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Ballet Will Perf r 14 Times In a T n Day tay By Edward Barry. The day after Christmas the Bal- let Russe de Monte Carlo will move into the AUditorium theater for a 10 I day 14 performance engagement. De- spite transit and visa difficUlties oc- casioned by the war the company's personnel-at least as regards the principals-remains virtually intact. The repertoire here will comprise 20 I ballets, of which six have never be- fore been seen in Chicago. This company is composed partly of dancers who cast their lot with I Leonide Massine in the Massine-De Basil splitup of two years ago and I partly of dancers whom Mr. Massine later engaged to fill out his roster. Among those who were familiar here I during the 1933-'38 tours of the De Basil ballet and who are members of the group scheduled to arrive next week are Alexandra Danilova, Igor Youskevitch, Roland Guerard, Marc Platoff, and George Zoritch-as well as Mr. Massine himself, who is the' company's artistic director. Alicia Markova, Mia Slavenska, Nini Theil- ade, Nathalie Krassovska, and Fred. eric Franklin will be remembered for their successful appearances here last season on the occasion of the first visit of the reorganized company. Andre Eglevsky toured with the older group in 1933 and 1934, and is now with the Massine company. Efrem Kurtz, who has been conducting the ballets' performances for years, holds the title of musical director. •• So much for the identity of the company. As to the repertoire, major interest na t- ura Ll v re- sides in the six nove l- ties. " Ghost Tow n," s c h e duled to be un- veiled at the ballet's very firs t per- formance, is American in set t ing and in au- tho I' ship. The piece tells the story of the modern hitch-hlkers who come upon the site of Virginia City, Nev., and find it inhabited only by a single old prospector. However, the old prospector's stories of other days-when Virginia City was a hard fighting, hard drinking, free spending gold rush community-so work upon the imaginations of the hitch-hikers that the town as it used to be seems to come to life before their eyes. The choreography is by Marc Platoff who, despite his name, is Cal- ifornia born. Richard Rodgers wrote the music. Decor and costumes are the work of Raoul Pene du Bois, New York designer, whose best known recent achievement was the sets and costumes for the Acquacade at the New York fair. " Devil's Holiday," due Dec. 27, concerns Satan's strange stroll on the streets of Venice, where, disguised as a rich visitor, he amuses himself, like the meanie that he is, by meddling with human Iives and loves. Choreog- raphy is by the Englishman, Fred- erick Ashton. The music is Tomma- slni's, with a Paganini base. ••• That same evening [\Vednesday, Dec. 27] will see two more novelties. " Igrouchki" tells of the unrequited love of a farmer boy for a goose girl. The choreography is based on Fokine and the music has been extracted from Rimsky-Korsakoff's fantasy on Russian themes. The remaining novelty that night is "Capriccio Es- pagnole," with more of Rimsky.Ko;- sakoff's music. The choreography IS the result of the collaboration of Argetinita, the renowned Spanish dancer, and Mr. Massine. The ballet is a series of dances drawn from various parts of Spain. On Dec. 28 "Rouge et Noir," based on Shostakovich's First symphony, will receive its first Chicago show- ing. Massine's choreography repre- sents the struggle of various forces to control the soul of man. Scenery lind costumes are the work of no less It person than Henri Matisse. "Bacchanale," due Dec. 29, is the widely publicized surrealist baliet whose settings, costumes, and gener,:l idea were furnished by Salvador Da~l. It concerns King Ludwig of BavarIa [Wagner's patron] and his hallucina- tions. Everything which an unfet- tered imagination can add has been duly added. The music is Wagner's, the choreography Massine's. . The most important of the reVIvals ill •• Scheherazade," a barba;ically splendid piece built upon R;mskt Korsakoff's music. The charmmg llt- tie ••Boutique Fantasque," or "Fan· tastic Doll Shop," is also back in the repertoire. The schedule for the complete en- gagement follows: Tuesday evening, Dec. 26-" Schehera- zade" "Ghost Town," "Spectre de la Ros~," "Galte Parlsienne." Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 27-" Les SyiphIdes," "Petrouchka," " Prince Igor," 4)7 "Les Wednesday evening, Dec. "'"-,, rs- Sylphldes," "Devil's Holiday:, rouc hkl " " CaprIccio Espagnole. , 28--" Swan Thnrsday evening, Dec. B' d" Lake," H Rouge et Noir," II Blue ir If dance fro m "Aurora's Wedding, " Ghost Town:" D ~Q_" Devll's Hol- Friday evening, ee.~. hkl " ida v." "Bacchanaie," "Igrouc , "Beau Danube." n " Bou Saturday afternoon, Dec. DO- d ,; t. Fantasque"" Scheheraza e, I que ' "" Capriccio Es- "Spectre de la Rose, Pagnole." . 30.-" Ghost Satnrday evcnmg, ~c. c Alexandra Danllova, u se OLOIST FOR CHICA(j.(j d Monte TUESDAY NIGHT Jacques Gordon will be soloist with the Woman's Symphony orchestra at its concert in Orchestra hall on Tuesday night. The former concert master of the Chicago Symphony will play the Brahms violin concerto. (De Belhs Photo. 1 Notes of Music and Musicians Besides playing its regular concerts on the Thursday-Friday series the Chicago Symphony orchestra will give the second of its Young People's concerts on Wednesday afternoon in Orchestra hall. This last will offer the following program: PIelude to U Hansel and Gretel" . ............................ Humperdinck Dances. from SUIte No.2, .B Mmor .. Bach "In the Sptn ning Room " Dvorak II Spinning- Song" Mendelssohn Song, "Here We Come A-Carolin~" .. ............................... 'I'radit.ional u In t he VIllage," from <I Caucasian Sketcbes " Jpnofitoff-Lvanotf Prelude to Act IlL, "i Lcheugrtn n .... 