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12 THE DETROIT FREE PRESS SUNDA JANUARY 1933 PART THREB The Arts FROM PAINTINGS BY FRANS HALS An Earnest Pilgrim Thornton Wilder Presents George Brush, the Logical Man Many Notables to Attend Opening of Hals Exhibit I)utch Master's Works Will Go on Display with Ceremony Wednesday Night Jonkheer H. M. van Haersna de With, ambassador from tha Netherlands; William O. Bryant, honorary consul in Detroit from the Netherlands; Mayor Couzens, Edsel B. Ford, president of the Museum; Albert Kahn, vice president, and Dr.

William Valentiner, director. From all parts of the nation Dr. Valentiner has collected more than $3,000,000 worth of Hals' paintings. Museums and private collectors in 15 cities have sent 50 canvases by Hals and 10 by his pupils. The exhibition will open at 8:30 p.

m. with a lecture by Dr. Valentiner on "The Art of Frans Hal." Following ceremonies by officials, the galleries will be opened. The Detroit Museum of Art Founders Society will serve refreshments and provide entertainment. Though Hals died a poor man, three of his paintings which will hang side by side on one wall are said to be worth more than One is a large family group from the Otto H.

Kahn collection in New York. It Is the lareest of more piodgetts, Coreys, Herbs, Louies, Judge Carberrys and George Burkina than there are George Brushes. So the world will more readily understand their first and natural reaction to so strange a young man as Brush. Nor does Mr. Wilder lose a single opportunity of fantastic, mischievous invention to place Brush in the most curious situations.

They become fundamentally dramatic because the reader has knowledge of them that Brush does not possess; as, for ample, in the incident of the Sunday dinner at "Ma" Crofut's. Mr. Wilder has done what he could with ribaldry to throw the reader off the track. But Brush is really very close to his creator's heart. Perhaps this blend of story and satire in Mr.

Wllder's first dealing with contemporary America is responsible for the thoughts of George Babbitt and Elmer Gantry which intrude against the reviewer's will. Yet if there Is even the faintest call to memory, Mr. Wllder's story has overtones that only he could give. Though Brush loses his "faith" momentarily, takes to pipe-smoking and permits mental ills to prey upon his health to a point of danger, his story ends where it began on the highroad of obtuse altruism. Ripe to arouse new infuria-tions and antagonisms, only occa- 4 Til 4 it TUB YOUNG 1, linn iMiiint inirfl (f 1 1 in LuwiiuuuuiaiwwiAiii THE FISHER BOY By HELEN C.

BOWER OR the delight and confound ing of his readers, Thornton Wilder, In "Heaven's My Des tination" (Harper has now introduced George Brush, commercial traveler in textbooks, "the per fectly logical man," Into the conv nanv of fiction characters. Book- of-the-Month Club members will meet him immediately, since the novel Is the selection for January. Forsaking distant lands of his imagining, Wisconsin-born Wilder has eone to the Middle and South west for the story's setting. Prank- ishly looking in memory across the "big lake" (Michigan) of his boyhood, he has eiven his hero the town of Ludington, as birth place. Genrre Bruh id my name Amprica'i my nwllon: Hiilmstori my rtwcllimr-plaoe And Heavfn'a my destination.

This "doggerel verse which children of the Middle West were accustomed to write in their school-books" provides the title. Another clew is the title-page quotation from Mr. Wllder's preceding book, "The Woman of Andros," to the effect that "Of all forms of genius, goodness has the longest awkward age." Obviously Mr. Wilder does not Intend this to be the "funny" story that, superficially, it is; save in the sense that Voltaire could allow Candide to go on Insisting that everything was for the best in the best of all possible worlds. On the surface, as whenever cynicism is deepest, the story tends to be uproarious.

