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CAPITALS RADIO PROGRAM


2:00-Author Alexander Woollcott Operatic
Tenor Jan Kiepura. Stage Star Nancy
Hamilton, the Hamilton College Glee Club
are presented.
3:00-WJSV, Pianist Artur Schnabel is soloist
with the New York Philharmonic.
Overture "Oberon" ----- Weber
Piano Concerto No ), Flat Major
t"Emperor') ------------- ethoven
Mr.. Schnabe
'Sarahande' Debussy-Rayel
"Enigma Variations '----------------Egar
s:00-WOL, Mutual offers Part III of the st
John Passion in the Bach cantata series.
8:00-WJSV, Playwright Marc Connelly Singers
James Melton and Jane Pickens are guests
of This Is New York.
8:00-WMAL, Rudolph Ringwau conducts the
Cleveland Symphony.
Overture to "Phedre' Massenet
Carmen" suite
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Festival
Continued From First Page)

Of my favorite cities since I first
went there to visit Hayward. I
wrote it last year when I was on
my vacation at the Mcdowell
Colony in Peterboro, N. H."
Benet, in making his debut as
a playwright, is another of a group
of prominent authors who have
recently branched into fields other
than those in which they won their
first fame. Maxwell Anderson, for
instance, has recently added song
writing and poetry to his earlier
talent of plavwriting. Elmer Rices
first novel, Imperial City is a
new triumph to add to his many
as a playwright.
Benets most prolific and success
full work has been as a poet. all
though in 1882 he did write a novel,
RIP Tide" in verse.
MY play. however. is not written
in verse;" he said TT is in straight
dialogue and definitely don't think
I would call it poetry. 1t is, in a
measure. serious comment. although
I haven't tried to make it entirely
serious
Benet lost any inclination he may
have had to regard himself too
seriously when he was a student in
Yale University. In a moody frame
OF mind one day he worte an ex-
tremely melancholy poem called
PARADISE and submitted it to the
editor of the Yale Courant. That
young man published it in the
Courant with the title spelled back
wards like this-"esidarap"-and
the words in the poem were spelled
backwards in the same way.
After the episode Benet went into
lighter, more frolicsome mood and
wrote many volumes of poems bub-
bling with humor.
Benet. now a contributing editor
of the Saturday Review of Litera-
ture, is member of a family of
literary celebrities. His brother,
Stephen Vincent Benet. is author of
the Pulitzer Prize narrative poem,
John Browns Body" His daugh-
ter, Rosemary Benet Dawson, also
is a poet of no,e; she collaborated
with her Uncle Stephen in writing
book entitled "A Book of Ameri-
cans"
I've always liked being in the
company of poets Benet said, "and
now that I'm playwright I'm glad
I am sort of being adopted by such
a group headed by Hayward in
winning this prize"
Benet, as evidenced by the shelves
of volumes of poetry that sprawl
around his Office library, is an avid
collector of and enthusiast for other
poets, especially his contemporaries
In 1888 he compiled an anthology,
Fifty Poets" by writing to all the
present-day poets he considered the
most gifted this request: IF pos
terity could know your work only
by one single brief poem, what poem
of yours would you choose to rep
resent you?"
The Dock Street Theater, where
Benets one-act play will follow
'The Beaux Stratagem," has been
equipped with all modern facilities
although it has been given an at
rnosphere of antiquity by the 18th
century furnishings, the native
cypress auditorium, the Adam
wainscoting and drawing room
with authentic old woodwork taken
from the historic Mitchell King
mansion, now demolished. The ex-
terror facade is the unchanged origi-
nal front of the Planters Hotel,
10th century tavern noted for it's
conviviality in the days before the
War Between the States.
On March q the Hayward Com
mite will award another prize for
the best play written by a member
Of the Carolina Art Association.
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Wis, Mary, the Mother of Christ, and
Jennie Peluso, Veronica.