'wacner Hans Lange will direct the con- certs on Thursday and Friday which feature three compositions associated with the Christmas season. These are the pastorale, from Bach's" Christ- mas Oratorio"; the prelude to Hum- perdinck's fairy tale opera, "Hansel and Gretel," and a suite from Rim- sky-Korsakoff's opera, "Christmas Eve." The symphony will be Bore- din's second, and the program will conclude with Elgar's Variations on an Original Theme, opus 36. The Chicago City Opera company has announced a post-season gala per- formance of "La Boheme" for New Year's eve at the Civic Opera house. It will feature the American operatic debut of Marta Egger th as Mimi. Miss Eggerth is the wife of Jan Kie- pura, the Polish tenor who will also sing in the opera, and she has ap- peared in several musical motion pic- tures made abroad and released in this country. The rest of the gala " Boheme" cast will include Charlotte Boerner, Reinhold Schmidt, Virgilio Lazzari, Giuseppe Cavadore, Ben Landsman, and Kenneth Morrow. Carl Alwin will conduct. A midnight sup- per will be served in the Opera club after the opera, to be followed in turn by dancing in the opera foyer. A benefit performance for the "Sons of Italy" of the same opera will be giv- en tomor- row night at the opera house with Virgini a Pemberton, He n r ietta Chase, An- dre Bur· dino,George C zap licki, and Virgilio Lazzari in the leading roles. Miss Chase an d Burdino will be mak in g the i I' first appearances locally in their rcspec- tive roles, Musetta and Rodolfo. The conductor will be Leo Kopp, Henrietta Chase. [Seymour photo.] --- ,Tune Evans, pianist, will give her debut recital in the Auditorium re- cital hall this afternoon. A program of American, Greek, Pol- ish, Yugo-Slav, and Armenian songs will be given by the Savine Singers, a new musical ensemble, in the Audl- torium recital hall tonight. The quar- tet is composed of Lucia Altoonjian, American soprano; M. J. Lester·Wil· czynski, Polish tenor; Stayro Chiapi, Town," ••Bacchanale," "Spectre de la Rose," " Galte Parisienne." Sunday afternoon, Dec. 31-" Devll's Holiday," "Ghost Town," "Igrouchki," "Capriccio Espagnols." Snnday evening, Dec. 31-" S wan Lake," "Rouge et Nair," "Bacchanale," "Galte Parislenne." Monday evening, Jan. 1-" Seventh Symphony," "Petrouchka," Danube." Tuesday evening,Jan. 2-" Carnaval," " Three Cornered Hat," "Afternoon of a Faun," "Ghost Town. If· Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3-" Rouge et Noir," ••Bacchanale," H Schehera- zade.' Wednesday evening, Jan. 3-" Seventh Symphony," " Boutique Fantasque," "Blue Bird" dance from "Aurora's Wedding," " Gaite Parlslenne." Thursday evening, Jan. 4-" Rouge et Nair," ••Ghost Town," "Bacchanals;" U Caite Parisienne," Box office sale opens tomorrow. Seats are 55 cents to $3.30 evenings [except Dec. 31, when prices will be 55 cents to $4.40] and 55 cent. to $2,75 afternoons. Greek tenor, and Josef Novak, Yugo- Slavian bass. The group is under the direction of Alexander Savine and is accompanied by Emund H. Attwood. Handel's seasonal oratorio, the mous "Messiah," will be given first Orches- tra hall pre s enta- t ion today b y the Swedish Choral club under Harry T. Car lson's di I' ection. Wit.h the exception of the tenor, who made his deb u t only a week ';:'.I:: and a half ago on the' Chi c ago (Maurice photo.l Symphony's Esther Hart. all-Beethoven program, the soloists are familiar artists around town: Esther Hart, soprano; Helen Bartush, contralto; Joseph Laderoute, tenor, and Mark Love, bass. There will be no busier conductor this week than Izler Solomon, faced with the job of leading two orches- tras in different programs on succes- sive nights. On Monday he will direct the Illinois Symphony orchestra in its weekly concert in the Blackstone theater, and the following evening the Woman's Symphony will play its third concert of the season under him in Orchestra hall. The program of the former ensem- ble features the Chicago premiere of "Rondo Veneziano," by Ildebrando Pizzetti. This celebrated contempo- rary Italian composer has suffered needless neglect locally, only one of his orchestral works having been played here, the" Summer" Concerto. The Rondo was composed in 1929 and has been used as ballet music at La Scala. Frances McCormick, young Los An- geles pianist, will be the evening's soloist, playing Emile Blanchet's Con- cert Piece for piano and orchestra. Its only other performance in this city was given last spring at the Chi- cago Musical college's commencement exercises. Blanchet is a 62 year old Swiss composer. He has dedicated the concerto to his lifelong friend, Rudolph Ganz, The balance of the program is de- voted to Beethoven's overture, "The Consecration of the House "; Haydn's Symphony No. 103 in E fiat major, known as the" Drum Roll" symphony, and Ravel's" La Valse." The soloist with the Woman's Sym- phony will be Jacques Gordon, per- forming Brahms' violin concerto. The one- time concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony last appeared here on the 1939 Ravinia festival, playing a con- certo by Leo Sowerby. Three other items complete the program on Tues- day night: Corelli's Concerto Grosso, No.8, subtitled "Christmas Music," arranged by Rherie-Baton ; Prokofieff's Classical Symphony in D major, and Aaron Copland's increasingly popular "El Salon Mexico." SU DAY 'T'RIBUNE: ECEl\fBER: 17, arl rad Pe f p r By C cil Smith. Except for a few post- season ad- denda noted in another column, the 1939 Chicago City Opera company season ended formally with last night's repetition of Charpentier's " Louise." This is, therefore, the proper time to look backward over the seven week period and, in cheer- ful holiday mood, to pin a few orchids on some or the people responsible for the best achievements of the season. Even though it may make my list of tributes incomplete, I must confine my observations to the performances I actually attended-a limitation that arbitrarily excludes about one-fifth of the season's total. If your pet en- thusiasm does not appear in the fol- lowing list. be sure that the perform- ance fell on a night when duty called me elsewhere. My tokens of appreciat ion are of three classes, corresponding to the honorary degrees often awarded by colleges to their graduates. In the course of the season I found the fol- lowing participants especially worthy of praise and gratitude: Summa cum laude [with highest honor] : To Henry \Veber, for taking over the musical direction of the company at a difficult and insecure moment, and for tightening its musical stand- ards in discernible fashion week by week; for conducting Verdi's ••II Trovatore," probably the finest per- formance in his career as conductor, in a manner that restored a much neglected work to its rtghttul place as a masterpiece of Italian dramatic music; for possessing the artistic courage to cancel a performance of Verdi's" Falstaff" that could not be fa. made ready to refiect credit on the its company within the allotted time. To Grace Moore, for realizing her I full gifts for the first time in Char- Today. pentier's "Louise," and for bringing CenLralchurch choir-e-Orchestr •• hall, 11. back to the operatic stage a power of Handel's" Messiah," Swedish Choral club . 1 -Orchestra hall, :1. intense and exciting emotiona pro- ;rune Evans, nianist-c-Auditorium recital jection that has been lacking, in large hall. 3:30. measure, since the days of Mary .• II Trovatore," Chicago City Opera com- Garden, Geraldine Farrar, and Ciaudia pany-Clvil' Opera bouse, 8. Sunday Evening' club choir-Orcheotr a Muzio. hall, 8. To Giovanni Martinelli, for pene- Savina singers-Auditorium recital hall, trating deeper each year into the 8:15. 