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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01
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LILY PONS MAKES
 DEBUT AT POLES
T Dream Too Much Opens This Afternoon Starring
 Famed Opera Diva

Starting to-day at Polls is a film that there is no doubt will be SC. lected as one of the outstanding, if not the first film of the year, Lily Pons in T Dream Too Much"
 Filmed against varied back. grounds provided by flfty-three settings, almost twice the number used for the average screen drama, "f Dream Too Much," starring the Metropolitan Opera diva, Lily Pons.
 As impressive in magnitude as in number, the settings included interiors of many of the worlds most famous opera houses, Q Paris street, a village of southern France, the interior of @ London theater, and magnificent London hotel irl- terior. During the course of pro- duction they were the scene of the activities of upwards of fifteen hun. dred atmosphere players.
 In the French village setting alone, where opening sequences of the picture unfold, three hundred and fifty players were used in street carnival scenes. The Paris street scenes, including those which introduce the startling novelty of Miss Pons singing from a whirl- ing tnerry.go-round, employed an even greater number of extras.
 For scenes in which the entire second act of the opera "Lnckme' is presented, with Miss Pons sing. Ing the famed Bell Song, 0 Paris Opera House interior was con- structed. Seventy atmosphere players occupied the stage of this setting with Miss Pons, while other hundreds were present as the ap- plauding audience.
 The London theater setting oc. cupied the entire interior of the studios largest sound stage, even overfloWing to an especially con- structed addition which gave the cameras 0 long shot of two hundred and twenty-five feet. Dress extras filled the seats of this vast theater within c stage to applaud Miss Pons' singing of the Jerome Kern. Dorothy Fields popular song, T Dream Too Much."
 Wednesday will sec another great screen program headed by Jackie Cooper, Joseph Callellia and Rin Tin Tin in Trough Guy" On the same program will be Juno Clyde and Buddy Rogers In Dance Band"
 On the stage Wednesday night another great stage show with Gus Meyers and his fiddle.
 Thursday night "Screeno", and from oil indications the largest crowd of the season will be on hand for this exclusive feature, which has taken tho town by storm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01
ANYTHING GOES
 ATSTATE TODAY
Bing Crosby Heads Cast in Latest Paramount Musi.
 cal Comedy

Today marks the local premiere of Anything Goes" when the pic. tlre begins Q four day engage nient at Warner Brothers State theater, headlining another deluxe double feature program. This Is the Paramount presentation of the musical comedy which was such o pronounced success on Broadway. It abounds in tuneful songs, comic scenes, and set of parodies on the You're the Top" hit which are r:otously funny.
 Bing Crosby heads the cast of favorites in Q role that affords him an unrivalled opportunity to display his versatile talents in song and comedy. He sings and clowns to ones hearts content. Assisting in the general Inerri- ment are Ethel Norman, known everywhere as the Broadway rhythm girl, the inimitable Charlie Ruggles, Grace Bradley, and Ida Lupino.
 The original songs of the must. cal comedy are incorporated in the picture. By now, You're the Top" Anything 0oes", and T Get 0 Kick Out of You" have been sung, huinmed, whistled, and generally enjoyed by the mile lions. In addition to these tuneful successes, the picture Is graced with zeHtfll songs and lyrics by Cole Porter and Q number of other song writers.
 The result is e festive jolly screen offering, which will be heartily enjoyed by young and old. The dance numbers In the production are by LeRoy prinZ whose choreographic novelties on the screen hae won wide co. claim; they lend color and spec. tacle to the fast-moving story.
 The companion feature Is 'Dan. gerous Intrigue" 0 romantic dra- ms packed with thrills and rcd. blooded adventure. Ralph Bel lamy is seen in the featured role supported by an excellent cast in. cluding Joan Perry and Gloria Shea.
 Next Wednesday is Bank Mite" with no less than 800 reasons why you should be on hand. The Strand will again cooperate in order to provide seats for as many patrons of this weekly added treat as pos- sible and the same show will he presented ct botht theaters, John Boles and Gladys Swarthout in "Rose Of The Rancho" and "We're Only Human" with Pres- ton Foster, Jimmy Gleason and Jane Wyatt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01
CARROLL

