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WILMETTE LIFE Music News and Events Mason, Lazzari Give Brilliant Program Monday B,. Ratlaeda L. Pretsel One can always be sure of an evening of the finest type of music by artists well worth hearing in the Artists-Recital series sponsored by the Winnetka Music club. The first concert of this year's series, given last Monday evening in the New Trier high school auditorium, was no disappointment. When Claudia Muzio cabled the cancellation of her engagement to sing last Monday night, those responsible for the Artist-Recital series got busy and secured two artists from the Chicago Civic opera company, Edith Mason, and Virgilio Lazzari. Both of t~ese artists, who rank with the foremost singers of the world, gave superlative performances. They were accorded an exceedingly warm reception from the capacity house. Complete Maatei'J of Art Miss Mason's voice is true and carrying, and she is complete master of the art of song projection. Her program was distinctly of a lighter vein and she presented it most oharmingly. There were several in the audience, however, including this critic, who hungered to hear some of her justly famous operatic airs. Her first group held two Debussy compositions that were a delight. "Romance," is a delicat.e melody of a dresden quality, wrttten over an accompaniment exquisitely expressive. "Fantoches," is the song of marionettes, and its accompaniment visualizes for one the wierd mechanical movements of the puppets. Miss Mason presented her side of it beautifully, and Isaac Van Grove gave a masterly interpretation of the accompaniments. Miss Mason's voice is so well suited to the delicacies of an old French folk song, "Noel," and Brahms' "Vergebliches Standchen;" "Serenade" by Strauss, received . . tts JUSt due, and all the short songs that made up her last group were happily sung. Lik G t" Old F . d Vir ilio eL ree !D& nen . ald f~end f~~zh~t was greeted as Ran vinia hav~ sho:n a~~~~an~~~r:t fofk that he has one of the finest bass voices of the era. Meyerbeer's aria "Roberto 11 Diavolo," introduced hi~ an Monday night, and showed that he has a seemingly unlimited supply of breath, and that he sings with a firmly sustained tone . .,In Questa Tomba," by Beethoven, held .the same force. Yet Mr. Lazzari is master of the diminuendi, as was evidenced in one ~f his encores, ,a test .for any singer, Ay! Ay! Ay! He mcluded in his welt-chosen program such favorites as Tosti's "L'Uitima Canzone " and the "Volga ~oat Song," which gave him opportumty for full-voiced phrases a~d those that faded off into the softes~ piani'ssimo. Both Mr. Lazzari and Mtss Mason. were · called out for many encores, ~htch they gave generously. The evemng was concluded with a ~uet, "~a Ci .J:?,arem Ia Mana," from 9tovann.l, .by Mozart, a persuasave btt of smg~ng that won hearty bursts of applause. Mr. Van Grove gave excellent accompaniments. I Contralto Special Train Service for Our Opera Patrons Opera devotees of the north shore communities journeying to Chicago to attend performances of the Chicago Civic opera during the current season, will be affgrded special travel accomodations by the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad, it is announced by R. S. Amis, general passenger agen.t. :. . From ·7 to 8 :30 p. m. each evening during the opera season, all southbound North Shore line trains will make a special stop at Congress street "L" station, only a few steps from the main entrance to the Auditorium. From 10 to 12 p. m. all northbound trains will stop at Congress street. This will give north shore residents service almost to the door of the Auditorium in going both to and from the opera. Th·e special stop will be made by trains operating over both the Skokie Valley and Shore Line routes, as welt as those in the LibertyvilleMundelein service. '--~------..: Open Chamber Music Recital Series at Kenilworth Sunday The North Shore Chamber Music association is beginning its sixth season Sunday afternoon, November 4. The program will be given by the Muenzer Trio, assisted by Frederick Rittner, viola player. This trio is well known to north shore audiences through its finished performances of . the past three seasons. The members of this trio return as most welcome friends to the Chamber Music audience. The program follows : Trio in F major, Op. 42 .. Niels W. Gade Allegro animato Allegro molto vivace Andantino--Allegro con fucco Walzer-Maerchen, Op. 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Schuett Allegro moderato Allegretto Allegro Vivace Quartette in C minor, Op. