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J an u a r y 8, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE COUNCIL GATHERS TODAY 19 Mrs. T. B. Potter, 607 Fores t avenue, was hostess at an af t er t heat e r dinner party New Year's eve. OPERA ORAWS LARGE CROWDS NEAR CLOSE ,, I -·.> I l ,.i ftl ., . .L. 1 a special, and only performance of "The ] ewess." This great mu:,ic drama, so popular in former years, \vill again be presented on the same lavish scale that made it memorable. It's Final Two Weeks of l:lome Stay great beauty, cmotiot}al force and of Civic Opera Promises Atdramatic power have made this opera tractive Features one of the greatest drawing vehicles on the opera company\ repertoire. The closing days of the Chicago An all ~tar cast will make thi:-. c\·ening Civic Opera season-the next to final one of the most e\'Cntful oi the entJrt' week, opens Sunday, ] anuary 10- arc season - Raisa, ~I acl.>eth, ~1 ar:,hall, bringing forward lyric treats that arc 11 oj ica, Kipnis; Serge Ouk rain:--ky and taxing the capacity oi the Chicago his ballet. The conductor "·ill he PoAuditorium, and ri\·aling in brilliancY I lacco. !he spa rkle with \vhich the season wa·.. Saturday matinee will bring forth l!ldllgurated . another brilliant ca::,t in a lung a\vaited Th c clo~c of the current week brings revival of 'fTh e ).!arriage of Figaro," as the popular priced ~aturday night \\'ith ~Iuzio, ).la ~on, Pavloska, Lazzari event thi s Saturday evening a timely and Steel. Conductor, \Yeh ·r. double bill of unt~:-.ual interc . t, · Saturday evening "Carm<.:n" will be Humpcrdinck's ·vcr p< 1pular .opera of :-- ung at popular pricr .;,-75 cents t o fairy talc back g round. 'tlJan~cl and · thre e dollar · -with 1\1a \' Garden in Grctrl." followed by the ballet pro -~ one of her greate t role s. Th e cast duction. "La F<:te a Robin so n," with \Yill include Ans sea u, Baklanoff and Serge Oukr~in ~ ~y at~d hi -; hall.d. The Freund . Tl.1i s \\·ill be accompanied by composer, (,abn<:l (,rm·lez, wdl ron- tlw nukra111:-.k\· ballet. Conductor, du c t. Grcl\·lcy. · Sunday afternoon, January 10, the opening of the elen·nth \\'eek. mark. the return nf t\\'O f<n·orite arti...,h to th e company\ ro-..tcr, Flor('ncc ).{ac h l'l h, " ·IH1 ha -.. been al>:-. nt from the ca~t t(tt- \\Tek-; thro ugh illne'-S, and Tito Srhipa, tht: matrhle-..s h·ric t eno r. The~· \Yill appear in the only. prc sentatinn oi "L'Fii . ir d '·\m n rr," (T he I~lixir n f Lnn·). Ot h cr-; in the ca..., t in dude St1ear. I~imini and 'J'rc\·i-.an . ;..r()ran - ' 7r1ni " ·ill rr 1 tHluct. " R e surrection" Monday . ~I (IJl cl a~ <.:\'L'ning. the ~ tr<111g, eloqttt·J t. tn t· J <~di<~tt-.. Ychick, .. l~ c -..urn· c ticln," \\ill a~ain bring forth ).fary Carden in Franco :\liano 's acLtptinn !11 llltl -ir 11f l.tCI '1'111-.toi\ falll<lllS hnflk. I t ·.., ." t 1c r L' !'- .... \' a" -. c1 pronoun c l' d ;1t t IH · inlt· (li tht· prl'lllinl' th at no d<,Ullt " a -. 