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IfPfl, ebruary 1,ini tne Chicago CMvc Opera house, under the direc- tion of Bertha Ott.. The reital is, for the benefit of OliVet 'Institute, a community social .center at 14 Cleveland avenue, Chicago. Mi., Gigli will be- assisted by Eulalie Kober 'Stade, Wlmete1in ist, and Josef Rosenstein, violinist. Hé - will1lie accompanied by Màiguel Sl.andoval. Mrs. Aelbert Gardner, 745 Ash street, WinnetkaL,is chairman of the progr;m committee.TiNckets for the conce rt mnay be secured tbrough Ber- Iha Ott, 20 -N. Wacker drive, Chicago. Mrt. Stade mnoved to 1630 Walnut street, Wilmette, in October ,froin Dos Moines, la.. She is.a graduite of thse Chicago, Music college, ýand bas * studied', wth* Edward, Collins, Ru- dolph Gariz, and Madame Cecile de, Horvatb. She bias been staff pianist ôof thse radio station KYWtfo-r. two years, and bas appeared in progrnims over station WEN1R. Harold P. McCormick recently opened i home for a tea for those interested ini the Gigli concert. Mrs. -Howard Linn spoke on the work of Olivet institute, and Evan Evans and Hays MacParland were present. Those who poured were Mrs. Waller Borden, Mrs. joseph B. Long, Mrs. Tiseodore Brentano, Mrs. Helen Wal- toMrs. Boyd, Hill, and Mrs. J about 300,000 people a year. un- nect.d with Olivet are a day nursery,- two kindergartens, club rooms, Boy Scout rooms, domestie science rooms, and a miusic room. a Thse institut-e has recentlywo'. warni place in the beart -of the City because, before the city took over the task of dealing with 'tbe % gnem- ployed, Olivet allowed almost a thousand men to -sleep in the gym- orchestra at the Friday atternoon, Janua-ry 23, and Saturd-ay evening, January 24, concerts in -.Orchestra hall. Hie will play Chopines E minor concerto. The orchestra,. conducted bv Fred- erick Stock, will play Bach's G ýmajor concerto forviolin, flutes and string orchestra, and Bruckner's D 'minor (unfinished) symphony. SAt this week-ýend's pair. of concerts, Daniel, Saidenberg, first 'cellist, is be- ing, heard as slostin, the- Lalo DP minior concerto., The orchestra,, di- rected by Eric DeLagmarter, is plaving the overture to "Dardanius" and a ballet suite by Rameau,, tbe DI major symphonyr by Brahms, and Wegner's overture, to "Rienz." M-r. Saidenberg studied at the Parisý Conservatory with Andre Hekking,* and in. the United States with FelSx Salmond. In 1927 be. won the: Naum- berg Poundation, prize in a national compeition held in New York. He was witb the Pbiladelpbia orchestra for-a umuber of 'ars, and--has had extensive quartet experience both here and abroad. Mr. Saidenberg became principal 'cellist of the Chi- cago Symphony orchestra this sea- son'. Kathryn Witwer at Studebaker Sunday Arthur Sbattuck, well known Am- erican pianist, and -Alfredo San Malo. ridauaaoi 41UANUUJqII- .3 M.1WII I MaKt'. their Chicago debut i-n a two-piano recital at thse Civic theater, at 3, o'clock under Miss Ott's- direction. .Kathryn Witwer, soprano, is spon- sored by Miss Ott in a recital at the Studebaker theater on- Sunday, Janui- ary 18, at 3:30 o'clock. Her un- usually clear and well-controllerd so- prano voice bas earned ber many first prizes in national contests. "One of these awards led to ber appeara-uce ist, in a benefit recitai on J uesuity evening, january 20, at 8:15 o'clock. in the- Woman's club of Evanston. Mr. Spry is a resident of Win- netika, and is a. member of the facultyý of .the Colunmbia.School of Music. A, very attractive program is:being arranged-. A partial. list of the pa-, tronesses includes Mesdamesý Alfred B. Andrews, Louis B.. Beardslee, Ru.~ doîf A. Clemen,, Rufus C. Dawes, Louise K. Goffe, Jo hn H. S. Lee, Ed- ward A. Renwick, William H.- Barries, Charles G.. Chandler, George M. Cobb, Robert, H. Ganit, Samuel* E. Knigbt, Albert N. Marquis, W.. 0 McKinney, E. Crané Wilsonl,'and the Misses Flora and Jennie Gardner. Paul Robeson, Negro Artist, Comrng Jan* 30 Paul Ro2beson, negro singer, famoms actor, scholar and American college athlete, will lie bearcl in concert at Orchestra hall on Pridavy evening. anuary 30, under the direction of Bertha Ott. To few men is given- power to achieve promninence ini more than one field of endeavor, and Mr. Robeson is extraordinariily gifted physically, culturally and artistically. .Mr. Robeson's mother was a school 'teactier. and- bis father a Methoclist nign average in stuchies gained him a Phi Beta Kappa key. He was con- sidered Rutger's bést debater, and ini football be was calle-d "the greatest defensive end that éver trod the gnid- iron" by the late Walter Camp.-, He meant to be a Iawyer, but, after earning bis degree at Columbia uni- versity be cauigbt. theý attention of Eugene O'Neill, playwright, wbo per- suaded him to act in the Broadway. production of "Emperor Jones." His success was in<stntanenpn nd heA - By Rutimeda L P retasI The Chicago ,Civic Opera company is closing its season with a brilliant last week, beginning with a perform- ance of 'ta.mille," on Monday eve- ning, january 19., The opera lias. cbntinued to 'hold the* attention. of oipera. patrons, for it gives Mary Garden a'splendid op ýlportunity to dis- play her histrionic talcnts as aý dra- matic artist.' She -will be assîsted arrain by Charles Hackett as Armhand, Chase Baromeo as Duval, and a strotig supporting cat. Emil Coe will conduct. "Die Meistersinger" is scbeduled for Tues-day evening January 20, lie- ýPinning at 7:45 o'Wclock.- It will be sung ýby Maria Rajfl as Eva, Maria Olszewska as Magdalena, Theodore Strack as Walther, Oscar Colcaire as David, Rudoif Bockelmann as Hans Sachs, Eduard Habich' as, Beckmes- ser, Alexander Kipnis as- Pogner: and Robert, Ringling as, Kothner. 'Egon Pollak will conduct. d"Mignoni" wilt haïvë'its second perý- formance of the season on Wednes- day evening, january 21, with Tito' Schipa singing the leading tenor vole n-f Wilhelm Meister, and Coe Glade, n' h ii oe Margherita Sali wMi lie heard as Philena, Chase, Barorneo as Lothario, jenny Tourel as Frederick, Desire Defrere ýas Laertes, and Eugenio Sandrini as Jarno. There will be a ballet. Emil- Cooper will conduct. "Pelleas et ie onlv nerfc have. on on laud. They will lie'assisted by Maria.- <iaessen 1s as Genevieve, -Helen Freund as Little Yniold, Edouard Cotreuil as Arkel, and Antonio Nico- lich as the Doctor. Emil Cooper w111 conduct. Tbis lyr.ic draina is, byý Claude :Debussy. -Mr. Hill, studied- for the role witb Miss Garden in Eu-- rope during the summer. On Saturday afternoon, january 24,1 "La -Traviata" will, be- sung byý y-&u n ends thle tone of bis instrumntDwghtC. Orcutt, 786 .tion of witb the other -instruments, so that nue, Gencoe, arc oni the ensemble is beautifully balanced. - of, arrangements. and UTs. eenleaf .ave- conmmîttee ll4 mdi the