1I10nday. musical meaning of every measure "La Boheme," Chicago CIty Opera company he sings; for the most beautifully -CiVIC Opera house, 8. conceived performances of this gener IWnoi. 'Symphonyorchestra, Izler Solomon, tl . "II T 0 atore Hand H Aida." conductor; Frances Mcrform ick, pianist-c- a lOn In I' v .. Blackstone theater. 8.15. To Tito Schipa, for keeping alive I 'I'uesda s, a lofty and valuable tradition of Ital- Russian trio-Arts club. 11.30. ian bel canto. Woman's Symphony orchestr-a, Iz.ler ~olo~ . .. mOD, conductor; J(l.CQ.ues Gordon, -e-iolin is t-c- To KIrsten Flagstad, for continuing Orchestra hall, 8:15. to confer dignity and serene majesty Wednesday. upon the Wagnerian repertory. Chicago Symphony orchestra, Frededck Stock, conductor; Young People's concert- [ . hi hh ] Orchestra hall, 3 :45. Magna cnm Lande WIth 19 onor : 'l'bursday. To Virgilio Lazzari, for the superb Chicago Symphony orchestra, Hans Lange, authority and assurance of his his- conductor-Orchestra .hali, 8:15. . d 1 t l' di ity Friday. trtonlc an voca sY e In a iversi Chicago Symphony orchestra, Hans Lange, of roles, serious and comic, ranging conductor: repetition of Thursday's pro- from Raymond in "Lucia di Lammer- ffI'am, 2 :15. moor" to Varlaam in "Boris Godu- noff." To John Charles Thomas, for main- taining, albeit in an unnecessarily small operatic repertoire, the most polished vocalism of all American baritones. To Gladys Swarthout, for indicat- ing in an extraordinarily good per- formance of "Carmen" that she is now ready for a distinguished oper- atic career. To Lily Pons, for the choicest and most perfect singing of the role of Lucia in all her Chicago career. To Karin Branzell, for a regal and commanding performance, both vocal- 10' and visually, as Amneris in " AIda:' To George Czaplicki, for his superb baritone voice and his discriminating use of it, and for his intelligent, force- ful delineation of a wide variety of major character parts. To Leon Rothier and Maria Claes- sens, for enactments of the parts of the father and mother in "Louise" that bore the stamp of highest authority. To Louis Hasselmans, for his solid knowledge of French operatic litera- ture, and for his outstanding com- mand of the score of ••Louise:' To Dusolina Giannini, for her ve- hement and gripping Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticana." To all the young singers in the sewing machine scene of "Louise," for making their scene one of the most delightful episodes in many seasons. To Charles Kullman, for his sturdy tenor voice, his mature artistrv, and his exceptional gift for the stage. To Andre Burdino, for balancing rm n e s n 1M4~ JOE E. LEWI tf~ 1 tk Hif'ffU TAMARA ISinging Star of "Robert!l" PAUL HAAION The"New Nijinsky'· ./'fJN, BREESE Wll LEFT HANDER' s 1939. pen COMPLEMENT Adrienne, petite Chicago model, is the current hit of Left Hander Joe Sanders' talent parade at the Blackhawk res- taurant. She joined the band when it reopened there re- cently. [Seymour Photo.] Music Calendar Coming. Dec. 26 thru Jan. 4-Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo; Auditorium theater. Dec. 28 and 29-Chicago Symphony orches, tra : Rudolf Serkin, pianist; Orchestra. hall. Dec. 3D-Chicago Symphony orchestra; " pop" concert; Orchestra hall. Dec. 31-" La. Boheme," Chicago City Opera company; Civic Opera house. .Jan. 2-Artur Rubinstein, ptanil!!t; Orches- tra hall, Jan. 4 and 5-Chicago Symphony orches- tra; Orchestra hall. Jan. 7-Serge Tarnowsky. piMlist; Stude- baker theater. Jan. 7-CIVic. orchestra, Hans Lange, con- duct or; Orchestra hall. Jan. 8-Vytautas Finidar Beliai ns and dance group; Woman's Club theater. Jan. 9-Saidenberg Symphonietta, Daniel Saidenbei-g-, conductor; Joseph Szigeti, viohn- 1St; Goodma.n theater. ;ran. 9-Chicago Symphony orchestra; Or- chestra hall. Jan. 9-Bettina .:Bjorksten, soprano; Kim- ball hall. elegance against vigor, and remain- ing an admirable exponent of French lyric style. Owm. laude [with honor]: To Rose Bampton, for showing her excellent possibilities as a Wagne- rian soprano in "Die Walkiire." To Ellen Dosia, for the cool sim- plicity of her approach to French I roles. To Helen Jepson, for increasing both the drive and vocal nuance of her Violetta in "La Traviata:' To Hilde Reggiani, for her brilliant top voice and her interesting future possibilities as a coloratura soprano. To Elisabeth Rethberg, for possess- ing and using the world's most ex- quisite half voice. To Elen Longone, for greatly stabil- izing and brightening her singing. To James Melton, for his person- able and artistic Pin k er ton in ••Madame Butterfiv." To Sonia Sharnova, for her im- posing Fricka in "Die Walkiire:' To Armand Tokatyan, for warmly sung performances of "Cavalleria Rusticana" and ••'I'osca." , To Carl Alwin, for bringing to Chi- cago the authority of his long Vien- nese experience as a conductor. To Kurt Baum, for his easy, large tenor voice, and for the air of en- joyment with which he invests his work. To Robert Weede, for a first rate Rigoletto in the making. To Ezio Pinza, for his dynamic et- fect upon his audiences. To Mark Love, for eloquent sing- ing as Friar Laurence in ••Romeo and Juliet," and for superior work in many secondary parts. To Carlo Morelli, for the greater resourcefulness and va r iet y with which he now uses his fine baritone voice. To Jan Kiepura, for the consum- mate beauty of his voice. To Carl Hartmann and Rene Mal- son, for imaginative artistry in Wag- nerian tenor parts. To such reliable and indispensable singers of secondary roles as Eliza- beth Brown, Margery Mayer, Ada Paggi, Louisa Hoe, Helen Margolyne, Giuseppe Cavadore, Anthony Mar- lowe, Douglas Beattie, John Daggett Howell, Pompilio Malatesta, Reinhold Schmidt, and Edward Stack. To Angelo Canarutto and Leo Kopp, for their considerable growth as con- ductors, EDUCATIONAL. IN SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME Thorough preparatio!! for Col~ege .en•• trance law nur s rn g, engineering, C. P. A. and' all pre-professional schools. DAYS-EVEN INGS-HOME STUDY Old Established School. State Chartered 15 Classrooms, Real Science Laboratories Exceptionally Well Qualified Faculty ENROLL NOW FOR WINTER TERM DONALD F. DODD, LL.B .• LL.M •• DIRECTOR 190 N. STATE ST. FRANKLIN 4122,3·4-5 4 MONTH INTENSIVE COURSE fOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND GRADUATES A thorough. ;ntensiv~, stll1Wgraphiceourse-« ,tarting January 1, APrtI1.Jllly 1, Oct9wl. Interesting Booklet sent free, ioithout obltgatlfJIC - write or phone. 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BalletWill Perf r14 Times In aT n Day tayBy Edward Barry.

