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A liuge gala performance and burlesque last Sat- urday night culnijnated one of the most brilliant seasons o opera in recent years at the Civic Opera Hotise. During the entire season of six weeks there waa 'scarcely a night or matinée when opera goers did neot fil] the bouse frcm main floor to gal- lery., The anepn. for this was flot only that Cliicagoans love opera, but that opera prices were withinthe pocket books of the majority. And if we understand rightly-that popuflar prices wilI con- tinue next year, then the, Chicago Grand Opera comn- panv is assured oôf another suiccessfutl season. Tast Saturday night 'the cast of the burlesque: included mfany stellar names singing with the com-a pany during the present season.' The curtain went up promptly at 8 o'clock and ater two acts of opera, the burlesque began which ýwent far. into the night. The operatic scbcdule included the. first 'act of"L Traviata" with Edith Masoi and the cast wliicb created sucb a sensation in, the first performance of, this opera tbis season. and the second act of' "'Aida," which, proved equallv populaàr.: Following. thîs there was a half bour intermission when the burlesque opened with a meeting of -the cast and repertoire board of the company.. The roles of the members of the board were p layed by mwmbers of 1the'opera 1ballet, amd others Who appeared before the board applying for posi- tionýs as opera. singers were Edith Mason, Marger>' Livingstone, and Giuseppe Bentonelli, who were * required to sing popular songs inasmucb as the burlesque theory of the board meeting was that. 9pera must lie modernized. During the meeting a famous singer' appeared for an audition dressed as a fanl dancer and sang "Oh, You Nasty Man." Following this scene appeared à quick succession * of travesties inctuding choruies dressed in "gay nineties" costumes siging while riding arotind the stage on bicycles; a comedy quartette f rom "Rigol- leto"; Edith Mason, Mae Barron, CharleslHackett. and Frederick jeincks singing thie famQus spinning scene f rom "'Martha>' while furiouisly pumùping sew- ing mnachines, and the finale was an hilarious pro- duction of "'Salome." Practically ail members of the comnpany appeared. in son1e ridiculous rote with costumies arranged with an eye to comedy.' The burlesque spelled finis on an, opera season in Chicago which bias seen Jeritza, Somigli, Mason, LaMance, Alsen, Martinelli, Ben-, tonelli, Duncan, Hackett, Thomas and à,,score, of other: singers appearinig on'the -stage of the Civic Opera House. * A group of north shore dancing pupils of Pro- it fessor John Dewar, who meet every Saturday a afternoon at the Community House in Winnetka S will'give a recital on Thursdey evening, January a10o at the Conimunity House., The group is' corn- *posed of many popular and very talented little, t girls, some of whom have entertainedl both pub- e licly' and privately at benelits or-parties. f One of the "stars" of the performance will be Marion Gourley of Winnetka, who some. will' re- member .-as. one of the S.cotch, dancers in the JEnglish village at 'A Century of Progressý thi. summer. Bessie 'McPadzkean of Evanston, who al1so danced in the English--village, will be in the recital., Alother of the stars will bê little seven- year-old, Heatherbell. McPherson' of Elmwood Park, formerly of Hubbard Woods, *,ho, is the, granddaughter of Prof. Dewvar. Others on the program will beý five-year-old Jean Hardy of, Lake ýForest,: Marjorie Cable of Glencoe, jean McKènna of Hubbard Woods, and. Olive Hartshorne, Dorothy Klein, and Eleanor Murdock of Winnetka. The 'program 'will open with a charming kilt ensemble lead by the piper, Norman Dewar, a. son of Prof. Dewar. The piano accompamets. for, thé «afes' willi be played 'bs'Mr.OieR Smith' of Glencoe. r.OreR Kathryn Witwer WiI S.ng at Pop. Concert, Glazounow's Concerto for Violin in A Minor will be playçd this Friday afternoon b>' Mischa Mischa- koif when he will be the soloist with the Chicago Symphony orchestra. Kathryn Witwer, soprano, who is to be the soloist at the "Pop" concert on Satur- day night, will sing Glazouinow's "Pnimavera d'Or" and "Elsa's' Dream from Lohengrin. *In addition to Mischakoff's solo concerto b>' Glazounow. Friday's prograni consists of Smetataa' "V1Ysehrad"'; Dvorak's, Symnphony No. 2, and thl.t Introduction, Valse and Finale froni GlazounoN'S "R.Puses d'Amour." ,Departing from the usual procelure,1 Doctor Stock priesents a 'soloist at the, Poputlar concert Saturdav night.' 'Kathrvn Witwver. popular soprano, .Will makie ber first appearance with the orchestra.. In addi- tion to ber songs, the prograin will include tlhe i Handel-HartY Water music. Mendelssohn's '*Ital- G lazounow, 'Beethoven, Dv-orak, Straussi 'and Smnetana are the contposers to' be represented on the program of recordings to be played Wednes- day evening, Januar>" 2, at the Dudley KI. French bouse, 503 Hawthorne lane,'. Winnetka. Included are a selection from 4"Ruses d'Amour," býy Glazou-. now, and a violin concerto by thé samie composer; sympbony -No. 3, "Eroica," b>' Beethoven; Dvoirak's, Carneval overture; Strauss' "Don Juan"; and "The MoIdau, by Smetana. The musit is *taken from the next. three concerts of - the Chicago Symnphonv orchestra, încluding. the Wednesday afternoon cn cert, with the exception of 'the, Smetana, number, which is one of a group of, four by that. conposerý; some of' the others- in the group are to be played by the Chicago orchestra. An interesting recording Will précéde the Beethoven symphony.* Two . ears ago. in connection with the, one hundred and tfif- tieth anniversary of. that composer, Walter Dam- rosch recorded,,the story of t1he second movemnent of the "E.roica" symphony, illustrating it with some of the. music. This, record was not placed on sale, but was sent' to -various musqic loyers throughout the country, including Mr. French. It explamns that movement, and adds to its interest. The conceçrt 'of recordings. was postpead a weelc on accounit of the holidays. For those wbo' have attended previoùs concerts and fear that the big rooni where the>' are usually, given may prove too, cool 'on ,vintry nigbts, ,Mr. French explains, that thére is another machine dpwnstairs. where. unless. the crowd is too great, the mic-can be played in comfort. The january' 10 concert of the Chicago Syniphoîti %%il 'consist entirely of the Bach B Minior 'Mass, and if Mr. French cari get the records lie will ini- clude sonie of it Jantnary 2. If any reader bas theni and would like to assist by Iending them, Mr. French would, be glad to be advised. Mr. French welcornes to the concerts ail those iîterested in lhearing the miusic, but asks that those planning to attend telephone himr before tbe concert. Work s IExIiubited o Late liù-mn ýW. Norton A view, of the work of the'late John W. Norton, which is being exhibited at the Chicago Art In- stitute, wilI make us realize' that %ve have had a distinguished artist in our midst these man>' years ivithouit realizing it. Two galleries are filled with ms womian, Miss 'Carter personally a few of the well .known Evanstonians their nartis for ber patron and and so interested were they ail that rium was well filled for' the recital. POS'eu ro ne the irst migra, country, long before C~olur Another shows a group of zerland, who were number, peoples. The third shows a the ice fields of 'the f rozen patroness li the club aut mtitive lux' on