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PROHIBITIONS
By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Dean of Men, University of
Illinois.

THESE paragraphs are not an ar
L gument either in favor of ma
tional prohibition or against 1t. They
have to do with prohibitions In gen.
eral. The success or failure of the
volstead act has been settled so com
pletely, whichever view you take, by
individuals generally, in railroad
trains and barber shops and hotel
Hobbies and sewing societies that
there is nothing left to be said.
1t was, however, about drinking that
Mrs. Gillen was speaking. There had
been some evidences of hilarity the
night previous In the hotel at which
we were staying. There were sus-
picious-looking bottles standing about,
and a particular aroma in the air that
did not suggest either violets or roses
an aroma, by the way. with which
Mrs. Gillen was familiar and upon
which she commented.
whenever you make. a law pro-
hibiting anything you are sure to
make things worse. There wouldn't
be half so much drinking If there
wasn't a law against it."
1 have learned long ago the futility
of arguing with anyone, and more es-
pecially with a woman, so I said moth
ing. Carrying Mrs. Gillen's state
ment to It's logical conclusion, how
ever, law is futile. We should be bet
ter off without it. If she is correct,
then Noses made a great mistake
when he promulgated the Ten Com
mandments. Instead Of Tightening
things up and making for a better
society, as he no doubt intended, the
tablets of stone simply acted as a red
rag to stimulate the Israelites to thiev-
cry and murder and c~ovetousness and
all the other deadly sins. A great
mistake was made in that conference
upon Mount Sinai.
If Mrs. Gillen is correct her our
lawmakers are a menace to society
as some radical people actually do
hold-and traffic regulations and po-
licemen standing at street corners
simply act as incentives to a~ggravate
evil. We should do away with all of
them. l am sure she would moi go so
far as this, however, and that she did
not think out just what her statement
implied, any more han do many other
people who make similar statements.
Some laws are not wise laws and
some prohibitions stimulate revolt
more than do others because to some
people they seem unreasonable and
unjust. There are people, too, young
people especially. who rebel against
a prohibition of any sort. They do
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H.. H. Ward is building a new
barn.
F. e. McGrew expects to leave
for Colorado this spring. He makes
his weekly trip to Painter after
his mail.
Bert Marvin was a recent ove
night guest at the Oliver ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Alexander
were recent guests at the Wogoman
home.
Byran Wogoman is getting out
logs for a new house and barn.
! Jim Windsor is putting in a saw
mill and expects to do a lot of saw
ing this spring. Mr.. and Mrs. Wind
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sor expect to do some extensive i'm
|provements, getting ready for the
dudes.
Dewey Riddle is building and i'm
proving. having put up two new
cabins.
Frank Culp and VIM. Modglin
bought the Snyder saw mill and
will also saw this spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodd were recent
guests at the Davis ranch.
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Fred Wright is making a trip
outside and Ernest Schultz is feed
ing for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Nordquist were
over night guests at the Ward
ranch on their way home.
o. B. Hetland is building his
new house. He expects to have
1t ready to move to in the spring.
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In the old days, chivalry consist
ed in saying May I smoker" Now
it consists in saying: TRY n Of
mine"
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CLUB AND LODGE
DIRECTORY
H CODY CLUB

Meets at Luncheon
on Monday of each
week. Visitors al
ways welcome.
E. f. Shaw. Pres.
A. C~hamberlin, Sec.
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mist, and Jacques Thibaud, in CO.
artist recital; Ignace Jan Pederew-
ski. pianist, and Jascha Heifetz,
violinist.
The two remaining orchestra con-
certs of the indianapolis Symphony
Society will present the New York
Symphony Orchestra. Walter DAM
rosch, conductor, and the Cincin-
natl Symphony Orchestra, Fritz
Reiner, conductor.
n Il
TWENTY- FIVE thousand five
4 hundred dollars is considerably
more than the average person would
care to invest in musical instru-
ments, but Alfred Wallenstein, prin-
cipal cellist of the Chicago Sym
phony Orchestra, who appears in re-
cital at the Masonic Temple on
Wednesday, Dec. Z, finds it impos-
sible to get along with less.
