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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 7 Apr 1928, p. 31

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April 7, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 29 Music Festival Has Record of Successes (Continued from page 19) talented baton of Emil Oberhoffer, was with us, and in 1921 the New York Phil- harmonic orchestra, under Josef Stransky, gave us an extra performance. The fol- lowing guest conductors have appeared at various times: Arne Oldberg, Felix Borowski, Henry Hadley, Deems Taylor, Percy Grainger and Eric Delamarter. In 1921 the association offered a prize of $1,000 for an original American or- chestral composition. The contest at- tracted wide attention, and brought forth some seventy works. The successful con- testants were: Camille Zeckwer, 1922; Charles M. Loeffler, 1923; Felix Borowski, 1924; Harman H. Wetzler, 1925; and Ed- ward Collins, 1926. The contest was abandoned in 1927, as a musical journal glsred a much larger prize to the same end. Engage Many Great Vocalists The roster of artists engaged for our festivals includes nearly all the great vocalists who have appeared on the con- cert stage during the past nineteen years, as well as a number of instrumental virtuosi. A partial list is as follows: Sopranos: Matzenauer, Galli-Curei, Mason, Gluck, Hempel, Claussen, Sun- delius, Garrison, Macbeth, Ponselle, Stan- ley, Melius, Case, Easton, Austral, Far- rar. Contraltos: Schuman-Heink, Homer, Braslau, Miller, Alcock, Van Gordon, Potter, Vandeveer, Hagen, Meisle. . Tenors: McCormick, Gigli, Schipa, Wil- liams, Johnson, Diaz, Muratore, Martinel- li, Marshall, Althouse, Crooks. Baritones: Bispham, Ruffo, Amato, Gorgoza, Luca, Danise, Tibbett, Werren- rath, Graveure, Middleton. Bassos: Whitehill, Stevens, Wither- spoon, Barclay, Scott, Trevisan, Gustaf- son. Pianists: Levitzki. Violinists: Isaye, Elman. A notable array of choral masterpieces has been brought to performance, in- cluding major works by Bach, Bantock, Berlioz, Brahms, Elgar, Franck, Gluck, Handel, Haydn, Hadley, Mendelssohn, Parker, Pierne, Rossini, St. Saens, David Stanley Smith, Stock, Sullivan Verdi, Vaughn, Williams, and 'Wolff-Ferrari, also shorter works by Coleridge-Taylor, Gor- ing-Thomas, Harty, Grainger, G. Schu- mann, as well as selections from operas by Tschaikowsky, Borodin, Mousourgski, Gounod and Wagner. In addition a vast number of arias have been sung and orchestral works played, not to mention the cantatas and selection children. Sung by the Grainger, Gabrilowitch, _ Chicago's street cars lead the nation in average speed. President Again Mrs. Edson B. Fowler has again been elected president of the Women's Quadrangle association of North- western, the position she has held since the inception of the organization, which deals with the common problems of the sororities owning houses on the campus. GIVE PLAY FOR VETS The Winnetka Community Players presented "Love in a Mist" by Amelie Rives and Gilbert Emery, at The Great Lakes hospital Thursday evening. Mrs. William Ayre McKinney took the part of "Kizzie" in place of Mrs. John Mar- shall, who is in the south. Phillip Francoeur, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Alired Francoeur of 941 Forest avenue, Glencoe, returned to the Prin- cipia school in St. Louis, Mo., last Sunday, after spending the week-end with his parents. | i and young people. { | out about it, now. " f LR. S. Elworthy, Steamship General Ag- Tourist Third Cabin See Europe now . . . instead of "some gay For the price of your usual vacation trip. By Tourist Third Cabin . .. the new one-price service . . . mid-class, on any of our 15 famous liners. Popular among professional, business = Famed BEd Collegiate Tours. ..32 days, all expenses, $385 ...longer in proportion. Almost daily sail- ings from Montreal or Quebec by the short, 11 interesting St. Lawrence water-boulevard... Lg 2 and first-bookers get the best cabins. Find a3 for their jolly ent, 71 BE. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Ill. or any local Wabash 1904. A. Kittermaster, G. W. F. ery, Chicago. Steamship Agent, For freight apply to W. Telephone A., The Rook- Canadian Pacific World's Greatest Travel System Carry Canadian Pacific Express Travellers Cheques -- Good the World Over RUGS - RUGS - RUGS Big ones, little ones, round ones, oval, oblong and square ones. The largest and most beautiful selection of orientals we have ever had. Special prices during our opening. Watch for an- nouncement next week in this paper. Mestjian Brothers Inc. 511 MAIN ST. -- WILMETTE WILMETTE 1949 UNIVERSITY 5050 A Problem in Perspective-- The drawing reproduced above is one of a group dome by the first- year students in the EVANSTON ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS. It is entirely original as are all the drawings made in this school. This problem has given these students an opportunity to master a most difficult element of artistic expression and in such a way as not to let them realize how hard it was but rather to be carried forward through their intense interest in producing a picture full of romance and adventure. The entire class did this problem, each one creating a different scene. The underlying principles, however, were all the same, Next week we shall reproduce another one of these drawings, A Spanish Caravel. We are proud to print our students' works, for they show clearly how the creative ability of the individual is developed here. THE EVANSTON ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS CARL SCHEFFLER, Director Carlson Building Tower, Church and Orrington Telephone Greenleaf 1674

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