George Brush is a babe In the woods, a Pilgrim progressing earnestly and uncomprehendingly from one experience to the next. He is repeatedly "taken in" and booted out But his mind remains completely closed to everything except his own fixed ideas, voluntary poverty and Gandhlan "ahimsa" among them. Of course there are In the world The Week Jitters Byi JAMES HOSKING CONNOISSEURS of chills have their choice this week between a murdered reporter and a disconcerting American investigator who jumps from Rome to Monte Carlo, Paris, Berlin and London and, while jumping, saves the world from another international conflict At least that's E. Phillips Oppenheim's story. miininjiiMim in .1.

in in inn ii.iihiiiiiiiiiiii. in iniiiinnmn. i niliniim A iv 9 yl4V lM.jiliiiirti-1'iiiiiiiiiliimiiiiiiiaaiiiitiijiiTiiiiiir'iilitiiiiii ill iii'nui- mm im ill mini mtmmmmwwttiKM crops up in Carleton Th.fl the five family groups Hals painted. in laid too late Mr. Kahn purchased the picture for 2,500,000 francs, about $500,000.

At the ritrht of this palntinsr will hang the famous portrait of "The Krewer," and at the left "The Merry Lute Player," holding aloft a glass of wine. Each of these Is valued at $350,000. collectors nave nur- chased more of Hals' work in pro- i portion to his number of canvases than that of any other old master. Hiignty paintings, or nearly a th rH of Hals work, are owned in this Country. Even Holland, his native land, possesses only about 40.

Sixty are in Germany, 50 in England and I about 30 in France. Perhaps the reason for Hals' pop- arity in this Country is the kinshin between the American spirit and the robust, connuest-lovintr char- cters whom Hals pictured. Livlne from 1584 to 1KH4. about the time of Shakespeare, Hals saw the Dutch free their native land from Spanish rule. He saw them sail into unknown seas In search of adventure and colonies.

Durinir this period New Amsterdam, which later became New York, was founded by the hardy Dutch set- 1 tiers. In his paintings of fisher folk or later in his portraits of the Dutch burgomasters and the splendid gentlemen and grande dames of the upper bourgeoise, Hals expressed their fierce joy of victory and of life. Miss Meisle to Sing on tord Broadcast Another American artist whose reputation yts a concert and oper atic singer is ag nigniy respected in Europe as It is in her native land, will be presented to the Ford Sunday Evening Hour radio audience tonight, at which time Kathrvn Meisle, contralto of the Metropolitan upera will be guest artist with Victor Kolar and the Ford Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. The program will start the second concert series, to be broadcast at the new. time, 9 p.

m. to 10 p. E. S. over a coast-to-coast net work of the Columbia Broadcasting System.

Grout) Will Present Contemporary Dance With memories of traditional Russian ballet still fresh In the minds, of Detroit dance lovers, a new and opposite terpsichorean treat is promised for Jan. 25, when Doris Humphrey and Charles Weid-man, American exponents of contemporary dancing, will bring their dance group to Orchestra Hall under the local direction of Kathleen Snow Stringer. Art Briefs Works of two of America's leading artists, Charles Sheeler and Charles Burchfield, will be placed on exhibition at the Society of Arts and Crafts Jan. 16. The exhibit will consist of more than 30 water colors and oil paintings gathered from important public and private collections.

Mr. Sheeler, who will come here for the showing, has pictured the Ford factory in several of his works. Edsel B. Ford, Mrs. John D.

Rockefeller, and Mrs. John S. Sheppard will be among the lenders. At the Young Artists Market on Wltherell St, four young artists are represented in an exhibition of. assorted works.

The four are Michael Ursulescu, Alicia Wlencek. Wallace Mitchell and Harold Cohn. "HILE ttie eyes of the art world are turning toward Detroit, dignitaries and officials are ready to celebrate in-Vitationally with the public the grand opening Wednesday night of the exhibition of Frans Hals' painting at the Detroit Institute of Arts. One of Detrolt'a finest cultural achievements of recent years, the Show will provide one of the greatest nd most comprehensive views of the masterpieces by the famed Dutch master ever held. Among those invited to take part In.

the opening ceremonies are Music Notes Jean Goldkette, for ne'r Detroit orchestra leader, will clad to learn of his success In Ji'ew York City, where he hag estab lished his twenty-six-piece orcnesira a one of the best in the East. Mr. Goldkette also operates his own booking office. Information has it that Mr. Goldketta plana to give a Carnegie Hall piano recital next fall.

