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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1933
Page
3
Glowing tributes followed Lucille Gowey, Juliet opera singer, for her Nedda in Pagliacci at the Chicago Auditorium last Tuesday. Metropolitan music critics predicted a great future on the lyric stage, praising her lovely persuasive voice and her success in the difficult part.
A Joliet crowd watched Lucille Gowey perform as Lucia Diano in grand opera. Review praised her Nedda and potential, noting years abroad and early Chicago appearance marking her operatic debut. She trained overseas and earned praise from noted music masters before returning to Joliet last spring.
Marty Durkin a well known prison er of Stateville earned a berth on the prison varsity eleven yesterday securing a place on the team amid local interest.
Arrangements for Joliet’s annual pound party at the Guardian Angel orphanage run Oct 24 25 and 26 under Mrs Charles A Winkler head. The event seeks food and clothing donations for 177 orphans with card parties and amusements planned each day.
Pleasure craft on Lake Joliet have increased in number over the past month. Observers along the water front note many locally owned boats among those using the water way. Regattas and crisp autumn weather are credited with renewed boating interest among Joliet residents.
The Joliet High school concert band and the Iniiitary band unite for an annual fall concert October 27 to raise funds for medals won at Evanston. Parents Association sponsors this high school event aiming for a full auditorium and a high-grade program.
The Joliet Astronomical Society launches a public lecture series with Al mond Fairfield a high school faculty member presenting a lecture titled Stars He will use colored slides from major observatories to provide background for future talks aimed at public access free of charge Club leaders plan upcoming addresses by notable figures in astronomy.
The public library will switch to its winter hours starting November 1. Librarian Mrs Rena Barickman said the Grateae building will stay open until 8 30 p m each night.
A program of popular songs and ballads will be heard this morning from station WCLS. Poplar baritone Crawford Gear will perform from 11 15 to 11 30 o clock and be accompanied by Don Glasgow at the piano.
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