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The Washington times., 1927-02-11
To BROADCAST
AIR ATTACK
The bombers are comlngl

Two formations of Army air.
planes win fly from Langley Field,
va, to Boiling Field--and they dare
radio listeners to find them in the
air as they fly to attack Washing
ton. They will constantly communi-
cate with their starting and landing
fields by radio on Diameter wave
length during the time Of the flight
from $50 until about $50. either
this evening or tomorrow evening.
The bombers won't tell whether
they intend to make their flight to-
night or tomorrow night. But It
will be one of those two evenings
and radio listeners are informed
they can hear the progress Of the
whole maneuver in their homes. At
least the Army officers In charge
hope they can get some report from
listeners regarding their broadcast.
The flight is 10 be made to give
the pilots opportunity for night
navigation generally and night for
nation flying.
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SERMON AT TEMPLE

Rabbi william Franklin Rosen-
blum will preach the sermon, who
Shall Ascend the Fiji OF the Lord =
at the temple Of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation this evening
At 3 O'clock.
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NJ Nance To Be
LOCAL STAR

Why not start the day by buying
those tickets all good radiotics In
tend to buy for the Washington
Radio Hospital fund concerts to
be held at the Washington Auditor
ium Saturday afternoon and even.
Ing, February 10. Graham Nc
Nance will manage the affair from
the stage. introduce the various
singers and entertainers he's bring.
ing with him from WEAF for the
occasion--and he'll have quite a lot
to say in Graham McNamee way.
The money you spend all goes to
the hospital fund which Is used to
maintain radio receiving sets in
more than 40 hospitals, orphanages
and other institutions In Washing.
ton. The Peoples Drug Stores and
I. Arthur Smith have the tickets
on sale nowi
Old plantation melodies, spirituals
and similar efforts in the closest
sort Of harmony appear to have the
right Of way on the wave lengths
this evening. The first installment
comes from Richmond. Va. where
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negro melodies with q group OF
local singers.
At 10 o'clock the excellent Post.
office Glee Club of Baltimore, all
colored, will be presented by VIDAL
for another hour of spirituals. This
club has been heard several times
| from VIDAL and has made quite
name for itself among radio listen
ers. At 10 o'clock also WIZ will
introduce the Utica Jubilee Singers
and their string quartet.
MARINE BAND
STARTS PROGRAM
The weekly concert Of the United
States Marine Band Orchestra will
start the WRC program this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock--and be waited
send it TO the middle western
listeners through WCAE and WWJ.
There will be Nina Reed book
reviews at z o'clock. a concert by
Meyer Goldman's Hamilton Hotel
Orchestra at 7:15 and another Of
those excellent Burlington concerts
at 8 o'clock. This week Marie
Duchon Deal, dramatic soprano.
will be the soloist at the Burling-
| ton.
With half an hour devoted to the
works of great composers as inter-
preted by Arcade Birkenholtz, yio-
linist. from WEAF, the program re.
turns to the WRC Studio for the
weekly visit fthe Lord Calvert En-.
semble. during the course of which
Sigmund Ziebel. violinist, will be pre-
| sented as solOist. This is the second
appearance of this artist on the Lord
Calvert program. The Whittall
Anglo Persians will play between 10
and 1890, and then Frank Farrell's
Greenwich Village dance orchestra
viii furnish WRC dancers with toe
| teasers for an hour.
| Elsewhere one may tune the Rem
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Personalities

Julia Swayne Gordon and Helen
Foster complete the cast of "1S
Washington Square," by Leroy
Scott, starring Jean Hersholt.
Alice Joyce, George Lewis and
zasu Pitts are the others in this
universal-Jewel. i. Edward Mar
tindale has been signed for a sup
porting role by Corinne Griffith.
Mr.. Martindale will play the part
OF the colonel in "The Garden Of
Eden" Miss Griffith's initial
: starring vehicle for United Artists.
Monte Blues next picture for
Warmer Brothers will be an epic of
the transatlantic flight, titled
Across the Atlantic" Plans for
Its production already are under
way. -. Rex Lease, juvenile, has
been signed by F. B. o. to play a
role in RED Riders of Canada"
featuring Patsy Ruth Miller and
Charles Byer. :. .Adolph Menjou,
after the completion of his current
picture, "Serenade," will start
work on "The Beauty Doctor" an
original story by the Hungarian
dramatist, Ernest Vajda. Mar
garet Seddon has been assigned to
the role of Lorelei Lees mother in
the Paramount film version of
Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes, now being filmed.
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Strand Prospects

