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eleven year of the Recital stries whtcl, are, sponsored by tht Wannetlca Music.clusb. "'One should. begis te -study Bach -at an early *~e~says Miss Hessi who *began ber* acquaintance wthei master before she was out of her smocks. As the puts it: 111 wu brougbt. up on Bach, and. hýad thet opportumnity te. play tht piano and violin sonatas regularly. As a student, 1- often played for three hours at a stretch' ging though most of the, forty-eight preludes and fugues. It Is im- portant for onet te beconie intimately acquainted- witb important compositions early in one's carter and te kiow ibem thoroughly,,yet great care mfust be txercised lest ont play them in. public too soon. Ytars of steeping are essential to adéquate performances of master works. "To acquire the necessary technic for the per- formance of great works, methodical techical exercises art not suficient. I am againàt the Cus- tomi of eanployiumg purely techulcal studies for such purposes, because alment every work needa a dffeentkJduoftchaic. h is not . .i4oient just to practice, tht passages as they appear on the printed page. "Atiother reason wliy I am opposed to prepartd. techaicai ctvdies for ail pupils, is because every pupil reqàhtes a different kind of technical work to, properly develop the talent. Each sb*ould b. tasqIht to work out an individual technic whicb fln is arrived at-only thrôugh individuat study. Exercises are indetd necessary, but every player mnust have bis pwn individual set te solve indi- vidual Problems." 'uday symphQny Nathan Mltensthe soloist wtb the Chicago Symphony orchestbi this Friday affernoon, play- ing tht Brahms C8ncerto for Violin in D major., Tht program will also include d'Indy's "Wallen- stein's -Camp" and Symphony No. 2 in B fiat miajor. Nathan Milstein, who now is making his suxth appearance with tht orchestra, is a native of Odessa, Russia. 'Ht first studitd with Stoliar- ski in his native city. and later with Auer in Petrograd. With Horowitz and Piatioeorskv. lie Muriel Diekson, Sof'rono, has thse role of Gianeltta in "The Gondoliers," one of the Gilbert * anid Sulivon o>era~s which the L)'Oylv Carte OPPra otmPanY 01f Lomfow ttell ftemu 9W a Iimited Chicago ensgagement, beginning nexi Mlokday Pnight aW thse Erlanger. Operetta Company to Give Repertoare Here 1 ig. .pe5r.awr as just uccu awbounea d y' the wonld-fanious D'Oyly Carte Opera conpany, f rom tht Savoy theatre, London, for its limited'engage- ment of two weeks only in Chicago. The Savoy- ards, as they are called, 'begin their engagement at the Erlanger theatre ini Chicago on Monday, March 4. 1 The bill for tht optning night wiIl be "Tht, Gondoliers,". the last opera wnitten by Gilbert and Sullivan that is so f requently rtvived. Colorful, gay and. tuneful this opera was ustd to introduce tht Savoyards to New York, Philadelphia and Boston. On Tuesday evening and Wtdntsday matinée and evening "Coxc and Box" will be followtd by "H. M., S. Pinafore." On Thursday and Friday evenings "lolanthe" wil bc given, and on Saturday matinée and evening "Tri 'al by jury" folwed tby "Tht Pirates of Penz- l<riday of lait weelc it wýas Gary Cooper and hie wife, the former Miss Sandra Shaw, a society girl ofNeYok who *ent through the galleries. Mr. Cooper liked ýDàIe .Nichols' "tEnd of the Hunt," a brilliant snow scene with à conspicuous big red barn, which won, the William Randolpli Hearst Prize of $300. Mns. Cooper, enjoyed - the works of Van Gogh and others of. the modemns in the permanent collections.: The girl studentis in the -Institute school fairly swamped Mr.'Cooperwath requests for bis autograpb.: Edward G., Robinison was a rcetvisitor. He usually stops in the City, long enough to run into the museuma and note the passing exhibitions.. It was Mr. Robinson *ho- purchased the sensa- tional Wonld's Fair painting, ý'Daughters of Revo- Iutioti" by Grant Wood, which he had finît seten at tht Art Institute. Ja-ubelik, the great violintist, 'ith his, son, Ràfati enjoyed the collections last week, and this week Eva Le Gallienne, tht actress now playing in "L.'Aiglon,'.' made a tour of the gallenies. Colleen Moore . topped in long enough to. purchas. a stries of color post cards. BaletRusse WuIU Returru to Chicago Five fartwell performances will be given by tht Monte. Carlo Ballet Russe at the Auditorium tht- atre beginning Friday nigbt, Marchi 8, after which the ballet will sail for Europe. The program for the three nights is as follows: Fniday night, March 8--two néw ballets, Public Gardens and The Ball, also :Concurrence; Saturday matinée-' Aurora's Wedding, Boutique Fantasque, and Prince Igor; Saturday night-Un ion Pacific, Tht Bail, tht Three Cornerd Hat;- Sunday matinée, March 10ý-Public Gardenls, Boutique Fantastique, Concurrence;. Sunday night-Presages, Public Gardens, and Beau -Danube. Tickets- for the ballet may. be ordered at. the Winnetka Commun- ity Housé thr.ough Rutheêda L. Pretzel. Ci--oncert Changed To Gïve Bach Oratorîo have The. Chicago Synmphony orchestra, the Apollo Gal- club and tht Symiphonic biarhldnweky nurehearsals preparatory for tht stupendous pres- entd entation cf ]Bach's Passion Aceording to St. tea, Matthew, to be given at the regular concerts of Thurnsday and FnidaY, APril 18 and 19.. I DC oni