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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-15

Members of the Izaak Walton
League, Rockville Chapter, held an en-
thusiastic open meeting last Friday
evening in order to acquaint farmers
with the program to protect wild life.
The speakers included Halbott Den
mead, Ted Little and Milton James,
all of the United States Bureau of
Fisheries; Carroll Shoemaker, secre-
tary of the United States Senate Wild
Life Committee; Alexander F. Pres
colt, vice president of the District of
Columbia Chapter of the Izaak Wal
ton League; DIR. Beall, biologist, and
States Attorney Stedman Prescott.
States Attorney Prescott, who pre-
sided, review the accomplishments of
the local chapter and urged the farm
ers of the county to plant grain in the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-15
Mt. Carmel M. P. Church

On February 22nd, the Christian
Endeavor Society will hold Washing
tons Birthday Social inthe Social Hall
of the church at Sunshine. The Social
Committee will have charge of the
games. Each member of the C. e.
is asked to bring a friend with them.
The young people in the community
are invited to come and join in the
fellowship.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-15
Sterling T. Cooley

The funeral of Sterling T. Cooley,
81, son of the late Charles t. Cooley,
who for several years was chief of
police for Montgomery County, took
place from st. Johns Catholic Church,
Forest Glen, at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning, with burial in Monocacy
Cemetery, Beallsville.
Cooley died suddenly Saturday night
at the home of his uncle, Richard
Hawkins, near Clarksburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-15

The regular assemblies started
again Thursday after being interrupt.
ed by the mid-year tests. Another
class game was staged between the
Juniors and Sophomores, the Juniors
gaining the verdict by score of 1S
to A. This was the second straight
victory for the Juniors. The players
We're as follows:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-15
ROCKVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS

The Rockville High School Dramatic
Club is sponsoring play for the ben
eft of the school. This year the school
play will be Seventeen. The cast of
characters has not yet been chosen,
although tryouts have been held. The
play will be under the direction of
Miss Catherine Hall, dramatic club
advisor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-15

Diameter of Earth and Sun
The diameter of the earth is 5000
miles; the diameter of the sun is
$4,000 miles.
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Iris" little song familiar to her
radio audiences. Not in many years
has singer had evidence OF her
popularity in such generous measure
as was shown Miss Moore yesterday
when the audience could hardly re-
strain themselves from applauding to
let her give still another number.
Equally satisfying were the en-
semble numbers, the duet from
Romeo and Juliet" sung with Mr..
Johnson; the Garden Scene" from
Faust" in which the other members
OF the quartet. Rose hampton, Ed
ward Johnson and Richard Bonelli,
joined her, and the "Barcarolle," from
The Tales Of Hoffman" sung with
Miss BampstOn. These melodious
operate moments were beautifully
sung. we'll balanced artistically and as
happy u presentation that has been
heard even in regular operate per-
formances
The appreciation of the audience
was not reserved for Miss Moore
alone, but 1t extended to the other
singers with the same heartiness. 1t
Is pleasure to record the ovations
that were given Miss hampton, who
was heard here last year as soloist
Evening star., 1934-11-21
MIR. HAMPDEN
rs RICHARD
At NATIONAL

'Kns Richard III" the murderous
monarch who would have given his
Kingdom for horse and put 4 dag
ger IN your heart for less, was re-
vived last night at the National The
ater by Walter Hampden and a COM
pany OF players currently engaged in
Shakespearean and some other rep
ertory in this city. In rewriting one
Of the bloodiest days Of his land, he
has depicted Richard as shfeWd
stony hearted and schemlns noble in
tent upon marching 10 the throne
down \ path VI tratricide, uXoricide
lntanticide and, III fact, everything
but suicide aud insectlclde Whoever
stood in his way sooner OF later took
dagger between the ribs, and as
these ars practices neither endearins
nor ragic-because they emanate
from madness rather than human
emotlon-the tale Of ambitious
Gloucester is not the warmest or
most profound of shakespeare tales.
1t has not, however. q dull moment,
provided you do not tire of murder
pers at the shrine Of Avon who will
argue nterminably that even in his
higher flights Shakespeare as a dram
atist had little more TO offer than
some warmed-over plots, a working
knowledge of English history and the
mter-relationshlps of its noble fami-
lies, and all astounding ability 10 get
lot of people Oh and of stage with
out manshns any one in the stam-
pede. He pandered TO the popular
superstitions anent witches and ghosts,
occasionally piled Oh the gore until
Evening star., 1934-11-21
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National - Walter Hampden In
Hamlet" at sharp.
Earle-"A Lost Lady" at 1915 am.
$50, 4:35. 7:l5 and 10 pm. Stage
shows at 1850, 1885, $40 and 9:05
pm.
LOsw's Fox-"Evelyn Prentice" at
II am, 40 4:20, 7:l0 and 10 pm
Stage shows at 1926. 3:l5, COS and
s 8:'5 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Carsvsn" at 1:34
am. 1874, 3:34. 5:34. 7:34 and S34
pm
PaIAee-"Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage
Patch" at ll:l5 ~, l:2O. 3:25, $50,
7:35 and $40 pm.
Metropolitan - THE Lemon Drop
Kid" at 1l:l0 am. l:l5, 800 $50.
1885 and GAS pm.
Columbia - 1865 Nights in Holly
wood" at 1910, 2:1O, 4:05. 8 and
9:55 pm.
TivOli-"One Night of Love" at 2:20,
4:l0, 5:55, TAO and $50 pm.
Amba adOr-"Cleop at 6, 7:55
and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1934-11-21

