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Show THE SALT TAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY' MORXIXG, NOVEMBER 17, 102f. Brahms Presents Varied Picture In Music History Romantic" Film Team Reunited In New Arlen Starring Talker HOLLYWOOD. Richard Arlen and Mary Brian, the romantic team of "The Man I Love." are to be reIn Aden's first starring picHis Spirit One of Definite united ture for Paramount Miss Brian will the feminine lead in the proContradictions; Had En- play duction, an automobile racing story written by William Slavens McNutt emies by Hundreds. and Grover Jones. Arten wooed and won Miss Brian in "The Man I Love." They then were (Continued from Pew Twelve.) Arlen transferring his factions. Many cases have come to separated, screen affections to Fay Wray for light In which Brahms oulpt.lv of. "Thunderbolt." while Miss Brian led fered a helping hand to those i "Buddy" Rogers a merry race mew lo M in want. Rudolf von der Charles to the altar In "River of Romance." Leyen. in his Monannes Brahms als Each had subsequent screen ro Mensch und Freund," praises his which benevoence, occasionally moved him to send surprisingly large aums of money to persons entirely PLAY FAILS BECAUSE unknown to him. "His purse lay OF PITILESS TRUTH open to all who were in need." What are we to do about these gro(Continued From Preeedlnt Pan.) tesque contradictions in attempting to paint lor ourselves a portrait of contacts as go with it Ever since she Brahms the man that will satisfy has been conscious of her own indiour sense of human probability? A viduality she haa realized that she mother have little, if anyGerman biographer ol Brahms, Wal and her ter Niemann, whose lire of the mas- thing, in common She is, they tell her father's daughter. He, too, ter haa recently been issued In an her, the vulgar lot of them, includEnglish version that will be welcomed hated his wife's relations,-- . particularly ing by all music lovers, tells us that "in When Maggie snubs her tippling order to know Brahms as a man we and aunt- - her mother must visit him in his home." There takes her to task. Who does she think something In the theory. Perhaps she is? At the culmination of the it will help resolve our difficulty. So follows, her mother slaps let us accompany Herr Niemann as quarrel that face. Maggie thereupon dehe reconstructs for us, from the rec- Maggie's to leave home. She will conords and recollections of the Vienna termines send a part of her weekly of the last quarter of the nineteenth tinue to wages to her mother, but she will live century, the environment of the elsewhere. Brahms of those daysf and shows us The mother loudly rebels, partly the composer as he was known to the through chagrin, partly because she Vienna ol that time. is fearfully angry. But Maggie sticks to her determination. After a lapse Brahms at of time the mother visits Maggie in Close Quarters. the fine, rich home in which she is From 1863 to 1865 and from 1861 employed social secretary, and to 1871 Brahms moved about a good there is an as intimation that she, too, deal In Vienna, for preference, to old will profit from the social ambitions houses. From the Deutsches Haus of her daughter. in the Gingers trasse. he went to the "Ooldspinnerin," in the Ungargasse, Play Gets Under and from the Novaragasse and Many Skins. to the Postgasse, always as may be readily underThe within the first and second circle of stood. play, is definitely handiI suburbs. Then, after January, 1872, capped bythink, its virtues as wen. as its he settled , down in the Karisgasse, faults. The fact that the dissatisfied No. 4, Auf der Wleden, on the third girl's family is pretty much a mess, story, In the apartment of Fraulein with a lasy brother who has taken to succesof her Vogl. and afterward of the bootlegging and a sister-in-lasor, Frau Celestlne, widow of the edi- hip tossing, gum chewing, wise cracktor, Dr. Truxa. Mr. Niemann evokes ing variety, serves to discount apthe bouse: "We pause before the preciably the pleasure of spending mUdle-claresplain, three-storiany part of an evening In their comidence in the classical style of the late pany. 1830. Empire, dating from about The further necessity of presenting Crossing the vestibule, with Its wood- Maggie as one who openly criticises en floor and closed French windows, her mother and is freely conscious of with gaudily colored glass, opening her own obvious superiority does not on the garden, we stumble up the improve her standing sympatheticaldark, worn, winding staircase to the ly with audiences to whom a mother third story. There is no plate, no is never quite so strongly a sacred name; only a No. 8 over the door, a tradition as In a theater. We little letter box and a peep-hol- e. The further fact that It Is rather l. iron indicated that Maggie's pull the plainly Frau Truxa opens the door. 