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Evening star., 1949-12-18
By John CIogett Proctor

and Eugene Cowles as Sander. a
gypsy musician.
Who will ever forget Jefferson
de Angeles, another comic opera
star who visited the National a
few years back? In addition to
having a fair voice, he could shake
a wicked" foot, and in this re-
spect showed up to better ad-
vantage than some of the other
stars in his particular line of work
De Wolf Hopper was too big to
dance. He had a good cast when
his company put on "The Charla-
tan" in 1898. It included, besides
Hopper, Edmund Stanley, Mark
Price. Alfred Klein, George w.
Barnum. Arthur Cunningham,
Harry S. Stone, Charles Arthur.
Nelly Bergen. Alice Judson. Kath-
crime Carlisle and Adine Bouvier.
THE Charlatan" was another Of
Sousa's operas, now almost for
gotten with the rest Of his oper-
attic efforts.
Viola Allen was then McCul-
lough's leading lady, and she
was advertised as being the
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Tracing the Rise
Of the CottonmiII
Village Of Lowell
THE GOLDEN THREADS
New England's Mill Girls
And MagnateS

THE GOLDEN THREADS
New England's Mill Girls
And Magnates
BY Hannah Josephson. (Dueu,
Sloan & Pearce; s3.75J
With impressive Recommendation
and considerable asperity. Hannah
Josephson traces the rise Of the
manufacturing village Of Lowell.
where the cotton mills were mod
els Of working conditions and the
Yankee girl operatives of such In
telligence, decorum and industry
that visitors from all over the
world came to admire them. How
this ideal industrial society de-
clined under the weight of Yankee
avarice. how the independent and
often literary New England farm
girls gradually left under the pres
sure Of longer working hours and
decreased wages makes a fasci-
mating study in labor and indus
trial history. The influence Of the
founding fathers of the corpora
ton. which was dominated by
Lowells and Lawrences was far
reaching in politics, where they
fought increasingly for q high
tariff and in the press. which
backed them in their fight to
maintain IL or IA hour day,
largely because they were repre-
sented by all as enlightened en-
ployers as interested in the moral
condition Of their workers as in
their own profits. But their pa
ternalism was static, Mrs. Joseph
son shows, and their greed for
greater dividends overslaadowed
their concern for their operatives.
The collapse Of a effectively con-
structed mill in neighboring Law
renee in 1860 signaled the end
of Lowell's brief industrial idyll.
M. Meg.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
The Old National Theater

Of the best tramp characters that
ever walked the boards of a the
ater. and many will remember
his clever stunt of walking off the
stage with what appeared to be
a red hot stove.
Four years after this Maude
Adams played here in Rostands
IL Aiglon," taking the part Of the
Duke of Reichstadt, son Of Ma
poleon I and the Archduchess Of
Austria. The very next week the
celebrated actress. Sarah Bern
hardt, also put on here the same
play. "The Eaglet," as he was
derisively styled. was a frail, deli
cate little fellow who died with
tuberculosis when he was just
about entering manhood. Maude
Adams physique exactly fitted the
part.
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Names
Continued From Page c-13

related enterprises, the large de-
nomination has q distinct advan-
tage. It can build better. f1rmer
and more effectively, simply be-
cause the money to do 50 is in
hand.
Along with this is the elimina-
ton Of duplication of services
duplication which in many in
stances has led to loss by all. Per-
haps most obvious along this line
is the effort to avoid wasteful
competition by having too many
churches in areas that can sup
port only a limited number. A
step on the local level to solve this
problem can be illustrated by the
comfy commission Of the Wash
ington Federation Of Churches.
Earlier In this decade 1t was rec
ognized that q sharp increase In
population along the periphery Of
the city would call for new
churches. To have denominations
rush In indiscriminately to satisfy
this need might conceivably have
led to the building OF so many
churches that none would be
strong, and all might ultimately
go under. Cooperation worked
most successfully to date in avoid
ing this contingency here, and it
is one Of the problems national
church leaders are trying to solve.
Mergers Keep On
Another element contributing to
the church union move is the fact
that mergers by Protestant bodies
have featured the Nations church
picture this century. It has been
estimated that since 1900 approx
imately 80 denominations have
come together. at present seven
large denominations representing
more than IL actually participat-
ing bodies are in various stages of
completing or negotiating for
union. Family mergers. such as
that which took place 10 years
ago when three Methodist bodies
came together to form the present
Methodist church, are most
natural. but unions crossing these
lines are also under way. The
Greenwich meeting emphasized
that its larger plans by no means
should interfere with these unions.
Undertaking the whole question
is the simple feeling among more
and more Protestants that they
belong spiritually together, and
should therefore find some means
Of putting into concrete form this
belief. That the movement today
is more vigorous than ever is ap-
parent to the most casual observ-
|er. It remains to be seen what
the coming years will do toward
furthering the dream.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Stamp News
R jones Waldo Fowcett