The day after Christmas the Bal-let Russe de Monte Carlo will moveinto the AUditorium theater for a 10 Iday 14 performance engagement. De-spite transit and visa difficUlties oc-casioned by the war the company'spersonnel-at least as regards theprincipals-remains virtually intact.The repertoire here will comprise 20 Iballets, of which six have never be-fore been seen in Chicago.This company is composed partly

of dancers who cast their lot with ILeonide Massine in the Massine-DeBasil spl itup of two years ago and Ipartly of dancers whom Mr. Massinelater engaged to fill out his roster.Among those who were familiar here Iduring the 1933-'38 tours of theDe Basil ballet and who are membersof the group scheduled to arrive nextweek are Alexandra Danilova, IgorYouskevitch, Roland Guerard, MarcPlatoff, and George Zoritch-as wellas Mr. Massine himself, who is the'company's artistic director. AliciaMarkova, Mia Slavenska, Nini Theil-ade, Nathalie Krassovska, and Fred.eric Franklin will be remembered fortheir successful appearances here lastseason on the occasion of the firstvisit of the reorganized company.Andre Eglevsky toured with the oldergroup in 1933 and 1934, and is nowwith the Massine company. EfremKurtz, who has been conducting theballets' performances for years, holdsthe title of musical director.

• • •So much for the identity of the

company. As to the repertoire, majorinterest na t-u r a Ll v re-sides in thesix n o v e l-ties. " GhostTow n,"s c h e duledto be un-veiled at theballet's veryfirs t per-formance, isAmericanin set t ingand in au-tho I' ship.The piecetells thestory of themodernhitch-hlkerswho come upon the site of VirginiaCity, Nev., and find it inhabited onlyby a single old prospector. However,the old prospector's stories of otherdays-when Virginia City was a hardfighting, hard drinking, free spendinggold rush community-so work uponthe imaginations of the hitch-hikersthat the town as it used to be seemsto come to life before their eyes.The choreography is by Marc

Platoff who, despite his name, is Cal-ifornia born. Richard Rodgers wrotethe music. Decor and costumes arethe work of Raoul Pene du Bois,New York designer, whose bestknown recent achievement was thesets and costumes for the Acquacadeat the New York fair." Devil's Holiday," due Dec. 27,

concerns Satan's strange stroll on thestreets of Venice, where, disguised asa rich visitor, he amuses himself, likethe meanie that he is, by meddlingwith human Iives and loves. Choreog-raphy is by the Englishman, Fred-erick Ashton. The music is Tomma-slni's, with a Paganini base.

