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PPPPP wmw*> . i.mp.n Â¥HfeLAfe SHORE NEWS. FRIDAY/APRIL 6, 192T •|||||P^*l|M VAN GORDON IS AMERICA'S OWN Prima Donna of Chicago Opera Company Succeeded Without Prestige SINGS HERE APRIL 14 Use Forster Also on Program Local Gyrena Van Gordon, prima donna of the Chicago Opera company, who will be heard in recital at the Skokie school, Winnetka, on the evening of Saturday, April 14, is the young American contralto who leaped into stardom almost in a single night by her spectacular performance of Brun- .hilde in "The Valkyrie," several sea- softs- ago. Less than twenty years ago she was a long-legged little girl in pinafores, taking part in church entertainments in the town of Morning Sun, O., and rather shocking the congregation by blowing kisses to the deacon. Today she is proclaimed a second Nordica, and the most beautiful Brun- hilde on the stage. A Junoesque beau*- ty, it has been said of her that she "looks as if she were the first cousin of a princess." But what is more, she has proved that one can rise to operatic heights ^without the prestige of a foreign name or a European rep- utation. ^^§^^^l;;;_ Mifcv-'. tfMnd lor Mw Future ^ lis a young gutf, she sang in the church choir at Camden, O., and when she left for Cincinnati to study music, and, if possible, to become a "play actress," the* neighbors all predicted a bad) end for her. It was while singing the contralto role in the big missionary pageant, "Darknessand ' X<tght",; in Cincinnati that Maestro *%â€"^=*=^ OLDE FOLKESIN FROUC APRIL 10 Recall Olden Times at Annual Dinner )anini TJeardTter and engaged her for the Chicago Op- W&$ era company, where she made her de- lit but as Amneris in "Aida" and was Iff understudy for; fMme^i Schumann- tii Heink. .""""â-  â-  §f!: Miss Van Gordon has been with the l|t: company." ever, since, and is still, in nllf point of years, its youngest member. Iff'Her great opportunity came after the fill war when Wagnerian opera-wars-re- lit-vived, and she was selected for the Ip role of Brunhilde. ; ilSp The critics, however* shook their ispheads. Here was a role that only a ||| few of the great artists had attempt- wg% ed, among them Nprdica, Gadski, and IslfrMatzenauerV' HI «Her youth is against her," said the I if critics. "She will never last out the Hi performance." They attended the !§1 o^............^.-.l...... i§f§|i§^|| Captures Opera Critics .-. . IIlife Now that Cyrena's day had arrived^ flfthe home folks forgot their prejudices, S HI and attended in'a body. The curtain |l| rose on the second act. A golden Wi voice rang out in the famous war cry. lit The house reechoed with applause. f fit Miss Van Gordon fitted into the role lillas if she had been born for it. The If|l'picture, she made silhouetted against |||1? her snow-white steed was one not Hi! soon to i*e~ for gotten. The critics con- Igifessed themselves amazed. The sing- Ill! er^~yputh, inUead of being^a detrU ifjfment, Iiad proved her greatest asset. I|ii||a; She was heard last season not only ^iSPa^N9«ihh!lde>*frt-as Kmuk8*^ "PatH* U illsifal," theTSpring Fay in "The Snow tSMJ^aiden," and Amneris in "Aida." iHpSlOHfi â- : t^ e- progr atn^withF4ier ^Ssturda; il||wiH be Ilse Forster, who will sing 1^some charming songs in costume; Hii Harold Ayres), violin virtuoso; and ililAlma Putnam and Stella O'Neal, ac- Residents of Wilmette who have called this village their home since 1898, that is, over a period of 25 years, together with members of their fam- ilies will engage in great festivity Tuesday evening, April 10, the occa- sion of the annual Olde Towne Folkes dinner and social gathering. The sence of the annual reminis- cence event will be the Wilmette Wom- an's club, with Frank