The long expected commem-
orative in tribute to Samuel
Gompers. president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor from
1885 until his death in 1924. fin
ally has been announced by Post
master General Jesse M. Donald
son. It will be a 3-cent value
and is slated to 60 on sale in
Washington on January 81. the
centennial of Mr.. Gomper's birth.
The design may feature a photo
graph of the bronze statue Of
him which sits rather than stands
in Massachusetts avenue at Tenth
street NV.
Elmer c. Pratt. rs. stamp COL
umnist for the Camden Courier
Post. founder and past president
Of the Association of South Jersey
Stamp Clubs. member Of the
American Philatelic Society, the
Society Of Philatelic Americans
and the Washington Philatelic So
ciety. died at his home in Had
donf1eld, N. j., November 30, just
six days following the death of
his wife, Mrs. Mae Pratt, Thanks
giving Day.
Harper g. Bros. New York,
have published q book on Early
American Cents" by William H.
Sheldon-a practical guide for
collectors Of copper coins.
Glen Osborn Of Pensacola, Fla,
Photographic laboratory techni-
clan, musician and philatelist,
who died January % last, willed
his specialized United States
stamp collection to the American
Cancer Society.
The annual social dinner of the
Silver Spring Philatelic Society
will be held in the Peacock Room
of the Silver Spring Hot Shoppe
Thursday evening at 8. For res
ervations. telephone Mrs. Burt,
Sligo 1884.
William K. Schrage designed
the 25-cent Universal Postal
Union anniversary airmail. The
engraving was done by Matthew
D. Fenton and John s. Edmond
son.
Banknote green is the color
chosen for the Scent American
Bankers Association commence
rative. to be released at Saratoga
Springs. N. Y.
Maj. James T. De Voss. formerly
of Washington. is writing a stamp
page for the Honolulu Advertiser
in collaboration with Thurston
TWigg Smith.
Australia on January 16 will
bring out a 2-pound green stamp
Of the coat-of -arms design. This
will supplement the 5-shilling,
and 1-pound denominations-all
pretty expensive for ordinary COL
lectors to acquire in mint condi-
ton.
The World Ski Book, recently
published by Longmans. Green &
Co., contains q chapter on ski
stamps by DR.. Fritz Neumark, IL
lustrated with pictures Of ski
issues Of the United States, Ger
many. France, Switzerland, Nor
way, Finland and other countries.
William HELEN McLin. writing
In the Stamp Wholesaler. says:
"A weakness In philatelic promo
tional efforts Is keenly evident to-
day in the field Of the juvenile col
lector. This Is not to overlook or
to minimize the splendid and high
ly successful activities of few
Evening star., 1949-12-18

groups or few individuals, but
by and large 1t is not begging the
question to state that dealers as
a class have barely glimpsed the
great opportunities that exist for
philatelic missionary work among
the ranks of youthful collectors"
Deposits made by guarantors
for the Boston American Phila-
telic Society Convention have been
refunded In full.
Monaco's first stamps for its
new prince, Rainier III. are to be
Red Gross semi-postals. The pre-
mier regular issues of the reign
will be out next month.
The influence Of Soviet Russia
on the government of Czechoslo-
vakia is demonstrated by the
Communist slant of recent post
age stamps issued at Prague.
One Of them shows a portrait of
Julius Fucik. a Marxist propa-
gandist allegedly guillotlned by
the Nazis in Berlin in 1943. An
other is to pay homage to Marshal
Stain himself.
Austria will bring out on De-
cember 81 q stamp in memory of
Karl Milloecker 1842-1899), COM
poser of operettas including the
popular Student Prince"
George B. Sloane, writing in
Stamps Magazine, complains about
the endeavor of certain newspa-
pers to point up something SEN
Sational" in their reporting of
philatelic affairs. He gives as an
example. a statement. quoted from
"a widely circulated magazine. +"
that "'the scent Virginia Dare
stamp was issued to honor the
famous wine family
Reproduced herewith is the spe-
cial poster label of the Scandi-
navian Stamp Exhibition at the
National Philatelic Museum in
Philadelphia now current. It
brings together one characteristic
heraldic stamp Of each Of the four
Evening star., 1949-12-18

