Evening star., 1943-03-09

The one-man crime wave which
struck the Philadelphia public
transportation system not long ago
did not We note with some surprise.
spread to Washington This was the
assault a respectable citizen made
upon a streetcar which refused to
open its door in its hurry to move
on TO the next stOp-and which
sustained a shattered doorpane per-
sonauy administered by the citizen
In his Illustration and rage. SEN
tencc dutifulIy was pronounced by
tho iudlciary-costs for the broken
glass-but 50 was memorable COM
ment. ! have often felt like break
ing car window myself - stated
the magistrate grimly. Serenely.
1t is seldom the public gets such
clear legal invitation to give vent
to its passions. The magistrate'S S
was the sort Of statement which, off
hand YOU would think after dark
Uayfarers would welcome deeply
along about 2 am when tempers
are short anyway. And when, these
DAYS Of congestion in the Capital, the
night club patron must dash madly
for that last homeWard streetcar,
only to watch it pull away Just
beyond arms reach but within
throwing distance. alright.
From what the Victory Rooms
ChaCo Rodrigo R. says, there IS a
respected legend in the theater
about the djtty, La PaIOma.' In
the old, old days when pit orchestras
were a necessary adjunct Of stage
productions Of every variety, it ap-
pears that one such started off the
musical entertainment with La
Paloma." The show folded quickly. .
Several other OrChestras did the (
same thing in the course of several
months. and in almost every in I.
stance, the musicians and producers .
noted those shows likewise lasted .
only briefly Word Of course got .
around so thoroughly and 50 posi- /
lively by that line that specific .
ediCts became issued by large num-
bers of arrangements: Do not open
the program with La Paloma,
under pain Of discharge,
Mr., Rodrigo R. is willing to wager
that YOU have never heard 2 the
Htricsl production get under way
with La Paloma" in the past 10
years.
Mr.. Brahms Of Brahms & Mitch
ell operators Of Olmsted's, is bal
Ietomane, he is pridefully willing
to have you know. Not only has he
studied the theory Of ballet Gin
old St. Petersburg, which isn't, after
sill, far from his native Sweden, but .
Mr.. Brahms has written three books
on the subject He sUears by the
classical ballet, expresses violent
dlstaste for the dance as it applies
to the music Of some one like Aaron
Copland: Ballet is grace for the
eve and emotions, not mass OF
wild twists and jerks"
Mr. Brahms favorite recollection
OF ballet life in old Russia was the
time Nijinsky was canned from the
Peterhof Theater for his perform
ance Of Afternoon Of a Faun." The
assorted archdukes, barons, etc, and
their regal companions did not care
for the dearth Of clothing which the
great dancer wrote into his other
wise impressionisuc choreography.
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Add notes on the great:
1t, Comdr. Vim Gallagher, who is
associated with the King Cole Room,
MeXico's leading painter,
Diego Rivera. as the fashy Snowman
rather than the temperamental art
list. This was some time ago when
Mr.. Gallagher was connected with
an electrical fixture firm which had
the Radio City Music Hall contract.
Mr.. Rivera was handling the murals
assignment.
Crowds used to stand and cape
at Diego up there on his ladder
dabbing his paints, pulling his hair,
jabbering at himself as we'll as his
assistants, and talking and cracking
Jokes with every one below, when he
wasn't breaking his brushes in
tantrum"
What show says Mr. Gale
CHER, What character.'
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Mary Lamar who sings with Jose
NOrand's Band in the Cosmos Room,
she adopted that profess
sion simply because she liked to
slng. Miss Lamar never has taken
r vocal lesson in her life beyond
p few fundamental lessons in
breathing" which probably were in