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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

She just sat quietly and let the
large, crystal drops gather and fall
touching them every now and then
with the folds of the now delicate
ly pleated handkerchief.
Katharine felt a surge of i.npa-
tience. "Oh, do stop that!" she
said GROSSLY. Gibbs is almost 40
and he'll be fat in no time at all.
And you know well enough he's
had heaps of affairs-with married
women. too. No wonder your mo-
Their is against him! She has a per-
feet right to be-"
but / lo-ove him." Zoe protest
ed, blue eyes swimming, red lips
pouting. You just won't under
stand. You're $3.50 hard about it.
Kay. Just wait till you fall ="
TITS nothing to do with me-"
Katharine said. "Why drag me in?'
you'll know some day." cried
Zoe with spirit, hopping her eyes,
"Then you'll be sorry you were so
unkind."
Katharine melted. II didn't
mean to be. honestly. What can I
do to help?"
Their conferences usually ended
this way. Katharine was the
stronger of the two, yet the soft,
yielding Zoe could usually bend her
to her way of thinking.
IT thought we might get our par
ents to let us take trip together"
she began.
"But you've only just got back
Katharine said.
81 know, but we could say we
wanted to do New England - the
antique shops and SO on :"
"And slip up to Maine and see
Gibbs? Is that it 2" i
Zoe nodded.
Katherine frowned. ''It's much
too transparent. Berthe would be
sure to see through it. She's much
quicker than. your mother about
things like that"
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cused Katharine of being victim
of the grande passion. it is small
wonder that the tall, fair girl In
riding clothes turned on her com.
panion almost angrily, denying it
II never heard anything so ride.
ulous," Katharine said.
~ "All right. all right" Zoe sooth-
ed her, smiling, IT only though,
you looked at him so ~
Katharine flushed to the roots
of her hair, in which gold SHIN
mered and deep waves were bur.
nished. Back at the entrance to the
stables Michael was deep in a con-
ference with one of the men; some
thing about that limp of the dapple
gray's. q
you can't see a man and a
woman together" Katharine began
hotly, without imagining ="
well, honestly, Kay" cried Zoe
nettled In her turn, anybody
think falling in love was a dis.
grace"
well, leave me out of it, won't
you ~ Katharine said with coo
.Q1&uaxYe X: ~ - $1,000 81.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
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ana line OF blue beyond That
marked Long Island Sound. Church I
bells rang in one of the steeples
three miles beneath them, and
somehow COW mooed, long and
satisfyingly.
Zoe ran the car into the shallow
of. pin-oak and shut off the en-
CINE.
Mice up here"
IT love it." Katharine agreed.
There were farms on either side
of the River road; Imprinted barns
and rail fences hemming in fields
of clover and rows of sprouting
corn. Some day In the not far dis
tant future, all this would be TAX
en- over by a suburban develop
ment company. There would be
Moorish villas and golf tees where
all was rustic simplicity now.
Katharine dreaded these newt
able improvements" But mean
time she could enjoy the peace of
the untouched countryside. Below
she could see the bleached roof OF
Michaels stables. The thought
of him, moving and working quiet
ly in that peaceful place, brought
little glow of contentment to her
heart. He was nice; she did like
him. But it would spoil everything
il Zoe-and the rest of the world
would think she'd fallen in love
with him.
Its about Gibbs" Zoe was say
ing, in a small voice, breaking into
| her reverie.
Katharine had lived through half
dozen more or less intense love
| affairs, vicariously. with Zoe. She
was only six months older than the
little creature beside her, with the
round blue eyes and flashing white
teeth, but Katherine told herself
she felt old enough to be Zoe's
grandmother, at the very least.
IL haven't forgotten him. Zoe
proceeded. "Mother-and Dad
dy-everybody thinks have. But
l can't, Kay. l just can't"
She went on. pleating the folds
of her handkerchief. II can't think
about anything else. She looked
suddenly very solemn. her little
girl face taking on lines of inten-
sity. J# #t.
Kay, I've got to see him.
"He-he's away" Katharine muir
INJURED, inadequately.
IT know it. He's got to come
back-or else I'm going to him, +"
ooh, you can't do that" Kath-
arine protested. What a mess this
was! Poor Mrs Parker had con-
fided to Berthe Strykhurst only
the day before that Zoe had had a
whirl on the boat, and in Paris
too, and that the affair with Gibbs
Larkin was definitely off. Parents
! thought Katharine, suddenly and
angrily! Whatever did they know
about what went on
II think you're being very silly,
she said rather coldly.
Zoe began to cry. She cried pref.
tily; she didn't twist or screw her
features up as SO many women do
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A large attendance was present
at the testimonial to Generoso
Ruggiero, prominent local artist, at
the Croce & Colucci grille annex
on Bank street last night. Political
speakers lauded the eloquence of
the honored guest and civic lead
ers praised his skill as a painter
who is most generous with his
time and talents. All stated that
no dinner alone could suffice to re-
pay the professor for the many
services that he has rendered in
dividuals of prominence and the
city in general.
Lieutenant Governor Frank Hayes
foremost of the speakers, recalled
the early days of the professor in
this city and of his initial accom-
piishments at the church of Our
Lady of Lourdes. The mayor
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EXCITING