jority are brush and ink outline
studies Of animals and birds, some
carefully done ("Three Deer,
Goose Resting"). others distorted
or exaggerated in their character
istics to the point Of caricature
C"Camel") and still others done
in q broad and splashy manner
as II they had been rapidly noted
from life. ("Deer Running,
Young Goat.")
Mr.. Galloway's gouaches are
somewhat more abstract, simpli-
flying and emphasizing the fea-
lures Of hawks, owls and other
creatures.
This exhibition remains through
December.
Guest Speaker on Rubens
DR.. julius Held, OF Barnard Col
lege's department Of art, will give
a lecture on Rubens this after
noon at 4 in the National Gal
lery's lecture hall.
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d. C.. Art in Rome
-Four Washington artists were
invited to send paintings to the
American Section Of the Inter-
national Independent Artists AS
sociation exhibition which opened
last month at the Galeria Nazion-
ale d'Arte Moderna (valle giulia)
in Rome. italy. The artists are
John Chapman Lewis, instructor
at the Corcoran School Of Art this
season; Alfred McAdams, nov
designing for the State Depart
ment and a former instructor at
George Washington University
the Corcoran School and the Uni
versity of Minnesota: Marcia Hop
man, formerly art instructor al
George Washington University
and art director at Woodward &
Lothrop, currently painting in Eu-
rope; and Robert Robinson. for
mer student at the Corcorar
School, now a designer for Pres
entation Incorporated.
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d. C.. Art in York
Ruth Perkins Stafford, Of George.
town, has been having a sole
exhibition Of her paintings o1
beautiful interiors of famous ole
homes, in the Martin Library oi
York, Pa. The show opened the
week end before Thanksgiving
and included interiors from
Wakefield, Washington's birth.
place, the Lee Mansion at Marble.
head, Mass, and the Arlington
Va, Lee Mansion, as well as 9
number Of private New Englans
homes.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Islands of Imaeination'

william H. Calfee, head Of the
art department Of American Uni
versity, is having q orle-man show
at The Weyhe Gallery, New York
City. through January 4. He is
showing is paintings In oil and
tempers.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
This Goes a Notch
Above Most Recent
Historical Novels
CLOAK OF FOLLY
BY Burke Boyce. Harper &
Brothers; $3.J
Reviewed by
JEANNE ROGERS.

Glued to the facts, Cloak Of
Folly" a tale of the Tudor days
of Queen Elizabeth. places itsel:
a notch above most recent his
torical novels.
Burke Boyce, author of The
Perilous Night" another story
from history, chooses the poetr!
and play-writing Earl of Oxford
for his novels hero. However. the
lovable Ned is not sugar coated
with as much masculine glamour
as other authors have allotted to
his description.
The Earl will remind many
readers Of the key figure in "The
Scarlet Pimpernel.' He mid his
feelings under a cloak Of folly
and played the fool. ;,
Time-worn incidents in history
are given more warmth, as well
as credence, by Mr.. Boyce as in
the case of Sir Walter Raleigh
and the cape-spreading episode.
This nobleman apes and clowns
for the affection Of the Virgin
Queen through many chapters. In
sport he dropped his cape over a
mud puddle and the Queen, trod
on 1t after catching his cue for
her attention.
And for high adventure, war
hovers in almost each chapter like
q hawk over q chicken yard.
Evening star., 1949-12-18

youngest star on the stage. She
was the Desdemona to that great
tragedian's Othello. Though only
a lad, I can still family recall
hearing him say in that wonder
full voice Of his:
mo, Iago,
I'll see before I doubt: when I
doubt, prove:
And on the proof there is no
more than this
Away at once with love or
jealousy"
Actress Feared Death
In the end, as you know, poor
Desdemona is smothered to death
by Othello with a pillow. The
actress who preceded Miss Allen
in playing this role retired from
McCullough's company because
she feared he might, in his sin
cere way of acting, actually forget
some time and smother her to
death.
One night. a few years later
when Mccullough was in the
midst Of one of his plays. the cur
tain was rung down on him fol
the last time and he soon after
ward died in hospital for in
sane patients, showing that Mis-.
Aliens predecessor was justified
in leaving the company when she
did.
Anna Held in 81
During the week of February
20, 1897, the writer was among
those waiting at the gallery en-
trance to witness a performance
Of "A Parlor Match" with Evans
and Hoey. and Anna Held as an
added number and attraction. AT
this time there were saloons on
either side of the theater, and
while waiting for the door to open,
"Old Hoss" Hoey came out the
side alley entrance and proceeded
to visit each one of the places In
order. Though I do not know, 1t
is possible he had a speaking ac-
quaintance with the bartenders,
However, when he had gone the
rounds, he returned to take his
part in the show, appearing on
the stage with practically no
makeup and only q substitution Of
tramp clothes for his street
attire. He was undoubtedly one
Evening star., 1949-12-18

