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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-10
Powhatan News

There will be a large number OF
fans from Powhatan attending the
game al Varina Friday night This
game will be real test of the
strength Of the two teams.
Mr. and Mrs. Herber Kruger
visited Mr. krueRer's relatives in
Boston last week but were called
home because Of the death of }
w jenkins. Mrs. krueger's father
They returned by plane.
Mesdames W r. Parker. Kathc-
rine Brent and MIS- Sam w
Parker We're luncheon hostesses
for the Midlothian Garden club
Tuesday.
World Series Party
Wyatt Sanders. w r. Parker,
Frank G. Nichols, r. L. Jennings.
and B Earl Dunn. Dennis Hurey
Coach Mac Pitt. DR. Matthews, and
several other gentlemen from Rich
mond made up party going to
the World Series They were joined
by a party from Mechanicsville
| and Ashland and altogether they
had very fine trip II G. Sheldon
and Roy Rhodes, Of Toano and
Williamsburg. also were among
the party 1t was proposed that
should the Yankees win next year
a special car should be run from
Richmond carrying Virginia fans.
PoWhatan Ruritan Club enter
tanned the ladies Wednesday night
The ladies of the Easter Star Chap
ter served the dinner
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-10
Homecoming, Revival
Services Planned AT
Spring Creek Church

Homecoming Will be observed at
the Spring Greek Baptist Church
Sunday October II with the Rev
r BricEhouse. Of Warrcnton. NC,
as the guest minister Revival serv-
ices begin that evening at 3 pm.
and continue through October H.
Assisting MIR. Brickhouse with the
Homecoming program Will be
another former pastor OF the
church. the Rev r P WEIGH. and
his son. the Rev Carol WEIGH. who
started out as minister from
Spring Greek
Dinner will be served at the
church and a special music pro-
gram in the afternoon will feature
the adult and youth choirs in ad-
dltion to a number Of instrumental
renditlons
The Week-long revival will be
preached by the Rev Ronald Rice,
pastor Of the First Baptist Church
Winston Salem. N c.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-10
Throck News
Throck News
Golden Anniversary
TO BE Observed BY
Slaytons Sunday

Mr.. and Mrs Henry Slayton will
celebrate their o0th wedding ami
versary Sunday. October II Their
home Will be open from 10 5 pm.
for their many friends who may
wish to congratulate ard extend
good wishes to them On behalf Of
many Of their friends in this com
munlty the following poem IL dedl-
Gated TO them on this happy oc-
caSlon
We are proud for YOU this happy
day
Because you've lived life long TO-
gether
Because you've shared in every way
And bravely met Lies stormy
weather.
We are proud of our friendship
That's grown golden with the years
And may you be as happy
When the seventy fifth appears.
After attending worship service at
Douglas Presbyterian Church Sun
day morning, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Slayton and Mrs Lizzie Slayton left
Immediately for Pamplin where
they enjoyed basket picnic lunch
with his brother and sister-in law
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Slayton. and
family It was reunion day for Mrs.
Walter Slayton when most OF her
family gathered for the day.
Major and Mrs. Richard Slator
and children. of Langley Field
spent the week end at their farm
here and visited Mr. and Mrs.
Baudie Carter during their stay.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Denton and
son. OF Petersburg. spent the week
end with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. j. Meadows.
NJ. H. Slayton. of Dowdys Corner,
visited his brother and sister-in-law.
Mr., and Ms. Henry Slayton. Sunday
A. M. Throckinorton, with Mr.
and Mrs. Trent Throckmorton. of
Meherrin. spent Sunday in Roanoke
visiting their father. E. j Throck-
morton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Slayton and
Bradley yisite Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Slayton at Abilene Sunday
evening
Swalleys in Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs Bert SWallev and
Lou spent the week end in Balti-
more, Md. with his brother-in-law
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. c. W.
Ward. and family While there. they
toured some Of the most interesting
points IN the city
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Sanderson
and little daughters. who have just
returned from abroad. spent part
OF last week with Mr.. and Mrs. PAU
Clardy- They left Saturday for
Washington. d. c.. where they viii
make their home for the next few
months
Mr. and Mrs. John Hudson have
with them their daughters. Mrs.
Paul Miller and Mrs. Raymond
Williams. of Knoxville, Tenn.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-10
Dunkley HOnOred
With Dinner Prior
TO His Departure

