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throughout the program.
1t is q mistake to imagine that .
Ponselle recital Is just like any other
recital. Here you have q singer who
brings the atmosphere Of the operate
stage to the concert platform, some
times for the betterment and some
times to the detriment Of the num-
bers she presents. Hers is a person.
atty strong enough to combine these
two different branches of the art OF
song and please even when departing
markedly from all the traditions of
song exposition. She is originality
itself, and refreshingly so, for she
brings immense enthusiasm to what
ever she does and an innate artistry
that carries conviction.
Extremes Unreconciled.
Yet she leaves one disturbed at an
inability to reconcile the two ex-
tremes which she touches. for there
are many paradoxes in her presenta-
ton. Why she should bring theat-
realism into the singing Of such q
lovely classic as Brahms "Vergebliches
Staendchen" and Immediately follow
it by an exQuisitely restrained "A
Jaime" by De Fontenailles, is hard
to understand. Nor why, being blessed
with such unusual purity of tone Is
beautified some Of her pianissimo sing
ing. she should give way to such blst-
ant quality when dramatically stirred
These extremes of tonal color and
interpretive idea were woven In and
out Of her entire program. One
moment her psychological insight
created 4 phrase Of rarest beauty
caught = sentiment far deeper than
any other artist could find and brought
it out with the warmth of her own
human sympathy. and the next, the
veneer of artificiality which she put
on destroyed the patina which artistic
usage has made sacred. At times she
gave the audience her gorgeous voice
with utter simplicity, and again her
dramatization was too intense to
register well in the recital atmosphere
Back of all this, however, lies the
richness of her musical nature, the
warmth Of her temperament and the
tenderness OF her understanding For
her songs or opera are alike dramas
of life and as such she presents them
to her public, and in no lukewarm
fashion. There were tears in every
note Of her "Addio del Passato." from
La Traviata," and supreme deviltry
in the "Chanson Boheme," from
Carmen" There was infinite sorrow
tn Tschaikowsky's "Nurwer die Sehn-
sucht kermit" the gayest delicacy in
such . trine IS Brewers Fairy
Pipers" and most exquisite loveliness
in the little encore, "Slumber Song
of the Madonna"
Fer the power to extract fully and
to the last drop, such sentiments from
her music, the appreciation cannot be
too great but at the same time there
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Where and When
|Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National -" Amphitryon 49," the
Lunts in their version Of the witty
farce: $50 pm.
EarIe-"The Life of Emile lola"
Paul MUM, in a masterful film biog-
raphy: 1890 am, lis, 4:05, 6:55
and $50 pm. Stage shows: IL :35,
3:25, Sis and 9:05 pm.
Keith'-"Breakfast for Two" a gay
new comedy romance: 11:l5 am, /,
$50, 4:4O, $50, $40 and 1905 pm.
Capitol-"High, Wide and Hand
some" oil in Pennsylvania set to mu-
sic: II am, 1:40, 4:25. ITO and e:55
pm. Stage shows: 1885, $40, Gas
and 9:05 pm.
Metrop0litan-"This Way. Please"
Charles Buddy" Rogers back in a
comedy with music: 11:40 am, lao,
$40, $40, TAO and Gas pm.
Palace-"The Bride Wore Red" luck
losses q poor cabaret entertainer into
a mad whirl of society: 1:55 am, 2:20,
4:45, ITO and 9:35 pm.
Columbia-"Dead End" fine screen
translation OF the Sidney Kingsley
play: 1925 am, 2:2o, 4:45, ITO and
9:35 pm.
Trans Lux-News and shorts. Show
runs l hour and Is minutes. continu-
Gus from 10 am. until midnight.
Little-"The Wandering Jew" SUI
perbly done story of the man who had
to wait centuries for Christ to return
to him: Ills am, 1:2o, 1925, $50,
1880 and 9:35 pm.
Ambaasador-"Th Life of Emile
Zola": AIS. 4:40, and $40 pm.
Penn-"Stella Dallas" Samuel Gold
wynn successfully remakes one of his
silent hits: 1870, $3.50, 5:25, 7:25 and
gas pm.
Tivoli-"Stella Dallas: 2:30, 4:55,
ITO and 9:35 pm
Uptown-"Stella Dallas: 1870, 4:55,
7:l5 and 9:35 pm.
Howard-"Ever Since Eve" Marion
Davies latest comedy venture: 1890,
4, 7;05 and 1915 pm. Stage shows:
,30 and o.15 nm
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centuries later, the first faint glimmer
of the light to come manifests itself
in another dagger episode. His child,
dead from the sting of an adder while
he sits in his bankers office attempting
to corner the wealth Of the world. his
wife comes to him with the news Of
her intention to embrace the religion
of the Teacher whom he had rejected
centuries before. His impulse is to
kill her. He holds her close with the
point of the dagger at her back. Her
words of conviction and fearlessness
cause him to drop it at her feet, how
ever, and in that moment he acquires
the first intimation Of his eventual
release from the need to live until
his crimes are expiated.
1t is in the fourth and final episode
that the picture attains its greatest
force. The Jew has. wandered by then
to Seville, Spain. He is a great ply
stefan. a man of infinite compassion
and wisdom, the friend of the poor
and the downtrodden. The love Of his
life in this climatic chapter is
woman of the streets, upon whom his
compassion works the miracle of re-
demption The pirit Of the Chris
tianity which he first rejected comes
to Veidt's wanderer in the finest bit OF
acting in the whole film.
He is given splendid support by
Peggy Ashcroft who, as is her custom
with any character, makes that of the
lady of the streets the finest of the
four women who figure in the life OF
the wanderer.
The trial scene, in which Veidt
confuses the inqusitprs, and the scene
in which he obtains final release
through being burned at the stake, are
the most forceful sequences of the
entire picture. The latter constitutes
a fitting climax to the classic which
has engrossed men since the first
one concluded that condemnation to
live probably was far worse punish
men than any other that could be
devised
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not be a picture for every one, but IL
Is pleasant to think that it ought to
be. And that entirely apart from ones
acceptance or rejection of the legend
itself.
