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August 10, 1928 1 WILMETTE LIFE Zl 1f Ravel's merry opera which has been Jewels of the Madonna" will be given, other of Mr. Sch. i pa's out~tanding PRESENT "MAROUF" ll called "a musical dainty of marvelo.us this being the first . time in several parts and it will be interesting to find flavor." It is modern in its tone and seasons that this dramatic work has him vis-a-vis with Mme. Gall who will a wealth of good music not }:>een . included in the · Ravinia reper- again have the title role, in which she RAVINIA NEXT MONDAY contains to mention the fact that it is ri~h in ' toire. This act comprises the famous has sco.red such success this season. burner. Mme. Yvonne Gall will have garden scene, which i.s replete in · (Continued from Page 1~) Mrs. Donald Gallie of 1115 Elmwood · Rethber& will be heard as Maddelena. the role of Concopcjon, in which she drama. Miss Easton will be heard ~s avenu~ is ente· r taining her sister and has been he.ard many times at the Maliella. with llario Chamlee as CeqMr. l'apt will conduct. brother, Mr· and Mrs· S. A. Tuddesoot Opera. Comique, Paris, while Desire naro and Mario Basiola as Rafaelle. The extra performance of "Marouf" of Detroit, l{ic;h. Defrere will carry the principal share · Mr. Papi will conduct. which wjll be given on Monday night, ,... -ouManon" Next Saturday August 13. will bring before the foot- of the comedy. Others in the cast are Miss Isabelle Pope of Mobile, Ala. Massenet'~ "Manon" will be the ligh ts exactly the sar...1e cast which was Mr. Mojica, Mr. Paltrinieri and Mr. is the guest o:f Mrs· Amelia D. WilD'Angelo. Mr. Hasselmans will conoffering on Saturday night, August 18, heard in this colorful work when it son of 839 Par.k avenue. She will be was given its i11itial performance. duct. In conjunction with "L'Heure but this time with Tito Schipa as the here the remainder of the summer. Espagnol," the second act o.f "The Chevalier Des Grieux. This is anNo n~w opera of recent years ha.s aroused so much interest among patrons of music drama as has this Rab~ud work, which is based on c.ne l)f ~he most fantastic stories of the Arabian Night.;. Mario Chamlee has the title role in which . he proves himself not only a great tenor, · but <'. splendid comedian as well. Mme. Yvonne Gall will be the Princess, a part in which she is noted in Paris. Others in the cast are Mme. Claussen, Mr. Rc.t hier, ] ose Mojica, Vittorio Trevisan, George Cepanov .sky, Louis D'Angelo, Giordano Paltrinieri and ~aolo Ananian. Ruth Page and ballet will present some attractive dances. Mr. Hasselmans will conduct. Rethberg in "T oaca" The announcement that Mme. Elisabeth Re.thberg will be heard again !n the title role c.f "Tosca" on Tuesday night, August 14, is indeed good news, for in this rol ~ Mme. Hethberg ha s a part so eminently suited to her, that her vocal interpretation se rve s to bring c.ut every shade of the dramatic meaning of the original Sardou play . Edwa rd Johnson will again be cast as Cavaradossi, a part in which he has won great distinction while Giuseppe Danise will be the polished villain, Scarpia. This is another of Mr. Danise's great role s and one which he sang for the first time at Ravinia some seasons ago. Mr. Papi \viil conduct. · Tito Schipa ~-s Edgardo in the season's first presentation of "Lucia"this is the treat provided by Mr. Eckstein for Wednesday night, August 15. This melodious Donizetti opera is alway.; welcome, but it is . doubly so when Titc Schipa appears as the romantic young nobleman. "Lucia" is highly adorned with beautiful arias \vhich demand exactlv the sort of lyric s ingiu..~ that Mr. Schipa has made peculiarly his own. Miss Floren~e Macbeth will have the title role, which is one of the most dazzling coloratura parts to be fc.und in the \\'hole of ~nera, and Mario Basiola will be Sir Henry. Others in the cast are Mr. Lazzari. Mr. Mojica, Miss Falco and Mr_._ Paltrinieri. Mr. Papi will conduct. Novel Children's Procram The children's concert and entertainment will take place as usual c.n Thursdfl,y afternoon, when the Chicago Symphony orcpestra will play a program suited to the occasion, under the direction of Mr. DeLamarter. The second half of the program wilt be th~t devcted to a presentation of the pantomime, "The Sleeping Beauty," hv the pupils of Miss Mildred Haessler. Thursday night, August 16, W1.gner's "Lohengrin" will be brought to performance aflain, with the same cast as before. Mme. Rethberg will he heard as Elsa. a role for which she is espe_cially endowed both by reason of her natural artistic ability and bv the years of training she has received in the great German cnet'a houses. Mr. Edward Tohn son wilt have the name nart. in ~rhich his wor.k is outstanding. I LLI NOI S Others in the cast are Louis D'Angelo . .Tut:~ Claus<=en. r-eon:;e Cehanovsky BELL SYSTEM and Howard Pre; ton. Mr. Bassetmans will conduct. One System One Policy Friday night, August 17, will be ~ festive occasion, brin~ring the ~ .. ., t Ravinia performance of "L'Heu,.., F~ pagnol" (The Spanish Hour), M~nr: ·'~> + i · What is Due the Public THE Bell System recognizes the public requirement for a constantly extending and improving telephone service. .Last year four million telephones were either put in or moved. The number of local calls not completed on the first attempt was reduced by five per cent. 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