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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-01
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Tn just about half hour wee Dotty shouted, "oh, the shower oi snow has stopped. Gee, am glae 1 there's plenty on the ground,
 "You see, we can go right ahead and make our snowman" Coppy said. "The pretty storm, left all the snow that we'll need, on the ground"
 Soon one sno'Wball was big enough to make a body. "That was tough work rolling it," said Duncy, but we need another one.
 Tt will be smaller, for the head. Say, If our man had to be fed, we'd have to bring him heaps of food. That wouldn't be much fun"
 Keep working, stead of talking, lad" snapped Scouty. Real good luck we've had thus far. It won't be very long until our man IS made.
 "The head we're rolling, I've Q hunch, will be too heavy for this bunch to lift upon the body. We can't do 1t, I'm afraid
 And I'm inclined to think you're right. Why roll away with al Jour might, when we can pack
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(Dotty helps to make the snow~ man look funny in the next stOry.D
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1 tho snow to make Q head9" faia Goldy cried.
 wen shape 1t when the. snow'a piled high. At least, the plan is worth a try. Let's make . couple arms, first, sticking right out at the side"
 To make the arms, they added snow and shortly Duncy shouted "Oh, think that they look won~ derful. Now, who will climb up there?"
 "I will" said scouty. T won'd fall, and when I've braced myself, you all can hand me snow. Just toss 1t real fast. will not care"
 Then Scouty quickly took his place. Cried Dotty, Make Q fun- ny face when you have shaped the head" "Okay," said 6coutys Just watch mel
 "Ill give this man Q crazy roses much longer than one ever grows. When I am through with him he'll be Q funny sight to see."
 Copyright, 1886, NEA Service, Inca
 (D0tty helps to make the sn0ws man look funny in the next stOry.)
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lively replace genius. The great artist
Is born not made and the best that
any teaching system can hope to
achieve is the provision Of equipment.
Included in the work by Master
Institute alumni now on exhibition are
portrait drawings, landscape paintings,
designs for mural paintings. In the
latter one finds considerable play of
imagination. Mr.. Bessemer Is repre-
sented in the permanent collection of
the Master Institute of the Roerich
Museum by an elaborate composition
for mural depicting. or rather epito-
miZng, an African Slave Raid"
which has much action and dramatic
content. He has lately completed a
series Of mural panels for the Silver
Wheel, which are highly convention
allied and effectively rendered in light
gray.
National Gallery Lends to
TeraS Centennial Exposition.
THE National Gallery Of Art Is lend
ing two paintings from its per-
manent collection to the art exhibition
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the season now drawing to q close
was that Of paintings by Vincent Van
Gogh, assembled and first shown by
the Museum Of Modern Art, New
York, and since on tour of the lead
ing American art museums. Many
Of the paintings were brought from
abroad and the insurance carried Is
reported to be over one million dol
lars. This knowledge alone, coupled
with the well-known fact that the
painter during his lifetime was unable
to sell his works at any price, nat
urally drew attention, but could not
account for the phenomenal crowds
which have swarmed the galleries in
every city where this exhibition has
been set forth. In New York visitors
stood on the street in line, waiting
for admission, Notwithstanding the
fact that substantial fee was
charged In Philadelphia 45,56s per-
sons saw 1t; in Washington the at
tendance was 100.376. In Cleveland
the attendance during the INST week
more than crowded the galleries. The
circuit has now been extended to in
clude one or more of the art museums
on the Pacific Coast, the Nelson CAL
lery at Kansas City, the Minneapolis
Art Institute, the Detroit Institute Of
Arts and the Art Gallery Of Toronto,
Canada.
And Vincent Van Gogh was one of
those pathetic persons who long
and struggle for what they never
achieve. He had genius, he attained
greatness, despite rather than be-
cause Of his eccentricities. His was
q tragic life and . pitiful death, self
inflicted. Those who can understand
his art read In It this tragedy. TO
such 1t is almost unbearably emo
tional, sad, lamentable. 4. But to how
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in 1894 he began to paint. 1t was

in 1894 he began to paint. 1t was
through chance acquaintance with
the sculptor Ruchstuhl that he took
up modelling. In the end, he made
equal success of painting and Of sculp-
ture. He once declared that he painted
for boys-"boys from ten to seventy
and suggested as an epitaph for him.
self, He knew the horse" Right
reasonably should he be honored at
the Texas Centennial. But more than
all. interest in his work and renewed
faith in its merit have Of late become
evident. Possibly the direction Of at
tention to the American Scene" may
have had something to do with this
but not everything. Remington died
in 1909-long enough ago for the test
of time to be applied to his works.
Apparently they have stood it. The
Corcoran Gallery Of Art owns two Of
his typical bronzes.
Van Gogh Exhibitions
Extraordinary Popularity.
THE most outstanding and in q
measure sensational exhibition Of
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BULLETIN OF EXHIBITIONS.

The Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Presidents Loan Exhibition
of Paintings, Prints and Models
Of Ships closes Monday morning.
. Tomorrow afternoon the last day.
Special exhibition Of drawings and
etchings by Luigi Lucioni to May
81.
National Gallery of Art-Per-
manent collections and special ex-
hibition, Association of FederSl
Architects Fifth Annual.
Smithsonian Building - Etch-
ings by Ruth Doris SWEET and
mezzotints and aquatints by Alex
ander Mastro-Valerio.
Freer Gallery Of Art-Perma-
nent collections Oriental Art,
works by Whistler and other
American artists.
Phillips Memorial Gallery
Permanent collection. Paintings
by old masters and modern artists.
Studio House-Annual exhibi-
ton of student work.
Textile Museum of the District
of Columbia-Permanent collec-
ton of rare and beautiful textiles.
Arts Club of Washington
Summer exhibition of members
works.
Library of Congress-Drawings
and other studies in color by
Edward Penfield, Cabinet Of
American Illustration.
Public Library, Main Building
Cartoons by Clifford K. Berry,
man, James Bergman and Har-
old M. Talburt. .-s.
Georgetown Branch, Public
Library-Paintings by Catherine
C. Critcher and by Eugen Weisz.
Mount Pleasant Branch, Public
Library-Water colors, drawings,
renderings and models by students
of architectural department, Cen
tral High School.
The Silver Wheel-Drawings
and Paintings by Alumni Of the
Master Institute, Roerich Mu-
scum, New York.
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to be held in connection with the
Texas Centennial Exposition at Dali
las, opening June /. They are por-
trait Of Georges Clemenceau. late
premier Of France, painted in Paris
directly after the Great War by Ce-
ella Beaux and lately included in
her retrospective exhibition at the
Academy of Arts and Letters, New
York, and q painting by Frederic
Remington-a Western subject-en-
titled Fired On which comes from
the collection given by the late Will
liam T. Evans. The exhibition, which
will be q feature Of the exposition at
Dallas this Summer, has been as
sembled by William B. Harshe, direc-
tor of the Art Institute Of Chicago,
with the aid of Daniel G. Rich, asso-
ciate curator Of paintings and sculp-
ture. Among Its unique features will
be two one-man shows-one of the
works Of the late George Bellows, the
other Of paintings and bronzes by the
late Frederic Remington.
The reason for according this honor
to Remington is his specialization in
subjects pertaining to the West and
pioneer days. He was born in Can
ton, N. Y, in 1861 and went to school
in New England. His art training be-
gan at Yale University. but he dis
tinguished himself there as foot
ball player rather than as an artist.
Seeking employment In the West he
became profoundly impressed by the
fact that the romantic life Of the
plains was vanishing in the wake Of
settlement, the so-called March Of
Progress" and gradually desire to
record It faithfully took possession
Of him. At first he did illustrations
in black and white. then seeing the
nocturnes Of Charles RQlla Peters
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one of L. Morris Leisenring, promi-
nent local architect, and one Of Mr..
Immler himself, besides others of his
colleagues. There is photograph Of
the residence on Thirty-first place,
designed by Mr.. Leisenring for Col.
and Mrs. L. W. Oliver, and a carica-
ture of the architect, pipe in mouth,
by j. White, which was sufficiently
clever to receive second award. To
a larger extent than In other In
stances, this exhibit consisted of
renderings of buildings designed in
the Quartermaster's office for pur-
poses of the Army such as officers
quarters. hospitals, barracks. post ex-
changes, etc. From this well-organ-
lied office have come also models of
the United States Military Academy,
West Point, and of the White House in
this city, which will undoubtedly at
tract much attention.
BY all means, the largest section
of this whole exhibition is contributed
by the architects of the Procurement
Division Of the Treasury Department.
Primarily, this section gives the visi-
tor pause because Of the picture it
presents, chiefly through photo
graphs, Of the enormous amount Of
building that the Federal Govern
ment has been doing and its monu-
mental character. Not all the Fed
eral buildings shown have been exc
cuted within the past year, but the
renderings of these structures, either
through individual craftsmanship or
photography, have been made within
the past IL months.
There are two striking views Of the
Archives Building, which not only
emphasize the beauty and balance of
its design, but the complete fitness of
its sculptural adornment. In this
same connection, note should be made
Of photographs Of the new post ofice
at Albany, N. Y, which is hand
somely ornamented and enriched by
q sculptural frieze across the top of
the facade, and Of the post ofice at
Hartford, Conn.,, which has in like
manner incised inscription and q de-
vice showing the meeting Of two
mounted post carriers. These and
other great buildings illustrated were
designed by American architects of
highest standing, and they show a
flexibility In style indicative Of broad
knowledge and understanding.
In most instances the design Of these
large new buildings is modern, but In
their simplicity and dignity they are
also essentially classic. No one is q
copy Of what has gone before, and yet
each could have been appropriately
fitted into the architectural scheme of
ofhcial Washington. Great or even fine
art Is Of no single period, but Of all
time. Apparently our architects of to-
day have learned the language, and
hence can speak with authority in
these imperishable materials which
are their media. Among some Of the
manifold renderings of small Federal
buildings are to be seen adaptations
of various styles especially associated
with sections of this country-New
England Colonial, Georgian, Spanish
mission. Especially interesting In the
last are the post ofaces at Flagstaff.
Ariz, and at Santa Barbara. Calf.
indicative Of the emphasis that the
Government has placed on mural
painting as an integral part Of archi.
tectural design and the extent to which
commissions for such work have been
given, through the medium Of the Pro
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Continued From Page BID

