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' ?>ift i%tiggfstions 1 for rcur j?tout Jfrienb a A BL0??E? /'rfrrt Sec, ,0 (it 5u I Over blouses in latest ^?hadt itrac tivcly en or elaboi 2 5 5 5 29 5) &ne gryant MU YORK ?a ?f*i 'ireet a*?. llHii.n.r Plti, Oj.u. Miuitau?. I U r? F.A.O. OCHWARZ Only Plac? jf Butin?*? 5thAve.at3htSt. Only twelve chopping days remain before Christmas. Early selection is advised while our stock, gathered from the Toy markets of the world, is still complete. Doll?, (ames. Xevclsiei, BOOKS. .. si ?ad Mechan? ic?! esa ??, 0 ? a t ?, Bi for sha Winter Sport seasoo; -;. ToUt Skis, He es and ? HOME OF TOYS Pianists Heard In 2 Programs Of Novel Charm ErneM Hutrheeon and Al? frrdo Oswald Offer Re < ttals Marked by Dignity and Pleaaaat Originality Jf-ritza Adds to Laurels "Die Tote Stadt" and "Tra viata" al Metropolitan Complete Day'* Eventtt By H. E. Krehbiel While symphonic music w?? playing <?! ?as sinking for the I Carnegie 11*11 yesterday afternoon Mr. Krneit and Mr. Alfredo Oswald ? ;r pianoforte recitals in tho m and Town halls respectively and Mme. JrriUa arid hrr colleague* opera, "Die Tote 1 Stadt" at the Metropolitan Opera >\c are led to this form pf ?.ent touching the opera bac?uso of a ?tronc conviction that if there wer? no Mme. Jerttra in New York thera would surely be no lyric drama Korngold's version of "Bruces Morte" on th? local bo?rd?. Th? l?dy. ?o completely identified herself arith the largely lugubrious, h onsly eeleetie vet fascinating creation of the young- Viennes - that ?idera | .diencts all but oblivious to its 1 weaknesses. And so each repetition is r a new triumph, as was emphat- ] esterday when, as at the first p?rformanee this season, she had th? excellent helo ?f Mr. Harrold and Mr. Schottendorf, not to mention the less important persons in the cast. To dispose of the two operatic repr?? sentations of the day, either ona o? which attracted at Isast three times as many listeners as kid all th? concerts combined, It may be mentioned for the at th? integrity of the day's rec? ord that "Travista" was repeated in the evening with the cast of ten day? , save that Giordano Paltrinien ?alo Picchi were substituted for O Bada and Paolo Ananian in the les of Gastone. and Doctor Grenvil. Recital Devoted to Schumann Though the pianoforte recitals of the afternoon ?roused less popular inter? est they were both dignified and inter e?ting affairs. Pursuing his historic.il scheme Mr. Hutchieson played a l?i" gram composed exclusively of composi? tions by Schumann. Its one conven? tional feature was the concluding number, the Symphor.ic Studies. eight fantastic >. rriana" and the cencptn.'' Both are r music to the lovers of Schu not often that are played in publie by so ?<? ? quipped an artist as ? on. ? jgh the large, luminous and omposar look o-Jt I y from the first set of two are closely relat d ? gMh?mJ, it is not giv ?* ?idersunJ its rein Bftllar tille. J;h:i .or was a creation of E. I nasttrr who jnr collar. ? ? was ;. program artist of to-day. ? ar> has a hui the music r was aboj be a By accident tl f> 1! Inta I dozen string?. : The candle went out, and in the gloom ? Kreisler bags S .mother and fill the tween with n maniacal monologue end itig with "!' ' Dead!'' melod '?se, but a mar! sody punet an occasional harmony. W iuch a com? poser tsvday without drfflcull mann saw his ron ! ?ii'ht His "I Uriana" is a set of rha* , full of v ?. hut re with melodic harmonic and rh'. thmie charm. The "Childhood Scenes" are them In a sense, but mir. *tive of things and emotions for fo'ind sueh ns as "Playing Tag," "In Dreamland" The Knirht Astrid.- ? (' Hutu vom Itiekenpfi Child Falling Asleep" ard "Th ? Speaks." It seems lik? a I of tim? to say these things, but ?nunr.'s title? can only b? under ? remembers thf.t they ted after the music h?d been com I, which means that th? musical led the descriptiv That is or.e reason why pi . i* or old, Isy or professional, ought ?iliarite themselves w.th the lit? erature upon which Schumann fed be? fore at''Tipting to interpret his m'jsic. !?!utciiiaon has evidently done this and saturated his own soul with that of Schumann. Therefore, his playing yesterday brought rapturous delight 'c a houseful of people familiar with goo 1 pianoforte music and good pianoforte playing. Of an entirely different type, Mr. Oswald's program was quite as uncon? ventional He played at first a prelude and fugiie by Fre^cobaldi, which ! brought back to students memories of . a style common to all keyboard instrti organ as well as thi? rd. Then two nieceR by Do: ?tti, with whom the harpsichord ! manner cane to fruition in Italy. j After Beethoven's Sonata Apassionata there were shorter pieces by C?sar VrareW and H. Oswald., and finally the pianoforte wtnner of to-day was reached in nieces by Chopin and Ru? binstein. Clarity, taate, intelligence and sound feeling marked th? perform? ance. HELP WANTED MALE Tnspectors-Electrical 25 ; \gf. '?