The poignant tale of the man who
was forced to live for hundreds OF
years with the results of his evil ma
ture has been garlanded with a great
deal of expensive pageantry. There
are times, indeed, when the story be-
comes submerged under the spectacle,
but the digressions are not so numer-
Gus as to be wearying. The oppor-
tunity to come laundering down the
ages through such periods as the
erucifixion, the Crusaders and the In
QUESTION, probably always will be a
little overdone as to spectacularity so
far as picture making is concerned.
veidt makes his pilgrimage of
punishment an actors grand march
through the emotions. His career
which lasts through the full 1900
years of the old fantasy begins in
Jerusalem. There he questions, tests
tentatively and finally rejects with
the ultimate fury the teachings of
the Nazarene. At the end of the
episode, when he becomes aware of
the curse Of life until such time as
the Christ shall return to him. Veidt
turns in one Of the brighter bits Of
his total performance. The awful
ness of time is very definitely conveyed
IN his Mortified handling of the dag
ger which broke, literally, on his f1inty
heart.
X
THE second episode, of which there
- are four. finds the perpetual wan
derer at Antioch at the time Of the
Crusaders. After thousand years he
still cannot free himself of the fas-
cination of other mems wives. The
spirit which is to return that he may
ind deliverance from the great bur-
den of evil still is hundreds of years
removed.
At Palermo Sicily almost three
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Says Richard Watts, jr., in the
Herald Tribune:
Mr.. Robinson's work, which was
done here in a previous visit of the
Abbey Theater, belongs to the most
amiabIe tradition of Irish playwright
ing. A slender and kindly play, which
occasionally seems dangerously at
tenuated for three-act narrative.
The Far Off Hills Is so charming and
gracious an anecdote that it is ire
sLstibly winning and slyly lovable."
Brooks Atkinson. in the Times. has
also been enthusiastic. If we are to
have light comedies from time to
time" he says. may they all be as
genuine as this one! = +" Mr.. Robin
sons daintiness as writer is the chief
source of the pleasure his comedy
affords, his characters are spontane-
GUS people; he presides over their
dilemma with tolerant humor. They
are neatly set apart as individuals
Mr.. Robinson likes the whole
humor he guides their comings and
goings and takes the gentlest care Of
them. ."
The boys seem to like THE Far
on Hills
From the New Theater Group comes
news there has been discovered sue
cessor to Clifford Odets and Irwin
Shaw, 4 new voice in the drama of the
downtrodden. Ben Bengal Is his name
and the group will produce his first
effort next month. Right now well,
not right now, but tomorrow night at
$40 F street northwest) players will
be cast both for Bengal's play and for
"Sit-Down," a drama having to do
with the automobile strike situation.
II you're interested, appear.
If there's anything to superstition
the F. B. 1. Theater Group has the
first-prize money for this years one
act play tourney tucked in its hip
pocket right now. The group enters
the preliminaries tomorrow night at
Roosevelt High School auditorium with
The Hundredth Trick" There will
be four men in the cast. There have
been four men in the cast of the
F. B. I. Players two previous tourna-
ment entries. Last year the group
won the competition with "A Game
of Chess" In a crucial scene the
sounding Of a bell was required. In
this years play bell rings in crucial
scene. The group is using the same
bell as a lucky piece. (Sort of giving
themselves the gong)
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leading collectors of biographical ma
terial on Edgard Allen Poe.
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Strickland that news Tor this Depart
ment is supposed to be treated with
the light touch. or something, and If
you are going to argue about 1t who
are we to be the first to admit the
light touch is about as light as the
touch of one of those ancient trolley
cars that used to make the long,
tortuous journey to Chevy Chase Lake.
He also has been advised by those
same individuals to supply this depart
ment with a bit of q story and has
been warned that 1t had better be
good" Mr.. Strickland complains In
this sad sad note that Monday is q
pretty grim day for humor. He goes
on:
Whatever your personal problems
may be on Monday. won't you for q
moment consider the case Of the Civic
Theater? We open our first produc-
ton of our second season on Wednes-
day night. None of us are in the
mood for Jokes Of any sort, whether
they're on me or you or anybody.
(The joke is on you, Strick. None OF
us are" indeedD It's serious. Later
in the week. looking back. we'll be
able to smile little. Perhaps you'll
be able to smile too"
Paragraph deleted on account OF it
makes practically no senseD
so will you please excuse us If
momentarily we've lost our sense OF
humor. Next week 1t will all seem
funny and we may then be able to be
Of more material assistance to your
Monday mood"
Need you be reminded that Wednes-
days opening is the Civic Theater' S
production of Victor Wolfson's hit Of
late last season in New York. "Ex-
cursion," and that 1t takes place at
the Wardman Park Theater?
Frank Koonce and Bob Miller will
be the two daffy scenario writers,
Margaret Johnston will be the beautiful
but dumb waitress and Bill Davis will
be the studio executive who's kept in q
state Of continual collapse by it all.
That's the set-up for the four leading
roles in Boy Meets Girl" when the
Pierce Hall Players bring back to
town the hilarious farce about baby
that rises to stardom at the tender
age of 6 months and lot of other
Hollywood madness. The play IS slated
for October 20 and 81 at Pierce Hall
If you would know more about Len
nox Robinsons The Far OF Hills"
which is to be staged October 81 at
St. Paul's auditorium by the Black
friars Guild, sit quietly and get it in
4 couple of painless doses. The play
Is one included in the Abbey Theater's
repertoire and some kind soul In the
Blackfriars has sent down excerpts
from the New York critical comment.
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Seasons Best Show
Now at Gayety.

