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GEORGE WASHINGTON

Discussing George Washington editorially, appears
to be unnecessary as discussing the SUM- Tor the po
ition of the Father of His Country IN history Is as
naerabe as the position of the in the natural or
der of things ;,
TODAY his 96th birthday is observed in all parts OF
the country he did much to establish, and II is also
dulv recognized in other nations including his old ally
France, and the nation against Which ne Waged war lor
the liberation of his own country.
The story of his public life is known to every Anerl
can who ever attended school. Recently we have
learned much of his private life and despite the hue
and cry raised in quarters because 1t has been
pointed out that Washington was human peng' we
cannot see where such revelation has in any way les
sened the degree of which has been accorded
him.
For years the average American has been taught to
consider Washington sort of rreproachabe dem-
god when like all humans he carried his full quota OF
human weaknesses and failings This beng true, the
fact that he able to do great things IN spite OF
them that whatever his shortcomings he did not allow
them to his positive attributes appears to us
to stamp him with an even greater seal OF approval
than if he had been the demgod painted IN the major
ity of history books.
The wealthies man of his time, occupying position
that linked him strongly to the Tory class he neverthe
less chose to align himself with the small group OF pa
rios who resented the unjust rule under which they
struggled Many of those with whom he was closely
associated in the fight for freedom. did not appreciate
him. He reviled, illuminated and even betrayed
Even after the Revolution and the establishment OF the
government of the United States know it,
Washington was still a target for the abuse of his
countrymen so much to elicit the remark that he
would rather be in his than occupying the pres
dency.
His integrity, courage, devotion to duty, generosity
love of country, skill military leader, his states
manshp, all of sufficiently high order to stamp
him real leader among men, even genius.
Becoming red because it has been told that he
danced, frted, drank liquor swore on occasions, and
showed few other human frailties is as foolish as
trying to paint him sanctlmonlous, sour-faced IN
dividual going among his fellowmen with conceited
sense of his superiority.
Washington needs defense and there need be no
apology made for him. If of this day could be half
as good Americans as he was; if we could show half
the unsefshness he did if could be half as toler-
ant of human weaknesses as he was; there would be
much less of strife bitterness and unrest among
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-22

Title for two prominent divorce cases now il
public eye: What Price Matrimony.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-22

The money make, the worry fo
fear won't be able to keep it up.
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Grand opera by radio makes music and home more
popular.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-22

He can put pep in the egg of
sea animal, but it's the cold stor-
age variety that keeps us guessing.
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ngton First Nighter Recalls Comic Opera Stars