with the Nationel Symphony. and
Mr.. Bonelli, whose fine voice and
extraordinary phrasing of such well
known arias as the Prologue" from
"Pagliacci" and his encore, the Tore
ador" song from Carmen" was &C
complished with ASTONISHING ease.
Mr.. johnson, whose artistry imbues
all his work with a particular color
that justly ranks him as an outstand-
its display in the Sweetly classical
aria from "Comus," by DR.. Arne,
which was given as encore to his pro-
grammed aria from Charpentier's
Louise" This English number was
q pleasant thought. both on account
OF It's intrinsic beauty and the artistic
Interpretation he gave it.
The program opened with the duet
for tenor and baritone from act
3 Of Carmen" seldom given
detached from its place in the opera
Mr.. Bonelli and Mr. johnson, who
had Immediately won the interest of
their listeners, were followed by Miss
hampton, who announced the SubSti-
tuition of the aria from the fifth
act of Meyerbeer's lie Prophete" for
the scheduled one from Rossinis La
Cenerentola," in which she was heard
last season. Her unusual voice. ex-
cellently managed, aroused a genuine
ovation, which her well-modulated
rendition of the Air de Liza" from
Debussy's "L'Enfant Prologue" aug
mented.
The entire concert was the kind that
one leaves with regret. Is it possible
to hope that this huge audience which
crowded even the stage would be
willing to support opera in this city
provided 1t was given with the same
excellency and with such a cast as
the singers of yesterday provided?
Evening star., 1934-11-21
D. c. SUFFRAGE UP

Local Young Democratic Club to
Consider Subject.
The District division of the Young
Democratic Clubs of America will hold
a public affairs forum tonight at $50
O'Clock in the Willard Hotel, with sub
jects for special report including the
granting of suffrage to the District.
Following series of special dis
cussions, the meeting will be thrown
open for a general debate
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Naturally, the great attraction was
the appearance Of Grace Moore as
soprano OF the quartet, since her film
success in "One Night Of Love" Any
one who might have felt that skillful
film recording had something to do
with emphasizing the beauty of her
voice discovered that 1t was only
true reproduction OF an unusually
lovely soprano. Luscious tone, even
ness of quality and great range, she
possesses to a perfect degree. but in
addition she sings with delightful ease
and an exurberance that makes train
ing and even her natural gifts sec
ondary in Importance. She is real
singer. giving joyously OF her best and
modestly pleased with the pleasure OF
her auditors.
Her solo number, the "Gavotte"
from Massenet's "Manon." was given
a stormy acclaim and there was no
question that the program could con-
tinue even after she sang the Butter
NY aria the appealing rendition OF
which crowns the success OF her film
The audience continued 10 demand to
hear more and when. in answer to
many requests. she gave the Neopolitan
"Ciribiribi," which was also one Of the
delightful numbers in her film, she still
had to add Les Files de Cadez" and
Evening star., 1934-11-21
New Picture, Caravan Is
Tuneful, Lavish, Whimsical
~Aarles Boyer and Loretta Young Starred in
Film at Keith 's-Preview of Filtration
Walk" With Dick Powell.
BY Z. de s. MELCHER.