Owen Dunklev was honored at a
steak dinner and farewell party
Friday night, October 3 at the
Cedarbrook restaurant.
The dinner was given BY fellow
employees Of the Virginia Elect
ric and Power Company He was
presented gifts in recognition Of
his faithful service with the com
pany here
He Will have completed II years
Of service with Vepco on January
81, 1859 Recently promoted to line
/ foreman with a Suffolk assignment
Dunkley will assume his duties
there October Is.
His wife, the former Miss Lucille
Kernodle. and their two daughters
Joyce and Shirley. will join him
III Suffolk soon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-10
Buckingham News
Mumfords Depart
For Massachusetts

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Mum
ford. Of Wineina Road. are spend
ing few days In Massachusetts
where they will be the guests Of
MIR Mumford's sister. Mrs Mary
NJ. North. Of Monson. Mass.
Mrs Mumford recently enter
tanned her son and his family. Mr.
and Mrs. Victor X Carman. of
Cincinnati, and their three daugh-
ters
Mr.. and Mrs p H. Moss. Jr.
returned home Saturday to Ports
mouth after visiting for several
days with Mr.. and Mrs Peyton
Moss. They had just returned from
a fishing trip 10 Hatteras. NJ c.
Attend vPI Homecoming
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Baldwin
and sons. Lee and Bill. left Fri
day to visit with Mr. Baldwin S
parents at Ellet and also Mrs.
Baldwin's mother. Mrs. j. Y. Carl
ton. in Roanoke While in Roanoke
Mr. and Mrs Baldwin and Lee at
tended homecomings at VPI.
Miss Virgilia Sadler has been a
patient for the last two weeks in
the University Hospital. Charlottes-
vile.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Morgan. Of
Richmond. were week end guests
Of Mr. and Mrs E. j. Throckmor-
ton.
Arlington Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Moss and
daughters. Diane and Donna. OF
Arlington. were visitors here for
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Boatwright and Mrs. Joe
Moss.
Mrs Charles Spencer was an
overnight guest In Richmond Tues
day.
Mrs. c. M. Darrell has retured
home after a months visit with her
daughter and son-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carly Sailing. of Herdon
The Stallings returned with Mrs.
Darrell for the week end
Walter Hellard still remains
patient in the Johnston Willis
Hospital. Richmond. He is improy
ing.
Mr. and Mrs Richard Ellis. ". at
teded the homecoming game Sat
urday at VPI.
Move To Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Shepherd
moved this week to Richmond
where hi has accepted a position
with Phillips 66 Service Station.
Mrs. Shepherd is employed with
the " s. Government In Richmond.
The buckingham RuIitans met at
the Maye sville Presbyterian
Church Thursday. October 9.
Rowlett Bruce. is a patient in the
Virginia Baptist Hospital Lynch
burg. He underwent surgery Fri.
day Mrs Bruce Is with him III
Lynchburg
Mr. and Mrs Marshall Ayres. OF
Richmond, visited relatives here
recently.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-10
Darlington Heights
All Club Meets
BY CAROL CARWHE

The Darlington Heights All club
held its first meeting Of the year
Octobcs- for the purpose OF elect
ing officers and discussing projects
to be undertaken by the club
Officers elected are Doris Mabry.
president. Dorothy Chandler. vice
president. Benny Jordan. secretary:
l.. A. ScruRgs. treasurer and Carol
Carwile. reporter.
MISS Katherine Habel. county lid
agent. outlined group Of projects
to be completed prior to the next
meeting
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-10

I've area students have been
selected ~ members of TIL Lynch
burg College Chorale They are
carthy Ann Whorley ana Franklin
Hall They were selected IN com
petitive tryouts with other stu
dents They VIII practice with the
&c Touring Choir and fiji into the
choir whenever vacancies occur
Mss Whorlcy. a junior is The
daughter of Mr. and Mis- II r.
Whorley Jra Of Buckingham Hall.
4 sophomore. N tho son of Perkins
Han Of Amelia
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-10
The Newest of Everything Great!