tive in the principal part. Even her
name is scarcely known to present
day audiences, yet she was d great
favorite in those days. How ephem-
eral is youth and fame!
Delightful as was Miss Post, 1t
seemed to me there could be no love
Her woman than Lillian Russell who
appeared on April II, 1883, in So
rentes 1.-THE Sorcerer," with such
charmers as Madeline Lucette and
Laura Joyce also singing leading
roles. That piece was succeeded on
May by Jacques Offenbach's THE
Princess of Trebizond," a play with
many enhancing airs and humorous
complications. JEANNE Winston and
Marie Jansen soon became popular
in this, melodious piece, which filed
the Casino with happy crowds for six
or seven months.
Shortly afterward. Miss Winston
came to Washington at Albaugh s
Grand Opera House, now known us
Polls Theater, and became the idol
of the Capital in a repertoire of light
opera. She was accorded the highest
homage here, and finally made this
city her home on retiring from behind
the footlights. ! learn that she con-
tinues to reside in the Northwest sec
ton of the city.
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things-one fairly sure and one COM
pletely unsure.
The fairly sure thing is that there
will he little or no change in so far as
American relations are concerned.
The unsure thing is what internal
changes in the direction of broadening
democracy upon the Island of Nippon
may follow.
No matte how much the immediate
democracy of Japan may he inCreas ed
common opinion reports it's attitude
toward us cannot be modified, so long
as our policy of exclusion continues
An extremely long time view. one of
several decades or more. perhaps
points ont that democracy when il
becomes sufficiently rich will lose some
of it's national pride in personal puff
ness. But Japan for some time will
continue. they say. TO be compare
tivelv poor and proud
1t is an Emperor archaic I'm his
grandeur, a museum piece of royalty
with. however. something very human
behind that uncommunicative control
of the Japanese. that has now scend-
ed the ancient throne
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Kuni, almost of mis- own height and
very pretty. He wears his European
clothes well. He IS a contrast to his
predecessors in this respect, for this
awe of the royal person had hitherto
made il impossible to get an. accurate
measurement.
The person chosen to measure suit
in the first place had to be far enough
above a tailor's rank to come into the
same room with the Emperor. In the
next place he had to stand across the
room and make a, guess. If he had a
bad eye the wearer naturally suffered
Nearly all high-cl3ss japanese wear
both European and Japanese dress.
American diplomats have seen HirO
hito wear only the starch and broad
cloth of the West. Al! fine Japanese
houses have rooms furnished in both
manners. They know their Japanese
host resumes his kimoro and sits COM
fortably upon his floor as soon as they
have gone.
Hirohito is said to have remarked:
THE Japanese are wearing both
native and foreign costume. But such
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scintillating comedy were heard again
at the Casino on January is. 1888,
with Pauline Hall and Francis Wilson
| in their favorite roles, Marie Jansen
as Javotte and Kitty Cheatham as
| Cerise. This time "Erminie" was
| played until May 10, increasing it's
total performances at the Casino then
| to ia.
| / was among those present when
Chassaigne's brilliant operetta.
"Nadjy," was given for the first time,
on May IA, 1888. with Marie Jansen.
| Kate TART Isabelle Urquhart and
sion of Eugene Fields mirthful gem,
Listen to Ny Tale of Woe" being
| the story of Johnnie Jones and his
Sister Sues experience with green
peach. was given in this offering to
insistent applause and the song soon
became popular in Washington.
That pleasing performance, THE
| Yeoman of the Guard was offered
at the Casino for the first time in
America on October II, with Bertha
Ricci a great favorite. 1t was soon
determined to revive "Nadjy" and Lii
| liam Russell returned to the Casino
on January 81. 1889, to sing Isabelle
| Crquhart's former role, with Fanny
Rice and Zelma Rawlston in support.
Veteran theatergoers remember them
in all the glory OF their youth.
| 1t was also my good fortune to view
| the performance of Offenbach's THE
Brigands," which followed on May Q.
with all the Casino favOrites. 1t had
an abundance of whisky tunes that
were very popular Pauline Hall re-
| turned to the Casino on September is.
1889, as 1.-THE Drum Major" In the
long cast were also Marie Halton, Eva
| Davenport and Edwin Stevens. Miss
! Hall had by this time become identi-
fed as "Erminie," which was revived
again on November 20. with George
DENIM as Javotte. Blanche Roberts
as Cerise. Eva Davenport as the prin-
| cess, Sylvia Gerrish as Capt. De-
| launey, James T. Powers as Cadeaux
and Edwin Stevens as Ravennes.
Pauline Hall was very popular and
the constant recipient of many fat
tering attentions. unknown to favor
| ties of these matter of fact times. She
received numerous floral tributes at
each performance. Her short, curly
hair was then the popular feminine
couture. One of her experiences,
! however, was not so pleasant. A num-
| Der of young college men gathered at
the stage entrance, awaiting her exit,
and in a spirit of fun gave loud calls
of Polly wants a cracker!' Miss Hall
did not appreciate the humor of the
situation and had the police called to
dispense this crowd of serenading ad-
mirers.
| "ErminieS' was given for the last
| time on January 4. 1890, completing q
record of performances not to be
| equaled either on the operate or dra-
matte stage Of America for several
| decades. That farewell night was a
glorious one at the Casino. Miss Hall
| was out of the cast on account of
the death Of her brother and Grace
| Golden sang "Erminie." Rudolf
Aronson, the managing director of
the Casino, conducted the orchestra,
and the company received an enthu-
siastic farewell. Dear "Erminie,"
may you live forever and never grow
old!
Do you recall Lillian Russell as
she appeared in The Brigands,"
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1t. Just once, and that the only
time for any Japanese ruler. has
the rest of the world had a chance
to guess what he is like. So that
II is out of stories of that famous
European tour of his alone that we
can form even A guess of him as a
human being.
ON the deck of the warship katori
one night he sat watching
motion pictures. The crew of the
ship had crowded upon the deck to
see the movie" and had been crowd
ed back into the after part. The
prince observed it. He commanded
that they be allowed to come for
ward to see the pictures. Then he
asked his royal brothers and the
mobiles in his suite to lean forward so
that the sailors might get a better
view. He leaned forward himself
in example.
One day. on shipboard, dog pro-
duced nine puppies. They seemed
to be six more than could possibly
be reared by the mother dog. The
doomed pups were about to go over
board when Hirohito learned of it.
He had them fed by hand and taken
to the imperial palace where they
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is what is called the ''genro" old men,
it was once. Now Il is a solitary grand
old man. Prince SIvonii. The genro
is passing. 1t is decided by the privy
council and by the cabinet, and by
something else thai is all of them and
none of them. The Emperor appoints
the cabinet. summons genrO. holds
Parliament in the hollow of his hand
Yet he cannot step outside the
charmed circle they make about him
If HirohitO is strong enough to do
so, even for so small an inch as may
he implied in his asking the sailors 10
sit nearer the motion pictures. it will
be historic
Yet he also has a great opportunity
His people have a new and curious
emotion for him which they have
shown for no other ruler. Always
until 1924. when the imperial ruler
went along the streets. the crowds fell
upon their faces. did not dare literally
to raise their eyes to the hallowed
face.
When HirohitO stepped ashore men
stood up in his presence shouting
! "Banzai'' Sailors on Japanese ships
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If Queen Marie could have had
Hirohitos management, the story of
her visit to America might have been
different In England he went
through the awful official programs
which visiting royalty must always
suffer. but the programs arranged for
him were tortured to new and de-
vious ways. When he went to Scot
land for a quiet change as the guest
of the Duke of Atholl, he had to
listen to the Japanese royal anthem
played upon bagpipes. He professed
to like it.
He did his stuff well, too. When it
was his turn to make a speech in the
London Guild Hall he began reading
from a large roll of paper. The roll
was so unwieldy that it got badly
tangled. But Hirohito. the hoy of 90
remained perfectly calm. The thrOng
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brooms, sweeping the dust into pretty
patterns to make it more beautiful
for the young Prince Hirohito, who
was expected to pass that way.
1t was a symbol of the reverence
with which the person of the future
Emperor is regarded by his people.
Hirohito today, as Emperor, is
looked upon by the Japanese with an
awed reverence impossible for an
American to imagine. His boyhood
training and restrictions make the
childhood of western royalty seem like
drug clerks holiday.
Yet he was provided with many
things which seemed to the more con-
sentative Japanese terribly radical
He was taught, for example. western
sports-tennis and golf.
He likes sports. He likes the
ancient Japanese sports of fishing,
swimming and wrestling. He likes
golf and tennis and riding. He used
to take lessons regularly from the
great Japanese tennis player and con
tender for the Davis Cup-Kumenal
He also likes to watch base ball
games.
Perhaps 1t WAS therefore not
strange that he should have done a
thing which, shook the nation more
than the great war itself. He left
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National Capital Shared With Privilege
Days When Musical Productions
"Ermin Is" Remarkable Record