tE new film at Keiths tuneful lavish and
whimsical attractive players, handsome costumes
something of the air OF old Hungary
plot royal thing who marries gypsy
TO inherit
Ter late fortune 1t has the continents matinee idol
Charles Bower particular idol Loretta Young
grace and youth Why then did 1t
to Slieht
Evening star., 1934-11-21

his lusty audiences must have howled
with elee.
As poet, he was something else
again. The rich and virile linguistic
blood which flows through the veins
of King Richard III is OF that
basic, inlmitable stock found in the
more important literary brothers,
Henry ~" King Lear" and the
other authentic tragedies. Richard is
himself all incredible person, inspired
by no good reasons, more than his
deformity and It's attendant ambition,
10 plot the murders of all those he
might naturally have cherished and
turthered Oh their way. In view, how
ever, VI the heroic language he
speaks, even when plotting the most
unheroic deeds, the puzzle Of his ma
ture as man need not bother you.
II Ia enough TO hear what he says.
without wondering why he says it.
Mr.. Hampuen ntones sonurolsly the
lines that roar, ana cunnlngly the
sly asldes III which Richard sloats
on his own evil doings. In our many
IeinenlDrauces OF his career, We can
INV ICNah tHIlC WHICH lIlC llcdu vi
Hampden was less stagely in
plush costume. and you should 90 to
his second performance OF king
Richard" this week, II for no other
reason. to hear his pleasant reading
OF the colortul Verbiage built around
all unpleasant fellow.
The supporting cast fares accord
ing 10 It's lights IN its presentation OF
various princes. dukes, murdcrers and
victims Of the tale. John ID. Sey-
mours playing OF the Duke OF Buck
insham. and S. Thomas Gomez as
Lord Hastings seemed 10 us by far the
best OF the lot Many OF the rest
had faint Whit OF Smithfield III
their work, and there were four ladies
In the cast who survived overlong. it
seemed to us. when better thespians
were dying like flies all around the
place. K. b. p, Jr
Evening star., 1934-11-21

land him ANYTHING on his voice.
So cI,r!v-haired. slender Mr. Warli's
,'ocidpd he'd show them. he would
lad he not once baked at playing Ia
he Tyrone school orchestra because
10 could not stand to hear all the dls-
7,rds? Well. he would organize MS
.,r-.n band and Get some music IN tune.
furthermore, he would teach the boys
do choral numbers and sing WIN
hem, thereby fieuratively thumollis
lis nose at the SOlOnS OF the slee ciuo.
Mr.. Warnings gesture of defiance ana
irritation (there was also the economic
motive involved. of course has de-
1elnped into one of the most proiltapie
musical enterprises of the modern age
The stage band with him at the Earle
this week is, as no doubt you KNOW
also radio band. only occasionally
it relapseS into its original STATUS
rs a dance orchestra. The olhef TWO
svpes of work pay more and Wafhhs
music comes high.
In COLLEGE days. the unit numbered
10 pieces. They played at fraternity
,,arties and any other celebrations
,-here .hev coulc get bookings around
Philadelphia. During vacations, they
,vent on tour and the fame OF the
music spread far and VIDE Fi|s
{ound he had good business on III"
hands while he was still an unoer
raduate. He remained III school ana
mt The bows out one year, under the
ere of his brother Tom. They came
,>1ck somewhat discouraged ana pre-
AIRED to disband.
Fred talked it over with his college
,rofessors. Should he quit his studies
md take the orchestra out on his
,vnp They said. no He consulted
he dean of men who told HIM, Ger
.ainlv. You've found what you came
~ college for-the work you want TO
co in life SO Fred dropped ms
architectural course and settled down
- business.
In the intervening years, ne mas
,ost only two OF his original group.
They died, one of them after long
;ege of illness. during which Warins
t,aid all the bills and was darned
LAD to do it He has added many
new pieces TO the stage unit, Deing
one of the frs, leaders to recognize
the necessity Tor a different tech
niuue of stage and dance work. All
his instrumentaliSts sing III the choral
numbers (Which We thought particu-
larly effective), but experience as a
Singer is not prerequisite to landing
; Job with him. He says he'd rather
he boys knew nothing about singing
rhen he takes them on. It's easier
} get them to 90 it Ibis way"
Waring once directed an SO-pieee
~chestra in New York; but he does
1t believe himself adequately equip
d to undertake symphonic work.
H. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-11-21