Manager Harry Jarboe, of the
Strand Theater, announces that
some splendid entertainment of
Mutual Burlesque has been booked
to appear at his playhouse this
season. He is of the firm opinion
that good, clean burlesque attrac.
tions, presenting programs of a
high moral tone. VIII appeal to
both men and women theater-
goers.
This opinion will figure promi-
nently in the line Of attractions
playing the Strand. Productions
presenting original humor and
featuring good music and dancing
will be the rule at all times.
The best seats in the house will
sell for rs cents at the night per-
formances, with so and 25 cents
purchasing good seats. At the
matinees prices will be 25 and so
cents. All seats will be reserved
at every performance.
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ONE BUSY ACTOR
HAS DUMMY
DOUBLE

Walter Miller. who co.stars
with Allene Ray in Pathe-serials,
solved the vexing problem of
constantly replenishing his ward.
robe just prior to starting work
IA '"The Man Without a Face"
which has proved one of the
most strenuous pictures of his
career.
Miller arranged with one of
the readymade clothing manu-
facturers whereby they built a
dummy of the same proportions
as the star.
This form is in Rochester. N.
Z, and the facilities of the,
clothing manufacturer, together
with. airmail delivery, gave Wal
ter duplicate suit of clothing
In Los Angeles in less than five
days after he telegraphs his
order. The advantages of the
arrangement are obvious when it
IS understood that the serial star
fuses up many suits in each
4Rthe continued-in-the-next film.
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Nets Musicians

Patrons OF Crandall's Metro.
politan Theater last week noted
three changes in personnel of the
symphony orchestra under the
eonductorship of Daniel Breeskin.
William L. Marsden. saxophone
soloist, returned to the ensemble
after summer-long absence.
Joseph Goodman has been added
to the, first violin section to sup
plant Fred Starke, resigned, and
Fred Pfeiffer now plays bass in
the symphony,
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What? Only 2 Wimmin +?

Only two feminine players, Alice
Joyce and Mary Brian, are in
ciuded in Beau Geste," Para
mounts production of Percival
Wren's novel Of the French
Foreign Legion.
Every other important part in
the picture is filled by a man.
from Ronald Colman, who enacts
the title role. on through the
other featured players, william
Powell, Norman Trevor, Victor
McLaglan and Ralph Forbes:
Herbert Brenon directed Beau
Geste," which is now being shown
at Loew's Columbia Theater.
The Washington times., 1927-10-08

Creole life on the lower Missis.
sippi in the days when New Or.
leans was the rendezvous of pirate
and gentleman, vagabond and
prince. Miss Dove enacts the
role Of a Creole girl of mystery,
Roland that of a fencing master
and Berry that Of a pirate, cap.
tain,
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Because--all three do their best
acting to the same type of music!
Usually the villain wants some
thing tragic, the heroine some
thing saccharine, the hero some.
thing jazzy. Or vice versa both
ways! But Miss Dove, Roland
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and Beery. heroine, hero and
villain, respectively, Of the early
Louisiana tale, agree on selec-
tions from Peer Gynt," and
from Grieg and Wagner.
Louisiana" Is a rendering Of
The Washington times., 1927-10-08

INSIST-On the delivery Of your
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The Sunday Herald by 5 a. M,
call Main $500. Delivery is guar.
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sent you Immediately from the
Times Company Office by special
messenger.
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Three Souls En1ote
To Same Melody

Billie Dove Gilbert Roland and Noah Beery who head
the cast of George Fzmaurices production for First Ma
tonal Pictures louisiana form of those
binations that delight the directors SOUL
The Washington times., 1927-02-17
SPEAKER ETED
AT CONGRESS
CLUB
Reception Attended by
Brilliant Company
OF Guests