*!. ?tri I MA'r' N'T n-w t.in? lnst??l.<l ?C] ?CAL Hlf'.M ?f?E*V!?S!?. aBSESIT?' ? ? iny*s?l? S5..?C-, . MENT roit'tnns nfftr ?ttsOr ?nd i'Pporiunlir 1er 4?v?lop ll.rr.t In thoM qusllrt.il CALL ALL DAT. cm Electric Co., Inc. '.illation Training School, 151 Fifth Avenue, New York. ITIATI0N8 WANTED FEMALE hi, .*p*rl?n<-"<l. good m. corte r-. iiur. asaasg.ag. Ja:; * SU av. Pola Negri Not Free to Wed? She Denies It in 3 Tongues Berlin Report? She Slill b Wife of Polinh Count; Film Star, Who b Rumored Betrothed to Chap? lin, Ut* OmUsTW anil FxhihitH Divorce Decree ?amiaJ Dissmteh I? Th? IX???? LOS Ms Ne the temper?meni?l film ?tar from ( many, who now is ana of the mor? lese merry Hollywood colony, may be going to marry Charlie Chap according to the persistent reports t have been in circulation for aev< weeks, but should ah? feel incli: toward marriage with Charlie aha d tend to let a HtU? thing life Polish eaunt atop her. Pola herself ?aid thU to-day. ! ! said it first in Polish. Then sh? a I in English. She aoeompan.ed I . rsion in both language? with g which ?ny e?n??rvative wo1 .?ould describe as emphatic. T n for her protests! ion?_ was t ! cabled report of an article in to-da; : "Neue Berliner 7-eitung" saying th ? s matter what the rumors might i Pala was not going to mar < harlie, for tv.i good and auffiele ' r. s son that ahe still waa married i Cessai Eugen? DSmski, of the Poli ?rmy, and that the count, ander ti r rcusnstancee, objected. "What?" shrilled Pola, first I ! Polish, then in German, then ?n En| 1 ?h, when the report was shown t this evening. Then she went o t? relate how sne had passed throug the blessed and comfortable enreroon of divorce in the city of Warsaw, Pc, <m January 7. 1921 on the contract which now binds he to the Famou? Playera-Lasky pany, Pola La registered as the I tesa Appolinl Schalupes Domski, bu that, she affirmed, is as far as her re Unions with her former hu:l?nd (o What is more. Pola has the papers t< prove it, if pressed to show them. She was pressed this erening. She obliged. She conducted her inter? locutor? to a down-town bank, and there, from a safety deposit box, pro? duced a large official parchment, be? decked with many seals ar.d ribbons, in which it was stated f the best Polish that the marriage ft Pola and the Count was absolutely and un? qualifiedly all off-that, as the pla> v. riirht said, there wasn't any more. Along with this document Poia pro? duced from the same scfe-deposit box a letter from her Polish at! t'.ing forth that there really was such a decree. And, waving the two ) .ipers a":oft, Pola wanted to lyiow then v hat the esteemed Count Eugene Dom :' the Palish army, wai g'dng to do about it, if anything. Hein? There as she remarked, aja\ I keeping en?'? divorce paper? handy if ene were only a poor movie star, and subject to all sorts of calumny. Asked whether, 'hen, she intended to marry Charlie, post haste, Pola aaid that that waa something else again her English has really picked up won? derfully since she arrived in Califor? nia. Asked whether she ha?, as another snt report ha? It, already married ? and la keeping It secret for a whil-, she replied that sha preferred not to discuss that matter. But if any one wanted to diseuse th? Count fur? ther, she volunteered to take him on ? t catchweighta In any Inngunge. Hi? trying to ?top her getting m?rried? only f?ncy! Ity Wlrrlf? I? Thr Trthn ? Conrrlaht. ",J. N,w York Tribun? lar. BERLIN i ois Segr?, the German film actress now In th? United States, who was recently reported en? gaged to Charlie Chaplin without either of them being willing to deny the rumor of intended marrtag?, eannot, as a matter of fact, marry Charit? or ?ny on? else, according to to-day's "Neu? Berl.ner Zeitung. Th? re??on is that Pola still has a husband In Captain Count Domski, of th? Polish army. The Catholic Church, to which both the Count and Pola belong, forbids divnrce. To make matters still more ??I is rot now understood to be willing to grant Pola her freedom, even if such a thing could he arranged So rhe and Charlie appear doomed to disappointment, re ?-?rdlr.? <.f th.