• • •That same evening [\Vednesday,

Dec. 27] will see two more novelties." Igrouchki" tells of the unrequitedlove of a farmer boy for a goose girl.The choreography is based on Fokineand the music has been extractedfrom Rimsky-Korsakoff's fantasy onRussian themes. The remainingnovelty that night is "Capriccio Es-pagnole," with more of Rimsky.Ko;-sakoff's music. The choreography ISthe result of the collaboration ofArgetinita, the renowned Spanishdancer, and Mr. Massine. The balletis a series of dances drawn fromvarious parts of Spain.On Dec. 28 "Rouge et Noir," based

on Shostakovich's First symphony,will receive its first Chicago show-ing. Massine's choreography repre-sents the struggle of various forcesto control the soul of man. Scenerylind costumes are the work of no lessIt person than Henri Matisse."Bacchanale," due Dec. 29, is the

widely publicized surrealist balietwhose settings, costumes, and gener,:lidea were furnished by Salvador Da~l.It concerns King Ludwig of BavarIa[Wagner's patron] and his hallucina-tions. Everything which an unfet-tered imagination can add has beenduly added. The music is Wagner's,the choreography Massine's. .The most important of the reVIvals

ill ••Scheherazade," a barba;icallysplendid piece built upon R;msktKorsakoff's music. The charmmg llt-tie ••Boutique Fantasque," or "Fan·tastic Doll Shop," is also back in therepertoire.

• • •The schedule for the complete en-

gagement follows:Tuesday evening, Dec. 26-" Schehera-

zade" "Ghost Town," "Spectre de laRos~," "Galte Parlsienne."Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 27-" Les

SyiphIdes," "Petrouchka," " Prince

Igor," 4)7 "LesWednesday evening, Dec. "'"-,, rs-

Sylphldes," "Devil's Holiday:,rouchkl " " CaprIccio Espagnole.

, 28--" SwanThnrsday evening, Dec. B' d"Lake," H Rouge et Noir," II Blue ir If

dance fro m "Aurora's Wedding,

" Ghost Town:" D ~Q_" Devll's Hol-Friday evening, ee.~. hkl "

ida v." "Bacchanaie," "Igrouc ,"Beau Danube." n " BouSaturday afternoon, Dec. DO- d ,;

t . Fantasque"" Scheheraza e,I que ' "" Capriccio Es-"Spectre de la Rose,

Pagnole." . 30.-" GhostSatnrday evcnmg, ~c. c

Alexandra Danllova,

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Jacques Gordon will be soloist with the Woman's Symphony

orchestra at its concert in Orchestra hall on Tuesday night.

The former concert master of the Chicago Symphony will

play the Brahms violin concerto.(De Belhs Photo. 1

Notes of Music and MusiciansBesides playing its regular concerts

on the Thursday-Friday series theChicago Symphony orchestra willgive the second of its Young People'sconcerts on Wednesday afternoon inOrchestra hall. This last will offerthe following program:PI elude to U Hansel and Gretel" .

............................ HumperdinckDances. from SUIte No.2, .B Mmor .. Bach"In the Sptn ning Room " DvorakII Spinning- Song" MendelssohnSong, "Here We Come A-Carolin~" ..

............................... 'I'radit.ionalu In t he VIllage," from <I Caucasian

Sketcbes " Jpnofitoff-LvanotfPrelude to Act IlL, "i Lcheugrtn n .... 'wacner

Hans Lange will direct the con-certs on Thursday and Friday whichfeature three compositions associatedwith the Christmas season. Theseare the pastorale, from Bach's" Christ-mas Oratorio"; the prelude to Hum-perdinck's fairy tale opera, "Hanseland Gretel," and a suite from Rim-sky-Korsakoff's opera, "ChristmasEve." The symphony will be Bore-din's second, and the program willconclude with Elgar's Variations onan Original Theme, opus 36.

The Chicago City Opera companyhas announced a post-season gala per-formance of "La Boheme" for NewYear's eve at the Civic Opera house.It will feature the American operaticdebut of Marta Egger th as Mimi.Miss Eggerth is the wife of Jan Kie-pura, the Polish tenor who will alsosing in the opera, and she has ap-peared in several musical motion pic-tures made abroad and released inthis country. The rest of the gala" Boheme" cast will include CharlotteBoerner, Reinhold Schmidt, VirgilioLazzari, Giuseppe Cavadore, BenLandsman, and Kenneth Morrow. CarlAlwin will conduct. A midnight sup-per will be served in the Opera clubafter the opera, to be followed inturn by dancing in the opera foyer.A benefit performance for the

"Sons of Italy" of the same operawill be giv-e n tomor-row nightat the operahouse withVirgini aPemberton,He n r iettaChase, An-dre Bur·dino,GeorgeC zap licki,and VirgilioLazzari inthe leadingroles. MissChase an dBurdinowill bemak in gthe i I' firstappearances locally in their rcspec-tive roles, Musetta and Rodolfo. Theconductor will be Leo Kopp,

Henrietta Chase.[Seymour photo.]

---,Tune Evans, pianist, will give herdebut recital in the Auditorium re-cital hall this afternoon.

A program of American, Greek, Pol-ish, Yugo-Slav, and Armenian songswill be given by the Savine Singers,a new musical ensemble, in the Audl-torium recital hall tonight. The quar-tet is composed of Lucia Altoonjian,American soprano; M. J. Lester·Wil·czynski, Polish tenor; Stayro Chiapi,

Town," •• Bacchanale," "Spectre de laRose," " Galte Parisienne."Sunday afternoon, Dec. 31-" Devll's

Holiday," "Ghost Town," "Igrouchki,""Capriccio Espagnols."Snnday evening, Dec. 31-" S wan

Lake," "Rouge et Nair," "Bacchanale,""Galte Parislenne."Monday evening, Jan. 1-" Seventh

Symphony," "Petrouchka,"Danube."Tuesday evening, Jan. 2-" Carnaval,"

" Three Cornered Hat," "Afternoon of aFaun," "Ghost Town. If·Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3-" Rouge

et Noir," ••Bacchanale," H Schehera-zade.'Wednesday evening, Jan. 3-" Seventh

Symphony," " Boutique Fantasque,""Blue Bird" dance from "Aurora'sWedding," " Gaite Parlslenne."Thursday evening, Jan. 4-" Rouge et

Nair," ••Ghost Town," "Bacchanals;"U Caite Parisienne,"Box office sale opens tomorrow.

Seats are 55 cents to $3.30 evenings[except Dec. 31, when prices will be55 cents to $4.40] and 55 cent. to$2,75 afternoons.