THE best show of the season to
- date is playing Jimmy Lakes
Gayety this week. 1t is called "Jolies
Bergere" That about sums up the
happy state of affairs currently pre-
vailing on Ninth street, but it becomes
necessary at this point to support the
assertion with answers to the natural
question. Why" Well, there are
attractive sets gracing the stage
throughout. there are attractive cos
TUNES gracing the performers
throughout. and there is singing,
dancing and comedy sufficient in
measure and quality to satiate the
entertainment appetite Of the most
exacting burlesque fan.
The bearers of two names not be-
fore heard locally are the most no
ticeable ingredients of the diverting
connection. They are Bob Ferguson
and Valerie Parks. Mr.. Ferguson
brings a new and hilarious comedy
personality to the circuit. What he
does to the old familiar skits is just
what they have been needing for
some time. He has true comedy sense,
and it was appreciated highly at the
drst show yesterday. He will be most
welcome here from now on. Miss
Parks. one of the most beautiful of
beautiful blends, YIELDS the Corio and
the Wausau styles, produces a man.
ner of working which the connosieurs
enjoy. Her return, too, will be awaited.
George Lewis, "second-string" fun
ny man. is right on Fergueson's heels
tn the race for top honors in the
outlaw coaxing line and Franklyn
Hopkins and Wen Miller supply worth
while assistance in the scenes. Mr..
Hopkins also does most of the sing
ing and does it well. Crystal Cooks
toe-tapping is joy to watch. Her
sope-skipping, while up on the pedal
digits, impresses as one of the best
dancing bits seen at the Gayety. Mary
Murray is an able disorder, Margie
France offers several songs and the
chorus looks attractive and dances
expertly. c. A. M.
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Granville Bates, now at Warner
Bros, has played banker ~ times
b his IS years on stage and screen.
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Lead for Newcomer.

