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J£IT% PAGE 20 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES APRIL fi, 1928 COIN-IN-SLOT PHOTOES DUTCH WIN ISLE WE HAVE THE BEST Win in Dance Contest PLAN RECEPTION Just Sew-Sew Automatic Portrait Gallery to Bo Installed in City. OF OPERATIC That's How Henry Feels IN PACIFIC OVER FUN FOR JIM REED A Photomaton apparatus, auto- After Paying for matic picture-taking machine, will The Pirates of Penzance’ Is the Most Beautiful of the be set up Saturday at 52 W. Ohio M issouri Senator to Speak Stitches. St., David Tavel, representing the UNITEDSTATES Operas Gilbert and Sullivan That Winthrop Ames Here April 11. Photomaton Company, announced you feel in a mood to commit this week. Has Given the American Stage. The machine is second to be Controversy on Ownership Prominent Hoosier Democrats are IFassault and battery, go easy on the your target Municipal Judge set up in the city in the last week. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN among the sixty-three persons or Paul C. Wetter might charge you It will photograph the customer in of Las Palmas Settled beautiful picture Winthrop given most that Ames has the Ameri- named today as a reception com- $5 for every stitch necessary to eight different poses after a coin is THEcan stage is to be found in his production of “The Pirates of mittee for Senator James A. Reed, sew your victim up. dropped into a slot. After Thirty Years. Penzance.” of Missouri, candidate for the Henry Raymond. 31, Negro, ap- ' “The Pirates” probably is the most robust and the most BY MAURITZ A. HALLGREN red-blooded peared on an assault and battery of all of the operas that Gilbert & Sullivan given Democratic nomination for Presi- United Press Staff Correspondent have us. in fight with dent, who will address meet- charge. Ke was a April 6.—Arbitra- This show is full of the tunes that a mass Ware, Tuesday RUPTURE WASHINGTON, Richard Negro, have lingered in the memories of portant data regarding the history ing in Tomlinson hall, Wednesday, recondition Richard, tion as a means of ironing out the of “The Pirates:” night. To thousands of people for years. Such April 11, at 8 p. m. fourteen stitches were necessary. rough spots in American foreign re- as “When Fred’ric Was a Little "The Pirates of Penzance ' was the fourth opera written Senator Reed will here at lations proved Lad,” “Oh, in collaboration bv arrive Richard started fighting Ray- EXPERTS has successful in the Better Far to Live and Sullivan, previous Gilocrt the three ones according “Climbing Over Rocky being “Trial by Jury.” The Sorcerer" and noon, April 11, and will be enter- mond, to evidence sub- quarrel with Holland over the own- Die,” Moun- "H. M. S. Pinafore." Raymond tain,” “Oh, Is There Not One Mai- tained at luncheon by the Indiana mitted, when caught ership of Las Palmas, an insigni- The opera had its first production at Richard entering his wife's room, den,” “Poor Wand’ring One,” 1“ Am the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York on For Men and Women the 31st of December. 1879. The reason Democratic Club at its club rooms, boarding 636 Su- ficant and wild island in the Paci- the Very Pattern,” that the American performance preceded in the house at fic, "Oh, Leave Me 314 N. St. The public St., the trio lived. which the United States has Not to Pine,” “When a Felon’s Not the English one was that in the absence Pennsylvania perior where COMING TO claimed for thirty years. of an international copyright ia.v ”H. M. is invited to attend the reception. Judge Wetter ciphered it out—- Engaged,” and “Come, Friends, Who S. Pinafore" had been pirated in America No program of entertainment is Although the verdict was against Plough the Sea.” This show has (at one time no less than seven produc- he mastered when in grade school INDIANAPOLIS this country, it was tions were running simultaneously in New planned for the afternoon. —that five dollars times fourteen indicated today fun that will rank York i and the authors determined to pro- Included on (court the award would be accepted, par- with the best that duce "The Pirates" ilrst in America. The the reception com- stitches is S7O and plus $lO Representing ticularly principal singers were brought from Eng- mittee, besides those previously costs) equals in view of the reaction re- the stage has ever land and rehearsals were conducted bv SBO. York, named, costs, jection would have on the arbitra- produced. The Gilbert in New with Sullivan him- are: “I fine you S7O and mak- WM. S. RICE, Inc. treaty negotiations self leading the orchestra on the opening L. Ert Slack. Evans Woollen. Die); Mill- ing you seventy tion the United tunes at times are night. er. Fred Hoke. Meredith Nicholson, Frank SBO and can serve of ADAMS, N. Y. States is now conducting with Meantime, to secure the English copy- P. Baker. Louis Ludlow. Mark Gray, Earl days in jail,” the court ruled. many so tantalizing that right. a hastily Ernest "scratch" performance, Peters, Frick, Marshall Williams. Rupture countries. they are lofty. rehearsed, and sung by several of the Mark Archer. Mrs. John W. Kern. Mrs. Ware was dismissed. The Rice Method Ex- . :■ g.