Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 281, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 April 1929 — Page 6

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STEFFEN STARTS MENDELSSOHN CHOIR REHEARSALS

Tl>€ Indianapolis Maennerchor Will Present Elly Ney, Pianist, in Recital at the Academy of Music Sunday Afternoon. rehearsal for the annual .sprint; concert of the Mendelssohn r choir are new in pregrev under the direction ol Elmer Andrew Steffen, conouctor. The concert ■which through the cour.-c ol year ha come to be one of the major musical event; ol the scar.on. ill be given at the Murat Monday evening. April 29. The a i. ting arti'.t will be Edith Maron, the prima donna soprano of the Chicago Civic Opera Company. A pirit of tribute and recognition to American composers and musician, "ill be obser-.ed at this concert, as the greater part of the nnasle to b- rendered is from the

pen of American composers. There is growing conviction among those who air aetrr in mu:ieal affair of this country that not enough attention is being paid to the constantly growing American musical talent and it is for this reason that Mr. Steffen has chosen mast of tlie number;: for this concert from among the best works of cur own American composers. Miss Mason's ow n part on the program will be devoted largely to the ringing of American songs, bite, pointed with one or two operatic arias from foreign composers. The active membership of the Mendelssohn choir is composed largely of . olo; t and . ingers from t"c various church choirs of the city, all of them possessing sufficient \o al training and musicianship to m urc a vocal ensemble quite superior to that of the ordinary chorus.

The present roster of active mcmt”r i . about 125 and is composed Os the follow ing: Soprano. C* ><vm9 Al>i Fthclwyne Arnholfcr. Ft anorr AUlnsoi,. Mrs Cha A Avar.,. Opal a... or. Buth O. Bcned'.c- Clarr- Chr. lor. Brrnicr Church. Mr,. Tr.ri Clan.pltt. r.r-r. Clara. Mrs Jo —pis Coni'! Mr Paul F Cro-l-r. Frnia Day. V olet. M. F.,lr *emp. Star- C. F"cnr;\ I.eta P.y, dr fr .cl . Fannie Ms- Gelsler. Frieda K. Udder. Hr.rrlet. Hester. Matilda C. House:. ;>im* Flora Hie*.-. Rutil Cities Krcip. c. Marjorie Krueg'r. Mary K. Lewis, Mrs. Char. C. Martin. RciTarla Montani. Fllrrheth Oiir. France Olsen. Itonora O'Neill. D0r01... Rebecca O rrhlser, Mm. Joh:i P. O—e,'. Mr* W R Paru"r, Dorothy F. A. Fou *. Iron* Scott, Mrs. John K. SedwlrV. Faria Short. FUr.’hetli Thate. Marian K ■ •ome.-, Claoyic Wiley Thompron. F . ie. Thornton. Mrs. Louis Traugot'. jrriu:, Wallace. Margaret Ann Welch. Alto *. Aiwa :. Gertrud- Amlthcin. C.'ihcr ■ Rod'.. Mary Duchess Bishop. Itathr. -. Po Ihj. Clementine Carroll. Minnie Da . .Mr. Bertram Do;,. r-.nma J. Docppe- Mr Clarence firth. Caroline j. roll,-,. :•,*•; Foe.-ee. Caroline Gould. Mrs. V, m. J Coo.