Evening Star Newspaper, January 21, 1930, Page 5

VOTE FOR DISTRICT | Prominent Voteless Citizens Invited to Hear Y. W.- Y. M. C. A. Teams. An audience of several hundred prom- inent voteless citizens of Washington | ‘will hear picked orators of the Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Association debate the question of Pn-‘y' franchising Jocal residents tonight at Gi o'clock in Barker Hall of the Y. W. C. ! A. at Seventeenth and K streets. Those invited to the first joint fores sic foray of the two organizations i clude Federal legislators and other pul lic officlals, representatives of the Fed- eration of Citizens' Associations, the Board of Trade, the Chamber of Com: merce and other civic, trade and simi lar organizations; and friends of the two assoclations. Among the special guests will be members of the citizens Joint committee on national representa- tion for the District of Columbia. Senator Caraway of Arkansas, presid- g officer, will be introduced by Leonard W. De Gast, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. ‘The chaplain for the occa- | sion will be Mrs. Irving Ketchum of the Y. W. C. A. staff. The affirmative side of the question, | “Resolved: That the residents of the District should be given the right to vote for President and for national Repre- sentatives in Congress,” will be upheld by the Y. W. C. A. team, composed of Miss Margaret Pisher, Miss Essie Vaughan, and Miss Hettie Shockley. ‘The negative will be argued by a trio of Y. M. C. A. debaters, Herbert P. Haley, Herbert H. Weinreb, and Paul Keen. Sides were allotted according to col legiate rules and do not indicate that to_the subject at issue. St. John with the chalice, 'St. James The judges will be Dr. Lucius C. Clark. | e ider with pllgrim's staft, St. Philip chancellor of American Universi Court, and Dr. D. A. Robertson, presi- dent of the Washington Federation of Churches. A musical program will be given by | Mrs. Katherine Moritz, violinist, with Miss Edith Dawson at the piano; and Dr. Carson P. Prailey, tenor, assisted by Ervine Stenson, accompanist. A recep- tion will follow the announcement of the Judges’ decision. Members of the joint Y. W. C. A.-Y. M. C. A. recreational committee will serve as ushers. curiosities of worship and church his- tory has been revealed in the National | Museum through the catalogue of the comparative _religions ¢ collection pre- pared before his death by Dr. Immanuel Casanowicz, curator for 35 years and | one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject. not been suspected those which were not strictly illustrative of religious practices were not dis- played. ered in the Philippine Islands during the early days of American occupancy. Among these are two strange wooden statues of Christ. are held in place by crowns of thorns of gilded brass and behind the head rises a cruciform halo of the same ma- Le) In the h of the chest spe graving of the Ascension on the shell of a pearl oyster, the central scene sur- rounded by 12 medallions representing St either assoelation is in favor or opposed | the Sy/ord of St. Matthew with the pick. hi | tect’s square, St. Mathias with the ax and_St. whole is 6 by 6 inches. collection is a print of the supposed miraculous image of the Holy Child of Cebu, reputed to h: | the shore of the island of Cebu in 1565 which, when exposed to view of the populace, marshal accorded it. REVEALED IN CURA 2 DEBATE IS TONIGHT ases wot srovisry i played Placed on Public | View at National Museum. | |Articles Were Collected by, Dr. Immanuel Casonowicz, | 35 Years Head of Gallery. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. ‘ A treasure trove of rare articles and | The existence of many of these has by the publig as Some of the most unusual were gath- curled_locks e hands and feet are the ails and on the left side the hole caused by the oles of the Engraving on Shell. Another rare bit of artistry is an en- Peter with the keys, St. Paul with ith the small cross,-St. Bartholomew ith book and knife, St. Andrew with is cross, St. Thomas with the archi- Simon with the saw. The A notable article of the Philippine ve been found on has the honors of a field Of especial value is the collection of THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1930. TREASURES OF ANCIENT CHURCH 3 %&:» Processional Cross from Italy TOR’S DE TH Another of the same type is made of Kentucky coffee beans, with a crucifix and figure of Christ in Japanese sil- ver. Largest of all is a rosary of mother-of -pear], seven feet long. Others | have delicately carved wooden beads, some fashioned int the form of flowers. Among the mediaeval Christian man- useripts {5 a certificate of indulgence written on velum which was granted by Pope Alexander VIII on March 20, 1690, to the Church of the Fraternity of Holy Intercession in Siena, Italy. Another is the manuscript of a papal bull, written on Parchment, issued by Pius VII, in 1781. The name of the Pope is at- tached to the parchment by a yellow silk cord. The collection of Jewish religious ar- ticles contains a number of elaborate parchment manuscripts of marriage con- tracts, dating from the early eighteenth century. There are eight manuseript coples of the Koran. Dr, Casanowicz also had | gathered a collection of Mohammedan rosaries, differing considerably in signifi- cance from the Christian rosary. Each consists of 99 beads, by which the de- vout Moslem used to recite the 99 at- tributes of Allah, as “the mighty, the holy, the merciful, the loving, the for- A hundredth bead some- times is added for the name “Allah.” The museum collection also contains several manuscripts of the sacred books of the Hindus, the Vedas, the Brahmans, giving, etc.” the Upanshads and the Puranas. One AERCAN SIVGERS PRESENT “YOLANDA Impressive Final Act Found Most Pleasing Feature of Opera in English. “Yolanda of Cyprus,” an opera written and acted by Americans for an Ameri- can audience, was given first presenta~ | tion at the National Capital last night at Poli's Theater. The performance proved that this work is charming thea- ter material, admirably short, and with a stupendously impressive final act. Surely the composer, a Chicago music teacher, Clarence Loomis, visualized and was lyrically inspired by the drama of that last ‘act. written first and