The cello which Mr.. Wallenstein
uses in his concert work is a genuine
Grancina, made in Italy in 1889, and
insured for $500. It's actual value
is considerably greater. authorities
declare, because its tone qualities
have enhanced considerably during
the years this artist has had it un-
der his care.
In addition to this instrument, Mr..
Wallenstein finds it desirable to own
and use another cello, besides tvs
violins and a violin, all Of which
were made by the celebrated J. B.
Vuilliume in 1924 especially for
Russia count.
This quartet cost WallenStein
$4,000 in 1912, and had to be snug
gled out of Russia after being pur-
chased from the counts estate, as
the czarist government was OPP
posed to their being taken from the
country.
Although the Grancina ipstru-
ment is used in concert because of
it's tone qualities, Mr.. Wallenstein
finds it desirable, he declares, to let
it "rest" when he is not on tour, and
use the Russian counts cello for
practice. The violinS and the viola
he uses only for recreation, as he is
not primarily a violinist.
n
THE fall concert of the Mendels-
Il sohn Choir to be presented next
Monday night at the Murat will
mark the closing Of this years &C
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ence feel and see the scene you are
depicting in your song?"
This question was asked of Mr.. j.
Rosamond Johnson the baritone,
musician, accompanist, author, who
will appear here with Taylor Cor
don, the Negro tenor, on Friday,
Dec. 8, 8:15 p. m, at the new Crispus
Attacks High School, Twelfth and
West SITS.
Because" answered Mr.. john
son, II can see in my mind, in my
imagination, as I sing these old
melodies of the plantation and the
Negro spirituals, can see the old
Negroes before me; can feel the
whole scene, and I know Mr.. Cor
don does, too. We can remember
Dinah and Indy and the old
Negroes of the South, we can see
and feel with them, and the whole
scene comes before us as real as
reality itself, when we come to sing
these songs. 1 can close my eyes
and the whole place is before me,
the whole spirit Of the song is a
part of me.
"And those who come to our con-
certs frequently come to see us aft
erward and tell us that they have
felt and seen the old days with us.
I often have people come up after a
concert with tears in their eyes and
tell me that they have been moved
as they never have been moved be-
fore; and the thing that has moved
them is the religious emotion en-
gendered by these Spirituals%
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Ernestine Bradaeld, pupil of
Gladys Smead of the dramatic
department of the Metropolitan
School of Music, will give Christ
mas readings for the Women's Mis-
sionary Society, of the East Tenth
Street Methodist Church, Friday
afternoon.
Miss Adelaide Conte and Sebasti-
ana Palma will sing at the Third
Christian Church on Sunday, Nov.
81, for the Girls Federation. Mrs.
Mildred Smith will be accompanist
The Hogle Trio, accompanied by
Mrs. McGrew, furnished the pro-
gram for a meeting of the Girls
Federation Of the Third Christian
Church on Tuesday, Nov. %.
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Flora Sauer gave a piano recital
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ADJUSTMENTS
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than she had ever dreamed of and
then longs to cast it aside to obtain
happiness makes the picture an ex-
ceptionally absorbing dramatic TO
nance.
For the first time in her career
Miss Ralston plays what might be
termed a double part. She is first
seen as timid Lizzie Stokes. New
England girl too sensitive to give
her own natural ability and poten-
tial good looks chance. Then she
blossoms forth as Olga Rostoya, the
dazzling Russian that Lizzie has
been transformed into for stage pur-
poses, the Olga who is pursued by
Norman Brooke, wealthy young
man-about-town as his 'love
IDEAL" and who threatens to set at
naught the we'll laid plans of Dan
lei hoffman, astute theatrical pro-
Queer.
