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Highland Park Press, 7 Jul 1930, p. 31

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Thursday, July 10, 1930 NATIONAL CONCERTS FEATURE AT RAVINIA gram at Ravinia will be almost enâ€" tirely French in character. It is to be divided into two parts, the first of which will be presented by the Chiâ€" cago. Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Eric DeLamarter, John Weicher, violinist, who has won the enthusiastic approval of Ravinia audâ€" iences, is to be the soloist. The proâ€" gram arranged for this occasion will include works by the French comâ€" posers Massenet and Milhaud, while Mr. Weicher will play as his solo group, three numbers by Debussy, Chabrier and Saintâ€"Saens. Just beâ€" fore the intermission, Leon Rothier, French bass of the Ravinia opera forces, will singâ€" "La Marseillaise" with orchestral accompaniment. The second half of the program will be presented by La Chorale Francaise de Chicago, under the direction . of of Charles Lagourgue. This splenâ€" did singing society has long been prominent among the musical organâ€" izations of. Chicago and has done much to further the cause of French music in this community. La. Chorâ€" ale will sing four groups, thrée of which will be representative of the French school while the fourth will be English. There will be no charge for reserved seats at this concert, the general admission at the gate coverâ€" ing everything. "Marouf" Sunday Night I Sunday night, July 13, the French spirit will be continued. Mr, Eckstein having scheduled a performance of "Marouf," one of the most popular operas of the Ravinia repertoire, as the operatic offering for this occaâ€" sion. This: work, composed by the modern French master, Henri Raâ€" baud, is a splendid example of what the younger school of French creaâ€" tors is doing along lines of ultraâ€" modernity. The story told by this opera is from the Arabian Nights, setting forth the adventures of Marâ€" ouf, the Cobbler of Cairo, and is one of the gayest of all present day operâ€" atic offerings. â€" Mme. Yvonne Gall, a native Parisienne who comes to America every summer especially for her Ravinia engagement, will sing the role of the Princess in this work while Mario Chamlee will again be cast as Marouf, a part which he sang for the first time at Ravinia two years ago, and in which he made so great an impression that he was inâ€" vited to sing it in Paris, which he did with great success, Julia Claussen will again have the part of the nagâ€" ging wife while Leon Rothier, likeâ€" wise a native of France, will be the Sultan. Others in the large cast are Mr. Trevisan, Mr. D‘Angelo, Mr. Windheim, Mr. Oliviero, Mr. Cehanâ€" ovsky, Mr. Ananian and Mr. Cavaâ€" dore. The ballet is a special feature of this opera and will be headed by Ruth Page with Blake Scott opposite her.â€" Louis Hasselmans will be the conductor. Repeat "Romeo and Juliet" In view of the enthusiasm aroused when Gounod‘s "Romeo and Juliet" was presented on Saturday night, July 5, this celebrated French work is to be brought to performance again on Monday night, July 14, with the same cast which filled the Ravinia opera house to overflowing and creâ€" ated an insistent ‘demand for an early repeat of this work on the part of (Continued from page 5) those who were unable to obtain seats for its initial performance of the seaâ€" son. . This means that Mme. Lucrezia Bori, without doubt the greatest opâ€" eratic Juliet within memory, will again be cast in this part while Edâ€" ward Johnson will be opposite her as eratic Juliet within memory, will again be cast in this part while Edâ€" ward Johnson will be opposite her as Romeo, a role that fits him like the 125 N. St. Johns Avenue New Prices on Studebaker Cars The Studebaker Six was introduced on _ STV D E B AKER S$1X State Sedan, for 5* . Coupe, for 2 . . . . 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