Tuesday Muslcale will hold its fourth program-meeting at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday In the Detroit Institute of Arts. Among thoBe scheduled to appear are Marion S. Jewell, contralto; Elizabeth Postman, pianist; Georgia Morrill, soprano, and a trio Biade up of Ruth Fraser Sutton, Violinist; Helen Kerr Ward, 'cellist, and Gertrude Heinze Greer, pianist.

Scandinavian Symphony Orchestra, Edwin Miersch, conductor, will jriva the second of its series of concerts Friday at 8:15 p. m. In Jonio Masonic Temple, Grand River Ave. and Chope Place. Martha feantala, harpist, will be the assisting soloist Ganapol School of Musical Art faas announced the opening of Courses in modern languages.

En-s-ollments will be acepted Monday nd Tuesday. Mine. Irene Graver jvlll teach French and German and if me. Dora Lappin will teach Italian. Bernard Sturm, of the school faculty, Is organizing ensemble classes.

Dorothy Sands, Impersonator and tnonologist, will be presented in the hetroit Institute of Arts Friday bight, Feb. 1, by the Detroit Wel-Ifgley Club. The first rehearsal of the newly- tirmed Scandinavian Choral Society rill be held at the Scandinavian branch of the Salvation Army, Han-teoek Ave. and Fourteenth at 8 k. m.

Tuesday. All singers of Scandinavian orlgVrV ae urged to attend. Aileen Kcngel Klrby will talk on How to Get the Most Out of Prac tice" before the junior assembly of the. Netzorg School of Piano Friday at 4 p. m.

The advanced assembly JsvlU meet Saturday at 4 p. m. The Institute Music Study Club twill present the fifth in its series fcf Bach programs Friday at 8:15 fe. m. in the Boulevard Temple Church, W.Grand Blvd.

and Twelfth St. The Central High School Sym- honic Choir, Harry Seitz directing, tnd Arthur H. J. Searle, Dr. Alle Suidema and Mildred Green Ritter, organists, will take part.

Dorothy Green, student of Dr. (Mark Gunzburg, will be presented in piano recital at 4 p. m. Sunday at the Gunzburg School of Music, 477 fcirby Ave. West Detroit Opera Society will resent Charles Wakefield Cadman'a light opera "South in Sonora," Saturday night in the Chadsey High Frhool auditorium.

Ida Kitching Cordes and Elaine Newell will be in fjharge. Musical Club of Highland Park frtll meet Friday in the McGregor (ibrary. Helen Fitzgerald, contralto; Clarence E. Gittins, boy aoprano, and Helen Atkins, violinist, rill appear. Saturday, in the library, the Junior Club of Flint will present an exchange program be fore the local Junior Club, Jan.

22, the Muses, a group of young people fiast high school age, will give a program of Russian music at the fiome of Mrs. Allen B. Crow, 40 fvhode Island Ave. Ben Owens, pianist and scholarship holder of the Juilliard Foundation, will be presented in recital in fell Detroit Institute of Musical tirt at 8:15 Wednesday through the Courtesy of Willoughby Boughton. Musical Art Club will meet at the fiome of Mrs.

John Bryce, 5229 Commonwealth Wednesday at p. m. Mrs. Bryce, pianist; Mrs. Rhea Render, violinist, and Mrs.

George Schleicher, vocalist, will take part. Pupils of Carl F. Mann will be presented in recital at the Detroit Institute or Musical Art at p. In. Wednesday.