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Strauss Allegro Scherzo (Presto) Andante Vivace The Viola Part will be played by Mr. Fred Rittner. Marion Anderson, colored contralto, has been engaged as one of the soloists who will appear with the Little Symphony orchestra in its programs at New Trier auditorium this season under the auspices of the New Trier Orchestral association. She appears on the program Monday, December 10. Open Opera Ticket Booth in North Western Station Isabel Richardson Molter An opera information booth is now · 8 fi p Su d open at the Chicago and North WestIn ene t rogram n ay ern Railway terminal for the convenience of suburban residents. Orders for season tickets and their delivery up until the final day of the ticket sale will be taken by the attendant at this hooth who has a chart at hand showing the seating arrangements of the Auditorium. The booth will be maintained throughout the Chicago Civic Opera season this year at the east end of the main concourse on the second floor. All questions relating to opera performances, the prima donna the cast available seats for the cve~ing, pro~ gram changes, or anything with which oper~ patrons are not familiar, will be answered here. This service is an innovation at the North Western termi.nal this year. "Suburban Special" Operas Start Nov. 4 With "Lohengrin" Sunday afternoon, November 4, will occur the. first "Suburban Special" performance of the Chicago Civic Opera season. The ever-popular Wagnerian opera "Lohengrin" has been chosen for this occasion, and in the cast have been included Maria Olszewska and Manon · Cl atre · of t h e new artists, · an d Rene Maison, Alexander Kipnis, Robert Ringling and Howard Preston of the old. Henry W e~er wm conduct. The S~n.day matmee perf~rmances o.f the Ctvtc opera are espectally destgned for patrons who live some dis!ance away fr~m the opera house. It ts always posstble. to attend .the Sun~ay afternoons wtthout the mconventence of a late return home. The popular-priced Saturday night performance, which has long been one of the most attractive features of the ~nnual s~ason of. grand opera, are bemg contmued thts year and, as usual, the Saturday night audiences are given the opportunity of he~ring the greatest artists of the company, in the most popular operas. "Rigoletto," which maintains its drawing power from year to year, has been chosen to institute the popular- . price series and in it will be Alice Mock, Ada Paggi, Antonio Cortis Richard Bonelli and Chase Baromeo: The incidental dances will be interpreted by the full ·corps· de ballet. ·You cannot afford to miss this performance · VIO~INIST IN CONCERT The first of a series of five concerts was presented at the Skokie school, Winnetka, this Friday by Herbert Kirschner, violinist. The series is being financed by the Boston Music fund. The concerts are free to parents of Winnetka school children. Isabel Richardson Molter, well known north shore soprano, is to appear in a benefit recital Sunday afternoon, November 4, at the Studebaker theater. Proceeds ft:om the recital :will be directed into the coffers of the Chicago Junior school at Elgin. Barold Molter will be the accompanist. In .addition !O an, aria from "The Marnage of Ftgaro, and a gr~mp. of Schubert songs, Mrs. ~ol~er wtll st~g a gr?UP of five Scandt!lavtan songs m Enghsh, and an Amertcan group. Cellist and Tenor Give Program at Winnetka Club Miss Liljian Pringle, 'cellist, an.d Oscar Heather, tenor, gave the program at the meeting of the Music department of the Winnetka Woman's club Tuesday, October 30. -Mr ... Heather gave a recital in Chicago recently and received favorable and enthusiastic praise from the music critics. The artists are both unusually talented. More Tickets on Hand for Symphony Programs Newcomers to the north shore are. advised by officers of the New Trter Orchestral association that season tickets are still available for the Little Symphony concerts to be given at New Trier auditorium this winter under sponsorship of the association. The Little Symphony concerts conducted by George Dasch ar~ ~ade possible solely by sub~crip tt~n. Some o~ those who had previOusly subscrtbed found it inconvenient to take advantage of this season's concert series, thus leaving several season tickets available for those who have only recently come to the north shore and 'for that reason are not supplied with tickets. The seventh season of these concerts begins Monday evening, November 12. The series includes five co~certs. Soloists o~ world reput~hon are secured for these occastons. Appli.cations for season tickets may be made to Mrs. B. K. Smith, 547 Orchard lane, Winnetka, secretary, or Harry L. Street, 592 Sheridan road, Winnetka, treasurer. Announce Tryouts for New Music Organization The first try-out for the Students' Music and Dramatic club, which is being organized in Highland Park, will take place Sunday afternoon, November 25, at 2::30 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. John Benson on Woodpath avenue. Membership will extend throughout the north shore. FREE MOVIES This Saturday's free' moving picture program for children, to be given at Field Museum of Natural History under the provisions of the Raymond Full41, consists Qf the following five ina," "Down at Our Pond," films : "Ch_ "In Birdland," "Monarchs of the Plains," and "Our Four-Footed Pals." The pictures will be run continuously from 10 a. m. until noon, in the James Simpspn Theatre of the museum. Children from all parts of Chicago and suburbs are invited. Mrs. B. F. Blymyer of 626 Lake avenue was· hostess to the Book club last Wednesday afternoon. ' pon CIVE MUSIC PROGRAM Mrs. Nina Bailey, Miss Esther Wood, and Arthur · Lander presented a program of music at the North S~ore Country Day school Friday of thas week. Parents and friends of the lt1nleata were gaesta of the occasion.