- . Dr W are I. Cough, Patra M. Kejv.i.dy. Ro-emar.v Anne law.lor, Martha J. Mr.cDomtoll. Helen Mcl>e. Katherine V. Morn:, Forma Mueller, Irene Noerr. Helen Rli.er, tlo-alle M. Shcehy, Dorothy M. Sl-ep. T.outsa Steeß. Mildred site en.on. Tenors - Edmund .!. Bradley. William 11. Bradley, liar" F Cnlland, Fred Davis. Its; mono E. Cr-RR, Clarence C. Hogue. p*ed W. Hutnmrll. Jo cpU C. Kendall. P. T. MacDonald, r-yy riour Mi di on. William T. Pe; f r-ed a. Sabin . James F\ Sheeic, C; -I Sicmdale. A M. Skinner. George A Smith r. J. Trupp, Bernard • Zlmmt. . Baritone ..n<; Bu r S nicy Baker. Fe.rolo \V. Brady. Joseph Brand, W. J. Pro. n. C. F. Chatflelri. r. A. Dale. Gene Doerr, alter R Fllio;;. Clarence Firth. Arihnr 1. Franklin. Waiter E. Haurwold. Ernst Heberlchi. Oscar Hilctrom, William Pen . Hud. John R. Knowles. Carl J. Lauber. Da-in P. I . • ler. R. C. Leavitt. Dunrart C. MacDongall. F.ioon H. Mills. Harry r. Nolen. H P. Paßani., Wilson B. Parker. Robert A Rage Ins. H. B Richardson. Rnndoll Snider, Terrell Stephens. DcWIM S. Talbe.-t, The officers of the Mendelssohn Choir for thp cr nt year are as fellows: President. Arthur I. Franklin; v ice 'resident. Miss Martha McDou: v .: trensurer, Miss Gladys Alwcs; secretary. Miss Matilda Heuser; registrar. Ernst Heberlein. The board of directors is composed of Miss Elleanora Atkinson. Mrs. Louts Traugott. De Witt Talbert. Jack Rhoades ane Humbert P. Pagani. The choir's regular accompanist Is Paul R. Matthews, organist of the Tabernacle Presbyterian church. The choir maintains a permanent office at 27 F.ast Ohio street at the Fuller-Ryde Music Company. The sale of tickets for subscribers only will open at the choir’s office next Thursday. a ft rt ELLY NEY IN CONCERT SUNDAY One of the important, concerts of the reason at the Indianapolis Maennerchor will be the piano recital to be given Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Elly Ney at the Academy ol Music. v • Elly Ney long .since recognized as a leader among foremost pianists of i the age is famed throughout all ! countries of Europe and America, j her irt having commanded the ut- i most acclabn in practically every city' on both continents. Her playing is much deeper and more far reaching than mere technical display. The New York Tribune (Feb. 11. 1925‘ has said: “Mme. Ney is one of the most serious artists before the public. Her depth and sincerity of feeling, her unshakable conviction of the greatness of great music, her fine and vigorous intelligence, her sense of the spiritual art to which she is so genuinely devoted these things set her apart. from the ordinary virtuoso and commend her to those who value such rare gifts of understanding and appreciation as she displays." At an early ago Elly Ney s concert career began and a meteoric rise to fame throughout Europe followed. She is largely self-taught and selfdeveloped. This accounts in part for her deep insight and understanding. Her mother was her first teacher. At the age of 16 she had won the much coveted Mendelssohn prize, with Joseph Joachim among AMI SSMENTS

