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an Major Works Interpreted By Schhabel Beethoven and Brahma art favorite composers of the celebrated pianist, Artur SchnabeL And current San Francisco Symphony audiences are hearing Schnabel interpitt major works by both these composers. Last sight Schnabel was scheduled to play the Second Concerto in the last program of the symphony's Brahms cycle. Thursday and Saturday evenings, he will return to the Memorial Opera House as symphony soloist in Beethoven's Fourth Concerto. Pierre Monteux also will con 'Army at War1 Show Opens Here Today By ALEXANDER FEIED Photographs are making a wonderful and thorough record of the war. But pictures hat are drawn and painted by hand have a vitalising touch all their own.

Therefore the War Department has tahen steps to have outstanding American artists illustrate the war both as they see it and as they personally and emotionally feel it From this assignment comes the big "Army' at War" art exhibit that will open today At the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. The exhibit has drawn huge attendance in other cities from coast to coast. It is sponsored jointly by the War Department and Treasury Department. The motion picture 'industry, under leadership of Charles P. Skouras, is helping bring it before the largest possible public Lived With Warriors In more than a hundred paintings and drawings, the artists 4, duct Schumann's "Rhenish" Sym phony; Resplghi's "Antique Dances for the Lute," and "FolR Rhythms" by the American composer, Roy Harris.

Harp Music For Concert Harp music will be the center of attention in an American number at the final Young People's Concert of the San Francisco 1 s--w "Army at War" exhibit, opsnlr.g touay at the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. "BACK ROAD TO CASSINO," a moodily realistic watercolor by Lt. Edward Reep, is in the big Treasury-War Department aympnony eaturaay moraine in the Opera House. Virginia Morgan, Symphony harpist, will be soloist In "Scenes From My Childhood" by Harl MacDonald, Philadelphia composer. Rudolph Ganz will conduct Ruth Riculfi To Sing Verdi Watercolors Hold High Place in New Exhibits show the United States soldier in many phases of his war training and his chores, his recreation and his combat service.

The artists lived with the soldiers and endured dangers with them. Some of the artists are civilians who received formal assignment to special areas of Army activity. Among these men are Aaron Bohrod and Howard Cook (South Pacific); George Biddle (North Africa); Reginald Marsh (Brazil); Carlos Lopez (Central Africa), and Joe Jones, Edward Laning, Ogden Pleissner and also Morton Gould's "American Patrol" and favorite pieces by Beethoven, Brahms and Johann Strauss. Community singing will te led by the Alamo School Chord. On the gallery round Major new attraction at the Pent House Gallery, 133 Geary Street, is a group show by the American Watercolor Society.

Biographical notes say that the Jersey artist, Frank Verdi's aria, don fatale," from "Don Carlos," will be a dramatic number on the debut recital program of Ruth Riculfi, contralto, Twesday evening in the St Francis Hotel Colonial Room. Accompanfed by Stewart Brady, Miss Riculfi also will sing some rare English songs; an Italian group, and a group of Lieder. -a Melton Lists Henry Varnum Poor (Alaska- Classic Airs Aleutians). Part of Assignment HP Other of the artists are men In regular uniform whose art his While he has won a po iukr 1 torical work is part of their Army duty. Among these are Sgts.

Olin Hermann, painted for fun and rarely bothered to exhibit. All the more surprising then is the fact that his De Young Museum show contains many works of extraordinary vision and sensibility. Double Appecl Watercolors form a lively, personal one man show by Mildred Joyce Williams at the Palace of the Legion of Honor. Born in Mil-waukee, she has won national note. Her washes have a shimmering impressionistic bright Dows, Albert Gold, Manuel Brom-berg and Harrison Standley (England); Sgt.

Jack Levine reputation on the radio and i i the movies, Tenor James Mcltc will pay due attention to th3 classics in his first Memoricl Opera House recital Wedncsdey evening. He is presented by tl Opera Association's concert (Ascension Island), and for North Africa and Italy Lts. Ru dolph Van Ripper and Edward -V He will sing arias of "Don Keep; Sgts. Mitchell Siponn and Savo Radulovich and Corp. Frank Giovanni" and "Lakme." Eo wi 1 do a Lied group and Handel's Duncan.

