Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 31 Jan 1935, p. 36

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Womn's Club Program WUi Con- sist of Musi, Current Events, and Drame fReading Fine Arts day wil be observed at thé Woman 's club of Wil-. mette Wednesday,' February 6. With one exception, John EIîotý of Chicago, those giving the a Il- day program are f rom the north shore: [<oita Bertling and Hope Summers of Wilmette, Rutheda L. Pretzcl of E*-vanstonl,,and, Mrs. Maurice H. Lieber of-Winnetka-. Mrs. Raymnond.A. Wheelock, mu- sic chairmian, bas- arranged the xnorn- ing's prograin, an opera lecture-re- citai of Massenet's. "Manon," pre.; sented by Miss Pretzel, it Ms Bertling and Mr. Eliot singing ex- cerpts from this opera. Both singers *were tnembers of the Chicago Grand persotiality and, unusual poise, as weII as a glorious voice. Mr. Eliot is côn- *sidered a- superb artist, one of the foremost lyric and dramatic tenors' among the younger artists of today. Miss Pretzel is a concert manager, *with several years' experience ini giv- ing lecture-recitals. The three artists will start on the first page of "Manon" and go through the opera, giving the story, and either playing or singing many of. the motifs and arias. Miss Bertling will sing excerpts of Manon's * arias, "je suis encore tout etourdie"; "Voyons, Manon, plus de Chimeres"; "Adieu, notre petite table"; "Pardon- nez-moie,_ Dieu de toute puissance"; "N'est-ce plus ma mainý que cette main presse?" and "Obeissons quand leur voix appelle." Mr. Eliot will sing excerpts of Des Grieux' arias: "Le Reve"; "Ah, fuyez, douce iimage";ý "Manon, sphinx etonnant." Duets to be Sung inelude excerpts "Et je said votre nom"; "On l'appelle Manon"; :'Oui, jeÏ'us cruelle et coupable"; and Gordon Photo Hope Stimmers, in private life Mirs. Jamnes WithereIl of Wilmette, dire ct or of amateur plays, teacher, and reciaJist, and experienced on the stage, teiIl give a dranmatic read- ing of "Wild Decem&ber," ut the ai ternoon meeting of the Woman's Club of iWilmette December 6. Juniors Pion Sonefit The Juniors of the Woman's Cathol Club of Wilmette are giving a bene card and bunco party next Tuesd; night in the St. Francis Xavier scho hall. Prizes will be given and refres nients are to be served. The hour of il event is 8 o'clock. to the public et 4 ocloclc Wc afternoon, Februnary 6, and tea served. Mr. and Mrs. Frank1 .Mrs. Arthur W.,-Jerrems, Ji Grace Brionl, Ruidolph Inge Allen Philbrick are exhiibitors. this.group,, ail of wboni ar-ei of the north 'shore, the Chica leries is sending out a few f rom itsown walls, one of -f A. Sterba, is* a portrait of Peyraud. "It will be an unusually ifil exhibit.", Mrs. Gordon Hannal mnan of the art department of th ans club announces. Mrs. Henry 'Hall is in charg, tables assisted by miembers of cQmmittee. St. Joseph% Moihers Club Announcos Plan: *.The Mother's club of St.j parish will hoîçi its regulari -meeting, Friclay night, Febri in the new school building. AI e business meeting, cards andi rments will be enjoyed. Hi for the evening are Mrs. N. J and Mrs. Frank Ketter, assi% their committee. A c a r d bunco party is being sponsc the M'ther's club, ýSunday lcFebruary 10. Everyone 18 I3w invited to attend. Mrs. John ool the WiII SpokHert C. D. A. Meeting >y artists 'ns of art Fine AtsD.p.rtm.nt l'o Preseni' be hung Program Arranged by Mrs. nette this Marshafl er 1bc open .re ednesday a will be The. fine arts. depart ment -of Peyra.ud, the. Womnan's. Catholicé Club. of r., *Mrs.ý Wilmiette Will conduct, the meet- erle and' n o rdy U ,a *Besides igy f ria, Febru ary ,a r esidents 0'clock, in the lounge ôf the agÔ Gai - Woman's club. pictures Mrs. George Beaudin, c hairman, them, by announces four fifty-word reviews of f Frank the- following books:. "Junipero Serra," by Agnies Repplier, reviewed iteresting by Mrs. Henry. Dalton; ".Lust for b, chair- ife,,",by Irving Stone,: reviewed by he W M-, rs: Harry Sherwin; Mary Peters, ie om-by; Mary Ellen Chase, reviewed by Mrs. Theodore Barrett; "Captaiin, ge of ýthe- Nicholas, by Hugh. Walp 1oie, given fthe art ini review by Mrs. Fred M. Clarke. Mrs. Marshall Kearney bas ar- ranged the program. She wvil1 give a reading of a one-act play also a group of dramatic readings, and will bc ac- companied by Miss Winifred Farrell, wbo will givé two groups of songs, is one in' costume. Mrs. Kearney bas resided Hli joseph's Wilrnette ninïe years, ini which time montbly she bas taken the leading role ini ruarY i, several plays, bas 'given. dramatic Uter the rea<ings, and has been chairman of refresh- the fine arts department aud the ostesses literature committee of the Woni's J. Miller Ctoi lbo imte isted byCahicCu fWlete d ad n Bfefore ber marriage she was presi- ored by dent 'of the Juniors of the Catholie ï night. Club of Edgewater. She has been cordially a member of the. Little Theater Neuse.3 group. Mrs. Kearney is a graduate of the Nortbwestern university Schiool of Speech. The following wilt hce hiostesses, Mrs. Grant Osborn, Mrs. rvîn Por- *e ter, and Mrs. Alfred. Rohol. The parliamentary procedure class * iill meet every W&ednesday at 10 o'clock beginning February 6, at the home of Mrs. Theodore Barrett of 1123 Greenwood avenue, chairman of the civics departmepnt. tore, en oe; Ljeague Kinnear wilI read "Mai by Maxfield Anderson. avenue. Mrs. of Scotland' fore,ý

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy