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34 WINNETKA TALK December. 19, 1925 DASCH FINDS CURE FOR TIRED FEELING Symphony Players Render De- lightful Concert in Third of Series Last Monday BY MUSIC CRITIC The third of the seven orchestral concerts to be given by the Symphony Players this season occurred Monday evening, December 14. If it did not restore vigor to the tired business man and the frazzled Christmas shopper, the fault lay not with Dasch and his men. Their playing was full to the brim of freshness and enthusiasm. Of all the numbers on this especially enjoyable program the spiciest was the opener of the evening's events-- Brahms' "Academic Festival." This great composition is in the nature of an overture, a "fantasia" written about four college tunes. In the advance announcement of last week it was said that Brahms had "misnamed" this piece when he called it "Academic." But in this connection the word did not imply scholastic and therefore for- mal; it indicated Brahms' appreciation of the Ph. D. degree conferred upon him by the University of Breslau. It is a composition both masterly and jovial. Following this overture came a con- certo for two violins, the finest of all Bach's compositions for violins and orchestra, according to his biographer. As played by Messrs. Itte and Han- cock with the assistance of the or- chestra it was a pure joy. The Adagio was surely a "very gem of noble and expressive melody." The first part of the program closed with a most interesting presentation of Haydn's "Farewell Symphony." In accordance with the tradition, on each stand had been fastened two candles, the sole source of illumination during the playing of the symphony. Towards the close of the playing one musician after another abruptly left the stage until at the last only the conductor and two violinists remained to play the closing chords. This "strike" caused considerable amusement. For encore a dozen or so of the orchestra men offered an arrangement of the well- known "Silent Night." After the intermission the program closed with a Serenade composed by Richard Strauss at the early age of seventeen, and Massenet's "Scenes Pittoresques," one of the most popular of his seven suites. REALTY FOLK AT DINNER The regular December meeting of the North Shore Real Estate board will be held Monday evening, De- cember 21, at the Lake Shore Terrace, The hour of the dinner is 6:30 o'clock. Mrs. Charles Broad of 436 Tenth street, presented her private pupils at sisal JAMES G. BARBER in the St. Francis Xavier auditorium. ® She has been coaching the children of the St. Francis Xavier school for 1508 Elmwood Avenue, Evanston the Christmas play they are giving this evening. OFFICIAL SERVICE STATION , wo ' Velie Marmon Mrs. Charles Rowe, formerly a Ken- ilworth resident, now of New York, and spent three days with Mrs. Cruce V. . Crandall, 515 Warwick road, Kenil- Chicago Motor Club worth, this week. Mrs. Crandall en- Special service on Paige, Jewett, Jordan and Chevrolet. Complete tertained at a luncheon Thursday for shop and welding. 24 hour service. Mrs. Rowe. oi i Bo TN, Dn? e acre "Courtesy Wy The acme of courtesy is to be found in our conduct of a burial © service. Our men are trained to respond tactfully to every occa- sion and our complete, modern equipment guarantees that the service will be of proper dignity. Ward & Buchholz Funeral Directors Lady Assistant Private Ambulance 912 Chicago Ave. Ph. Univ. 600 sk your neighbor why he ommutes Service is so frequent that North Shore Line commuters need scarcely even think about train times! A fast express train every half hour, both directions. Save money; use a 25-ride or 10-ride ticket Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad Company The High-Sheed Electrified Railroad Winnetka Passenger Station Telephone Winnetka 963 i ---- 4 } SPA