Show MORE AMERICAN OPERA WRITERS WRITER Merit Awards Given to Seven Illinois Compos Compos- Composers ers This Month CHICAGO March Dy By 27 Dy The Th Associated The Press Press Th busIness ot of writing American operas Is not one one such an Infant Industry as mIght be b led to suppose This has ia been brought to light by an announcement of ot the 1110 American Amer Amer- AmerIcan Amerlean Ican Opera society of Chicago that composers composer of operatic a scores core ores already have hav re the David memorIal memorial memorial Ial medal for tor American grand op opera era era for tor either the th tragIc or 01 comIc variety In addition to talent and tech technique requIsItes requisite for tor the th award Include American citizenship and anda anda a libretto in the En English llah language Several Illinois composers composer reo re received fhe tb award this month while four tour had won the hon boa honor honor or previously Outside of Illinois the BIspham medal has been awarded warded to fourteen musicians Mrs Mr Rockefeller McCormIck Is honorary chairman of ot the thi Ameri Amer American can Opera society which was founded and Is I now directed by Mrs Eleanor Ileanor Everest Enrest Freer well known American composer Its It purposes are ar set forth To encourage the th use us of our native language In la opera and eon con concert cert In la En speaking English lIsh countries by recommendation n of ot adequate trAnslations to encourage the per per- performance o ot of AmerIcan opera or drama rama and to GIve elvo JUst duet ju t rec recognition n to the th American composer compose ot of ability To award the th David memorial medal In la Chicago whenever when whenever ever ever possible or 01 elsewhere when satisfactory Information of nn an American opera has been obtain obtained society ed cd by the th society The seven even Illinois composers who received the th award thIs month brought and the h works work that brought them recognition toll follow ow Mrs Mr Alfred AUred Bun It Andrews Andrews- GuIdo Ferranti gIven liven with euc cess uc-cess cess by the th Aborn Abom Opera company at the ChIcago auditorium ClarEnce Clarenc Yolando Loomis Loomis Yolando 04 Cyprus and Castle Casti of ot Gold Charles Chariot Carlson Carlton Carlson S W Bella Harwill Bella Donna Donn lak taken n to Italy by for possible presentation at La Scala opera house hous Hamilton Forrest ded dedicated to Mary Garden Henry Eames Games Pris cilia comic opera William Iester Lester Everyman Everman choral opera Previous Illinois awards award were to toJ toJ toJ J Lewis Browne Drowne The Th Corsica Girl Simon Isaac Van Grove Grovo The Music Mu lc Rob Robber her ber Sirs Mr Freer The Th Legend of the th Piper rIper and Ms The Court Jester Other composers composer who have hav reo re received the th medal are ar Charles Wakefield Herbert W Frank Aida Aldo Fran Fran chetti Carter DeLone Stearns Hugo HUJo Lyford Patterson Stewart Hadley Con Converse erse erse- and McCoy Operas Oper by Harling and Fran chetti were presented last lait season Beason Y by the th Chicago Civic Opera com corn company pany which next neat season Beason will pro pro- produce produce duce duct Cadman's Cadman The Th Witch of o 0 Salem |