Freshmen of the school will appear at 2:30 p. m. Saturday under the direction of Harold farmelee. The Detroit district meeting of the Federation of Music Clubs, yern Work Swartouf, director, will be held in Birmingham at 10:30 a. jn.

Friday with the Thursday Muslcale aa hostess club. Frederick Alexander, of Tpsilanti, will rive an, illustrated lecture recital at 2:30 p. m. on "The History of Church Music." Mrs. Bliss Wells, state president, will be the luncheon speaker.

The Thursday Musicale Chorus, directed by Frederick Pro-theroe. Margaret Strand, soprano, accompanied by Mrs. Ritter and Mrs. David Ballentine, pianist, who will give a group of her own compositions, will participate. A School of Distinction for tho who with to mik art their livelihood.

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Reo titer no for January or Februery entry. Ceil phone or write for catalog. Detroit Art Academy Ptn thou Studine Atnp tha Mrtropolitan 25 JOHN R. 6T, At Head of Farmor 5t. RAndnfph Si 30 FISHERMAN HEAD OF A GIRL Miss Hess has not been heard In Detroit since the season of 1930-31, when she scored a pronounced suc cess with Her interpretation or the Beethoven Fourth Concerto.

At the coming concert she will play the lrst concerto of Jbirahms. The artist is an acknowledged leader among women pianists of today. Her thorough musicianship, sonor ity or tone, virile interpretation and impeccable technic have brought her great distinction In the music centers of Europe and this country. The symphony chosen bv Mr. Cabrilowitsch will be the Third in major, one of the most popular of Brahms' symphonic works.

The "Academic Festival" Overture will open the program. The special series of 10 Tuesday night concerts by the orchestra will be opened this Tuesdav in Orchestra Hall, Victor Kolar direct ing. As a tribute to the World War nero Wittgenstein, piano so loist at tnis first concert. F. M.

Alger Post of the American legion Is sponsoring the event. More than 1,000 seats have been reserved for members of the Lecion and their friends. Wittgenstein, Injured In action on the Russian Front, had his right arm amputated. This, however, did not prevent his resuming his career as a concert pianist, prominent European composers aidlne him in adapting music to his needs. He will give the first performance here of the Ravel Piano Conrerto for Left Hand, especially written for him, a work which occasioned tu multuous approval when performed recently in Boston and New York.

He also will plav two solos Rosenthal's Paraphrase on Johann Strauss' Waltzes, dedicated to the soloist, and the Bach-Brahms "Cha-conne." Orchestral numbers selected hv Mr. Kolar are Schubert's "Unfinished" symphony; Sinigaglia's "Le Baraffe Chiozotie." Dvorak's "Hu- sitska" and Tschaikovsky "March Samuel H. Kress, open at the continue until scheduled for notables In art Biuutiiiy lu jnrci wiiu nwiiic uim understanding, Brush takes up his pilgrimage. "Heaven's My Destination'' already has been compared to "Don Quixote," indicating that elsewhere it is conceded that there is more In it than meets the eye. In England -the novel is a choice of ths English Book Society.

'Old Boy Decides He Will 'Show Them When he Isn't writing novels, Thornton Wilder teaches at the University of Chicago. A Detrolter, Milton Plumb, who is waiting all agog to read "Heaven's My Destination," took two of Wilder's courses at Chicago U. last year and haa this to report of the new novel's genesis. "One day the news editor of the Daily Maroon posted her assignment sheet with the following notice among its contents: 'Interview T. W.

about his new book. Make it short! The old boy is not so much any "That afternoon Thornton Wilder called at the Maroon office and chatted with those of us there. Suddenly he disappeared, though none of us noticed it until Jane Blelsan- ha 11, the news editor, took down the assignment sheet and saw after ine i. w. sslenment.

ascltimav measaea inrnimi. react, -i cei you. T.w. "For miltith after this nXIL Wilder discussed in. class about how he would make hM next book 'show Plumb, who has reread "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" and "The Woman of Andros" with new appreciation and understanding since liis classroom encounters with Wilder, says that T.

