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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11

vas sponsored by the adult recre-
ational program the first year and
is now under the night school sys-
TEN.
Vern Jones is the president.
Kathleen Sheriff. is secretary and
Forrest Bryant. librarian.
Musical Moments: The continu-
ity and planning committee for the
Spring Musical Revue is working
on a story which will be coupled
with original songs to give Lincoln
its first all-student program
The committee members. Eunice
Wolters. Leonard Tessier, Art Sloy-
er, Ruth Samuelson. Martha Jean
Sandin and Leroy Hale. are busy
working out details of the plan e..
Eunice Wolter>. well-known Lin
coin soprano Just returned from
Chicago where she spent the
Christmas holidays
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11
Gbe Qdecmd 0imes
What's COMING in Music

Jan 1s-Niola Wasteran- Temple theater.
Feb s-Rehard Crooks Temple theater Civic Music
Feb 1e-Puget Sound College
Feb lz-Gadys sWarfhout. Temple theater. An-stsr
Feb 2e-Dorohy Mssnor Baptist
March s-solo College o Puget sound.
March 1e-Lswrenc Tibbett Temple Ladies Musical club
March l2-Maran Anderson. Temple theater Civic Music
April Eugene Baptist
April 14-Alec Templeton. Temple Anstar
April 2i-Adelphan Choral p.
forys
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11

famous church easement.
The program will be the same
with the exception OF the Christ
mas carols.
Radio has two former Lincoln
ties a. KMO Mutual mierophones.
They are Ramona Kruger. known
to radio as Ramona Kay and her
sister. Marion.
Ramona has been heard coast to
coast once and coast-wise several
times. She graduated from Lincoln
in 1888 while her accompanist. sis
ter Marion. stepped out of high
school in 1884.
Providing a continuation Of mu-
steal activities for graduates of the
Lincoln \ cappella choir, the Ia
coma Symphonic choir directed by
Mrs. Goheen has been an active
organization since 1887. The choir
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11
Just Key Notes

News Flashes: Several opera re-
vivals and Metropolitan opera new
corners sail serenely over the top,
to wit: Don Pasquale." with the
basso buffo Salvatore Baccaloni
proving his greatness as singer
and actor in title role; Bidu Sayao
charming as Norma "Daugh-
ter of the Regiment" in colorful
new dress spiritedly performed.
with Lily Pons captivating throng
and Baccaloni doing his share
Stella Roman, Rumanian dramatic
soprano, makes debut here in name
part of Aida" and a favorable
impression Dimitri Nitro
poulos continues getting more
tonal warmth and fire from Phil
harmonic Symphony than some
folks suspected this orchestra had
Lawrence Tibbett returns to
Metropolitan as the Jester in
"Rigoletto" and not only receives
overwhelming reception but proves
by his singing and acting that he
deserved it.
Marion Talley, Ahoy!: A come
back which ought to attract no
end of interest - Marion Talley,
whose Metropolitan Opera debut
at the age Of 10 caused the biggest
throng around the Met ever
known: necessitated police reserves
and everything. Marion has been
in Hollywood these recent years,
and singing on the air. Now she's
to do her first concert tour since
1894. Her managers and teacher
say she will show more voice and
singing ability than she ever did.
Changing Homes: That's what
Josephine Antoine and Frederick
Jagel are doing. Not their domes-
tic homes; just stepping from Co.
lumbia Concerts management to
WGN Concerts. the new organiza-
ton headed by Austin Wilder
formerly Of Columbia Concerts).
Personalized direction and
"alertly independent policy" are
slogans of wGN Concerts. which
is q division of Chicago's cele-
brated WGN radio station. affih-
ated with Mutual Broadcasting
system.
Come Right In: Said Francis
Coppicus and Freddy Schang. of
Columbia Concerts Metropolitan
Musical Bureau division. TO Jussi
Bjoerlins. This Swedish tenor is
fast making an unique place for
himself. not only in concert but at
the Metropolitan Opera where he
occupies q topmost rung. Bjoer-
ling has been under the manage
ment Of Charles L. Wagner.
Dots and Dashes: Igor CORN.
popular on the air. is becoming as
much 30 with symphony audiences.
and is being heard this season as
soloist with the st. Louis. Indian
spolis, Toledo. and Miami orches-
tras ASCAP. BMI and the big
radio broadcasting companies in
VOWED in the battle of music, all
now find themselves facing an
antitrust suit shortly to be in
stituted by the department Of jus
tice =. Among the Metropolitan
Opera Observation-Disclosures ap-
pearances which have brought tn
unnphs TO the artists are those Of
Marjorie Lawrence. Giovanni Mar
tineli. and Frederick Jagel -
Pierre Key. New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11
Newest In Records