/ COLONIAL Tfn.tf / II X UiM*k Miirl. Tomorrow £ S \ y \>T HOVIMi KF.Vt K / “HOT ZICGITY” Ctrh' >n|i >rUin{ tomcdr I TWELVE rtm GIRLS ON THE RINWAY GARTER NIT I TLEnILVV _ V.MATI.IR- THI R.NIIAI DAILT M \TINEE. lie NlTl's k SIN. SAT. MATINEE. J3f

the Judges and had entered into a period of instruction with one of the best pupils of Clara Schumann, whose position at the Conservatory ol Cologne she later succeeded. Mme. Ney was first induced to tour America in 1921 and her sensational succe was such as to demand an ’American tour each season since, in addition to her annually crowded European schedules. an a PUPILS TO GIVE A CONCERT Miss Grace Hutchings, teacher of piano m the Metropolitan School of Music, and Henry Marshall, teaciier of violin in the Metropolitan school, will give a joint recital of their students Friday evening, April 19. at 8:15 in the Odeon. the school’s recital hall, corner North and Pennsylvania streets. The program is open to the public free of charge. The following program will be given:

Piano The Morning” Grirg 'Anltrar. Dancr” Grieg Martha Jane Van Zant. Marjorie Htnshaw. Piano “Hunter*' Horn * Ambrose "No?.’r the Time to Pla - " Friml Suzanne Grrgoirc Violin— Annie I auric" Harris Donald Perclfleld. Piano "Peascc Intimc” Van Gael **Lo e Song ' Cadman Nina Mae Jervis. Piano--" Theme and Variations ’ Beethoven Anne Shelton. Violin—"Sixth* Air * ari*" ..... Dancia Yvonne Perctfield. Piano - "May Night" Palmgren “Polish Dance" Schar.venka Charlotte Moore. Piano ‘Butterfly" Grieg "Sonata" Op. 27 No. 2 ‘first movement i Beethoven Eunice May Howell. Violin "Introduction and Polonaise".. . Alien Mebellr .Schumacher. Piano • “\Vltche/> Dance" Mac Dov ell "Staccato Etude" Friml Ethel Blum. Piano The Maid With the Flaxen Hair" Deb i • "Hark! Hark! the Lark!’ Schubcrt-Liszt Marjorie Hinshaw. Violin - ‘ Polish Dance" Severn Maurice King. Piano "Polichinelle" Rachmaninoff Martha Jane Van Zant. Piano "Veil Dance" . Friml "American Polonaise" Carpenter Lucille Cook. Violin - “Mazurka" Mlynarski Gilmore Stott. Piano Quartet Airs from “Carmen" Bizet-Parlov, Martha Jane Van Zant. Marjorie Hinshaw, Ethel Blum. Eunice May Hoe, ell. Accompaniment by Anita Wandcll. nan MISS GOOD ANNOUNCES PROGRAM Miss Julia Marie Good, pianist will give a junior recital at Indiana Central college next Tuesday evening. April 16. at 7:30. The public is invited. The program will be given in Kepliart Memorial hall of the college in University Heights. Miss Good is a student of Miss Grace Hutchings, head of the piano department of the college. She will be assisted by Floyd Perkins, baritone, student of Mrs. Jane Johnson Burroughs, head of the music department. Miss Margaret Chasey, piano student of Hutchings, will be accompanist for Mr. Perkins, and Miss Mabel Bailey, also piano student. will play second piano accom-

THORNTON WILDER C>lcbruin! \**li*t ml \uthor of "Tin* Vlririgr of ''an Lni* Rc.v” WILL LECTURE MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 15 AT Masonic Temple Auditorium at 8:15 P. M. (NORTH nTREKT KNTItAMEI Au.pires of Indianapolis Business and Professional Women’s Club Tickets $2.00—51.50 and SI.OO. On Sale at Clark & Cade's in Clay pool Hotel. \t'tiior's i ia ti ri: iiiurii bv two tiioisand "Tuiors|M'rs,><l with humor, which sparkled unexpectedly through his Tiiosl serious theujrlils. Mr. Wilder charmed his audience quite as much with his colorful Immunco as with the wisdom of liis thoughts on literature and its place in human life."- The Evening Star, Washington. I>. C.

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paniment for Miss Good in the final number. The following will be the program : Theme aiul Variation; 'from Sonata No. 16 1 Mozart .Tulin M; no Good. “The Publican" Van dr Water “Dawn" Curran Flo-, and Perkins. • Win O' the Wisp" Philipp “Arabesque Lrscheti7.Kv “Caprirc Espaznol Moszkov.ski Julia Marie Goon. •'Children o f the Moon" .Russell “If God Led Only Yon" ... Donsmorc Flovd Perkins Suite .or T"o rianof. Op. la. Vronski Julia Marie Good and Mabel BailC',. a a ts MAY RECITAL IS ANNOUNCED The May recital of advance students the Indiana College of Music and Fine Ans vuic held on Monday. April 15. at, the Metropolitan School of Music at 8:15 o'clock. The following is the program: “Why" .. Schumann "Whims" Schumann Wayne Berry i Beauchamp. "Sapphic Ode" Brahms “Water Bov" Robinsen Carolyn Gauld (Fricrmood*. "Romance’’ Sibelius ‘Scherzo E Minor" MrndoUsohn Muriel Adams 'Mrs. Monninqer*. “Mercedes" A. Stevens Opal Reynolds (Hine*. ‘ Where E’er You Walk" Haendrl Bird> Song at Even time Coates Daniel Shattuek iFricrmood*. ‘Cappr'ccio No. 1." Op. llf> .Brahms • Intermezzo No Op. 116 Brahms "Capriccio No. 2." Op. 116 Brahms Hazel Latnkin 'llaighL "Serenade Tzigane" Valdez Thelma Fulkerson i Watson i. Miss Eakin at. the piano. "Serenade" Rachmaninoff Jessie Terhune 'Beauchamp*. "Care Solve" Hacnd*l "Wings of the Night/’ ..Watts Ann Hunter Fricrmood . "Prelude and Fugue F minor" Bad'. “Forest Murmurs' Liszt Marguerite McCarty (Monninger*. "Harp Aeolian" Godefricd Janet Cruickshank i Montani L “LiUle Mother of Mine" Burleigh "The Big Brown Bear" Mnna-Zucca Public school music chorus. Franklin N. Taylor, director. Loretta Martin, at the piano. n n n GANZ TO GIVE A RECITAL On Sunday afternoon, April 21, at. 3 o'clock, Rudolph Gan?, one of the greatest present day pianists, will bo heard in a notable recital of of piano music at the Murat under

