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Cd kd CON a W WINNETKA TALK April 10, 1926 NEW TRIER PRESENTS "CHIMES OF NORMANDY" * Many Former Students Appear : in the Colorful Play Given This Week-End A BY H. E. D. Friday and Saturday evenings of this week, April 9 and 10, the New Trier musical organizations are pre- senting "The Chimes of Normandy," a comic opera in three acts by Robert B Th Planquette with the following cast: uoyancy at Serpolette, a good-for-nothing ...... EAL TO RE dn Eleanor Calhoun Germaine, the lost Marchioness ...... RAE AEE SERRA Virginia Marshall Outlasts the Day Henri, Marquis de Conan Ei Fountain Square, Evanston Jean Grenicheux, a fisherman ...... Per vated rede dee ue Ridgway Daggy Gaspard, 'the 'miser:... li. cil... T® often it depends upon the shoe one wears. wid i EE EE Hardin VanDeursen It is impossible to be always bound for parties Bailliv ool JONI RED Charles Troy dd 3 df d . h . Gertrude, Jeanne, Manette and Suz- an ances; an Or every-day occasions, there 1S anne, village maidens, played by no better sh 1 f : Marion Page, Catherine Bickham, oe than a neat, simple oxford Ruth Caldwell and Helen Drynan, re- spectively; the registrar, John Pan- ushka; the assessor, William Gibson; the notary, played by Auguste Babize, : i . : complete the principals of the cast, The Buoyant is built on a combination while the chorus of Silage is com- . . osed of the members of the New last--C ball with A instep--and has ee Yon also the Arch-Tone arch support. Alumni Take Part Most of the principals are alumni of New Trier, and at present, are either (Toss Shoe No investment can be watched more closely than a First Mortgage Bond secured by The Buoyant North Shore Real A black kid ox- Estate. ford at $10 SMAREE 580 Sherman Evanston, IR A Simple, Pleasant Way To Shift Your Housecleaning Worries Wilmette "727 Winnetka We Clean and Renew Carpets and Draperies as Well as All Fine Fabrics Branch Offic 578 Lincoln Tv. DYE R S: Winnetka VI E Winnetka 727 Wilmette 727 'CLEANERS Highland Park 313 Branch Office 4744 Broadway, Chicago Edgewater 0960 Formerly Parisian Cleaners, Inc. Main Office and Plant 1019-21 University Place Phones: Greenleaf 250, 251 and 727 and Ravenswood 3531 Sh IONS TT Kurtis Brownell | engaged in business or students at Northwestern. Nevertheless, they have willingly returned to aid in the presentation of this operetta. "The Chimes of Normandy" has not an especially deep plot. It seems that one old marquis of Corneville, has left his daughter in the care of an old miser, and that another has left his gold to the miser's care. The daugh- ter, Germaine, is either neglected or domineered over by the miser, who decides that the poor girl shall marry the silly old Bailli, thus protecting himself from the official investigations of the Bailli of the queer events which seem to be occurring at the deserted, and supposedly haunted, chateau of Corneville. The son of one Marquis, Henri, returns to claim his chateau, and falls in love with lovely Germaine. Meantime, Serpolette, the village gos- sip, has convinced everyone that she is the long lost Marchioness. Upon the return of Henri, the truth is dis- covered when Gaspard, the miser, be- comes insane and reveals his dishonest handling of the estate of the Marquis de Corneville. The role of the miser certainly has the most dramatic possibilities of the entire cast. It is positive that the part has been well cast. Hardin VanDeur- sen will sing this role and combines a wonderful bass voice with fine acting ability. The young hero, Henri, is sung by Kurtis Brownell, well known in north shore musical affairs. Although not having the advantage of a great deal of acting on his part, Kurtis does sev- eral of the most beautiful musical numbers in the entire opera. Former Star Sings Another character part is that of Jean Grenicheux, the scoundrelly young fisherman, who by foul means attempts to win the fair Germaine for his bride, is discovered in his meanness by Henri. and finally is left to Serpo- lette. The role of Jean is sung by Ridgway Daggy, who sang the title role in "Robin Hood" several years ago. The part of Serpolette is taken by Eleanor Calhoun, and that of Ger- maine is taken by Virginia Marshall. Eleanor also sang in "Robin Hood," but Virginia is making her debut on the New Trier stage in this produc- tion. The coaching has been done, of course, by Mrs. Marion Cotton, Miss Elizabeth Stanwood, and Jimmy Grif- fin, who assisted in "Robin Hood." One cannot think of French opera without at the same time thinking of ballet. So in "The Chimes of Normandy" the dances have been taught by Jimmy Griffin, with the exception of the dance at the beginning of the third act by sixteen of the peasant girls. This dance has been worked out by Miss May Fogg of the New Trier gym department. Splendid work has been done in re- hearsals to make this opera a produc- tion worthy of the high standard of all New Trier musical and dramatic productions. REAL ESTATE BOARD MEETS Next Monday evening, April 12, the North Shore Real Estate board will hold its regular monthly dinner at the Take Shore Terrace, it is announced. The dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock and a large attendance is ex- pected. TO CHALLENGE MEN The Young Men's class of the Con- gregational Church school enjoyed an evening of bowling last Thursday. The scores of the best players encouraged the class to plan to challenge the Men's class to a match. Miss Betty Schwartz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schwartz, 187 Ridge avenue, was hostess to 45 of her sorority sisters, members of the North- western chanter of Alpha Phi, at an TT li afternoon "Cozy." blab Ad ini