local committees, but Is directed from
the Democrats by Postmaster Gen.
eral Jim Farley and from the Re-
publicans by Chairman Henry p.
Fletcher.
The apparent industry of the two
committees, however, and the busy
bees, now that the campaign is under
way, are mostly concerned In tipping
or in some other way handling cam
paign literature. It is the full-blast
working Of the great educational treat
which America comes in for every four
years!
First, take the Democratic Commit
1t first because, as the
Chamber Of Commerce might say, it
gives employment to more people and
has been giving more employment to
more people In recent years than the
Republicans. It used to be sickly-
looking thing. It used to be up IN the
Transportation Building, and most Of
ths time had only = secretary and .
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many Of the throngs that have visited
and will still visit this exhibition Is
this obvious? In New York some Of
the irrelevant chatter was horrfying.
Van Gogh's paintings have fierce
strength, amazing motion, almost ter
rifying sincerity. but they witness to
the confusion and struggle in the
mans mind-they do not sooth or
uplift or delight. Seldom did he paint
a thing that was beautiful-seldom
was he at peace with himself.
The public is better informed con-
corning the life Of Van Gogh than
that Of almost any other painter. with
the exception, perhaps, of Rembrandt.
Since his death his self-revealing let
tiers to his brother have been pub
lished. besides many monographs by
critical writer's. Within the past
three years a biography in the form
of a novel, "Lust for Life" by Irving
Stone, has come from the press and
had wide reading. The curiosity Of
the people has been nightly aroused.
And now for those who have seen Van
Gogh's work and wish to know more
Of the sources underlying it. new
edition of this very remarkable book
has been published by the Hermitage
Press, New York, with leather bind
ing and all the bookmaker's art Of
typography and letter press and
which contains no less than $50 illus
trations Of paintings and drawings by
Van Gogh-some In full color. This
Is suitable combination of the arts
and cannot be too enthusiastically or
widely heralded. There are lessons,
great lessons to be learned from Van
Gogh, but there is no less danger Of
his being misunderstood through i'm
perfect knowledge today in his hour
of triumph, as In those sad living days
Of neglect.
The Phillips Memorial Gallery in
this city owns characteristic canvas
by Van Gogh-"Public Gardens at
Arle"-painted in one of his sentler
moods, but in that style which was
peculiarly his own.
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Cartoons by Bergman
And TGlburt.