then built up to, for it has truly glorious and convincing music as well as dramatic action. With the rich, restrained values of the churchly setting designed by Robert Edmond Jones; with the best of the musical score, both vocally and orchestrally; and with the action itself worthy of a Shakespeare in the combined simplicity and power of its tragic climax, the young American singers rose to the in- spiration of all these things. Has Medieval Setting. “Yolanda of Cyprus” is a medieval story of Italy In the days when warriors of that land were constantly on the alert for skirmishes with the Saracens. In this tale, originally written as a poetic drama by Cale Young Rice, the dramatic line is simple and clear with few com- plications. Perhups that is why the first .three acts left something to be de- sired in dramatic or musical effective- ness. They seemed to build up so slow- ly to the real point of the story. The fair Yolanda discovered her guardian, mother of her lover, Amaury, Queen Berengere. in a tryst with Camarin, a baron of Paphos. Yolanda’s rival for the Amaury, Vittia Pisani, also discovers the affair. Amaury suspects Yolanda is not true to him because she is so distrait. Vittia has asked her to give up Amaury as the price of silence re- garding Berengere's amour, In the second act the inevitable happens. The king is told of his wife's affair, and Yolanda makes it appear t! it is she Instead of the queen who is the beloved of Camarin. In, the fourth act Yo- ———— brass, wooden and stone statues col- lected in India of the figures of the favor of |antics tend to arouse too much mirth. This must have been | Janda is forced to wed Camarin. The| queen then is reported to have died from sheer fear. In the last act the first scene is by the bier of the queen. Lovely chanted music is heard offstage. There is a bit of burlesque business by a couple of supposed religious attendants. Their The scene ends simply, and the stage is set for the final episode. Much more impressive with dignity than the spec- tacular “Miracle” of Reinhart, yet shar- ing in the colorful quality one remem- bers from that dramatic performance, | is this final scene. The lighting gives weird strength to the faces of the | mourning chorus lined backstage, where | their figures merge into the blackness of the church walls beneath the stained- glass windows. Here the queen arouses from her deathlike lethargy long enough to tell the truth about Camarin, Yo- landa and herself. Then Berengere dies with the usual operatic conven- fence, There is & happy ending, leav- ing the lovers in an atmosphere that suggests “Romeo and Juliet,” although theirs is supposed to be happiness in this life. An Exquisite Yolanda. Natalie Hall, who portrays Marguerite in “Faust,” the opera that first brought this company really into the lime light, is an exquisite Yolanda. She has matured somewhat and her art has grown both dramatically and vocally. Her personality dominated ~always, Charles Kullman, the Amaury and Clifford Newdall as Camarin, were good actors and passably adequate tenors. Both were inclined to force tones, Edith Piper was a lovely Queen and Harriet Eells a realistic, catty villainess. | John Moncrieff, scenically, was rather like Chaliapin might have looked as the King. His vocal interpretation, how ever, did not quite live up to his looks The many other members of the large cast_all were adequate. “Yoland: has no big arias and there are arid spots musically. Alsd, the big sweeps of music intensity al- ways seem to come when the listener is striving most to hear what the singers actually are saying in their big moments. But, again, the beauty and power of the last act is really of genius stature. Americans should be glad it 's “Madame Butterfly” will be sung “in the language of its audience.” Isaac Van Grove, who coriducted well, if a little loudly at times for the singers, will conduct tonight. Cecile Sherman | is listed to sing the title role. H.F. | Five in Party Die in Blizzard. WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Jan- uary 21 (P) party of four women with a guide, all New Zealanders, were overwhelmed by a blizzard and perish- ed on the Tasman Glacier recently. Their bodies were found today in the vicinity of Delabeche bivouac. CHICAGD TO HAVE 1930 AIR CLASSIG Washington Denied Honor Because of Lack of Avia- tion Fagilities. Official designation of Chicago as the host city for the 1930 national air races, | the annual aviation classic in this | country, was announced today by Sen- | ator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut, president of the National Aeronautic Association. | Chicago was one of @ number of con- | tenders for the honor, the National | Capital having been oneé of the bidders. This city’s request was not granted because of the lack of adequate airport facilities for the holding of the greatest American air meet. Committee of Prominence. Many prominent Chicagoans are on the committee that will be in charge of the Chicago event. Included among these are William R. Abbott, S. L. Avery, Alvis Brown, E. J. Brundidge, E. M. D'Ancona, Charles G. Dawes, P. K. Wrigley, B. A. Eckhart, E. Flor- sheim, Homer Guck, John Hertz, Sam- uel Insull,’ J. R. Thompson, William Wrigley. jr.; A. Jackson, William V. Kelly, W. Kirkland, J. J. Mitchell, Col. R. R. McCormick, H. Winworth, Har- old Mccormyk. C. A. McCullough, F. H. Rawson,"E. H. Reynolds, James Simpson and Warren Wright. Date Not Announced. Although definite cnnouncement of the race date has not been made as yet, it is expected that the races will be held in the early part of September. i SHIP CANAL URGED. Propoted Waterway Would Link New York and Philadelphia. A ship canal across the State of New Jersey linking New York and Philadel- phia and forming an integral part of of the inland waterways system along the Atlantic seaboard was urged upon the Rivers and Harbors Board of the War Department today by members of Congress from Maine to Florida. The project, for which a favorable report has been received from Col. R. T. Ward, district engineer for the New York district, would cost about $90,000,000. ‘wtuum H. Gannett, retired newspaper » " AS Gannett Air Enthusiast. NEW YORK, January 21 (#).—At 6 publisher, eler. 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