Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1924, Page 32

OPERA AT SHILLING | 1 ISPLANINBRITAN| Promoters Seek to Endow|f | Imperial Theater—One Effert Has Failed. BY the Associated Press. LONDON, December 20.—Grand ©pera at a shilling a seat is the aim ©f a group which is trying to collect 2,000,000 pounds sterling with which to erect and endow an imperial opera heuse in London capable of seatin; 4,000 persons. The best seats in the house would sell at 5 shillings, if the plan goes through. Isadore De Lara, leader of the movement, wants 2,000,000 persons to contribute 1 pound each, and says he will not accept larger remittances. He thinks it humiliating that “Great | |ifl of all the ctvilized S, s not possess a national theater or a national opera house.” ead despite the |} re being cal since retu the Atlantic, than before in Zetting t greatly excited about fts ef in_the native . The 1,000 pounds sterling fore last trying to lure W from the bag- pipes for t fund has of- fered to su the company against loss ector says the than to the heavy &, which in the last | i taken 15,000 pounds x office receipts WALES DRIVES HIS AUTO SO CHAUFFEUR CAN REST Servant, Unable to Stand Pace Set |§ by Prince, Sleeps While Master Guides Car. « of the Associated Press, s is called upon tolf part of his servants and ormly | the p arrived | | early hours of the by DECIDES ON AIRPLANES T0 HUNT RUM RUNNERS Swedish Government Plans Vigor- ous Campaign on Liquor Smuggling. cdence of the Associated Press, 10LM, December 5.—To proportions has the liquor & trade developed in the Archipelago that the au- t decided to use air- planes unting rum rynners. Gove nt officials are much| lLeartencd over the apparent change | ude of the majority of eople toward prohibi- o at firgt openly eym- pathized smugglers having declared that because of the evil ef- tects of the trade on the country they would assist in eliminating the rum runn College to Have Station. ural College, € class B broadcast- when the power of 1ts| 1 be raised from 100 watts The call letters will be| and the wave length 286 OFFICES FOR‘ RENT to establish opera | i suffercd a sim- | i quer last week | fll production of | il [ The Avepue at Eleveoth Very desirable two-room suite, one large office and one smaller private office will be available Jan. 1. The only outside offices, for rent in The Star Building. They are convenient to eclevators and desirable in every way. This building is modern in every particuiar and care- fully maintained. Running iced-water in halls, lavatories on every floor, elevator service un- tif midnight and on Sun- day. 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