A Ian CURTIS. in Hollywood less
than six months has grabbed the
second male role in M-G-Ms Man
neQuin," co-starrer for Joan Crawford
and Spencer Tracy Curtis. signed
after his debut in "Winterset" and re-
Gently given small parts in Between
Two Women" and Bad Guy" plays
Miss Crawfords husband in Name
quin."
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Romero Drafted.

Cesar Romero. who will appear next
with Sonia Henie and Don Ameche in
Bread. Butter and Rhythm" fol
Twentieth Century-Fox. was drafted
for role in the Broadway production
of "Strickly Dishonorabl BILE" after the
producer, Brock Pemberton, had seer
him dancing in New York night club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18

Nat Pendleton won the A. A. U.
wrestling championship three times.
the metropolitan title six times and
the Olympic championship once.
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Rosa Ponselle Recital
Opens Concert Season
Constitution Hall Filled to Last
Seat-Enthusiasm Greets
Her Program.
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

concert ushered in most aspcios
recital by Ponsene
auditorium
a
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-03
Local Postmaster
And Others Attend
Dedication Program

A Coolidge delegation headed by
Postmaster J. B. Boone and Assist
ant Postmaster A. E. Taylor went
to Mesa last Friday evening to be
present at the cermonies incident
to the dedication of Mesa new fed
eral building by Postmaster General
James B. Farley, assisted by S. w.
Purdum, fourth assistant postmaster
general.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Hines, Mr. and
Mrs. G. w. Ketchersid, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Cosgrove, John D.
Goree and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas D.
Elledge were the other members
OF the delegation from Coolidge
who attended the dedication cere~
monies. ...
Postmaster Frank K. Pomeroy at
Mesa was the host for the occasion.
Following the dedication program
a banquet was served in honor OF
Sunny Jim" Farley, who serves
in the dual role of postmaster
general and chairman of the
Democratic National Committee.
Postmasters and postoffice en-
ployes were present from a num-
Der of Arizona towns.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-03
Murderer And Man
Arrested Here Are
Partners In Crime

Amos Taylor, one of two men ar
rested here last week k-end. by Deputy
Sheriff Asa Gardner, was a friend
and associate of Guy Osborne. who
slew Truett E. Rowe, a Oman, neal
Gallup few days ago after
Osborne had been placed under. ar
rest in the home of. his brother
Taylor is an escaped Jail bird from
Eufaula, Okla, according to Deputy
Gardner. Taplor is in jail at Flor
ence
The Examiner. also learned
yesterday, that at the time Deputy
Gardner approached to place Taylor
under arrest, that Taylor wore a
big As caliber gun, but, when he saw
Deputy Gardner approaching he ran
around the house and handed the
gun to a friend. This was not
known to the deputy until sometime
after Taylor had been placed un-
der arrest.
Osborne, who slew the G-Man
was wanted at Eufaula, where
Taylor had broke Jail. .-.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-03
Gas Line Being
Built From Red
Rock To Hayden

The Ell Paso Natural Gas Com
pany is building a pipe line from
Red Rock to Hayden and is operat
ing out of Coolidge, employing fifty
men who will be here for about
sixty days. The men are paid good
wages, ranging from so cents to 81
per hour, the .welders drawing the
highest compensation. ...
The working base, where every
joint of pipe is brushed out and
painted before it is ready for the
trench, is located in South Coolidge
just east of the Boswell gin and
east of the. Southern Pacific tracks.
l.. D. Gray is the foreman in
charge here.
Two carloads of pipe are being
delivered here every day at the
present time, and these shipments
will continue until enough pipe has
been delivered here to lay the 46-
.mile line.
Modern equipment is being used.
The excavating is done by ma
chinery that is capable of complet-
ing several miles daily in soil free
from rock.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-03
New 5OO-Ton Hay
Shed Is Finished
And Being Fenced

The Soolidge branch of the
Capital Fuel e Feed Company has
just completed it's five hundred ton
hay shed on the site where the old
and smaller shed, together with S3,
500 worth of hay, were destroyed by
fire last winter. ./
The new shed has a galvanized
roof and there is now, being con,
structed a heavy wire fence around
the shed. "This fence" according
to local Manager w. R. Urton, lis
being built to protect the shed and
contents from 'hoboes' who during
the winter months have been in the
habit of using the shed for a lodg-
ing place"
The shed is Immediately north
of the company's big; warehouse
and business office, east OF the
railroad tracks. The fence will close
the road Wnlcn mas DeeH III uSe
between Coolidge-ave. and Central
ave-. but this will not Inconvenience
anyone, since a better an dwide1
road has been opened east of the
railroads right of way.
When workmen were placing the
metal top on the rev shed they
would go to work at the crack OF
day and quit about 10 6. m, II
order to protect themselves IRON
the intense heat. After 10 a. m
they said the galvanized roofing
would become SO hot they ~coulc
not handle it.. -
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-03
Deputy Gardner
Captures 2 Men
Wanted In Okla

