Met Poised for Cincinnati Voices in Metropolitan Bow
Hortense Saunders reports that two Cincinnati born sopranos Grace Divine and Pearl Besmer have gained entry to the Metropolitan Opera for the 1925 1929 season. Both trained at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and studied at Juilliard with links to Dresden. Both debuted locally and sparked talk of major stardom as they await professional contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortense Saunders
EW York
Cincinnati
Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan
Grace Divine
Pearl Besmer
Cincinnati High School
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Madame Sonne
Dresden
Met
Portals
Conservatory
New York
New York Symphony
Damrosch
San Carlo Opera Company
Cincimnati Conservatory
University of Cincinnati
The
Grave Divine
Central Park
Ohio
Tyo
Miss Besmar
Grace Dine
Upper Pho
Pera
Bridge puzzle on discarding and trump play strategy
A magazine bridge puzzle presents a dealt hand where North and South must manage discards and trumping to win three tricks. It discusses if West leads trumps early or late and how East and West's trumps affect the outcome, guiding readers to analyze the optimal play by considering discards and card positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
North
Weat
West
European trip notes reveal art teacher Laura Bailey's vivid travels
Miss Laura Bailey, city art supervisor, recounts Europe summer journey through Venice and Paris. She praises Grand Canal gondola rides and St Mark's Basilica, notes Venice carnival scenes, and describes Louvre treasures, Ravenna mosaics, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. She highlights Prague art congress participation with peers from the US and Europe and critiques Japanese exhibits.
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Mary Virginia Huwitt
Venice
Laura Bailey
Athens
Europe
Luna
Grand Canal
St. Mark Square
Tuaste
Hotel Juana
Miss Alley
Mark’s Square
L Vaudeville
St Mark's Squire
Paris
ST. Mark's
Sidiler
iVenice
Byzantium
Miss Bailey
Visa
Misa Bailey
Bellef
Caruso
Ravenna
San
Appollinaro
Mies
Bailey
St. Louis
Sol
Mary Ambrose
Brussels
Smith
J. Sheppard
Mississippi Destal IN Progress
Paraifal
London
Miss Smith
Schubert
Thomas C. Birtlest
Vienne
A Little Less Than Gods by Ford Madox Ford
Ford Madox Ford completes the Napoleonic era project Conrad would have aided. The piece notes their halted collaboration due to Conrad’s death and contrasts Ford’s new novel with Conrad’s unfinished Suspense, while touching on J. Peterkin and other literary notes and a Swiss voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Madox Ford
Conrad
NEA
Joseph Constad
Ford Madm Vord
Ford
Iait
Fort
Viking
Yord
Philadelphia
Mary Moss
Quaker City
Chestnut Hill
Indy
New Orleana
Michael Nay
Marshal Ney
le Beau Sabreur
New Orleans
Beauty Queen Abdicates Crown After Marr iage to Dr Birdsall
The Veiled Prophet Queen of 1923 has returned the crown following her marriage to Dr Thomas C Birdsall. She says she regrets causing a breach of tradition and notes the throne is vacant. The piece also mentions a method to repaint golf balls with black paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Birdsall
Mary Ambrose Smith
Jerela
Thomas C. Birdsall
Students Lead Pasta Clerks A Merry Chase
Ohio University students spark a postal mix up as a laundry package cracks open revealing a handwritten note. Officials note legible hand writing and student address challenges, with some sending parcels without proper street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Etsinger
Q. K
Ohio University
Harry McKinstry
Et Adents
Atudenta
Athens
Athend
Mai
Howard Hall
Pilectory
Wante
Ao Uificult
McKinstry
Jack Spivis
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Girvey
Cincinnati Fusy
Ik Power
Ail Rea Ae
City
Have Andaily
Gubitz
Department of Economics
Olin University
Albert G. Gubitz
New Haven
Hartford
Mason
Ciifton
Point, Pleasant
Henderson
West Virginia
Columbus Railway, Power, and Light Company
Big Walnut
Pickaway Central
A. C
D. C
K. W
Public Utilities
Southern Ohlo
K. W. Hor. Siteetrie Company, the Logan Gas
W. Hours Company
Athens County
Home Telephone Company
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
J. B. Poston
Logan Gas Company
Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation
Jmontne
Southern Ohio Eclectric Company
Ledwood
K. W. Hay
Mloodwood
Hocking
Pomeroy
Meigs
Gallia
Vinton
Dahson
Lawrence
Sciote Pecundies
Chillicothe
Ohio Utiities Company
Gallipoli
Circleville
Hillsboro
Waverly
Piketon
Southern
Spulul
S—Wona
HeHone
SEY
Vesese
Columbus
Chicinnati
Dayton
Logan
Nelsonville
Cleveland
Springfield
Palace of
Versailles
Marie Antoinette
Chartres
Jeanne Dare
Art Teachers
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Japan
Lim Taal the Deleratas
Wonan Jong
America
Julia Peterkin
Sin
Berlin
New J Company
Heidelberg
Suall
Bergius
Mra. Peterkin
Bobbs-Merrill
Lett&hs
Thia
Athans
ANDON
Capltain
Malcolm Campbell
Britain
Campbell
Roya Air Force
Mcense
RGRVE
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