Completing the program there will
be Harry Langdon in a Mack Sen
nett comedy entitled Fiddle
strings" the Fox news weekly, or
gan selections by Ray Winnings,
Sammy Leonard, singer OF popular
songs, introducing a budget of new
hits, and musical innovations by
Emil Seidel's Apollo Merrymakers.
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Tito SchipaS RecitaIePrOgram at Mural VIII
Include Works of Handel FJOtOzO and FTan1ck

tivities for this large choral Or
ganization.
In preparation for this final event
of the 1927 season nearly three
months of steady rehearsing have
been given by the les or more sing
ers composing the organization.
Elmer Andrew StefTen, the con-
ductor, has brought his singers to
degree of responsiveness and
smoothness such as will insure an
almost flawless performance, fully
up to the high standard for which
the Mendelssohn Choir is noted.
Mary Lewis, prirna donna So
prano of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, a great favorite on the
concert stage as well as in opera,
will add to the pleasure Of the con-
cert with her own recital program,
in addition to singing the solo OBJ
ligato in the choir's rendition Of
Franz Schubert's THE Omnipo-
tence."
Her accompanist for the choir will
be Elmer Zoller of New York The
accompanies for the choir will be
Paul r. Matthews of this city.
The complete program is as fol-
lows:
''Lend-si Sighting IS. S. A. A. T. T..
Ca) Aria a. Och vieni mon TardaT 5''sS
~, 9" L eo MoEzs al F1sao) M T{Gslt
Sc fiat SV dcR die Liebe Beruhrt LMid sfx
i'd Les Fillets de {Cadix" ....... .Delibes
s. A Ags Mar sp III Tua 81 o monsani
The :? 6mqipqteace" Is. s. s. A a. ' E. 4
= Miss Lewis and Choir 0'''D'''
-IntermiSSion-
Aria: "Ahl Fors' lui" (La Traviata) :. ..
'''''''''''''Miss Lewis: :''''''''' VeF0i
D, a s 81 4 T. R Is p b and s. HOgeli'
"a A. T. T; B. b. "a Arr by WILLIAMS al;tT1s
tC} "oR'' Cease Cease Thy ; Signing Maiden l'-
Fair" ...,,;:::.i.:;.. Rachmaninoff
"Hallelujah" CThe Mount OF Olivesl..
...................... Beethoven
The choir's roster of associate
members this season is composed
of $50 men and women, who are
interested in the city's musical and
cultural progress and who recognize
in the Mendelssohn Choir one of
the distinct civic assets of Indian
apolis.
n r.
GGTTOW is it you are able to i'm
Il Il part to these Negro spir-
uals such feeling, to make the audi
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This is probably one of the
largest collection of official
beauties the city has ever had
the opportunity to entertain.
The beauties are otf1cially sponsored
by Governor Martin of Florida as
well as the leading newspapers of
that State.
The twelve Florida beauties do a
speciality in support of the big cast
Of professional artists, which in
cludes AL Markell and Gay Faun,
Billie Gerber, the Giersdorff sisters
and many others. OF course, Charlie
Davis and his band have several
new numbers to delight their au-
ditors.
1.-THE Magic Flame" is a story of
circus and royal court life, and Ron
aid Colman plays two roles in the
flln, that of a clown and that of a
count. 1t is Wilma Banky, an
aerial artist, whom Colman's two
characters love and struggle for.
Into the warp and wool of that con-
f1ict Henry King has injected ro-
nance, surprising situations, humor,
satire, physical struggle, a pair of
murders. balloon ascension and
parachute jump, a whole circus
filmed in It's colorful details, and
directorial acumen such as the
moviegoing public has come to as
Sociate with his name
The action of the story occurs in
a Mediterranean country, Baretti's
circus furnishing the background
against which Wilma Banky and
Ronald Colman make love. It is
when Colman, the clown, has tri-
umphed over Colman, the count
that the locale is switched to the
royal court, with the clown accept
ed on all hands as King of Illyria.
