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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
Schumann-Heink at 20

"T AM TO-" beamed Nine. Schumann-
Heink, but 1 have voice big like
So" She stretched her fine old arms
wide, as far as she could reach. why
l should not sing with voice like that
When sing I keep healthy"
And so the great-grandmother of
opera is preparing to sing again. She
began rehearsals some time ago as
Katisha in the Shubert revival of The
Mikado." Mother of eight, grandmother
of eleven and great-grandmother of
three, she comes trouping across the
continent, opening the first week in
Washington tomorrow evening.
II am so happy" she exclaimed, sit
ting in the front row of the auditorium
while the rest of the company rehearsed.
These beautiful young voices-all these
children singing so beautifully. They
are my children, my chicks-we will
have a fine time together. 1t is so long,
As years, since I am singing like this -
This is better than grand opera, va.
Grand opera, ach, you stand like this,
and you sing da-da-da-da.' She struck
gesture, an arm poised high. Here
there is beautiful singing. Ach. I am
SO happy. I am old trouper always"
She struck her chest and made a
cavaliers gesture Her eyes sparkled.
81 am an old war horse, ya!"
Her children, Nine. Schumann-H eink
revealed, had tried to dissuade her.
"They tell me Mother, you should
not do it. 1t is too much work and
excitement So laugh and say like
excitement. tell them must sing to
keep healthy Also will dance. I must
dance like this" and she went through
the motions of D. merry dance.
Madame's last tour was with Rows
gang a year ago, and she was, as she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
Barrymore's Double.
WARREN WILLIAM. the acto

WARREN WILLIAM the actor, who,
w it is said. never can step upon the
street in Hollywood without being mis-
taken for John Barrymore, or one Of
the Drew family, finally has become
reconciled to the inevitability of the
many awkward moments which result
from the striking resemblance. In
stead of being annoyed by the con-
fusion he now rather enjoys it.
81 used to try to be myself" he
explains, "but since going to Holly
wood to work on the lot with Mr..
Barrymore I have found it useless to
resist. More people make the mistake
than ever before. which is quite natu-
raj. Here We are in the same studio,
we lock alike, and what can We do
about it?
LAS a matter Of fact it is rather
fattering. Only recently a charming
lady came up to me and complimented
my fine performance in 'Svengali.'
am only hoping that the studio cashier
also becomes confused. That would
be my idea of a profitable mistake"
Mr.. William. long Broadway favor
tie. appears in the new First National
picture, THE Honor of the Family
now at Warner Bros. Earle Theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
Gilbert Miller Promises.

MIR. GILBERT MILLER will favor
AVA Washington with all his new plays
this season, with the exception Of Pay
ment Deferred" with Charles Laughton,
the noted English actor. which opened at
his Lyceum Theater, New York. Sep
TENDER 80. Payment Deferred" ran for
over four months at the st. James The
alter in London.
Mr.. Miller's first offering in WASH
ington this season at the Belasco The
alter, THE Sex Fable" featured Mrs.
Patrick Campbell and Roland Squire.
His second will be Miss Helen Hayes in
1.-The Good Fairy" in which Mr.. Miller
himself will play the role OF the theat-
rlcal manager in the play. This VIII be
his first appearance on the stage in sew
eral years, and Washington will be the
first to see him in the part
His third offering will be new play
by Philip Barry, the title of which has
not vet been decided. In addition Mr..
Miller premises not to overlook Wash
ington with Payment Deferred" for
he win bring it here directly after its
New York run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18

