Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Mar 1934, p. 32

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"The Lady With the Green Apple" by George Lusk of Mine~tte, noted Chicago artist, won the Mrs. James A. Patten award of $50 for the best portrait in oul in the north shore exhibition of paintings and sculpture which was held receetly at the Evanston Woman's club, and sponsored by the club. Clara MacGowanof Northwestern univer- .Sity won- the Charles H. Dennis awardof $25S for the best water color, :"Indiana Dunes." The Club. Members' Popülar award of. $55. (selected by the club rather tban the judges) was given* to Frank C. Peyraud of Raviniaý for bis "Sunshine, A June Morniing." "Skyfarmn" by 'Rudolph F. Ingerle, also of Ravinia, was given the John C. Shaffer award )f $50 for the best landscape. This exhibit, the tbirteenth,,was là'rger than any .)if its predecessors, and was said to be ýsuperior ini general.standard. Katherinie Hulteen of the iiivanstoit Reviciv wrote of' it: *"There is a mrater ilote 'of strength* without, sacrifice of beauty, a broader scope in technique and * subject matter. It is sumnewhat, less 'conservative than its forerunners, probably bec«ause, as one artist- teacher indicated, the Century of 'Progress art ex- hibit lias cast1 an- undeniable influence toward, mmod- ernism ini this area." Other north shore artists who were represeinted were Tom Wilder, the Burinbams of Winnetka- Mother Buirnliam, andl daugliters, Carol Lou and Ani; Carl Linden, Peterpaul Ott, Edna Stevenson Johansen of Winnetka, Helen Taylor of Keil- %vortb, Max Gundlach of Winntetka, Florence deBeers, Grace Brion, Unita K. Shippen, and Fay R. Hlarper from Glencoe; S. John Dunican Clark, Jane Jobinson, and Susan Northam of Wilmette, and Hazel Bell Risk and Sybell Venniema from Winnetka. The, exhibit, whichi was on for oniy a week, closed hast Sunday, but the prize winning pictures wilI bc on exhibit for.about two weeks at Gairing's galleries. 729 Shermain avenue,. Evanistoni. Music SororityAMded A dessert bridge for the benefit of the 'Endow- *ment Eund of Delta Omicron, musical sorority, was held last Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ripley Kiel in Wilrnette. Mrs. Kiel is president of the Chicago Alumnae chapter of the sorority, Don Loving Photo Grorgeq Lusk of Wilimette reécived thé, Mrs. .frnwis A. Pûflen àüvard for one of hi: oll >aintings îchich was entered in the North Shore Exhibition ,of Pailitiiq ald Sculpture, spopisored by the Evaits- tol! oan' chib. Good Fruday Pu-ograni The annual "Good Friday" Program,. which will be played by the Chicago Symphony orchestra, Frederick Stock, conductor, this Friday afternoon, wihl inçIude Selections froni Wagner's "Parsifal"; Brahms' Variations: on a Theme by Haydn; Wetz- ler's "Assisi" Legend ; Rimsky-Korsakow's Over- turc, "The Russian Easter," and Strauss' Tone Poem. *'J5eath and Transfiguration," Shaw Play to B3e Given On Tuesday, April 3, George Bernard S'-haw'.s iamous Play "'Great Catherine,"~ will oipenl at ýthe Goodman theatre, to continue. evcry, evening throughout the wcek, with a maic1 n hrdy April 8. "The Arkansas Bear," by Albert Zigelow Paine,ý wihl continue to be the attraction at the Chil1dren's matinée every Saturday dmring March. "Mi The first of a series of outstanding concert at- tractions under the Dounna Parker Concert Manage- nment at the Medinah Michigan Avenue club was presented last Sunday afternooui by Luchla Canter- bury, dramatic reader, and Sidney Silber of Wil- mette, concert pianist. They appeared in a. program, of great interest, the* highlight of whiich was a performance of Tennyson's epic "Enoch Arden" with the masterly musical. score of Richard. Strauss. This work.lias not had 'public performance in1 Chi- cago for several. years due to its exacting demrands upon the performers, but* in the bands of Miss Canterbury and, Mr. ýSilber it received authoritative and artistiçc interpretation. Mr. Sulber was also heard in several. groups of piano. selections. A fu rther event of great interest in this series will be the first -public. performance :of Charles. Wakefiel Cadman's beautiful song-cycle "White Enchantment" in operatic forni on Thursday eve- ning, April .12, with 'an, aIl-star cast. including Arthur Kraft, tenor, Mari Barova, contralto, Lenore Porges, -soprano and Eric Russell Cooke, baritone.. Sol Cohen, the renowned vioilirîist,, will make his fis hcago appearance. in 6 years' on this occasion, playing Mr. Cadnian's latest violiin con~certo which was dedicated to hirn. Thev wilI he supported by Emma Brody Gottlieh), pianist. Fturtber Suinday afteriioon attractions xwill be the. NordicEnsemble on April 8, and the Thlree.Arts' Ensemble on April 15. k Iest In Hany Years Five hundred and twenty. water colors, dlrawings, and pastels' have been selected for exhibition in the forthcoming International Exhibition of Water Colors at 'the Art institute,- which will open this evening and continue through Sunday, April '29. An advance' view of the work sehectcd reveals many interesting -phases, which the public wvilf finid wotyof, study. The .work of the -numerous foreign.artists will'be'compared with our American' craftsmen. Painter's f rom. Austria,. France, Ger- many, Great Britain,, Guatemala, -Italy, Mex *icop, Poland, Russ-ia, Spain and Switzcrland are repre- sexted, with a total of one hundred and sixty-five, entries. France alone lias seventy-eight works in the exhibition, forty of which are from. the brush of Lucien Simon. The United States, in nuniher at Nil ýshoýWs be assisted by Willard Rhodes. The- Cameo Salon will also hear and view an excerpt f rom "Little Wotnen" on May 5, when Lorna Doone Jackson and Dnisicill Wolf will do the third act scene between Joe-and Laurie at the. Belmont hotel, with Rhea Shelters at the piano. *

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