SINGERS SCARCE IN COMIC OPERA
New York managers lament a lack of good voices for light opera roles. Ambitious singers seek grand opera, leaving comic opera with few suitable male and female leads. An experienced manager recalls hiring a formerly strong actor who could not sustain voice and the effort to fill principal parts despite hiring attempts.
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New York
the Sun
Max Win
Com. Uprtin
Ileg
Sracarin
Entalim
Wend
Jance
Wo UtGs
K Ind
Hingster
Gentienius
Aress
London
Argund
Ubutt
Women singers face comic opera tradeoffs in careers
A discussion traces how top female vocalists shift from grand opera to concert work or comic opera. It notes voice wear from year round singing, the lure of higher earnings in non grand opera, and examples like Faber Schell and Schumann Melnk, plus Marie Dressier and Lilian Russell pursuing broader fields.
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Comia Opera
Ovatoria
Feiter Schell
Opera Company
Morshandie
Sertbrich
Marie Dressier
Marguerits
Mario Tempest
Grand Pera
Victor Gupaut
Lilian Russell
Dia Opera House
Lilian Pietred
Couis Opera
Distillation of Alcohol Drives German Distilleries
Berlin August 18 Distillation of alcohol has long been a major feature of agricultural life in Germany with about 80 million gallons produced annually. Roughly half comes from potatoes and the rest from grain fruit and the by products of sugar and beer industries.
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Berlin
Alcohol by-Products and German Alcohol Adoption
The report describes Germany's shift from household spirit to denatured alcohol for technical uses, noting a 500 percent rise in alcohol for industry. Annual use totals about 6 million gallons for products like celluloid and varnish and around 4 million for vinegar. An association promotes alcohol as power and light, with the Kaiser backing it. Alcohol lamps and engines powered by alcohol are marketed, and alcohol motors supply farm power and mills. Potatoes and acreage yield alcohol for lamps and driving engines, with growing consumption across smaller uses and roads.
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Genarati
Isenman
Kaiser
Aienna
Germany
New Faces Sought as Chorus Roles Grow Scarce in Opera
An industry manager notes rising costs for new vocalists, with agents, travel, and hotels cutting earnings. He cites a shift toward comic opera and chorus work, where pay is steadier, while top concert stars command ads and longer tours.
Growth Path From Small Advertisers to Major Accounts
The article notes most clients pay under 3000 dollars annually and frames future growth on converting these advertisers to 100000 dollar level accounts, highlighting a strategic shift toward larger spenders.
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Lord & Thomas
Climax Hat Adorns Marion Oliver With Holly Mistletoe
Marion Oliver, daughter of the Arkiauint Micretary of War, headlines in a dramatic headpiece. Her hat features a round miton braid with green ank wire and enowy tire, surrounded by holly sprays and intermittent clusters of mistletoe as a bold display in a plant world setting.
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Cattalla Nave
Stins Marion Oliver
Woman in Sweden to Receive Pension for Street Boys Work
Mrs Cecilia Milow, who organized clubs for street boys in Stockholm and other places, has been granted a pension by philanthropists to dedicate all her time to the charity.
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Cecilia Milow
Sweden
Stockholm
Germany Denatured Alcohol Tactics Past and Present
The article discusses denatured alcohol policy and its effects since a June 1 change, noting higher taxes on ordinary grain alcohol and how Germany has denatured alcohol for industrial use. It explains methods to render denatured alcohol drinkable again through additives, warnings about unsafe practices, and contrasts German approaches with U S tax rules.
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Germany
Prominent Citizens Jailed Over Election Franchises Theft
Four Denver figures refuse to reveal details of a May theft involving franchise losses worth $000.00. Henry Le Donerts Geo N Ordway F A Williams and J Cook faced two days in jail for contempt, declaring the case a principle issue within the machine that links prisoners to the system.
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Denver
Coro
N. Ordway
F. A. Williams
Republcan Committee
J. Cook
Sea Cows Crowned With Sea Grasses at New York Zoo
A dramatic arrival of an 18 foot manatee drew thousands to Battery Park as it was conveyed in a box amid cheering crowds. The animal, from Florida, was described as a rare marine mammal, with reports detailing its feeding habits and the crowd's reaction to this notable exhibit. The manatee was scrubbed, placed in the aquarium tank, and the throng dispersed after the aquarium closed.
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New York
Aquarium
Battery Park
Cardiff
Great Lakes
Apecimen
Fateaway Floride
Achenca
Columbus
Aw Bo
Goa
Salvador
Spain
Isabella
Old Madrid
Stock Exchange
Jong
Navajo
Honda
Women to vote in Finland election open to all genders
Finland’s October parliamentary election will allow women to vote as well as men. Parties urge women to stand as election delegates. Curiously, lunatics and paupers are barred from voting, but women are not grouped with them.
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Finland
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Linden
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Trey
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