their fir L Ins titute corH·erl. on ''TEVYA'' unda) afternoon, .Januar) 11 , the Gui ld will feature work h) Schubert and Beetho, en. The progr am opens \\ ith Produced by HENRY ZISK IN chubert' "Trout .. Quintet, a m onument • Lo mirth and j o). " The hepherd on the Rock.'' b) the a me co mp o ~ e r. v. ill also English T1 tles be pre en ted. Judith H ell" ig. popular op era tar of Zurich, will appear as ~o • loist in thi ~ pa Lora l dram a set to music . Beetho, en ' ~ famo us eptet. a work of the master ' fir ~ t period, will conclude the CONTINENTAL Theatre program. lt r efl ects the ga) et) th at \\ as BROADWAY AND 52d ST., N. Y. C. Vi enna, e ~ p eciall) "hen Beelho, en fi r ~ L Continuous from 11 :00 A.M. 'i iled the cit). H e wa at that Lim e a ) oung man of the highe L spirits. Both 25c tu l 1'. .\1. .\I idnight Show Sat. '\ 1ght ga) elie are r ecorded in a m erry Vi ennese waltz.
8 THE JOOSS B!LLET
]932 a ) oung Dutrhman by the name I of Kurt 1oo entered hi ballet corn pany in the International Congre of the Dance. To hi a toni hment hi ballet, "The Green Table,'' was a \\ arded ftr t t prize. lie "a recognized a a chore ographer of the first importance '' ho gm e a ne\\ \italit) to the theatrical dance. He had blended the tradition of cla ~ ic Kurt Jooss ballet with the modern feeling fo r im plicity and dirPctne , and produced a dance of great p o , 9 chure, ouls for Gold, damned Yeats in no uncertain term , raising the twin tests Eire's Golden Age of dramatic 'alue, Ari totle' terror and pity lran lated into the Iri h. The play wright wa damned for being anti-Irish, HE\ William Butler 1 cal wa a for calumniating Eire's fair character; ) oung man "i th the face of a god W he wa even accused, by his more fever on a Greek coin he has de~cribed him Lh cr iti c~, of in ulting the Churc·h. "rlf in no le~ hand ome term there "a~ in him a t" ofold di contenl. He T" o more sea ons, with several ) can, !:-OUght for between them, ::.aw the performance of pla)S b) Moore, Dougla H yde, Martyn, ... thin~" cli-.cmPrPcl in the dPcp. and YeaL. Then the Iri h Literal"} The \\ hrrr onl) hod)':-. laid a;.]cep ater gave up the gho t. ome a) it died of malnutrition: tho ~e who knev\ George 111 man\ lines of l:lhado") . ) mbolic 'er~('. But. "ith the 'iolenl di ~ like of Moore a) that nothing could li' e long actualit\ and the affirmation of a mysti that he had touched. cal rraiit), there \\enl a passionate de Meanwhile two ons of a clerk in the sire for escape, escape from the limit of Dublin Education Office, William G. and the 1) rical egoi~m into the \\ orld of Frank Fa). had formed their Ov\ n ama drama and action. Drama "as to him teur group of Iri h actor . the Ormond "the ::-carch for more of manful energ). Dramatic Compan}. The Fay brothers more of cheerful acceptance of what were oon to gi' e Ireland it fir l great e\ er arises out of the logic of e\ enls." actor and director. At thi time Frank \nd he "as determined to restore to the was teaching voice. W. G. oh ed the theatrr the S) mho lie poetic pla). \\here problem of local economic b) making in "rrc to be imaged the action and his li, elihood as an electrician; at night dcsi1 es of mankind.' \\'hen he "a only he directed hi actor . The brothers t \\ rnt) -se' en ) ears old he "rote "The " ere looking for an Iri h pla) to pro Countess Cathleen."' And two ) ears duce ''hen they came aero JE"~ later. in 1894. his ~ econd pla), ''The "DPidre'' in the All Ireland Revien'. The) Lancl of Heart"s Desire." had been per