'Herr mother was none too sure of marryvon Brahms Is at home.' Bhe- leads us ing Maggie's father until it became along a short passage lit by two win- plain that her honest name was endows on the right, past the kitchen dangered is another hard statement on the left, and In good old Viennese for normally sentimental audiences fashion shows us straight into to swallow. Brahms' bedroom unannounced. I think I never have known a play Rohrbach's Johann Sebastian Bach in which the mother of grown chil over the bed, the bust of Haydn in dren was confessedly weak morally old Viennese biscuit china on the that has won anything resembling a tiled stove, the simple wooden music popular success; and yet, holding his stand which he used in conducting analysis true to these characters is a the concerts of the Geselleschaxt In real source of dramatic strength in d corner, at once show Mr. Kelly's play. the us who lives here. "Maggie the Magnificent" Is weak"As we are still hesitating, tor em- est In its last act There the heroine, and to us, look about surrounded with elegant furniture barrassment, wondering what the old Dutchman and many servants, having been left Van der Heist's great historical daub in charge of her employer's home, of the Conclusion of the Peace of orders tne to take ner Minister,' hanging over the never-use- d bootlegging brother to the station. upholstered sofa, and treats with an amused tolerance has to do with music we hear within, touched with pity the wonder and behind the curtained glass door, a surprise of her now contrite parent heavy, hasty tread. It is Brahms hur- This is a bit too cioee to the cheaper rying into the library in his slippers theater to be convincing. There are three excellent perform to put on a coat in honor of the lady who accompanies us. For, as a rule, ances in "Maggie" those of the r I o vast Ktf K h it nr wa 4 hamlna their like all men much absorbed in ideas, Brahms doea not care much the mother, by Marion Barney, and about flress. On his travels we hasti- tne Drotner, oy James cagney. .. ly recall the accounts given by and Kum while we are wait- Shnbert Revive Old Operetta. ing he had a profound dislike of all Whenever the Messrs. Shubert are table d'hote or obligatory dressing. What he liked beet was to have his pressed for something to do they re resvive a cozy and operetta. Frequently, in one in meals good, simple, taurant garden, and he did not take form or another, it Is Johann Strauss' it at all amiss on the contrary, he Die Fledermaua." in 1912 they would thank them with delicate tact called it "The Merry Countess." They if some modest band at Thun or Jhad taken it over that season, as I from the London ver elsewhere offered him a morning remember serenade by playing him his Hun- sion, which was known as "Night This year they are doing It garian dances for the thousandth Birds." as "A wonderful Night." but it is time." In Vienna, as la the country, still "Die Fledermaus" and still Brahms preferred to carry his soft charming so far as the score is con felt hat in his hand. In bad weather cerned. Tne book is awrm always has been awful. Silly story of a gay he wore around his shoulders an bluish-gree- n shawl, which young husband who, being arrested he planed together in front with an for having been saucy to a judge. Is enormous pin. For the rest, on his sent to Jail, begs off for a night goes country holidays he was quite con- to a fancy dress party and flirts with tent with a flannel shirt and light his own wife, who is masked. The music, as said, la still lovely and, as alpaca Jacket the Shuberta have cast If splendidly Prawn Word Picture sung. Gladys Barter is the heroine, if a