The picture that marks the glorl- ous climax of VIII Rogers ca- reer, Tn old Kentucky starts to. morrow at the Carroll theater, to bring America's beloved star to tho screen in thrilling picturization of America's favorite play.
 Skillfully modernized by tho scen- artists, Tn Old Kentucky" Is mellow with the humor that brought Will Rogers fame, filled with the TO. nance and the excitement of rac- ing thoroughbreds that made this story the favorito of millions of Americans.
 Around the romance of Dorothy Wilson and Russell Hardic much of tho picture's action centers. Hard!c Is the trainer for wealthy Charles Richman, Q job Rogers lost when he protected Miss Wilson's grandfath. CT, Charles sellon, from Richmans wrath.
 The added feature is "Splendor" starring Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea.
 This sophisticated romantic dra. mo casts Miriam Hopkins as c pret- ty Southern girl who marries into Q once-great New York family, whose solo remaining assets are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01
RY PAUL HARRISON

(NEA Service staff Correspondent)
 Holiywood-Leslie Howard Is tired of acting. Oh, fearfully.
 Being tired of acting Is one thing, and being bored with acting in an- other. Oh, quitel MT. Howard IS both.
 Just now he Is mostly tired, Plny. ing Romeo is 0 task. Oh, definitely! It presents too many problems to be in the least boring. The prob- lems are mostly those of trying to sound natural while reciting poetry, and of trying not to sound rhetori- cal In spots where tho situations call for plain speaking.
 Mir. Howard Is not too fond Of the role of Romeo. He's grateful for sev- eral elections which spare Romeo 0 lot of tiresome speeches. And he does wish they'd hurry with the picture 50 he con get on with his personal plans.
 These plans include, first Of all, Q Broadway production of Hamlet. And then Q picture in England, and Q play or two, and finally Q divorce from grease paint. He wants to Do c producer, Q director, and possibly Q writer-although his experiences as Q writer haven't been terribly concentrating up to now.
 The reason MT. Howard is going to do Hamlet is because he has reached c point in his acting career
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01
CAMEO

"Miss Pacific Fleet" comes to port tomorrow ct the Cameo thea. ter with that famous quartette 0f film comedians, Joan Dlondoll. Qlenda Farrell, Hugh Herbert and Allen Jenkins heading 0 cast. that includes hundreds of gobs and ma rines.
 The fun starts in an anluse- ment park ct c naval base on tho Pacific coast where Joan and dlenda, two stranded chorus beau- ties, are running c cane rack. The fleet comes in, and Allen Jen- kins, in tho role of the champion prize fighter of tho fleet, puts them clear out of business by his skill in ringing canes.
 Hugh Herbert, In the role of Q willy promoter, suggests c beauty contest. Jenkins agrees to fight the local pug in order to win the 5000 votes offered as c prize, to give to Joan.
 Herbert can't help taking 0 sly peek or two ct the pretty girls, and his wife, c part played by Minna Qombell, nearly wrecks him.
 Tho added feature is "so Rcd The Rose" starring Margaret Sullivan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01
GARDEN

The merry side of murder Is be- ing currently divuiged at the New Garden theAter, where "The Lady Tn Scarlet" c Chesterfield picture, made It's first local appearance yes- terday. Before our readers get the wrong impression, lot us hasten to add that this new film doesn't poke fun at murder per 60: however, 1t does vecr well away from It's more narrowing aspects and offers Q al. verting change from an over. abundance of recent horror pictures.
 "The Lady Tn Scarlet" presents as nice c problem In murder as you're apt to find for miles around. It has 0 definite out.of-the beaten.path spirit about 1t, and 1t fulfills It's early promise by continuing to Do extraordinary right smack up to tho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01
CAPTAIN BLOOD'
 OPENS.AT STRAND
Tale of Seventeen Century Sea Pirates Starts
 Sunday Afternoon

Performances tonight conclude the engagement of "Dangerous' with Bette Davis and Miss Pacific Fleet" with Joan Blondell, Allen Jenkins and dlenda Farrell, cur. rent attractions ct Warner Broth. CTS Strand theater.
 Tomorrow brings Rafael Saba. tini's famous and colorful story of romance and adventure, "Captan Blood"
 This thrilling tale of seventeenth century seq pirates is said to be one of the most elaborate and pre-. tentious productions In screen history. Tremendous settings were designed by master builders.
 Playing the title role of "Cap- tain Blood" is Errol Flynn, q handsome and dashing young 1rishman, who was recruited from the London Stage. The feminine lead is played by oliva do Havi- land, tho beautiful young girl who was skyrocketed to fame when chosen for Q leading role in "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
 Tho picture has Q tremendous cast with more than 40 principalt and several thousand bit players and extras. Among the leading players are several stars in their own right, including Lionel Anvil, Basil Rathbone, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibee, Henry Stephenson. Robert Barratt, Hobard Cavanaugh, David Terrence and J. Carroll Naish.
 The management has booked c special surrounding program to accompany this special feature at. traction which runs almost two hours.
 Next "Wednesday night the Strand again cooperates with the State In presenting Bank Nite' and on the screen "Rose Of The Rancho" and "Wo're Only Hu. man."
 Starting Thursday the new pro- gram will Include Ginger Rogers In Tn Person" and "show Them No Mercy" story of the "o- Mems" last stand against gang dom and the snatch racket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01
poG FIaHT pRrNas suIT

