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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 11 May 1928, p. 61

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Mav 11;·1928 WILMETT.B LIFE TO SING ·IN FESTIVAL Single Tickets. for Mlle. P'Aivarez Regarded as One of World's Greatest Contraltos May Music Festival A , Pl d S l re ace on a e Mlle. Marguerite D'Alvarez will Single tickets are now on sale for sing in Evanston at the May festival the North Shore festival which · beof the North Shore Festival associa- gins May 21 and continues through tion, Tuesday evening, May 22. May 22, 24 and 26, according to the . Among her numbers will be the manager, ]. H. Hilton. beautiful aria from "Samson and The sale of course tickets has proDelilah," "My Heart at Thy Sweet ceeded about as in earlier vears with Voice." \Vith two recent appear- some indication that the ~distinctive ances in Chicago the critics have writ- character of this program has the spe- : ten of her that she "is one of the cial appeal for which it was designed. greatest contraltos of modern times." "The buying of course tickets," says She will appear in Evanston on the· Mr. Hilton, . "is of mutual advantage program with 1 Richard Crooks, and to the Festival association and to ticket ,.,.·ill include ~ Hlndu love song in her holders. Not the least of the advanprogram. She is known to thousands tages is the saving of from 20 to 30 through her interpretation of "Car- per cent of the prices which must be men" and "Deli lah" and has won new paid for single seats." Nevertheless fame in the last year through her the association has always encouraged staunch and fearless adrocacv of mod- the purchase of single tickets and finds ern American music. · in the demand for them an indication ~Hie. D'Alvarez is . a Perm·ian, born of the public appeal of the different in Liverpool, and educated in Belgium. soloists and programs. She became an American by adoption. The program for the concert of :\s the daughter of the Pt:ruvian min- Saturday afternoon affords an espeister to England she enjoyed the bene- cia11y attractive setting for the numfits of an aristocratic ancestry and an hers which the children's chorus of early artistic environment, together 1.500 wi11 present. Conductor Stock with the educational and cultural op- has scheduled the Prelude from portunities of the European courts. On Humperdinck's "Konigskinder," the her mother's side she ha s the tradition- Symphonic Poem "Dance of the 1 al nobility of the Incas in her blood. Skeleton" by Saint-Sacns, and the . Her grandmother was the last Inca waltz music from · "The Bat" lJ_ I princess of Peru. and the first Peru- Strauss. ,·ian battleship was paid ior with her Florence Macbeth has written to grandmother's pearls . · iriends in Evanston that she is verv I happy to come again to the music fe;1 tival and particular1y to appear in the prog-ram \1\·ith the children's chorus. Of her the critic 0f the Xew York Times lately said: " Her singing was of great beauty and aroused. Yery justly, great enUefun· this year, only the boy!' could g-~t ("mblems. ~ow tht" girl~ 1·an too thusiasm. Her ,·oice was of delightnnly it il': much harder for they ha've t~ iul quality, pure and delicately colh e in full uniform e\·ery time in gym- ored. and she showed an admirable nasium. If they are not, they do not g·et their usual five points. Playing command 0f the finer qualities of her in th£> gameR after school also adds five art." points to th eir scot·e. The eighteen girls at Stolp who ha\' <' th~ highest scor(' at ~lr. and :Mr:-;. Charles H . Jackson the end of the year are award ed a 'Vilmette emblem, which is exactly like the ancl ~~iss Alice ~fae Jackson of 1017 boys.' The ""'" is white and the back- Fhmrood avenue. motored to Turke,· ground is maroon. Thf' eighteen high- Run. one of the most beautiful stat~ est now according tn their points are , k · 1 1·· k d p,ar ·~ 111 JH 1ana tor a wee. -en sta~·. the following: ~Iargare t "·eg-ner, 8A .............. 340 1 hey r~~urm·d ~fonday .evem!1g.. Much f;f'orgia Yosburgh, SA ............ 340 of the tunc \\a :-; spent 111 explonng the Yirg-inia Hawley. 8·.\ .......... .... ~40 woods and canyons along Sugar ::\Iazie l\Iouat, 8ll .................. 340 1 Creek · Helen Bower, SA ................ 336 · Elizabdh Balhatclwt, A ... . ....... 327 -oHelen Taft, SD . . ................ . :125 Mrs. 1. E. Coolcv. ().25 Eleventh Eleanor C'ulw~. SA · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · ~!IO street, i~ spending ;ert'ral \\' tCb in · ::\Iary .Tune ::\Itlle1·, S.\ ............ ~ss 1 '"' p · 1 I 1 1 Ha1:.r~et , Le~ch, SA ..... .. .. .... ... 286 "t. au 1 . ~1 1e 1s at. t 1e ,0\\Ty wte . D011s 1 ans1l, SB ................. 273 -0,Jane l'r;~wforct , ~D · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .2fi 7 ~1i s Florence Biest:m~icr of 80-l CenBetty W1lson, SA .................. 2GO I t 1 t k d t th Carol Lawrence, · sn ............. ·.· 260 t;a. a ve_nue spen. ~s \\·ee -~en a e ::\Iary Thaleg, ~R ................. 2:>3 'C 111verstt,· of Ilhno1s attendmg dances. :\Iary Lauer, ~R ...... . .......... 251 - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - Ann Linn, 8A . . .. .. ..... . .... ... 249 Blsie "-a de, ~..:\ .... : . ............ 24G I tht·l'l' an· yet more posture te~ts to be These are by no nwans th e linal scores, passed and tll e t'e are thret' months but they are tlw girls who are ahead. mon' in whieh attendance will boast the so far. Thf' scores at th e end of th year · Sl'fll"t·s. will lik E- ly b e ,·ery much higher for --Eit:·a nor f:ulwr, SA, Stolp Kenilworth-- Wilmette Open for Inspection-charming 9 room brick colonial; 3 baths; gas heat; 2 car garage; lot 100xl75, $47,500-329 Warwick Rd., Kenilworth. 2-5 P. M. Sunday. Corner with permanent view of lake 105x 160, $21,000. East Wilmette-6· room stucco in splendid. condition, bath, extra lavatory, sun room, h. w. heat; 2 car garage; convenient to schools 8 . transportation, $21,000. Three blocks from transportation, one half block from lake-corner 60x 170-$18,000. We believe that the above properties in several essential qualities ace the best obtainable values on the market. Girls Win Emblem Awards for Stolp ·School Gym Work McGUIRE & ORR 122 SHERIDAN Rn. PH. KENILWORTH 227 Office open Sunday 11 to 5 P. M. 1 Ample funds at interest for loans on homes Ul~USUAL BRICK HOME 5, 10 and 15 year plans, straight or with pre-payment privileges Our loana are purclaaaed 6~ . UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. of Cincinnati : Spadous homE>, surroundNl by an ideal lot 50x200. 25 tt·ees in front and t·ear. 350 feet of shrubs. Sun, living, dining and brealifnst rooms on tir:-;t floor. Th1·ee bedrooms, tile hath, sleeping porch. Billiard mom nn<l tab! in basement. H. W. A. B. C. oil heat. Owner wants offer or will trade for small home. DANICEilS LIFE CO. of Des Moine~ MOUAT & ·FLAHERTY Incorporated WILMETTE-Opposite Village Hall-Wilmette 27 3 Combined Assets $))0,000,000

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