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( H\ I I R C 0 1\( I Ill '\1 \\ '> 3 MASTCRPIFCr 01 /\MERICA ART AT TilE BROOKLY MUSEUM PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN GENTLEMAN by John S. Copley (1737-1815) Copley was born of Irish parents in Boston, Massachu~~tt~ C.,~ lf educated, he began his career as a portrait painter in his native ctty, hut attain~d his int.:rna tronal reputation in fngland, "' here he spent the la\t fort) \'l'ats of his life 4 The Program and Magazine of THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC A Message of Greeting The Institute's new season <> l'ens at a time when its audi ences feel a closer community bond than ever before in the recent history of our country. The international crisis ha s made us hi ghly conscious of the strength that comes from thinking together and acting together. T his year, full y cognizanr of its added responsibi lities, the Institute has prepared a program at the AcCi demy of Music which should foster our bC~sic common interests. World events dominate our lives and hopes. The In stitute, therefore, makes a logical step in increasing the number of lectures on current hi story. Authorities from the press, radio, and the universities will appear in morning, afternoon, and evening series to help clarify the rapid cl evelopmenh abroad and their possible effect on us . Despit e this emphasis, we continue to pay full Clttention to th e arts and sc iences. or shall we neglect the lighter side of life, that sen se of humor which characteri zes us as Americans. In music, th e In stitute's program is the largest and most important of its kind ever present ed. New se ries of co ncerts have been added to the regular schedule in order to satisfy the growing number of music lovers who patronize the Academy of Music. Although more internationally famous artists will perform here during 1940-194 1 than in previous years, we arc proud to announ ce that our younger mu sicians will also have greater representation A summer of co ntinued effort has gone into the making of the Institute's new program. I hope it will encourage each member to bring at least one new member to the Institute, thus ensuring the future of Brook lyn's great tornmunity cent er. President, The Brooklyn Institute of Art~ and Science~ 5 A Festive Opening The Brookly n Civic Orchestra is now enter ing its tenth year of existence. Sponsored by Long Island University and nurtured by its artistic director, Or. Paul Kosok, it has de Teresa Sterne vel oped from an enthusiastic group of amateurs to a well trained and experienced orchestra. To 8 0111 TIIF OPIHA Ilous1 AND ·1111 f'vlus1c day, it consists of sixty musicians and appears !!all of the Brooklyn Academy of Music will on October 16 under its assistant conductor, be the scene of the unusual program on W ed Milton Rosenstock. nesday e\'ening, October 16, which marks the The young soloist is Teresa Sterne, twelve opening of the season. Actually, two separate year-old pianist of Brooklyn. Within the last programs will be offered simultaneously, each year, r1i ss Sterne has made two important pub providing a full e\ ening's enjoyment in itself. lic appearances which drew acclamation from In this way, it wi ll be possible to accommodate the critics. The first was with the N .B.C. Sym not only the increasing number of members and phony Orchestra at Madison Square Garden, on their guests who come out to celebrate the In ovember 27, 1939; the second was with the stitute's new year, hut also the many artists ew York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra whose performances make the celebration pos at Lewisohn Stadium, on July 17, 1940. I ler sible. third appearance will be here, in a performance Both programs will begin at 8:30 o'clock. of Grieg's Concerto in A minor. Shou Id they enter the Opera I louse, mem hers The thanksgiving cantata will be sung by the wil l he regaled wi th the musical riches that is Fireside Singers, under the direction of Cecile Brooklyn's, riches unsuspected by most of us Jacobson. This chorus has been heard fre and fully deserving of our attention and en quently over the radio and is well known to thusiasm. The Brooklyn Civic Orchestra will many churchgoers throughout the city. The present a concert, in the course of which a child cantata closes with the first verse of "America, pianist of amazing ability will play one of the the Beautiful." The audience will join the sing great concerti , a choral group wi ll sing a beau ers, the orchestra, and the organ in the fin al tiful American cantata of thanksgiving, and the two verses, bringing the Opera House program audience wi ll join with all the musicians in the to a happy close. closing hymn. The two young Negro soloists who will sing r:qually attractive will be the Music I !all's in the Music I Iall are Manet Fowler, soprano, share of the festivities. There, two young and her brother, George Harrison Fowler, bari sin gers will range through the repertory of spir tone. Both are leading soloists of the Mwalimu ituals and other American songs. A sophisti Festival Chorus, one of the country's major cated pianist will draw from contemporary com egro groups. The sophisticated pianist on the posers in creating a h:df hour of moods which same program is Otto Gruenbaum. The Amer run from boisterous humor to sentimentality and ican Ballad Singers, who conclude the Music the blues. Finally, the American Ballad Singers, Hall's program, are well known to the Institute's under Elie Siegmeister, will depict in music the members, as they are everywhere, for their out many geographical regions which, together, standing work in perpetuating America's most make up the United States. beautiful folk songs. 6 KREISLER: THE COMPLETE MASTER T ill I ~-IITllll ~ S l Hll .~ l O ll 1940- 1941 , modern pedormam.e, and today few \ iolin re " Music and the Dance," brings together ci tals fai l to incl ude some co mposit ion which under one auspice probably a greater number derives from this master's hours of patient of the world's distin gui shed musicians than any research. comparable group of event s. It is alt oge ther Besides his arrange ment s of the older music, appropriate, therefore, that th e opening pro Kreisler has contributed a num ber of original gram, Tuesday evening, October 29, should works of great beauty, including that much be given by Fritz Kreisler, one of the great discussed group long thought tO he the prod violin is ts of all time. uct of ea rl ier composers and recently re\'ealed Few musicians enjoy that uni on of talents as his own : "Chanson Louis X III and Pavane," which has made the name Kreisler a tradition "Tempo di \in uetto," " La Precieuse," ''Pre whil e its possessor is still very much ali ve. Ap ghiera," " tudy on a Choral," ''Sicilienne and proaching his mellow years, Kreisler can look Ri gaudon," " Au bade Provenc;;a le," and others. back on an eventful life fill ed almos t from its Some of Kreisler's compositions have become start with the world's applause. acknowledged classics: "Caprice Viennois," "Tambouri n Chinois," "Recitative and Scherzo,'' l-I e made his debut in Vi enna at the age of seven, and entered that city's famous conserv· and hi s Stri ng Quartet in A mi nor. atory in the same year, the youngest pupil ever Perhaps the greatest charm of Fritz Kreisler to have been admitted. Three years later, hav is hi s simpl ici ty and hu manity, rare qual ities in in g learned all that he could learn in Vienna, a man so long celebrated in the world's capitals he went to Paris. At the Paris conserva tory A to uching example is the reply he once gave he studied with the celebrated violin pedagogues, to a friend who had :~sked \\ hat he, as :~ nw sician, considered the most beautiful music in Delibes and Massart. When le f>e trt l 're rr rrors." as he was ca lled, won the Grand Prix de Rome, the world. Kreisler said : " It is, in my mind, in competition with students twice hi s age, those the song of the fo rest. 1:e\\ joys can compare who earli er had accepted hi s precocious mu to that of wa lk ing in a pi ne fo rest in summer, sicianship with reservations ungrudgingly ac listening to the glorious harmony made by the kn owledged a new talent of towering propor birds, the insects, and