Among worth while recordings
on the January list are the follow
ing:
Relationships Pathetique Sym
phony No. s in d minor lColum-
bia Leopold Stokowski and his
All-American Youth Orchestra i'm
prove with every hearing. This is
a particularly brilliant interpreta-
ton Of one Of the most popular of
symphonies. Six 12-inch records
Beethoven's Quartet No. IA in c
Sharp minor (Columbia) - This
quartet is considered by many to
be one Of the most satisfying Of
Beethoven works. II is done with
musicianship and skill by the pop
ular Budapest String Quartet. Five
12-inch records.
Brahms: Three Rhapsodies for
Piano (Columbia)-Egon Petri Is
master pianist. His technique is
right on the mark in the three
Brahms rhapsodies. Two 12-inch
records.
Smetana: THE Bartered Bride"
Overture (Columbia) - John Bar
birolli and the New York Philhsr-
monic-Symphony do this melodic
little gem on a single 10-inch rec
ord
Bach: Suite No. : in n ma ior
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11
Herbert G. Ford
SINGS in YokimU

At the invitation Of the Yakima
Ladies Musical club. Herbert c.
Ford viii give = concert there
next Wednesday night Jan. Is.
The program includes four groups
representing the works Of the
classic and modern composers. He
viii be accompanied by Catherine
Hill Ford.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11
Music Doinqs
AT Lincoln
BY CLAY HUNTINGTON

Date for the postponed Christ
mas concert has been set for We'd
nesdsy evening. January p. Mrs.
Margaret Rswson Goheen, director,
announced this week.
The belated program viii feature
many Of the songs slated for the
original concert along with many
Of the Christmas scenes.
Warren Hill. continuity chair
man. reports that the reproduction
Of one Of the windows Of West
minister Abbey viii highlight the
scenery. This will consist Of three
glass stained windows. the center
one of which will be a copy of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11

years previous TO the action Of the
opera, burns a gypsy woman at
the stake as a punishment for
witchcraft The gypsy's daughter.
Azucena. in revenge. kidnaps and
destroys one OF the counts two
sons-that is. she intends TO make
way with the counts child but she
discovers that IL is her own child
that has been killed and she raises
the counts child.
The present count. brother OF
the child brought up by the gypsy,
rs IN love with Leonora, noble
lady Of Aragon. but she loves Man
rico. a wandering poet-musician.
who turns out to be the brother
Of the count. The count proposes
to get nd Of Manrico by chal-
longing him to duel but finds
that the troubadour is as good a
swordsman as he is a singer. The
count is badly wounded but Man
rico spares his life.
Later after being wounded in
battle, Manrico retires TO q gypsy
camp and is nursed back to health
by Azucena. While he Is recuper-
ating Leonora is told that Manrico
has been killed in battle and she
retires to a convent. This is all
part of plot Matched by Count
iii Luna who intends TO kidnap
Leonora from the convent and
takes Leonora away to a fortress.
of course at this point there
is = battle between the forces
Of the count and tho frienda
NJ Manrico and Leonora. Anu
cena appears. IL captured ny
the counts army and ron
vicfed ~ q spy. Manrico goes
n her rescue and he also IL
captured. The two Of them
are ordered burned nj the
stake. Leonora offers TO
marry Count di Luna II he
will pardon Manrico.
The deal il made but Leonora
gets out of the hateful bargain
by swallowing a poison concealed
in her ring. She dies just as Man
rico comes to tell her that he is
free. But he doesn't escape that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11

easy. 1ncensed ut the loss Of
Leonora, the count orders the
original sentence carried out and
Manrico il tied to the stake. As
the fagots blaze, di Luna drags
Azucena TO the window OF her cell
to see her son burned. She
screams. He was your brother;
o mother. thou art avenged"
I'll Trovatore" will be sung In
Italian but the music is inter-
pretive and with the help OF the
annotator, listeners can follow the
story generally. The broadcast be-
gL.s at IL o'clock.
A week from Saturday. Jan.
Is. the Metropolitan Opera
guild will present another
Verdi opera, "Othello," writ
ten when he was ~. II IL a
lyrical drama based on the
Shakespeare play Of the same
name.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11
In Next Guild Opera. Troubadour
Interferes in Couni's Love Affairs
Verbs n Trovotore" Broadcast To
Bring The Voice Of Jussi Bjoerlinq

