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WINNETKA TALK March 3, 1928 Music News and Events Orchestral Assn. Sponsors Classic | of 18th Century "The Beggar's Opera," which is just concluding a highly successful en- gagement at the Eighth Street theater in Chicago, has been booked for a single performance at the New Trier High School auditorium Saturday eve- ning, March 10. This old music play which played for over four solid years at the Lyric theater in London is brought to the north shore through the enterprise of the New Trier Town- ship Orchestral association. "The Beggar's Opera" has perhaps the most remarkable history of any work ever produced upon the English speaking stage. Written by John Gay in 1727 and first produced at the Lin- coln Inn Fields theater in London January 29, 1728, the opera was in- tended as a satire on the politics and criminal laws of the day and as a burlesque on Italian opera which had just been introduced into England, Ac- tually it is not an opera at all in the modern sense of the word but rather a musical play and as such it served as a basis for the Gilbert and Sullivan operas and the modern musical shows, none of which have ever equalled it for enduring popularity, genuine charm and melodious music. The basic reason for the longevity of the play is doubtless that the work is founded not upon the things of the moment but upon those which exist eternally in human life. In the pro- logue the Beggar himself boastfully informs the audience that not one person in his opera is honest; "there's not an honest man or woman in it, but all is human." The present transcontinental tour of this company is in celebration of the two hundredth anniversary year of the first performances. The company, in- cluding a ladies' orchestra, is the same which visited America a few seasons ago and enjoyed such a successful en- gagement at the Olympic theater in Chicago. Speaking of the present performance in Chicago, Herman Devries on the Evening American says--"There is a whole company of first-rank artists at the Eighth Street theater, artists such as one should 20 miles to see and hear, an entertain- ment of such matchless, fresh, bub- bling, spontaneous, vivacious, com- municative humor and charm, that it deserves not an engagement of two 'weeks but a year in this town." .The New Trier Orchestral associa- tion has placed tickets for the per- formance of 'The Beggar's Opera" on sale at the various banks and drug stores of the villages and they will also be on sale at the high school auditorium the evening of the per- formance. Eloise Wilder Artist at Musical Society Program Members of the North Shore Mu- sical society heard a delightful pro- gram on the occasion of their meeting Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charles Evans, 605 Central ave- nue, Wilmette. Eloise Wilder was the guest artist. Assisting the hostess were Mrs. Ernau Akely and Mrs. Jean McShane. The program given during the after- noon follows: I Ah! Love but a Day es ay Beach Bridal Chorus -........... Gowen-Spicker Tindy You .........onor din Strickland Frances Copthrone Dorothy Rae Madeleine Vaugham Alvene Ressiguie "THE BEGGAR'S OPERA," illus- : trated herewith, was written by John Gay in the year 1727. It was first produced in England, January 27, 1728, and was in- tended as a satire on the politics and criminal laws of the day. The company which is to appear at the New Trier auditor- ium on March 10, is en- gaged on a transcontin- ental tour of America in observance of the 200th anniversary of the first per formance of the famous old opera. Katherine King to Open North Shore Voice Studio Katherine King, who is opening her studio in connection with the John Borino Piano studios, is an artist-pupil of Francesco Daddi of the Chicago and Ravinia Opera companies and for years one of Chicago's outstanding voice teachers. She comes to the north shore after successful teaching positions held in the South; for the past three years acting as director of music at the Vir- ginia State Teachers' college. Her pupils will receive criticism and audi- tions from Signor Daddi at stated in- tervals. Mrs. King is soprano soloist at the Evanston Christian church and is well known as a concert singer. 11 March of the Dwarfs =... ...0 Grieg Grandmother's Minuet ............. Grieg he Sen 0. rs seth iiisiains os Palmgren Electa Austin III Hillsof Home. ......5.......; Oscar Fox 'Winds in the Trees...... Goring Thomas Dorothy Rae Iv Rondo Capriccioso ......... Mendelssohn Wallz oan adh Arensky Eloise Wilder Berceuse ".....%... To Spring ... Country Dance . Ann Hathaway The Princess Sylvelin ..... 20 ...0...0. 0.0.0 Sinding Time was I Roved the Mountains. .Lohr You Loved the Time of Violets... Lohr Sarah Ida Bush VII Sonato, No. III C Minor es Grieg Romanza, Allegro Animato Winifred Townsend Cree Ernau Akely Accompanists : Electa Austin Ernau Akely Georgian Hotel to Present Important Musicale March 4 The Georgian hotel, Evanston, is making plans for an important mu- sical which will open its March social program. Clementine Shaeffer Wal- dron, soprano, Miss Dorothy Bell, harpist, and Charles Lurvey, pianist, are to be the artists on the program which will take place March 4. The Louis XIV room: of the hotel is to be the scene of the affair and the series which will follow it during the spring. The hour at which it will begin is 8 o'clock. The program for the first musicale is to be made up of a selection of operatic numbers and popular songs. Mrs. Waldron has made {frequent appearances in recital before Chicago clubs and a number throughout the central states. Recently she has sung in Fort Madison, Iowa, Oklahoma City, Okla., before the Southern Woman's club, and the Friends of American Writers. She took the leading soloist part in the play "That's That," pro- duced recently at the Country Club of Evanston by the Woman's associa- tion of St. Mark's church, and in the pageant "From Spinet to Saxophone" which the Evanston Woman's club gave. ¢ Miss Bell has appeared in recital many times and is soloist with Bach- man's band on concert tour. During this month she is soloist at Kimball hall, the La Grange Woman's club, and the La Grange Sunday evening club. Lusk Scores Triumph in Appearance at Carleton In spite of a deep cut sustained on the tip of his first finger on the left hand several hours before his sched- uled recital at Northfield, Minn., Milan Lusk, Wilmette violinist, rather than disappoint his audience gave an entire recital at Carleton college and manag- ed to give a very fine account of him- self, according to word from the school. His program was varied and reached its clmax at the end by a brilliant performance of the Faust Fantasy by Wieniawski. "Another interesting contribution (of the evening)" writes Prof. E.~ Handby in the Northfield News, "was the Lale Symphonie Espagnole with its atmosphere and striking rhythmic effects as well as the delicate harmo- nics. The Reve d'Enfant, by Ysaye,. was played with sympathy and in the Smetana Fantasy, Lusk displayed a delicate tone of lovely quality. Lusk was recalled repeatedly and despite his injured finger finally added three extras toward the close of the pro- gram." FROSH HOLD PARTY Saturday evening, February 18, the freshman class of New Trier High school gave its first party. There were dancing, cards and ping-pong. The feature of the evening was a movie en- titled "Collegians" shown through the courtesy of Jane Sampson. PARTY FOR PARENTS Alpha Xi Delta of Northwestern university will hold a card party for mothers and fathers Saturday at the home of O. P. Olson, 736 Rogers ave- nue. Kenilworth. Proceeds will benefit: their house fund.