Other local players include Bessie
Smurak, Ellen Ardinger, Matilda
Maisti, Grace Ferrara, Christine
Onofry. Christine Mosca, Roma de
Slmone, Rose Ferrara, Theresa Roll
Helen Collela, Mary Lepre, Fred
Oddone. Maurice Jennings, James
Schell. Ted Allison, Gerard Barry,
Vincent McQulnn, James Manning,
Louis Bello, Henry Fortune, Harrl-
son Murray, Leo Curtin, Joseph
Bello, Joseph Mosca, Paul Curto,
Marco Colluci and Philip Rinaldi
The drama is offered in three acts
with an epilog. Assisting Paul Mes
sink on the Production Committee
of the drama are Felix West, in
charge of settings; Joseph La Scola,
in charge of lighting, and Rose Cha
molus, in charge of costumes.
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tlCdlCu lllC CuSJOIllClS do SlOWll-upS,
and those that did Topped.
But lately, among the millions
who still doggedly 60 to the movies,
something odd has been happening.
Pictures with serious Intentions
some of them rather grim even on
the surface-are clicking at the box
Office.
Consider The Citadel preaching
indictment of hidepound ethics and
callous commercialfsm in the ranks
OF the medical profession and pre-
senting argument for socialized
medicine. Very timely, this, when
you consider that a Federal grand
jury in Baltimore has indicted the
American Medical Association for
restraining operation of such a
group medical organization as Do
mats friend advocates in the pic
ture
And consider "The Beachcomb-
err" an English production, released
IN this country by Paramount. This
latest Charles Laughton picture
now at the Rivoli Theater is. for
the first time, Somerset Vaughan
brought to the screen-somethine
Hollywood always has considered
not only impractical, but down.
right impossible.
On the surface it's the story of
an Immoral drifter on a South Sea
island who falls in love with a good
though somewhat stuffy woman
and is "regenerated.' But look
deeper and note the Vaughan COM
ment on this little idyll.
Now you see an ease-loving, in
stltutlon-hating individualist, who.
finding himself stifled in society, has
abdicated responsibility in England
and come to this island to follow
the dictates of his soul.
But you are shown soon enough
that the world will not tolerate
man like that. even marooned on
a little chunk of land in the middle
OF the ocean. 1t will starve him or
Kill him by violence or destroy him
by other means, subtler and more
foul
The man attracts the good Offices
o1 eAiS ie'NAs iiiiSSlOIIdII 1Ol Ollt I6d-
son, and that is SEX Driven bv
passion she herself does not under
stand, she destroys his character
for her own ends and domesticates
him, And in the end you see him
landlord of an English unhappy,
healthy, diligent, well dressed, alb
steminous and insltferably ordi-
nary. That is Vaughan.
A sugar-coated pill just as bitter
at its core was the hilarious Mr..
Deeds Goes to Town" On the sur
face 1t was a light and rather in
credible story (but so was Can
dide'D; look deeper, and you find
hurt, angry comment upon society,
viz, that innocence is not safe in
selfish world.
"Pygmalion," an English product
bearing the name of George Ber-
nard Shaw (whom Chesterton as
sures us is Puritan), may be con-
sidered, too. If it has theme, how
ever, this escaped your reporter, un-
less it be either the debatable con-
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do some acting for them when his
current chore is concluded.

do some acting for them when his
current chore is concluded.
Barthelmess' friends say he still
Is in possession of a considerable
portion of that first million and
wonder why he doesn't buy that
farm he is always talking about. If
you inquire, he answers:
I'm looking at a farm now, but
1t isn't too far away from the center
OF things (meaning Hollywood. I
guess I've been around too long to
get too far away.
Il think I would made a pretty
good farmer. That is, 1 might be
a good farmer if / had some practi-
cal farmers around to tell me when
to plant this and reap that. If
weren't an actor, I'd rather be a
farmer"
Evening star., 1939-03-12
The Third Cross
Opens Today