Cambridge, Mass.--(Up)-When Q dog bites c dog it's news, too. John Holman has brought suit for $500 damages against Walter Mul- room, claiming that his dog was attacked and disiigured by . dog owned by Mulroon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

last startling exposure by Detective Denny. It's hardly likely that you'll beat him to the draw, but If you do, you're Q whole lot smarter than this avid reader of detective fiction. Director Charles Lamont has care. fully guarded the secret.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

their name and their Fifth ave- nuo mansion, and Is ruthlessly sac- rificed to their mad craving for lost iuxuries. Joel McCrea plays the husband.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

For leaving mud on the wheels of his wagon whom leaving Q field, Q farmer has been fined ct Q South. end, England, court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

oa,ed hsR Edoado d Giovann IAnse their names Dc. ssre they could gc anywhere That Caruso the oA singer whom there b Q bust at the Metropolitan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That cauues used to get high s0 performance ana frae dnner Now meal That an MWEaen iaW aong music criticize opera bnen
 hat some opera pounds perSoranee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That Wagner used to play empty but nov he stands as in he asle That Eslo Pnza started h career @ ssprano baritone Tbb started a tenor ena enoF Iautx Mechor started baritone (And ssaFtea m p"DS'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That CatCasasga was originally civil engineer Me went 70 hear eo and the scenery collapsed No could rened sne defect except young aa He liked 90 muck shas no uOk te the job for thirty years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That Jet2a who ever sang on aria on her stomach. dt happened in "Tosca".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That no one who the chorus of the Metropontan hNs major That there notnmB 0pes" '"se' dread much aS the prompter becoming hoaFse
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That oHenbach who early cantor m Jewsn later the Catholic Church That and Wagner liked each other and Meyerbeer used 70 sssemo e ners of Wagnes operas front rowland Naore loudly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That the ticket taker Metropolitan has been on the D last 17 and spot newspepermsn W at 50 paces. (One haO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That the "or of the west and Peter 1bbetson were roadway successes before they made into operas Tna wrote Rscana he began wEsng sne eno s (fke Bernie plays his songs).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That there k one fellow Metropolitan who does nothing hut marcel wigs day. uts permanent job Inas MauS on de saxe general along with other military impeo sen always comic troupe when he waSed cam palgn o,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That Lily ponsy who weighs 05 pounds proves that pEia dnas dont have to batteps That altougn line Oannin soprano has sung oil over Europe LOOK managerial shae-p Metropolitan to get her jop tnere
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That no American opera has been an outseandins though there have been sixteen Of them Tnat tne about 50,0OO operas composed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

