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April 30, 1927 WINNETKA TALK nN w ANZAC SONGSTERS WILL GRACE MUSIC FESTIVAL Florence Austral and Horace Stevens Secured for Impor- tant Roles Next Month | Two of England's greatest singers, | both of whom are in reality Austral- | ians, are to take leading parts in the | North Shore Music Festival, May 23 | to 28. These are Horace Stevens, bar- | itone, and Florence Austral, soprano, both of whom have won international fame on the concert stage. The career of Mr. Stevens contains much of the spectacular and the un- expected, for he did not originally in- tend to devote himself to music. Fate, in the form of the fortunes of war, played a part in landing him on the concert stage. Mr. Stevens was a soldier and was invalided to England from France where he had taken ac- tive part in the fighting. When he had regained his health he began casting about for something to do and it was during this period that Sir Henry Wood heard him sing. The noted conductor showed immediate interest and urged Mr. Stevens to study seri- ously and to prepare himself for con- cert appearances. A period of care- ful preparation followed and then came phenomenal successes, such as have seldom been accomplishd by any singer on the English stage. Best Elijah Mr. Stevens has been acclaimed as the greatest interpreter of "Elijah" who has appeared in England. He has also won similar success in Vaughan Williams' "Sea Symphony," in which much prominence is given to the baritone part. He will be heard in "Elijah," May 23 at the North Shore Festival: and in the "Sea Symphony" May 26, when that much-talked-of work will be heard for the first time in the United States. The unexpected also plays a part in the career of Miss Austral who lived in a part of Australia where she could not hear high class music, in fact, she never heard an opera until 1918. She had sung some songs and ballads at charity and church affairs and, just for the fun of it, entered the Ballarat competition music festival held at Victoria, New South Wales, where she was then living. The adjudicator was Fritz Hart, director of the Melba conservatory. When he heard Miss Austral sing he said: "You are a Brunnhilde." "What's that?" was her reply, for she had never heard of Wagner. Best Brunnhilde Miss Austral then studied at the conservatory, in Melbourne, for eigh- teen months, following this with courses in London. The forecast of the director who called her a Brunn- hilde came true for she made her debut in the part in 1922 and has sung it many times since, in addition to ap- pearing in other great operatic roles. On the concert stage she has appear- ed in every town of any size in Eng- land. Miss Austral is a favorite with Ev- anston music lovers. She will be heard in the "Sea Sypmhony," to- gether with Mr. Stevens and the chorus when this notable novelty is presented. Dr. and Mrs. Herbert I. Willett, 319 Richmond road, are returning to Ken- ilworth today after spending the win- ter in Tucson, Arizona and California. Dr. Willett expects to deliver a ser- mon on Sunday at the Kenilworth Union church. --C-- Mrs. Grant Ridgway, 207 Cumberland avenue, Kenilworth entertained her bridge club at luncheon on Tuesday. if De --------------------------------------_--.HRGNREINGHIRGRHNGIETHIITITIII TI i -------------------------------- --INRIHIGIKHHYKHKIGOMA RCI i ---------- Eleessessssis esses eessevreevesssisseossvsosssiscosocsss "The Young Fellows Want | Suits with One and Two Trousers | | Sees cceceeeseeesecsesesssoesosesosesessesresotoobototesieseccsosoesossesessssssossecsorssosssesssccsn]t] -- Evanston Shop Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Evenings EE) [FUR Henry C.Lytton & Sons State and Jackson--Chicago Orrington and Church--Evanston at Suits and 'Topcoats More of the Uery Light Colors th You Have Ever Seen Before "iis Dlus Smartest Styles ~and Greater Values The Choice of Them in Our Evanston Shop ais Light Colors GR We Have Them C3 A Seem Endless Selection at 50 Cr "Plenty of them Too, tn (hicag?®™ ~and To, 35 and $40 Cr Society Brand and Other Finer Ones up to 85 " . ll a -------------------------- 000 000000000000030000000000000000000000000000000000000000 a joooon