Opening with two performances
today-one in the afternoon and a
second tonight-the Catholic Players
Guilds production of The Third
Cross starts tWo-Week run at
Holy Name Auditorium.
Written by James J. Glade. the
Lenten drama has been directed by
Paul MesSink.
The central role of the Savior will
be enacted by John Van Sikken;
Norman Rose will play Caiaphas;
Carl Christianson. Judas; J. Edmond
Veitch, Annas; George Harrington,
PLATE; Clarence Ruebsam, the Beg
gar; Charles GrunWell Malchus;
Edward Baggs, Peter: Grace Hanley
Mary Magdalene; Eileen Stella Da-
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'Liebesraum' List
Hungarian Rhapsody NO. 1'----------LisZt
.ls12 Overture Tscha ikoVski
9:00-WJSV. Pianist Walter Gieseking is Sun
day Evening Hour sooist.
Overture, Secret of Suzanne Wolf -Ferrari
Orchestra.
Finale Of Emperor Concerto - Beethoven
Mr. Gleseklng and orchestra.
Londonderry Air" Gralnser
Orchestra
Molly the Shore" Granger
Orchestra.
Dance of the Nymphs and Satyrs' Schumann
Orchestra.
Golden Crown" --------------- Gantvoort
Chorus and orchestra.
"ondne'
Mr.. Geseking.
"Soree de Vienne' Strauss
Mr.. Gieseking
Polka and FuEue from "Schwanda'- -Weinbever
Lord of All Beine'-------T Taylor
Chorus audience and orchestra
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Tallulah Of the Tawny Hair Is Happy Youn|
After Some Bad Breaks and Some Miss Banhead
Lands on Broadway Right in Middle of Hit

Her role is not felicitoyI A few
persons tell her she's courageous to
play the part of an unpleasant
woman.
She said, IT wouldn't insult the
intelligence of an audience by be-
lieving they think I'm really like
that, and wouldn't lend a helping
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Next for Isa

An original story titled Tempt
ed," by Frank O'Connor will be Isa
Miranda's next vehicle for Para
mount. The picture probably will
be released under the title Mad
anne Mystery" George Fitzmaurice
will direct. Miss Miranda re.
Gently completed Hotel Imperial"
Evening star., 1939-03-12

Regina wouldn't lie. She isn't that
kind of woman"
This play is so wonderful" she
said, because it doesn't settle every
ones life. No play should settle
everyone's life. The curtain comes
down, and the people are still going
on, somewhere"
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Todoy's High Lights
(AU time Pm. unless indicated.

Noon-WMAL. Emo Rapee conducts the Radio
City Music Hall Orchestra
Afternoon of a Faun' - Debussy
Imagery" Horace Johnson
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra" -Paganini
OsSy Penardy vloinIst.
"Rumanan Rhapsody" ----- EpeSco
Twelfth Sonota' ---- -Paeanlni
Mr.. Renardy.
12:30-WRC, The Wagner Act Reviewed. is
topic of University of Chicago round
table discussion
1:00-WMAL, Jane Cowl, stage star, plays the
title role in Dumas Camille"
1:30-WRC, VOL, WJSV Count Galeazzo
Ciano, foreign minister of Italy speaks
during that nations greeting to the New
York World Fair.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Dick Barthelmess Admits
To an Old Pet Obsession
He Grew Beard Once, He Says,
And Ever Since He's Wanted
To Play General Grant
By Hubbard Keavy
By Hubbard Keavy,
Associated Press Staff Writer,


Yesteryears wryng juvenile Richard Bahee having grown
to the status
He thinks he's Ulysses Simpson
"A lot of fellows think they're different
I think
1.-The White Black Sheep
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Cinema Readjusts Itself
To a New Order of Things
Hollywood Looks at Some Film
Successes and Discovers
Its Audience Growing Up
Bv Ted Bonnet.