by the wi nd brushing rhrough the leaves. I can feast my ears on ti ons. the music of the pines, and be refreshed when Leaving Paris, Kreisler accompanied the re all other sounds have fa iled to soot he me. To nowned pianist, Moriz Rosenthal, on a tour many people, music comes only from a musical whi ch included a number of cities in the United instrument, or fro m the throat of a great singer States. With each recital, Kreisler's fame grew. But these people go through the \\ orld missing Today it is impossible to imagine any place in hundreds of other sounds that :~re beautiful, the world where music lovers congregate that restful, invigorating· sounds that make great does not know of Kreisler and respond to his lllusic." genius. 1-:ven a bowing acquaintance with the violin repertory makes one reali ze the debt his con temporary recitalists owe to Kreisler's tireless efl ort s. For many years, until the outbreak of the present war, he spent part of each summer in the libraries of France and Italy where, stored in dusty and neg lected stacks, la y folios of sevent eenth and eighteenth century violin music. Kreisler has arr:~n g ed much of thi s music fo r 7 The GREAT PIANO CLASSICS A PtHH.JIA.\1 ot ~ ~Hrtl t t tOt!:\' t PH~ t u)Dt'> _o~ Bach, compostttons by Scarlatti, I aradtsl, \lozart, and other masterworks of the eighteenth century will inaugurate the In stitute's new re cital ~e rie ., the Great Piano Classics, on Tues Moriz Rosenthal day evening, ovember 19. The series, ar ranged in cooperation with Albert Morini, con cert manager of ew York, will consist of six chosen the music of Schubert, Liszt, and Chopiu Tuesday evening recitals. It will provide an as his share of the series. C'\Citing survey of the historical development of Some twenty-Ave years ago, Mr. Rosenthal the vast and important literature for the piano. recalls I he made an entirely different approach in a recital which included the works of Li szt. The first recital will be given by Percy " I wanted to show off Liszt as well as possible/' Crainger, distinguished Australian-American art he explained, "and so I prepared a program ist, who will take this opportunity to make his called 'Liszt and I lis Rivals.' It included lgnaz only metropolitan appearance of the season. Moscheles, Muzio Clementi, I larry Field, Sigis Succeeding programs will be given by Moriz mund Thalberg, Adolph I lenselt, and, of course, l~ ose nthal , llarold Bauer, Stell Andersen, Marit• Li szt himself. They were all great pianists of Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Earl Maiman, and Abram the nineteenth century, each was a composer of Chasins. Each recital will be devoted to the some note. You may believe me when I say masterworks of a special period or group of that Liszt came out of it very well indeed." composers. The fifth program wi ll be a joint recital by Mr. Bauer will include three great sonatas, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, distinguished Ital the " Moonlight," the " Appassionata/' and the ian pianist and composer, and Earl Maiman, Sonata in A flat , Opus I I 0, in hi s all-Beethoven young American pianist. T hey will present the program for the second concert, on December great classics of impressionism, including the 17. lie will be followed a month later by tell works of Debussy, l~avel , and of Castelnuovo Andersen, outstanding American woman pianist, T edesco himself. The program will be given who will perform major works hy Robert Schu on March 25. mann and Johannes Brahms. I ler recital is The series will conclude on April 22 with a sc heduled for January 28. performance of contemporary music by Abram For Moriz Rosenthal's recital, on february Chasins, well-known pianist-composer, whose 2), that grand old musician, only living pupil weekly radio recitals over the national net of Li . zt still performing, has appropriately works have won him a large following. <> tdl Andetsen llarold Bauer Percy Grainger 8 CONCERTS FOR CHILDREN vember 2, is called, "Meet the Strings." Violin, viola, 'cello, double bass, and harp, will each introduce it self to the audience, will illustrate it s tonal