‘. performers with scores in their hands, had ■ i Emma Yeager. Mrs. Taillinßer. Mrs. perts, personal representatives of Recalls Samoa’s Dispute There is the march- been given in a tiny bandbox of a private George A. Werbe, Mrs. Martha Larrison, ing tempo to sev- theater at Paignton, a small seaside til- (Left to right) Miss Frcida Whitaker. Charles Howard, Miss Lthel Miss Flazei Feslcr. Mrs. W. H. Coleman. Divorce Settled Quietly William S. Rice, Adams, N. Y., will Peaceful settlement of the con- lage Paignton ; Clyde Ralston, Blythe Hen- In South Devon. wn chosen Barakas and Julius Beilurh. Karrer. B. M. lilt i nit<(I Press be at the New Colonial Hotel, Indi- troversy eral numbers that for its remoteness and for the fact that dricks, William F\ Moore. Frank Wampler, over Las Palmas oilers a T. Tuesday you a company, touring the provinces in "H. Col. John Barnett. Walter Blasengym. EVANSVILLE. Ind., April 6. anapolis, Ind.. Monday, and striking contrast with the many make forget M. Dale, S. Pinafore" was playing at the same The fourth and final preliminary against champions from twenty- Luther Shirley. James Humphrey promised Wednesday, April 9, 10 and 11, also naval threats and years of haggling yourself as you time in the adjacent town of Torquay and Harrington, Mark Hamer. Mrs. Samuel M. What to be a hard fought never have in the could be used for the performance. The was held Thursday night at the In- nine other States. Ralston. Fred Van Nuys. Everett McCoy. divorce cas was brought to a peace- at the Delaware Hotel, Muncie, Ind.. which have marked disputes over •audience was purposely limited Preliminary Thursday Charles A. Greathouse. James A. Houck, to a hand- winners Henry Mooney. ful today Lucy Friday Saturday, April 13 and theater. I am go- ful of those connected with the Gilbert Ballroom in the National Ec- Seyfried, William M. M. A. close when Mrs. J. and other Pacific islands. In the case of l diana night Miss Freiaa Whitaker, Ryan. Fogarty. Timothy ing [ and Sullivan enterprise, and the first pro- are William M. Sex- Scholz was granted a divorce in 14. Every ruptured man and woman example, the limit when gram is headed: "Royal Bijou ton. Henrv 1.1. I’ F’olrv. Thomas the Samoas, for an ulti- Theater. centric Dance contest under the di- 1402 Linden St., and Charles How- Friedman. Posey advantage great I tell you that last Paignton. Tuesday. Dec. 30, 1879. For one F. Coibert. Jerome HeriiT. Jackiel W. Circuit Court from Charles should take of this mate agreement was reached only day only, o'clock, rection of The Indianapolis Times. ard. 2155 N. Illinois St., and Miss Joseph. Orcn S. Hack. Charles E. Cox. night I spent my at 2 an entirely new J. Scholz. wealthy hotel owner here. opportunity. after two treaties had been signed and original opera, by Messrs, w. S. Gil- the Ethel Harakas, 3324 Northwestern William A. Pickens. Charles Rems er, Al- completely bert and Arthur Sullivan, rr The eight couples selected in bert R. Slump. Walter Myers. William F. The decree was uncontested and it The Rice Method for Rupture is and then not until Great most entitled. he Christian. Britain, Pirates of Penzance.’ ’being its first pro- preliminaries will meet next Thurs- Ave., and Julius Beilach, 5141 Ken- Dr. F. M. Fitch. John E. Hol- said a property settlement the world over. You can now satisfactory night in the theater duction any country.” .ett. Frank E. Gavin. P.,u! G. Davis, Wal- was was known Germany and the had in day night to compete hearing company This historic performance had added at the Indiana wood. ter C. Clarke. Harold K. Bachelder. Mar- made outside court. Mrs. Scholz see thL Method demonstrated and. dispatched sizeable forces to while this in “The in- vin Adolph naval terest for Americans because the cast in- for the State championship. The Judges were Mildred Schoen of FJ. Curie. Albert Asrhe. Em- $325,000 alimony. Pirates.” Here is the most satis- hardt. F'red Barrett. Gideon W B’ain. asked have a Rice Appliance fitted to you. the islands. cluded one Mr. H. Mansfield" as the winners will be sent to the Trianon The Indianapolis Times and IjOui.se factory organization have had Major General, the aforesaid ”R. Mans- Absolutely no charge unless you are Opium Trade Flourishes we field” being no Chicago, in Indianapolis since I have been other than our own star.
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