The horse wheeled, rear
cd, and the girl in the sad
die fell. She was conscious
Of threatening hoofs, OF
voices shouting and
then the safety of Michael
HeatherOc's arms, of
Michael whispering, "Dar-
ling" This dramatic res
cue Is one of the exciting
adventures of Katharine
Strykhurst, heroine of the
new serial, Summer Sweet
hearts," The third INSTALL
ment of which new, first
run timely serial story ap.
pears on this page today.
Start in reading 1t and you
will want to finish il.
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PAINTINGS VIEWED
| BY WATERBURIANS

Scores of waterburians accepted
the opportunity afforded yesterday
to view the paintings created by
Miss Elizabeth Wade White and
Henry Wade White, both OF this
city. which are on display at the
Little gallery at the Mattatuck
Historical society. The exhibit
opened Monday with a private
showing and yesterday the doors
of the gallery were thrown open
to the general public. Approxi-
mately % pictures are included
In the exhibition which VIII remain
open until the end OF the month.
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OUTING PLANNED

The regular meeting of the Wa
terbury Public Speaking club was
held last night at the Central y.
NJ. c. A., with four speakers on
the program. Mics Irene Brennan.
Howard T.. Coe, William S. Curtis
and Ernest NJ. Malley were the
speakers. Plans for tho annual
outing to be held Saturday. June
.22. at Camp Washington IN West
Morris, were discussed.
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rrudely seized her wrist and spoken
so sharply, when they were taking
shelter from the storm in that way
side cabin she scarcely knew what
to think of Michael. He had apollo
gized, had muttered something in
coherent; but they had both been
self-conscious, riding home later.
Katharine assured herself that If
things were going on this way she
would have to give up her morning
rides, much as she adored them.
But this morning the tall westerner
had been casual and unself-con-
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scious, as usual. 1t was going to
be al right, Katharine had thought
with satisfaction. They could just
be comrades. People who said that
friendship-and merely that-was
impossible between a man and girl
were just crazy.
Zoe piloted the little car skill
fully up the hilly road winding
westward in zig-zag pattern away
from Inhicock. From the rise you
could look back and see the village
lying sleepy in the morning haze.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
A Story OF Summertime,
Youthful Romance
And All That Goes With It
WHAT HAS HAPPENED so FAR

KATHARINE STRYKHURST, beautiful, go, is discoa-
tented and restless because her s0edhy father, VICTOR
STRYKHURST, and her aristocrdtic stepmother, BEt-
TINE refuse to let Katharine undertake any of aU0r
Katharine rides daily aotth MICHAEL HEARTH-
EROE, young aDesterner a0ho riding club. Ste
herself she interested IN Michael bit feels
pcng of Jealousy uhen SALLY MOON, local coqaette,
enroHs at the clab.for lessons.
ZOE PARKER Kathdrtne's friend returns from
Europe schere she has been taken to forget ove affair
aOth GIBBS LARKIN of whom her parents disopprove.
Zoe Katharine of being IN toCe with Michael
Evening star., 1935-01-07
Where and When|
| Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-Abbey Players in "The
Plough and the Stars" tonight at
500 pm.
Belasco-"Mrs. Moonlight" at $50
pm.
Earie-"Broadway Bill" at 1890
am, ITO, 4:05, and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows at 1920, 3l5, 6:l0 and
9:05 pm.
LOew's Fox--'The Mighty Barnum,"
at 10:45 am, 1870, 420, ITO and 10
pm. Stage shows at 1922, $40, 6
and 8:45 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Church Mouse" ,"
at II am, lilo, 3:l5, $50, 7::35 and
$40 pm.
Columbia-"It's Gift" at II noon,
2, 4, 6, 7:55 and 9:55 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"The Little Minis
ter" at II am, I'LL, 1922, 5:33, 7:44
and 9:52 pm.
Palace-"Forsaking All Others" at
1885 am, l:35, 3:35, $40, TAO and
9:40 pm.
Evening star., 1935-01-07