urged h: to fini h the pla) and in t\\O formed in London. \o\\. in 1898. Lady \reek. began production '' ith the com hahella Augusta Gregor) recorded in plete " ork in their hand . ~- hen \eats ( her dian on one of her 'isit~ to London: heard of the forthcoming performance "'\eats l~ lea .... He is 'er) keen about he ofiered hi ~ own ·'Kathleen ni Houli taking or building a liule theater, ome han:· "hich he had ju t hni ~ h ed. On "here in the ~ uburb~ to produce ro April 2, 3, and 1, 1902. ~. G. Fa~":-: mantic drama:· Iri h \ational Dramatic Company ( thr But the theater for the production of name had ufiered another change) pre ''romantic drama'' was to be located in . ented " Deidre" and "Kathleen ni Houli Dublin. not London. Lad) Gregory per han."' ~uaded Yeal to ~ hift loc·a lc, agreeing to " Kathleen ni Houlihan" wa a great obtain guarantor for the performance ucce ~ · 1\o,\ the lri h l\ational Dra- of pla) h) him and h) Ed\\ard :Mar matic ociet) \\as formed, with \ eats a" l) n. h: and George 1\lloore blessed the President. The nexl fe\\ ) ear therr -.chrme. and oon a paper theater aro e. emerged the talent of Lad) Gregor) and The Iri h Literar) Theater, '' hich pre the genius of John Millington S)ng~: sented in the Antient Concert Room in Lad) Gregor) 's " preading the \ e\\s Dublin ··The Counles Cathleen·' and and " ] () acinth Hah C)" revealed a come Vlarl)n· '"The Heather Field." Yeats· dian of great di tinction. With the per pla) a\\oke Dublin patriotism to a high forntance of ) nge's " In the hadow of pitch of denunciation. Lover of the the Glen'' in 1903, and ''Riders to the 1reland where hone) i ~ in the trees, ea" in 1901, the genius of the Irish "here dew lingers at noontide, and where drama wa at la l uncovered. ) eats had ~aints lurk everywhere, prole ted in pam mel that "drifting silent man, full of phlet and pre ~ . An anonymou bro- hidden pa ·ion," in Pari . He persuaded 10 Synge to turn to Ireland for the material of literature. In the Aran I le and in \Vick low, ynge had ~ tucli rd the pea · antr). " Rider to the , ea., wa hi, fir t undi ~ pute d ma Lerpiece. H aunlecl all through hi life b) the suiiering of the living and the ufiering of death, ) nge now repre ented his knowledge of that ''perfect fru tration,'· re ignation, or ac ceptance of the will of God, which ainl and philo opher and poet ha,·e borne wi tne to in all age . \\ith the arrival of )nge' " Rider to t the ea" the fi rst phase of the dramatic; Fiulcmcl's Oly mpic tadium and its movement may be said to have been com T elevision Tower pleted. Today, when William Butler Yeats i no longer li, ing, when \V. G. nent fellow-tra\ eler of hi . He i prob Fay ha for more than thirty year ahl v the be t known American Lra\ eler worked out ide the Irish Theater, the of hi time ... certainly the mo L popular. play of those early ) ear are till vigor His audience know him a a kind of ou ma.Lerpiece th at time does not \\ither. onmipre ent, all acti,·e motor, "ho ha:: A former director of the Abbe Theater no greater delight than to wander. And hou e of the Iri h \ational Theater it i true that, along the plea_anl high ociet) will pre enl ) nge's ''Rider to \\a ) ~ and by"a)S ''"here men, in piLe of the ea," Lady Gregor)' " H) acinth ine capable anxietie , li\ e and like to Halve)," and Yeat ' "Kathleen ni H ouli li, e, Burton Holme ha al o li\ ed and han'' on a turday e\ ening. ] anuar) 6. liked it. But active a he i , he hold~:> ]. Augustu Keogh' direc;tion \\ill re- citizen hip paper in l\ irvana. The tore the high enthu s ia ~ m of those early eighty-nine Buddha that he hou es in years, and the actor will illu trate the hi ~ ew York tudio ali fy a ecret, in aim::; and achievement of the Irish The terior wanderlu t. ater. P egg) Mc;Guire and Margaret Mul The current erie of Burton Holme lin , late of the Abbe) Theater, together tra\ elogue \\ill feature four countries, a with J ame Marr and Irene 0 . hirer, ·"ill world cruise, and Burton Holmes him head the ca l. self. The itinerary open "\Vith a ' i it in ''Heroic, Friendly Finland;' on Thur~ da) e\ ening, January ll. It i · a pi<'Lure Burton Holmes of happy progre in a countr; at peact> HE ) ear is 1886. The bird of pa age with it eli and it neighbor . The mo T i the S. . Umbria, and aboard is tion picture that Mr. Holme eloquenll) Burton H olme , aged ixteen, who is pre ent are t e ~ tim on) to the high travelling to Ireland with hi grand achie\ement of that liLLie country, v.hich, in war a in peace, ha won the admira mother. Ireland wa the fir t foreign land that the young American had ever ti on of th <> ci' ilized world. The follow ing Thur da) \\ill he de, oted to a "orld set foot on. And hi Irish eli CO \ erie and inve Li gati on were the ftr L of \\hat crui e, \\ ith ports of little call and great future hi torian ma) well call " The intere t cheduled for anchorage. There H olmes Redi co\ ery of the Earth." For follow Lour · of Holland, J anuar) 25: of fifty- three year ince that time, he ha the Mediterranean, February 1; and of tudied almo L ever ight on this round weden, on February 8. earth ; he ha climbed practically every mountain range except the mountain of The large t and mo t amazing a tro the moon; and he ha haken hand with nomical photograph C\er taken will be innumerable tribe of men. For fort)· exhibited in the third-floor case in mid seven of the e year · he ha lectured to ] anuary. They come from the Cook Ob- huge crowds who gladly became perma- ervatory. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR THESE PROGRAMS JASCHA HEIFETZ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 Reserved Seats-Institute Members: $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50 Others: $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3 THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Dr. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor SECOND CONCERT FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 MOZART Overture to "The lVIagic Flute" ScH 1\r t\l\ . , ~ mphon) in B-flat major \ o. I , Op. :18 PROKOFIEFF' "C la ~ sica l S) mphon) ., FALRE - " Pelleas et Meli, andr'' SIBELit s "Finlandia.'' ~) mphonic Poem: Op . 26 Reserved Seats-$1.25, $1.50, $1. 75, $2.25, $2.75 THE JOOSS BALLET " NEW REPERTORY TUESDAY, JANUARY 16 Reserved Seats- Institute Members: $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50 Others: $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3 LA URITZ MELCHIOR LEADING WAGNERIAN TENOR MONDAY, JANUARY 29 Re ~ erved eat - In Litule iember : '1, $1.50 . ..'2 . .,'2.50 Other : $1.50, ·1·2, $2.50, '3 EVENINGS AT 8:30 O'CLOCK IN THE OPERA HOUSE 12 Lecture Notes Philosopher-Sta tesm an. A ~ a pupil in the vi llage chool, Hu hih learned the wi dom and morality of the Chinese. In the Book of Filial Piety he read of the good son, a young man of even ly, who played bear to amu e hi light-hearted parent of ninety. At eleven, Hu hih wa a firm believer in corruption: he had read the Lesser Learning which aid that " there is no body after death