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...situation reached its boiling point when it became known that Mildred Gerber's sponsor was Alderman Arvey, chairman of the Council Finance Committee and chief booster of a $15,000 grant which the Opera hopes to get from the city, in return for a radio program supposed to glorify Chicago and its music. Such a gift was badly needed to meet Longone's payroll but the thought of it infuriated many a Chicago taxpayer. Most newspapers were wary with their comments, partly because Mayor Edward J. Kelly is one of Longone's backers and the Opera...
...presented young singers who were blatantly unqualified for the roles they were given. Blonde Jean Tennyson, wife of President Camille Dreyfus of Celanese Corp. of America, starred in Pagliacci, La Boheme, Faust. Rosalinda Morini, a local coloratura who sings off pitch, was the heroine in Traviata. One Mildred Gerber, a protegee of Alderman Jacob M. Arvey, trilled hesitantly as Lucia di Lammermoor. Though Chicago opera audiences are notably easy to please, there was vigorous hissing when Tenor John Pane-Gasser appeared in Il Trovatore, uncontrolled laughter at Virginia Pemberton who as Micaela in Carmen gave the season's most...
Foils: Robert C. Ackerman '35; William F. Gerber '37; Philip E. Lilienthal '36; John F. Reppun...
...Varsity foilsmen who will probably enter are Robert C. Ackerman '36, Philip E. Lilienthal '36, John Reppun '36, and William F. Gerber '37, John G. Hurd 1L, who has won several previous meets. Gilbert Kerlin 2L, and Henry B. Wesselman 3L are the graduate fencers who intend to enter...
...Philip E. Lilienthal '36 (H) defeated Bojar (B), 5-3; John F. Reppun '36 (H) defeated Bopp (B), 5-4; Lilienthal (H) defeated Avis (B), 5-1; Reppun (H) defeated Bojar (B), 5-4; Ackerman (H) defeated Bopp (B), 5-1; Avis (B) defeated William F. Gerber '37 (H), 5-1; Ackerman (H) defeated Bojar (B), 5-2; Lilienthal (H) defeated Williams...