The Congressional Club was en-
fete last evening when q reception
was given In honor of the Speaker
of the House and Mrs. L0ngwortf.
There are two men In Washing
ton to whom the term genial Is
almost automatically applied Chief
Justice Taft and Speaker Long.
worth. And 1t was tribute to the
Speakers popularity that so many
men were present at a Congressional
Club reception, at which the femI.
nine influence is usually strongly
felt.
Mrs. Lindley H. Hadley. wife Of
Representative Hadley. president OF
the club, stood first in the receiving
line and presented the guests to
the Speaker and Mrs. Longwo. tn.
Next In line was Representative
Florence p. Kahn and following her
were the members of the board.
Presentations were made by Capt.
Stewart Miller.
Mrs. Peter GoeIet Gerry, who is
to succeed Mrs. Hadley as president
Of the club, held an impromptu re.
ception. with Senator Gerry at her
elbow. many members who had not
previously met her clamoring for
introductions.
Mrs. Gerry wore handsome gown
OF black and dull gold, the upper part
lavishly embroidered with gold gal
loon. Mrs. Longworth's gown was Of
blue and dull gold brocade. a draped
model with one shoulder bare-or
covered with flesh-colored chiffon
and the long scarf drapery falling
from the other. Mrs. Hadley's gown
was Of gold lace over green chiffon.
a becoming straight line model.
An orchestra from the Marine
Band played for dancing. The draw.
Ing rooms were decorated with spring
flowers. the frieze Of State flags.
which Is one Of the Congressional
Clubs most priced possessions, con-
tributing colorful note. The sup
per table was charming in its decora.
ton Of rose pink tulips, with tall blue
tapers burning in silver candelabra.
The Swiss. Minister and Nine.
Peter will entertain at dinner this
evening at the legation.
Nine. Peter was hostess at lunch.
con today.
Mrs. Alvin T. I1ert will entertain
a company Of "a at dinner this
evening in her apartment at 1855
Massachusetts Ave.
+
Mrs, Henry F. Dimock will be
hostess tonight to the Archaeological
Society of Washington, which will
meet at her home. The Roman the.
ater will be discussed, the lecture be-
ing illustrated by slides.
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CHICAGOOPERA
DRAWS GALA
AUDIENCE
Vice President and Mrs.
Da ives H osts to
Box Party

Vice President and Mrs. Dawes.
who had box for the Chicago
Opera company's performance Ct
THE Masked Ball. at Polls Thea.
ter last evening, had General Per.
shing and Senator and Mrs. Francis
E.. Warren among their guests. Gen.
eral Dawes is vice president OF the
Chicago Civic Opera Company, has
long been patron of the organi-
zation and numbers many OF the
Chicago song birds among his
friends.
While there were several impos.
Ing box parties last evening, most
OF the music lovers seemed to pre-.
fer seats in the orchestra and the
parterre looked like q great flower
bed with the women In bright col
ored evening gowns and wearing
beautiful jewels. An enthusiastic
welcome was given the visiting
singers, whose beautifully rounded
performance broke through the ira
ditionah coldness Of Washington
audience.
In the Boxes
The Secretary Of Agriculture and
Mrs. Jardine were guests Of RS.
Jacob L. Loose, who also enter.
tanned Senator and Mrs. Henry 3.
HAYES and Mrs. James E. Watson.
With Senator and Mrs. l. nry
Wilder Reyes, who had entertained
at dinner before the performance,
were the Minister Of Colombia and
Nine. Olaya, Senator and Mrs.
George III. Moses, Senator and Mrs.
Walter e. Edge, Assistant Postmas.
ter General and Mrs. John Fl. Bart
lett and Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George
Barnett.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Charles s. Dewey
Chicagoans and keenly interested In
the city's civic opera-had enter
tanned a small company at dinner
before the opera and later were
guests OF Leander Mccormick Good.
hart in his box.
with Representative and drs.
Henry Riggs Rathbone were MIR.
and Mrs. Asa Adams and Mrs.
Florence French, Of Chicago, who
had been their guests at dinner at
the Carlton Hotel before the per-
Torrance, with members Of the
opera company cast. Mrs. Bessie
Parker Brueggeman had a box
party and afterward entertained her
guests at supper at the Carlton
Hotel.
others Rlimpsed in the boxes were
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GREAT VOICES IN CAST
OF FIRST CHICAGO OPERA