J. Scheidenhelm, president of Ye Olde Towne Folkes, as master of ceremonies. A good share of the evening will be given over to a "way back when- ner'" seance, expected to be fruit- ful of many an odd tale and recollec- tion. There will be recalled to mind the days of the board walks and mud streets, the period of the flood, not of Noah's time, but Wilmette's very own deluge, when the sidewalks float- ed away and the boys employed them as rafts. Pictures of scenes and per- sons of another generation will be viewed and commented upo%.JBWth many an interesting anecdote^ ;_ At ten o'clock the dancing will be- gin, old time dances for the older members, the modern versions for the "Kids." . . , M All persons who resided in the vil- 25 years ago, the husbands and /members, and their children lage wives oi on reaching legal age, are elig^At to membershipin YfcCd4e;.TowneFolkes. Those who become members this year by virtue, of the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their resi- dence in the community, are asked to send their names and addresses to James T. Watson, 212 Woodbine ave- nue. 'â- S-TAiG ..FOR Ai&ED, II The Chicago Federation-*rf-.. and Adult Charities Tuesday of this - week was granted permission by the Wilmette Village board to conduct a Tag Day in the village on May I4I The action of the hoard was in acJ cordance with a custom of three years standing. 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Extra Large Jumbo Navel Oranges, per dozen.........................69c Indian River Florida Oranges, per dozen................ 40c and 59c Lemons, Large, per dozen............35c Carrots, per bunch....................5c Fresh Beets, 8c per bunch, 2 bunches for 15c Cauliflower,..................20c and up Wax or string beans, per qt.......... .15c Fresh Mushrooms, SB and fresh strawberries. at low prices. Fresh Tomatoes, per lb. Cucumbers, 10c, 3 for ... Greening Apples, 4 lbs for ..20c ..25c 25c Northern Spies, 10c, 6 lbs for ..........55c Egg Plant, each .... . . 10c We handle all kinds of Green Onions, Rad- ;!â-  ishes, Water Cress, Mints. .' • I n^^o»eW|fW« n^sâ€" mtttyimm R EN N E13 K A R J. mfi- land icompanists. %s^M^§^0^;'^^^W^' W&?.'•' Gives Children** So«g^ifi:|||p:i Hfn the morning, Miss Forster, assist- llcd by Anne Branyan, reader, will give pa program of children's songs, ap- g#pearirig as a Chinese princess, a Col- ypnial maid, Dafry^Pown»DilIyf plKaggedy Anifcr- ". â- â- â€". •. Ill Patronesses of the festivalinclude ipMrs. Clarence A.iBurley of Winnetka; filMrs. William C. Bbyden of Winnetka; ItJIrs. Winthft>p Girling of Glencoe; !!SMrs. F. H. Copeland of Brown Gables, i||Winnetka; Mrs. Charles M. Higgin- tson of Kenitworth, and Mrs. Joseph Sllj. Siddall of- WilmetteV' m§m,^m II A limited nianber of rtfeWid Sett tickets for both recitals are now on isale at the Winnetka Pharmacy, Win- inetka; the Renneckr Drug Co., Wil- [Sm. |macy, and A, E. Clyde's, Glencoe. :;.V';.;^^|& f^- Rev. B. S, Stoffer' Speaks || Before Congregationalists TRev. B. S. Stoffer, recently appoint r^ei^s^iitaTit^pisttsr of thr"Firfret>tf ilgregational church, will preach at tHe iipmorn^ng services on Sunday^ April 8, Miiiizthej ftjiitgnce of Rev; Stephen a ^Oioyd, wtio willbe-a^^rti^Clatre^^Tts- â- ofe^hat\dayli^&" "' " .. StoTfeFsT^ier^pr^a&jeci wi: The M*asale of a PersonaH^ consin. ^BrT tt ! 1 1% â- ..;^r-:]miOOOWORJW OF Listerine Tooth Paste ^4 lOc^ul^Mliye^ FREE M^h ait^Pui*-^ r t liLISTERINE Mr. Uoyd, besides preaching at Eau Claire, is to giake-seyeral ^lks be- ctty. 1 iliSCARA NOMEf«» Every Cara Nome Toilet Requisite breathes forth en exquisite odor of rare delicacy and subtle charm appreciated by women of refine- ment everywhere. 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