When Wilma Banky arrives at the
court to avenge the murder of her
lover, the clown, she, does not sus-
pect the true identity of the mon
arch. 1t is with the diSentangle-
ment of this tense situation that
the plot thereafter is concerned.
Gustave Won Seyffertitz, who will
be remembered as the Grimes of
Mary Pickford's "Sparrows," ap-
pears in the court sequences as the
chancellor Others in the cast are
Augustine Bargato. who supported
Duse on the stage; Harvey Clarke,
a descendant of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow; Shirley Palmer, newest
Samuel Goldwyn discovery; Cosmo
Kyrle Bellew and George Davis.
Maurice at the Barton is present.
ing as his organ novelty Fresh
From Broadway" Interesting news
events from around the world will
be shown in the Indiana News.
'ROAD TO ROMANCE"
OPENS AT. OHIO
Had Joseph Conrad, famous no.
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NEW TALMADGE
COMEDY AT CIRCLE

Constance Talmadge returns to
the Circle today after an absence
of several months in Breakfast at
Sunrise" frothy comedy adapted
from a successful French stage
farce by Andre Birabeau.
The story is laid principally in
the Hotel Srlendide in Paris. 1t
concerns the adventures of two
young people in love, Madeline Wat
teau, an heiress, and Pierre Lusan,
who decide to marry each other to
spite their sweethearts.
They plan to be divorced as soon
as they have brought their respec-
tive fances to the point where they
will abandon all f1irtationS and be
loyal to themselves.
After innumerable amusing situa-
lions, in which Madeleine becomes
very jealous of Pierre's attention to
his former fiancee, and Pierre RACES
because of Madeline's earlier sweet
hearts attentions to her. they
find themselves in love with each
other, and start on real honey.
moon, leaving their former iramor-
alta to console each other.
Other units of the program for
the week are two Vitaphone pre-.
sensations, George Jessel in "A
Theatrical Booking Office" and
1.-THE Four Aristocrats;" the Circle
News; the overture, "a Melange of
Modern Melodies" arranged by Ed
ward Resener and played under his
direction by the Circle Concert Or
chestra; the appearance on the
stage of Russell and Marconi in
Merry Moments of Music" nov
city reel, "a Sort Tale" and Topics
of the Day..
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Had Joseph Conrad. famous nov
ton picture industry he probably
couldn't have picked a better cast
for screening his famous novel, 1.-THE
Road to Romance" which comes to
the Ohio Theater today for an en-
gagement of one week. +
Ramon Novarro, who leaped to
metecric heights by his work in
Ben Hur," has the role of the
swashbuckling and happy hero in
the perturbation of this famous
novel of private adventure in Cuba
while the petite Marceline Day has
the part of the Conrad heroine,
Seraf1na. One of the scren's heavi-
est heavy. Roy Darcy, is seen as
the crooked judge in league with
the Cuban pirates.
Marc McDermott has the humor-
Gus heavy role of Popolo and Bobby
Mack is seen as the buccaneer
drunkard, Otto Matieson, one of the
best tragic actors on the screen,
plays the role of TIE dying Don
Carlos, and Joseph Cowles, who APP
peared in 1.-The Scarlet Letter" with
Lillian Gish, is seen as pirate
lieutenant.
Cesare Gravina, the talented Ital-
ian character actor, has one of the
best roles of his career, according to
advance notices, in the role of a
one-armed pirate spy who carries
knife in the stump of the missing
arm.
"The Road to Romance" which
is recognized as being one of the
leading tales Of adventure about
the time of the Spanish Main, was
directed. by John S. Robertson, who
megaphoned Captain Salvation"
The scenario was by Josephine
Lovett.
Short Socks" comedy, featur-
ing. Bobby Vernon, will also be fea-
tured on the Ohio program along
with the famous sea story, while a
news reel will complete the screen
offering.
A musical program by Connie and
his band and Jimmy Hatton, solo,
ist, is included.
