Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

firSt tiaeater Job in Cleveland, Ohio. at
the old Academy Of Music. He was in
charge Of the cloak room and opera
glass stand. In the daytime he worked
for . wholesale coal dealer. Later he
annexed other duties, which included
those Of chief usher, ticket seller, call
boy and emergency actor. His first
field was to act as advance agent for
Mr.. and Mrs. George s. Knight. He
next attracted the attention of Charles
B. Jefferson, who engaged him to man.
age a tour Of Joseph Jefferson. For
this Erlanger received the largest salary
$500 week-ever paid o manager up
TO that time.
Q. What is the attitude of the jap
anese toward the visit Of Commodore
a. Prof. + +. romoeda says that the
visit of Commodore Perry in 1883
marked Q turning point in japanese
life The event Is spoken of as "The
Cannon Roar of Uraga." and is looked
upon as the beginning OF the age of
Occidental civilization.
@. What is the origin Of the SUPER
stition against lighting three cigarettes
with one match?-J. r. D.
A. 1t originated in the Russian Or
thodox Church, where 1t was customary
to light three candles with one taper
at funerals. This led the practice to
be associated with death.
G. When will the cherry trees bloom
In washington, d. C.?-J. E. q.
A. The single Japanese cherry bios
SONS usually bloom between April ! and
April is, and last about 10 days The
double blossoms usually bloom between
the 18th and the 30th, and last about
two weeks.
q. Where is Kodiak Island. and how
large is the Kodiak bear?-G. s.
A. Kodiak Island is OF the south
west coast Of Alaska. It Is crossed by
the 154th parallel. The Kodiak bear
Of North America has the largest size
Of all bears, and is the most bulky car
nivorous specimen. While possibly it
is not the heaviest, it weighs in the
neighborhood Of 1900 pounds.
q. In what periods were clusters Of
grapes and acorns used in carving fur
ritire decorations?-S Z. II.
A. Clusters of grapes were popular
in the Victorian furniture period.
Acorrs and pineappleS are associated
with the Georgian period.
q. Whsre is the biggest airport in
the world?-E. 8.
A. Pempoehof, at Berlin, Germany,
u the largest.
@. What is "afterdamp"?-C. S. G.
A. Afterdamp 10 a gas formed by an
explosion Of flredamp in a coal mine.
It is mixture Of nitrogen and carbon
dioxide.
@. Is the widow of Johann Strauss
iving?-G. L.
A. Frau Strauss has Just died at
the age Of n. Last year she headed
deputation Of Austrian authors and
composers in making an appeal to save
the Strauss waltzes from jazz treat
ment.
@. DO boys dive for coins in the har-
Dor at Honolulu?-H. N.
A. About so native divers are in the
water most Of the time, and dive for
coins tossed them from the decks Of
arriving ships. It is estimated that
coins Of small denomination to the
aggregate value of $4,000 are thrown to
these divers annually.
q. How many rooms are there In the
Palace Of Versailles?-C. s.
A. The exact number isn't matter
of record. There are between 1900 and
1000 rooms in the palace.
q. What is q "nadrigal"?-P. J. R.
A. Il Is q short lyric poem, generally
on an amatory subject. Those Of TasSo
represent the finest specimens Of Italian
poetry.