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56 WI i.. M. E T T E ·· LIFE July Zl, 19~ TREATS ON PROGIWI I I FOR OP~ PATRONS '--------------------------....;i.-------~----------· (Continued from Page 53) Italians, but with opera patro~s the world over, will be given. Miss Queena Mario will have the role of Nedda in "Pagliacci" with Edward Johnson ' as Canio, in which he has not been heard at Ravinia this season. Giuseppe Danise will be Tonio. Others in this cast are George Cehanovsky and Jose Mojica. In "Cavalleria . Rusticana," Mme. Rethberg will again be heard as Santuzza, with Armand Tokatyan as Turridu, Desire Defrere as Alfio, Gladys Swarthout as Lola and Philine Falco as Mama Lucia. Mr. Papi will conduct both operas. "Thais" will be given its first presentation of the season as a special performance on MQnday night, July 30. It will be remembered that this brilliant Massenet work was added to the Ravinia repertoire last season · when Mme. Yvonne Gall was brought from Paris as a guest artist. Mme. Gall will again sing the role of the Alexandrian courtesan this season, with Mr. Danise as Athanael and Jose Mojica as Nicias. Others importantly cast are Miss Maxwell, Miss Swarth~ out, Miss Falco, Mr. Cehanovsky and Mr. D'Angelo. Mr. Hasselmans will conduct. "II Trovatore" Tuesday "II Trovatore" will be the offering on Tuesday night, July 31, with Mme. Rethberg again cast as Leonora and Giovanni Martinelli in the name part. Mr. Basiola will be heard as Count Di Luna. Mr. D'Angelo and Mr. ·Paltrinieri are likewise well cast. Mr. Papi will conduct. Vvhen "Marouf" is given its first ~avinia production on Wednesday mght, August 1, the role of the princess will be sung by Mme. Yvonne Gall, who has made this part famous in Paris. Mme. Gall has been -so thoroughly trained in the subtleties o£ the French school of opera, that she is exceedingly expert in giving a part all the touches, both dramatic and histrionic, that it demands. Her role in "Marouf" is unusually poignant and Mme. Gall has been one of the few artists able to do it justice. Mario Chamlee will have a splendid part as Marouf, the cobbler who flees the unhappiness of home to become a potentate through the influence of a kindly stroke of magic. Leon Rothier who was in the cast of "Marouf" when it was first given in this country, will have one of those Gallic parts which suit him so well, and others prominently cast are Mme. Clauss ens Mr. Trevisan, Mr. Mojica, Mr. Cehan~vsky Mr. D'Angelo and Mr. Ananian. Ther~ will be ballet and spectacle. Mr. Hasselmans will conduct. Chilclrea'a Coacert The regular children's concert and entertainment is scheduled for Thurs~ay afterno01,, the concert program bemg played by the Chicago Symphony orchestra . under the direction of Mr. DeLamarter. The entertainment will consist of "A Masque of an Old Manchurian Tale," presented by the Academy of Dramatic Education. Thursday night, August 2, Giordano's P<!werfull! dramatic opera, "Fedora" ~II be ~tven with Miss Easton again m. the title role, and opposite her Gtovanni Martinelli will appear a~ ~ount Loris, .. one of the finest parts m the repertOire of this dramatic tenor. Mr. Basiola will be De Siriex a fine singing part. Leon Rothier ~ill, as usual, be heard as Cirillo. Others importantly cast are Miss Maxwell Miss Swarthout, Miss Falco, Mr. Mojica, Mr. Cehanovsky, Mr. D'Angelo and Mr. Paltrinieri. Mr. Papi will conduct. "Andrea Chenier" 1s to be given on Three Views of Lyon and Healy's New Evanston Store Above is a picture of the corner of Lyon and Healy's new Evanston branch in the Artcraft building given over to sheet music, records and kindred i terns. The picture at the right shows the main sectlon of the store, with pianos, phonographs and radios surrounded by specially constructed, soundproof demonstration rooms. Across from the record section are the band and orchestra instruments and motion picture cameras and kodaks. This part of the store is shown in the picture above. As wide a selection of musical in struments and supplies can be . found in the Evanston Lyon and Healy shop as in the main sto re in Chicago. Friday night, August 3, with Mme. Rethberg this time as Maddeleine, one of the most dramatic roles in the repertoire f)f this superb dramatic soprano. Edward Johnson will sing the title role, which will give him every opportunity for that splendid singing and acting which has long endeared him to Ravinia patrons. Mr. Johnson has never been heard in this part at Ravinia, but it is one of the most prominent roles in his extensive repertoire. Mr. Basiola will appear as Gerrard the revolutionist, and others in the cast are Mme. Bourskaya, Mr. Mojica, Miss Swarthout, Mr. Cehanovsky, Mr. Defrere, Mr. D'Angelo, Mr. Ananian and Mr. Paltrinieri. Mr. Papi will conduct. · "L'Elisir d'Amore," Gastono Donizetti's celebrated comic opera, which has long held a