Putnam patriot., 1926-10-22


 in his best concert hall manner and then begin to sing. From somewhere behind the screen came the voice of the tenor. the real voice. synchroniz- ing in every way with the actions of the figure on the screen. It was amaz ing and funeanny Many thousands came Co see and Co hear. This week. the Warmers placed the Nitaphone- for sd the new invention is named m another theatre and with another program of entertainers. Here one hnds Al Jolson singing his Nanny" songs and talking intimately to his audience. Here is Elsie Janis of the husky voice. singing songs of the army in the midst. of crowd of doughboys. It Is Elsie herself. one feelsiand yet, after you have left the theatre you know that this Xitaphone has set to make much progress to- wards perfection. l. has an unhappy way Of making the most clear-toned artists of the stage. speak and sing with lisp. It's music Is d bit muf- fled into single mass Of tone. Yet 1t is an astounding bit of progress and one to be watched with interest. To the concert performer and the vaudeville artist f sounds an echo that is something like a professional death-knell.
 Incoming Opera Birds
 If you walk down Broadway about noon to that yellow brick temple of bad musie' known as the Metropoli- tan Opera House. you will be re- minded that only two or three weeks are to pass before the doors open Co another season of song. good or bad. and. of late, frequently bad Already the choruses are at work and lusty Italian voices, reheafsing in the foyer at the front where one smokes and has coffee at Wagnerian matinees, ring out over the din of Broadway. The season will open with dull opera, La Nestale," sufficiently mag niticent in background Co set of the jewels and gowns of the social event which the opening opera night has been for these seventy.five years In the season that follows there promise to be few sensations. Jeritza will sing The Jewels of the Madonna, '" and the lead in Pueeinis posthumous opera. "Turnadet That Hlnsas City product. Marion TalIey will have her chance. too. with Il revival of "'fhe Magic Flute" III which she will sing "The Queen of the Night And then there will be. of course. the same old "Carmens.' and 'Fausts of yester- year. Along Tn February Wagner will come bark bringing with him Schumann- Heink to sing those roles which will be hers nntil riper old age takes her out of the picture
 A Little 10 the East
 But all is not Broadway that claims the attention If New Workers. There are politics and politics and politics. Governor Smith, having made his own ticket at the Democratic convention now stands before his commonwealth seeking another election. Now tine Governor Is considered almost invin- cihle and therefore greater the sur prise when the Republican convention chose for it's candidate, Representa- tive Ogden l.. Mills, who, once nomi- mated, waited not minute to show the voters of the Empire State that if the Governor was a Goliath it was just possible that the Republicans had found his David. Mir. Mills Is making an extraordinary campaign. In five days he had Tammany guess ing and Governor smith somewhat on the defensive. Mir. Mills probably will not win but he is making an impress sion throughout the state that is win ming him many admirers, and perhaps not few supporters that hitherto have tended the polls for the Cover nor.
 Suzanne Under Cover
 Recently in Tex Richards Madi- son Square Garden, Suzanne Leng len, invineible French ace of the game of tennis, made her first appear ance as professional player, easily triumphing over her opponents, Miss Brown, Vincent Richards and one Snodgrass It was an interesting ex- hibtion and Suzanne was in her ele- ment, displaying all the verve and vigor and electric action that Ameri- cans have read of from afar but have not seen on this side of the Atlantic If one is to judge from the size of the crowds that filled the big arena, Mir. Pyle. the gentleman who is buy ing amateur tennis stars right and left. has placed professional tennis definitely in the sporting world. IL is enough to see Suzanne jump high from the court and tackle a seemingly impossible ball