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V Ruteda L.PreIzl' 1 ~ wlo will give a presentation or h By Rthed L PtzeImusic, draina, dance and legends oi The Skalki orchestra is offering. a thie Far East at the Civic theater on solintion for the musical impasse of Smiday afteripoon, October 12, atÎ Chicago, liv hroadening its activities o'clock under the direction. of Bertha during tlic corning- season to such. a Ott. have the onlyv Japà,nese conipa.n3 unique extent tliat, its artistic:niani- inthie world whichi present s Japane*sc festations , will. he looked forward to plays in EtEnglish wtih2 a great de;ýl of interest.' The- Mr. Oiigawa is a samurai of the orchestra is . estahlisiîing itgelf as a Tokuigawa clani, and lus father, civic factor 'itmeqtalled biv anv other Onga-m a Yoshiya4sti, Nv'as the first or- -musical organization ii 1the city. for dained Christian' minister in japan. it ýoffers an otutlet toartists:iti their Tlic cornpany is. endorsed hý- the own citv, on their own mierits, m'ith- Japan society of - New York, the out ýfinancial risk.- Draina lëagueti of Newv York, johin Kiiil>alllihall. whîicli is centraîîy tlo.- Lltlher Long. Frederick Starr and cated. at Wa an îd Jackson. ave- others. fluer, is' heing conmpletely redecorat.ed, DonadRbrsî sv la u andý transfornîed itîto a miore attrac- nixstcry of the east. thie love and trev.- tive, clîcerful and intiîîiate hall, anîd crence of heauty, the deftness of in- here -hie Skaiski orchestra ivili miake 'vcltio" nad the precision of perfect its hîome. Upholstered chairs have technique are , lowil with 1erfect been installed on thie main floor for facilitv across, the footliglits to .a the conufort of the audience. Beginu- western inidhy the Oligawa coin- ninig on Thursday, Octolier 30, tiiere pany. will lie dailv performances. 1w the or- - __________ chsr.On %week days a -compillete Arouse Mus ical Interest performance ivili comnimence at each - T . of the follo.wing hours, 6.:30 p. ni., of L~eningrad vvorfters 8 -00 p. m., and 9:~301p. ni., witi mn at- According to an issuie of the, Fra!ik-- inees at 2 o'clock in the afternoon furter Zeitung.,vworkers in .Ruis-,iani on Tuesdavs anîd Fridays. ,Thîe SuinL factories ini Leninugrad are lieing en-. day. schedule. cails. for performiances couragec In oa ttend mutsical events. .in the ',aft-rnoon.- at- 2 o'clock, 3:30 hI order to popularize concerts of the o'clock and 5 o'clock. Leningrad qtate Phiilharmuonic, reaci- The value of having an orchestra ers in the variouis factories and shopls playing everv day so manîv tiniles can- are to lie stipplied with.copies oftlhe not lie overestirnated. hI getting the orchestrai prograni wvell in advance of habit of droppiîug in on a concert the concert, and they will. le Mi- whe,î the spirit moves them, rmny struicted hom, to arouse* nterest ini the musicians . and others. whio çare 'for orchestra's .activities. Miusic will be estabuishiiùg izoôcd and wiil develop a genuinie love -for ,rc hestral1 music. Each of the dailv three performances will lie of a dif- fecrent type, p opular, seini-popular, and classic, anidthese tlureeprogranuls wiii be.clanged weekly.. Non is or- chestral -niusj;ic to be featured ex- èlusielv. Besides orchestral nuni- bers. there Nvill lie vocal and -instru- meçntal soloists,. choral off erings, o.-peratic, (raniatic and daiicé scenes wi'th orchestra or piaiuo acconîpani- meult, even chamber mutsic and piano solos. Andre Skalski. thue foutider and Mary Parker, Graduate of Smith, Teaches Herle Mfiss Mýlary Parker, violinist, is takuing, over M,\iss Stîsanuah ArAn- strong's îiusic classes at New Trier Higli scuoïol until Miss Arintsrong's retturui froni the eas.t. Miss Panýker is located in Chicago, but she lias taken a îîuinier of violin pupils on th.e niortiu ,sluore. Sue> is. a graduate of Sinith coilege, iwhere *she studied MiUsic and vhere 'she %vàs proninent in- musical activitis hs h. like t coininunicate with her miai do so throu.gh Miss Pauline Manîchester of Glencoe, liy telephone. f pianist, bas returned rrom tre tGar- dener-Doing rhythm camp in the Adirondacks; where she bas been al suinmer. She vvas the pianist for the chiidren's rhythmn classes, and at- tended the adult's rhythm class. She lias resuinedlier:teaching,'at the Montessori school -in WXiîuetka, .Wlîere she is ini charge of the rhythîm wvork, and ai. the Lake' Forest Day school, where she ish-ead- of ,the