W. "Is a man of artistic ego, proud and extremely likeable." Plumb also wants to know if, in "Heaven's My Destination," Wilder has proceeded to "show them." Montaigne Finding an Increasing Public "I wonder why bo many people are reading Montaigne these days?" observed a clerk in a local book department as she made out the sales slip for a customer who had asked for the Modern Library edition of Montaipnc's Essays. "For one thing there's that new translation," replied the customer. "Rut maybe people are turning to Montaigne for comfort and reassurance." The 1934 edition is the one hy Knopf, translated and edited by Jacob Zeitlln. sfhe Modern Library's "Giant," as of 1933) Is the John Florio translation.

Students of Montaigne are busy defending the merits of Cotton, FlorlO and Zeitlin, who also discusses his predecessors. Meanwhile it Is being bruited about that the American essay is dying, which may be yet another reason why "so many people are reading Montaigne these days." It also seems as if the publishers had their fingers on the publio pulse. Durant Recommends Will Durant's next book I tn h. some 800 pages on Asiatio civilizations, he told last Friday mornings audience at the Cass theater. In his lecture Dr.

Durant recommended two books, of which his auditors may here like to he re. minded. One is concerned with the Al- atic scene. It is "Challcno-i. hv Upton Close, whom Detroit knows well.

The other is "The Revolutions of Civilization," a little hook hy the noted octogenarian Egyptologist, Sir William Flinders Tetrie. This book Dr. Durant rhsradrr. ized as a by-product of Petrle's distinguished research; but it tells how revolutions are born. Appropriately Columbia Univer sity Fress will issue Braln-truster Rexford Guy Tugweil's "The Battle for Democracy," Jan.

7. It is described as being "as good an Introduction to the political and economlo philosophy of Tugwell as is available. What he is, what he wants, what he is trying to do these things are all apparent here In this DOOK. LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE BECAUSE it will multiply your social and business opportunities. It will round out your education.

It will add to your enjoyment of life. And it is so easy by the Berlitz Conversational Method. French Russian German Span-Ish Italian Polish Effective English. Free trial lesson Famous Berlitx Method. VAX A A School of Languages.

The 'Language Center of Detroit. S20 David Whitney Bids. XA. SSSt Barnum Scenario Is Full of Laughs Book Also May Be a Help to Amateur Writers WHEN Hollywood decided to let Wallace Beery loose on. the character of Phineas T.

Barnum, they naturally called in Gene Fowler, who has done his bit in delving into Americana, to supply the punches and Bess Meredyth, who has been doing movie scripts almost as long as mind can reach, to make those punches hang together. Their collaboration results in "The Mighty Barnum," published by Cc-vici, Friede as the first movie scenario between covers. While this loquacious biography may be more Beery than Barnum, it is full of good laughs and hilarious byplay. The rise of the Prince of Showmen from his general store through the disasters of his Jenny Lind sally and the wrecking of his museum is told by quick flashes and bristling dialog. There is everything here for a successful movie: The nagging wife, the sweet and lovely ward, the dashing and often drunken Mr.

Bailey (nee Walsh), and, above all, the blundering but Inspired salesmanship of 'Parnum himself. You can hear the movie house turnstiles grind as th'n volume progresses. The reader, will soon get, accustomed to the shop talk, such as "long shot," "background under credit titles" and and should be amused. The book should be very helpful to hopeful amateur script writers. J.

H. Menuhin Will Play on G. M. Program Violinist to Make His First Radio Recital of Season YEHUDI MENUHIN, young American genius of the violin, will be heard in his first radio appearance this season with the General Motors Symphony" Orchestra Sunday at 8 p. Eastern Standard Time, over an NBC network.