upon which the torture of hell can be inflicted, and the spirit itself fade away.'' At fifteen he was editor of The trug gle, a journal devoted to the p opulariza tion of Western science and cientific idea . He was him elf a Darwinian and adapted for his pen name " hih," or " Fittest," the end product of Darwin' Lruggle. A Boxer Indemnity cholar ship re cued the young editor from ''pre mature senility." At Columbia u niver KATHARIN E HEPBUR N, ·ity he came under the influence of J ohn now appearing ·n the Theatre Guild Dewey who, he says, taught him how to production of Phi ip Barry's comedy, think. He returned to China after even "The Philadelphia Story," year ' tudy in America, a firm believer at the Shubert Theatre. in the pirituality of machinery. As Profe or of Philo oph) at P eiping Univer ity he took hi place among the leader of Chinese culture. Illiterate pea ant crowded the lecture hall to hear I. RUDOLPH K~ TZ the great profe or peak. He unco' ered for the We l, a well a for China. "Ear - Training, Sight- Reading" a proce ion of great Chine e philo o pher , comparable to tho e of Athen . Method for Violin Playing He became known a a mercile' critic \\' 1!1 pr t> pare ~ t 11dents for Cunetrt, Radto a nd Cu ltura l llohby. Erhemblt· of Chine e public life, waging continual p ractice \\ ith prufes~iunal accumpar11~t \\ar against poverl) , di ea e, ignorance, corruption, and di order. Hi nation ha 903 Carnegie Hall, 56th St. & 7th Ave. Circle 6-2746 officially recognized h i en ices by ap pointing him it Amba ador to the Lnited tale . lL i , a privilege for the l n ti tute to pre ent Dr. Hu hih in an addre, , " China and the World \ ar," on JOE'S RESTAURANT Monday evening, J anuaq 8. at BORO HALL 300 FULTON STREET, BROOI 13 Ru ja. Hi father wa a kulak, or rather. hr . l Dresses at American Poetry. H e h a ~ been ('ailed " Lhe most <..:om panionable of poets. Moderate E\ er) one "ho has known \ illiam Ro e Benet agree that he i the "illie t and mo l jo) o u of friend , a well a poel Prices a nd critic of no slighl allainmenl. He ha recent I' been one of lhc ediLoL of the monun;ental Oxford Book of Ameri • can Pro e and P oetry. in "hich the fruil of two cenlurie of American literature The CLAIRE SHOP 1019 Flatbush Avenue OPEN All YEAR - Formerly Lewisohn's Estate Dear Loew'a KlDI'I CENTRAL VALLEY NEW YORK BUckminster 2-9685 40 miles from N. Y. 225 acres of beautiful Ramapo Mountains. 5 miles of paths. Seasonal Sports, Riding, Roll er Skating. library, open fireplaces. Con genial atmosphere, excellent cuisine. Adults. Tel. : Highland Mills 7895. Mgt. FANN IE GOLDBERG. 14 carefully gathered. The intimate of poet living and dead he counted the late Amy Lowell, ar a Tea dale, Vachel Lind ay, and Edwin Arlington Robinson among hi clo est friend ; the hu band of one of America's m o t talented woman poet , Elinor Wylie, and brother of Ste phen Vincent Benet William R o ~ e Benet ha known American poetry in the mak in g for many year . He will eli cu s " American Contempor aq PoeL" for the Institute on Monda) e\ cning, J anuaq 15. Communications " Might I make the timid propo al that upon In titute program there he put a request that ladies of the audience ~ r a ciousl) rern o\ e their haL '? The) look bet ter that \\ a) an)hO\\. But thi suggesti on is clue to the fact th at rerentl), O \\ ing to the popularity of the program · a nd m y own po ibly inexcu able tardine s, I han• been relegated to the la t row of JULI E HAYDON and EDDIE DOWLING the Mu ic H all. Thi i