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WINNETKA TALK December 25, 1926 THOS. G. MOSES President FRED R. MEGAN Sec. and Treas. Theatrical Scenery for the VARSITY THEATRE Designed and executed in our studios. the result of forty-eight years of uninterrupted service in the designing and building of scenery for theatres, schools and Masonic lodges throughout the country. Our work is SOSMAN & LANDIS CO. 416 South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago Established 1878 THEATRICAL SCENERY 1 F DRAPER Automatic Control Style in the by the IES Equipment VARSITY THEATRE } MOHAWK STUDIOS 106 North LaSalle Street CHICAGO Noted Artists Direct Music at Varsity Theater Leo Terry (left) who has won local fame at the Capitol theater in Chicago, will preside at the giant organ and James Kozak, one of the country's leading theater orchestra leaders, will direct the symphony orchestra at the new Varsity theater which opened Thursday night. Giant Geneva Organ in Varsity Is One of Largest in Midwest The Giant Geneva organ specially constructed for the new Varsity by the Geneva Organ company is one of the largest in the middle West. In design- ing this instrument great care was taken in its construction to fill the role of a complete theater organ as well as one containing the effects of a concert organ. In working out this idea many new and different features were incorpor- ated, one of them being the "chorus organ" voiced to an. exceedingly high wind pressure and being made up of reed stops and a heavy diapason. This section of the organ proper is placed in a separate chamber within the main chamber and has its own ex- pression louvres which can be con- trolled either separately or synchron- ized with the main expression louvres. Another distinctive feature is the "string organ" made up of eight sets of string tones. This section of the organ can be played on any one of the three manuals and will be used for or- chestral effects. Many of the effects possible on this instrument will be heard for the first time by most patrons, such as the brass trumpets, saxophone, French horn, the new silver flute effect, marimba harp, chimes, cymbals, orchestral bell, piano, xylpohone, bass and snare drums and the remarkable Chinese temple gongs. All these and many more are possible on this magnificent instrument which vies in tone and quality with many of the big organs in the larger theaters in and around Chicago. The organ proper is placed in an es- pecially constructed chamber and con- tains all of the standard qualities found in theater organs. The "atmospheric console," with its 150 stops, enjoys the unque distinction of being the only console of its kind in existence. In no other theater in the world is there an- other like it. Tt was specially con- structed to conform to the decorative and color scheme of the Varsity, in- stead of being constructed along the conventional lines of white and gold usually found in theaters. This "at- mospheric console" is one of the many "surprise features" promised by the management and it bids fair to create a sensation on the opening night. James Kozak Brings Prominent Artists to Varsity Orchestra With at least four concert soloists engaged from several of the large Chicago theaters, a symphonic orches- tra of fourteen concert musicians un- der direction of James Kozak will provide music at the new Varsity theater. The quartet of soloists have come to Evanston encouraged by the com- munity's appreciation of superior music, and by the opportunity to play but six days as against a seven-day week in Chicago. Mr. Kozak is peculiarly fitted for the position of musical director of the theater. He was four years leader of the renowned dance orchestra at the famous Rector's in New York City, performing for functions of that me- tropolis' "Four Hundred." He was for two seasons musical director for Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle's shows both in New York and on the road, and served in similar capacity for Shubert Brothers' "Maytime" in New York and Chicago, and for the revival of "The Prince of Pilsen." Later he en- tered the motion picture field and for some time wielded the baton at the Roosevelt theater, Chicago. The management feels itself fortun- ate in obtaining the services of so competent a musician as Mr. Kozak, and believes that in so doing it can assure patrons of the very best musical interpretations of the big feature pic- tures to be shown there. Miss Emma Dwyer of 858 Elm street left this past week to spend Christ- mas with her sister and niece in Brighton, Col. ee em Mrs. Frank Fuller of Winnetka is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Henry Hid- son Knoxville, Tenn., until the first of February. a »w Ls E%) RG i le n » oY >»