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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Feb 1935, p. 30

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* here he is à popular figurein opera, ovrer. the radio, and on the concert stage. Mr. Marcbi studiéd for b iscareer in Milan under the famous Maestro, Fernando Perrara,' and wau coached by the noted tenor, Garbin, who çreated ""Faîstaif under tbe personal supervision of -Gluseppe Veri l 8. eba purdf opera ini Milan, Turin, Varese, ýNaples, and 'in, reital in Site. and. St. Moritz, Switzerland., Amon the radio stations tbat be has sung over are ;AR in Milan, andin this country WMAQ. WBBM, KYW, WIND, and WTMJ.I During the airfesthvities ini Chicago wben Geén- eral Foulis and General Vechet were, here, Mr. Marchi was chosen to sing for tbem, and on anothet occasion lie sang at tbe Drake botel for Italo Ballo and bis aviation corps upon its arrivi frein Italy to attend A Century of Progress. He ( Was also engaged to give a recital at the Illinois Hot House for the distinguished scientist anid in- ventor, Guglielnio Marconi. Mr. Marchi, at an- other uie, was tte rtist in a private recitalgfren by the late Mrs. James A. Patten and it is with sincere joy that he recaîls the pleasant occasion of having sung in her bonor at the dedication of the, Patten field at Camp Donald W. White. Fort Shecridan. The noted singer tells of baving been placed, in - one instance, in quite an embarrassing position. It was during a political affair given i honor of Senator J. Hamilton Lewis. After singing an operatic aria an enthusiastic member of the au- dience, recauested "Mother Machree." which ASA P *arker, to sig. Hhas appeared on various.pro- granis given'in the crystal ballroom of the Blacit- stone hotel by the Junior Frient%-LArt, and he appeared on, a program given recently at Fort Sheridan in honor of Mns. Bertha Baur. He also sang at a bouse party given last year by Mrs.- Francis T. A. junkin in honor of Senator and Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis, General- and Mrs. Frank li Parker, Admirai Crossley, and Bis- hop and Mrs. George Craig Stewart. _____ *Pietro Marc/si,- PoPular tenor, uo bas been a re"*t 0 thé norS~thà*bore for 'te >put twventY-tuo yearç, nmozed from Higla<and Park recentlY to 972 SPruce stteet, Winnetka.1 Mr. Marchi wuas born in; St. Louis, but he spent a ,umbr of years is Italy studying and $inging in opera,-on the concert stage> and o'er thse radio. Chamber Music Reci'tal, are John Weacher, -irç second violinist, Walter ard Wagner, 'cellist.' o'clock, and is open toi of single tickets at the ana theC 'amous nck. The players t, Robent Quick, ç, viola, and Rich- eram begins at 4 cby the piurchase, ON MUSICAL SOCIETY'PROGRAM Two north shore singers will participate ini the next concert of the Lake View Musical, so-ciety. They are Elizabeth Harvey Whitniore (Mrs. Frank P. Whitmore) of Kenilworth, soprano, and Marjorie Sherman (Mrs. Harold P, Sherman) of Wiîmette, mezzo-contralto. Clara Wellman, vio. linist, and. Lillian Magnuson, pianist, will also take part in the progra'i, hicb is to be held Monday afternoon, Fébruary 11, at 2:30 o'clock in the Crystal- balfroom of the Blackstone hotel. 'The piano accompanists will be Millicent Chaprnaný Cooke, Edith.McMillan Barnes, and Lucile Arn brose. Th*le following hostesses :will assist Mrs. Cora Willis Ware, president of the society: Mrs. Louis M. Anderson, Mrs. Wallace F. Grosvenor, and Mrs. Wesley Munger Thômas. Mrsi Wbitmore was a pupil of.William Shake- speart of London and ýof the. late Prederick E. Bristol of New York. Mr. Bristol (or P* Bristol as hé was called. by Caruso) was, actively engaged *ini teaching until one week before bis death, which occurred at the age of 94, and he had num- bered among bis pupils Madame Nordica, Alice P renstad, Olive Kline, and Vivien Seegal. Mrs. Whjtmore has sung in concert and, uiecital tlsrougliout thec middie west ansd in Chicago, as welI as on the north shore. She has also met wit1 great success as a vocal teacher. Her mother was a singer, and ber father, George. Harvey, was a well knowir portrait painter. Having appeared frequently on the north shore Mrs. Sherman bas many friends here. 'She is the contralto soloist at tbe Cburcb of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest and lias appeared intbree recitals at Kimbaîl hall, one of them given under auspices of the Musical guild. Sbe' is a pupil of Hadley Outlaaid. Lillian Magnuson, Chicago pianist, won the one hundred. dollar .scholarship awarded by the Lake View Musical society. Clara Wellman, talented young Chiicago violinist, was à icholar- ship Pupi of Edwin Baclimann of New York for two years.. SheI~as aiko bad several scbolarships with Leon Sarnetini and one from the Schubert ..club of Minneapolis. -Millicent Cooke, young English pianist, wbo wil aconîanyMrs. Whitmore, is a pupil of the r-enownedteacher, Tobias Matthay. Sbe received the highest degrees from the Royal Academy of Music and.tbe, Royal Colege of Music in London. *Mrs. Barnies, who is a:t the piano, ,* for'Marjorie Sherman, returned re- Iiicently from a concert tour witb ber husband, William H. Barnes, during ~, which they both presenteut recia es will give the ,iext con- Artist-Recital series. oid R. Shcrman of sext concert of thse i-55450 in iLu s iv'y- bàlrom af t/se Bloc, th ywar, , a mte 'hotel. rus, sOPrano, and Mrs. Har- will be the artiçts for the F, ebruarY 11. This society its meetings int/se Crystal In &Irt Show, George Lusk Of Wihnette is nepre- sented in the tbinty-ni.nth annual exhibit by artists of Chicago and vicinity, wbich is now on at tht Art Instituteë-. Mr. Lusk's painting is a 1 andscape, i cen ;

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