Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1926, Page 12

12 Lot SEEK T CUT DOWN COSTLY DL Senate Republicans Want h;_ Study Probe Requests proposed the standing commitiee of dealing with the subject e an opportunity to pass merits of the case, ire would involve a pre- 11d permit ction of the costs s debated ate during deficiency 0 the { the first T | tion that when an investigation is THE EVENING MIDWEST CHOIR GIRL TRIUMPHS IN DIAMOND HORSESHOE DEBUT r\ Five Thousand Storm Metropolitan Doors as Marion Talley, 19, Gets 20 Curtain Calls After Brilliant Singing in ‘“Rigoletto.” By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 18.—Marfon formance as Gilda in Verdi's “Rigolet: | , srought nine calls. ‘| marked: “I guess it's from Heaven.” Eight men were arrested as ticket scalpers Across a little corridor from the stage Charles M. Talley, a telegraph |overator for the Missourl Pacific! | Rallroad and once an operator for the Associated Press, ticked out on a | wire installed by the Associated | Press that the dreams of a family | had come true. | Asked if his daughter had inherited her voice from him, Mr. Talley re- Otto H. Kahn, chalrman of the! board of directors of the Metropolit: Opera Co., congratulated Miss Tall ssed his fajth in her future. . Beach of Kansas City ' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1926. falled to share Miss Telley's calm. “Kansas citizens all over the house have had an awfully happy if rather nervous evening,” he said. Maestro Avitabile, Marion's first Metropolitan coach, smiled and said “I am satisfied.” “The American nightingale,” was what Arturo Bodanzky, conductor, called her. He predicted that she would become as popular as Pattf. Newspaper ~critics were generous though pointing out some technical | defects which they attributed largely to inexperience. Some comments fol- low: Olin Downes, Times.—"Voice of uncommonly fresh quality.” Lawrence Gilman, Tribune—“One of the prettiest Gildas we have ever seen.” With her debut safely behind her Miss Talley today began prepara- tions for her second appearance, as Lucia, at a Washington's birthday matinee. The seats were sold out yesterday. By selling out the house for two operas before Broadway had heard her volee, Miss Talley had set a record. Tomorrow might she makes her radio debut, singing with Martinelll, Metropolitan tenor, from WJZ and alifed stations at 9 o'clock. and lovely Cleared of Larceny. Justice Bailey In Criminal Division 1 has directed a verdict of acquital ir the case of James R. Walsh, who was charged with larceny after trust. At the conclusion of the testimony for the prosecution, James B. A former Assistant United States torney, moved for the d'rected v ' which was granted. The indictment had charged that Wi opriated to his own us: Mrs. Ben H. Urbane has succeede. her late husband as State treasurer o Indiana gh New York took the shy singer to its heart with_ enthusias none was happier than Miss Talle parents and 200 friends and relativ who came from Kansas City to her triumph. The young singer herself was least demonstrative of all. “I'm awful happy that I have pleased these won- derfully kind and friendly people.” | she said. v While those within the huge audi- torium were hearing her first notes, I ed police were long the side- them of the Talley, once a cholr singer in Kansas City, Mo., today, at 19, stands ac- claimed America’s newest and young- est prima donna of the first rank. .| Last night she swept to briliant _{triumph in her debut at the Metro- politan Opera House as 5,000 persons outside stormed the doors and : capacity house of more than 4,000 gave her an ovation rivalling those accorded Enrico Caruso. Twenty times the young soprano d to the curtain when the s finishid. 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