range, its importance to the orchestra, and it s solo virtuosities. Almost unwittingly the children wi ll learn the meaning of Ctllrlrlem· /ll==rurlo. lcqato. and other basic phrases when nritllu-T'ikcu the orchestra illustrates them as singing, pluck. Gnald Warburg ing, and running qualities of the string section. Each of the illustrations will be inco rporated in A 1 LAS 1 the good news can be announced to an important orchestral work. music- minded parents: a series of six or Strings alone do not make the orchestra . The chestral concerts will be given during the season second concert, December 7, will, therefore, for the benefit of their children. They wi ll he introduce the woodwinds, brasses, and pe rcus held in the Opera !louse on the first Saturday sion. Again, it will he a matter not of chance afternoon of each month from ovember to acquaintanceship with these instruments but a April , inclusive. The performances will be warm friendship. give n by the ew York Philharmonic-Symphony The cries proceeds to a di scussion of the Chamber Orchestra, thirty musicians under the sources of orchestral repertory. The third con directi on of Gerald W arburg. cert, January 4, will show, first, how music plays Originally a co ncert 'cellist, 1r. Warburg for the dance and, second, how it derives its emulated such fellow instrumentalists as Tos in spiration from the dance. The fourth con canini, Casal s, and Barbirolli by wielding the cert , f.ebruary I , fo ll ows the same general baton instead of the bow. In past years he thought, hut indicates the many ways in which has made th e Vienna Chamber Orchestra pop· the folk song has influenced the orchest ra. ular over the radio. This year he will provide The two final conce rts should teach the child a treat for Brooklyn's youn ge r generation with what to look for in music. O n larch I, he a selected group of musicians from the Greater will learn that " Music Tell s a Story." On April Cit y's prem ier orchestra. A treat it will defi ) , he wi ll di scover that, " lusic Speaks for It nitely he. J\lr. \Xfarburg possesses those qual self." One may wonder how children wi ll take ities of speech, manner, and musicianship which to " pure" music, but all douhts should be at an immediately draws even the most wilful child end when musical form is revealed as a sprightl} into his sphere of influence. and interesting affair, almo<;t a game, like tag The first program, Saturday afternoon, o- or checkers. Abram Chasins rarl \laiman \lario Castclnuovo Tcdcsw 9 New room harmonies in American Regency Jackson Yellow Adams Green Jefferson Red Franklin Bisque Madison Rose Monroe Blue Here is a coordination of everything for your home, based on a new chain of color- a chain so flexible that you can combine any or all of the 6 decisive colors without striking a false note. Within the chain you can match fabrics, carpets, blankets, glassware, wallpaper, closet accessories, and even bathroom soap. Furniture pieces echo and re-echo the American Regency theme. Prices are pleasantly moder ate. Come soon and see! 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I CI OIH oiS [r-..Ist Ll The Swan of T uonela, Op. 2::! , o. ~ .II AN Still l.lliS Ill THE FIRESIDE SIN GERS Cecil e Jacob on, D irector Robert Leech Bed ell. at rhc organ Cantat1 , " Prai~ e lehm·ah" 1'1111 \(" Jci>OPIII> (thOI II \) '""" \I,,H Fo> Tl>)" L~ef l>l J, ( <'II' <" (/''"' '"/") \ rll T he audience i ~ • ·cq u ~stcd t" st:llld and sing th ~ laM t ,.:o stanz.ts of "Amct·ic.l, the Beautiful'' "i·h th e d · o· u:; ,,nd nrch cstra. T he words arc pr in t ~ d on page 24. BENEDICT & BENEDICT I J/S [ ! R A NC J ~~ f>l'r.'iO I/(tf Serri('<' c·om hin ed tcith the arlt•cJnla!ws of o l arw> orw 111 i :=at ion BROOKLYN OFFICE NEW YORK OFFICE Court and Montague Sts. 99 John Street cu 15-3300 BE 3-3000 l'" Ai\IIRIC\'i- ORTII, SOUIII, AND CLN tral-are on the verge of a new e'perience: redisco\'en. 