Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-08-19

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NEW YORK.-Opera singers Of
Genoa had union early in the
Eighteenth century and sundry
were broken in its furtherance, but
Lawrence Tibbett is, according to
all available records, the first bari
tone, tenor or bass to take up that
line Of work in modern times.
Mr.. Tibet, as head of the Amer
lean Guild of Musical Artists, Joins
the drive to form union of radio
broadcasters in the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. 1t is indicated that
they are beating the C. /. o. to this
objective.
Mr.. Tibet was upped to fame
ON the night of January 2, 1925. Be-
fore that, he had sung meager roles
under his $50 a week Metropolitan
contract. On this occasion, singing
in Verdi's "Falstaff," he stole the
show from Scott, with laundering
ovation rarely given any singer at
the Met.
He was the son Of sheriff in the
"Badlands" country around Bakers
field, Calf. His father was killed bv
bandit and young Tibet grew up
in Los Angeles. He knew he had a
voice, but he didn't want to sing.
He wanted to be a Shakespearean
actor. Hoping to study for the stage,
he earned money singing at
churches and movie palaces, be-
coming soloist for the California
theater.
In 1922, he arrived In New York
ON borrowed money. He worked ND
a concert and sold a lot of tickets,
but he wasn't there. He had the
mumps, All that came out Of the
concert was an extra ''T'' dropped
in his name by the program printer.
He let it ride and that's how he be-
came Tibet instead Of Tibet.
Nmerologists would say, Of course,
that that was what changed his
luck. At any rate, the change came
soon after. GATH Casazza gave him
a hearing and he was soon on the
uptake in the Metropolitan.
He is tall and good looking and
lacking in those stellar eccentrici-
ties which make newspaper copy.
There is, though, one little oddly
worth noting. Apt to have head
aches, he cures them by walking
around ON his hands. He says that
sluices the blood down into his head
and stops the pain.
Egypt's New King.
ING FAR0UK 1, who was
crowned king Of Egypt recent
~ on his eighteenth birthday,
seems to be entirely acceptable to
the powerful Wafd sect which, dur
during the last few years, has been
tanning up a challenging nationalist
movement in Egypt. England has
done some adr0it maneuvering since
his father, old King Saud, died in
April, 1896.
King Farouk was educated in part
at the Royal Military academy and,
it is understood, is enthusiastically
certified by the British guardians Of
the empire. 1t is believed that this
coronation will cinch bit tighter
the political and economic ties of
Britain and Egypt. This has be-
come a matter of special concern
since Italy's seizure of Ethiopia and
her threat to the blue Nile with its
bearing on vast cotton growing and
processing projects in the Sudan.
For the last two years, Farouk
has enjoyed kingly status, but under
a regency. He will now be Egypt's
first nominally Independent ruler in
four centuries. He is an athlete,
six feet tall, skilled in polo, SWIM
ming and other sports.
Like his late father, he likes to
drive big red car to the mosque on
Friday to observe the Moslem Sab
bath. His absorbing interest is his
stamp collection. Two boy kings
are left-Peter II of Jugoslavia.
aged fourteen, and King Amanda of
Siam, aged eleven.
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