Long before he finished his program
his listeners were aware that here
was pianist Of superb gifts and amaz-
ing technique, brilliant in his COM
mand Of tonal color and inexhaust-
ible in vitality and interpretive re-
sources. Resembling more the older
type Of piano virtuoso rather than
the more modern tone poets Of that
instrument, his playing nevertheless
gave a more complete satisfaction than
others who in their seeking for origi-
nality can achieve. He belongs to the
race of great pianists who have never
known the limitations that force some
artists into an individuality of style
In order to be considered artists at all.
If one were to judge Mr.. Petri by
his Bach interpretations alone, one
might be inclined to regret certain
lack Of imagination in the "Capriccio
on the departure of his beloved BROTH
er" and the Prelude, Fugue and Al
legro e Flat Major" If one was not
compensated by an exquisite pianis-
simo and sorority that was grandiose.
In the "Andante" of the italian Con-
certo" he began to register the finer
mood with a sensitive understanding
that reached its height in the Pre-
lude, Chorale ct Fugue," by Franck,
and the Three IntermezZi," by
Brahms. In these his treatment of
tempo and phrase was strikingly beau
tiful. Not only did his brilliancy
charm the ear, but his manner of
execution is so free from exterior dis
play that one was drawn with him to
q deeper attention to the music itself.
1t is difficult to find a word that
adequately expresses the peculiar tone
color which Petri uses so expertly.
His pianissimo sings with that full
throated utterance which is sometimes
heard in a rich dramatic soprano, for
Evening star., 1935-01-07

1t Is large in its softness and luscious
in its freedom and expressiveness. In
contrast, his fortiSSimo Is limitless in
its strength while remaining naturally
related to its restrained sister. The
scintillating quality of his florid pas
sages wherein the force and at the
same time the lightness of his fingers
brought a wide range Af color dazzling
in its animation.
The Twelve Studies" by Chopin,
revealed the complete range of his
great talent, for aside from the mere
mechanical perfection with which he
varied his Interpretation, he caught
the diverse mood Of each with extraor-
dinary skill. BY this time the audi
ence was aroused to the greatest en-
thusiasm and found it hard to realize
that the program was ended. Mr..
Petri added the two-piano arrange
ment of opera excerpts by Liszt, the
virtuoso paraphase of the "Rigoletto''
quartet and the Spinning Song from
THE Flying Dutchman." A marvellous
artist with an endless amount to give,
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Petri will
be heard again and often ON our con-
cert course.
Evening star., 1935-01-07
JEAN BEDlNI BRINGS
HIS SHOW TO GAYETY
"Peek-a-Boo" Is One of the
Standard Burlesque Attrac-
tions of the Season.

Jean Bedini is one of the ablest
showmen building burlesque attrac-
tions, and his "Peek-a- Boo" which
opened yesterday at the Gayety, is as
sisted by Jimmy Lake, who brings in
Ann Norton as the extra added attrac-
ton and holds over charming Joan
Dare from last weeks show.
The show Is tunefully scored, mount
ed colorfully, moves swiftly and dis
plays much feminine pulchritude.
Miss Norton is hailed as the worlds
most beautiful girl" And she can sing.
Miss Dare Is another beauty and spe-
cialty artist. The song numbers are
taken care OF by Bunny Bedini, a
young lady with bewitching smile
and q pleasant voice, and more inter-
ludes soothing to the eyes are offered
by the also beautiful June and Mar
gle White, IN q novelty sister dis
play act.
One hit Of "Peek-a-Boo" turns out
to be the song team, Girard and Mar
co, which again proves that M. Be-
DIM knows what burlesque patrons
want. They sing neither wisely nor
well, but after their rendition of "Har-
vest Noon yesterday afternoon the
audience stopped the show then and
there-Stopped it cold and called for
more.
Aside from producing the show Be-
DIM contributes the best bit in it, his
juggling act, which closes the first act.
He really can do marvellous things with
couple of china plates. The comedy
Is about standard for burlesuue. which
means that some Of it is hilarious and
some q bit boring. Harry Seymour
and Coo-Coo Morrisey do the clown
ing, with Seymour's hits being more
consistent, and Eddie Bisland ably
plays the straight roles.
The chorus also works smoothly.
contributing its bit toward enter
tainment. HM
Evening star., 1935-01-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