as yet about the show that will
follow Valley Forge" into the Ma
tional. This will be another Max
Gordon production - Gather Ye
RoSebuds." written by Sidney How
ard and Robert Littell. Mr.. Howard
you know well already and Mr.. Lit
tell you should know, tOo-he having
at one time been one Of those Metro
pOlitan drama ScribeS who so irk Ell
mer Rice-and since then novelist, es
sayist and playwright by turn. In this
new play will appear Walter Con-
nelly ana Ernest Truck, and other
familiar players such ss Sally Bates
Margaret Dale, Eduardo Cianelli and
Alfred HssSe
Max Gordon is opening his new
play IN Washington because he likes
Washington.
TALKING about liking Washington
reminds us OF I supreme sorrow
that Howard Benedict Gordon hench-
mani brought 10 us yesterday along
with the good news about the Rose
buds" opus This is that the new
Noel Coward play, Point Belaine."
which goes into rehearsal Monday
will open in Boston instead OF here.
In fact, it won't come here at all,
Philadelphia getting the second and
third weeks OF the play before ii gets
launched OH Broadway.
nON'T forget that the new Art Film
Guild Of the Jewish Community
Center will present Two Worlds"
this Sunday ut the center. II is mot
recommended for children under 1t.
AAUDE HOWELL SMITH is o. X.
again after having fallen through
chair at d rehearsal of IA Below"
Walter Pick was offered role in the
new Dan Totheroh play in which his
cousin, Hefen Gahagan. will appear
that's q grand little theater that
the Blsckfriars' Guild occupies
Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon are again
in New York Marie Gallante"
will be previewed today sorry TO
miss it This afternoon Arthur and
Helen de Titta are playing host TO
most of Washington at the Wardman
Park When Maxwell Anderson
comes here next week the Drama
Guild will probably be smart and get
him to suggest this and that about
the guilds production OF Both Your
Houses" which will follow Ladies of
the Jury"
Evening star., 1934-11-21

For something like an hour and
half you watch these gypsies and
their colorful leader Boyer jump
around In spirited abandon. You hear
them sing lively songs and see them
dance lively danceS-and you 30 from
pillar to post, enjoying the healthy
ionic of their enthusiasm
For something like an hour and a
half you also watch the stiff and then
relaxed maneuverings of formal
Tokay houSehold-See the heroine al
r.ost fall out of a window in order to
angle her gypsy husband into the
.Juse-Watch Louise FaZenda suzZie
'hampagne and Ogle gypsy Gable as
he sits next to her at that unexpected
Wedding feaSt-and see nice little
lean Parker trying to play the role Of
! Tilted Carmen with all the passion
If a 19-year-old Junior Lacquer.
All of this you are inclined to en-
oy, Erik Carell having given 1t the
Ort of a continental boost that you
'ISed to see with a Renee Claire pro-
uction.
But. alasi The boost doesn't so far
uOuRtl-OI TdlIlcl, lila NC, ~ sOeS wv
.ar-the whimsy. the music the story
nd the players being drawn way be-
end their proportionS-and by the
'tre the film is done you'll find your
IL yearning for the great outdoors,
"adios, hamburgers. the -Four Marx
B.others and maybe even Wheeler
md Woolsey.
The ladies however, will want to
ke M. Boyer home with them. He
.la5 all the earmarks of going places.
x
nICK POWELL and RUBY Keeler
journey from Hawaii TO West
Point in Filtration Walk the new
Warner Bros musical. which has less
music and more sense and entertain
nent than most musicals. The MIN,
pre-viewed yesterday by the local
Warner force. seems destined for great
DrOSperity-and is said TO have pleased
even those i'll high command at the
Point itself. A newcomer who should
3e 2roOmed for bigger and better things
makes his first genuine film splash III
this-Johnnv Arledse. known on the
Coast as California S most popular
Young man-reaSon: When he was at
4 low ebb two years ago, his friends
cot together and sent him around the
world. Nice gong.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
Metropolitan Quartet
Wins Audience Approval
Singers Give Many Encores and Grace Moore
Offers Songs From Her Picture Success.
Ovations for the Artists
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

often customary to concert was an ENJOYABLE affair
but this Is totally inadequate describe the effect OF yester
days appearance Of the Metropolitan Opera Quartet in Con-
Stutlon Hail. There such intense atmosphere OF
expectation to begin with and throughout the the
enthusiasm of the audience such proportions that
the audience the could
last indefinitely Part of this due the attractive the
singers had personally enjoying this occasion the
bers they are trained for and their willingness give
possible The lasted until well after
o'clock with filled pleasure thus making
event for this city, which has little opportunity
Evening star., 1934-11-21

a small group.
l,ut-and he says
this advisedly III
the light OF his
later ars OF
musical expert
-cnce an excel
lent one. He had
played the violin
for two years ana
exhibited som e
proficiency there
IN. leading him to
believe he had an
ear and aptitude
for music. The
L. of Pa. people
Till could II [
Evening star., 1934-11-21
COMPOSER IN CHICAGO

