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· July 20, 1928 WILMETTE Gladys Swartho.yt will be heard as Na_ncy, while Virgilio ·Lazzari will be heard in his . accustomed part of Plunkett. Vittorio Trevisan will be Sir Trist.~n with Louis D'Angelo as the Sheriff. Louis Hasselmans will conduct. A special perf.._ormance of. "The Masked Ball," one of Verdi's outstanding WQrks, has been arranged for Monday night, July 23, with the same cast which has made this dramatic opera one of the greatest .of Ravinia offerings. Mme. Elisabeth Rethberg will as;rain be heard as Amelia with Giova;ni Martinelli as Richard and Giuseppe Danise as Reinhardt. Others in the cast are Miss Macb~th, Mme . Claussen, Virgilio Lazzari, George Cehaqovsky, Louis D'Angelo and Giordano Paltrinieri. Gennaro Papi will conduct. · Puccini's masterpiece, . "Madame Butterfly," will be presented on Tuesday night, July 24, with Florence Easton in the title role, while on this occasion Mario Chamlee will be heard as Lieutenant Pinkerton. This American tenor has won new laurels at Ravinia this season, and there is rea'son to know that he is ideally equipped to sing the role of the American naval officer in "Madame Butter- LIFE 31 in the cast are Mr. D'Angelo and Mr. Paltrinieri. Mr. Papi will conduct: Thursday afternoon, July 26, has been assigned as the .time for the annual carnival for the children. This year it will be a carnival and a circus and hundreds of children in costume will participate. The carnival will be held on the beautiful north campus at Ravinia and the ·s pectators will occupy the stadium. Children twelve years of .age and under are admitted free. Another Sardou play will be given presentation as opera on Thursday night, July 26, "Fedora" with its score. by Giordano, having been placed on the calendar for this time. "Fedora" contains the essence of drama, telling a story that is thrilling from beginning to end, · and which is given pictorial musical setting in the score which Giordano~.- who· likewise composed "Andrea Chenier" has provided for it. Mme. Florence Easton will sing the name part in .this opera, for which she is admirably . endowed both in voice and genius for acting. Giovanni Martinelli will be heard as Count Loris, in which he has won the acclaim of Ravinia patrons on many occasions. In fact, it may be said that this is one of Mr .. Martinelli's greatest roles as (Continued on . Page 35) VARIED CONCERTS ARE ON RAVINIA PROGJWI Light, Dramatic, aDd Spectacu. Jar ()pears Are Booked for Next Week It would seem that in arranging the repertoire of Ravinia .QPera ~md concerts for the fifth week of the current season, which begins Sunday afternoon, July 22, Mr. Eckstein has found it possible tQ meet every y~riety of operatic taste. The schedule f~r this period shows four dramatic operas two light operas and one which·, ' although rich jn the element of dram~, Ls best described as spectacular opera. T~o of the w9rks on this list are by Puccini and it is coincidental that two oj them ·should be based on plays by the great French dramatist Sardou. It is of equal interest th~t three of the works which are to be heard during Ravinia's fifth week, were tremendous dramatic successes long before they were adapte.:l for operatic purposes. The dramatic opera.s in que~tion are "The Masked Ball," "Madame Butterfly," "Tosca" and "Fedora." Of these, neither "Tosca" nor "Fedora" have been presented before this season. "Martha" and "fra Diavolo" are representative of the best of the lighter opera~, while "Samson and. Delila~" with its magnificent stage ptctures, 1s the spectacular work to be performed "The Ma,sked Ball," which r~nks high among th~ favorites of Ravir:tia patrons, is to be given as a spectal performance on Monday night, July 23. taking the place of the orchestra concert which is usually sched_uled for the second night of the week. The ·series of national concert~ which was auspiciously inaugurated last Sundav afternoon with a program devoted to- German music, will be con .. tinued and the second of these is to he ~iven as "An Afternoon of French Music and French Composers" on Sunday afternoon, July 22. The program will be divided into two parts. the first being a concert by the Chicago Symphony orchestra, Eric De Lamarter conducting and having Alfred Wallenstein, 'cellist, as soloist The second part of the program will mark the appearance of La Chorale Francaise de Chicago under the direc ·· tion of Charles LaGor~ue. Leon Rothier, French basso of the Ravinia forces, will sing "La Marseillaise" and the Chorale Francaise will present four ensemble groups, three of them in French and one in English. The Count de . Ferry de Fontnouvilte, French consul of Chicago, and Prof. Paul Hazard of the College de France, who i3 now lecturing at the University of Chicago, will attend. The third of the afternoons of national music is announced by Mr. Eckstein for Sunday aftern9on, July 29, at which time the program will be devoted to the works of the best known Italian composers. Eric . DeLamarter will conduct the CL i ~ago Symphony orchestra and J acqucs GonJpn, violinist, will be the soloist. Chevalier Dr. Aptonio Ferme, }Joyal Counsellor commissioner of Italy, will attend the concert and has been delegated to speak by L. Zunnini, Royal Consul ge,n~ral of Italy. "Martha," Von Flotow's charming light opera, will be the Ravinia offering Sunday niKht, July 22. This work wit& its romantic story and its appealing music, which includes tlte famous Spinning Quartet and the aria M'Ap"' pari, . is always a favorite, and it is doul_>ly so at Ravinia bec~use of the splendid cast available for its presentation. Miss Floreflce Macbeth will, as usual, have the title role, while opposite her as Lionel, Mario Chamlee will appear. This time Miss ' fly." Mme. Bourskaya will be heard as Suzuki and Mario Basiola wilt be Sharpless. Jose Mojica will be Goro. Others importanly cast are Miss Falco, Mr. D'Angelo and Mr. Ananian. Gennaro Papi will co~duct. Puccini will be represented again on Wednesday night, July 25, when his celeb'rated .ly.ric drama "Tosca" is brought to performance for the first time ·this season. There is no opera more replete in action than is this work which is based on Sardou's great play of the same name, nor is there one which demands finer dramatic singing. Mme. Elisabeth Rethberg is to have the title role, a part which she is well able to fill in view of the splendid power and tone quality of her voice. Giuseppe Danise, will be he<J,rd as Baron ·Scarpia, a role which he sang for the first time in his career at Ravinia several seasons ago and which immediately became one of the most important in the repertoire of this baritone. Mr. Danise, with his splendid bel canto voice, makes Scarpia a genuine creation. Edward Johnson will appear as the heroic .Cavaradossi, to which he does full justice both vocally and histrionically, while Vittorio Trevisan will have hi3 well known part as the Sacristan. Others lr~~~~~~~~ ENJOY THE QUIET AND LUXURIOUS COMFORT OF GEORGIAN BEDROOMS In designing the building, restful quiet, pleasant outlook, good exposure, ·and cheerful decorations were provided for . each Georgian bed chamber. Unlike a private residence, every bedroom at The Georgian has all these features. 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