masked wife may be called a Of Brahm'i Qwtera. Now he appears in person, and In- heroine. It Is she who sings the sists on our passing through the Czardas and dominates the second act finale, which is stirring. There is glass door into his music and living room, furnished with marked sim- also a Mary McCoy singing the role the maid, and Mary, hav plicity. And since he Intends to start of Kathle, true coloratura soprano for Italy on the very next day, and ing aIsline, a protegee of the unforget(she is therefore in high spirits, he first table Schumann-Heinthey teU hows us round his abode with an letter song easily and amiably grumpy face. The chief me), sings theThe men are not so pieces of furniture In the music room delightfully. are the Stretcher grand piano which had replaced that of Schumann), be- "Ghost Parade sides an old square piano supposed A Sorry Flop. to have belonged to Haydn, the simWe have a new mystery play called ple writing table, with Calamatta's Ghost Parade,'' but you need engraving of Leonardo's Moo Lisa The not worry about that It will never hanging over It, and an engraving you. I often wonder if you are of Rletschel's medallion of Robert reach at all conscious of the Brest service and Clara Schumann, with a personal we of east render you In weeding the inscription, a simple breakfast and out these terrible plays. Occasionally, before the reading table stanfling Steinle'S enI com era, we may be wrong. But brown leather sofa, with we are not far wrong. And graving of Raphael's Sistlne Madon- generally we have saved youl na hanging above it, and a carved what "The Ghost Parade" is one of those rocking chair beside it. On the piano, melodramas having to do which was always open, la a volume English a military outpost in incus in of the great collected edition of witn arms and ammunition have Bach's works. The cover of the pi- which been and finding their ano, used as a table, is burdened with way todisappearing an army of tom-tobeaters pile of notebook, writing tablets, threatening to attack before the play calendars, cigar cases, spectacles, over. wife colonel of The is in the purses, watches, keys, souvenirs of his command is also in love with a handtravels, portfolios, recent books and some and much more understanding XX musical publications. "The rest of the artistic .adorn- lieutenant In the end it is proved that the ment of the room consists of an en- colonel is himself the dirty dog who of graving by Klinger, the portrait was double crossing his government Cherublni by the French classical and selling the natives guns. Which characpainter Ingres, with Muse doesn't matter much. Ilrymi ask me, teristically shrouded in a veil crown- "The Ghost Parade" is three sheets ing him with laurel 'I cannot stand In the wind, and more. that female,' Brahms had hinted to (Copyright 1929, nothing Tribune.) Chicago an by engraving his landlady Scbuta of the Stefansdom at Vienna marck. which was always crowned in 1792, Turner's mraotint of Hogarth's Handel. Rafael Morghen's en- with laurels. A finishing touch was graving after Ouldo Rent's Apollo in given to the appointments of the the chariot of the sun, the young room by two complete coffee ser Mendelssohn at the piano, and. by vices (We shall conclude next week this way of sculpture, copies of the busts of Beethoven by. Klein and Zum- - picture of Brahms in his Vienna a bronze relief of Bis- - haunts.) loud-voic- ed -- ' caer-nlngas- se ' mances. Arlen was Clara Bow's boy friend in "Dangerous Curves," and has just finished making love to Nancy Carroll in "Flesh of Eve." Miss Brian said "yes" to Neil Hamilton in "The Kabitser," and made the same answer to Gary Cooper in "The Virginlii" and to Fredric March in "The Marriage Playground." In the racing picture, Arlen will portray a young speedway king and will have a chance .to demonstrate his skill at the steering wheel in real competition. The picture will be in full sound and dialog. Edward Sutherland will direct ss bell-pul- - left-han- Koiis-Roy- ce 1 Wld-ma- nn V m por-tray- er lywood. Oscar Levant composer, is also to be found along the Great White Way. He, too, signed a new contract with RKO before departing. Levant recently completed the musical score a for Bebe Daniels' tew starring picture, "Love