me Credfca of ErerWlng Ne'd New things, great
things, reward YOU in this 80 Dodge Seats swing out
toinsite YOU Ill New IIC-lIE engines high compress
sion, high economy deliver thrust, use less gas.
Orderly Of buttons cleaning panel welcome
YOU 70 the first a-pushbntton with fngertip con
troll of driving and weather New Ievel-fitc Torson-
Are introduces you to three dmensional comfortride
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-10

control road control load control Outside mirrors
adjust from inside Inside mirrors adjust themselves
electronically to Danish glare Lustre- Bond Hi
Baked enamel finish keeps its sheen up to twice as
long It's sweptWing beauty sets the trend for other
59 cars All this is great But the final reward is the
greatness built into this Dodge. 1t is deep down,
through and through, and thoroughly satisfying
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-10

and before they have cooled. Add
Il detergent sanitl1er to the wash
water Keep tire wash water clean.
changing after each five to seven
baskets Wash only the dirty eggs
American Alrlines Increases Its
let order to fifty
Buck displays its 1859 come
back cars.
q. S. ships decline as foreign
trade carriers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22

were headlines In the pa
pers. I sold all my tickets,
placated the union. and my
fiddler was allowed to play
in the pit. The show was a
great success. I was In busi-
ness"
Dinner was over. and Mr..
Hurok broke of his remi-
niscences. To have heard
more would have been enter
tanning. and instructive as to
detail, but he had already
drawn for us the pattern Of
a good impressario-find it.
pay for it. do something
about 1t, sell it.
you mentioned that 1t
could only happen in Amer
ica," said Milt Berliner Of
the News. Nov tell us about
the other boy from Pogar."
mo story" replied Mr..
Hurok with a smile. He
got himself a food concession
Of some kind in New Haven,
and then went into the mat
tress business. 1t wasn't q
success, but I send him some
money every now and then"
At least in America one
success is enough for two
Russian immigrants.
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uted to Haydn. played by
Evelyn Rothwell LADY Bar
pirolli).
Faure, "Shylock Suite"
played on MGM with Lalo's
advertisement" by the Phil
harmonic Orchestra Of Ham,
burg: soloist in the charming
Faure work is Frederick
Widemann, tenor.
Mendelssohn, "Hebrides."
Beautiful Melusina," "Ruy
Bias" and Calm Sea and
Prosperous Voyage" overtures
performed for Westminster
by the Philharmonic Prom
enade Orchestra under Boult.
Intermezzi from operas by
ToScanini's friend Alfredo
Catalani. Wolf-Ferrari, Mas
cagni and other Italians
played on Angel by the Phil
harmonic Orchestra under
Alceo Galliera.
Victor Herbert's second
cello concerto played on Mer-
curry by Georges Miquelle,
Howard Hanson and the
Eastman-Rochester Orches-
ira (but a companion Sim
fonia by Johann F. Peter,
forgotten Pennsylvania
Dutchman. is inconsequen-
tiaD.
Mcdowell. second piano
concerto and "Keltic" sonata
played on Vanguard by Mar:
jorie Mitchell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22
TODAY

CLAIRE HOWARD. mezzo-soprano:
Paul HiginbOtham, piano Barker
Hall, YWCA, pm. Divinites du
6tyx Gluck: ExStase, Duparc. La
mento. Duparc; ChanSon Triste. Du-
pare; Frauenlieben und Leben,. Schu-
mann: Echos SONG, Rorem; Smelling
Peas, Duke; In. the Fields, Duke
Yellow Hair, Duke.
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND.
Colonel GeOrEe s. Howard, conduc-
tor Soloists: william DuPree. tenor
Jeseph SOp rani, accordion Srt.It s,s hoeers
pm. March Slav. Tchaikovsky: Valse
u Bluette Drigo. Dawn Breaks at q
Shinto Shrine Watanabe; Mardi
"a GraS Grofe Solo pieces by DuPree.
Kerns, Soprani. Selections by the
Singing SergeantS, Captain Landers'
director: Fire Ny Heart, Morley'
Cowboy Medley, arr. Kepner; LEIGH
tensteiner Polka, arr werble Gran
poN-ALExANpRE FEEDER. piano,
National Gallery Of Art. : pm. ltai-
minor. K 3aB. Mozart; Sonata.
opus 26, Barber Pictures at an Ex-
hibitiou, Moussoresky.
UNITED STATES MARINE BAND. LIST
Ii. James r. king, conductor. Solo
lists. James TAYLOR, cornet. Arthur
Lehman, euphonium; William Jones.
baritone Watergate, $40 pm. Pre-
lude to the Festival Weimberger
Der Freischut1 Overture Won Weber
La Grsnde Brilliante. Taylor. Selec-
tons From My Fair LADY: Bombasto,
Pssesnt Persiehetti: Toreador Sons
Bi2et: Caprieeio ESpaEnole, Rimsky-
Korsakoy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22
This Mitchum's


