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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1935. PAGE SEVEN KGOVERY NOTE, OPtRAJEVIVES Concert Business Fifty Per Cent Better Interest In Ballet Is Year's Most Noticeable Change. By JOHN SELBT NEW YORK. (4 Mustc, Which had shown signs or becoming chronic invalid under depression con ditions, pulled Itself out of bed and started moving briskly about this year. At least tnree major orchestras and the Metropolitan Opera were In a bad way at thu beginning of last season. All seem more secure than for years at the beginning of this one. The New York Philhamionlc-Sym-phony society was considering e mer ger with the Met: this was stamped out of existence by Arturo Toscaninl. and the orchestra has proceeded with renewed vigor since that day. The Los Angeles Philharmonic was also very shaky, and It seems to have recov ered Us breath. And Philadelphia, considerably shaken by ths resigna tion of Arthur Judson. manager, and the threatened resignation of Leopold Stokowski, conductor, is calm again Concert Business. Tot Stokowski did not leave; In deed, he is conducting more this win ter than last. And Alfred Reginald Allen, the new manager, has dropped Mr. Judson's artistically unsuccess ful operatic venture. The concert business has produced no very startling new features, but . has found business better by 50 per cent In some cases. Probably the Increasing interest in ballet Is the year's most noticeable change. The addition of Kirs ten Flngstad to the recital field has created a considerable stir. If Enid Szantho is as good a reel ta list as she was assisting con tralto for Otto Klemperer's perform ance of the second Mahler symphony, she may prove of equal or greater value. Johnson at Met. The only new operas of great mo ment were Dmitri Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of Mzensk" and George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." neither of which was produced by the Metropolitan. The Cleveland orches tra was responsible for the first; the Theater Guild for the second. But the Met provided the most dramatic news event In the year's music calendar. Late the afternoon of May 10, Herbert Witherspoon, Gattl-Casazza's successor as general director, was speaking with his as slstant. Edward Zlegler, In the lat- ter'a office at the Met. Witherspoon smiled, stepped through the door and dropped dead. Edward Johnson has begun his first season as director auspiciously. Many new American singers are on his ros ter, the house Is much improved physically, and there even is some new scenery, but no American opeta Lively Film for New Year's Eve Show at Holly L. sf ? f J Air a W-f v ir i . -s f '4 i Birt)ftwy Stay "Thanks a Million," which stars Dick Powell and a host of noted entertainers from the stage, screen and radio world, has been chosen as the feature to be shown for the midnight matinee New Year's Eve at the Holly theater. With a fast paced story and lively entertain ment, gags, music and surprises, It makes an ideal show for midnight show crowds, and was especially chosen for this reason. Included In the large cast are. besides Dick Powell. Ann Dvorak, Patsy Kelly, Fred Allen, the famous radio star of "Town Hall Tonight." Rublnoff and hi violin, Paul White man and his band with Ram on ft. the Yacht Club Boys and many others. In addition to being shown for the midnight show Tuesday night at the Holly theater for which tickets are now being sold at the Craterian and Rlalto theater box offices "Thanks a Million" will open a regular three-dny engagement at the Craterlan theater Thursday. 14! B 1 Ajjffi'iniy Starts Today 3 Days 1:45-3:00-6:45-9.00 SHE TAUGHT THE G-MEN HOW TO GET THEIR MAN 33 n 'o '.' ""in . "" "l! Op,"1' P o p e y e The Sailor "Pleased to Meet Cha" ("olnrtoon New Mnrawnnwiw Is to be given this winter. Gattl always gave at least one. Gattl's last was perhaps his least successful John Laprence Seymour's "In the Pasha's Garden." Produced last spring, this at least served to In troduce Helen Jepson to the Met's roster. New Talent New movements: the WPA music project under Nikolai Sokoloff . with 29 symphony orchestras and much else: New York's projected art center, to house the Met, sev eral museums, perhaps the phil harmonic; opera's gains, with im portant seasons being given at hair a dozen places over the land, not ably. Chicago, San Francisco and St. Louis. Important new talents: Robert McBrlde, 24-year old Arizona born composer, whose "Prelude to a Tragedy" was played in November; Pelix Abcede, 8-year old Philip pine violinist,- heard In Los Ang eles; Eugene List, 17-year old pian ist, heard with the Philharmonic. 