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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 11 Oct 1934, p. 32

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Lyric Ensemble WilI .11111 IN NEw YORK RECIAL 11111. Wunnetka Cl.ub Has Cuive Shawnee Program f Photographiic Exhibit Tbe Nortb Shore Lyric ensemble will inaugurate the annual series of winter musicales at Sbawnec Country club, on Sunday afternoon, October 14, at 3 o'clock.in the ball-room. The ensemble, which is a part of tbe North Sbore Musicians club, was organized less than two years ago, and already it bas bad a very -busy and success fui season. The group bas sung for the Woman's Club of Wilmette, the Music Study club of Evanston, and for otber clubs, including church guilds and educational insti- tutions. Electa Austin Gamron, director and accompanist of the ensemble, is a niember of tbe piano faculty of Nortbwestern university. Mrs. Ganiron began giv- ing recitals at tbe age of 12. She was heard by the late Dean Peter Lutkin who advised ber to take up the study of music as a career. Sbe became a pupil of tbe famous Russian pianist, Josef Lhevinne, and later obtained ber rnaster's degree in piano and composition at Northwestern. Sbe bas written two cantatas, "River of Stars," and "Miriani,",as well as numerous songs and piano compositions. Sbe is also the author of a book, "Tbe Churcb Cantatas of Bach." Among her concert appearances are two witb, the Chicago Pbilbarmonic orcbestra and one with tbe Beverly orchestra of Chicago. SThe instrumental part of tbe program will be giv- en by the string quartet, wbich is also composed of members of tbe North. Shore Musicians club, includ- ing Dorothy Pound, a talented and well schooled pianist and musician; Carolyn Harnsberger, violin- ist; Betty.Biesemeier, viola; Genevieve Horween, violoncello; and Elizabeth Waixkel, violinist. These artists bave received recognition as a fine chaniber music group. Tbey are well known on the north shore, and bave been received most beartily among mrusicians as a. group of skilled and inspired players. The singing of the ensemble is rich in tone qual- ity, spontaneous, and inspiring. The personnel is as follows: -sopranos, Kay Drake, Dorotby Rae, Sarah Ida Perry Bush, and Willa Dryden; second so- pranos, Carolyn Fuermann, Helen Stewart, Mary H. Drebes, and Marjorie Day; altos, Marjorie Sher- men, Dorothy Cordts, Ruth Coolidge Robinson, and. Lois Grider. Clarita Martin (Mrs. Mellen C. Martin) of Winnetka, popudar Spanish dancer, ha.s rcturned reccntly from a successful California appear- an ce, and zvill give a recital at Totoi hall in New Y'ork City on SundaY, Oct ober 28. Miss .VIarlin is haviny< a brilliant career. Her sincer- itj,4, i hcr dancing cncouraged her to further ir csearch. than the strict.'est acadeinic tra'ining a/Jo rded, £0 seve rai ycars ago, she frequented the' "Kitrsaals," and the patios of Seville's Santa Cru: quarter, and joined groups of townspcople dancing, the "settillanias." NS. Art ClassesSa al Opr No Present Opportunuty nCaoOeaNo The North Shore Art league at Community House, Winnetka, presents a great opportunity to adults, juniors, and children of the north s hore ini the form of a splendid art group on Saturday morn- ings. Able teachers bave ýcharge of these classes and aIl branches of* drawing, painting, and sculpture are being taugbt. It is a privilege to have such classes conducted bere so iiear at home in sucb sur- roundings where those wbo bave but one day can come and find the best along art lines that any scbool can offer. Mrs. Frank Peyraud, portrait painter and resi- dent of Ravinia, wbo is the teacher of the aduit group, bas exbibited in most of the art exhibitions ,of the Art institute and the Chicago galleries, and is an oxtstanding painter among women artists of the Middle west. Ednia Stevenson jobansen, portrait and landscape painter, graduate of the Art institute, teaches draw- ing and painting to the juniors, and Hope Degen- hardt, long.known for bier fine work along these, lines, bas charge of the cbildren's group. These classes ail meet on Saturday.mornings at 9 o'clock in the studio ini Community 'fouse. On Friday evening, October 19, at 6 o'clock, the, North Shore Art league is baving a gala opening in the f orm of a costume party. Box suppers will bc in order and an exhibition of summer sketches eitber in painting or drawing, will1 be shown.. Rene Lave- nant will bave charge of this exhibit at that time. AUi embers of tbe Art league and f riends are cor- dially invited to attend.