Vladimir Golschmann, brilliant young conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, will direct this first concert of the second General Motors Symphony Series which will continue to feature a world-famous soloist and conductor in a full-hour symphony recital each Sunday night Among the eminent soloists who will participate in succeeding concerts of the General Motors Series are Lotte Lehmann, Gladys Swart-hout Elizabeth Rethberg, Lauritz Melchlor, Feodor Chaliapln. and Tito Schipa, vocalists: Myra Hess, Artur Schnabel and George Gershwin, pianists, and Bronislaw Huber-man, Nathan Milstein and Jan Ku-belik, violinists. Bruno Walter, of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony; Adrian Boult, leading conductor of London; Sir Hamilton Harty, famous English conductor; Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer; Reginald Stewart, distinguished Canadian conductor; Hans Klndler, of the Washington Symphony; Eugene Ormandy, of the Minneapolis Sym phony; Paul Kerby, of the Vienna Symphony; Alexander Smallens, of the Philadelphia Orchestra; Raf-fael Kubelik, of the Prague Symphony, and Henry Hadlev. Amer ican conductor, will be the con ductors of the forthcoming con certs.

Joachim Chassman to Appear in Recital Joachim Chassman, violinist. whose artistry is known to thou sands of radio listeners, will appear in an invitational recital In the Detroit Institute of Arts at 8:30 p. m. Friday. Although Mr.

Chassman has lived in Detroit eight years, the recital will mark his first appearance in a full-icngth concert. The program will include a group of four numbers from manuscript by Detroit musicians, each with the composer at the piano. The composers are Valbert P. Coffey, Mischa Kottler, Murray G. Paterson and Anna Segal.

Mr. Chassman also will play the Wienlawskl D-mlnor Concerto, a group of Kreisler arrangements of Bach and several shorter pieces. Grace Berman will play the accompaniments. Tickets may be obtained free from Mr. Chassman at his studio, 5300 John R.

St Class Will Continue The continuation of the free classes in block printing, both in linoleum and wood, and in Interior decoration at Northwestern High School has been announced by the instructor, r. u. Barnard. The first meeting of the new term for work In block printing will be Tuesday at 7 p. m.

Wednesday at 7 p. m. the class in Interior decoration will meet Beeinners are In- SUAi Included In tha brilliant exhibition of ranvswes by the great Dutch artist, Frans Hals (1584-1B64), will he the three items shown above. "Head of a Girl" Is from the collection of Mrs. Julius H.

Haass, of Detroit. The two others are from the collection of of Tfew York. The exhibit will Detroit Institute of Art, Thursday and Feb. 28. An Invitational showing is Wednesday night, at which time and civic affairs will be present.

Myra Hess, English Pianist, Will Play with Orchestra "Th Clew ot the Forgott Murder (WTgiam Morrow after he discovers that an arrested drunk is the financial genius of a neigh boring city. Sent by his paper, which is Involved in a libel suit over the story, to dig up a bit of counter-persuasive libel on the gentleman, he is found dead. Enter Sidney Griff, a criminologist who should go far in crime fiction if this introduction is a fair sample. Death Walks Again When the libeled millionaire dies suddenly under conditions too nearly resembling poisoning to be comfortable and his wife starts a secret search for, a Mrs. Malone, the mills of the mystery gods start grinding.

While some of the newsroom talk Is pretty silly, Kendrake's Initial thriller provides some good puzzles. Much wider territory is covered by Oppenhelm, as Is his persistent wont, in "The Spy Paramount" (Little, Brown Serialized under the title, "The Man Who Saved the World," this effort is listed by the proud publishers as the old master's one hundred and twenty-ninth volume. Starting in 1887 with "Expiation" and reaching his climax in "The Great Impersonation," he always offers something swiftly moving and pretty comprehensive. Wealth of Conniving It Is true that when you get half way through this latest output you'll probably be able to take it or leave it alone. But although there is more conniving than mystery in the business, the faked behind-the-scenes activities of Martin Fawley, who hobnobs with all the dictators, would-be dictators, and prime min isters or Europe (witn the anonymous President of the United States Journeying to the Continent to complete the deal), this averting of another World War by a single man enorts has its points.