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I—Beatrice LcibJec >as an important role in “Smooth as Silk," opening Sunday night at English’s as a Berkell offering. Z —A girl bearing the title of “Peaches” will be seen in ' Laffin' Thru," a< the Mutual, starting Sunday. 3 —J. Robert Pauline will be the chief attraction at the Lyric all next week, starting Sunday afternoon.

the direction of the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises. The following is the complete program: * i. Fantasy in F minor." "Nocturne in F major/' Two Waltzes in ii minor and C sharp minor. •Tolonai.se in \-flat.." \ Chopin 11. "Fanta: y in C miner ’ Bifr’i “Fantasy in C major" Haydn “Romanza in A-flai major" Mozart "Sonata in F minor," Op. 57 'Appasionatai Beethoven Allegro assai; andante con moto; allegro non Lroppo. 111. In May" Op. 23 Ganz "Alter ivlidniyht." "The White Peacock" (dedicated to Rudolph Ganz. >. GrifTcs. Three Preludes "l a Puereta del Vino ’ Debus 1 :, "The Girl With Flaxen Hair"..Debussy "Isolde's Lov*' Death Wagncr-Liszt The fifth and last ol the Sunday afternoon concerts under the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises direction will be the Philadelphia String Simfonietta. an organization composed of eighteen members of the world famous Philadelphia Symphony orchestra, each member occupying first chairs in the string sections of this organization. st a a EVENTS AT INDIANA COLLEGE Lola Ruth Beck, pupil of F. Elmer Marshall of the dramatic art department of the Indiana College of Museic and Fine Arts, won first place in the Lebanon oratorical contest and will represent Lebanon high school in the central Indiana

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high school oratorical contest on April 27. Lillian Carr Greene, piano teacher on the faculty of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, will present a number of her pupils in a recital at 1116 North Delaware street on Saturday afternoon, April 20. at 3 p. m. The pupils appearing on the program are: Alvamay Mitchell, Denoc Wolfard, Virginia Moore, Becky Brown. June R. Ross. Emily Yucknat, Ina_ Stanley, Charlotte Carl, Loydlovella Cook, Barbara Bass. Alice Emerson, James Meng. Virginia Harbaugh and Nonna Hcuer. Wilma Davis Hine of lhe dramatic art department and Ruth Gant, pupil of Eleanor Beauchamp, gave a program before the Woman’s Literary Club of Frankfort Wednesday. Angelinc SlianefT. pupil of Donn Watson, accompanied by Addiy Axline; Opal Reynolds, pupil of Wilma Davis Hine: Helen Thoms, pupil of Glen Friermod, accompanied by MVs. Janies Wynne; Hazel Lamkin. pupil of Andrew Haigh, and Mildred Lewis, flutist, pupil of Pasquale Montani. all of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, will give a group of numbers each day from April 15 to 19 at the V. W. C. A. during the membership drive. Ruth Gant, pupil of Eleanor Beauchamp of the piano department of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, was the soloist