Comes Along." Having just finished directing Olive Borden and Arthur Lake in "Dance Hall," Melville Brown, accompanied by his wife, is In Manhattan for a short vacation. Brown plans to devote his time to the new plays with a view to discovering new screen material. Following the Browns is Arthur Lake and his sister Ilorence. Arthur feels that after dancing his way through "Dance Hall" for the last five weeks, he is entitled to the comparative rest ot a Pullman. Arthur and Florence are now Broadway " bound, stui another personality has packed up and turned his back on the studio. He is J. Walter Ruben, scenario and dialogue writer. Americana Buy All V , Ruth Chatter ton Prepare Pension Play Seats For Next Starring Film VP)- OBERAMMERGAU That America has bought up Ooeram- mergau" is the latest report from the business management of the 1930 Passion Play. . Americans, it is declared, have en gaged the greater part ot the 160,000 places available for the 33 performances planned for July and August Because of this condition and the demand from other foreigners, the management has decided to give another 33 performances for the home nuts in May, June and September. and pictures. featuring vArnevnxE ORPHBUM "Rio Rita," Bebe Daniels and John Boles, wth ni cast of 500; on the state, Xdna Torre nee, assisted b her brother. Jona-nl- e, and Mat Dunn. In "Claui.iiea." 8ILINT AND TALKING PKTUBM. Thla Is College." an pAPrroi--,'8- o tinging opus of real college lite, will Elliott Nugent, Robert Montgomery, Bally Starr and Cliff lUkelele Ike) Ed - wards; Colortone musical revue "Climbing the Oolden Stalre'-Movietone news. PARAMOUNT "Hollywood Revue," singing, dancing, starring John Gilbert, Norma Shearer, William Balnea, Joan Crawford, Marlon Danes. Conrad NageL Besale Lore, Charles King. "like, lele Ike," Buster Kealoo, Laurel and Hardy and others. OBAKADA "Three live Gnosis," Ins comedy, with large east ot stag stars; Vita phone vaudeville and Patlie sound news. VICTORY Evelyn Brent's' first starring production. "Darkened Rooms," an mystery thriller, with Nell Haaill-- . ton. Doris Hill and David Newell; all- -' musical featalking comedy; ture: Paramount news. OKM "The Oreene Murder Case," an mystery- alory. with William Powell. Florence Eldrids. Jean Arther and star caat; also Edward Everett Morton news comedy, events, singing novelty and a color elastic RIALTO Colleen Moore in "Broiling Eyes." singing, dancing, with James Hall; also talking comedy, novelty and sound news. STATE "The Wild Heart of Africa," savage, romantic, also Claire thrilling; Windsor in "Beware ot Blondes"! news. TABERNACLE i MUSIC. Urn: la GatU-Cor- el h Evelyn Brent, the fiery actress who has made many personal triumphs, such as In "Fast Company" and "Woman Trap," will be seen and heard In her first starring picture, "Darkened Rooms," which starts at the Victory theater Sunday. "Darkened Rooms" is based on Sir Philip Gibbs". popular novel which recently appeared in one of the leading magazines. It deals with the fortunes of a fakir who tries to mulct big fees from rich clients by his mysterious office of calling forth messages from their dearly departed. Nell Hamilton; who has appeared In many big talking picture roles, is cast as the crafty charlatan. It is a new type of part for this actor and he plays it Impressively. Miss Brent, who has been called the "Queen of Melodrama," is the girl who falls in love with Neil and who becomes his "medium" in the practice of his doubtful game. She tries to persuade him to give up his false life, but is unsuccessful until a carefully pre pared on 01 1 ace spiritualism ol her own iinauy brings him to his senses with a start It is a play that affords many an exciting moment and many a thrill with its convincing mystery of plot and action. It is also a play that every member of every family can see and tnorougmy enjoy to the fullest extent An comedy, 'iFaUl Forand si ceps," and an cal gem, together with Paramount News, complete the program. all-mu- U EXHIBITION STIMULATING. ONE (Continued from Pact Thirteen.) ' forit There Is strong compositional quality, and unity in his pictures. His ability to portray the vitality of the life going on around him is quite out of the ordinary." These street pictures hold plenty of light