Greek tenor, and Josef Novak, Yugo-Slavian bass. The group is under thedirection of Alexander Savine and isaccompanied by Emund H. Attwood.

Handel's seasonal oratorio, themous "Messiah," will be givenfirst Orches-tra hallpre s enta-t ion todayb y theSwedishChoralclub underHarry T.Car lson'sd i I' ection.Wit.h theexception ofthe tenor,who madehis deb u tonly a week ';:'.I::and a halfago on the'Chi c ago (Maurice photo.lSymphony's Esther Hart.all-Beethoven program, the soloistsare familiar artists around town:Esther Hart, soprano; Helen Bartush,contralto; Joseph Laderoute, tenor,and Mark Love, bass.

There will be no busier conductorthis week than Izler Solomon, facedwith the job of leading two orches-tras in different programs on succes-sive nights. On Monday he will directthe Illinois Symphony orchestra inits weekly concert in the Blackstonetheater, and the following evening theWoman's Symphony will play its thirdconcert of the season under him inOrchestra hall.The program of the former ensem-

ble features the Chicago premiere of"Rondo Veneziano," by IldebrandoPizzetti. This celebrated contempo-rary Italian composer has sufferedneedless neglect locally, only one ofhis orchestral works having beenplayed here, the" Summer" Concerto.The Rondo was composed in 1929 andhas been used as ballet music atLa Scala.Frances McCormick, young Los An-

geles pianist, will be the evening'ssoloist, playing Emile Blanchet's Con-cert Piece for piano and orchestra.Its only other performance in thiscity was given last spring at the Chi-cago Musical college's commencementexercises. Blanchet is a 62 year oldSwiss composer. He has dedicatedthe concerto to his lifelong friend,Rudolph Ganz,The balance of the program is de-

voted to Beethoven's overture, "TheConsecration of the House "; Haydn'sSymphony No. 103 in E fiat major,known as the" Drum Roll" symphony,and Ravel's" La Valse."The soloist with the Woman's Sym-

phony will be Jacques Gordon, per-forming Brahms' violin concerto. Theone- time concertmaster of the ChicagoSymphony last appeared here on the1939 Ravinia festival, playing a con-certo by Leo Sowerby. Three otheritems complete the program on Tues-day night: Corelli's Concerto Grosso,No.8, subtitled "Christmas Music,"arranged by Rherie-Baton ; Prokofieff'sClassical Symphony in D major, andAaron Copland's increasingly popular"El Salon Mexico."

SU DAY 'T'RIBUNE: ECEl\fBER: 17,

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By C cil Smith.Except for a few post- season ad-

denda noted in another column, the1939 Chicago City Opera companyseason ended formally with lastnight's repetition of Charpentier's" Louise." This is, therefore, theproper time to look backward overthe seven week period and, in cheer-ful holiday mood, to pin a few orchidson some or the people responsible forthe best achievements of the season.Even though it may make my list

of tributes incomplete, I must confinemy observations to the performancesI actually attended-a limitation thatarbitrarily excludes about one-fifth ofthe season's total. If your pet en-thusiasm does not appear in the fol-lowing list. be sure that the perform-ance fell on a night when duty calledme elsewhere.

• •My tokens of appreciat ion are of

three classes, corresponding to thehonorary degrees often awarded bycolleges to their graduates. In thecourse of the season I found the fol-lowing participants especially worthyof praise and gratitude:

Summa cum laude [with highesthonor] :To Henry \Veber, for taking over

the musical direction of the companyat a difficult and insecure moment,and for tightening its musical stand-ards in discernible fashion week byweek; for conducting Verdi's ••IITrovatore," probably the finest per-formance in his career as conductor,in a manner that restored a muchneglected work to its rtghttul placeas a masterpiece of Italian dramaticmusic; for possessing the artisticcourage to cancel a performance ofVerdi's" Falstaff" that could not be

fa. made ready to refiect credit on theits company within the allotted time.

To Grace Moore, for realizing herI full gifts for the first time in Char- Today.pentier's "Louise," and for bringing CenLral church choir-e-Orchestr •• hall, 11.back to the operatic stage a power of Handel's" Messiah," Swedish Choral club

. 1 -Orchestra hall, :1.intense and exciting emotiona pro- ;rune Evans, nianist-c-Auditorium recitaljection that has been lacking, in large hall. 3:30.measure, since the days of Mary .•II Trovatore," Chicago City Opera com-Garden, Geraldine Farrar, and Ciaudia pany-Clvil' Opera bouse, 8.

Sunday Evening' club choir-Orcheotr aMuzio. hall, 8.To Giovanni Martinelli, for pene- Savina singers-Auditorium recital hall,

trating deeper each year into the 8 :15.1I10nday.

musical meaning of every measure "La Boheme," Chicago CIty Opera companyhe sings; for the most beautifully -CiVIC Opera house, 8.conceived performances of this gener IWnoi. 'Symphony orchestra, Izler Solomon,tl . "II T 0 atore Hand H Aida." conductor; Frances Mcrform ick, pianist-c-a lOn In I' v .. Blackstone theater. 8.15.To Tito Schipa, for keeping alive I 'I'uesdas ,

a lofty and valuable tradition of Ital- Russian trio-Arts club. 11.30.ian bel canto. Woman's Symphony orchestr-a, Iz.ler ~olo~

. .. mOD, conductor; J(l.CQ.ues Gordon, -e-iolinis t-c-To KIrsten Flagstad, for continuing Orchestra hall, 8 :15.

to confer dignity and serene majesty Wednesday.upon the Wagnerian repertory. Chicago Symphony orchestra, Frededck

• • • Stock, conductor; Young People's concert-[ . hi h h ] Orchestra hall, 3 :45.Magna cnm Lande WIth 19 on or : 'l'bursday.

