Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
FIrsf-RHn Fiction From
the Pen Of the Highest
PaidWr7ter III the World.
Ind Miss Hurst Writes
Of the People You Kn0qo;
the People You Meet on
the Street.

In the onng Tor years before It actu-
ally happened, and in many instances had run
for the cover of kindred professions or occu-
pations.
Klinger. however, had stuck, as the saying
goes, like the captain to a sinking ship, until
the inundation of canned music" was some
thing that even his stubborn kind Of resistance
had to reckon with
No doubt about it. the day of the theater and
moving picture orchestra was gone A man had
not a chance to earn any sort of decent living
for himself and family if he depended upon a
profession that had literally died in its tracks.
In vain the perishing vocation fought for its
life. An organization was formed. of which
Klinger was vice president. to combat by news
paper and magazine advertising this demise of
an honorable profession
'DO NOT PERMIT CANNED MUSIC TO
BE SERVED UP TO YOU
THE BEssr Is MIME TOO GOOD.
PUBLIC. DEMAND YOUR RIGHTS"
Of course, the public did nothing of the sort
the sound-screen became its own orchestral
~Vfect, orchestras died out of the theater and
at 81 Otto Klinger, for 80 years director of an
orchestra in one of the city's largest temples
Of entertainment. found himself, incredible as
it might seem, out of job.
THERE was the alternative, desperately
clutched by SO many of his men, of rushing
to the picture studios of California. but even
had such opportunity presented itself,
KIinger was not the man to subject his dignity
to any such fagellation as that.
Playing ON a motion picture lott Otto kim
one-time concert meister of a Nurnberg orches-
ira and now. for 30 years. director of an ag-
gregation Of 30 men, going Hollywood. NeverI
Fortunately, it was at time of his life when
his family, containing grown sons and daugh-
ters, had agreed among themselves 1t was best
for him to retire.
Rearing three girls and three boys on q scale
of decent and substantial living had, of course
not enabled Otto to accumulate but when the
catastrophe of the dissolution of his orchestra
came along there were, fortunately, three out
Of his six children who were earning Firmin
and Max. the two elder boys. steady and show
ing the results of the Spartan rearing that had
been theirs. were both craftsmen drawing SUBJ
stanttai wage. Mathide, the third daughter,
. staid careful, uncoquettish girl Who so far
~ the modern 1apper was concerned, did not
exist at all, was confidential secretary TO the
German consul.
So, all in ALL while in the heart of Otto
calamity had descended, his family including
his wife, was of an opinion, secret from him,
that. considering his age and equity constitution,
IL was just as well for him to retire.
The Ringers owned their little home on the
outskirts Of New York. There were only three
children left at school age. Mrs. Klinger 20
years younger than her husband and of firm,
heroic build, was a housewife Of impeccable
and amazing capacity for economy
The KIingers could make out all right.
RUT the effect upon the morale of Klmger
was what troubled them. Prepared as the
family was for the Iet-down that inevitably
must take place in the somewhat Bismarckian
figure of their father, who for 80 years had
ruled 80 men. to say nothing OF a household,
the actual happening nothing short of
appalling.
He became a household tyrant, domineering
over the daily routine. interfering in his wifes
capable regime exercising even more discipline
with his children
There came time in that little home when,
SO far the members of it were concerned, the
at some quiet seaside resort actually began to
present itself.
That project never took form. The Klngers
were too compact group for that too grounded
in certain rudments of family Soldty but it
does go TO show the extremes to which they
were pushed by the overflow of their fathers
chagrin into the household.
Then Bertha. the fourth child, hit on a
scheme that, while it was to increase the
household tyranny In many ways was nothing
short Of q stroke of genius.
Secretly, so that not even his wife or chill
! fren knew 1t, there had always smOuldered in
Otto bitter disappointment that not one of his
children had followed I'm his musical footsteps.
Ehey were . practical. sensible lot youngsters