scum. and Reuben Kramer, Balti-
more sculptor.
Corcoran School of Art faculty
members captured three top
prizes. John Chapman Lewis
Towers of Georgetown" which
fetched The Evening Star prize
of $100, was reproduced with The
Stars news story. Richard Lahey.
whose Young Girl With Cat" re-
ceived the Alice Barney Memorial
prize of 500. is one of the most
appealing paintings in the show.
Omar Carrington's North Wind"
which won the E. Thomas Saltz
award of $50. is typical of his work
generally, his addiction to dark
blue nocturnes. full Of air and
movement.
The society gives four medals.
That for figure painting went to
Richard Miller's Portrait OF an
Artist" a depressing work. semi
abstract. dun-colored. with an
elongated somber-eyed subject. It
is a bewildering choice. but not
more so than Don Lynn's "Still
Life" which received the Society's
medal for works in that subject
category.
Two abstract paintings won the
society's landscape medal eliza
beth Benson's Autumn Land
scape'D and an honorable men
ton Leonard Maurer's "Gaudy
Landscape"). Lois Mailou Jones
Still Life With Fish" which re-
ceived the second honorable men
ton, is up to her usual high
standard.
The sculptures which obtained
the two awards in that medium
are excellent. Russell Houston's
torso Of young woman, awarded
the society's medal (first prize in
Sculpture) is beautiful as far as
it goes. but I have never been able
to see the reason for deliberately
creating a fragment. Jane Loves
Bison" which got the second
sculpture prize, the Frank r. Jel-
left prize of $50. is a work Of ad-
mirable simplicity. with telling
contrast OF two textures in the
stone. ...
This exhibition remains through
December 80.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
A\rt
Shows Pay Tribute
To Mr.. Bergman;
Society's Display
Right of Center
By Florence 5. Bergman

The Corcoran Gallery Of Art
and the Central Public Library
opened last Monday memorial ex-
hibitions Of cartoons by Clifford
K. Bergman. The Corcoran,s
group Of 80, shown In the south
east corner room on the main
floor, Is a selection from more
than so he gave the gallery after
his golden anniversary exhibition
there in 1943. The Public Lii
brary's entire collection of more
than 100, also a gift of the artist,
is displayed in the reading rooms
on the main floor.
The fact that my father was q
prophet honored even in his own
land" was source of the deepest
and most abiding satisfaction to
him. The affection and esteem
Of the people who knew him best,
and with whom he was most
closely associated. seemed to have
larger dimensions for him than
equivalent honors from farther
away.
The Public Library and the
Corcoran Gallery first had exhi-
bitions of original cartoons by
him during World War I. In the
past decade these institutions and
the Library of Congress invited
him to give examples of his work
to their permanent collections,
and subsequently all three have
had exhibitions. Mr.. Bergman
considered these rccognitions so
rewarding that I know the cur
rent memorial shows are a trib-
ute he would have greatly appre-
ciated.
The collections are quite diff
ferent, although both cover his
entire career. from the late 10Th
century to the mid-40s. The
Public Library's group deals en-
tirely with the District of Colum-
bia. subject dear to his heart.
He rang many changes on the
theme Of Taxation without rep
resentation" and dealt with other
local subjects in great variety,
from starlings to Washington's
connection with world wars.
The Corcoran Gallery's collec-
ton of Bergman cartoons ranges
over national and international
affairs, beginning with the Span
ish-American War. The artist was
also interested in turning over to
the gallery cartoons which had
art objects as their bases (e. g.,
Renouf's Helping Hand" adapted
to Hitler and MussolinD.
It was Mr.. Berryman's hope
when he gave his work to the in
stitutions named, that future his
torians of our era would find these
cartoons helpful in Illuminating
not only incidents, but also points
Of view and emotional attitudes,
which are so difficult to recon-
struct after an epoch has passed.
He felt that we are all contempo-
rary, that we could not be any,
thing else.
Certainly clifford Bergman was
. product of his own eight dec
AIDES. and an intuitive interpreter
Of them.
Evening star., 1949-12-18

The Woodbridge Stamp Club will
meet at 2206 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE. tomorrow evening at 8.
Christmas seals of many different
countries and past years are to be
displayed and discussed. Each
member or visitor is asked to bring
q package of 10 stamps cata-
loguing from to Is cents for the
clubs annual Christmas exchange.
Evening star., 1949-12-18