as though some of the old fire has
gone out of hin-as though his
personality" is on the Wane and,
positively, as though if given an
other angle on the tropics he
might lose altogether what has
been up until now a tremendous
box Office following.
IF, now, the tropics have gone
out of fashion, what is the cur
rent center Of interest and around
what should IAN unbeatable COM
bination" be built? With Niagara
Falls and the South Pole thor
oughly fanliliarized and the
streets Of New York given a COM
plete cinema airing, where is the
scene or the country which in
trigues most? From the point of
view of the theater, the good old
Southland seems to be the most
favored region Of late-What with
Green Pastures" and The House
of Connolly"-but the films are
wandering too much from one
thing to another to romanticiZe
any particular spot. The war
particularly, the aviation angle
of it-still is a pretty safe bet,
and most of the he-men actors
have been aviators at one time
or another. But just as Miss Chat
terton has had widely diversified
roles, and just as Miss Carlo has
run from coal barge lady to an
opera singer and all the way
around the feminine character
ellipse, so is it impossible to claim
that any one place is definitely
unbeatable" In fact. one might
say that love and temptation"
goes anywhere, but it is neither
better in China, nor in Siam, nor in
Alexandria, and no sane producer
now shouts "hurrah" at the sight
of a lady and gentleman adrift in
tropical monsoon.
While Mr.. Powell was unfortu-
nately the man to prove that
these here" tropics have lost
their old sting, still any one in
the same position would have
done the same. Just because he
isn't himself once doesn't mean
he won't be again. Remember
his past-it's a good one. His
acting trophies rank high. He's
a man usually of extremely lik-
able taste. So when he comes
around again let's hope that We
Warmers will have done better by
him and that the local gentry
will still give him a great big
hand.
THE most important lady in
town this week as far as the
cinema circles are concerned Is
Miss Fstelle Taylor She should
by all means be seen and heard
at the Fox Theater. And the
most encouraging news of the past
week came from Hardie Meakin.
who was bubbling over with Joy
at all the ladies and gentlemen
who viewed Ann Harding In her
second week at Keith's. And. by
the way, those who think that
Lew Ayres' acting days were over
when he finished "All Quiet" had
better trot around to the Rialto
and see what he does in THE
Spirit of Notre Dame" We are
willing to wager that one of these
days. Mr.. AyreS will be one of our
major star comedians-not
Keaton, but a trimmeddow
Haines or a trimmed-up Mont
| QOn1erV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
Stars of Other Days.
! DECADE ago, in the era of sile

A DECADE ago, in the era OF silent
pictures, the names Of Mae Busch,
Alice Lake and Eileen Percy were often
in the marquee lights and their volumi-
nous fan mail attested their popularity.
Their former admirers may now find
them playing important speaking roles
in ELISA Landi's picture Wicked"
now at the Fox Theater.
Though Miss Busch is busy these
days playing character roles for the
audible screen, the other two are only
rarely induced to return. Miss Lake
has virtually retired and Miss Percy
is writing motion picture column
daily for o large syndicate OF news
papers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18

asserted, "the youngest of the gang"
Mime. Schumann-Heink said that she is
in the best of health 1T is because
live very quietly" she explained. II
never go out to dinners or receptions.
I cook all my own food with my own
hands. Look how graceful my hands
are from cooking"
The singing on the stage attracted
her attention at this moment. and
jumping to her feet, she spread her
arms to the so or go singers.
"Ach, my children, such beautiful
singing. have never heard such beau
tiful singing. She pointed finger to
Charles Gallagher, who will sing the
role of Pooh BAH "I am in love
with Pooh Bah already" she told the
company. And in love with Ko Ko, too.
He does not want to marry me In the
play. But he must take me in the end.
He will learn to love me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
Joe Cook Authorizing.

A CCUSTOMED as he is to prepar-
4 n ing for his shows at least six
months in advance of their production,
Joe Cook the star of Fine and Dandy"
says his next musicale will be titled
1.-The -Four Hawaiians." and he will
feature, in person, that quartet of
legendary characters. The show will
be built along intimate lines and will
be notable for its comedy rather than
for its hugeness and opulence. Mr..
CoQR expects to have the nv piece
readg for Broadway by early 3pring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18