4 For Hose that Wear duj NOLDE & HURST Ethel wyn B Hoffmann. 42 COAST SHIPS Parkers Fined. SALEM, Dec. 28. (AP) The local police court drive on overtime park ing offenders brought in 9165 In fines yesterday. Most of the fines were paid by past offenders on whom warrants were served. SAN PRANCISCO, Dec. 28. (AP) Idle Pacific Coast cargo carriers reached 42 today with the tie-up of eight addlticnal steam schooners and deep water freighters In labor disputes. i Four of those wharf-bound are off-shore vessels; the others coast- wise schooners. j Labor relations boards, hefore ; whom the disputes have been aired, are attempting to effect settle;; .ent. Both sides In the steam schooner controversy. Involving demands for a six-hour day and higher overtime pay, have remained obdurate, how ever. SEMI-ANNUAL. SALE Now in progress ETHEL WYN B. HOFFMANN. WINDOW GLASS We tell window glass and will replace your broken windows reasonably. Trowbridge cab inet Works. Carnival Dance at the I OASIS New Years Eve DKC. 31 Dance Every Sat. Nite Shows at 1:45-3:15 6:45-9:00 Walter Abel, one of Broadways best-liked favorites, makes his screen bow in the role of Alexander Dumas' dashing D'Artagnan. In "The Three Musketeers, opening today at the Craterlan theater. At Rialto r s Opens at Roxy Lovable Mav Robson, alwavs one of Med fords favorites. Is at the Rialto theater, starting today. In '"Three Kids and a Queen." a story of a dowager from New York's -upper 5th Avenue, who finds happiness with three youngsters from the slums. Imbued with a human quality with which Miss Robson invar iably endows her film appearances, "Three Kids and a Queen" nonethe less has ample comedy bits. The supporting cast includes Frank te Mne West, who made the nation 'curve-conscious' ooens a three dar run at the Roxv theater today In ''Ooln' to Town." admittedly one of her best pictures. The ' c mup sometime gal" decides to make high society, and does so. One of the highlights of the picture la her singing Grand Opera selections, which she docs with her own West style. Yamhill Tax Gains, McMINNVILLE, Ore., Dec. 28. (AP) Tax collection In Yamhill county for 1035, up to December 24, totaled A436.460, about 67 per cent of the year's 9646,360 assessment. Sheriff Q. w. Manning reported. Ha said receipts were above last year's total. 4. Save On Bonds. ASTORIA, Ore.. Dec. 28. (AP) Purchase of $47,009 In port bonds will effect a substantial saving since they were bought at but slightly more than half of their face value, commissioners of the Port of Astoria i said In announcing the transaction. 4 GUNSMITH Kepairs ror aU make of guns Sims Bros. 23 N Fir. Darro. Billy Burrud and William Benedict as the three kids, Char lotte Henry, Henry Armetta, John MUJan and Herman fling, among others. It will play three days. DANCE New Year's Eve (Tuesday) Come and Have a Good time 9:00 to 2:00 o'clock GOLD HILL HOTEL Walton Bros. Orchestra Dance Every Wed. Nitel - A FUSSY DOWAGER FROM FIFTH AVENUE AND 3 ROUGHNECKS FROM HELL'S KITCHEN! The world's richest woman, and hated it! . . . New York's toughest kids, and proud of it! . . . Then Fate threw them together for the grandest bundle of entertainment you ever enjoyed I ma A.dded - C8rtn ,rc"TcrTteT Clever AND A Lharlocte HENRY Frankie Par it a jHcnryArmettap STEEL STRIKES STEEL... A WOMAN'S HEART THRILLS . . . AND A NATION TREMBLES! if w i fSilll V '5 V iff 4 Kl; f.f Tfi ,i'!5 ' "All for one,7nd one WV- ' 'lt W for all" . . . in the . W5Lfl I greatest adventure . f f M ' A ' A flr f 1 ever written! T f li If ii te mT mi MM Si . . Alexander Dumas' stirring epio of ro mance and high adventure comes to bril liant life on the screen ... as fiction's fondest go-to-the-devil heroes ride . . . and fight . , . and love again! with WALTER ABEL, Broadway stage idol, as the audacious D'Artagnan; PAUL LUKAS, polished screen lover, as the heart-breaking Athos; MARCJOT CRAHAME, English stage beauty, as the lovely Milady de Winter; HEATHER ANGEL, as Constance; IAN KEITH, as de Rochefort . . . and a score of other stage and screen favorites, In cluding Moroni Olsen, Onslow Stevens, Rosamond Plnehot, John Qualen, Ralph Forbes.Nigal de Brulier. Sprrlalt The rinrfft Khnrt mihjrrt CTrr produced! 'Chic' Sale as Abratai Litc& a "The Perfect Tribute" pi.rs Ht Esic Asn latest kkws kvknts Shows Today 1:45 3:15 6:45 - 9:00 Mat 2to Eves . . . . 35o RMvs . . 10c, i MSuiSimuUtMmtmm ... nii.iiifn lii n n i liil
