The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-02
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 1 :. NEW + l YORK
By PAUL HARRISON

New York,--A little crowd gath. cred in front of the Paramount tlleater as e police motorcycle escort whirled to the curb ana ehooed away the line of taxicaba with a shriek of sirens. Into the ample vacancy drew blue Rolls Royce, its grotesquely high top tes- tifying e mellow age. AttendantA f1ocked to open the door. Out stepped a tall, dark-skinned man in a white suite, then a snnall-dark- skinned man in snappy, Harlem ea0,re attire, They faced about to assist a, medium -sized dark-skinned man wearing a full beard, Q well- tailored brown suit and an air or dignity.
 onlookers. 'That prince from Africa who's been down to see Roosevelt" 'Don't look go princey in that get-up, though; he shoulda wore them trick pants like when his pitchur was m the papers s.s
 Prince Has . Good Cry
 It was.. indeed, the prince. His royal highness, Ras Desta Demtu, son-in-law of His Majesty Halle Selassie l., emperor of Ethiopia, King of Kings, Defender of the Faith, ConQuering Lion of Judea, was going to the movies.
 Not to the regular theatery but to a private projection room for a special showing of sThe Sign of the Cross" It seems that Prince Desta bemtu's hobbies are n1ili- tary work, horses, religion Che is Coptic ChristiaIl), lions (there being a Ereat many of the latter at the royal palace at Addis-Ababa) and motion pictures. Since all of these things were combined in the DeMiIle spectacle, Paramount ex- ecutives figured that his hfghness would enjoy it immensely.
 And he did. Ensconced between Alto Palilos Manamano, Ethiopian consul general at Jerusalem (the tall man), and his unnamed inter preter (the little rnan). Prince Desta had grand time, and wept copiously during the sad parts.
 Movies by Royal Command
 The Conquering Lion of Judea and his son-in-law don't get to see many pictures in their own coun- | try, it was explanied, but when they do they insist that 1t be g religious spectacle. By royal conn mand, Ben Hur," AThe Ten Com Commandments'' and The King
 Kings have been shown at Ad-
 dis-Ababa thus far, the projection
 machine and films being transport-
 ed all the way from Port Said. Mere mention of that long trek
 still brings shudders to the sound
 men who filmed the coronation of
 Halle Selassie three years ago. It
 seems that fuel depots previously had been established along the
 way, but that a. band of natives all the gasoline, and held hi-de-ho
 with remarkable abandon.
 Following the private showing. Ras Desta Demtu consented to be
 interviewed, and the interpreter
 asked for questions. Did the prince enjoy his reception in Washington? Would he recom- mend this picture to the emperor?
 Did he enjoy the musical score? Did he intend to visit Harlem?' Would. he like to live in America?
 The queries were relayed; the,
 prince beamed and spoke at con-
 siderable length in Anharic. The Interpreter listened .attentively,0
 then said: sIIis highness declares
 that he enjoyed the picture very,
 much" And with that his high-l
 ness and his entourage departed,
 the dapner little secretary looking proud and imperious, the prince
 lowing and grinnirig his gratitude
 for courtesies received.