~ song as most appropriate
for a funeral Unfor-
tunately. however, it isn't the
mode. Last week the survey of
the theater that was entertaining
the gay Manhattanites indicated
morose tone tending toward
despair. What the later news
will bring, no man may tell at
this juncture. But if one be en-
deavoring to scale the heights
bearing a banner like Excelsior"
as in the famous poem OF other
days, one must dissemble, or fall
into the general condition OF
dumps. 9.
Washington, however, during
the past week, and at the Shu-
bert BelaSco Theater, received
its reward for Watchful waiting
and was blessed with a perform
ance that might have gladdened
the heart of any old-timer. 1t
was not so much in the play 1t
self, which had, naturally, a
Partisan flavor, as it was in Mr..
Gilbert's production, with an in
comparable cast, a rarity in this
day and generation. But, sad to
saw, the Watchful waiter, m1StruSt-
full of advance reports-and VINO
can blame him?-WaS not there
with his discriminating compan-
ions to welcome what he has been
so long waiting for. True. some OF
him discovered the secret before
the week closed, and that may
furnish comfort in his hreSlde
"reminiscences during the Winter
that seems close upon us. One
may not, with impunity, blame him
He has been fooled SO often that,
perhaps, he has gotten out of
practice in theatergoing. But 1t
is sad, nevertheless, when real
theatric art makes it's appearance
in our midst, that it is seemingly
snubbed by those who adore 1t
most.
MOST of the merit and most of
AA the beauty, feminine ana
spectacular, of modern produc-
tions, legitimate and screen, in
these decadent days is found in
the advance notices, roughly writ
ten though they be. One seldom,
Torrance. They are, like the vir-
tues of most of their producers,
to be found lurking in the special
stories of the press agent, written
with the boss" especially in mind.
Ano this upon the perfectly sound
theory that it pays to advertise.
Wherefore, then, should critics
and column writer's burn the mid
night oil in humble effort to up
lift the world? 1t is very like try
ing to climb the rough sides of the
chaSte Swiss Jungfrau with a
walking stick, or trying to find
the ginger in a grocery ginger
cake. Humbug and hypocrisy are
the merry little PuckS and Peter
Pans of today that are playing
their pranks with the world of
thought as we'll as the world of
the theater. Angels may fly
through the air propelled by wires
and pulleys in Earl CAROLS "Vani-
ties" but the angels of the godly
and the ancient traditions that
accompany them are among the
missing in the creations of the
modern studio, both in the legiti-
mate and in its counterfeit.
X
"A ND yet, as the old verse goes,
= You may break, you may
shatter the vase if you will, but the
scent of the roses will hang round
it still" Truth, beauty and limo
cence are still in the world, and
there are still homes, many of
them, where their fragrance lin
gers. All the world is not pursuing
the mad ADVICE to "eat, drink and
be merry" though much of it is,
regardless of the closing phrase,
"for tomorrow We die" And so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18

nosbt the nobel
of the
I propenSities
~ IInor- Even in the decadent theater are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18

BELAsCO-"The Mikado" Opens tomorrow evening
NATIONAL-"Fine and Danny" Opens this evening
GAYETY-"La Boheme Girls" (burlesque) and
evening"
ON THE. SCREEN
EARLE-"The of the Family" afternoon and
ming.
FOX-"Wicked" This afternoon evening.
PALACE-Te Phantom of afternoon and evening
KEITHSFrends and Lovers This afternoon evening
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -four Hours" This
evening
COLUMBIA-"Palmy Days" This afternoon and evening
R1ALTO"The Spirit OF Notre Dame" This afternoon and
evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18

degree. Real theater is the out
come of God-given talents and
expert training, not the literary
effort of the press agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18

- Of those
magazines which of though
about much truth personality" the
did Adam there be positively,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
MANIAC FIREBUG
MENACINC RICH
HOMES IN WEST
Haggard Rangers Hunting
Mailman in Forests
of California.
ByUnited Press


REDWOOD CITY, Cal, Aug. -
In the heavily wooded districts of
the central California coastal re-
gion, haggard fire fighters today
sought a mailman who has swept
through the region with flaming
torch, starting an undetermined
number of fires.
Rich estates have been destroyed
and others threatened by the
flames which have ragged for weeks.
Special guards were requested by
Bert Werder, San Mateo fire war
den, to seek the firebug.
The summer home of Governor
James Rolph Jr. was threatened by
fire as was the 100000 estate Of the
late Senator James D. PheIan of
Saratoga. Both properties were
saved only after desperate efforts.
The $4,000 home Of Henry Duffy,
theatrical producer, into which he
planned to move next month, was
destroyed.
Flames swept to within 200 feet
of the Rolph property. They had
started almost simultaneously at
seven places in the brush nearby.
The fire swept through the Duffy
property SO rapidly that authorities
were convinced it was incendiary.
Reports of f1eeting visions of the
torch bearer, racing through the
woods, were made to officials.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
CUBAN REVOLT
BREAKS OUT IN
HAVANA SUBURB
Rebels RepuISed in Raid on
Bridgehead; Situation
Grows Serious.