Deputy Sheriff Asa Gardner
captured two men here last Satur.
day who are wanted at Eufaula
Okla, for breaking out of the coun.
ty Jail there.
Tony Martin and Amos Taylor
are the names of the men, who were
being held in Jail here since their
being taken into custody. awaiting
the arrival of an officer from Okla
homa. One of the men admitted,
Deputy Sheriff Gardner said, that
at the time he and his companion
broke Jail he was serving time TO:
petty larceny.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-03
Big Mining Deal
Is Pending Here

A one hundred and fifty-thousand-
dollar deal that may place our own
Bob Edwards on easy street is pend
ing.
Tuesday of this week mining men
were in Coolidge from Lordsburg,
N. NJ, negotiating with Bob and his
co-partners, George Gish and Albert
Dees for the purchase of their
Desert Lake mine 40 miles south
east of Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-03
Would-Be Liege
Lord Outdone By
Wifey At Fishin'

Here's a fishin story for Ex-
aminer readers that the editor will
(not) vouch for.
Mrs. and Mr.. B. G. Lettering got
up early Monday morning, Memorial
Day, and Mrs. Lettering drove the
car while B. G. (Big Grouch) sat on
the back seat and failed shamefully
to do any driving. Mrs. Lettering
got the car and her (would-be) liege
lord to Coolidge Dam, early. A
boat was rented by the Big Crouch
and the hire paid for by Mrs. Letzr
ring.
Imagine the chargrin, If you can
1--WE can'D when, after five hours
of angling Mrs. Lettering had captur-
ed a minnow that tipt the beam at
20 pounds, and all that the Big
Grounch had to his laurels as a
fisherman was a brim that weighed
ten ounces. t
But at that, the Big Crouch
brought back to Coolidge a story
that will make every cotton
farmers heart glad-there will be
more acre feet of water left in Coo
lidge Dam this year, after all crops
have been given all the moisture
they require than were in the dam
last year at the beginning. l-
But" quoth the Big Crouch
"who in the world wants any sur
plus water?"
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-03
SCHOOL NEWS
UNION HIGH SCHOOL

June 1.-The seniors of 1887 were
honored guests at a lawn party
given by Mr. and Mrs. Clinton M.
Mangun Monday evening. This is
the second annual party given for
the graduates by our principal and
his wife. The faculty members and
their wives were also present.
The lawn was gaily decorated
and lighted with bright-colOred
Japanese lanterns. Games and
novelty stunts were enjoyed by the
guests. Refreshments of potato
salad, sandwiches in the form Of
diplomas and ice cream and cake
were served The evening proved
to be highly diverting. and the en-
tire class expressed their apprecia-
tion for this enjoyable occasion.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-03
Mrs. Dave Bryce
Is Convalescent
After Operation

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Bryce will be glad to learn that the
latter is convalescent after having
undergone an operation for ap.
pendicitis in the hospital at Flor
ence. last week.
Mrs. Bernard Patsy" Bryce, a
trained nurse, and daughter-in-law
Of Mrs. Bryce, came to Coolidge
from her home at Los Angeles to
be at the bedside of her motherin-
law during the critical stage of her
illness.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-03
Many Citizens Hear
High School Program
Here Sunday Evening

By far the greatest number OF
persons ever to assemble in the
auditorium of Union high school
were there last Sunday evening to
hear the baccalaureate service, with
the Gev. Glenn E. Smiley, pastor OF
the Coolidge Methodist Episcopal
Church delivering the address to-
the class of 25 boys and girls who
are the graduates this year.
The following prDgram was
carried out most successfully to the
delight of the faculty and the
mothers and fathers of Union high
school students: ...
Prelude-Della Lou Ware.
Professional - "All Hail the
Power of Jesus Name" the Girls
Glee Club.
Hymn-"Come Thou Almighty
King. sung by the congregation.
Prayer-By the Rev. c. f.
Frazier, pastor of the Coolidge
Baptist Church. be-. b.: ..s
Response to Prayer-Girls' Glee
Club. ,.,r t
Anthem "Hark, the Vesper
Hymn is Stealing," Russian air)
Girls Glee Club.
Baccalaurate Sermon-v7"T THAT Ye
Might Have Life" by the Rev. Mr.
Smiley.
Benediction-Elde William Ray