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"The absolute and indisputable superiority of true pianistic art over mere virtuosity" is how' the play.. ing of Myra.Hess impressed one reviewer who aiso wisely concluded that "true pianistic art does not, consist in playiîig the greatest number of notes in tbe shortest possible time nor in extracting from the. piano its maximum amouni of tone."- It is because Mis es eals' with toné and rbythm as a painter witb. bis brush and colors that'she is accredited the foremost, woman pianist of our 'time. Her recital. here therefore W'ill p.rovide an opportunity. or ail to hear one *ho bas been. styled* the. "musicians' pian- ist" because what every -lover >of tbe piano as' an. instrument -f artistic expression bas always appre- ciated most is the latent pianistic quality wbicb none but the elect are able. to awaken and which, to a Very ýappréciable degree, Miss Hess,.sets forth witb great clarity, transparency and beauty. Distracting mannerisms- frequentfly mar an other- wise excellent performance, se' Miss Hess bas re- duced ber pianism, to a bewildering simplicity andi natuiralness. She plays eacb piece as if it-.were tbe greatest work ever written; consequently, she is able to bring te bear upon its rendition the ful weigbt of ber intellect, skill, dexterity and artistic personality, When Miss Heèss' program came in we immedi-- ately noted witb despair tbat there was 'no Bacb! However, during her encores she will 'probably play Bach numbers. lier program is as follows: Sonata, C Major (Kochel No. 330)..' . ..... Mozart Allegro moderato Andante cantabile Allegretto Sonato, Opus Ili............... .Bethve Maestoso. Allegro con brio' ed appassionato Arietta. Aagio molto semplice e canabl Inttermezzo, OPUS 116, No. 4 ...........Brahmis Capriccio, OPUS 76, No. 2 ............Brahnms Intermezzo, Opus 116, No. 2 .......... Brahms Ca.pricio, Opus 116, No. 7 .......'.......Brahms Carnaval, Opus 9 ...............chumann Preamble. Pierrot, Arlequin. Valse noble E>useb> ls~. Florestan. Coq~uette. Replique Papillons. Lettres dansantes. Chiarina. 'Chopin Estrella. Reconnaissance. Pantalon et Coluinhine Valse alleniande-Paganini. 'Aveu. Promenade. Pause Marche des bundler contre. les Philistins Art for the Layman. .On Friday evening, March 15, at 8 o'clock in the studio of tbe North Shore Art' league, at Commtu- nity House, Winnetkça, Charles Fabian Kelley, #rav- eler aüd lecturer of the Art Institute of Chicago,' will' give a talk on somne phases of art for the lay- To Guve Operetta "The Days o' Kerry Dancing,".an operetta writ- ten by Theodosia Paynter of Glencoeiand G. A. Grant-Schaefer, will be produced by an Oak Park uchool on March 12. Miss Paynter wrote the 11- breto and Mr. Grant-Schaefer ibTe.music. Co.ning 'b frmnnetka ont Marc/s1il wiil be the noted Engfish pianîst, Myra H-ess, who recently Playjéd npEfli uch juccess a i 'theChcago'Sym- >hony. Miss Hess. îs knoztn particidarly for lier intirnate knowledge and comprelension' of Bach's 'Wzorks. N.Y. Opera Comique The tbird of a series of' yearly international' ex-' change concerts sponsored by tbe National Federa- tion of Music Clubs will be given by the Lake View Musical' society Monday afternoon, Marcb 11, in the Crystal ballroom of tbe Blackstone hotel. The programn, which is t1o be an al-Russian one, will, be presented 1y Mae Doelling Schmidt, pianist; Eva Gordon. .Horadèskv, contralto'; Miga Fiechtl;ý mezzo-soprano;, and a trio composed of Leta Mur- dock 1&bmen of Evanston, violin,; Margaret, jean' Cree of Winnetka, 'cello.; and Mora Murdock of Evanston, piano.' Tbe accomtpanists for 'tbe after- noo 1n will be Sylvia Bargman' Wentworth. and Es- ther Hirschberg Pollak. Cora Willis Ware, president' of the society,1 WJil have as. ber assisting bostesses Mrs. A. L. Upton of Evanston, Mrs. Frank Virgil Dudley. and Mrs. Henry, Taylor. During this gamnemonth a progra of American mtisic will be given in Russia. The purpose of these .exchange concerts is te advance the knowledge and appreciatien of American music i nforeign countries. The first of these 'series given by tbe Lake View Musical societv was in February, 1933, when a pro- gram of IYutdi music was presented, wiie -a pro-' gram of American music was presented during the. sam'eA ime in Amsterdam. In February, 1934, a pro- gram of Latin-American composers wvas given and duringthe saine montb a program of American mnu- sic was given ,'in, Havana, Cuba. Libraries have' benestablisbed in ail the, large centers abroad teo furtber the advancement of American mu sic. Widi Corne Hem-e MHar. 18, A happy note of spring 'is sounded with the annouincenient that the much beralded New York Opera Comique will make its first American appear- ance this seasoui iiiCh'icago Monday night of Marcb 18 at the Auditorium 'theater. -The. New York Opera Comique is scheduled for a two weeks run presenting "La' Vie Parisienne," 'MDancing Doîl" (Tales of Hoffman) and "The Gay Dèceiver" '(Die Flederniaus), ail in Englisb at pop- ular prices. The Ntew York Opera Comique was erganized seven yea .rs age in Manhattan 'by Roland Harriman of tbe railroad Harrinians with Kendall K. Mussey, general director of tbe company, to give Anierica an institution similar 'to the Opera Comique of Paris. America's most distinguished woman, Sara Delano The annual clasi song contest of the National College of Education wiIl be held 'on' Motiday, March 11, in tbe college auditorium, announces Miss Winifrecl Jackson, chairM~an of -the activities coin- mittee.. Original music and wokrds count strongly toward the award, as well as dramnatic presentaàtion. ~.P~UMUUUUAU ý Iucul LVut Lu> Appear in Keni»lworth Tbe famous Hart House quartet of Toronto wilI appear in a concert Sunday afternoon, March, 10, at. the Kenilworth Assembly hall at 4 oMcock, 'tînder. auspices of the North Shore Chamber Music asso- citô T'he, group will play tbe "Quartet in A Mînor", by. Scburnann;,"Fugue No. 1" by- Bach; "Fugue No.ý IV" from "The Art, of the Fugue"; and'the "Quartet in FMajor, Opus 135" by Bec- thoôven. The 'four artists are Geza De Krez, first violiiî; Flarry Adaskin, second violin; Miltonl Blackston, viola, 'and Boris Hambourg, 'cello. The quartet has played in the Ieading capitals of EiirnD. n ' ii *ri8AAP.7A ue, opus 20; Brahmns' Variations on aThemne of Paga- nini; Chopin's Barcarolle, Mazurka (C sharp miner, opus 50),' C sharp minor IEtude (Opus 10), G fiat major Etude (opus 10) ; »ebussy's two Etudes: (Pour. les quartes; Pour les ilits doigts);- and Liszt'à Valse Oubliee, end Mazeppa Etude. r