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in thev persuus.ot J ohnnrane-ixasser, the Radames, and Eleanor LaMance, the Amneris, while the week c ul- minates with the most sensatfion'al de- velopinent ~I opera news of the sea- son-the eturul to the lyric stage of Marion Talley, Kansas ýCity choir singer who won a debut at the Met- ropolitani in ber teens and catapulted into faine only to renounice opera at the heigbt of ber career for the ustic simplicity of a farmer's voca- tion. Miss Talley celebraîtes her come-back NIew Year's Eve- by singe, ing Gilda in "Rigoietto," the mole in wbich- she made ber debut., .The colorful Novikoff ballet sup-. plies divertissements, with Rutb Page to be featured in thé incidentaI danices «of "Aida." One of the amtists new to Eastern audiences is Claudio Frigerio, a bani- toue wbo, like Borgioli, ha. sung only to Sani Francisco audiences in opera thus far and who makes bis bow with Edith Mason and Borgioli in "'La Boheme' at the first matinee of the season this Saturday. Saturday niatinee. December 30. at 3-La Bohemè (in Italian>. Opera in tour acta b>' Glacomo Puccini. Libretto bY Glacosa and illica, from Murgor's "Viej de Boheme." Idmii .. ý...........Edlth Mason Rodolfo, a poet ......... Dino Borgioji Marcello, à,a paiter -_-......... ustom uuaris, . Maurice Sclapio andi Wilfred Engelman. Conductor .... .... Gennaro Papi Stage diector .. Desire Defrere Chorus master.... Giacomo Spadoni Youthful Pianist to Give Chicago Récital The phenomenal child pianist, Ruth Slenczynski, wiil play in recital in Orchestra hal, Saturday afternoon, I the course of /a iffth ýsuc cessive d*serican 1tour Nathaon Mihstein, popular young Riission violinist, iil give a recilal in the New Trier High school auditorium on Monday evening, Jamwary 15. TO PRESENT UHEIDIfl Arlene Reichenbach, a five-year-old cbild, will play the leading and naine role in "HeTdi » a Aramatization. < WilI Give Religious- Program in Kenosha Sidney Silber, resident concert pi- an!st and pedagogue of Wilmette. met with such success in a recent recital in Kenosha, Wis., that he bas been re-engaged to deliver a unique lecture-. recital under the auspices of The First Methodist church of that city, Sunday evening, January 7. The pro-. of N orthwestern university., The per- formance, which is being sponsored by the Women's Faculty club of the Northwestern University Medical school, wilI benefit the free. clinics. Edwin Kemip will sing the star tenor role, Helen Hedges the leading -so- prano, 'Raymond, Koch, bass, and Margaret Gent, contralto. Dr. Ernest frem Ont. Tittie, pastor of the First- Metbodist-Episcopal church of Evanston, will fil the role of ýnarrator during "Trhe Messiah" presentation..The Metropolitan Sym- phony orchestra 'will1 play in the en- tire presentation. The chorus will consist of prominent, members of Chi- cago and north shore church choirs. The. entire production. is under the general direction 'of Leroy Wetzel, di- rector' of church and choral mîusic at the Special Session of Northwe st- cmn university., Every, one of the 54 boxes that have, been' buit' into Patten. gym- aasium have .been 4014 and there has been great interest evinced by resi- dents on the north shore in the re- inauguration of local musical spec- tacles. Among those who will have boxes for the concert are Mr., and Mrs. Burt. J. Denninan, Mr. and Mrs. Car- bon P. Dubbs of Wilmette, Mr. and' Mrs. Henry Bartholomay, Louis B. Kuippenheimer, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Thorne. Mr. and Mrs. Geno'rLy. Pianist vilînist, who will play in the second Iof this year's Artisi-Recital series, spon- sored by the Winnetka Music club, in the New Trier High school auditorium on the evening of january 15, was boni in Odessa on December 31,. 1904. He itudied under the best teacher in bis native cityr,Professor Stoliarski, who predictéd a- remarkable career for. the boy. When the Milstein, family moved north to Petrôgrad in 1914, the lad first attended the Royal. Music Academy1 and later cçontinued'bis studiies under the eagle eye of Prof ess>or'Léopold Auer. The Révolution came and with it a difficult period of struggle and hardship. But Milstein, with characteristic pluck and Iuck, survived., At 19P, a talented bût stil unknown young artist,_ lie wvas touring Russia .with a friend of bis own age, destined to become the.first, piano talent of the generation, Vladimir Horowitz!1 The two young men played joint recitals together and Regina, Horowitz',sister, came along té assist aaccomipanist when necessary for Mf1stein. In 1925 Milstein came out of Russia. Forced to leave bis precious Guadagniniý behind, hie arrived in Berlin, witbout a' violin, witbout money,. without con- nections. It was only a -short time, however, before a backer aý;ppeared for a début concert, a patron >with a Stradivarius, and critics with friendly advice. It was a characteristic episode in Miistein's life, a if e buoyed up with optimism and activity in the. face, with honesty say that since cleparting his native land, be bad beco me a world figure, an initernational celebrit>'. He had finished four consecutive American tours, each mûre successful than the last. He was known andi hailed -from Maine to California, - hle had repeatedly triumphed, tooý, in* aIl the countries of South- Anerica>, as well as in Canada, and in Çuba. Perbaps Nathan Milstein bas. àrrived where he is because his art is at once contemporary and eternal. He is the violinist of today and tomorrow. He bas not only. vituosity and musicianghip, thesine qua non of fiddledom. But hei lias also electricity and youth. Most important, hee bas that rare andi elusive * . -Chopin 1K C> Waitz D flat major Op. 61 No. 1 Jol ...... . ..... .....Chopini d) Study A minor Op. 10 No. 2k > > C hopin Lu e) Stucly G aharp minor Op. 25 Ne. 6 Chopin c f) Stuà*y miner Op.25 'No. ,11. ........... ...... Chopin a sosteputo-Ailegretto-PrestonJ mal.o r. and rTschai, aPhoity No. 5 iit E m o. 4 in w.çk3y': tor. SATURDAY MATNEE -"Aida," with Mmnes. Burke, LaMace, Ohlin; Messrs. Pane-Gasser, Frigério, Cor-~ don, Baroinco. SATURDAY NIGHT - «Madame Butterfly" with Mmes. Mason, Pav- loska; Messrs. Chamice, F rigenjo.