To Virgilio Lazzari, for the superb Chicago Symphony orchestra, Hans Lange,authority and assurance of his his- conductor-Orchestra .hali, 8:15.. d 1 t l' di ity Friday.trtonlc an voca s Y e In a iversi Chicago Symphony orchestra, Hans Lange,

of roles, serious and comic, ranging conductor: repetition of Thursday's pro-from Raymond in "Lucia di Lammer- ffI'am, 2 :15.moor" to Varlaam in "Boris Godu-noff."To John Charles Thomas, for main-

taining, albeit in an unnecessarilysmall operatic repertoire, the mostpolished vocalism of all Americanbaritones.To Gladys Swarthout, for indicat-

ing in an extraordinarily good per-formance of "Carmen" that she isnow ready for a distinguished oper-a tic career.To Lily Pons, for the choicest and

most perfect singing of the role ofLucia in all her Chicago career.To Karin Branzell, for a regal and

commanding performance, both vocal-10' and visually, as Amneris in " AIda:'To George Czaplicki, for his superb

baritone voice and his discriminatinguse of it, and for his intelligent, force-ful delineation of a wide variety ofmajor character parts.To Leon Rothier and Maria Claes-

sens, for enactments of the parts ofthe father and mother in "Louise"that bore the stamp of highestauthority.To Louis Hasselmans, for his solid

knowledge of French operatic litera-ture, and for his outstanding com-mand of the score of ••Louise:'To Dusolina Giannini, for her ve-

hement and gripping Santuzza in"Cavalleria Rusticana."To all the young singers in the

sewing machine scene of "Louise,"for making their scene one of themost delightful episodes in manyseasons.To Charles Kullman, for his sturdy

tenor voice, his mature artistrv, andhis exceptional gift for the stage.To Andre Burdino, for balancing

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TAMARAISinging Star of "Robert!l"

PAULHAAIONThe"New Nijinsky'·

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Adrienne, petite Chicago model, is the current hit of Left

Hander Joe Sanders' talent parade at the Blackhawk res-

taurant. She joined the band when it reopened there re-

cently.[Seymour Photo.]

Music Calendar

Coming.Dec. 26 thru Jan. 4-Ballet Russe de Monte

Carlo; Auditorium theater.Dec. 28 and 29-Chicago Symphony orches,

tra : Rudolf Serkin, pianist; Orchestra. hall.Dec. 3D-Chicago Symphony orchestra;

" pop" concert; Orchestra hall.Dec. 31-" La. Boheme," Chicago City Opera

company; Civic Opera house..Jan. 2-Artur Rubinstein, ptanil!!t; Orches-

tra hall,Jan. 4 and 5-Chicago Symphony orches-

tra; Orchestra hall.Jan. 7-Serge Tarnowsky. piMlist; Stude-

baker theater.Jan. 7-CIVic. orchestra, Hans Lange, con-

ductor; Orchestra hall.Jan. 8-Vytautas Finidar Beliai ns and

dance group; Woman's Club theater.Jan. 9-Saidenberg Symphonietta, Daniel

Saidenbei-g-, conductor; Joseph Szigeti, viohn-1St; Goodma.n theater.;ran. 9-Chicago Symphony orchestra; Or-

chestra hall.Jan. 9-Bettina .:Bjorksten, soprano; Kim-

ball hall.

elegance against vigor, and remain-ing an admirable exponent of Frenchlyric style.

• • •Owm. laude [with honor]:To Rose Bampton, for showing her

excellent possibilities as a Wagne-rian soprano in "Die Walkiire."To Ellen Dosia, for the cool sim-

plicity of her approach to French Iroles.To Helen Jepson, for increasing

both the drive and vocal nuance ofher Violetta in "La Traviata:'To Hilde Reggiani, for her brilliant

top voice and her interesting futurepossibilities as a coloratura soprano.To Elisabeth Rethberg, for possess-

ing and using the world's most ex-quisite half voice.To Elen Longone, for greatly stabil-

izing and brightening her singing.To James Melton, for his person-

able and artistic Pin k e r ton in••Madame Butterfiv."

To Sonia Sharnova, for her im-posing Fricka in "Die Walkiire:'To Armand Tokatyan, for warmly

sung performances of "CavalleriaRusticana" and ••'I'osca." ,To Carl Alwin, for bringing to Chi-

cago the authority of his long Vien-nese experience as a conductor.To Kurt Baum, for his easy, large

tenor voice, and for the air of en-joyment with which he invests hiswork.To Robert Weede, for a first rate

Rigoletto in the making.To Ezio Pinza, for his dynamic et-

fect upon his audiences.To Mark Love, for eloquent sing-

ing as Friar Laurence in ••Romeoand Juliet," and for superior work inmany secondary parts.To Carlo Morelli, for the greater

resourcefulness and va r i e t y withwhich he now uses his fine baritonevoice.To Jan Kiepura, for the consum-

mate beauty of his voice.To Carl Hartmann and Rene Mal-

son, for imaginative artistry in Wag-nerian tenor parts.To such reliable and indispensable

singers of secondary roles as Eliza-beth Brown, Margery Mayer, AdaPaggi, Louisa Hoe, Helen Margolyne,Giuseppe Cavadore, Anthony Mar-lowe, Douglas Beattie, John DaggettHowell, Pompilio Malatesta, ReinholdSchmidt, and Edward Stack.To Angelo Canarutto and Leo Kopp,

for their considerable growth as con-ductors,

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'eWIS.#,;,Institut,A College of Engineering, Arts and Science.Practical short courses Evenings in:

AIr Conditioning ElectricaJ MachineryRefrigeration Aeronautical Mechanic.Plan Reading and Elementary Mechanics

Estimating Welding-and other ecursesModerate Rates--Ciasses Start January 29

For circular of information addressLEWIS INSTITUTE, Box A. Madison St. atDamen Ave., Chicago. Telephone Seeley 5200

The COMPTOMETER SCHOOLConducted by the Manufacturers or the MachineA short intensive course. Day School ad-mits only high school g·raduates. Work .sideal ... surroundinss pleasant .. , andunusual opportunity for advancement.Tuition reasonable. Our free employmentservice is available to our graduates.Day and Evening Classes start Every Monday.