HOLLYWOOD (R.-Rob-
ert Mitchum, of all people. is
turning into the Orson Welles
Of 1858.
He stars in Thunder
Road" a movie which his
own company is producing;
he wrote the original story
about moonshining; he COM
posed the music for two
songs: acted as agent for a
new bobby-sox idol who
makes his acting debut. To-
year-old Jim Mitchum, son
Of the actor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22
PROGRAMS OF THE WEEK

ces Iieux, Gounod: selections from
Andrea Chenier. Giordano.
POPS SYMPHONY
Emerson Meyers, conductor. Soloist
Theodore Lettvin, piano. The Water
gate, $3.50 pm. Summer Jubilee
Overture, Russell Woollen; Piano
SSY. Toys ma.h;ngtnn caTp.Jsnt.
ms; Remarks: Music and the Wash.
ington Summer Jubilee, The Hon
David B. Karrick, D. c. Com.
missioner; Caucasian Sketches, Ip'
politov-Ivanov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22
TODAY'S GOOD
MUSIC DIAL

sos am, WGMS $50 Kc.)
Early Masterpieces: Tune
and Air by Purcell. Con-
certo No. 3 in B Minor by
Marcello and Violin Con-
certo in E Minor by Nardini.
1905 am, WGMS $50 Kc.)-
Music in the Home: Or
pheus by List, Elegie, Opus
"a by Faure and Children's
Corner Suite by Debussy.
lies am, WGMS $50 Kc.)
Sunday Morning Sym
phony: Symphony No. S,
Opus l07, by Mendelssohn,
Peter Grimes, Sea Inter-
ludes and Passacaglia by
Britten.
2:3O, WGMS $50 Kc.)-
Good Music With Howard
Mitchell: Suite for Strings
by Purcell, Symphony No.
88 in G by Haydn and
Symphonic Dances, Opus As,
by Rachmaninoff.
SOS. .KGMS $50 KcJ-Tos-
canini Conducts: BasSoon
Concerto in B Flat by Mo-
Fart, Symphony No. 6 in F,
Opus So. Pastoral by Bee
thoven and Symphony No. 6
Opus "A, Pathetique. by
Tchaikovsky.
$500. WNIAL-FM (IO7.3 Mel
Evening Concert: Selec-
tons by Handel. Suite No.
/ in d Major by Bach and
Alto Rhapsody, Opus So, by
Brahms.
sos, WASH-FM (97.I Mc.)-
In the Concert Hall: lie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22

Music Time: over the Hills
and Far Away by Delius. An
American In Paris by
oershwin. Er Salon Mexico
by COPELAND and symphony
No. - by Mozart.
s:oS. wGMs $50 Ke.D-Na-
tional Gallery Concert:
Dom Alexander FEEDER.
pianist. plays Bach.
s;Os. wT0P 1880 Ke.) -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22

World Music Festivals: Hec-
tor Berlioz' symphony
Romeo and Juliet. soloista
are Andree Aubrey Luchini.
soprano. Camille Maurane,
tenor. and Heinz Rehfuss.
baritone.
lies. w0Ms (s7o Ke.)-Musie
TIL Midnight: Symphony
No. Z in c. Opus los. by
Sibelius and Church VIM
dows by Respighi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22
WEDNESDAY