1t begins look though Hollywood ousmang itself
Long
clientele
the
the to be mined Hoao Ager Kipng
In those days maybe the producers
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ANU SEM ENTS.

studio-given publicity until she Is
definitely assigned to another pic
ture. At the moment, however, tt
is hard to hush the theater exhib-
itors. who hoped to cash In on the
$4,000 spent on advertising the dis
carded II Take This Woman"
Tom Brown tells me, Il hated
working with Won Sternberg Gin
Sergeant Madden"), but I went to
his house the other day and met
Arlene Dietrich. She's wonderful.
And so is Won Sternberg for intro
ducing me to her."
I am afraid that R-K-O Radio
will not be taking up that option
on Douglas Corrigan. The wrong
way flyer turns out to be nearly
the worst actor ever. But his pic
ture, THE Flying Irishman," some
how gains by this very fact, and I
think you will like 1t. I bet Doug's
face Is red when he remembers how,
during the making of the film, he
tried to tell the other actors how
to act and the director how to
direct.
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Evening star., 1939-03-08
Muriel Kerr Shows
Power as Pianist

Muriel Kerr, young pianist, who
was heard last night at the sixth
concert of the Howard University
series, demonstrated her ability at
once in Tausig's stupendous tran
scription of Bach's "Toccata and
Fugue in D Minor" Her assurance
and her powerful touch, equaling
that of man, predisposed immedi-
ately in her favor, making one con-
scious of the many good points of
her art, such as the solidity of her
technical equipment, agility and
temperament.
However, Miss Kerr has not
learned as yet the art of using her
gift of imposing strength wisely
This was especially evident in her
Interpretation of the Beethoven's
Sonata in A Major Op. 101" which
lacked also insight and depth. The
same can be said of the Chopin
group which included "Waltz in E
Flat Major" "Nocturne in D Flat
Major" and "Ballade in A Flat Ma
jor. No. g." Here, the lack of round
ness of tone and variety of color,
undue haste in places and uncalled
for "fortissimo" marred an other
wise perfect technical performance.
1t is not that Miss Kerr is not ca
pable of producing a tone that is
pliable and sympathetic. Mary
Howe's STARS" and "Whims" were
good examples of it. In both num-
bers the artist showed understand
ing and poise and succeeded in Great
ing an atmosphere in conformity
with the titles. These compositions
were followed by Albeniz's Eel
Puerto" Casella' S short "Bolero" and
Toch's brilliant burleske "The Jug
gler" In this last Miss Kerr scored
a we'll deserved success judging by
the applause.
The concluding number on the
program was Strauss Man lebe nur
Einmal." E. de S,
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oIAIlc 14cpUuIllS Ut CldIh N1dDleS, is
rookie pitcher Ghis typewriter
spelled it picture" three times) who
throws baseball so hard the CATCH
er sometimes is carried right out Of
the park by the impact.
Thus, by this somewhat devious
path, one comes to the point that
the movie industry at the moment
Is headed at a breakneck pace
straight back to the old pioneer
cowboy y-1ndian type of picture. There
have been a great many of them
In recent years, of course, but they
were designed for something less
than genteel trade. They did not
cost much money and Hollywood
used them-may Heaven forgive it
to make money that would cover
the deficits built up by the super
super-fllms dealing with more subtle
subjects.
So successful were the cowboy
Indian numbers, things of elemental
appeal, that they began to attract
the attention of producers and di-
rectors with lot of money to spend.
Members of the group figured that
the themes attractiveness to the
basic group of movie-goers chats
the one that just goes to the movies
because it wants to go to the
movies) could be extended to the
metropolitan public If the pictures
were given big names, high gloss
and expensive production.
The result has been that virtually
every studio is in on the cycle. The
list includes Warner Bros, R-K-O,
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Wanger,
Universal, Columbia, Republic,
Twentieth Century-Fox, Small and
possibly Goldwyn. Between them
they are about to make Is Westerns
at a combined cost of $4,000, 900,
which is a lot of money to invest in a
theme.
Washington will get its next
glimpse of the high-class Western
picture at the Earle on Friday
when The Oklahoma Kid" starring
James Cagney, comes to town. The
first one, unless one cares to include
THE Cowboy and the Lady" which
was more Palm Beachish than COW
was Jesse James,"
rip-snorting Westerner even without
Indians.
Other pictures in the group in
clude Paramount's Union Pacific"
Virginia City," "Stagecoach,"
which will come soon to one of the
Loew houses; Man of Conquest"
Drums Along the Mohawk" (what
really is West about the Mohawk
even If it does have Indians?),
Dodge City," Kit Carson and
Buffalo Bill"
Why bother with social signifi-
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Pioneer>C Cowboy>1ndianT 7 ale
Now a Trend in Pictures
Literally Everybody's Doing the Story
With Stars and Hefty Budget;
National Gets That Hamlet
Bv JAY CARMODY.