The exhibit will remain on free beloved "Largo." '4. ness that gives them double appeal. On the one hand, their sheer colorfulness is vivaciously pleasing. At the same time, they are interesting subjective studies of the landscapes, trees, marines and city scenes that she depicts view here two weeks. Thomas to Return Probably no singer of modern times has given as many concerts in San Francisco as John Charles Thomas, baritone.

He will return to the Memorial Opera House March 27 in a recital presented by California Concerts, Inc. Warren Chase Merritt's oils and watercolors are at the Max well Gallery. They are the work of a poised and highly skillful 1 1 il conservative artist. Yet it would Ballet Outlines Spring Program Dates have been chosen ty the San Francisco Russian Opera and Ballet Association for its spring activities. It will stage Tchaikovsky's ballet, "Sleeping Beauty," with Nina Youshkevitch and Sidney Siam-baugh, at the Opera House April 4, 6 and 8.

Between May 16 and 27, it present two performances each of Borodin's "Prince Igor," Rubinstein's "The Demon" and Moussorgskys "Boris Godou-noff." sx be well if he could add to their thoroughness and sincerity still a brighter spark of imagination Oils and graphic arts arc shown by Robert Maxfield at the De Young Museum. The oils are not above student standards. But many of his genre sketches have a lively, expressive realism. Displays Awaited Byron Randall's paintings are at the Raymond and Raymond Gallery. At the Dorian Art Gallery are paintings by Allela Cornell and Daniel Brenman and sculptures by Tran Mason.

Music Calendar TODAY Efrem ZImbalist, violinist. Opera Hous. 2:30 p. m. TIESDAY Ruth Rioulfl.

contralto. St. Franeii Hotel Italian Room. 8:30 p. m.

WEDNESDAY James Melton, tenor, Opeia House, 8:30 p. m. TDXKSDAY S. Svmphony and Arttir Echnabel. pianist.

Opera House. 8:30 p. m. SATURDAY S. F.

Symphony, Yonns People' Concert. Opera House. 10:30 a. m. Jakob GimpeL pianist, Jlrs.

Marcus Koshland's residence, 2:30 p. m. 8. F. Svmpliony and Artur Schnabel.

fiianist, Opera House, 8:50 p. m. LATER EVENTS John CharieJ Tuoauu, baritone. Opera Bouse, March 27. S.

F. Svmphony. "Parsifal" concert with Dusolinia Giannani. Frederick Jagc! nd Slaniclnal Chorus. Marrh 29 and 31.

Joee Itorbi. pianist. April 1. Samuel Jjpniau, piamsi. Century Club April 3.

Russian Ball. TschalkovsUy'a "Sleeping Beauty." April -4. 6. 8. Veloi and Yolanda.

dancer. Anril 5. S. F. Svmphony and hone Letimann.

April and 7. 8. F. Symphony. "Louise' concert, vith Grace Moore and Raoul Jobin.

Civic Auditorium. April 10. 8. F. Symphony and Artur Rubinsteip April 13 and 14.

Gladys Swarthout, contralto, April 13. Due at the San Francisco Mu Gimpel Will Play Rare Brahms Work One of the most brilliar.t an difficult of all piano works-Brahms "Variations on a Paga-nini Theme," Books I and will climax the recital of Jakob Impel at Mrs. Marcus Koshland's residence Saturday afternoon. Th Los Angeles pianirt will play also Prokofieffs Seventh Sonata; Beethoven's Sonata, Of-31, No. 3, and a Chopin group, announces Manager Lulu seum after this weekend are an exhibit of art works by men in the Army; Harry Bertoia's abstractions; a Red Cross poster competition; reproductions of re cent works by Picasso; an experi AFTER TEN YEARS' absence, Efrem Zimbalist, eminent violinist, 'will return here for an Opera House solo concert this fcrtemocn.

FAMOUS Artur Schnabel again will be San Francisco Symphony guest pianist Thursday and Saturday evenings at the Memorial Opera House. mental photography show called "Captured Light," and drawings by children of the Fellowship Church. A. F. i.