BIZ United Press
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug. 12.-Fight-
ing broke out early today in the
suburbs of the capital as President
Gerardo Machado marshaled loyal
forces in an effort to suppress the
revolt.
A small detachment of rebels,
heavily armed, attcked the bridge
guard at the suburbs Of Luyano.
The surprise attack forced the
guard to retreat. Reirforcements
from nearby patrols were rushed to
the bridge and in the face Of their
counters attack the rebels fled. Cas-
ualties were undetermined.
A communique was issued at the
presidential palace claiming vic
tory for federal troops over a small
rebel band in an engagement Tues
day near Los Palacios, Pinar Lei
Rio province.
The communique said eight rebels
were slain and five were wounded
in the encounter, while eleven
others were taken prisoners. The
dead included General Francisco
Peraza, one of the prominent. rebel
leaders, and his aid, Captain Men
dez, the government report of the
skirnish said.
The eight slain brought the
known casualties in the insurrec-
ton to eighteen dead and a score
wounded since the outbreak of vio-
lence last weekend.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
four WOMEN
ACES ARE IN
OCEAN RACE
Plans Are Announced for
TakeoffS Sometime
This Month.
ByUnited Press


NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-The 1881
season for nonstop flights may die
in the din of unprecedented femi-
nine achievement.
To be the first woman to pilot a
plane in nonstop flight from
America to Europe suddenly has
loomed as much-coveted distinc-
ton.
Thus far, there are four entrants
in the air steeplechase, with the At
lantic ocean as the great barrier.
and with winning tapes stretched
at London, Paris and Rome. Ruth
Nichols, Laura ingalls,, Mrs. GeraI-
dine Grey Lofredo and Elinor
Smith, licensed transport filters.
have announced plans to take of
some time in August"
One. Ruth Nichols, already has
made one takeoff. Last June her
big, high-speed, gold and white
monoplane rose from Floyd Ben
nett field, intent on the Lindbergh
trail to Paris. At St. Johns, New
Brunswick, she crashed against a
hillside. Her plane was wrecked.
She injured her spine and cut. her
knee.
Arrived at her home in Rye N. Y,
on a stretcher, Ruth's only talk
seemed to be of her next try"
Clarence Chamberlin announced
that he hoped to have her plane
ready for her again about the mid
die of August for a hop to Paris.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
nrnifs to Hold Initiation

Capitol City circle, No. 6. Ancient
Order of Druids, will hold initiation
at 8 Thursday night at % South
Delaware street. e
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
C0UNTYS AUTO
DEATH TOLL is
RAISED TO 1O2
Woman SuCCumbS to Injury
Incurred When Struck
Down in Street.

Injuries she suffered when struck
by an auto while crossing Meridian
street near Seventeenth street Sun
day proved fatal today to Mrs.
Laura Blake, g. of 1923 North Me-
rldian street. She died in city hos
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
pdoPS LOOT IN CHASE

Patrolman L. A. Baker early to-
day met a man carrying sack in
the 200 block North West street.
Pursuit followed, the suspect
dropping the sack in fight. Unable
to catch the f1eeting man, Baker in
vestigated the contents to find gro
ceries which had been stolen from
the Klasmer brothers grocery, 1875
North West street. The store had
been entered through a transom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
BLAZE TOLL $4,000
Tent Company Plant Swept
by Flames.

Supplies of canvas and awnings
in the Camp Tent Corporation, 334
North Capitol avenue, were de-
stroyed in fire Tuesday night that
caused damage estimated at $4,000.
Spontaneous combustion ignited
the supplies. Flames started be-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
Kiwanians to See Movies

Motion pictures made on a recent
trip to Europe will be shown by Rex
P. Young, head of the travel de-
partment of the Fletcher Trust
Company, at the meeting of the
Kiwanis Club Wednesday noon at
the Claypool.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12

pital early this
morning.
Mrs. Blake was
struck by an auto
driven by Mrs.
Addison King, q,
of 1900 North Illi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12

meath a workbench on the first floor
Of the two-story brick building.
Otto zendel, 1882 College avenue,
secretary of the company, said he
had left the place an hour before
the fire started. The loss is COW
cred partly by insurance, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
BOMB ITALIAN OFFICE
Pittsburgh Blast Seen First Blow in
Anti-Fascist Drive.
By United Press

D UNIttu FUSS
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12.-Bomb-
ing of the royal Italian consulate
here early today was believed by
detectives to be the first blow in an
anti Fascist campaign.
The explosive apparently had
been placed under the porch of the
three-Story brick building housing
the consulate offices. The porch
was wrecked. The first floor was
damaged badly and nearby buildings
shaken. No one was injured.
Damage was estimated at $500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12