- bl?.?ing-* that nave eaped upon them since the re? port of their intended marriage be? came noised abroad. At least that is the way the "Neue Berliner Zeitung" sums up the ease to-day. EttirtRTr Praises Teachers* W <?rk in Face of (!onpr?tion Dr. W. L. Ettinger, Superintendent -ools, psid a tribute to the school principals and teachers of the city in an address ?t a dinner last night o? the New York Principals' Association at the Hotel McAlpin. He said their co-operation and ac? complishments, rotwithstanding con? gested school conditions, had been very gratifying. Dr. Ettinger was the prin? cipal speaker. Dr. George A. Hall, ex? ecutive secretary of the New York State eommissi n to examine laws ra? to child labor, also spoke. Stern Brothers West 42d St. (Between 5th and 6th Aves.) West 43d St DRESS SILKS Very Exceptional Values Crepe de Chilie?Complete assortment or medium and dark color:-, including liberal quantities or evening shades, white and bl.ick. Ail silk. Good quality and weight. 39 inches wide $1.85 Per Yard Black Satin Charmeuse?Excellent qualit? Qosely woven face arid good weight. 39 inches wide $L75 Per Yard NOVELTY SILKS and PLAIN SILKS Highly desirable qualities. Appropriate for Chrisim;s gilts Packed in holiday boxes upon request. SILK DEPARTMENT?SECOND FLOOR. Woolen Dress Fabrics and Co?tinSS??"Tnis season's desirable weaves at unusually low prices. Cut lengths suitable for coats, frocks, skirts, blouses. Packed in holiday boxa uf>on request. Fine Twill Serge in black and navy blue. 54 inches wide $1.65 Per Yard WOOLEN DRESS FABRICS?SECOND FLOOR. Cotton Dress Fabrics Imported Handkerchief Linen?Exceptional quality and color assortment. Fast colors. 36 inches wide $L25 Per Yard Other new materials also on display and suitable for Christmas girts will be packed in holiday boxes upon request COTTON DRESS FABRICS?SECOND FLOOR. See The Tribune's Help Wanted Columns Today?Page 7, Part III "Die Winterreise" Cycle Is Sung by Elena Gerhardt Difficult Schubert Group Pleaftcs Critical Audience at Town Hull; Annn Meitnchik Gives Recital It was no light task that Elen? Uerhartit a?t herself ?t her Town Kail racltal last night, fine >?ng twenty thrse songs of Schubert's "IM WlnUrrala?" cycle?? program with no light numbers and few breathing sp?e?s, ?nd performed her task well. Aftar ?II, It waa a moro grateful on? than on h?r previous ?ppearanc?, with tba City rlyrapkony |B tne unrelieved gloom at Mahler'a "Klndertcdten li?d?r," "Di? WinUrrelse" doe? not present th? ch??rful ?spect of Schu? bert. It is g?n?r?lly gr?v- ?ri? i | pulgner.t; a wintry atmosphere, in ?short, hut relieved with frequent gleams of sunshine, and this alterna? tion of sunshine ?nd shadow was well brought aut by th? singer. From a purely vocal point of view, her singing waa not perfect; her lower notes roughened now and then; while audden ?motional outburst?, though ?trongly eompass?d, gave a aartaln ef? fect of ?train. At such times Mme. Gerhsrdt's breath seemed to b? drawn with audibla difficult). This did give an Impression of pent gp tlon, but her voice fared bast in galas* .st?ined p?ssages calling for a mod? rate volume of sojnd. Tl ? had a pure qualit) gf taita while well ?hie to express shades of feeling '.ierhardt's sincerity and her thorough knowledge of th? phrasing ?nd expres? sion of th? songs told with her an di?nc?, which rewarded h?r effort? with nnnsual warmth. Caanrad V. Bo waa th? pianist. Meanwhile, at Carnegie Hall. Ann Meitsrhik. Russian contr?lto, who h? ?ppeared her? In oper? ? il<./ years ago, showed a surprisingly dee voice a feminine . migr seem, of th? Russian deep bass. Thl was the most affective part of her sin? Ing. Higher notes, when used loudl or ornntely, were apt to seem ?<im? what worn, and thus ineffectlr? In th florid Handel arias, sung in (iermai i\ began the rc?-ital. The th? program consisted of Russian, H? brew and Merman songs, and of thei est ?fem' Klmsky-Korsak T. nelleff and Rul> ?? ?ln| er'a lowest note? h? 1 effe< and the aece??ories of ??pression at eompllshed what her voice alone eoul not. Here and elsewhere sh? waa we ?ved. Welter Gold? aceompsnle? with a violin obligato played by Vladl mir Graffman. ? ? Mme. Ilrmpel Delight* Young Folk at Confer Mr. Damroacb presided with hli usual genialitv yesterday afl Carnegie Hall at the Symphor . eert for young people, th< this season's series. Mme. Fried Ilrmpel, who assisted in the program was equally gracious, and sang in s manner entirely winning to ?II In he ?tudience, young and old. Her num hers were an aria from Weber's "De Hrelsrhut?," "B?tti, h?tti," frorr Giov?nnl"; ?n aria from "Th? Masked I.nil," by Verdi, and a cradle song h> Humperilinck, to which she added as ar song to her own arromper met t upon the piano, which was perhaps III ill. 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