On BYOGdzCAy crraao Mark RssI.tsrsdS Copyright Inc ThingsI NeUer KneuV About the Opera That the management Metropolitan offered O 900 by society woman for the privilege of singing one nsn~ sne out do not wish to bury h"
 That dogs and birds which are borrowed opera productions paid . regular fec of Sloo an hOur
 to the star: tho sccs but but OD oxS since cs ao ssHS maSe G last psrforancs in : S .:.: 2: S 5. they uss ponies
 That only seven opera stars good Hollywood p.. 1as' % CT: m'1S ns s & ns That conductors of opera originally conduct from M % @ .. sss ss ssa ss ..n tn. 1Sss n: sold out takes in about sieOoO would make an excellent ssnosrapher gets biz hand in stead of short" hand).
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 anas don't a aS1 rs built S.o na s tS sSD sopo nSs sn S get her S there 5 marcel S wigs a n m ns ~ Other mp 0o.ns d s.. a% e"m oner" troupe when hs wagd psisn. sA' "'"-'' - ynaSoe later embraced the Catholic That Meysgbser preerss of wasnerS operas Towand sore loudly That the ticket taker Metropolitan has been on Che oO the last IT and can .pct nswpapsman or th: first wsan who ever sang on 'r" on her stomach. (1t happened In "Tosca?
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 That the chorus c the % MStsopSsn nv.a dread d"s 1sss SO much as the prOmpter becoming n..; 1ao: ss the ss:: ' C Ss'Ss: sS: ioS'Ss joS for Uni thirty % year. @
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 That Pervs Dsphne" composed in lOO was e n.s' mms concero he has only one opera his credit
 That the first opera given this country was Ihe 1asDeE of Seville sung in English Thet pscCs svs cyesrt Engand (Thsre cean) That m Mganc in Sns s Ssn nth Century royalty attended the opera tne nun"es insrtimentaiists increased
 That before stage he slven she nsh! pon o sare Negroes important characters sev esai opSra Ada "Oteo and EAcanne etc enc parts nave always sung by whites
 And that in order parterre box holder you have to DC q descendant Q founder and have ten bucks)
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That oueras are occasionally two languages .ulsane ousy Chaiapn sang os 0udoncv in Russian wnMe ne . % % the cast sang in Italian That Coq snS cny Ue "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That Lotte Lehman told by her first singing teacE would make an excellent stenographer Now she gets stead of a short" hand).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That @Don Giovanni Is considered by other opera ( the Rreatest of all operas (GOunod called pcrfecO Meropoitan opened in 1885, has 36OO seats and when sold out takes in about Si0OO0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

And that in order parere box holder you have to DC q Aescendant of Q founder (and have ten bucks)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That in Europe operas begin late afternoon and continue into the night And oN they give you time out TOT dinner That Emmy Destin famous soprano weighoo S ponu s she sang Butterfly tho tenor m order so emDsace ne nad to walk around her twice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

That the first opera in this country wss ns S.r SeDe on o the face of tho globe M the Metropolitan except nssnd There Chean) That Tn England m tne lgns teenth Century, whenever royalty atnoeo Vne ope" e ~ " inaxIimentaiBts increased.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01

wn.t p.rys .Daphne" composed in 1S07, was tho A ovsra 1hat although Beethoven composed symphonl concetos 3 soatas and lots more he has only enc opeF' to his credit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01
Crrado Mark RegIsteredl cOpyr9ht Dally Aro Inc

That conductors of opera were originally forced pianoforte-stting down!
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22
HENDERSON, M c. DAILY DISPATCH THURSDAY

Coward's Tonight at $780," collec-
ton of one-acters. One-act plays, in
cidentally, have been long deemed box
office poison. AS a rule no producer
will touch the midget dramas.
Another symptom of Initiation OPP
timism is the flock of brightly mod
ernistic ticket bureaus which have
sprung up in the heart of make-be-
lieve land Sleely caparsioned young
men, many in Ascot ties, stand be-
hind the tall counters and deal out
the ducats like traders around the Big
Steel post on the Exchange.
Between-the-act slippers have begot-
ten scads of new bars, mostly done
in the modern manner. The nc
cadily Circus bar keeps large light
ed scoreboard in view of patrons,
warning of curtain risings, to the
minute, in neighboring drama halls.
Tableaux in the Edison Green Room,
another entra'acte oasis: Leslie How
ard and Harry Richman, the town S
top-flight lady killers of the moment
at adjoining tables.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22
TO PLANT MILLIONS
OF SEEDLINGS 1887
Soil Conservation Service
Plans Program for Fall
and Spring

College Station, Raleigh, Oct. u
During the 1867 tree planting sea-
son-late fall and spring-the Soil
Conservation Service contemplates
planting approximately six million
tree seedlings on lands of farmers
cooperating with the State College
Extension Service and the Soil Con-
servation Service erosion control pro-
gram, according to Charles H. Flory,
forester
About four million of the seedlings
will consist of pines, such as loblolly,
longleaf, shortleaf and a limited
amount of slash pine, while the re-
naming two millions will be of such
hardwoods as black locust, yellow
poplar several species of oak, black
walnut and hickory and a few other
minor Species practically all of which
are native to North Carolina
These seedlings, from stock grown
in Soil Conservation Service Nurser-
les and by the North Carolina Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment, said Mr.. Flory, will be suffi-
cient to plant between 3,4OO and 1000
acres
The majority of the areas to be
planted are abandoned or idle, and
many are badly eroded, or areas too
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22
II TODAY 4
TODAY,S ANNIVERSARIES