music and rhiythmîiclasses,. Jeritza WHI Sing Strauss Opera in Coast Appearance Mgadanie Jeritza is to sing ýtbe.role. of Salàtie iii the opera of tlat name twice in i San Franîcisco tlîis 'season, rnaking lier first ap pearatice in Anier- uca as Saline. ,She coached with Strauss ini bis opera, and it is sup- 9osed qheelias al of the traditions. Tlîe Metropolitan Opera house lias placed a ban on tlîe opera,- since nuaiv of its patronis wilh not éouni- tenance it., Thue opera bas liad soinie earhy presentations lin New -York. by Mary Garden, and in 1907 by Frein- stad. Olin Downes, nuusic criticý of the New York Tiunies, says of tlie opera 'Tiiere are few roles -which admit of a xider' latitude in 'presentation tfian this one. The character can be mnade revolting, realtistic, hideous in detail : or it can have the grand gesture, thue proud curve, and the spirit of certain of the hunes of Wilde, which have a ,randly tragïc. -and 'even mystical chiaracter,,refiected now and again iu Sýtrauss' music. "ln fact, it is thie very ;apostrophe> of Salonue to> the, head oýf the' siain Prophetwhich marks for us the suni- unit of this1 score: when Salome feels the presetîce o f strange powers and siguufications, nd speaks of the my1 s- tery of love wvhich surpasses ail things-even the mystery of death. Or the superb page when John, bav- ing detnotnced the Princess, strides .U-;ÉlA c "I wE, %FZIUAI.JA Fritz Kreisler, who bias kept lus hold on the public for s0 niany years, byv virtue of bis personalitv and his flawless, miusical playing, will give bis flrst Chicago recital of the season on Sunday, October 12, at1- 3:30 o'clock1 at Orchestra hall, undler the' d'irectiôn Of Bertba. Ott. Distingiied, reserved aîd eo quent, Mr. Kreisler. unfailingly draws -capacity hiouses. Connoî4,)sseursl of the violin and of violinists,, ulûsi- cians who have become hyper-crit- ical, and plain "muusic loyers" have continued tlurough the years' to feel iin Mr. Kreisler the swav of' a pot.eit, l)ersonality. Because lie bas pl-aved iii obscure to 'ns as well as in ail thie famnous cities of the country, and, be- cause liW Compositions are Sn well loved hy ail audiences, Mr. Kreisler is an illustrious figure in the chron- idles ýand* the.,conversatious of the hour. * 'oday, a Kreisler concert: is moi only aý musical evenit, but a great 50- cial event also. for lie occupies a lofty position in the musical world. No other.living violinist bias such draw- ing powyer. His.technic is renîarkablc for its fluency, elasticity and tranis- parency. lis style bas WDidrous charm-anîd appeai. 4e, is also a miar*- velous pianist, . and plays from menîor'y the -accompaniiments to ail the stauvlardý works in thé entire violin literature. Asked 'what lie thouglit was the ns beautiful sound iiu the wdrld, Mr' Kreisler once said, "To my mind the most beautiful music that the wvorhd can kive us is 'not the blast of an organ nor the strains of a violin- it is the song of the fôrest. There are few joys comparable with thiat of Sit- ting in a pine forest -in sùtmnier listen- ing to the music of the wind. brush- ing through the pines, thecaill of the birds, and the buzzing. of the myriad însects Which, sweliing uip and downî in wierd harrnony, 'aften. rexninds 'me of the majesty of an -organ. 1 cau feast rny ears with the music of the pines, and lie refreshed whien aIl othelr sounds have 'faiied to soothe nie." This.~~'hi lad -~t «I'JAI lt imiisiciauis wui ne en- Triss th] e to thieir tryiuug to ex- ai)led to appear 'uniisp-v tress tdv ov n1usical leanings and tiîey have exceptiotial talent. Selec- nisud usic or danci:ng, or to pos- tion of suicl artists will be muade or Sess mIusical instruments of their own, their own neit. Even Young Chiaý or instrunieuuts reproducing the music cago artists will receive professional of utiiens. 'The Skahski Orchestra treatment àlnd will be paid for their assciaionis a civic organiizatioti ah)- appearances. -at the. Studeliaken theater on Sunday 1'>"* Iafternoons, October- 26, November 9, FRA OSN -and November 30, at 3 :30 o'clock,'FRA OSN iunder the auspices of Bertha Ott. Geraldine Farrar, soprano, will give The quartet consists of Jeuîo Lener, a prograino.i Sunday afternoqn, Oc- 1 -first violin: Josef Smilovits, second tober 19, at Orchestra. hall, under rviolin; S$andor Roth, vioua; and Imre the direction of Bertha, Ott.' She. is Hartman, violonicello. con sidered a verYfieldr singer.