Make Early Reservation.Write, call or telephone Principal

for Catalog. Superior 9603Felt & Tarrant Mfg. Co.

1230 Merchandise Mart Chicago, Ill.

The John MarshallLAW AFT. AND EVE. CLASSES

LAW-Starts FEB. 5thPRE· LEGAL-JAN. 3rd

S h I Open for RegistratiQnWrite for booklet "Study ofC 00 Law and Proper Preparation."

315 Plymouth Court. 'l'el. WEBster 3818

111£ART INSTITUTlOFCHICAGO

ART FINE ARTS· INDUSTRIAL ARTNEW TERM JANUARY 2DAY' EVENI NG·sATURDAY

CLASSES FOR ADULTS £ CHILDRENO1tD1.oJI;AdtlressA550r.DfJllI Boxcr PIwlll (fll.1081

SPEED WRITINGBeginners take 100·120 words •• minute In 8weeks. Not a machine. Both sexes. Low eost,Gregg, IHunson, ComptOlneter. Bookkeenlng,Switchboard, Typing. Cashiering. Fine 25-rm.School. Est. 1887. Fra.4122. 190 N. State.CHICAGO BUSINESS COLLEGE

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Dec. 26eastern institutions, decreased from56 to 48 per cent.

Pledges to an approximate amountof $14.0,000 have already been madeto the Wesley foundation at the Uni-versity of Illinois by Methodists ofthe state. The ultimate goal is $225,-000 and to reach this 4,000 workers,clergy and laity, have been enrolledfor a campaign under the directionof Henry P. Scott. The local churcheshave been set a quota, and to dateabout 300 congregations, about 25 per,cent of the state total, have qualified.These figures were reported at It

meeting of the executive committeeheld last week in Urbana at whichthe Dr. William G. Pulliam, districtsuperintendent, presided. Bishop Ernoest Lynn Waldorf of Chicago is gen-eral chairman of the campaign andJames R. Jackson of Freeport is chair-man. ..•...The Horace H. Rackman Educa-

tional Memorial of the University ofMichigan will be located in Detroit.The building, to cost $1,500,000, willbe located in Farnsworth avenue, op.posite the Detroit Institute of FineArts and facing the Detroit Publiclibrary. It will serve as the headquart-ers of the Engineering society andthe university's extension service.The former body, which announced

plans for the construction, reportsthat the new building will be ••a trib-ute to the high level of technical ac-complishment long associated withDetroit."

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The Rev. Edward A. Keller of theUniversity of Notre Dame, whose j"Study of the Physical Assets of the ~United States" was published lastspring, has received papal recognition:from Pope Pius XII. in the form of a:citation with apostolic benediction •.This book denies the claim that thecountry's wealth is concentrated in:but few families' control, and is thefirst of a series of studies to presentan inclusive picture of Americaneconomics. Father Keller's next study,to deal with the nation's income dis-tribution, will be published early in:1940.

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EDUCA TIONAL.

New Day Classes for:Beginners OpenTOMORROW

Advanced and evening seheelstudents accepted every Monday

I REGULAR STENOGRAPHIC,• SECRETARIAL ANDACCOUNTING COURSES.

•INTENSIVE STENOGRAPHICCOURSES FOR EDUCATEDMEN AND WOMEN.

•SPECIAL COURSES FORLAW AND MEDICALSECRETARIES.

•SPECIAL CALCULATINGMACHINE COURSE.

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Call, write, or telsphoMState 1881 for Bulletin.Dav and Evening Classes.

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The GREGG CollegeHOME OF GREGG :SHORTHAND6 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago

I!.!!.!~!!~..:s for ColI~e Peepl! On)J_Gives you a Dictation Speed of100 words a minute in 100 days.Progressive course popular withfar-sighted college men and women.Day classes only, Free nlacins,

ENROLL NOW.Class Starts Jan. 8

BRYANTtSTRATTONCOLLEGE

18 S. Michigan Ave, RAN. 151'

••~R[NCHSPANISH

ITALIAN. GERMAN. RUSSIAN. SWEDiSH.ENGLISH, PUBLIC SPEAKING

Enroll Mow for Mew TermPrivate or Cla88. Free Trial Lesson,Dav or Evening. Native Teachers.

BERLITZ SCHOOL 01'LANGUAGES

30 N. Michlg.n Ave. "t W.shlngton. FRA. 4341

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tern-making. Liner Color, FabrisAnalysis.Styling,Buying.Merehan-disin91 Fashion Executive. Shop.ping Service. Modeling, Styl.Reporting. Millinery. Fashlen Ad,vertising. Fashion Illustration, In'terior Decorotion, Photography.

Entrance - January 2, 3, 8, 15, 22, 29Day - Half Day - Evening - Saturday,116 S. MICHIGANBLVD.• Chicago, Dept. ~Personal Training • Individual Advaneemenl

Chicago Professional School of

AR.TADVERTISING ART • CARTOONING 8DRESS DESIGN •• ILLUS. •• };'4SHIONSeFaculty of National Renown. Day and Eve.

TERM STARTS JANUARY 3rd"THE SCHOOL OJ;' FAMOUS TEACHERS"100 E. Ohio St. Tel. SuP. 4883

• Day and Evening SessionsComplete tramtnz for office posrtdons.All business subiects and machines.Indtvidual progress. FREE employ-ment service. Visitors welcome. En~roll now.

Booklet Sent Upon Request37 So. Wabash Ave •• RANdolph 2637

Opoortuntttee In AViation neat., NOWthan ever before. A. (1. ~raduateJ with allleading aircraft manufacturer- and air-ttnee Cert.fftflJd Mechanics (atJDfO'fed b.United States Civil J...-onartti".Authorltv' Engine.rlna,Admlnlst ••••tion. Day.. Evenina's. hee BulIetl.

AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITV,Cutfll.·Wrlghl Bldg, 133S S. Mlohl,". A•••Chi, • Phon. VI~ 27a1