A SPECIAL exhibition of cartoons
by Clifford K. Bergman Of The
Star and Harold M. Talburt Of the
News, with two or three additional,
for good measure. by James Bergman
of The Star staff.- who 30 ably substi-
tuted for his father during the latter's
serious illness of . year ago. opened
in the Public Library this week. to
continue to the end Of the month.
Mr.. Berryman's are in pen and ink,
his chosen medium; Mr.. Talburt's are
In charcoal or crayon; each con-
tributes about an equal number that
have been published in their respective
papers. The style Of these distin-
guished cartoonists Is very different,
also apparently the individual view
point. This Is. however. not un-
reasonable. A cartoon u IN editorial
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Art for the
Washington Cathedral.


A T A recent meeting Of the National
Cathedral Association attention
was called to recent acquisitions in art
made by the Washington Cathedral in
the natural course Of its upbuilding on
Mount st. Alban. These are the elab-
orately carved reredos, IS fee. in
height and extending from wall to
wall of the chancel back of the altar.
which has been called an "epic Of
love" commemorating the Com
munion of Saints" wrought in stone
by a most skilled carver after designs
prepared by the architects Frohman,
Robb and Little; . painting in three
panels over the altar in the Chapel Of
the Holy Spirit, by N. c. Wyeth, best
known as illustrator, one Of Howard
Pyle's most gifted pupils; and q
wrought iron screen with gates giving
seclusion to the Children's Chapel, the
work of Samuel Yellin of Philadelphia,
our greatest craftsman In this metal.
This cathedral, like those Of the Old
World, has grown slowly: more slowly
than those who eagerly desire to see
its completion have wished, but this
no doubt has prevented mistakes. No
such building to represent the aspira-
ton Of q people. and theri faith in
things spiritual, can come into being
save, as Elihu Root once said, through
a miracle of art" It will interest
many to know that the beautiful COL
ored glass In this cathedral Is all made
purposely for 1t, and that the windows
have been designed and executed by
one who gives his time and thought
exclusively thereto, after having served
q long and honorable apprenticeship
in this craft. It has long been the
hope Of the Cathedral builders that
some day . sculptor's studio might be
upbuilt here wherein, under the direc-
ton of master, young sculptors would
carve the many figures for which
inches without and within are even
now awaiting. Such activities as these
not only add to the art resources Of
our National Capital, but greatly en-
rich the art life.
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Gold shipped from South Africa in a recent week was valued at s, ,257, 1850.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-20
ROSE MARIE TOPS
 STRAND FEATURES
Tender Love Story, Star ring Jeanette MacDOn-
 aid, Starts Sunday

Performances today and tomor- row conclude the engagement of "King of Burlesque" with Warner B kter and Alice Faye, also "Splen- dor" with Miriam Hopkins, Joe Me- Crea and Paul Cavanaugh, current attractions at Warner Brothers Strand theater.
 Sunday brings Jeanette Mac Donald and Nelson Eddy, stars of Naughty Marietta" in the new mu- sical triumph Rose Marie"
 Replete with haunting music, a tender love story, magnificent pho- tography and backgrounds, 1t is one of the film sensations of the year.
 Miss Macdonald plays the name role, an opera star who travels dis guised into the wilds in search of her absolute brother, a criminal from justice.
 Nelson Eddy portrays Sergt. Bruce, as fine 8 "Mountie" as ever rode g horse. Assigned to bring the crim- 1nal to justice, there is the thrust of personal duty when these two mest and fall in love.
 With all it's outdoor scenes made against natural backgrounds of sur passing beauty in the mountain-lake country of the Sierra Nevadas, "Ro3e Marie" is a pictorial work of art.
 The musical numbers are bril- hantly staged and brilliantly sung. One of them, the Totem Pole so- quence, is peopled by more than a thousand dancers. Spectacular in it's giant effects 1t will go on record as one of the most thrilling scenes ever brought to the screen.
 A strong supporting cast includes James Stewart, Reginald Owen, AL 1t Joncs, George Regas, Robert Greig, Una O'Connor and Lucien Littlefield.
 The companion feature will be 'Freshman Love-" a rollicking col 1ege comedy based on story by George Ade.
 Besides its hilarious situations and 1aughable episodes, the picture is said to carry glowing romance Of campus life and many thrills in con- 1ection with an exciting crew race. A musical background adds to the lively entertainment.
 There is an all star comedy cast including Frank McHugh as the col 1e-, coach; Patricia Ellis as the pres ddent's daughter; Warren Hull, stroke oar, who has the romantic lead with Miss Ellis; Joe Cawthornc as Hull's father, George F. Stone as an eccentric and musically in- clined coxswain.
 Next Thursday brings Leslie How ard and Bette Davis in '"The Pctri- fled Forest" also Ann Harding and Herbert Marshall in The Lady Con- eents."
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SUBTLE PROPAGANDA