not o p recipi in a scene from "The Time of Your Life," tou , a it i in orne theater , and in my William Saroyan's gay-mad comedy being eff ort to dodge variou pecimen of presented at the Booth Theatre by The Theatre Guild in association with Eddie Dowl'ng. femi11ine headgear, the Phrygian bonnet, the pillbox, the doughnut, the toboggan lidf', the inverted ice-cream cone, a nd other delectable but opaque hape , my cervical \ ertebrae have been eriou 1} The Program impaired, not to speak of the intellectual ,v- los . " E.H.W. and Magazine " De iring to make a' ailable to our of the Brooklyn employee the cultural po i bilities of membership in the Brooklyn [n titute of Art and ciences, as ''ell as BROOKLYN to further the intere t of the ln ·titute and our community, w e arc enclo ing ACADEMY herewith check for $80.00 to cover an of nua l member hip of the following ... . Thus, we areal o recognizin g an obliga MUSIC tion to the community from "hich '' c is pu blished by draw our bu ine _.'' J ohn F. Seehamp. Pre. ident, Ha Lton &._ Do) lr . rn c. SIGMUND GOTTLOBER 258 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CAledonia 5-61190 FREDERICK BRIED A dvertising Director : F RED!t. RoYCE TEACHER OF PIANO • For Be~r i nncr and Artist Inquiries concerning a dvertising rates t Technic • Interpretation • R epertoire 1 should be a ddressed to the publisher t l'rarllre Arrangements for P upi l ~ from Other Ht ntrs l THREE PUBLIC RECITALS AT THE BROOI 15 CLASSES FOR LAYMEN OPENING IN FEBRUARY T HE ARTS TEACHERS MAY ATTEND FOR ALERTNESS CREDI T PHOTOGRAPHY WAT ER COLOR, OIL PAINTING AND FUNDAMENTALS OF PHOTOGRAPHY QUICK SKETCHING The classes listed in these pages are specially designed for the layman who HERMAN DE WETTER, A .R P S. JOHN R. KOOPMAN and JOHN I. 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FEE: 11\:STITUTE MEMBERS. $I 5: JEHANNE LA SAUZE H OMER O SERIS OTHERS. $20 FIRST SESSIO\i, JA:\t..:ARY 2'l I 5 TUESDAYS. 4-6 P .M. 15 MO NDAYS, 7:30-9:30 P.M. FEE: INSTITUTE :vtr:MBERS. $12 .50 , FIRST SESSION, JANUARY 30 FIRST SESSION, JANUARY 29 OTIIERS. $14 ILLUSTRATION FEE: INSTIT UTE MEMBE RS, $12 ; FEE: INSTITUTE MEMBERS, $ 12; FRANK STREET OTHERS, $1 5 OTIIERS, $IS MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS SURVEY COURSES \ ND F RIDAYS, 7 10 P.M. ADVANCED FRENCH ADVANCED SPANISH ri-IESE LECTURES \RL f RE:.f-_ TO 11\S I 1- FIRST SESSION. JA UARY 29 JEHANNE LA SAUZE HOMERO SERIS TUTE \1EMBFRS TEACHERS \X'IIO ARf·. MEMBERS MAY ATTE:-.:D FOR C.RE.DIT. FEE: PER MO Til· I STJTUTE MEMBERS. I S WEDNESDAYS, 6-8 P .M. , 8 - 10 P.M 15 WED ESD/\ YS, 7:30-9:30 P.M. $10; OTHERS, $12 50 CREDIT FEE. $2 50, PER COURSE. F IRST SESSIONS, JANUARY 3 I F IRST SESSIO , JANUARY 3 I FEE. 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A list should be enclosed with sets of three photographs portrayinc each entry giving titles in each set the contrasts of daily life that ari11e and name and address of maker. The in the rapid ~rowth of the Borough same data should be written legibly of Brooklyn. Technical photographic on the back of each mount, but no excellence is required. writing should appear on the face of mounts. II. VI. The competitiOn is open to all ama· Entries should be addressed to Miss teur photographer. in the Metropoli E. Sticht, Registrar, Academy of Mu tan area. Entries will be divided into sic Building, 30 Lafayette A venue, two sections, each offering the prizes Brooklyn, N. Y., and must arrive by li11ted above. The first section is lim 12:00 noon on