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40 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1925 VERDI OPERAS WEEK'S FEATURE "Masked Ball" Comes to ~ Ravinia for First Time in Many Seasons ALCOCK TO SING MON. Carnival to Feature Chil- dren's Program Thursday Another high spot will be reached at Ravinia next week with the presen- 'tation of "Ballo in Maschera," the tuneful and dramatic Verdi opera which is widely known by its English title, "The Masked Ball" This work has never been heard at Ravinia before and it has not been heard in the mid- dle west for so many years that it will be absolutely new to the majority of opera patrons. "Lakme," one of the favorites 'of the French repertoire and which is a standard at Ravinia, is to be given its initial production of the season during the week. The re- mainder of the week's bills have been chosen in such a manner that every night will be filled with interest be- caus€ of the popularity of the opera presented and of the artists appearing in it. Miss Merle Alcock, a well liked member of the mezzo-soprano con- tingent last season, returns to Ravinia and will make her seasonal debut at the concert Monday night. Special at- tention is directed to the fact that the performances begin at 8:15 sharp. Sunday night "Rigoletto" is to be given, this highly dramatic Verdi opus which is a splendid example of the colorful Italian school of an older gen- eration, having Mario Basiola in the title role. Mr. Basiola has won many admirers this season by reason of his splendid singing and his ability to characterize his roles dramatically. Miss Florence Macbeth will be heard as Gilda, which gives opportunities for much excellent coloratura singing, and Mario Chamlee, a lyric tenor of superb vocal quality, will be cast as the Duke, a role replete in tuneful arias. Others in the cast are Virgilio Lazzari, Paolo Ananian, Ada Paggi, Anna Correnti, Giordano Paltrinieri. Gennaro Papi will conduct. At Sunday afternoon's concert by the Chicago Symphony or- chestra, Jacques Gordon will be heard as soloist. The seats for these con- certs are free. } Alcock Is Soloist Monday night the Chicago Sym- phony orchestra, under the direction of Eric Del.aMarter, will give the weekly symphony concert. Miss Merle Al- cock, mezzo soprano, and Alfred Wallenstein, cellist, will be the soloists. The reserved seats are free for these concerts. Massenet's "Manon" with Lucrezia Bori in the title role and Tito Schipa as Chevalier Des Grieux is scheduled for Tuesday night. Leon Rothier will be heard as the elder DesGrieux. Mme. Bori and Mr. Schipa have created a furore whenever they have appeared In this tuneful romance of devotion and selfishness. The two leading roles give both of these principals the oppor- tunity for singing and acting of the kind for which they are specially en- dowed and which makes broad appeal. Others in the cast are Desire Defrere, Louis D'Angelo, Giordano Paltrinieri, Margery Maxwell, Philine Falco, Merle Alcock, Paolo Ananian and Virgilia Grassi. Louis Hasselmans will conduct. Again Mme. Raisa is to be heard in RUG BARGAIN OLD SAROUK ORIENTAL 14% by 101; feet $1500 Value at a big reduction. Your car as part payment. Open Evenings F. C. HEANEY Marmon North Shores Sales and Service 1008 Davis St. Greenleaf 1038 EVANSTON the title role of "Madame Butterfly," this Puccini opus, which has been a prime favorite this season,! being an- nounced for Wednesday night. There are few roles in Mme. Raisa's reper- toire which this soprano finds more congenial or which she interprets more subtly than that of the little Japanese heroine of this appealing work. Mario Chamlee, who has demonstrated him- self one of the finest of the Pinkertons, will again sing that part and Mario Basiola will be heard as Sharpless. Others in the cast are Ina Bourskaya, Giordano Paltrinieri, Paolo Ananian, Louis D'Angelo, Philine Falco and Virgilio Coscia. Gennaro Papi will conduct. Carnival for Childrer An excelent program has been ar- ranged for the children's concert and entertainment on Thursday afternoon, the Chicago Symphony orchestra being conducted by Eric Del.aMarter. Miss Bertha I. Iles has arranged and will direct the entertainment which is to be a folk festival and carnival, pre- sented by the Children's Civic Theatre of Chicago. Children under twelve years of age are admitted free to these Thursday concerts and the reserved seats are free for everyone. "Masked Ball" Saturday Saturday night has been reserved for the initial Ravinia presentation of "The Masked Ball," which holds place as one of the greatest of the Verdi operas and yet which is seldom heard in this country despite its immense vogue in the opera houses of Europe. This is a work in which the dramatic element has been developed in typical Verdian style. CALL "LOST BATTALION" GREATEST OF WAR FILMS "The Lost Battalion," now in its second week at the Monroe theatre in Chicago, is the best story of the war that has come before the public, critics declare. It tells the story of the world famous Lost Battalion, which was the 308th Infantry of the 77th Division, A. E. F. This unit, under the com- mand of Lieut.-Col. Charles W. Whit- tlesey, advanced so rapidly during the "drive" that it found itself cut off from the balance of the command and surrounded by the German forces in a "pocket" in the Argonne forest which has since become famous in song and story. For six weary days and nights these brave heroes held off the enemy, suffering untold agony without food or water, and of the 750 men who went in but a handful came out. It was during this engagement that Lieut.-Col. Whittlesey earned the sobriquet by which he is best known, that of *"Go-to-hell" Whittlesey, be- cause of his undaunted courage in re- plying to the German commander's message calling on him to surrender with these historic words: "Tell him to go to hell." Shortly after returning to this coun- try Maj.-Gen. Alexander conceived the idea of calling the surviving members of the Lost Battalion together and having them re-enact, for the benefit of posterity and to perpetuate their undying valor for future generations of Americans, the entire episode of ad- vance, their imprisonment in the "pocket" and final success. This was done and the picture now on exhibi- tion at the Monroe was the result. In the picture appear such well known heroes as Maj.-Gen. Alexander, Lieut. Col. Whittlezey, Major McMurtry, Captain Cullen, Corporal Cepaglio, Privates Krotoshinsky, Munson, Bald- win and scores of other Distinguished Service men re-enacting with vivid realism their trying experiences. The receipt of the famous "surrender" mes- sage and the historic reply is shown, the original message being used in this scene. "Cher Ami," the carrier pigeon that won undying fame. and a Dis- tinguished Service Medal from the hands of General Pershing for its re- markable flight from the "pocket" carrying the message that brought re- lief to the "boys," losing an eye and one leg in the attempt, also appears in the picture re-enacting its flight. A story is woven around the war epi- sodes in which such well known actors as Gaston Glass, Helen Ferguson, Tam- many Young, Marion Coakley and Blanche Davenport appear. FIRST NATIONAL ROUNDUP AND CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO Grant Park Stadium, Chicago Aug. 15th to 24th, Inec., 1925 Low Excursion Fares in effect via Chicago & North Western Ry. Pro- gram includes hundreds of tanned and wiry cowboys and cowgirls from the Western plains. Lariat throwing, steer and calf roping, relay and free-for-all racing. 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