1t · it a . . t o i h per 111 anent pia c ~,· i 11 tht· rl'pl'l'tllirc oi thl' compan~. ~fi ._.., r;;,rclt-n'-. "" llJlJl< ' rtimr ca ... t \\'ill hl' thl' -.;t!llL' :t-. ()Jl thv niL:-Ill it \\a~ ft r-. t ~i, · t ·n. \'.i th Fn n;tnd .\11'- :-..L'a \1 and cl:(lrl!.L'"" 1\.tklanc·!t. '\J,,raJL··tli \\ill l'c11ldt1rt . Tut· . . da .' vn n in!...! . tiH· opvra tll ;tt l ll ~t-.t thnt\1!.!.111 ~· racliatv ' happim ·-. -. and : h l1111< ·I' c ,j li It·. "Tilt' Ba r1H·r Cli : t ' 'i lk." \\ ill ·h(' l!.i' t'J Th\' t':l ' inrluclt'\LtrhL·th. P :t~ l~t . . k :t, ~t·hiJ,;t. 1\i1 nini. Trn·i ... ;tn: ronclurtc,r. ~fnr ; tll/<llli . \\'cclnc-.cLt\· n ·t·ning "ill Jll;tr k tilt ' 1· ~ -..t pr<' t·ntation (li "FaJ-.,tatf." \\.IH'll b ... t annnttnrcd nn tlw pro(!'ram. i quirl~- '-Old c1t1t thl' entire hc1tbt'. hut · "ill,!.!. tc1 the illnn-. at th;tt time oi R/J~I 1 r.;;tcomo Rimini. the opera "a" with· dr;t\\11 . Tlll' "ame ca.;;t that ha-. mad<' thi-.. opera ~o well liked in ·the pa : t ,,·ill ! ~ at!;tin hr heard on thi" t,rra-.ion -! I l.l1!JA~r1~a i-.a. ~fa son. Padn:--ka. Claes~en~. ~ TL'tckrtt, Rimini. Strrl and Lanari. Polacco \\'ill conduct. Garden in "Louise" ~T.l W l ~T ~tr" Thur:-.day evening. "Louisr" \vill L tft again bring ·forth :Mary Garden in one (,f her famous interpretation". This rt'\' i\·a l wi ll bring out in the "ltpportin£! rast C l ae..;~ens. :\nsscan and Bakbnoff: Cond u ctor. Polacco. Frida~· t'\'(·ninl!' \\·ill h\' <le\·o t<'<l to 1 I I 1 .,...,.. The Friends in Counci l of Evanston are holding their monthly meeting Friday, January 8, at the Orrington hotel. Mrs. John C. Baker will re-view "The Enemy" by Channing Pollock an·d Mrs. Lulu Warmington will read from her play "The Skeleton in the Closet." -oMrs. W. H. Christensen, 301 Fernleaf avenue, entertained the card club o n December 28. 1 ·r-· Rare Anti q u e Spanish Silv erOrnament, Sev( 11 tef'n th Century. SIOOC.Ofl pf'r p(/ir . for this , ale. $1'00 .00. Annual MID-WINTER SALE Antiques N event of dominant interest to lovers of things unique aJiid beautiful is the inclusion of the entire Antique Shop (second floor) in the Annual Burley Shops Mid-Winter Sale. A 1 I .1\.AD.un ~u Ill This shop is a veritable museum of rare and artistic objects now offered at reductions so great as to make th~m unusually intriguing. Reductions range upward to one-third off previous prices. England, France, Italy and Spain are notably represented by specimens that are really a part of the history of those countries .. Every piece radiates the appealing romance of the long ago ia far-away lands. Burley Shops collections include no duplicates. An early viait, which should also include the Crystal, China, Ornamental Wares and Novelty Shops. is therefore desirable. Everything in the· entire store is r- - ·- , r~ -:·\vn for quick selling. Nothing is reserved .. NEW MARMON SALES AND SERVICE STATION 6017 Broadway, Chicago Large Service Floor under tnanagetnent of Mr. Fred Hawkins Marmon North Shore Greenleaf 1038 Evanston 1008 Davis Street 6017 Broadway, Chicago 1838 .. Burley&Company CHINA· CRYSTAL. LAMPS. ANTIQUES 19&6 Seven North Wabash 6·tllbiJ:.hed 1a~a .._ ,... \,. Avenue ---· -- - .... - .. ~ -