and air. Some of them might almost be mistaken for crayon drawings, but always touches of luscious color enliven them. They make sharp contrast with the brilliant sketches of Oile, who uses crude color utterly unmodified, who builds his form with color, and splashes it on with joyful disregard of subtle harmonies. Giles studies of the active life of Oakland's waterfront rickety piers, fishing boats, bathers and fishercabins or of men, tumble-dow- n California's shore-lin- e, have free, spontaneous quality. There is a very In his personal viewpoint revealed work and great fearlessness: and his results are achieved in the most direct and vigorous manner. There is suggested also in this collection a tremendous energetic force on the part of the artist. : DeUfhtafo' Color for Its Own Sake. r "Evidently he works more for de- wsu m hui ivr rpemwm m isutuait. Miss Praeer said, "to express, himself in pure color and on flat plane. The only reason I can see for his frequent total disregard 01 distance is uiat he experiments with the modern idea of working things out in one plane. He uses color for Its own sake, rather than for what it can express, and mistakes a multiplicity of colors for color organization." Mrs. Payne's very studied paintings, nicely patterned and decorative In effect, and which are altogether foreign in character, afford strong contrast with the work of either of these painters, whose very Individual viewpoints are- thoroughly gtimulat-ing. The period for which these three artists will be shown at the gallery is indefinite, but the exhibit will be accessible to the public between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock each school ' ' day. connection with the exhibit the In Art Guild has arranged a tea to be held at the gallery the. afternoon of Friday, November 22, according to announcement of Miss Ada Cham- beThn. presideTJtThe committee In charge comprises Miss Helen Homer, Miss Mildred Palmer, Miss Ramona Miller and Lynn Evans. a - q -, - And the METROPOUTAN .PLAYERS "THE CIRCUS LADY" billUes. "Of course, the talking western will require greater care than the western ot the silent days. Dialogue will have to be prepared carefully and every word and action must mean something to the story. The western soon win come into iu own. By De Witt Kewinjr (Author of "Rose, of Picardy," "What Woman and Many Other Big Successes) i Want" Park Tour Oar Mil at the PLAYHOUSE PJLEXina While, AtUndinf the Playhouse. Just Acron the1' , 8trett From the Theatre. shadow. violet-blu- Lady," which she recently completed at the Long Island studio, with Cliv Brook playing opposite her. glish landscapes are done with sincerity and persuasiveness, and there of Is an occasional striking portrayal ot a garden, with the gray-greolive trees contrasting with darker native types, a foliage and a white walk winding Spanish lady, a fened Arab, or a underneath, show us a different Tunisian merchant. Oethsemane than that which1 saw the "The Tunis Bazaar," one of the few agony of our Savior. larger canvases, is Interesting not Native barges lifting their sails alone for It variety of eastern types, across a reach of blue water which a Bedouin, an Arab sheik with hi mirrors the Theban mountains might servant a Soudanese, gathered to be fancied Cleopatra's royal cortege barter with the merchant, but also as she and Caesar drifted down the for it rraciousnes of color and un Nile. Mountains and boats are bathed derstandlng of light refraction. An in glowing rose in this picture, "Sun- unrivaled treatment of the texture set on the Nile," which was painted of bras and copper 1 shown in the at Luxor. "On the Road to Mena Ekcture ot "The Bras Shop of All with ft array Village," which is reproduced here, gives us a vivid bit of desert life. Here ot traya, samovars, bowls, ewers, a camel driver rests beside a little lamps, and what not Into which blue pool caused by the backwater of the enameled vase cunningly introduce Nile, where the women have come a relieving note. to fill their ewers. The blue-greThis distinctive exhibition 1 to re of the water and the camel's red main tor two weeks, the gallery beo'clock each trappings make brilliant contrast ing open from 3 to with the shimmering sand. show of Bundav. The Everett Romance and