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Baldwin Grands ore Priced from $995 BALDWIN PIANOS 20 East 54th Street New York The Boston Symphony Orchestra now uses the Baldwin Pi<~no in its Six Concerts 19 "Childl'en should nol sludy on infel'iol' pianos11 Sometimes people carelessly say, "Any piano is good enough for a beginner!" Th e reverse is true. An inferior piano develops an uneven touch. The short, sharp tone often discourages a child. With a Steinway, a child shows greater interest, works with greater diligence, learns faster. First impressions of the golden Steinway tone are deep and lasting. As little as $98.50 down places the $985 Steinway Grand in your home af once. STEINWAY lk. SONS STEIHWAY HALL 109 W. 57TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY THE INSTITUTE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC ANNOUNCES SOME SEATS STILL AVAILABLE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FIVE CONCERTS FOR 1940-1941 Dr. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor • Evenings at 8 :30 • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 FRIDAY, MARCH 14 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 FRIDAY, APRIL 4 • SUBSCRIPTION $5, $6, $7, $8, $ 10, $ 12.50. BOXES : $7, $10, $ 15 PER SEAT. COMMUNICATE WITH THE INSTITUTE BOX OFFICE 30 LAFAYETTE AVENUE, BROOKLYN, STerling 3-6700 • OPERA HOUSE-BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC 20 TWO CONVENIENT OFFICES ~lAIN OFFICI Granada Hotel 1 '"Tfrry.,ttP nnd Flntr 11sh A vc 1111'.., l.af:" l'llr A\t' nur :uHI -\..,hJanfl Plnt'r Of'fno/1' l ,,d,·m\' nf \/u~r, HAY PARI<\\' i\Y IHli\NI' II; f)ll nlh ,ttltl ltnlll tht Hlo,,kl II \ (·,uhm\ ol \l111t 6633 Bay Parkway l·. llfll\ .-It 22Hd .lt•rtlltr Stut1011, Sra !1l'Cldt L>IIC Urgunr::rd 1886 LUNCHEON or DINNER in quit•!, attructiH· ... urrounding~ . newly dt•rorntt'd Dining Room;. or a Sandwich and r~wl..tail in our \fudnn Co!'ktail I oung•· ant! \ t'nl'tian Roum Ill '>ummertimc. from Porg\ ~nd BL''' Mancl Fowlet· \XIit hout ~ '>nng (Jeorge Fowlet· I R.'l r·s 1 lhu. Manct and George Fowler Manet Harrison Fowler, at the piano l'\ II H\IISSION SOPHISTICATED MOODS Otto Gruenbaum, Piani~ t l.i ttlc Suite Rov II\RRI' Bel/, \ad '\!"'"·' ( l11ltlrc11 at Play, \luiiii>C > 1\ 1uscum Piece Doucr.As 1\loont· Variations in Search of a Theme Bt·RT R'"' n 11 By a Brook BERT RLI'il II ll Trees al Ni~hl I loR \( F j011 "'()" In the American ~lanncr I loR H L' Jot! " 'o" il(tuga Q!ountg IDruat (llnmpany 342 TO 346 FULTON STREET BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, CITY OF NEW YORK " Fift_r·OIIt' } ears ut /Jroold~n '" "Fi/1!-0ile 1 t•ws of Gllm tit" CAPITAL $ 500,000.00 SURPLUS $6,000,000 00 .\11,.\IUER I•FIWI< \1 , IH. l' ·-- 21 -· THE INSTITUTE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC MAKES ITS riNAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CITY'S MOST POPULAR SER I ES MUSIC AND THE DANCE TWELVE PROGRAMS BY INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS ARTISTS • Tuesday Evenings at 8 :30 • FRITZ KREISLER OCTOBER 29 1 ' BARBER OF SEVILLE" NOVEMBER 12 ROSSINI'S GAY OPERA, WITH HILDE REGGIANI, ARMAND TOKATYAN, POMPILIO MALATESTA, AND OTHER STARS ARTUR RUBINSTEIN NOVEMBER 26 PLATOFF RUSSIAN CHORUS DECEMBER 10 CARMALITA MARACCI JANUARY 7 SOUTH AMERICAN DANCER, APPEARING WITH HER ENSEMBLE Kl RSTEN FLAGST AD JANUARY 21 ALEXANDER KIPNIS FEBRUARY 4 ANGNA ENTERS FEBRUARY 18 JOSEPH SZIGETI MARCH 4 BALLET RUSSE de MONTE CARLO MARCH 18 JOSEF HOFMANN APRIL 1 DOROTHY MAYNOR APRIL 15 • LIMITED NUMBER OF SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS AVAILABLE INSTITUTE MEMBERS: $9,$10,$11,$12. OTHERS: $13,$14,$15,$16. COMMUNICATE WITH THE INSTITUTE BOX OFFICE 30 LAFAYETTE AVENUE, BROOKLYN, STerling 3-6700 • OPERA HOUSE - BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC 22 Manhattan School of Music FLATBUSH JANET D. ;o:;r. JI E\Ct\. Dir. SAVINGS BANK annOLULCCS that Main Office HAROLD BAUER I 045 FLATBUSH A VENUE II ill 'l'enclt Privatel_v and in Classes Flatlands Branch Ouring tlt e Current eason 1550 FLATBUSH A VENUE 2:38 EA~T 105th STHEET. 1\EW H>Hh. LEhi;;dt 1-3773 .\tisty Down )OH1'0 CASTELI.I/'. 1 American Cake Walk CREIGHTOt-; AI LBI'. Bug Burlesque BEA rRICE R oniC" Prelude GroHC.I G1 RSII\\ '" AMERICAN BALLAD SINGERS Elic Siegmeister, Director Ode on <;cicnce )1/AI'.IAII SU\\Sb~ O ld Colony Times '\.'r:w fsGL AND c;prin!