FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1929.
THE CHINA MAIL,
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RADIO Hollywood
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our waders are warund to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harber, plesu, and altho.)
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THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE
HORIZONTAL (Cont.) 48-Correlative of
HORIZONTAL
-Assistance
1-Location
J-Qualified
11-Bustie
12-A Shakespearean
character 14-Guided
15-An absurd failure 17-Evan (contr.) 18-Eulogistic memor 20-Warbled 22-A black bird 23-Depression between
two hills
24-A diphthong
neither 60-Printer's measure 61–Personal pronoun 82-To allow
BS-Interior In quality 58-An oxidation of Iron #1-Lining of an
VERTICAL (Cont.)
21-An evangeliatīa
missionary
22-A leader 23-To damn
25-lalah (abbr)
125-A wing
28-A navigating
Instrument [30-Personal pronoun
3t-Hare
animal's stomach used for food 68-Girl'é náme 55-Harvcate 57-A number |58-Fur-bearing antmad 59-An Hawalian food 70-A river In Germany 71-To spread for drying 43-Purpose
26-Army Order (abbr.) 72-A bristie
27-Beast of burden
29-A Moslem
32-Writing fuld
34-Minoral spring 35-Amount (abbr) 36-A chopping tool 38-Chief of the Norte
goda
39-To fully satisfy 40-Short for "Edward", 41-A thlaknose or layer 45-Curious scrape of
litorature
VERTICAL
1-8ccurs
82-An olectrical unit 33-A young goat 196-A red dye [37-Ever (poet.)
41-A river of italy 42-A Japanese coln 44-Chemical symbol
for silver 46-Cut clon 47-OtherwisBO
2-A mountain of Crete 49-To think 3-Trunk of the
human body
4-A playing card 5-The Alpine wild goat
air
9-Violant strokse 9-A part of the body 10-Paradice 12-Chess plecas
45-A Roman household 13-Possessive pronoun
gad
| 16-Serena
46-An English poet
18-To lend
53-A storehouse (Fr.) | 54-Man'a name
(German)
58-Over (post) 57-At oss time 63-A v200 60-One of the
continents 82-A color 63-A dead
84-To incline the hand 186-A kitchen utensil
(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow'a issue along with a new crossword puzzle.)
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AH, HA!
His name is Arthur Strauss. He
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HEARSAY
ROSA PONSELLE
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The Covent Garden authorities promised us a thrill last night, and they produced it, says the "Daily With D. W. Griffith's departure told us wondrous tales of Miss Rosa Telegraph" to hand. They have halls "from Chicago. His father is from the United Artists fold us Ponselle, who was to make her bow
millionaire banker and hotel director, gossip centres · on the
to a Covent Garden audience for the "grand old megaphoner of the first time, yet had a world-wide Last year Mr. Strauss visited Hol-cinema." They do be sayin' that fame. Only Covent Garden could lywood. He met Leatrice Joy. Mr. D. W. contemplates going to Europe provide the final cachet. For once Strauss proved he was a man of and producing pictures there, with the wondrous tales proved true. judgment. He liked and likes, Carol Dempster the stellar figure.
But superb as was the singing of forsooth-Misa Joy.
Mr. Griffith is in New York now Miss Fanselle, an American-born Heads are beginning to nod and Carol has been there almost a year, Italian, "Norma," which has significance creeps into voices dis-studying voice, perhaps with her been heard here since Oscar Ham- cassing Leatrice and Mr. Strauss, goal the opera. When D. W. joined merstein produced it in his-then Yes, we enjoy double-exposing a U. A., Miss Dempster no longer -new. theatre in 1911, and at bubble into a diamond ring. Mr. played leads in his offerings. Other Covent Garden since Lilli Lehmann Strauss is an attractive sophisti- companies were interested in sign-sang it precisely thirty years ago, cate in his early forties. He is mar- ing her, but she refused.
Carol had ried, but has been separated from always declared she would never and a brilliant soprano singer. his wife for some time. It is fur- make pictures for anyone Bxcept ther declared by the all wise that Griffith, Her patience, it seems, is progress of opera, and its neglect is divorce papers are in the offing. on the verge of being rewarded. not altogether due to managerial It must have been four or five Whether or not D. W will ever pro-indifference, but largely to the in- years ago that Leatrice severed her duce "Cradle of the Deep," the much
competence of singers to deal ad- legal status with Jack Gilbert, At discussed Joan Lowell book, is
equately with Bellini's mellifluous European present. I believe, she is voodvil- problematical.
flicker phrases.
It is the depreciated art ing, but she settles in Hollywood fields, however, still remain for the of the ainger more than the decay of pretty soon to begin work on her most part untouched by American taste for things beautiful that has initial First National picture, writes directors.
aged "Norma:" This, however, is Dorothy Herzog,
far too great a point to be argued
But the revival of some operas roughly contemporaneous with
Gary Cooper
It so happened that Gary Cooper heard that in the hills near Holly wood were bears. Now Gary loves
is much more than "Casta Diva"
"Norma" is a milestone in the
now,
MME, LILLILEHMANN
DEATH OF FAMOUS OPERA "Norma" some early Verdi, for example-will teach the young enthusiast a rare deal more than the
SINGER
production of most of the new and
The death occurred recently in Berlin of Madama, Lilli Lehmann, "ultra-modern" operas, of which we
a famous 'opera singer of the last century.