Since newspapers and magazines shown on the screen invariably are nonexistent publications especially printed for filming, you may have wondered why the titles of real books occasionally are shown in closeups of actors reading. Usually it's a device to plug 8 forthcom- ing picture.
 Tn "Dr. Socnates," Paul Muni was shown reading "The Life of Louis Pasteur." Later, he played the role of Pasteur in an excellent pic- ture. If you saw T Found Stella Parrish" directed by Mervyn Le- Roy, you may recall that a tele- phone operator was shown reading Anthony Adverse" That was a little idea of LeRoy's; his next di- rectorial assignment was Anthony Adverse"
 There are other exploitation
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 ON POLL SCREEN
Follow the Fleet" Opens Tomorrow - Fashion
 Show Monday Night

Tonight will be the last chance Waterburians will have of seeing the triple featured star picture, Wife vs Secretary, with Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Jean Har- low at Polls.
 For 4 days starting tomorrow Polls will present the outstanding film Follow The Fleet"
 There doesn't seem to be any ceiling to the rhythmic hops that the talented Fred Astaire and Gin ger Rogers essay into the strato- sphere of entertainment. Critics de- clared Top Hat" was tops, but As- taire, Miss Rogers, and stellar cast have conspired in production of Follow the Fleet" to make re- viewers dip deep for new superla- tives.
 That old Rajah of Ragtime. Irv- ing Berlin, has written seven new songs to test the vocal excellencies of Astaire, Miss Rogers, and new conner to the screen, the lovely Harriet Hilliard; and to provide the rhythms for the tantalizing toes of the King and Queen of Terpsichore in the new screen show.
 Follow the Fleet" is real down to earth musical, employing a log ical and meaty story, every day habiliments for the players, and a battleship, a freighter, and the col- orful city of San Francisco for real istic backgrounds.
 The story is based on the roman tic adventures of pair of Uncle Sam's "bluejackets," Fred Astaire and Randolph Scott ashore. The objects of their affections are Gin ger Rogers, who is a night club en- tertainer, and Harriet Hilliard, a school teacher, whose romantic na- ture responds to the call of love for the first time. The film is an adaptation of the popular Hubert Osborne comedy, "Shore Leave" which enjoyed long run on Broadway.
 Astaire and Rogers dance to- gether three times, each routine striking different mood and tempo, and each dance introducing new acrobatics to the curriculum of terpsichore. Ginger appears in her first solo dance in this picture, and Fred Astaire does a seven min- ute tap routine, supplemented by A sailors, which is the novelty highlight of the film.
 The leading players are supported by a strong and well-balanced cast including Astrid Allwyn, Ray May CT, Tony Martin, Edward Burns, Harry Beresford, Lucille Ball, Betty Grable, Joy Hodges, Jeanne Gray and others.
 Monday night there will be pre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-20
STATE THEATER BOOKS COLLEEN
Warner Brother First Musical Show in Year
 Opens Tomorrow

Performances this afternoon and evening provide a last op- portunity to see "Snowbound," with George Brent, Genevieve To- bin, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh and Patricia Ellis also "The Preview Murder Mystery with Reginald Denny and Frances Drake, current attractions at the popular State the- ater.
 Tomorrow brings Warner Broth- CTS first musical in 9 year, "Col- leen," which is packing theaters all over the country. Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler head of a giant cast including such favorites as Jack Oakie, Joan Blondell, Hugh Herbert Louise Fazenda and the dancing sensation of the age, Paul Draper Here's another entertainment in line with the consistent run of outstand- ing screen treats to be given at the State theater.
 The story, written by Robert Lord, is packed with rollicking comedy, romance and touch of real drama. There is more of a plot than in the ordinary musical and concerns the efforts of Powell to straighten out the business af- fairs of his wealthy and eccentric uncle, as well as his love scrapes.
 Two mammoth and spectacular numbers were created and staged by Bobby Connolly with scores of beautiful chorus girls in each. One takes place on an ocean liner, specially built for the picture and the other in a modiste shop in which is presented gorgeous fashion show.
 The settings are not only unique
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-20

stunts. Billboards shown in out- door scenes often are plastered with ads heralding forthcoming films.