(field 'v1 ountain \IASSACIIUSI'TI' Poor Wayfaring Stranger TFsNrS5EI Deaf Woman's C..o u r t ~ hip Kr-.:TuCK\ Link c' Day SouTH h1t \X'orks on the Railway WesT Str cct Cries - NH\ ORr J,ANS; Bnoo"' '"' A"'n SPRI,<.tiH.I>, \l.,ss. Ballet of the Boll Weevil T1 '" Song of DcmocraC) · r 1.11. Sii·(,MU'TrV .)lcrllfllciY Prc111<1 ADAM again "out in front" with newer and smarter s tyles hats for every occasion to blend with the new On~ seasonal suits and to ~coa t s, $ 2.95 ~'•I <~ ADAM HATS 23 America, the Beautiful Mmic by Snmud A. Ward Word ~ by 1\.athrrinr Lrr B a t e~ lfJ!<, i <., 1\'\/\ \illl () hc;~utilul lor heroes prm cd In lih<'rating strife \\'ho more than ~e lf their nHtntry lm ed. 1\ nd mercy more tl1;-~n life. 1\merica 1 America! ,\ lav Cod tin gold refine I ill ;~II surcess he nobleness And ev't v gain divine. I IIIIW !:> I \ \J \ 0 beautiful lor patriot dream That ~res be yond the years Thine ;~bhaster cities gleam Undimmed hy human tears. Amerira 1 J\ merica 1 Cod shed hi s grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood I rom sea to shi ning sea. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh IIAVEl\IEYER AND SOUTH FIFTH STREETS, BROOKLYN, NEW YORI\. L861- 19 10 24 Lehman Engel Singers n.,,,,,,, ~~ hnal proof , if 1t were neL·ded, of thi-. voung man's neati\l! \igor LI II\ I \I\ I ~'(, ~ I I Four years ago, lr l:ngel formed his cele at twenty · nme, bratccl group of ladrigal Singers, under the is an important fig auspices of the Federal J\\usic Project. Today\ ure in J\ merican Lehman Engel Singers arc an outgrowth of that mmic, and one of chorus. The present organi:::ation has toured the most versa t i lc . the country, without any patronage but that of lie has composed a their own muse, gi\ ing more than /he hundred number of choral concerts and broadcasts to the unqualilled works, including praise of the critics Their repertory includes t\\0 operas; has practically every kind of music in choral his had his composi· tory. For their Institute recital, Tuesday e\'e tions performed in this countrv hy the West· ning, October 22, they have prepared a pro minster and Dessotf Choirs, and in several ot gram of madrigals from the English Renaissance the musical capitals abroad. l ie frequently English and American folk songs, and other writes for the dance. The Philadelphia Orches· American music ranging from Revolutionan tra has played his ballet music; J\brtha Craham times to the end of the last century. has danced to other works from his pen. Inter· Few musical forms have had a more interest ested in the theater, Mr. Engel has contributed ing history than the madrigal, which first m;:~de incidental music for Sean O'Casey's " \'(/ithin its appearance in lt;:~ly in the fourteenth cen the Cates/' T. S. Eliot's " lurdcr in the Cathe tury. The term prob;:~bl} comes from the lt;:~l dral/' 1aurice Evans' ''l lamlet," Orson \'(Idles' i;:~n word, lll!llllctllc meaning " mother sung," "Shoemakers' llolicby," and more than a dozen which suggests that the earliest madrigals might other Broadway productions. I lis authorship of have been hymns to the Virgin lary. In the four volumes of music histor), .Rellt~is~'"'ce to course of less than a century, the madrigal un derwent many changes, de\ eloping into one of the most beautiful e'.pressions of Italian music. r:rom 1 'i80 to 1621, [nglish compos Richner1 pianist; William Gephart, baritone ; later. The Brevoort Savings Bank of Brooklyn Fo11wled 1892 Fulton Ire{'( Ncar Nol>l rand Avenue 26 The Second World War • N 0 more than a year ago it was still possible for recognized authorities in the fie lds of international affairs and social philosophy to NINETY YEARS speak with some degree of fina li ty about the trends of history. Doctrinaires have always OF SERVICE felt confident of the in evitable truth of their theories. They still do so today, undismayed TO by the chaos of war. But even those students who scorned dogma were apt to don, on occa BROOKLYN sion, the garb of prophets, up to the time that llitlcr's army invaded Poland and the holocaust PEOPLE spread over an entire continent. The