Tacoma associates in the Metro
politan Opera guild will hear a
familiar and favorite voice when
they Join the radio audience Sat
urday for the performance Of
verdi's IN Trovatore The Trou-
badour). Jussi Bjoerling, the TO
bust and likable Swedish tenor
brought here first by the Ladies
Musical club and heard since in
Seattle. Is cast in the role Of Man
rico. the troubsdour, . part for
which he should be splendidly
equipped. II will not be difficult
10 imagine the beautiful Leonora
spurning the attentions of a count
tor the love OF this troubadour.
n Trovatore" is one of verdis
most popular operas. First pre-
sentation was at the Apollo opera
house In Rome In 1858. II was a
hit from the start and has never
lost its popularity. For that there
ere very good reasons.
The music Of IN Trovatore"
- FUN Of sparkling variety.
The orchestration h rich. The
action b swim and plentiful
something doing every min
ute. Il may be . bit too blood
cardfing for some tastes but
that b one advantage Of hear
Ing Il over the air-we don't
80 the burning Of the witch
Dor the disposition made Of
The Kidnapped child.
In addition to Jussi Bjoerling.
the gay troubadour. the cast In
eludes the following:
Fernando. captain Of the
guard. bass. Nicola Moscona;
Leonora. q noble lady of Aragon,
soprano. Norma Greco; Inez. her
attendant. soprano. Maxine sten-
man: The Count di Luna, baritone.
francesca Valentino: Azucena,
gypsy. mezzo-soprano. Bruns Cas-
tagna; Ruiz, a friend to Manrico,
tenor. Lodovico oliviero; a gypsy,
baritone, Arthur Kent.
Conductor. Ferruccio Calusio.
Briefly, the story Of III Trova-
tore" runs like this:
Count di Luna, the elder, rs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11

lColumbial - Felix Weingartner
and the Paris Conservatory Or
ehestra are heard IN a sparkling
performance Of Bach's graceful
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-11

and gay suite. There are three ~
inch records. on the left side of
which is included the Boccherini
Minuet for good measure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

the foreman. you'll get locked
an hour for this"
Tim walked right into the
foreman's office. He pumped
down in a chair.
Il gotta tell you something,
Mr.. Brown he said. II gotta
tell you something very i'm.
portant"
The foreman sat down behind
his desk.
What's up" he asked curl.
ously.
Tim licked his lips.
Il went out and got drunk
last night" he confessed, Never
got drunk before. First time,
for me. And I've learned a les.
son. III never do IL again, be.
lieve you me"
The foreman waved A hand.
Say" he grunted, Il thought
il was something important, the
way you carried on. Forget II
and 60 back 10 work. We need
YOU"
Tim lowered his eyes. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

o Tim sat on the edge of the
bed. His young face sagged. His
eyes were puffy. His fingers
trembled as he tried 10 light a
cigarette.
His sulphurous hair stood on
end. His head hurt. His mouth
was vile. His stomach ached.
He groaned as he noticed that
he had slept in his suit all night.
He was dying.
He stood and looked into the
mirror. He cursed himself for
getting drunk for the first time
in his life. He denounced him.
self aloud. He said he didn't
deserve TO marry nice girl.
And he knew that, IL Daisy
found out, there might not be
wedding two weeks from
today.
The thought made him feel
cold. He tried 10 think OF other
things. He sat down. II panied
him 10 remove his shirt and
trousers. He wondered why men
were fools enough TO go through
agony like this. Well, he was
very certain Of one thing:
Never, never, never again!
He tried 10 remember things.
He had gone into Crandell's
Tavern. Tic had never heard of
Crandell before-and he couldn't
say why, even now, that he had
gone In there. Maybe he was
Subconsciously lonely. Maybe
he just wanted 20 kill time
Maybe he just wanted 10 CAB.
YES, that last thought seemed
correct He had just wanted 10
CAB. He had wanted the com,
pany Of men. Any men. Sure,
that was IL.
Having solved that much, he
stood up and teetered into the
bathroom 10 shave. He ran the
cold water In the basin and
doused his head. He came up,
dripping like a spaniel but not
looking as pretty as one.
Tim tried 10 remember more
OF what had taken place last
night. II was far from easy,
because there seemed 10 he a
veil between him and last night.
He tried 10 peer through IL. Or
rip II aside
Finally. he remembered meet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

ing someone. Who? A man.
What did he look like? He was
short. Yes, and he smoked a
pipe. He was quiet, too. Hardly
ever said a word.
Tim WINGED. His whiskers
were extremely belligerent.
They resisted the razor and
something had 10 give. Usually,
il was his skin. He WINGED
again. And then he tried more
remembering.
Let's see now. He stood AT the
bar in Crandell's, and he talked
TO that little guy. Yes, that was
pretty clear. The little guy had
listened 10 him all night long.
But what was there 10 talk
about that would interest this
stranger-this quiet little man?
Oh, his job That was IT,.
That's what he had done. He
had talked about his Job, His
defense job!!.
His nerves started to janele
like loose telephone wires in a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