Her talent for singing was partly inherited from her mother, who was a singer and a teacher of singing.
have had a share since the war.
A Glorious Voice Although "Norma" is more than "Casta Diva," and a great soprano. as I have said, it is to be feared Her first appearance was at that it was precious little more Prague in "Zauberflote," and later when revived at Covent Garden Jast she appeared at Danzig at the age night. Miss Panselle would have of twenty and at Leipzig at the age been almost fully justified in quot- of twenty-two. (She was born at ing apropos old Catalini's nasty re- Wurzburg in 1848,). Afterwards mark when she said, 150 years ago, she was engaged for Berlin for light that an English festival consisted soprano roles, and remained there of "Moi, et cinq ou six poupées." until 1885.
For Miss Ponselle, on this actually She sang at Her Majesty's as her first appearance in the most Violetta in 1880, and scored a great hallowed opera house in the world, success four years later at Covent bore the whole weight of the per- Garden as Isolde.
formance upon her shoulders on an It is interesting to note that, as evening when quite reasonably she of the Rhinemaidens, Lilli might have been a little nervous. Lehmaan appeared in the first per- formance in England of "The her use of it, a trifle mannered ou - Hers is truly a glorious voice, and Ring That was in 1882.
one
occasion, if you like, is no leas She developed and broadened her glorious. to hunt, So does Andy Lawlor, style of singing in a remarkable soprano stalking horse, "Casta To bear the dear-old Andy and Gary became very good way. One authority speaks of her Diva," sung in such perfection of friends when Andy was assigned to Fidelio as being the finest since style if stalking horses may be help Cooper acquire a Southern Tietjena appeared in that role. drawl for "The Virginian."
sung!-is matter for record. Such Later on she became a teacher of singing, such distinction of the real "Want to go bear huntin' ?" Gary singing and published her au-style, is, alas, of the rarest to-day. suggested, this partik morn. thoritative book "Meine Gesang Moreover, Miss
but he wasn't kunst," which has been translated Andy uh-huhed,
His own picture, into English. sure he could. "Magnolia," with Buddy Rogers and Mary Brian, began any day.
They decided to ask "Buddy" Leighton, the supervisor, if Lawlor could get away for a few days. Feeling quite sure it would be all right, they dressed for the expedi- tion before going to the studio. Gary wore dungaree trousers, pink flannel shirt and boots. Andy, a pair of overalls, khaki shirt and boots. With guns in the crooks of their arms, they stormed the studio office. To their chagrin they walked in on a conference. Neither spoke. The "conferees" gazed at them speechless. Gary rubbed his nose nervously, a trick of his when he's upset, and finally blurted: 'Can Andy go bear huntin' with me ?"
Melting silence. Chortles from the "conferees," and Mr. Leighton managing to reply: "He can't. He goes to work to-morrow!"
TALKIE” OF FUTURE
OVERCOMING LANGUAGE
DIFFICULTIES
The talkie of the near future will be a stereoscople pleture in natural colours, on the screen, three times
Bebe Dantels
the present size, with perfect synchronised sound. This state- Listened to Bebe Daniel's roke ment was made by David Abrahams test tother afternoon in the R-K-0 who with bis father, purchased sites projection rooms. And take s for a ring of fifteen cinema theatres from me she's a peepBebe sang on the outskirts of London with an a Spanish song and "Lover of average seating capacity of 3,000. Mine. She's got that vocal sex Abrahams said language difficulty appeal that made Broadway salaam was being overcome in Hollywood Helen Morgan. Her voice is múzzo having separate British, French and soprano. Methinks Bebe will be German companies for important something of a sensation in the title pictures, but there was a great role of Bio Rita Famous demand for British voices and the Players lost a singy tally bet opportunity for actors and actresses when they permitted Mrs. speaking good English was enorm
ous
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
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Daniels little girl to depart the fold. Bebe will have John Boles for her leading man in Rio Rita and John, as we all know, is some pumpkins at warbling. Which is splendid for Bebe. Her own ability wil sparkle the better. For the past few weeks she has been studying the "Rio Rita" score. You'd get the surprise of a lifetime han you hear her eing.
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Ponselle moves with consummate
Her Next in importance, if one may ducting of the curious little over- grace.
was no less than masterly. coloratura is at once of the smooth- put it so, was Signor Vincenzo Bel- ture est and of the utmost purity, Ifer lezza a conductor to whom nothing| The remainder of the cast was ad-
but success at this, her frst London seems to come amiss. Apart from equate,
undistinguished.----- appearance, was a complete success. what he achieved later, his con- R. H. L.
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