TNTTED STATES MARINE BAND. lst
It. Dale HarphAm, conductor. Solo
ISIS. Thomas Dykton, clarinet. David
Johnson, cornet. william Jones. bar
itone. East Front. United States
Capitol. pm FeStal March,
james. II Guaranv Conner. Riso-
letto Fantasy, BaSsi-Verdi. Scherzo
for. Band. Krueser; on the Mall.
Goldman: Pioneer Suite, Tchamber-
dli: Selections from LII Abner
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corsairs Overture by Ber-
iioz. Sonata No. . in c Major
by Bach, Masquerade Suite
by Khatchaturian and ex-
cerpts from the Nutcracker
Suite by TchaikovsKy.
$500. wMAL-FM 1919 -
Milton Cross Show: La
Boheme by Puccini com
plete).
$500. VOL ul50 Kc.l-Good
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TOMORROW

LUIS LEGUIA, cello: Harry Mcclure,
piano Phillips Gallery, $40 pm
Sonata in A. Opus so Beethoven;
sonata IN D. Loeatelll. Ciaoeona
Sonata Opus a., Barber.
COLOMBIA CHORUS Giuseppe Dag
liano. conductor sac pm: Water
gste Program Of religious and folk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22
BY DAY THORPE
star Music Critic

II II Is true that the voice
Of the people is the voice OF
God II may also be that the
taste Of the people Is the taste
Of Sol Hurok.
Mr.. Hurok himself argues
In favor Of the proposition.
II never put on'a show that
] don't like myself" he said
last week during a dinner
given for him by Patrick
Hayes at the Press Club, "and
Il usually follows that what
] like audiences like. too"
With preparations going on
downstairs for the opening Of
q three-night stand of the
Moiseyev Dance Troupe. tick
cts for which had been en-
tirely sold out for weeks, and
with the memory Of many
another Hurok triumph green
IN his mind. Mr.. Hayes, who
IS president of Hayes Con-
cert Bureau. is one OF our
leading retailers Of live enter
tainment, was not disposed to
argue the point. Flops have
been unusually rare in the
Hurok career. and the sensa-
tons have been consistent
enough. including as they do
Pavlova. Chaliapin. Duncan,
the Russian Ballet. Marian
Anderson. Rubinstein, Peerce,
Elman. Piatigorsky, Stern,
Thebom, Munsel. Peters.
Warren. the Old Vic. Segovia,
Sadler's Wells, Emlyn Will
liamS. and many others, to
make Mr.. Hayes happier to
have a line to sign on than
worried about the small print.
Not all Of Mr.. Hayes attrac-
tons come from Mr.. Hurok.
but when one looks over a
prospectus Of shows an
nounced by Hayes for Con-
stitution Hall, the Capitol
Theater and Lisner Auditor
ium, there is very little doubt
who his favorite wholesaler is.
Marvels at Own Success
At 20 Mr.. Hurok is a large
man with a mobile mouth
and a quizzical face. When
he says, Where else in
the world but America could
1t happen to a l6-year-old
Russian immigrant arrived
IN New York with no English
and a dollar and q half in
CASH." his wonder at the old
question seems completely
genuine.
Il grew up in Pogar, Rus
sia." he continued. land in
1905 my family. seeing that
I showed a bit more promise
than the rest, gave me $3.50
and sent me to a nearby
town where opportunity was
more plentiful. On the train,
I met a friend of my own
age. also. by coincidence, set
ting out to seek his fortune.
He, however. was headed for
New York.
We'll. you know. I had
Just read THE Autobiography
Of Benjamin Franklin" in the
Posnar public library. and I
wanted to 60 to the New
World, too. But for me it
was not New York but Phila-
delphia. and without consult
ing my family I sailed with
my friend. In those days you
didn't need passport Of visa
so long as you had somebody
to meet you at the dock, and
my friends relatives were
there for both Of us.
Started as Peddler
IT didn't have much
money left, but they staked
me to a ticket to Philadel-
phia and told me where. I
could get a room for $3.50 a
month and advice about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22
WATERGATE