Verdi's delightful music ana a
stirring solo cast were presented by
the Chicago Civic Opera Company
last evening in what to us is a
novelty opera 1.-THE Masked Ball, !"
with large audience to greet the
singers from the windy city at
Polls Theater, though it was not a
capacity" house.
Opera Of enhancing melody and
huge temperamenta arias and en-
sembles, Verdi has given his singers
grateful work that took the names
Of Rosa Raisa, of Charles Marshall,
of Richard Bonelli, Of Cyrena Van
Gordon, and of the dainty page
Clara Shear. high into the realm of
that wealth of song that is real
grand opera.
But we demand "production'.. to.
day, with performance. And the
Chicago company--with prices at
top notch-gave this opera with
archaic settings, with a ballroom
scene, in costume and scenery, so
shabby 1t would shame the veriest
amateur. Why, with a home civic
guarantee behind this company,
should grand opera be mounted by
the second grand opera company of
America, in way that places it
beneath almost any road company?
For the National Capital is q
cosmopolitan city. Its standards
are world standards. Chicago has
assembled such sterling artists she
should not place them in an en-.
vironment unworthy Of their art
1t does not add to her artistic
prestige.
But to the artists. There were
such high moments of song that all
else must be lost beneath the magic
Of its sway. Perfect roles for all
the voices has Verdi written into
his score. Gems Of the opera again
come into being. and what gems.
Bonelli HAD perhaps the greatest
ovation. Bonelli, with youth and a
glorious voice, who has fallen heir
to the roles made famous by the
late baritone Schwartz.
But the golden voice Of Rosa
Raisa, as Amelia, became the big
dramatic impulse Of the whole
opera. Raisa rose to climax on
climax in her big solo scene in the
forest, with a wealth of dramatic
power in tone that established her
as one Of the few among the great
est Of dramatic sopranos who have
every come to US.
She has big command of emo
tional texture in her singing. Her
deep voice has almost the resonance
of contralto, she became tender
and lyric In her prayer, and her
"miserere" was potent with feeling.
And Verdi asks all things, vocaIly.
Of his soprano. She must trill.
though this Nine. Raisa did not
accomplish. and must evoke high
heaven in the ardour Of her emo
ton.
A complement to the soprano is
the easy grace and light spirit Of
the cavalier Count Of Warwick,
sung superbly by Charles Marshall,
The Washington times., 1927-02-17
MUSIC NOTES
BY Jessie MacBride-

,tenor. There is always a line of
comparison between this opera and
the igoletto--though the soprano
here is dramatic. more like the
Leonora in Trovatore.
Mr.. Marshall is a big dramatic
tenor robusto who sings with con.
sumate art, who essays a florid
passage with the same ease he
gives his top dramatic notes. There
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SOMETHING
tive by Of their desrabiity for
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13
TO SUPREME COURT FOR
 CRANDFATHER'S CLOCK

The supreme court Of the state of Connecticut will decide whether a grandfather's clock. with wood wheel works and everything, said to be worth s75, Is the property of Geo. F.. Lummis, administrator of the es- tate of Frank C. Lummis of Chaplin, or whether t belongs to John l. Ham mond. Hammond claims that the clock vas given to him by his aunt, Cynthia Hammond, before she mar ried NJ lummis, and in this conten- ton h. has been upheld in a justice court and H the superior court.
 The appellant, represented by Tor rey < Geissier of Putnam, claims CT TOT and alleges that there WAS no val i'd gift ef the clock to Hammond, that there wa no delivery of the clock, and that thgra had never been an accept ance of the gift of a clock by Lummis. The acton was in the nature Of a re plevin action for recovery of posses sion of he old timepieee The case was heard Wednesday.
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13
North Grosvenordale
Week of May 6

Mrs. Joseph Gagner of Buckley Hill is reported as doing well at Sts Vincent Hospital.
 Mrs. Agnes Davern is a patient at St. XineeHts Hospital in Worcester where she Will undergo an operation.
 In response to an appeal from the National headquarters of the Ameri- can Legion Auxiliary the local unit has sent a donation of $l0 10 the flood relief fund.
 Mr. aHa Mrs. Romeo Blanchard have returned from their wedding trip and will make thelr home in GrosveH- ordale wifh Mrs Gravel the brides grandmother
 Mrs. Loretta Meapher has returned t0 her home Iu Webster after spend ing several weeks at her home recu- peratiuR fram an operation which she experienced If >t. Vincent Hospital in March
 Mrs. George Lundstr0m of Floral avenue left for Boston on Friday, where she Rill embark for Sweden and spend q ffR months in her native land visiting her mother and her many friends and relatives.
 Next Tuesday at Union Hall so- eial and whist will take place for the benefit nf the Gonseil Dame La Val trip of Union St Jean Baptiste q Amerique. Beautiful prizes will be awarded There will also be q sur prise box. The prizes are given by members and a successful affair is ex- pceted to take place
 Last Tuesday evening at the head. quarters of O. W. Swanson Post. d whist party under the auspices of the Auxiliary took place. The prizes were awarded Co Miss Annette Blain and A. J. Dery of Grosvenordale Con. solation prizes went to Ralph Raven eile and Miss Teresa Comeau. < sec oud best prize was awarded Co Miss 0rise Morin, A May basket which was raftied of was given to Miss Mil. dred Prince.
 Next Sunday afternoon at the head quarters of o. ". Swanson Post. A. L., the meeting of the fourth district of the Auxiliary Co the Legion will take place at o'clock Mrs Sidney Bard, district president. will be in charge Delegates are expected to be present from Moosap. Danielson Rockville, Hampton and Ellington Many questions of importance will be discussed. especially the poppy drive which is to take place soon.
 Mrs j k. Crandall. who has foI a long time been patient at St. Yin cents Hospital, passed away last Monday during the night She is sur yiyed by two daughters, Doris anc Marjorie. also her father and mother from Thompson, from where the flu neral tuuk place on Thursday after noon with interment in the West Thompson cemetery. As the publi, will remember. Mir. Crandall. a popu lar figure about town. passed away last June.
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13
POMFRET LANDING
Week of May 6