1693-Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord and
Baron of Cameron, colonial owner OF
millions of acres in Virginia, friend
and patron of Washington's early life,
born in England. Died in Virginia
Dec. 9, 1881.
1888 Constantine S! Ratdnesque'
widely-traveled pioneer American ma
turalist. born in Turkey. Died power
ty-stricken, in Philadelphia, Sept. IL,
1910.
1811-Franz List, Hungarian musi-
cian-composer, born. Died July 81,
1885,
1821--Collis P. Huntington, pioneer
California merchant, railroad build
Ell, capitalist born at Harwinton,
Conn. Died Aug. 10, 1900.
1832-Leopold Damrosch, noted Ger
marianne lean conductor, composer
and violinist, father of the two noted
musicians, born in Germany Died
Feb. Is, 1885.
1887-John Reed, Harvard man,
journalist and poet, who helped Len
in along in the Bolshevist Revolution
and is all but defied in Soviet Russia,
born in Portland, Greg. Died in Rus
STA, Oct. 49, 1920.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22
ANSWERS

l. Two. One of these, Second Lieut..
Samuel l. Parker, of Monroe, now liv-
ing in Atlanta, a brother of Judge
John j. Parker, of Charlotte This
medal was presented Lieutenant Par
ker personally by President Franklin
D. Roosevelt at a special service at
the White House. The other was a
posthumous award y private Robert
r. Blackwell, a Person county boy
who was killed in action. These a.
wards are made by congress on re-
commentator of the President.
g. In December 1894. General Will
liam Lenior, of Wilkes, was speaker
of the senate and Timothy Blood
worth, the BLACKSMITH Politician" of
Wilmington, speaker of the house.
Earlier than 1894 a session had been
held at Bloomsbury, before Raleigh
was founded, at the home of Joel
Lane, who sold the land to the state
for the location Of the Capitol City
The Lane home is standing today in
the Boylan Heights section.
3. Six dollars per month was the
price set in 1887 when the college first
opened. The next year the price was
luCIcdScQ 10 ScV0u QOlldTS.
4. Captain William McRae, of the
engineering corps, who was credited
with having planned the details Of
the campaign around Niagara Falls,
which resulted favorably to the AM
erican forces, and turned the tide a
gainst the British. Captain McRae
was a West Pointer. He was from
Wilmington.
5. In 1912 to finance the war against
the Tuscarora Indians. The assembly
authorized 1000 pounds, and the next
year another issue of 5000 pounds
was authorized. Based on the Eng
lish pound these issues represented
about 100000.
6. Richard Jordon Calling, inven-
tor of the Calling Machine gun, Cat
ling was born in Hartford county Sep
TENDER II, 1878 and died February 3D.
| 1908.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22
FORECLOSURES SALE.

Under and by virtue of authority
conferred in a certain deed of trust
executed by Zachariah Twisdale and
wife on the 18th day Of February,
1890, and recorded in the office Of
the Register Of Deeds of Vance Coun-
ty in Book 1852 page "a, default having
been made in the payment of the debt
therein secured, at the request of the
holder OF the same, l shall sell by
public auction, to the highest bidder,
for cash, at the Court House door in
Henderson, Vance County, North Car
DINA, at twelve (12) o'clock noon, on
Monday, the 23rd day of November,
1886, the following described pro-
perry:
1t is that tract of land adjoining
Betsy Jordan, Henry Jordan, and
Rufus Clark in Middleburg Township,
Vance County, North Carolina, de
scribed as follows:
Begin at a stake Clarks line Betsy
Jordan's Northwest corner, and run
along Betsy Jordan's line East 81
poles % links to a stake; then N W
"A poles and 10 links to stone Henry
Jordan's corner; then S II IA w SO
poles to stone; then S SIS IL w u
poles and 3 links to a stone; thence
N 81 3-4 w IA poles to stone; then
S l w 38 poles 20 links to stone;
then SO East Sc poles to a stake;
then S l w A poles S links to the
beginning.
beginning. Containing fifty-five go
acres more or less.
NOTE: This sale is made subject to
a prior encumbrance of $445.18 secur-
ed by deed of trust to Jasper 3.
Hicks, Trustee, and recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds OF
Vance County in Book Isl page 5o4'
and the purchaser will assume pay
ment of said prior encumbrance.
B. H. HICKS, Trustee.
Henderson, ". c.,
October % 1896.