Saturday, February 17, ited to members of the Institute at the Academy of Music; the second 1940. section is open to all others. No em· VII. ployee of the Institute is eligible for Receipt of entries will not be ac this contest. knowledged but a catalogue of the ex III. hibition containing announcement of The judges will be: James G. Me· the results will be mailed to eaeh en Donald, Raymond V. Ingeraoll, Lao· trant. Entries will be returned to ranee P. Roberts, Thomas 0 . Sheck makers promptly upon conclusion of ell, and Herbert C. McKay. the exhibition. 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THo'm~~AVIN~.~ BANK FO UNDED IBSI TO SERVE THE FA MILIES OF BROOKlYN AND lONG ISlAND BURTON HOLMES DEAN OF WORLD TRAVELERS IN A NEW SERIES OF FIVE ILLUSTRATED LECTURES • "Heroic, Friendly FINLAND" THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11 "A New Kind of WORLD CRUISE" THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18 "Great Little HOLLAND" THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25 "A New MEDITERRANEAN Odyssey" THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1 "More About SWEDEN 11 THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8 • MUSIC HALL 8:15 o'clock ACADEMY OF MUSIC SUBSCR IPTI ON FOR THE SERIES INSTITUT E MEMBERS : $2.00, $3.00. OT HERS : $3.50, $5.00. NO TAX. 25 TilE JN TITl.JTE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC ~alurda) !'\(' nin ~ . .l a rw ar) 6. 19 10. al 8 : IS o'clock in llw \lrr;;ic IIa ll The Institute T heater presents Three One-Act Irish Plays Direc led h) J. Augustus Keogh "l{ath leen ni Houlihan" In William Bull(•r 't Pal" Peler Ci llanr ...... ·...... l Al\1 ES .MARR Michael Gillanr. hi s ~o n ...... l ERRY BucKLEY Palrick Gillane. Michael's brolhf' r ...... ] OSEPH P. O' BRIE'\ Bridgel Gillane. Peler· :-; wife ...... :v!EG MLLLI s Deli a Cahr l. engaged Lo Vli chacl...... BJ\nB \RA LA'\ E The Poor Old \\'oman ...... lRE\E OsHIRER \ eighbors . ... T11 ERESE \hER . R LTII \\ 11 ITE. PEARL H ERMAl\. GRACE PA) '-ITER, PAL\1 t:R THO\J PSO\ , cenr : Inlerior of a collage in Killala in 1798 \\ illiam B111l er ) t>al,... one of the fo11nders of lhe Abbe) Theater, ,.., perhap;. nw;.l apll) c haracleri zt>d as ''the po t> l in the !heater." In ··Kalldeen ni l lo11lihan'· ( Ka th leen, I he da11~hler of l lo11 lih an ) he 11 ;-ed BALDWIN-TO DAY'S GREAT PIANO IJsJ•d exdusivrly by sudr farnnus artists as Bachous • Bartok • Bauer • Bjoerling • Bori Echaniz • Eisenberger • Ericourt • Gieseking Golschmann • lturbi • Kelberine • Kipnis • Lhevinne Naegele • Pons • Rosenthal • Schipo • Schmitz • Shure Slenczynski • Szigeti • Tonsmon • Wittgenstein BALDWIN PIANOS 20 EAST 54th ST., NEW YORK, N. Y. Also Acrosoni c • Hamilton • Howard 26 Lauritz Melchior (Co ntinued fr om page 6) • the number of performance of the e role-.. In r ecent ) ear Melchior h a al o won acclaim a an out tanding Lieder EIGHTY-NINE singer, esp ecially of " her oic" ballad . But it i not only a a gr eat W ag YEARS nerian tenor that I per onall re' ere and }0\,e Lauritz M elchior. It is a a per OF SERVICE <.on::tl friend whom I am pri' ileged to knm intima te!). H e is a warm, friendl y, TO lo' able human being who ne' er rate himself abo' e hi fellOl\ m en except, let BROOKLYN PEOPLE u a), in m atter of contract brid ~e and in hi enjoyment of good food . One '' ould never want to m eet a mo re charm ing, a fTable per on. HL pri' ale life i , in a '"a), clo el) connected with hi oper atic career, for off tage lelchior i