know very hne things for columns Is
not that they invariably make good columns but rather
something write about practically nothing write
trend the drama movie political labor other departmenast
the Roberto Ortiz column
Ortiz speaizes Kah
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what so that the volume Of the
orchestra could not be correctly
gagged, but the nuances which DR..
Hetzel sought to gain were evident.
The intonation of the first violins
is excellent, the cellos being the only
ones where the pitch was ragged.
The players were we'll trained and
brought to their performance thor
ough understanding of the music.
AS time goes on they will gain in
authority and Ugor, but the detailed
effects were marked and produced
with sureness. DR.. Hetzel was posi-
tive and watchful in his directing
and his Interpretation of the pro-
gram was clear-cut and with a true
sense of its musical values.
The program itself was an ambi-
tious one, consisting of Beethoven S
"Egmont' overture, Mozart's Sym
phony in G Minor" Schuberts "Un-
finished Symphony" MacDowell's S
Woodland Sketches" and Strauss
Roses From the South" waltz. In
the two symphonies the orchestra
gave its bsst performances, TIE
Schubert, however. surprising the
Mozart. which could have been more
stressed in its essential character.
But in the matter of musical feeling
and musical accentuation the I'm
finished Symphony" was the high
point Of the evening. The overture
was spiritedly played with a nice
balancing of effects, while the light
er concluding numbers brought out
the mellowness of the orchestra S
tone.
The audience was a large one.
thoroughly enjoying each number
and giving DR.. Hetzel and the Or
chestra members evidence of it at
every opportunity.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Actors Son Turns
To Screen Career

Latest of the second generation
of Hollywood acting families to turn
his face directly toward a career
upon the screen is Edward Arnold,
jr., 18, son of the veteran actor
currently sharing honors with Jack
Benny and Dorothy Lamour in
Paramount's Man About Town"
To further the youths ambition
and better equip him for studio
work arrangements have been corl-
pleted for his enrolment in the
Eastman School of Music at Roch-
ester, N. Y.
Already possessed Of an excel
lent singing voice, he will be given
not only vocal training but also
dramatic expression, stagecraft and
kindred courses.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
New Citizen Signs
For 'NaZi Spy'

Francis Lederers first act as an
American citizen was to sign i
contract with Warner Bros. to ac-
pear in Confessions of Nazi
Spy" in which Edward G. Robin
son will star as Leon G. Turrou,
former Oman whose investika aticns
revealed the activities Of Nazi
spy ring in this country.
Lederer. who will have a prin-
cipal role in the espionage story,
waited until he had taken out his
first citizenship papers before sign
ing for the picture.
Evening star., 1939-03-08

without a kind sponsor to pay her
for doing nothing but acquire SUM-
tan at Palm Springs. The addition
Of John Balderston as script doctor
to this epic brings the total number
Of &C. w. T. w." writer's to nine
Sidney Howard, Joe Swerling, Oliver
Garrett, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edwin
Justus Mayer, John Lee Mahin,
Ben Hecht and John Van Druten
are the others. Maybe this movie is
hoping to beat the record of "A
Yank at Oxford" which EMPLOYED
IS writer's during its five years of
preparation.
Joan Crawfords much-touted
singing and ice skating in THE
Ice Follies" turns out to be no
skating at all and three bars of
music which she sings with chorus.
Was 1t for this that Joan spent two
weeks recording five songs and sew
eral hours a day for three weeks
learning the noble art of ice skat-
Ing? However, Joan stu gets her
$4,000 a week for the next three
years.
A hush-hush policy on Hedy La
MARI has been ordered by Metro.
There will be no interviews or
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Publicity Escort for Sonia
Has Her Studio Worried
Miss Henie Returns With Former
Boy Friends Busy Elsewhere;
Mr.. Scott May Get the Call
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.