.Society's Display

The 58th annuaI exhibition OF
The Society of Washington Artists
the national Capitals oldest pro-
fessional organization of artists
opened last Sunday in the foyer
of the Natural History Building
United States National Museum
A report of prize winners was
published previously (Decem-
ber s..
The general effect of the dis
play Of 81 works (71 oil paint
tngs, II sculptures) is progress
sive." Consequently, it is some
what surprising to find after a
careful examination that nearly
half of them can be described as
fright Of center" (although not
very far right in many cases)
The selection was made by the
nine artists serving as officers
and Executive Committee of the
society, and it seems to me tx
demonstrate an effort to. make
the show representative Of loca.
trends.
Eight prizes and medals ane
two honorable mentions were
awarded to works which repre-
sent the divisions of the show al
a whole. The jury of award was
composed of Mrs. Adelyn Brees-
kin, director of the Baltimore Mu.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Whyte Christmas

The Whyte Gallery Is among
several which have opened Christ
mas exhibitions Of paintings by
Washington artists. presumably
beamed at the average purse and
popular taste. obviously, these
are two of the major elements to
be considered in planning for sue
cessful Christmas sales Of any
kind.)
Twelve of the % paintings on
view are $35 to $50. There would
seem to be no comparison between
the virtues of an original paint
ing over those Of a crystal ash
tray and other items which cost
just as much.
But paintings are generally very
personal to the owners, 50 1t would
seem the part Of wisdom for any
one planning to bestow an original
painting on some friend or rela-
tive, to take that prospective own
! er along when making the selec-
ton. I regret to say that there
are not more than six works in
this show which I. for example.
would be elated to find under the
Christmas tree. However meri-
torious from esthetic standpoints
some of the others may be, they
do not happen to have color
schemes. compositions and SUBJ
ject matter which as permanent
visual diet enthrall me. CThe six
like are by Sarah Baker, Celine
Tabary, Helen Rennie. Lois Jones,
Herman Maril and Prentiss
Taylor.
Other visitors to the Gallery will
undoubtedly have their own en-
thusiasms for quite different
paintings. The point to empha-
size is, that pictures had better be
selected by those who are going
to have them around indefinitely
Fauna
John Galloway Of American Uni
versity's art faculty is having two
simultaneous one-man shows, sew
eral thousand miles apart-one
here at the central Public Library,
the other in San Francisco.
The show here comprises 10 ink
drawings and gouaches. The ma
Evening star., 1949-12-18

Arlington, Va. is using an at
tractive Community Chest Red
Feather slogan cancellation. Send
self addressed. stamped envelopes
to postmaster with clipping Of this
6btice.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Opera 50 Years Aeo

Victor Herbert's 1.-THE Fortune
Teller" al sung by the Alice Mel
sen Opera Company, some so years
ago, according to my program
undoubtedly will be recalled by
hundreds and perhaps even thou
sands. What a wonderful array Of
talent the cast included. Here are
some Of the characters: Alice Mel
sen herself, Richard Golden, Jo-
seph Herbert, Frank Rushworth,
Joseph Cawthorn, Marguerite
sylvia, Jennie Hawley. Billie Nor
ton, Paul F. Nicholson. jr.; May
Boley. L. Devere, M. Devere, ]. T..
Gray, Edward s. Metcalf, Louis
billiard, Annie Clay, Nellie Marsh,
Martha L. Carrine, Eva Kelly.
j. B. Henrichs. william Brown
Evening star., 1949-12-18

nations represented in the show
Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Nor
way. Readers desiring copies may
write to the director Of the
museum.
A letter carrier on horseback ap-
pears on one Of the Universal
Union stamps Of Irak-20- fls.
blue.
Three stamps Of Ceylon, issued
in remembrance of Mohammed
All Jinnah, founder and first gov
ernor general Of Pakistan, con-
forms to Islamic tradition in not
bearing his portrait but show in
stead symbols meaning unity"
faith" and discipline" Denomi-
nations are: SC, brown and green;
15c, gray and red; Csc. gray and
blue. The paper is watermarked
with lotus.
Rumania has forbidden the ex-
portation Of. postage stamps
except through an official agency
which has notified American deal
ers that it will exchange adhesives
for dollars or on a barter basis
for pharmaceuticals, X-ray films.
toilet articles. chocolate, coffee
and so-called colonial goods"
France has brought out three
stamps for the 18th anniversary
Of the founding of the Universal
Postal Union. The design, shows
symbolic figures representing the
brotherhood of man, surrounding
a woman portraying Liberty and
Justice. Values and colors are:
5-franc. green: 15fr, orange red;
25fr, blue.
Arlington, Va. Is using an at
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