with April 1t was evident that prepa.
ration should he made to present
successor.
Rudolph Aronson, the director of
the Casino, had difficulty in securing
a suitable production for this pur-
pose. An unknown musician named
Jacobowski had submitted two mu
steal pieces in manuscript with an
offer of sale for a small sum. Mr.
Aronson had declined that offer. but
thought possibly, If the two pieces
were made over into one. the result
ant play might run a month at the
Casino, and he would then be ready
with an operetta of European reputa-
ton. The result of this scramblng
process was that gay and lifting OPP
eretta "Ermnie," which was pre-
sented at the Casino on May 10. and
was destined to be sung there a thou
sand times in the eighties, and to be
revived again and again to this day
all over America.
The title role of "Erminie" brought
national prominence to Pauline Hall,
and Francis Wilson also became
known from coast to coast as the droll
thief Cadeaux. Marion Manola made
her American debut in light opera as
Cerise, Agnes Folsom added the
Gus Javotte, Rose Beaudet was the
Capt. Delaunay and Jennie Weathers-
| by the princess.
Miss Hall sang that unforgettable
musical gem. the Lullaby" many
thousands Of times in the ensuing
years. 1t will be recalled that the
number occurs in the pink ballroom
scene Of the operetta. The propriety
Of introducing a lullaby in a ballroom
has often been discussed. 1t seems
the Lullaby" appeared originally in
the companion piece to "Erminie, -
but when the material of the two
plays was combined, the Lullaby
was much too tuneful a number to
be omitted, and it accordingly had the
setting chosen. The numerous other
jewels of melody in "Erminie" soon
were sung everywhere. The lovely
gavotte, Join in Pleasure; the roll
licking number, when Love Is
Young" and Mr.. Wilson's rendition
of What the Dickey Bird Said" were
always the signal for endless encores.
"Erminie" was taken on short
tour after $50 performances, which
included a visit to Washington, and
was followed at the Casino by two
operettas that were complete failures,
so that the return of the favorite play
on November Is. with it's original
cast, brought about crowded houses
and abundant applause for 1862 addi-
tional performances. The theater was
filled with enthusiastic audiences.
even on the warmest nights of Sum-
mer.
In September. 1887, MFR. Aronson
was satisfied that "Erminie'' had run
it's course and that another production
should follow. 1.-THE Marquis accord
ingly had it's first American presenta-
ton on September 10. 1t was not an.
other success, and Charles Lecocqs
"Madelon" was the next offering, on
December S. with Isabelle Urquhart,
Sylvia Gerrish and James T. Powers.
X \ X
TN comparison vdth "Erminie," these
succeeding plays seemed unsatis-
factory and the performance of
.Jacobowski's masterwork was again
demanded. Its refreshing tunes and
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IS New Emperor Up-toDate Ruler in Ancient Setting