The Watergate barge has
a billing every night this
week-something Of a record.
Programs will include two
Latin American organiza-
tionS.
Monday night "the musical
city Of Colombia" Ibague,
will provide a chorus Of 100
singers in religious. popular
and folk music under direc-
ton of Giuseppe Dagliano,
who was born in Italy and is
now the director Of the Con-
servatory of Tolima.
The National Capital Parks
second Latin American treat
will be a marimba band from
Guatemala on Saturday eve
ming, also at $3.50 o'clock. For
a description of how our Wis
itors are going to entertain
Vice President Nixon, consult
Betty Beale's column on Page
D-3 Of the Society Section.
A turnout of the diplomatic
set is assured for both of
these programs which the
National Capital Parks and
the embassies involved we're
most happy to arrange.
Emerson Meyer will con-
duct the first concert Of the
Washington Summer Orches-
ira this Wednesday at the
Watergate. Two features
will be q new work by Rus
sell Woollen and everybody's
old friend the Tchaikovsky
B nat minor concerto with
Theodore Lettvin as soloist.
This will be the first per-
Torrance Of the concerto in
town since Van Cliburn. In
case Of rain the concert will
be held at the Departmental
Auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22
TUESDAY

UNITED STATES ARMY BAND. Nal
HuGh Curry conductor Soloist, An
thony StAechini, clarinet. The Wa
tergate, $40 pm. Old GLORY Tri.
umphant Duble;. Phedre Overture
Coolies OF Noodles. Dorsey. NatiOna
Spirit Hummel, Selections from
The Most Happy Fella, Loesser
Selections by the United States Army
Chorus chorale and Fugue in G
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22
DISCAPSULES

Noteworthy recent issues:
Dvorak, B minor serenade
for winds and lower strings
played on Mercury by mem
bers Of the Halle Orchestra
under Barbirolli, together
with an oboe concerto attrib-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22
NEWS OF MUSIC
Impresorio Tells
Success Formula

| ElhiiklhA VoWl PtONNo W tAC
that there was Just as much
opportunity available as ever.
for they put a basket OF
goods over my arm and told
me TO ride the trolley 10 the
end Of the line, get of. and
dispose Of the stuff house 10
house.
Although I didn't know q
word OF English ! was able
10 come home with q dollar
and a half the first day. But
peddling wasn't the trade for
me. and I tried more than q
dozen others In succession.
I was a bottle-washer. q
pants-presSer, a clerk, q
stevedore, all the time going
TO night school to pick up
some English.
Il knew that English was
going TO be a necessity for
me. because I knew that !
would never return to Russia
to live. and I found that the
really good jobs were hard TO
hold II you couldn't UNDER
stand and talk, ! was an ex-
cellent streetcar motorman,
except that when somebody
would ask. rs this where I
change for Broad street?'
! would always nod and smile.
no matter where we were. I
didn't last long, and had TO
find another Job. my last in
Philadelphia. bundling papers
at the Inquirer. What was
good about that was they
used to pass out press tickets
for the theater and music.
and every now and then I
would get one. I began to
hear music, mostly Wagner.
as I remember. and soon I
made up my mind that music
was the right kind Of life for
me-
The Move TO New York
"Thereupon it was, Of
course, obvious that ! had
to move to New York. I did.
with a testimonial that got
me a job as a stockclerk. I
extended by lunch hour with
sick leave whenever / thought
! could get away with it, and
started my concert business
by talking good artists into
playing for clubs, churches
and bazaars for $50 a recital.
But I was seeing a lot of
opera in those days, the
shows put on by the Metro
politan and by Oscar Ham
merstein. One day / man
aged ito get by his bouncer
and into Hammerstein's Of
flee. What do you want?' he
asked. I want to buy a pro-
duction of Mary Garden in
"Thais."' / answered. Per-
haps HammerStein was more
impressed than he let on,
for he sold me a perform
ance for $500. and closed
the deal by accepting a
down payment of $500.
Then it was just a mat
ter Of selling tickets, and
Mary Garden. who was just
what I wanted, seemed to be
also what they wanted in the
barbershops and pool halls
where I solicited my bust
ness. However. something
more was needed-publicity
There was a famous violin
list scheduled for a recital at
that time. (Mr. Hurok was
not inclined to disclose who
he was.) I went to him with
an offer of $500 to play in
the pit. as a member Of the
orchestra. for my perform
ance Of That's" After 1 had
signed him up. I arranged
with the conductor of the
orchestra to see to it that the
musicians union raised a
public fuss because he was
a scab. The union did, there