Laura Blake, So, Of 1923 North Me-
ridian street. She died in city hos
pital early this
morning.
1nN Mrs. Blake was
/ struck by an auto
1OZ driven by Mrs.
Addison King, q,
Of 1900 North I'LL
nois street. She just had alighted
from a northbound bus and was
crossing the street to her home
when the accident occurred.
Hers was the 102d death from
traffic accidents in Marion county
since Jan. l. fhe figure surpaSses
the tolls of previous years here.
When the light truck he was driv-
ing crashed into a milk wagon and
two trees in the 1400 block Broad
way early today, Lester Clay, 38, of
1925 Winthrop avenue, was injured
seriously.
Clay was taken to city hospital
where he is suffering from a frac-
tured skull, broken ribs and injuries
to his right leg.
Walter Janey, Al, of 727 North
Pine street, riding with Clay, and
Shirley Shepard, 80, of 1882 Roose-
yelt avenue, driver Of the milk
wagon, were unhurt.
Auto Leaves Road
Janey told police that Clay was
driving about twenty-five miles an
hour After hitting the wagon, the
truck careened into one tree and
then zig-zagged along the street,
crashing against the second several
yards away.
When their auto left the road
and slipped into a ditch in the 1900
block, Southeastern avenue, late
Tuesday, Miss Elva Hobbs, Is. of
805 North Illinois street, and Mrs.
Cora Neville, 40, of 1449 North New
Jersey street, were hurt.
Miss Hobbs suffered cuts and
bruises and Mrs. Neville, three bro
ken ribs They were taken to the
city hospital.
A tire that blew out caused a
truck to overturn today on a curve
north of Broad Ripple on State
road 81, resulting in injury to two
men.
Carl Prince, 27, of 412 North New
Jersey street, was pinned in the
truck as it rolled to the side of the
road. He suffered severe cuts and
bruises. Carl Hinsley, "a, Of $50
Chase street, riding with him, sus-
tanned bruises and was thrown clear
of the Wreckage.
Deputy Is Recovering
Movie films carried in the truck
we're scattered for several yards
along the highway
Deputy Sheriff Louis Mikesell is
recovering today from injuries re-
ceived Tuesday afternoon when a
Sheriff's emergency car was in col
lision with a taxi at Noble and
Washington streets.
MikeselI sustained body injuries
and Mrs. Helen Moriarity, Jail ma
tron, a sprained ankle.
Robert Godsey, 20, of 2742 Adams
street, cab driver, was charged with
failure to give hand signal, reckless
driving and failure to have a dri-
verS license.
Margaret Walden, 7, of GA Daley
street, sustained cuts and bruises
when she ran into the path of an
automobile at Daley and Pine
streets Tuesday night.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-03-13
SYN A CHOVANEC.
Napisal: D. v. Grigorovic.

Hlieb Savic, bohaty rybar ma
Oke, I'll hojnosti: rybarskeho
naeinia NAL hrdzu, domec do
bry, hospodarstvo v poriadku a
ami peniazky mu nechybaly.
Hlieb Savic NAL troch synov ::
dvoch zenatych najmladsi, Va
ma, boil uz tiez odrasteny suhaj.
Hlieb zamysl'al Vanu ozenit', i
nevestu ma uz vybral -- skrom-
MI, robotn1 krasavicu. Otec
mat mali no radsej, ako ostatne
deti. Ved', ci nemali al zaco? Bol
umny, gramotny, dobry, laskavy,
smiercivy ami nejaka panenka.
" rodine Hlieba Savica I'll al
Grisa - opustena sirota, chova-
nee. Vanovi Dol vekom rovesnf-
kom, ale vlastnost ami, pracou a
charakterom nemohol sa mu Wy
rovnat'. Bal sa iba prisneho Hlie-
ba a ponajviac kamaratH sa Va
nom.
Ked' prisiel rad ma dom Hlieba
Sayica, aby postavili rekrdta, "a
rm1tila sa celia rodina. Starec sa
zadumal a nemuknul k nikomu
ami slovfGkom.
- Uz Ii tax, ci onak, - uva-
zoyal Hlieb Sayic, rob, co
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-03-13

hradne pravo vyrabat' preda-
vat svoj vynalez po dohu sedem-
nastich rokov, po ktorejze dobe
sa stava verejnym majetkom.
Vyssie vzdelanie v Kanade.
Otazka: ('i mi mozete laskave
oznamit', kol'ko je v Kanade W.
sokvch Sk0l a univerzit? CT je
"McGill University najvacsim
kanadskym ucilist'om -. y. NJ,
Montreal. Canada. ~ d
Odpoved: V Kanade je 90 uni