TODAY.
Meeting, American Philatelic So
clety, Carlton Hotel, pm.
Dinner dance, Tau Beta Phi So
rority. Mayf1ower Hotei. 8 pm.
Dinner and card party, the 500
Club, Hamilton Hotel, 6 pm.
Meeting, Society of Federal Trans
lators, Y. w. c. A. Seventeenth and
K streets, 8 pm.
Lecture. Washington Chapter Of
American Society for Metals, 725
Twenty-first street, pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting, Alpha Epsilon Alpha
Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Chi
Omega, l70l Twentieth street,
6:15 pm.
Dinner, Civitan Club, Hamilton
Hotel, 6 pm.
Dinner. Washington Academy of
Surgeons. University Club, pm.
Meeting and luncheon, American
Council Of Education, Shoreham Ho-
tel, 10 am
Meeting, Southern Cross Chapter
of United Daughters of Confederacy,
2708 Ontario road, 8 pm.
Meeting, District division of wom-
ems Auxiliary of the A. I. M. M. E.,
Cosmos Club, 1915 pm.
Banquet, Propellers' Club, La Fay
cite Hotel, 6 pm.
Buffet supper, Women's National
Press Club, Willard Hotel, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1935-01-07
DIVORCE PETITION SAYS
HUSBAND DESERTED HER

Charging her husband left her for
another woman. Mrs. Beatrix M
Butcher, 4519 Cathedral avenue, has
filed suit for absolute divorce in Dis
trict Supreme Court.
The suit filed through Attorney
Raymond Neudecker, claims the hus-
band, Frederick H. Butcher, son of a
retired New York lawyer, deserted his
wife in 1880 and took an apartment at
the Congressional Country Club.
Mrs. Butcher attacked the validity
of a Reno divorce decree obtained by
the husband and also asserted he had
purchased home in Waverly Hills,
Va, for the correspondent. The wife
asks custody of her child.
Evening star., 1935-01-07
POLICEMAN AND FAMILY
FOUND SHOT TO DEATH
Wife Believed to Have Slain Hus.
band and Son and Then
Killed Herself.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MERGED, California, January T.
State Highway Patrolman Thomas H
Sheldon, 35, his wife and their g.
year-old son Richard were found shot
to death in their home yesterday
under circumstances which Detective
Merle Moore said indicated double
murder and suicide.
Moore theorized that Mrs. Sheldon
driven to desperation by i'll health
had done the killing.
Three cartridges were found in
Mrs. Sheldon's pistol and all six OF
those in Sheldon's service revolver
had been fired.
The bodies were found by Q neigh
Dor boy who looked into a window
to see why Richard had failed to join
him in play.
Evening star., 1935-01-07
Troupers
Glirnpses of Stage Folk
in Washington.

C,POSE we say the man was a natu-
- raj gypsy? A laugh for you?
Imagine the great hulking, laughing
MIR. Ash, Paul Ash, trouping around
with an itinerant Hungarian orcheS-
ira. Thisshuge. dominating, babalistlc
fellow was then a boy of 8 years.
Small, slightly harassed by his own
ambitions. A petty drummer. But he
ran away from home, his Wisconsin
home; cast his fate with the tempera-
mental Hungarians, played drums,
beat the tom-tom manfully and well.
Between that day and this year Of
our show business, 1885, this week Of
Mr.. Ash's appearance as m. C. Of a
goodly stage show at the Earle The
ater, many things have transpired.
Many glass of champagne has run
under the bridge since young Paul
Ash decided to learn piano, taught
himself, picked up tricks from wan
dering minstrels of the ivory keys.
The young fellow had gift for it.
He learned easily, made friends with
even less effort. Back in 1914 he had
a band called Paul Ash's Rag-O-
Maniacs. Ragtime stuff. Paul White
man was violinist in the band,
doubling from his duties as first viola
of the San Francisco Symphony. Do
you remember ragtime? A queer
predecessor of jazz The one-Step YER
sion, in advance Of Walter Handley's
st. Louis Blues" and the pieces that
made over all dance bands.
The cake walk preceded it. The
camel walk was q step-child. Ash
had played the rags and waltzes. the
mixture of heat and hot-house plants
in popular music ere jazz reached its
stride. With it his personality came
into bloom. He had California band.
Came to st. Louis and was captured
by the town for three years. Made
himself known as an excellent m. C.
when the picture house units swung
into popularity. Since then show
Evening star., 1935-01-07