poetry speak in the aquarelles, which it replace, has Venetian scenes, that portray the been transferred to the Deaeret gondola --scattered canal, or the Gymnasium. (Continued from Page Twelvw.) en eon-oe- Evelyn Brent Stars in Navest Film at Victory not have to'struggle I i i vation. Virile stories of the outdoors, popular for many, many years on the 'silent screen, were forgotten for a film time because Hollywood' makers did not have the proper them for away producing equipment from the studios. The western is again coming into Its own, in sound, and will be more , popular than ever. Thus does Jesse L. Lasky. production executive of Paramount Famous Lasky. hurl a denial at those who an nounced tne passing oi the outdoor story. "The making ot western pictures was held down In the early months of sound because of the lack of facilities," he said. "The first talking productions were made under difficult conditions, due to many 11ml ta- - follow DIANE ESM0NDE DON WOODS tlons imposed by a new medium, and because sound wagons were scarce. We did not know just what could be done In sound while on location trips. .. "The spirit of adventure has taken hold ot the Industry in its every branch. A sudden wave ot progress has been noted during the past few montns. "Paramount will make outdoor sto rles. We are planning several and have completed The Virginian.' The line recording or this story, done some 300 miles from the studio, con vinced us absolutely of the poest square before St Mark's, or perhaps ART SHOW HAS the beautiful church of Santa Maria towers and domes a FOREIGN FLAVOR della eSalute,In its the The En- Thursday evening, under auspices the Salt Lake Musical Arts society. all-col- or WW 'A The western pic box office star- HOLLYWOOD. next Paramount pro"The Laughing Chatterton' duction to Waiting For-- rA Beautiful Romance Played as Only the Incomparable Metropolitan Players Can Play It Sound Helps Western Films ture did not die of HOLLYWOOD. Ruth Chatterton. noted star of screen and stage, has arrived in Hollywood and is preparing to appear in "Sarah and Son," in which she will be supported by Fredric March under the direction of Dorothy Arzner. This is Miss Here is just the one you have been . DRAMA. The Metropolitan Flavera. Isetiirlnc Diane Eamonde and Don Woods. "TM Clrcu Ladr." a romauce Ereseut Wltl Newtns. author of "Rosea ol Plcerdv" and other plan. PLAYHOUSE it k, HOLLYWOOD. Hollywood's exodus is on! The lure of new Broadway plays and a vacation from microphones and grease paint have been respon sible lor Uie migration ol many film players to New York,' the past few days. Joseph Cawthorn, noted as a of comic characters on the screen, is now in New York after af fixing his signature to a long term contract with Radio Pictures. He will return in a few weeks to begin work. He plans to sell his New York home and ship his belongings to Hol- . w ed Hollywood Notables Begin Annual Exodus to New York Beauty Contest Winner Seeks Movie Honors WHERE YQU CAN GO FOR ENTERTAINMENT 15 LOS. ANGELES. Janina Smolin-sk- a, Polish dancer and former Follies Berg ere star, is now in Los Angeles, having decided to embellish the American screen. She was Miss Poland in the international beauty contest S. L. Cometist on Granada Screen One of the features current at the Granada theater is a Vltaphone musical short In which Btewart Grow, cornetist and son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto 8. Grow, Ml North Second West street, is one of the chief attractions. The short was made by Horace Heidt's "Californians," a west coast orchestra that haa been Dlavinc in New York for several months, and in which young Mr. Grow is solo cornetist In the Vltaphone feature at the Granada the former Salt Lake musician plays one of his featured solos, "carnival of Venice." He is well known in local musical circles and has developed, say critics, into one of tne leading cornetist of the coun ."Sn. r' " Pn4 Yea haven't teen thrilled!! ua Yea aloat kaow- what a far love! will ntJl and hear sir rhUlp lea uie as eennuoau nova. de - Price ly -- ll V) : J'' wtaruinmeat u)cst , J 1. V;r&: 1 t jyAU-Talkln- g, Jf kll "" rTt!tC 11M ,1:40. tM, , M&WrTAL- - f 4:l, 1:1 J GLORIFICATION OF F10UK2 ZIEGfttft L - - mm & DAME15 IflLfM rcnicT' iyilll . A 