penance for his great crimes.
The bartender was sympathetic.
IN fix you something. You
put away plenty last night"
Tim didn't even bother 10 nod.
He Just stood there, trying 10
realize that his career and his
happiness had crashed. When
the drink was served, Tim
gulped II down.
Il talked too much last night, y
said Tim. in burst Of con-
fession. Il work on a defense
job. But when l got drunk, l
opened up and spilled every
thing TO that quiet little guy
who sat with me. You know
who he was?"
Sure" The bartender
shrugged. That was Johnny
Malone. and you don't have 10
worry about him. Hell never
tell your secrets, whatever they
are. You see, he was hurt
pretty bad in the first World
War-and he's both deaf and
dumb"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

hardly spare you. But you're
out just the same. And right
now.
"Ill make out a slip for your
pay. A guy like you should
never drink. BY rights, ! ought
TO report you TO the govern.
ment. But l won't, because l like
you. You're Just fool. Now
get your dough and get out OF
my sight
Tim got. He took the few dol
lars he had coming. And he
walked out.
As he walked, he kept muir.
muring 10 himself that he had
lost more than a job. He had
lost a girl, too. Daisy would
demand TO know everything.
And when he told her. she'd
drop him as though he were a
spy AS though he had done
this awful thing on purpose.
In a half daZe, he wandered
back 10 Crandell's Tavern. He
stood at the bar, doing mental
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

gale. Why did he have 10 talk
about his job? Why? All that
stuff was a dead secret. En-.
ployees al the plant had been
warned, time and time again,
not to open their mouths about
their work. Not even 10 their
wives.
And now ne mad gone and
spilled everything. To a
stranger. A quiet little man who
listened eagerly. Much too
eagerly, as Tim remembered II
now.
Somehow or other, he finished
shaving. BY some miracle or
other, he got himself into his
clothes and hurried down 10 the
plant. The foreman watched
him from the office door.
You're plenty late" growled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

talked" he said. "I got plas-
tered, and / spilled my CUTS"
The foreman leaned forward
eagerly
mot about our work here?"
he muttered. You're not telling
me you talked about our pro
cess?
Tim nodded slowly, like b
man confessihg murder.
Il blew the works." he ad-
mitted. And to a perfect stran.
ger-a little guy who Just
listened. Maybe he made notes.
/ don't remember, All ! know
is I'm sorry, and suppose I'm
out Of a job ~
The foreman sat quietly q
moment. Just looking.
II could kick you" he said
softly, right in the head. You're
a good man and this plant can
,uted BY kim Features syndicate. TnA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21


TEMPT r over WASHINGTON. For the pro tennis
fans, In tho singles matches at Madison Square Gar
den next Friday, FRANK KOVACS should trim Don
BULGE and BOBBY RIGGS should defeat FRED
PERRY For the boxing fans, most important
fight ~ The Winter is lust about a month away.
With the proceeds going to the Navy Relief Fund
JOE LOUIS will meet BUDDY BAER for second
time in scheduled match AT Madison Square Garden
We can see no reason why BUDDY should fare any
better this time than he did last but there are going
TO be great many fans who viii feel otherwise
incidentally, although he Is not taking credit and
probably doesn't want any, Walter Winchell Is the
man who actually arranged the charity contest. So
il JOE LOUIS blows the title by any chance, he
knows exactly whom 10 thank Our Annual Review
selecting the bets OF 19i1 will appear in this
space next Sunday. Don't say we didn't warn you.
MARK H..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