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ISIS LISTS IT'S MOVIES
FOR THE WEEK

Inheriting a valuale ranch only
to find that two others also claim
the property, Buck Peters, the chief
character in Blood viii TELL" starr
ring Buck Jones, to be presented at
tn Isis the first half of next week,
has an exciting time proving his
ownership.
Jones has the role Of Buck Peters.
His rival claimants are Buddy and
Sally Morgan, brother and sister,
who think that they have purchased
the property. Buck falls in love with
Sally and rather than shatter her
illusion of wealth, applies for a job
on ranch. Cowan, the ranch fore
man., who covets Sally's affections,
turns out to be the leader of gang
Of bandits and a bitter enemy of
Bucks.
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COLMAN AND BAVKY ARE FEATURED IN Film At INDL
Real Names

The 1927 series of ARTISTS
and Models" which is now in
Philadelphia has been playing
to capacity business. The pro-
duction, which has the most
expensive cast ever engaged for
a revue, is headed by Florence
Moore, Peggy Hopkins Joyce,
Jack Pearl, Jack OGterman,
Dorothy McNulty ana Nitza
Vernille.
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"THE SPOTLIGHT"
DUE AT APOLLO

"The Spotlight" starring Esther
Ralston, to be shown at the Apollo
next week. is the story of d girl who
sacrifices her own personality and
identity to gain fame and then
wishes desperately to be herself
agNin.
The action takes place against the
glamorous background Of the stage,
with the heroine struggling to gain
renown behind the footlights. How
she finally does win greater success
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Ramon Novarro Has Hero Role in Road to Romance al
the 0ho-The Spotlight Is Due at the Apollo
SundayAfternoon for the Week.

the Indiana today Ronald Colman and Wilma Banky in
a The Magic Flame the main feature and the
stage Charlie Davis and his stage band Jack Darlington
production entitled Florida
of the attractions of Florida rather twelve
of Them twelve Florida bathing beauties selected by the
newspapers of the sunshine State
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on Sunday, Nov. 20. Elva Pliley
Feller, Katherine Ross and Bess
Thomas, assisted her with vocal
numbers and readings.
II II
TINE monthly Student Recital at
n the Irvington School of Music
will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, at 2:45.
The public is invited. The program
is as follows:
"Etude Fantastiaue" Griffith.
"Serena6e"- Bonita Kletche.
In the Hayloft' Tommy Reeve.
walker. pan" -'-'N0''
Reading. "Moses''-Bess Thomas.
Merry ElYes''-Alvin Coval.
"On the River"-Betty Schissel.
Little Bo-Peep"-Martha .Schissel.
nTarantellee"-Wilma Inglehart.
Hur"-Rebecca Baldridge.
Holiday in the Village" Martha
SPiXies' Goodnight"-Ruth Harris.
In Hanging Gardens'-Ruth Harris.
Fantasie" (Organl-Martha Geisler.
Tommy Atkins" March-Virgil Schoet-
"Guitar serenade"-Margare Wilson.
RP9Ping WbatsETstMaTgaT ar Wilson
"Cradie Song" torgan)-Frances Garth
Santa Claus March"-Martha Bash.
",.yalse Elisen--Ruth Gardner.
Longing Catherine Smith.
Oriental Cui" (organ)-James West
.,"'The Rocking Horse" (Readins) Alice
Tartini Trio. Tales of Hoffman"-Mar-
gerry Hennis, violin; Betty Randall, cello;
Catherine Smith, piano.
The recital will be followed by
moving pictures with James West
over at the pipe organ.
II It
A recital by the dramatic art de-
IA partment of the Indiana Col
lege of Music and Fine Arts, will be
given on Friday evening, Dec. 2.
The following students of Mrs.
Fife, Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Hine will
give the program:
Grace Greene Jane Ogborn >
Mary Harold Berla Cato
Parker Wheatley Mel Firestine
Robert Murnane Beulah Hager
Ruth Baker Faye Thomas
Nan Warren Pauline GlideWell
Justine Stotsenburg Evelyn Koehler
Edith Auerbach Marguerite King
Jean Helt Russell Secrest
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The Estrelleta quintette assisted
by Sebastiana Palma, artist pianist,
and Paul Saffron, tenor, will give a
Schubert program Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock before the A. S. F.. Club
at the Irvington School of Music.