111t I m m - Nat: Daring BIO EIT (attentat ear Vaudeville show Btctssar-ll-y reduced ta eat prtataUtlon act. For Your Own Sake. Come Early" WOMO'S OUgAtES T' M QTION PtCtU Kt y;.Tjjr' y Bigge$t Hit of All! Singing, Dancing Hit! Bit months la New Teek at .H. Two he of florkfns fan. Semtthlajr raew! Ever? aalt a aarprla. j oftiie .voiud RADIO PICTURE'S' J TABERNACLE-THUR- K I . ... t n' t usi a lie "ratal Ferae Wild Fer Slerliae rater Hnltht Celer Classta Seerta. flaws mi,m!I mm Star la i,''l, upyz Tfce Auspices Musical Arts Society (Geo. D. Pyrier, Manager) JiUoy 'AflL. ' 7 II NOV. 21 S., rrtees-aLt- II.M, ft, Stat aU at CenseUiUted Music l . Co lil UM. . ' It Mala, November - siW-ift- Ts NOW! The Laugh IIU of 1929! NOW PLAYING COLLEEN ,!00RE ' rt a 4, " three " theee I nr CM- - the viaeea M alive. they BIS 1 ' MISS Punfert wet x CAPITOL) I irvj Here's Something to Cheer About Musical talent exists, to tome ex tent, in every human being. It may be developed to a surprising degree J eveu iu tixuurca wisu acera vv iisive practically no native talent . V I nKrmx mccs Talking, Singing, Dancing r -- BE THRIFTY Come before p, m........ 'il - WITH hall and star cast. James TALKINO COMEDY V " " " TALKING NOVRLTT HEARST SOI :ND KEWS first Soar, Cheers, Love, Laufht! CoUefe Vamps aael football rreaxlta! Hasina, Stasias, Dancing, Cheers! COLORTONK KKWC, oa the Mataaacope "CLIMBING THE GOLDEN STAIBS" Movtetoat News . it SMILIuQ IRISH EYES' t The CoUef e Riot? ,m . IV Vitaphone Vaudeville Pathe Sound Newt . "The 8how-OffGeorge Kelly's lamous piay, is being mmea by Paramount under the title "Men Are Like That", vi, jnijeaiiM hhwder EVELYN I BHEN ment -- - 1:1, tie. 9ie ValkngScnetCs ' It is far easier to learn music vocally than instrumentally, for the voice Is the most perfect musical instrument (and everyone possesses one), Is capable of the most beautiful tone quality, and has practically no technical difficulties. By the same token it la far easier to master a man-mamusical instrument when one knows musio first So vocal music is and always will be the foundation of all musical accomplishment 8 ymphony Central Figure of Musical, Life.. What, then, is the place of Instrumental music in the curriculum T The same place it occupies in a community Uie artistic center around w,hlch all other musical activities revolve. The symphony orchestra Is acknowledged as the highest form of music, the most versatile, the most colorful, the most artistic ot all musical utterances. A fine symphony orchestra; is always the central figure of the musical life of the com: munity. Likewise the high school symphony orchestra is destined to become the artistic peak of school music everywhere. While it is true that the voice is the most perfect musical Instrument and is possessed by all, it has certain definite limitation, as to agility, power and endurance which, are largely overcome in mechanical mu sical instruments. Vocal music is a general subject for every child who goes to school. Instrumental music is a special subject for those who show talent and aptitude for music I do not mean by this statement that no child should undertake to learn to play an instrument unless he shows signs of becoming a musical genius. Anjr child who is sufficiently interested to want to learn to play an Instrument should be given the . . opportunity. Let me take this opportunity to condemn the practice of giving music tests to ascertain which children should be permitted to enter Instrumental music classes and which should be excluded. No music test or any other kind of test for that matter, hu been devised which will test the most important attribute to be coming a musician 'gumption." We have all seen children with a small amount of native musical talent and an abnormal amount of gumption become iar better musicians than the most talented music students in our schools, for these latter are usually lacking In gumption; it is only the rare combination or a superlative-amounof both musical talent and gumption that results In a great mu- - MM 'OaJUUU w able to read music vocally before they attempt to team to play an Instru- ' tiU the dav thaa In a -- HELD AS PIVOT FIGURE aiciaa A HABIT en SYMPHONY , PILAVIHKOIUSE -- try. 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