in foreign ports gathered at rails and
shouted "Banzai,"
1t is the growing pressure of popu-
lar will tina. comes along with his az
censiOn. How rapidly it can go and
how much chance there is for him to
grow along with il no one is willing
To predict. His is today the most con-
servative government i'm the world IN
other things besides the treatment of
its royalty.
lust recently - students from one
university were arrested for being too
progressive. Nobody knows. or II he
knows. nobody tells their fate.
Common opinion seems TO he that
by temperament. SO far as a Japanese
Emperor can retain any tempera-
ment Of his own out of his rigid train
ing and conventional life. Hirohito will
he as sympathetic with the common
crowd n 8 he is beloved by them.
And now as he goes hack for the
last time into the yellow walled palace,
behind it's moated gate. as Emperor in
his own right, we are left with two
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on August %. with that unforgettable
beauty. Pauline L'Allemand. to rem
der its tantalizing tunes. I was great
ly impressed with the charm of Marie
Tempest, who first comes please ntlv
TO mind in Zellers' THE Tyrolean,
which was given on October and
hundred times thereafter One gem
followed another in this merry
operetta. Not high brow" but pleas
ant and rhythmical measures. color.
full and harmonious. Miss Tempest
also sang i'm the revival of "Nanon"
on January IL. 1892. Uncle Celestjn
followed for few nights on February
10. with Sylvia Gerrish. and Loie
Fuller presenting her "Serpentine"
dance for the first time. Miss Fuller's
name has lately appeared on the first
pages of our newspapers i'm connec-
ton with the visit of Queen Marie of
Rumania.
Comic opera received a new lease
of life at the Casino when Reginald
de koven's memorable light opera,
The Fencing Master" was given on
November a. 1892 with Marie Tenn.
pest singing like a lark i'm the leading
role. Bessie Cleveland. Grace Golden,
Hubert Wilke and Jerome Sykes were
also in the cast Mr.. Sykes was a
happy heavyweight. who knew how
To tell joke with eayety and gusto.
Andre Mesa gers THE Bssoche"
followed The Fencing Master" on
February %. 1898. with Helen Der.
tram-a great favorite then Gilbert
and Sullivan's THE GondOliers'' was
given on March Is for couple of
weeks 'Adonis." destined TO prove
nearly as popular at the Casino as
Erminie' had been. was the next of
fering. on April 6. 1893. Henry f..
DiXey gained national fame i'm this
piece. as did that lovely trio of Amer
lean beauties, Louise Montague,
Fanny Ward and Amelia Somerville.
Miss Ward now conducts a beauty
parlor in Paris and looks scarcely
day older than when she first came to
Washington in the 90s.
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The American officer promptly ar
ranged sweepstake for the special
benefit of the visiting Japanese.
and the horse, presumably backed
by Hirohito. won. Whereupon,
and quite naturally, the America n
handed the money to his highness.
That seemed an almost unusually
decent thing to do. But the Japa-
nese in the royal suite were in con-
sternation. The Japanese are not
fond of betting. And no royal high
ness in the history of Japan ever had
been known to touch a piece of
money.
But Hirohito received it. 1t was
shocking to his friends. "He received
it, one of the men with him re-
marked. land he subsequently handed
it to Admiral Oguri in order that it
might be properly dealt with"
What that dealing was is still a
mystery to us Occidentals.
For the more expert the foreign ex-
pert in the Japanese becomes, the
less he Is willing to believe he under
stands.
What did seem to get understood
about Hirohito in the betting incident
was that he had the only worthy vir-
tue of traditional royalty quick
graciousness.
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Dangerous Roads.
THE construction of highway ,

