Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1931, Page 40

COMPOSER WRITES STH MUSIC SCORE Sigmund Romberg Prefers “Student Prince” Songs 'of All He Has Written. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 12.—Sigmund | Romberg, who started out to be a civil | engineer, recently saw produced the fitty-sixth Broadway show containing his music. At least, he has been told it was the Aifty-sixth He can't remember him- self, although ne is inclined to think the figure is a little high. In the 22 ycars since he came to New York from Vienna, unable to speak a word of English, and started earning his living by piaying a piano in theater orchestras, he nas made enough moncy 8o that he could now, to use his own expression, “take two or three years off and lie around.” He has a penthouse studio, just off Fifth avenue, containing both a piano | and a pipe ‘organ and probably the | world’s finest private collection of oper- | atic scores. There he likes to gather his friends’ together to sing “close har- mony” evenings when he is not working | on another operetta. Likes Four Scores Best. Of all the scores he has written since | he wrote the music for a Winter Gar- | den show in 1913 and stepped out of the role of planist into that of com- poser, these four come to mind imme- diately when you ask him to name some of his favorites: “Blossom Time," May- time,” “Student Prince” and “Desert ng.” He liked them because they contain | songs that, entirely dissociated from | the names of the operettas or his own name, he says, have lived. “A composer can't aim for any higher goal,” he said today, “than that the songs he has written should become the property of the people, who just sing them without remembering where they came from or who wrote them. Is Writing New Music Now. “For that reason, writing operettas must be more satisfactory than writing jazz. A song like ‘Deep in My Heart, Dear,” from my ‘Student Prince,’ may never attain the wide popularity of the latest jazz piece, for the very reason that jazz orchestras can't make any- thing out of it. And because it never becomes too popular, it may live longer.” Romberg averages one and one-half operetta scores a year, he says. It takes him four or five months to finish one, then he must spend two or three months working it over while it is in re- hearsal. He doesn't mind making changes. “It’s easier for me to change the tune sometimes,” he said, “than for the singer to change his voice.” “East Wind,” was His latest score, produced rccently. He is now engaged on another, out will not discuss it until the_production is announced. Works Secretly on Opera. Romberg had just finished a three- year course in civil engineering in Viegna when he came to the United Stdfes, in 1919, at the age of 22. His father, a chemical engineer, did not oppose his coming and would have been willing to help him financially while he was getting a start as a com- , he said. . ut he didn’t have to,” he added. - glenty of money at piano play- ingAor the first four years. And after I rted writing music I was most :10 unate. I've always had plenty to Petween operettas Romberg has for some years been working on an opera. But"he won't discuss it at ‘n-r&l “It will probably never be prStiuced,” he}said. “Victor Herbert had two operas pndueed—lnd they broke his heart.” MOTORIST HELD TO JURY ON SMOKE SCREEN CHARGE | — | 0@0::’5 Tell Judge Hitt They Nar- H rowly Escaped Wrecks = During Chase. | Andrew J. Standfield, colored, 24, of the 700 block of Columbia road, who was_arrested after a long chase last week by members of the vice squad, was held for the grand jury yesterday following a preliminary hearing in Po- lice Court on a charge of operating a smoke screen in an effort to elude the officers. Policemen W. A. Shotter and E. L. Dalstrom told Judge Isaac R. Hitt they started in pursuit of the Standfield machine at Sixteenth anc Fucjid ctroats on November 5 after they became sus- picious of the auiomobile.” Shoriiy awer | the chase began smoke from the pur-‘ sued car became so dense they lost the | machine. They said that during the chase they were nearly wrecked on several occasions. Standfleld was arrested later when his description was broadcast, nnd he | was identifled by police. He is being | held under $5.000 bond. Fined $20 for Speedmg Calvin Brockdorff, 29, Takoma Park, | Md., was convicted in Traffic Court yes- tercay of speeding 50 miles an hour and was fined $20. Brockdorfl was ar- rested on Thirteenth street Tuesday by Policeman Raymond Sinclair. Fined $50 for Gossipping. Mrs. Martha Thompson of Chicago | was fined $50 for spreading gossip atout Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmore, a neighbor. | New Discovery | archeologist, Class President WESTERN HIGH GRADUATE HEADS N. Y. U. FRESHMEN. Chosen as president of the largest freshman class ever enrolled at the New York University, Ernest G. Stout, 1624 Thirtieth street, a graduate of Western High School here, has achieved unusual distinction during the first months of his college career. He is freshman | class representat'q: on the university student council, «_pledge to Psi Upsi- lon fraternity and the holder of the Perry McDonaugh Collins _four-year scholarship. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Stout. Expedition His Fifty-second. LONDON (#).—Sir Flinders Petrie, is on his fifty-second ex- pedition in search of ancient lore, this time to Gaza in Palestine. “This area is so vast.” he says, “that it will take 50 years to excavate. But there is no hurry. I am only in my 80s and feel fit as a fiddle.” When your spark plugs be- come carbon-caked . . . fouled not their fault—but the hul: of inferior motor oil. 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Hungarian friends, planning a rous- ing _reception, declared he would not g0 back to the name Wilchak, which he abandoned for the purposes of the flight. He and Endres undertook the flight to call attention to alleged wrongs suffered by Hungary under the post- war treaties. Magyar means Hungarian, and the fiyer feels the name, under which he gained fame in aviation, will serve bet- ter than Wilchak to identify him as a pro-Hungarian upholding the ideals of his native land. The chances are he may not go back to Hungary right away to cross rapiers with Endres, with whom he quarreled bitterly after the flight. Friends here said that after a swing around the cir- cle of American cities with large Hun- garian populations he might settle in the United States and devote himself to_aviation. When Magyar and Endres, both for- mer war flyers for Hungary, landed near Budapest after a non-stop flight from Newfoundland, Magyar said he was glad to be home, but that Endres was luckier because he had a wife and children waiting to welcome him Shortly afterward Magyar fell in love with Georgia Santelli, former wife of an Italian diplomat. Then the threatened duel, which fol- lowed a campaign of none too pleas- ant language between the two men, was postponed until after the honeymoon. If Magyar doesn't go back, it looks as though it might be off for good. In his round of visits, Magyar may go to Flint, Mich., where his backer on the flight, the retired sausage manufac- turer, Emil Szalay, lives. He might also like to see Vancouver, British Co- lumbia, and Regina, Saskatchewan, where he formerly worked. Under a new law in Jugoelavia each city and town must prepare its own basic building plan. RECITAL IS PLANNED Ladies’ Night to Be Held at Uni- versity Club November 10. 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