slr. and Mrs Leonard Smith have moved to Goodyear
 Ms. Lillibridge of Danielson Is wis iting Mrs Ida Hildreth.
 Cbarles Hanley of Pomfret street visited Fred Noon on Sunday.
 Nrs Joseph Scott of Goodyear yis- itad Mrs. Ana Neon sunday.
 Norman and Richard White of Providence were Sunday callers at M Es Jennie Whites.
 Mir and Mrs Harold CoVell and daughter Betty of Boston are visiting Mir. and Mrs Horace D. CoVel.
 Aisses Madeline Anderson and Margaret Keaney visited Mir. and Mrs Samuel Columbia and family in Goodyear Sunday
 A the town speaking and spelling contest which was held in Abingdon Tuesday evening, Lawrence Anderson wop second place iH the spelling.
 Hr and Mrs Edward Anderson of Danbt Isan and A is-es Gladys, Elsie. and Daisy Anderson, Mr and Mrs. Lane were Sunday callers at Mir. and Mrs Tourteliotte's
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13

try now glorious with forsythia, shade and spice tree. may look with contempt on the stunted trees and scant lawns of Central Park, to many New Workers it is still the pleasant playground and barometer of the seasons. When the first warm days come, the New York CT. imprisoned in his high box home through the winter Hsonths, poGTs into the Park and waaaers from the iuiip beds of the Plaza to the Mall where the statue, of Shakespeare now bears a hundred wreaths Or he ventures Co row upon the lake and imagine t is summer on some Canadian inland sea. Or he will wander up just south of the Museum and see the Japanese cherry orchard in full blossom. He will ig- nore the refuse piled under the bushes he will only see the green of the stunt cd trees. The horsewomen and the horsemen will. for all their too-fre- quently poor seats, seem to him a gal lant sight. and even the air, heavy laden as t is with gasoline smoke, he will breathe deep into his lungs and call it the air of spring. for he has no other space near home, you see.
 F. V. B
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13

New York City May l2, I927.-Al- though an accident or two marred the impressive Pageantry of the Atlantic Fleets annual entrance into New York HArbor early last week. the vel come tO sailors and officers vas none the less hearty on shore. When the great fotilla passed up the harbor and then up the river until it's long line stretched from the foot of Seventy
 Second street to Youkers. the thou sands on shore, watching the majestic ships. had their annual thrill as the great power of the navy came Co an- ehof for it's spring review and time of leave Hardly had the ships settled at their fortnight's anchorage than, 1t seemed. all New York was teeming With navy men "G0bs" were every
 5are some hurrying homewards through the various railway terminals, others strgllinR the streets in a new found freedom and others just lolling around in that pleasant way that sail or have Of doing nothing al all Sun day witnessed thousands of New York CTS trying to board the ships, just Co have glimpse of what it s really like tfHENBH 70 HlAlA-H wal Anu aNAtA #A the thousands were doomed to disap- uginfment Tor the visiting hours were cufiaiIed and eordon of police had to Hereaade them forcibiy to % home, or t8 stand on the Drive and SC the ships
 trttehcd iu a great line almost from fHe Batter5 ,o Harlem and beyond.
 A New Play With Thrills
 The other night we went over % the baulH Theatre iu Forty-Sixth Street te see that latest oddity and sensation af Che theatre the piece called 'The spider Here Is play of a new sort and If you are one of those who go t0 The theatre to have thrills shiyer up and down your back. We strongly ad Yise aThe Spider But if you are a timid soul Co whom the performances of Che stage are ali reality @e quite aa strongly advise that you stay away. For The Spider is hair raiser ]. Here IS a play fhni takes the audience
 utu ts confidence t8 the point of where a murder s committed in the eerg audience itself But that is not ali The audience involved in not g Htl= Hf the action that occurs through
 8ut the evening and there Is a moment Hhuu the tcket buyer, whoever he may 6e. almost convinced into making a