sudden turn of events abroad has made too many laymen in our own country lose faith in the power of intellect to exercise any influ ence whatsoever on human affairs. Rude force, for the moment, seems to have become the only f THE KINGS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK FOUNDED 1860 Eastern Parkway at Nostrand Ave. Broadway at Bedford Ave. 28 of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, will act as chairman and will present the open ing talk, on November 18. Other speakers arc Waldo E. Stephens, Henry C. Wolfe, Quincy The Program Howe, Roger Shaw, Howard Pierce Davis, Jay Allen, Emil Lengyel, and Johannes Steel. and Magazine of the Lectures on Psychology Recently, when the world was at peace, the individual was often accused of being obsessed BROOKLYN with himself, to the neglect of his society. ow, the tables are turned. The Institute's program, however, will restore some balance to our ACADEM Y thoughts by offering three lecture series in psy of chology and one in moral philosophy. " This Thing Called Human Nature" will find MUSIC psychologists and educators probing the man_r facets of our personalities. The series consists of fourteen lectures on Friday afternoons. It SIGMUND GOTTLOBER will open with two discussions by Dr. Charles ·~t;K FJFTII AVE ' l'E, NEW YORK A. Ford, Chairman of the Psychology Depart CAledonia li-IWHO ment at Temple University. Dr. Ford will ex ld1<·rtising Dit ector: FltWA Rcn cL amine "Some Symptoms of Being ormal" on October 18, and "The Significance of Psycho • logical Tests" on October 25. A more intensive version of this general sub Also th e Publisher of: ject will be given in "The Importance of Men STADIUM CONCERTS REVIEW tal I Iygiene," a series of nine lectures by dis !'hi/ harmonic-Sym phon} Orchc.\ 1ra tinguished psychiatrists. The lectures will be pre sented on Wednesday evenings in cooperation BERKSHIRE SYMPHONIC FESTIVAL PROGRAM with the Mental I lygiene Committee of the Boston S1111 plwny Orcht•sttu Brooklyn Council for Social Planning. The Committee's chairman, Dr. Irving J. Sands, will ESSEX COUNTY SYMPHONY SOCIETY he the first speaker, October 23, di scussin g "The MAGAZINE Physical Basis for I Iuman Behavior." i\ crmrk Fc.,ltl'lll Cone I'//,, The Institute's parents lobby has been instru WESTCHESTER COUNTY MUSIC CENTER mental in the scheduling of " Your Child and "CONCERT NEWS" You," six morning lectures on the first Friday of each month from November through April. Professor I larvey Zorbaugh, of ew York University, opens the series on November I with TWO MODERN STORES a lecture on "The Gifted Child." "The Values We Live By" brings to the MUSIC Institute five distinguished philosophers and in spirational speakers whose topics deal with Al' t\lf/,±atl• lnstruments the molding of a personal philosophy of life. • Studies Altogether, they will give fifteen lectures on • Books Thursday evenings. Dr. Edward I Ioward • Songs Griggs, Chairman of the In stitute's Advisory • Scores Council, opens the series with three lectures · One of the Lorge$1 and OldeJI Music Publishers " Youth Looks at Life" (October 17), " Women in Changing Society" (October 3 I ), and " Men [ARl FIS[HER, Int. in the Machine Age" (November 14) . 119 W. 57th ST. & COOPER SO. 29 Annual Picnic Art Pilgrimages B I for the dates. (Organist and Musical D ir ector. Baptist Temple. Brooklyn ) VOCAL PRODUCTION- COACHING ( \ c·f'OIIIIHtnYin~ anfl l 'lotnnl FOR ADELPHI ACADEMY ARTISTS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS 282 LAFAYETTE AVEN E TEMPLE STUDIO L. I. STUDIO 3rd Ave. & Schermerhorn St. 146 Wallace Street BROOKLYN ( 01'r hlnc•k rrmn \ c'lHh'my t F rHsHirt ~lAin 2-3725 Phuru· 'I'H ~~ 1 ~:,s l ' hun(l ~ l:i:! 30 ll1UT7 IXJTI c ... EXIT4 ~ 1]\ i •< ~[ ~... CXITa 1Jf4"1t ::a IIOT1& / t ! e 1: •0 0 ·-·-"LCCHn...... FIRE NOTICE: Look Around Now .sttd Chou•._ ·••c N eares t Exit to Your Seat. In case of Fire Walk (Not Run) to that Exit. Do Not Try and Beat Your Neighbor to the Street.- JOHN J . M cELLIGOTT, Fire CommishioneJ. 31 - ~~m1!,!1t·lii·• 0W :1i~crl.m~.,;~.~. l!M~~"""II.Ym.&.J"'~ · -- Cffi:JJffi9~~ . 0i7 : : - G'l:lw <1m3 {l![j,X.113 ~