the li, ing per o nift- cation of i e~ fri ed , no t o nl) in h i height, but al o in hi avid ta te for the Main 0 ffice: Atlantic Ave. and Court St. outdoor . H e i exactl) ix feel four, 18th Avenue Office: 18th Ave. and 65th St. of v. hich he i no t espcci all) proud be cause he a) it i no t an unusual height for a Dane. (Co ntinued on page 29) • THE VARI OUS HALLS OF THE B ROOKLYN A CADEMY O F MUSIC ARE AVAI LA BLE FOR CO NCERTS, PLAYS, LECTURES, DANCES, AND OTHER EVENTS OPERA HOUSE BALLROOM MUSIC HALL Inquire: Managing Superintendent STerling 3-6700 D E~TI~T Food for Thought DR. J. B. LA Z ARE 19 East 59th Stree t 130 W est 42nll Street 125 W es t 45th Street Otlwr hnuH·hcs Long Island Railroad Depot Bldg 139 FLATBUSH AVE. Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues WINES AND LIQUORS Brook lyn , N. Y. STerlin1 3-31 82 27 ALandmark for 79 Years Brooklyn's friendly Savings Bank wants to help you save. May we suggest, for your convenience, our simple plan for banking by mail? Ask for our descriptive folder explaining this easy method of saving. One dollar opens an account. East Brooklyn Savings Bank Bedford and De Kalb Avenues Founded 1860 C Oll7'l'I! IC I!t t o r ea ch by Rth .·h ·c ~ ub71'CI)' a11d moll_\' cor /il! cs poetic ... ymholi"m to portra} the traged) of Ireland and her va li ant >- trugglr for national ('ntit). Kathleen is actuall) in tended to n ·pre..,ent the soul of Ire land for which so many sanificed themselves. The Lime of the pla) i" 1798. wlwn the French formed a n allianc<' with the irish and land((! tJoop" at Killala to assist them. Therr i>- a legend that, whene,er there i>- trouble in Ireland. the ·Poor Old Woman'' walks abroad. looking like a ;.orrowful pea,.,anl. hut hl'neal h her rag:;; she hide;. the gloq and grandeur of a (jtH' en. "Hyacinth Halvey" h) Lad) Gregor) H~ acinth llah r~ ...... J ~HH ) BccKLE'l .James Quirke. a butcher ...... J. A LGL STU KEOGll Fard) FarrelL a telegraph ho) ...... JosEPH P. O'BHTEN Sergeant Carden ...... JAMES MARR Mr '-_ Delane. postmi tre~s al Cloon ...... MEG M LLI 1S Mi ~ J O) ce. the priest' housekeeper ...... PEGG'l MeG IRE cene: Out~ide the Post Offi('e of the lilllc tO\\ n of Cloon '·Lady Gregory liH·d among the pea..,antr) of lwr nali\e Gah,ay for the greater part of lwr life. ller lt)\e for Lhe people ~rew until it became almo.;t a pa..,,.,ion. ll er thoug;hls and speech becanw tho~e of her people. Her greal est phaH' began when r,.he undt>rt no k I hr organ izal ion of a theater for lrt>land . .'he was then in her forlirlh )ear. hut e'en then she seem>- lo ha'r had no ambition t•l wrile plays hr r.., elf. Bul it i" as a writer of delightful lillie Ctlm ediei' that -.he i~ hrsl known lo the world loday. ll t>r grt>alesl work and hrr mofil la!'Linf.( arhie,emrnl. how ('\'er. is in lhal !healer which she did so much lo ('>- lahlish.'' Andrew \talon<' in The Irish Drama . ..------Now is the time to join a------~ it's fun; you get the experience of dancing with others, and all classes are personally taught by Mr. A. J. Weber, nationally recognized dance analyst and teacher to the pro fession. It really costs no more and you learn in half the usual time. Don't delay. Make this one of your happiest years. BALLROOM DANCING Register NOW Adult Classes Mon., Tues., Thurs. Eve. CHILDREN'S CLASSES Hhth School Student Classes Fri. Eve. Tap and Ballet 15 Hours $10.00 PRIVATE LESSONS BY APPOINTMENT 489 Washington Ave.. Brooklyn WEBER STUDIOS 8th Ave. Subway Sta. at Comer Telephone PU..Speet 9-6'789, Branch at Oceanside, L. I . Phone Rockville Centre 23 I·------28th SEASON ------~ 28 Lauritz Melchior MISS (Continued from page 27) Like iegfried, Melchior i e pecially DUNBAR'S SCHOOL . fond of exerci e and of the outdoors. 