thinks good. Looks at times as If
he'd broaden that genial NAV until
he swallowed himself.
OF stage he is affable and frank.
Works whatever hours seem neces-
sary, talks with musicians in their
own language, quarrels in friendly
fashion with soloiSts who have their
own notions anent solos.
"Whiteman," he says, "was a rare
bird. A temperamental viola player.
Most of them are humdrum"
Well, there you have Mr.. Ash's
Whiteman. There you also have Mr..
Ash. We could use more of such
friendly effrontery. r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1935-01-07
DANCER IN RECITAL.

i, Michael Logan of New York, q
member Of the Charles Weidman
Dancers, will appear with the Marian
Chace Dancers at a recital to be held
next Tuesday at Roosevelt Auditorium
under the auspices of the Community
Center Department. The recital will
begin at $3.50 pm.
Mrs. William H. King, wife of
Senator King of Utah, is among the
patronesses for the affair.
Sterling Stamford, a former men,
Der Of the Denishawn Dancers, also
will appear in the recital. Lyman NC
Crary, Victor Neal and Grace Powell
will be accompanies.
Evening star., 1935-01-07

ucSe WcIc SOlllt VI LIlc SldO tlu-
ings brought here this week end by
a notable Hollywood visitor, Lee
GarmeS, who, besides being one of the
worlds best cameramen, is also now
a producer, as also the right-hand
man of the Hecht- Macarthur COR
poration, which is working wonders
all by itself in its Eastern studio.
Mr.. Garmes divulged some of these
semi-secrets in that fantastically
labeled corner of the Wizards round
robin" room known as Swallow Hol-
low" Swallow Hollow" at midday
Saturday, plus Mr. Garmes host, Ar
thur FOX Movietone) De Titta, heard
all about Mr.. Coward, Miss Hayes,
Paul NUM- and a number of other
things which did their author credit.
In the first place Mr.. GarmeS was
also responsible for :0rime Without
Passion" a popular and worthy film.
He has recently completed Jimmy
Savvo'S first starring picture and. as
soon as the Hecht- Macarthur script
is set for Mr.. Coward. will scuttle
back to his camera, his megaphone
and his Long Island.
Judging from reports this new outfit
(backed by ParamounO is an ideal
setting for two smart young men who
know how to write and who don't like
Hollywood. In their well equipped
studio they stake out their own little
world, tabooing supervisors" and
other Hollywood overheads and claim
ing that directors usually spoil pic
fI,rpc - f,frio1Ic nj
"badminton" they spin out their
scenes. putting informally at their
cigarettes and taking turns in what
they Judge should be extremely linn
tied megaphone work.
They believe that film artistry can
only be coined in an atmosphere OF
this kind. That the gamins of Holly
wood do more good than harm to
their pictures, and that the violently
celebrated stars are violently unneces-
sary.
Mr.. Garmes spoke all this with
modesty, but also with the assurance
that he knows that he and his con-
ferees are right. A man who has
been behind the film industrys screen
since 1915; a man who made history
in the silent days with THE Duchess
and the Waiter" and again in the
talkie days with ZOO in Budapest,
he reflects great credit on his profess
sion and seems destined to snatch a
nice hunk of fame again before the
old year becomes the new.
His wife, by the way, Ruth Hail. is
that talented young lady you saw op-
posite Eddie Cantor in THE Kid From
Spain"
x X x
TONIGHT'S openings will include
l. MRS. Moonlight" at the Belascc
and the Abbey Players in "The Plough
and the Stars" at the National.
The Church Mouse" opens today
at the Metropolitan.
THAT new British actors name l!
not Ina" Hunter as the theatel
lads" today would have you believe
Evening star., 1935-01-07
MUSIC CLUB MEETS.

The Felicia Rybier Music Club will
meet Wednesday. An interesting pro-
gram will be given by Paul Breiten-
berg, Uolinist, who will play the
Cesar Frank Sonata" with Cecily
Adams Brown. Carolyn Schonthal
dramatic soprano, will give several
numbers, with Stanley Rayfield, &C
companist, and Villa Sample, pianist,
Will play. A reading on Cesar Frank
will also be given.