Greek Day at the World's Fair
Saloniki-Greek Press, June 15, 1933
p. 1.- "A day in Athens" will be the theme of the Greek day at the World's Fair 1933 to be held at the Horticultural Building gardens on Wednesday, June 28 from three o'clock in the afternoon until three o'clock in the morning.
Nickolas Tsoukalas ballet master and Marion Schroeder Booras, musical Director of the Byzantine Ensemble are in charge of the production. Nick John Matsoukas is the general director of the day and the Honorable George Depasta, Consul General of Greece in Chicago, is the Chairman of Greek Day with the cooperation of over seventy five prominent Greeks of Chicago.
Greek day will start at three in the afternoon promptly on Wednesday, June 28th and will be a day of continuous entertainment until three in the morning.
2The Byzantine Ensemble augmented double in size will provide the principal singing. Marion Schroeder Booras said:
"Greek Day, depicting 'A Day in Athens---the Paris of the Balkans,' will remain in the memory of the local Greeks and Americans for it will reveal the beauty of ancient, Byzantine and Modern Greece."
Songs from all the three periods will be heard and sung with exceptional charm and beauty. The singers will be costumed in the traditional costumes of the ancient Greeks Byzantines and modern foustanella.
Mr. Tsoukalas is arranging a special number for the evening consisting of fifty beautiful Classic dancers. Aside from that there will be solo renditions of dances of all nations depicted accurately and showing the evolution of dance from Classical days to the present.
3According to Nick Matsoukas there will be two big surprises in store for every one attending the Greek Day at the Horticultural building. But what they are is not revealed as yet. But one thing he wishes to stress is that on Wednesday night June 28th. Greeks of Chicago will be taken back to Athens for the evening.
Amidst the beauty of five acres of beautiful gardens a fresh lake breeze and the beauty of the entertainment all of the Hellenes will feel that they are spending their day at Faliron.
Partial list of the committee on Greek Day consists as follows: Andrew Vlachos, William and Andrew Karzas, William Belroy, George Porikos, Dr. Gavaris, P. S. Lambros, Dr. N. Salopoulos, Peter Bougas, Demetrios Parry, Demetrios Michalopoulos, Nickolas Tsoukalas, Marion Schroeder Booras, Minas Booras, George A. Spannon, Apostle Flambouras, Roxy Dessila, etc.