position of prominence among the lighter works of the Ravinia repertoire, is ever welcome a?d it will be doubly so on Saturda~ mght, August 4, in view of the fact that it will serve as the vehicle in which Tito Schip(! will make his Ravinia debut after an abseqce of two seasons. As Nemorino, the young peasant who is the central figure of this work, Mr. Schipa has a role which gives him every opportunity for a display of the lyric quality of his voice which has made · him internationally famous. "L'Elisir d'Amore" has one of the most pleasing scores that Donizetti, who was noted for pleasing scores, ever wrote. It contains the element of romance in abundance and its arias are well filled with the sentiment of love. Moreover, it ends happily. Miss Macbeth will be opposite Mr. Schipa in the role of Adina, which is another splendid singing part. Vittorio Trevisan has one of his funniest roles as the quack doctor Dulcanara who untangles the love knot through his fakery. Others importantly cast are Mr. Basiola and Miss Maxwell. Mr. Papi will conduct. Fourth National Concert The fourth of the series of national concerts is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, August 5, and will be given in honor of the Polish Arts club. During the first half of the program the Chicago symphony orchestra will presen\ a program of Polish music, M. Wil- komirski appearing as soloist. Two prominent Polish musical organizations, the Filharmonia Singing society and the Filareci Singing society, will appear during the last half of the program. B. Rybowiak is conductor of the former organization and A. H. Hess of the latter. Mr. Wilkomirski will appear in this part of the program as will Misczyslaw Ziolkowski, pianist, and George Szpinalski, violinist. As a complement to the Polish program of the afternoon, Mr. Eckstein has aranged a performance of "Carmen" for Sunday evening, August 5, , with Mme. Ina Bourska~·a in the title role; M!lle. Bourskaya is herself of Pohsh birth and three years ago was elec.ted to honorary membership in the P?hsh Arts club. Armand. Tokatyan will be heard as Don Jose wtth George Cehanovsky as Escam.!]lo, and Margery Maxwell as Micaela. Others in the cast are Gladys .. Swarth<?ut, Philin_ e Falco, J.ose MoJICa, Destre Defrere and Louts D'Angelo. Mr. Haselmans will conduct. -------MRS. G. FELTMAN DIES Services for Mrs. Gertrude Fe1tman, who passed away Wednesday evening, July 25, at the age of 89 years, will be held Saturday, July 28, at 9:30 o'clock, at St. Joseph's church. Mrs. Feltman was the mother of the late Elizabeth Feltman and Frank Feltman, Jr., of Henry and Dan Feltman of Wilmette, and Dominick, Peter, and Hubert Feltman of Chicago. London news is that Miss Sophie Tucker will, in all likelihood, prolong her stay there and head the personnel of a revue to be staged in October. The London newspapers continue to give more space to Miss Tucker than to any other active performer. -o-'I'he first women's club in the United States was organized in Jacksonville Illinois} in 1833. It was called "Th~ Ladies Society for Educating Females." -o-- If) 1 Legion Auxiliary The president, Mrs. Arthur Johnston, Mrs. George Stone, Mrs. S. Van Inwagen, and MT3. C. B. Cochran were elected representatives to the state convention of the American Legion Auxiliary in Waukegan at the meeting of the auxiliary to post 46 last Tuesday night. The special business meeting was held in the home of Dr. Beatrice W. Ha,ykins at 1527 Walnut avenue. . As alternates Dr. Beatrice Hawkins was elected for the president, and Mrs. T. L. D. Hall, Mrs. Charles Dahncke, and Mrs. Victor Klebba were elected for the others elected: · As past-presidents of the unit, Mrs. Lester Morse, Mrs. Iva Jones, and Mrs. Harry Hopp will also hold voting privileges. Wilmette will be well represented at the convention, for many members aside from the delegates hav~ signified their intention to attend one or both days. Mrs. Hall was elected chairman of the house committee. Attention of the members is especiallv directed to the notice in the J u)y bulletin which states that reservatipns for the district dinner at 6 :30 o'clock, Monday. September 10, must be made before August 15. Local reserv,ations may be made through the secretarv. Mrs. Victor Klebba at Wilmette 3478. ' So successful was the party held in conjunction with the legion at Great Lakes last month, that the unit has decided to give such an entertainment every two months. Notice Is hereby given that every property owner In New Trier Township Is notified · that Canada Thistles must be cut. Any person violating this law and allowing thistles to go to seed will be prosecuted and fined. JOHN BALMES, Thistle Commissioner. It is estimated that the annual losses to the American public through embe~zelments aggregate $125,000,000 while losses through burglaries total more than $13,500,000 a year.