186 Joralemon St., Brooklp1, N.). ~ He think nothing o[ rising at dawn and walhng around Central Park lake. How • C\ cr. that i tame compared to his natu ral propensil) for fi hing and hunting. 0eculaual .~~t'nt~'..J . E, cr~ ) ear he set ofT on long hunting FOR GIRLS . r"'ped itions. often bringing home li,e • '-prcimen ~ o[ big game. On the '' all of • • his lu xuriou, ~ illing room hang the ~ PLACE\IE::\T SERYICE FREE~ ~ head of a sixteen-hundn:·d-pound bison (thr feet \\ere made into ashtra)s!) he <'ap turrd a few ) ears ago out \\ e l. .Melchior is a man of nwn) interests NEW LOW GAS RATES and hr:::ides his great lo\ e for th e out for COOKING door, , hi indoor hobbies include a REFRIGERATION passionate Io, e for bridge and cooking WATER HEATING !he makes ma nelous O'<-Lail ~oup and HOUSE HEATING al\\a~s prepares for hi s birthda\ a use GAS FOR ALL FOUR Smorgasbord compri, ing O\ er a hundred to get the full ht:ndit of t he nt'w low ratt'"· 'arictirs of food), He is ' en fond of "Tht' m ort you u-. t. t he m on· you sa 1·t .. good food (particular!) a Kdsekuchen Call COney Island G-5300 \\ hil h 111) mother preparrs) and enjo) ~ BROOKLYN BOROUGH GAS COMPANY <·o n uming quantities of Pilsener beec Coney Island, N. Y . lie is, morco,·er, an int e r e ~ Lcd collector of all sorts of antiques and curiosities. It is c1 iffrcult for me to cle~ cr ib e exactly ho\\ much Melchior· friendship ha Y. W. C. A. SCHOOL for meant to me. It ha ~ e n eel as a great BUSINESS TRAINING in !)iration. as an example of a highl) ESTABLISHED 48 YEARS ~ ucce sful creati, e artist '' ho h "Riflers to the Sea" h) John \lillin ~ ton . ) nge laun a ...... I RE'd·: O sHIREH Cathlrrn. br r daughter ...... A \JT \ Cn.A '\IS B a rtl e ~. h r r son ...... ] EHH\ B uCKLE\ \ o ra. a ' oun First \\ <;nu1 n-- ...... L •• ••••• ••• • •••••••• • • • • MEc M LLINS Second \\ oman ...... PEGC) l\lcGciHE lsl a nd e r ~ .... THER ES E M \ ERS. HLTJJ \\ 11 ITE. PE \RL HERl\I Ai\ . GRACE P\\l\T ER. P\Ll\IER TllO\IPSON Sce r1 r: A rollagr kitchen on an i!" land ofT the \\c-. L Coa. t of ] re land "" \\ illiam But in ) ea t-. ad' i-.ed S ~ nge to get awa) from P ar i ~ . ' You \\ill rw, <·r crcatr a n, th in!!. In reading R a<' inr ... . Co to the At a n 1-. land-.. Li' l' tlw re a~ if ~c-H r \H' l"l' one ;J{ the peopl e Lhr m-.e h e;,. l ~ >..pr c -. .., a l ife tha t ha-. ne, er found e'l: pre;,-. ion." o S) nge went to Aran. the '-l "*** Yz * ... the mo ·t interesting French film to come our way in many moons!" \\ ,\NDA IIALE, OA I L \ NEWS. " We con jess our thorough eujoyment !" "Rem arkably well clone, brilliantly cast!" FR.\ :-: K "· :-:t · < ; ~: 'iT. :-: . Y TIM ES. HOWARI) JlARXES, I!FRAIO-TRlllUNE. Based on Andre Maurois' "Edward VII and His Time" with VICTOR FRANC EN and GABY MORLA Y A ~I\'\ (,! \ SS l'RODUCTJ O 'i PRESE\'TED SL\I tTLT AX I·.OCSLY \ T : 55th STREET PLAYHOUSE 5th AVENUE PLAYHOUSE ( East of 7th Ave.) CO . 5-0425 (5th Ave. ;at 12th St. ) AL. 4-7661 30 ~ 10<1~7 I (;-:r • [J<'I T4 i t}CIT~ :1 -.1_. tj: ~ ~ flo < ~ u..J( ~ ~[ ll[TJRIHO txiT8 800M .,10.,.,...~- .. ... -~L I-! t)(JT 12...... , ..:1 j <(- FIRE NOTICE: Look Around Now and Choose the Nearest Exit to Your Seat. In case of Fire Walk (Not Run) to that Exit. 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