The public is invited. Following is
the program:
Pieno-"March Militaire.' Mildred
Smith
Vioiin-"Alegro Moderate" from the
"UnnishsS bsyT E T,6 EoSe McG Gs4
String Ouartet~-''Moment Musicale"
Eloise Mcclure. violin; Paul Saffron. sec
ond violin; Gertrude Conte. cello; Ade-
cello@"Ave Maria, Gertrude conte.
Voice--Thy Sweet Repose," The Wan
derer." "Fishermaiden." Adelaide Conte
Isl String Ing ouaTtet-Ballet Music from
"Rosamunda," Iryington quartet:
Voice-H"Trcut," Boat Song" Hedge
Rose" Adelaide Conte.
Mildred Smith. accompanist.
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The bi-monthly students recital
of the Indiana College of Music and
Fine Arts will be given on Satur-
day, Dec. 8, at 2:30 p. m.
The following pupils will take
part:
Arthur CRUDE Harry Myers
Shirley Bartlett Mildred Lewis
Donald Terrell Agnes Kirkpatrick
Mary Sue Teter Jessie Terhune
Eileen MundeL IaVon Patrlck
Mary E. Myers Loretta Margin
Aletha Mae Hager Sarah e. Miller
Ellen Marie Huddle Madeline Trent
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nNE Saturday afternoon, the
" story goes, Elena, the little
daughter of Tito Schipa. the world
famous tenor, who will be heard at
Murat, Sunday, Dec. 4, made her
debut in opera. She was then just
8 years old. The occasion was a
matinee of Madame Butterfly" "
given at Los Angeles by the San
Francisco Opera Company, with
which her noted father was singing
at the time. The part she played
was Joy and Trouble, Butterf1y's
baby.
When the appearance was pro-
posed to her, Elena was indifferent
in the matter. If she says yes or
no, she sticks to the word in it's
full meaning. That day she said
neither. Her attitude was rather
that of one who would look things
over when the time came and do
what plased her. Uncertain of her
decision, the stage manager had on
other baby dressed and ready to
avoid mishap. On seeing her, Elena
announced, I'm going on"
At the right moment, she walked
out, surveyed the audience calmly,
and sat down on the stage. So far
SO good. But more was to come. Her
father sat in the front SOW. 1t was
the first time she had seen him in
an opera house when he was not on
the stage. Between them the foot
lights glowed. Papa, papaI Look at
the lights" shrilled Elena. Not used
to that kind of publicity, Schipa
covered his bushes with a program.
From then on all went well until
the time came for the baritone sing
ing the American Counsel to take
up little Joy and Trouble, whose
father had forsaken her. That aft
ernoon Joy and Trouble was not
taken up. Crossing the stage like a
prima donna, Elena surveyed the
Counsel. Then she announced
clearly, IT won't go to you. You a
bad man." And she didn't go.
Miss Tori. who was doing the role
Oh Mauame butterfly, does not speak
English. Consequently, she did not
understand what Elena had said to
make the audience hilarious. Then
she remembered that the child
spoke Italian, and addressed her in
that language. From then forward
until her exit, Elena followed every
stage direction whispered to her
and won a hearty hand"
There is good reason to believe
that some day she will gain fame in
opera where her father now shines
so brilliantly. She is exceedingly
musical, knows by name the arias
IN his operas when she hears them
and can sing many.
Schipa's program is as follows:
Caro- Mic Ben"
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The Tito Schipa concert marks
the second of the Sunday afternoon
concerts under the direction of the
Ona B. Talbot Fire Arts Enterprises.
The remaining concerts will include
such artists rs Galli-Curci, Feodor
Chaliapin, Ossip Gabrilowitch, pia-