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for the Phi Beta mothers’ program on Tuesday at the sorority house, 3632 North Illinois street. a a a Pasquale Montani of the harp department of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts will present his advanced pupils in the annual harp recital at the Herron Art Institute tonight. The following is the program: Trio- “Agnus Dpi" Bizet Harp. Miss Osborne: violin. Miss Cruickshank: cello. Mrs. Arnold. Harp Solo—“ Winter" Thomat Mrs. Arnold. Harp Quintet—“ Pirouette” Fink Mis;, Osborne. Mrs. Arnold. Miss Bro’vdues. Mis. Cruickshank. Mies Lelsli tiler. Harp Solo- Air and Variations”. .Thomas Miss Osborne. Flute and Harp—“ Minuet" from "LAriesicnnc" Bizet Miss Lewis and Miss Browduo :. Harp Quartet with String Quartet ■ Kammenoi-Ost row" Rubenstcin Harp Solo- “Mazurka“ ...Schuccker Miss Cruickshank. Voice The Wren" Benedict Mi-.; Kugonia Magklson: harp accompaniment. Mr. Montani; flute obligato. Miss Lewis. Harp Solo “Mrtnorie ' Hahn Miss Brow dues. Ensemble Air With Variations". .Thomas Misses Cruickshank. Brow fines. Osborne. Dipple. Leignhtner. Ober. R; an. Sanders and Mrs. Osborne. Janet Cruickshank. Jean Arnold. Merza Browdurs. Martha Osborne. Dorothy Dippie. Virginia Lcightner, Melissa Ober, Grace Ryan. Rose Dowd and Paulin Sanders.

S STARTING Mm „ • Sunday jarayyy#/* MARIE SABBOTT S CO. H BENNETT & RICHARDS HOLLAND & O’DEN Ws,§| THE OSAKA BOYS J

Pauline to Top New Bill Psychologist to Open Sunday for the Week at Lyric. TILE eminent French psychologist. J. Robert Pauline, said to be endowed with a mentality of almost super-human powers, will perform wonders and do thine.: which arc almost unbelievable unless seen at the Lyric commencing with Sunday's matinee. The bill will include: Marie Sabbott and Company—- “ Marie of Alsace Lorraine” present a pretty musical comedy, wherein a brave aviator, as an award for valor, is presented with the small sister of the man whose life he saves. Complications of the unfortunate aviator with his ward hate a happy ending in the latter becoming a great movie star. Holland and O’Den—Will be seen in a song and jest number entitled “You'd Be Surprised.” The Osaka Boys—Two Japcncse who do amazing juggling feats with a barrel. Bennett and Richards—Blackface comedians and dancers presenting “Dark Clouds.” Joe Christy and Company—Will have a comedy turn “The Perfect Nut.” On the Screen—Reginald Barker's special production. “The Toilers." an epic of the coal mines, featuring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Jobyna Ralston, will be the feature screen attraction for the week. The story concerns the struggle of the coal miners against earth's infinite reluctance to yield up her resources for the comfort and necessity of the human race. With the background of the daily toil, dangers and anxieties of their perilous backbreaking labor and the sublime terror of a mine disaster for its climax, the tender love story of Steven and Mary unwinds in vivid contrast to the impersonal majesty of the epic of the coal.

SUNDAY NIGHT AT 8:15 INDIANAPOLIS OPEN FORUM DR. ALEXANDER MEIKLEJOHN “WHAT OUGHT WE THINK?” KIRSHBAUM CENTER MERIDIAN AT TWENTY-THIRD STREET * ,\IDIIION .TO < I NTS

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‘Crook’ Play to Be Seen ‘Smooth as Silk' Gives James Blaine Good Chance. \ BILL that promises to be a very I A interesting "crook drama comes to English's for the sixth week of the Berkell Players’ stock stock season. It is entitled “Smooth as Silk" and was written by Willard Mack. In its initial production Mr. Mack took the leading part and was supported by Marie Chamber Shirley Ward, Louis Albcrni end others. The play gu ts one a - interesting insight into what police arc lorcrc. to cope with every da: in the year. It indicates the power exercised oy political influences when politicians ret themselves to accomplish rrrt u • ends. A certain individual. Silk cy name, was sent to Sing Sing for a crime in which lie was culight, ; u'. because of his acute”criminal instincts is sought out by some politicians wiio wish to sec him to further their nefarious ends. Prison officials arc bought off with the view of permitting Silk to escape. It is said that in all creature, even the worst have a . park of gou i within them. So It i- proved with Silk. After his release from pri-t o ho meets a good woman ho falls u love with him. Likewise does he return the y - turc. but Silk knows that owing to iris past wicked iitc. and iiis wro is intentions for the future, lie can no bring her anything but ; ororw. He. therefore, in the most manly fashion steps out of her life, that she may be saved the disgracwhich would inevitably follow. The love interest in this play is one of the high points of the vehicle. James Blaine, leading man. will enact the role of Silk. It is a big role and offers exceptionally fire opportunities for a leading man. All of the members of tire company arc in I lie supporting cast.