-Sybelle Vennema. I 1F TV mai %LLqu -qmmIV V L.LU The tremendous success of the San Carolo Opera company in its first week of grand opera presenta - tions at the Auditorium theater, Chicago, indicat'es that the operas'.in the second week will be similarly vell attended. Chicago critics, in their reviews, agree that For- tune Gallo's company is even better than last year, anïd praise bis new singers as higbly as bis artists f rom the previous season. Rigoletto will be beard for the first time on the nigbt of Friday, October 12, . featuring Morini, Molitore, Thomas and the ballet. Mary McCormic, Molitore, Valleand tbe ballet will be in Faust, Sat- urday afternoon, October 13, and the evening brings Carmen, witb Bourskaya, Lindi, Thomas and the ballet repeating the notable performance of the first w-eek. Lohengrin cornies again Sunday,'Octobér 14, with Saroya, Aves, Onofrei, and. Caupolican. On LX A. R. Program. Mrs. Charles W. Moody of Wilmette, dramatic soprano, witb' Mrs. Earl Cooper, pi-inist, will pro- vide tbe music for the luncheon program of the Fort Dearborn chapter of the Dauighters of the American Revolution at Sbawnee Country club next Monday at 1. A pageant, "The President's Wives," will be included. Mrs. Charles P. Reynolds is régent of thet chapter. An interesting exbibit of pbotograpbs of Win- netkans by Helen Balfour Morrison bas been on this week at tht Winnetka Woman's club. Indi- viduality is certainly the keynote of the exhibit, for Mrs. Morrison bas intuitively caugbt tbe personality of eacb of ber subjects. The subjects are posed very informally-sitting in easy chairs, reading, working at desks, xearing smocks, sport clotbes, and sweaters. There is a complete lack of restraint and self consciousness in eacb subject, yet tbere is dignity. Above ail, Mrs. Morrison bas obtained a perfect likeness in practically every pbotograpb, and witb true artistry bas a touch of the modernistic in ber lights and sbadows and unusual perspective. Pictured in the exhibit are the following Win- netkans: Louise Fentress, the Rev. F. J. Harth, Mrs.' Frank J. Bersbach, Nancy Damman, Anna W. Jekes, Frati- cis Stanton, John Bagley, Mrs. Paul Starr, Dr. Frederick Christopher, Mrs. Charles Howard, Mrý,. Eloise Wortiey (past president . f the Winnetka Woman's club); Mrs. Avenul Tilden; Mary Wood, MNrs. Carnie B. Prouty (past president of the Wo- man's club); Nancy Wolcott, Walter Rogers, Annie Mason, Mrs. RoUis Wood (past president of the Wo- man's club).; Mrs. M. M. Jamison, Mns. Ralph Hamili, Jane Allen, Eleanon Cushman, Hilligen deWindt; William B. Moulton (president of Winnet ka), Mary Louise Richards, Jean Armstrong, Howard Vincent O'Brien, William S. Elllott, Helen Bell, Mrs. George B. Caîkins, Mary Lyon, William Fowle, Dr. C. A. Aldrich, Anita Willetts Burnham, Frank Windes, Max Meyer, Janet Musselman, Sally Korrady, Bar- bara Bastien, Mrs. W. A. Shaw, Mrs. Joseph Magnus, Barbara Bersbach, Mrs. Rudolph Matz, James Gil- lies, Helen Aldrich, Alice Graf, Mns. George Lyons, James Houghtellng, Perry Dunlap Smith, Mns. John Hansel, Mrs. Martin Lindsley, Mrs. F. Goddard Cheney, Carleton Washburne, Mrs. Herman Banthol- omay, Dr. Frank Blatchfond, Major John C. Griffith, Mrs. Dean Hale and Mrs. Maurice bieber. Mrs. Morrison bas made a striking study of Mrs. John Hanse], wbo is seated at the piano. There is also a lovely portrait of Mrs. Dean Hole, and an unusual one of Jane Allen done in a green tint witb attractive diffused ligbting. Hilliger de- Windt looks very much like an English squire, in his riding habit; and the portrait of Fatber -Harth is genial and realistic. And, so on, I could com- ment on eacb picttîre ini turn in this very worth while exhibit of photographs. -Vera McDenmid. Announce Program for Thomias Recital Oct. 22- A group of German songs, one group in Italian, and the third in English will be sung by John Charles Thomas,- metropolitan opera baritone, in bis concert in the New Trier High scbool audi- torium *on Monday evening, October. 22, whicb date will open this coming season's Artist-Recital series sponsored by tht Winnetka, Music club. Carroll Hollister, pianist, will accompany Mn. Thomas and will give three solo numbers. The program in detail is as follows: Hoffnung.............................. Schubert Nacht und Traume ....... ... Schubert Der Jungling und der Tod......... Schubert An die Laute......... 1................... Schubert Stille Thranen....................... ... Schumann Der Rusar Trana ........................ Schumann Mr. Thomas Bourre ............................Bach-Saint-Saens La Cathedrale Engloutie................... Debussy Malaguena .....'f.......eLecuona 0 ýdel mia Amato Bts..........S. Donaudy Gondoliena Veseziana (In Venetian) . .. Gesi Sadeno Amuri, Amuni .(In Sicilian)............. Gesi Sadeno La Danse Macabre .... ...... -.......... Saint-Saens 0 Nuit d'Amour (Fnam Messaline) . .. isadore de Lara Mr. Thomas. IV Bonsie George Campbell ......... -...Frederick Keel The Green River............. John Alden Carpenter The .Stuttering Loyers ....... Arr. by Herbert Hughes 0 Men tram the Fields ............ Herbent Hughes Land of Degradashun (sew)..Robert MacGimsey Mr. Thomas

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