Mme. Dsnyse Bascourret, who is
now in New York learning English
and preparing for a program for her
Winter concerts in America, is the
only woman who has ever received
the Prlx d’Honneur of the Paris Con
servatoire. Her place on the French
concert stage was crowned in 1920 by
her appointment as soloist for the
Lamoreux Orchestra in its Beethoven
anniversary concerts. Since that time
she has been a regular feature of the
important programs in France, Bel
gium and England.
Tte Work es the Hart House String,
Quartet, with t>e Kress as first violin
ist and leader, is fairly familiar on
both sides of the Canadian border. Its
recent all-Beethoven concert from the
Toronto broadcasting station was se
lected by the United Press as one of
the five best radio programs of the
week. The quartet will appear at
Chicago University August 6 and at
Cedar Rapids, lowa, August 2.
Plan Three Outdoor
Sings for Georgetown
Arrangements for a series of thrie
evenings of outdoor community sing
ing at Montrose Park, Thirty-first
and R streets, have been completed
by a committee of Georgetown resi
dents for the evenings of July 27 and
August 10 and 24 at 8 o’clock. The
public is Invited.
The singing will be directed by Wil
liam T. Pierson, director of programs
for WCAP. In addition, special num
ber# will be given by soloists each eve
ning. The soloists for next Tuesday
evening will be Miss Jane Smith,
contralto, and Mrs. Effie May Reeve,
soprano.
The committee of arrangements in
cludes Albion K. Parris, William T.
Glover, I. B. Nordlinger, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Musgrave, Mr. gnd Mrs. John
Ihlder, Mrs Lloyd D. Smoot, Mrs.