Johann Strauss Grandson to Con-
duct Orchestra.
NEW YORK, November 81 IP).-
Johann Strauss. Austrian composer
and conductor and grandson of the
famous composer OF the Blue
Danube" and other Viennese favorites.
arrived yesterday to conduct an Or
chestrs organized for him in Chicago.
1t is his first visit to the United
States. Strauss will conduct in
Chicago for six weeks and then will
30 on tour.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
Troupers
Glimpses of Stage Folk
in Washington.
Erred WARING become an orcheStr

FRED WARING become an orchestra
leader because he was mad. He WAS
mad because the University Of Penn
sylvania Glee Club peroiStently re-
fused to admit him to its hallowed
membership. and young Mr.. Warins
rather fancied himself as singer.
Twice year he sang III the try
outs. and twice a year the club director
said politely and too firmly No"
Now the handsome lad from Tyrone,
IA. had belonged to high school
moral unit in his home town. 1t was
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-19
DOLLFUS
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST. CROIX

Continued from Tribune Jan. 18th
9th Appointed Member (Josephl: Mr.
Chairman. | have been greatly hypno-
tized by the e!oquence here this after
noon. The arguments put forth are so
strong that feel an humble tnan like me
should not get up, but must. All the
arguments against this bill should be
squashed am wondering whether men,
bers who have spoken are serious
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-19
EMORIAL SERVICES

Memorial Services for the late F 4F. Fry
d D, Executive Secretary tof the Board
of Amer can Missions If athe United
Lam ran Cn1rcn il \ nar lea. Will be
held this Sunday as follows:
II m Frederiksted Lutheran Church
2 m Kiogshil Lutheran3Church
Z 80 N thrIsIansted Lutheran Church
emma: A u strians have nineteen
truck loads of tear gas and explosive
BOMBS and propaganda ma'erla 10 use
in event foreigner Minister se h Bon
cur of France visits Chancellor Engel-
DerC roilfuS. police char"ai day Po-
lice said they captured 10th tru.k when
theg lie ed o. t. Ntzi wines.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-19
Random Notes

We understand that several other
rts of food are expected for disirI
III, n.n au.uug the people here. This
generosity deserves our appreciation but
we feel that the method CT distribu-
lion is faulty Several days in every
week hundi eds of people may be seen
waiting al the hed Gross headquarters
10 pe served with food Most of these
people could contribute much work IN
their own fields or fird work AT good
wages elsewhere if they did not have to
come TO the city for he food
There ought TO have been several Da-
cos of distribution. near the mostdenselv
populated sections. and let the distrIbu-
ton be made at ihese places on Satur-
DAYS or on Mondays
Does laborer gain anything if heimust
wait at he Red Cross headquarters al
most dav fer about 80 cts. worth of
food when he could have earned 60 cts.
for DAYS abor(andif woman she could
earn 40 or IS centsl By this system the
laborer loses he opportunity of earn
ing money and the island is losing the
labor which is sorely needed
From vast acres OF pasture land
covered with "hurricane" grass the
Wbim estates have been converted into
fields of sugar cane and vegetables.
Harry Mackay, merchant king of
Frederiksted expressed surprise at the
rapid progress made by the homesteaders
at Whim H rode through the fields and
he saws that the yield for the coming
crop must be at least 200 hhds. of
sugar and good deal of late plant
ing that would not mature so early.
We have never observed sucn an
earnest desire for owning land as was
manifested by the people at the western
end of the island. and this desire to de-
velop the soil is not confined TO the
agricultural workers. Mechanics, clerks.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-19
A CARD

Mrs. Virginia Jackson, thru this madi-
um begs to express her thanks for all
sympathy shown on the death of her be-
loved neice. Mrs IdaIia Briscoe.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-19

Fri, Jan l9 S S Marcus and others.
Walk worthy of the vocation where
with ye are caIled~->- ende avruring to
keep the unity OF the Spirit in the pond
Of peace. ST. Paul
II M. PlGOTT Rector
St Johns Church. Christiunsted
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-19

policemen hospital nurses and teachers
were among the large number of appIl-
cants who appeared before the : Home
stead commission.
The result of their efforts is crafty
ing 10 me Homestead Con- ssion and
should encourage extension of home
steads in the island