Stanley Gardeners THE CASE
OF THE EMPTY TN; and
MURDER WITH YOUR NAL.
TED" by Jerome Barry, ill the
coffin.
Odds and Ends in the Enter
tainment World: Those who were
feeling a bit sorry for Walt Disney
when "Pinocchio" failed to do
the business OF "Snow White"
may now brush away their tears.
Because "Dumbo," Disney's latest
feature-length creation, Is smash
ing records wherever II has been
shown. In fact, II begins to look
as though "Dumbo" will do as
much business in America as
SNOW White" did-and Snow
White" cracked quite a few rec
erds,- aSL remernher. All of
which Is the way IL should be, for
the Disney man Is by way OF be-
ing one or the rightest in the
movie racket Record ]. liked
best this week was you Can
Depend on Me" and "E Chocio, :"
as played by Tony Pastor and his
orchestra . n actually happened
OF, a Hollywood stage only a FEW
DAYS ago. Two showgiris, who
hadn't seen each other since they
worked in a Broadway show to-
gether Some eight years ago,
found themselves hired for the
same musical film. Quite nat
urally, they both began to discuss
old times. DO you remember, "
laughed one, how catty we used
to be to each other in the dressing
room every night? That was
more than eight years ago. Tell
me, dear, have l changed much?"
The second girl nodded vigorous
~. Il should say so. she purred.
I'm fact, L never would have
recognized you-if II wasn't for
your hat"
Here and There in the World
OF Sports: For the hockey fans,
we pick the AMERICANS over
CHICAGO in New York on Tues
day, and BOSTON over the
RANGERS al Boston the same
night. For the football fans,
UTAH should heat HONOLULU
by about ten points in their game
al Honolulu on Christmas Day.
For the basketball fans this
week, we're choosing MICHIGAN
STATE over HARVARD-FORD
HAM over RUTGERS - md
ANA over PITT s B y r G H
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

The spidepce il all around re.
New York bubbles over with
wishful thinkers-boys and girls
who. in the face of mounting
odds. wish this would happen,
or that would happen-and the
pigple or the miracle or what
haVe.you is-it has happened.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

ge, but
tn ere is no
doubt the war
and the ostrich
like shying OFF
from realities
popularized II.
Like others,
this depart.
nent has had
its fair share
Of cont e mpt
for the wish
ful thinkers"
49,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

leap TOT lne Deu. BuI MS am WAS
very poor, and he landed on the floor
instead.
Groaning nightly. the drunk
struggled to his feet. Posing himself,
he made another dive for the bed
and again he missed The clatter
awakened his wife.
john" she called. What are
you doing ?"
The stew raised himself slowly
from the floor. I'm JUS tryin TO find
the bed" he painted.
His wife grew annoyed. ITS
certainly taking you"a long time" she
stated angrily why don't YOU switch
n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

o Random Notes About Pictures
You're Seeing: Sam Goldwyn.
who rarely misses, has come
through with another hit. This
time It's BALL OF FIRE" star.
ring Gary Cooper and Barbara
Stanwyck-and IL YOU don't laugh
at this one. you'd better run, not
walk, 10 your nearest doctor.
Cooper, always excellent, reverts
10 his Mr. Deeds" type OF char
acter in BALL OF FIRE" which
means that all audiences every.
where will love him. And as for
Barbara Stanwyck, ! can't re-
member any picture in which she
gave more satisfying perform.
ance. Also present in the excel
lent supporting cast is a young
man named Dana Andrews, who
looks 10 me as though he will be.
come one of Hollywood's fore
most stars In very short time.
BALL OF FIRE" Is decidedly
superior film entertainment, bril-
liantly acted, directed and pro-
duced. Don Ameche and Joan
Bennett, who can always be de-
pended upon for smooth por-
trayals, turn in some OF their best
work in CONFIRM OR DENY"
Here Is an action melodrama, de-
picting the struggles of an Amer
icar news outfit that operates in
London during the height of the
German air raids. There is weak
ness in few OF the story points,
but the yarn moves so quickly in
general that you don't get much
time 10 worry about any minor
flaws. CONFIRM OR DENY"
is one of the better melos :. =.
Speaking OF action and such, you
probably know by now that
THEY DIED WITH THEIR
BOOTS ON" is just about the
widest and wooliest Western to
come out Of Hollywood in long
time. This is the story OF George
Armstrong Custer from his days
al West Point 10 that tragic cpl
sode which will always be known
as Clusters Last Stand" Raoul
Walsh, who directed, is recognized
as the movie worlds foremost ex-
ponent OF the action picture
and, in THEY DIED WITH
THEIR BOOTS ON" Walsh out
does himself. There Is no fet.up
in the excitement, no spot in the
entire film that ever seems the
least bit slow. Enrol Flynn is
completely at home in the Custer
de Havilland is excellent in a part
be able to play without ever hav
script. THEY DIED WITH THE
fine screen fare for everyone ar
recommend It to your attention.
In the Book World, the pubiishe
drained every file case and strair
put recording list OF new titles
the holiday season. Without cons
1t may be guessed a sizeable porto
ing will join the 1871 calendars
next year. But there are many n
make perfect gifts and long frier
like? What do your friends like?
viii Cuppy, whose advice on Il
Friends From the Apes" influence
both, has armed himself with III
pterosaurian and launched a war a
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n.x q.s1Ts.A
W LOUIS
SOBOL

don't know just rhen fhe
phrase "wishful thinking" came
into the average conversational