When he shows each country that even its allies are ready and willing to blow Its toy airplanes to smithereens, each meekly decides that life is too short for such foolishness and they sit down and talk It over. Not too realistic, but challenging to those who like their mysteries with a dash of international doings. Quixote Anniversary Recalls Dobson Ode In Madrid 830 years ago this month Francisco da Robles first published "Don Quixote" for Cervantes. In 1905 the English poet Austin Dobson wrote an Horatian ode on the tercentenary of its publication, celebrating the year "Cervantes gave to light his matchless page." Taken from "De Libris," a collection of Dobson's prose and verse published in 1908, 1909 and 1923 by Macmillan are the third, fourth and fifth stanzas of the ode, which immediately follow the foregoing quotation: Whence first outrode th immortal Pair, The hall-crawd Hro and his hind. To maks tad laiuhii-r lor mankind; And whence they fare.

Thrntirhont 'l Fiction still, where ohanca Allies Life'a dullnNl with Its drrami Allies what Is. with what but seems. fact and Booiance: Knlrht of flm and Pntttra of earth I 4hanKinr stve-and-takf between Tha aim ton hiirh. the aim too mean, I hall your larth Chooses 'Dark Island' When Katharine Cornell was In Detroit with her production of "Romeo and Juliet one of the books she brought along for train reading was "The Dark Island." by V. Sackville-West, who wrote "The Edwardian)t," and "All Passion Spent" In a mood different from this tempestuous stormy story of torn, th daili island.

I THE WEEK'S SYMPHONY SOLOISTS Miss Giannini Sets Curtain Call Record Sixty-three curtain calls in two debuts is the unprecedented record of Dusolina Giannini, sensational dramatic soprano, who will appear here in the Masonic Auditorium Monday evening, Jan. 14. When Miss Giannini recently sang in Aida In Hamburg, a cable recorded that she had scored ths greatest success of any foreign artist since the war. La A rgentina, Dancer, Will Appear Jan. 18 La Argentina, one of Spain's greatest dancers, will appear in Orchestra Hall Friday evening, Jan.

18, under auspices of the Detroit Concert Society. She returns to Detroit after an absence of four years. Although born In Buenos Aires (whence her surname) Antonia Argentina is a pure-blooded Spaniard. Calendar of Week at the Art Institute EXHIBITIONS Jan. 1-15 Color Photography.

Jan. 10-Feb. 28 Paintings by Frans Hals, Seventeenth Loan Exhibition of Old Masters. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, 3:30 p. m.

"Explorations in the Gobi Desert," illustrated lecture by Roy Chapman Andrews. At 8:30 p. m. "In the Shadow of Eastern Gods," illlus-trated lecture by Robert Edison Fulton, Jr. Tuesday, 3 p.

m. Gallery talk, Mohammedan Art Thursday, 8 p. m. Gallery talk, Mohammedan Art Saturday, 2:30 p. m.

Pegeant of History talk, "Early Art of the Christian Church." Gallery talks on the Frans Hals Exhibition will be given at 3 p. m. every day, except Tuesday ahd Saturday, and at 8 p. m. every Friday.

I A all-Brahms program and the appearance of the eminent English pianist Myra Hess, soloist, are interesting an nouncements for the eighth subscription concert by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Thursday night in Orchestra Hall. Ossip Urabllowitsch will conduct. MYRA HESS 1 i 4 v- rv VI 1 i .4 1 ik i Sill Uk. PAtX W1TTGEXSTEIA These two pianists are scheduled to appear with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra this week. Mr.

Wittgenstein, one-armed Austrian pianist, will make his local debut at the first of series of 10 concerts Tuesday night. Miss Hess, Detroit favorite, will be beard at Uie Xbursuajr njjht coocrt In the sll-Braiyiu sropaja..