Sonia Henes imminent return Hollywood has quite
problem available
who act as her publicity escort Her ee
assigned
genuinely enamoed Of Wendy course
Cesar Romero but he seems to be with
extremity the studio may on:----
Evening star., 1939-03-08

swell way for boy to meet girl
and to keep both before the public
eye. =.
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard
have confirmed the chatter that
they will have as quiet a wedding
as possible under the circumstances
i. e., with the whole country alert
to their plans. They want Gail
Patrick and her husband, Bob Cobb,
as witnesses, but this will be a last
second decision, depending on last
second circumstances.
Vivien Leigh was the only prin-
cipal contractee to suffer financial
loss during the two weeks suspen-
sion OF Gone With the Wind"
Gable and Olivia de Haviland con-
tinued to be paid by their respective
studios. Leslie Howard receives the
fiat sum of $150,000, whether the
picture takes three weeks or three
months. That left only Miss Leigh
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

tiOna 1.-THE Philadelphia
Story" Katharine Hepburn in new
comedy by Philip Barry: 2:30 and
$50 pm.
Palace-"Pygmalion," George Ber-
nard Shaw comedy brought to the
screen: 1O:45 am, 1888, $40. $40,
7:35 and $50 pm.
Capitol - "Huckleberry Finn !"
Mickey Rooney in the screen ver-
sion of the story: 1O:45 am, l:30,
4:20. 7:05 and 9:55 pm Stage
shows: 1926. 3:25, 6:l0 and 9 pm.
Earle-"Yes. My Darling Daugh-
ter" film version Of the hit stage
comedy: II am. l: 40, 4:30, tbs and
10 pm. Stage shows. 12:40, 3:25,
$40 and pm.
Keiths-"Spirit Of Culver boy
is shown the proper path: 11:l5
am, 1:20. 3;25. $50, 7:35 and 9:45
pm. March of Time: l, sos,
$40. tbs and 9:25 pm.
Metropolitan-"You Can't Take It
With YOU" Frank Capras prize
winning screen version of the stage
play: 11:35 am, 2:05, 4:35, 7:05 and
9:35 pm.
Columbia idiots Delight"
screen version of the Robert Sher-
wood play: 11:55 am. 2:20, 4:l5,
7:15 and $40 pm.
Belasco-"With a Smile" satir-
ical comedy with Maurice Cheva-
lier: 4:30, els, 8 and $50 pm.
Little-"Lost Horizon" James Hill
tons beguiling fantasy: II m, l :09,
3:18, 5:27, 1885 and 9:45 pm.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Civic Orchestra's Concert Inspiring
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

The concert given by the Wash
ington Civic Orchestra under the
direction Of DR.. Kurt Hetzel last
evening in the auditorium of Gen.
trail High School proved to be one
Of the outstanding amateur per-
formances of the season. Amateur
in the sense that the musicians give
their time and talent solely for the
love Of music and the desire to give
expression to it. it was professional
IN the character of their presenta-
ton and the quality of their work.
Not only was the program enjoyable
from musical standpoint but it
was inspiring to know that such a
large group was willing to work it
out because of the personal pleas
ure and experience involved.
The Washington Civic Orchestra
has members of all ages and nearly
an equal quota Of men and women.
Dressed in black. the latter are
inconspicuous in the general pic
ture but by no means unimportant
In the performance. Most of them
are in the violin section, while the
cello group OF seven players has
only two men in it. Verona Fulton
Is the one woman among the double
bass. as is Lucille Gouge and Esther
Gulick in the clarinets and trum-
pets, respectively. Jeanne David
son and Alice Jaeger form a
majority in the flute section. The
violas are exclusively in the hands
Of men players.
There is fineness Of tonal
quality throughout which, If not
overly strong, is pure and fairly
we'll balanced. The stage Of the
auditorium absorbs the sound some