THE construction of highway sur
face. says Dr., H. C. Dickinson
Of the United States Bureau of
Standards is an important element
in skidding accidents. While much
has been done on banking and widen
ing curves, more research is needed
on this fruitful cause of fatalities.
Running tangent into an are
of circle obviously produces a
curve continued the expert. which
can only he approximated by
vehicle, since to follow the curve
would require the instantaneous
shifting of the steering wheel from
the position of straight line mo-
ton to that for the constant radius
of curvature for the circular arc
This is evidently impossible. Doubt
less study of the traffic lines on a
stretch of new concrete would show
how nearly the average driver can
approximate this instantaneous
curve"
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BY JAMES G. McFADDEN.

r the eighties, when comic opera
Il, was young, she was regarded
as a vivacious chit. We had not
4 yet evolved av native school of
light opera composers, and so
adapted the latest operate successes
of Europe. Looking backward to that
period. there unfolds before me a col
'orful panorama of gay scenes in
which many lovely women of the
stage were the central figures.
The New York Casino. on the east.
erly side of Broadway at the corner
of Thirty-ninth street, was at that
time the premier house of mirth and
melody in American assembly
place Of the graces. Soon they gravi-
tated to Washington's gas-lighted
theaters. but not before many young
blades had made it their business to
visit New York and view the heroines
in their natural habitat. No doubt
recollections of those pleasant days
when we were 81" still live in the
secret places of many old hearts and
merely await casual mention I'd arise
again in the minds eye.
The American beauties disclosed on
the rise of the first curtains at the
Casino in that long ago are forever
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| Thorne. Jefferson d'Angels and
| other favorites sang the captivating
airs of this pleasing play. Soon all
America was humming. iona than.
Jonathan, You're All Right" That
gay waltz tune Travelled clear to San
Francisco Bay with lightning speed
1t was heard everywhere in Wash
ington The hurdygurdies PLAYED it 3.
boys whlstled it. every one danced TO
it. until we wished it had never been
written.
In my minds eye l again view the
Operetta Apollo" a tale of youth,
love and laughter, as presented at the
Casino on May Z. 1891. In addition to
the favorite mentioned as appearing
in Poor Jonathan" / recall Louise
Beaudet and Madge York i'm apollo. :"
Miss York later met a tragic end. She
was murdered by jealous lover.
The stately and sprightly blond
beauty, Miss Russell. was so greatly
admired as the grand duchess that
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the piece was revived on July is. She
was an artist that will live In the
annals of our stage and will never be
forgotten. The night / viewed her
performance as the grand duchess a
laxative box party annoyed Miss
Russell exceedingly. She finally stop
ped in the middle of a song and re-
quested that the conversation cease,
which met with applause from the
gallery and suspension of converse
ton In the box during the action of
the play, for that evening at least.
Johann Strauss Indigo followed