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kIIown, whicflopeneci for its iffetti winter season two weeks ago with Verdi's "Simùone.,Boccaniégra." For-the first time> since. its form- ation over twenty years ago. the Ra- vina oeradid flot open for its, usual ten-week season last summer, due to the deëpression. North sbore music loy'ers, encouraged by the example of the Metropolitan conitùuing hi'in- ter with Mr. Eckstein on the board of directors, are hoping that. the- Ra- vinia companyr wiil be able to operate next summer. la 49th Year Under'tbe caption "Opera Carnies on with Old-Time Spiendor; Spec-ý tacle and Melody Open Jubiiee Year," -the ýNew, York Tinies in its issue of November 22 'printed almost a fui! page, about the forty-ninth epening of the Metropolitan *x would have been the fiftieth opening bad flot the disastrous fire of 1891 caused the loss of, oie season of opera. Giulio Gatti-Casazza,' manager of the Metropolitan for 'almost hiaif the life of the famous opera company, watched bis twenty-fifth opening iast week fromn , the wings at the old *Metropolitan Opera House. Richard Crooks, leading tenor of the Mlet rtpplitaitOpekra cOo;iaý;, Yen.zk York, wiII si,,g over NBC nitzirk iii a series of pro qrains sponsorcd by the '<Voice of Pire- .tonie." I Vit 1> 1dm on allcrnate zvecklv rograins wilI be Lawr~ence Tibbett. Mir. Crooks, zuho has beeen hcard i 11,iiiietka, opencd the series Mlonda y evening, December i, at 8:30 o'clock. Mr. Tibbctt is siyin Pi exiMondnu. iiht anwd and witl continue through the fol- lowing three Sundays. The service music for December Il orga.n.selections, antbems, and chor-. al responses---wil1 be taken.fromf two, sources-compositions 6ofJobann,.Se- bastian Bach and compositions -from* the Russian Church service. The program for Sunday, Dtecem- ber 18, will revoive arounid the use.of oid triditional carols. -Mr. Howerton will play Faulkes' very colorful ".Fan-' tasia on1 Old Christmas Carols" for organ,.and the quartet, wilI feature Demuth's charming arran1gementý of the ýold, French carol, "The Holly and the Ivyr" as well as 'the favorite "0 Holy. Night" by Ado phe Adam. The latter carol is being uùsed by special request. On Cbristmas morning, a miscel- laheoüas progrm will bc presented. Several oid and familiar numbers sucb. as the mystical "Lo, How a Rose" by Praetorius and tbe tuneful "Shepherd's' Christmas Song" from Austria as arranged by Clarence, Dickinson wili be heard. lI addition. one or two new tbings wiil be presented sucb as A. WValter Kram- er's modern carol, "Before the Pal- tivity. Thne tootliîgifs have shed their dust; production men are planning to invade their old domain-and upfront darkened offices are 'corning to life. The &ist intelligence- of wbat al this means, brought forward in the statement that: arrangements, are. be- ing perfected bet*ween Herbert M. Jobnson,. business. manager of the Civic Opera, and. David Er wi n ]Russel and Charies. M Jones.where- by, a winter seasonwiil be given of modern light opera and, musical comedies. just.as soon as the> final details 'have been embo.died in. the contract, plans wvill be announced. for a twelve weeks season of the Chi- cago Operetta company..wNhich may be extended indefinitely. lI that connection it is remernbered that the Opera theater now bas a cooling sys- temn that would make it possible for performances to be given during the warmest summer months in perfect comfort. Has Succeseful Caree David *Erwin Russell was one of the founders and general manager for twelve successful seasons of the Municipal Opera in St. Louis. Our- ed, reactionary. . says the Times. Spanish Dancer Coming EJ.eieNew SBluter. "To start this sezison Gatti bas to New Trier Jan. 9 $5ffO,000 worth of subscriptions, $150,- Vinceiite Escudero, Spain's great.. 000 in smail guarantees froin mem- est maie dancer, will give tbe tbird bers of the newly formed association. of tbe concerts in the Artist-Recital It xnay or may flot see bim through series sponsored by the Winnetka the winter. He bas added ibree new Music club. He is appearing, in the operas to the repertoire . . . He will New Trier Highi schooi auditorium1 present eleven new singers." on January 9 in a varied program of A New York Timnes story of the Spanish <Inces c nlugine theDn. ar E içe of opera dn an ar Its resumption, if for a sbi management of that enterprise at the 1. close of thé 1930 season. Prior to Clarsta MIar tin to making modern ligbt opera and mu- sical comedy availabie 10 the masses Dance at Studebaker in. St. Louis, Mr. Russell was a Clarita 'Martin wili be seen in a theater manager. Hle becomes gen- programi of Spanish dances (Modern, eral manager of the Chicago Oper-- Flamenco and Gitano) at the Stude- etta cornpany and his associate. baker theater Sunday afternoon at 'Charles H. Jones, of New York and 3:30 uncler thie direction of Bertha Chicago, business manager of the e? and pianîis. Tne concert wi at the Kenlwortb Asse I nour 5 1). gaphing."