Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-15

| once upon ClIIle, OOIlI du LII
bault was a foorwalker in a New
York department store. He took the
job in order to pay for musical stud
les while waiting a radio addition.
Born of French parents in North
bridge, Mass, he studied intensive
ly before actually starting his ca
reer. First he earned scholarship
in Curtis institute, Philadelphia.
Then for five years he studied in
New York and Paris. After that,
for four years, he sang leading roles
with the Philadelphia Grand Opera
company.
Just turned thirty, Thibault is
modest in manner and conserv-
alive when it comes to cloth
ing. He doesn't believe in tenn
permanent and holds it "just a
pose" with most artists. He
sings in French, German, Italian
and Russian, and believes that ra-
dos greatest contribution is recog-
milton it gives to American singers.
1t is his belief that, thanks to "a
dio, American singers now have as
much chance for success in opera
as have foreigners.
Thibault is an amateur athlete
of considerable ability. He ex-
GELS in handball, tennis and
swimming but prefers golf. He
says his favorite time for prac-
ticing baritone solos is II o.
clock at night, and that doesn't
increase his popularity with his
neighbors. He receives an average
of 1000 letters month chiefly from
women and romantic school girls.
The most unusual gift he has re-
ceived was a large cake with his
name done in icing. 1t was shipped
from Missouri and arrived intact.
Recently he Travelled 5000 miles by
airplane to sing three songs at Lee
high university because an old and
valued friend had made the special
request.
If this one happens to be old,
blame Tim Ryan who told it to me:
An Englishman and an Irishman ap-
preached the captain of a vessel
about to sail from Melbourne. Both
wanted jobs. The captain accept
ed the Englishman without question.
But from the Irishman, he demand
ed references which he studied long
before signing him on. Because of
that, the Irishman took violent dis
like to the Englishman. They were
three days out when the English
man leaned over the rail to get
pail of sea water for hopping. A big
wave swept him overheard. The
1rishman went to the rail and stared
but nothing was to be seen. Imme-
diately he called the captain.
"Perhaps yez rimimber when
shipped yez asked me fer rifir-
'inces," remarked the tar from Erin,
"but yez didn't question the Eng
lishman?"
"sure I do" responded the skip
per. "Why?"
"Ye've been decaved. That Eng,
ishman's gone off with yer pail"
Mario Chamlee is always inter-
ested in children's reactions to mu->
sic. Recently, he attended chill
dren's symphony concert and no.
ticed that little boy sitting next to
him was much concerned by the
extraordinary gyrations of the con-
ductor. The latter threatened, ca
joled, bullied and implored his men
with no uncertain gestures.
"Did you enjoy the concert, SOM"
inquired Chamlee when the finish
was reached.
"Well," responded the lad, 81
liked the real clowns at the circus
better"
Estelle Liebling recently took a
pleasure trip through the Rocky
mountains. At one point in the road.
she noticed a sheer drop of many
hundreds of feet.
"This seems to be very danger
GUS precipice," she remarked to her
guide. II wonder that they haven't
put up warning board"
eyes, it is dangerous" was the
response. "They kept a warning
board up for about two years but no
body fell over so they took it down."
g Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.