Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1931, Page 6

NEW YORK OPERA 10 OPEN TONIGHT Ponselle Sings Lead in “Tra- viata,” Which Ushers in Season. who used to bring melliffuous! glittering prestige In th melody mes B forty-re i the Metropoll tonight with artists and se vivals ndde prepared for About two the opening per before the publi p begar When the remaining tick were ered they were snatch hour cpener—and nl top crdinary oceasions, Jded cubicles called golden horseshoe will gleam to- night with jewels as of yore, while the audience divides its aitention between the soclety spectacle and Ponselle as she sings the role of the frail Violetta, sacrificing and dying Boxholders Change. Some cha in the holders of par- terre boxes have been made, but not The Robert Goelets have as usual. The Astors and | the Vanderbilts are in their customary | places and J. P, Morgan remains one | of the three persons who have boxes for everv performance throughout the season. The former Anna Case, who once | was on the other side of the proscenium as one of the Metropolitan stars, will | THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, D. Savant Says Eyes Top Other Senses In Learning Test e Associated Press ES, November 2 etfessel finds that of the knowledge of the normal human being is as- similated through the eyes Ave per cent is ob- hrough auditory experi- ences, ho says. The remaining 10 per cent 1s attributed to the other senses—touch, taste and smell Dr. Metfessel #5 chairman of the department of psychology of the Uhiversity of Southern C | fornla. He based his statements on a series of scientific tests. LIDO CLUB TO HONOR ! | | | SMOKING DECLINES AS BRIDGE GAINS {U. S. Finds Tax Revenue Drops on Smokes, While Card Income Rises. Citizens for the time being are smok- ing fower cigars and cigarettes, but are | playing more cards. according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Taxes on cigars and cigarettes show a_decline, while tax tribute paid b: playing cards to the Federal Goverr ment is on the distinct gain. The pop- | ularity of bridge is understood to be | SABATlNI AT DINNER| oog,ct thereascnt. ey soom s1 687.56 for the period from J to September 30, 1930, down to $12,290, Fete for Italian Au!hor to Be Held | 544.24 for the same period this year at Mayflower Tomorrow Night The annual dinner dance of the Lido Civic Club of Washington, with Rafael Sabatini as honor guest, will be held tomorrow night at 8:30 o'clock in the Mayfiover Hotel Other guests Invited include Count Albert Machetti di Muragio, charge d'affaires of the Italian embassy; Gen Herbert B. Crosby, District Commis- District Attorney Leo A. Rover, rescntative Vincent Palmisano of Maryland; Representative F. H. La Guardia of New York, and other literary and civic leaders The committee in charge includes Dr. Raphacl N. Manganaro, chairman; | Victor E. Desio, Charles Biondi, Capt Gregory Cipriani, Joseph M. Bonuso, Ralph Cipriano, Michael A. Carlino and William A. Maio. Anti-Fascist Riot. NICE, France, November 2 (#).—An anti-Fascist_demonstration was staged | in front of the Italian consulate yester- day, resulting in some gunplay. A lock- smith, Silvio Mongiorgi, was shot in the leg. Cigarettes Drop. Cigarettes dropped during the same period from $276,205,070.87 to $268,- 080.693.10. But the tax on playing cards in- creased from $4,819,292.50 for the fiscal year 1930 to $4,993,559.50 for 1931 and “Certainly from $827,701.20 for the quarter ended September 30, 1930, to $852,851.50 for the same quarter this year For this collection district, including Maryland and the District of Columbia, cigar taxes dfopped from $71,430.28 during the first nine months of the cal- endar year 1930 to $46,718.77 for the same period this year, and cigarette taxes dropped here from $60.70 to | $51.95 during the same period. Manu- tobacco and snuff also fell off | ir here from $288.54 to $246.81 for the same comparable periods. Stamp Taxes Decline. Stamp taxes on bonds of indebted- ness and capital stock issues fell off for the Nation substantially for the Sep- Your Electrical Problems Solved! Whether it Is wirig, fxtur repairs. let us take this worrs off Tour mind! ‘Caretal, ariistic Banship. 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Not for many years has there been such an arrayal of nctable debuts for | the opening Tn " traglc | - Tosca” Jan Kiepura, | much-acclaimed young Polish _tenor, will bow tonight 1o American opera in a_debut compared by critics with that 18 years ago, also in Chicago, of Amelita Galli-Curcl. All the splendor of other opera years will be there—all, that is, but. the randeur of Mary Garden. For the rst time since the war years she is " not with ths Civic Opera. 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