Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1933, Page 23

FROAY, 41, L UMLKY AGES O Many Theories Advanced as to Origin of Superstition Regarding Day. By the Associated Press. | ANN ARBOR, Mich, January 13— If you fear some ill fortune today be- cause it is Friday the thirteenth, you | can blame the bad arithmetic of your | early ancestors, some of whom could ®ot count above three. | Primitive man liked the number 12 because he could parcel 12 objects into | groups of 3. But 13, what could be | done with that? Dr. Eugene S. McCartney, University of Michigan classical scholar, who has studied ancient and modern supersti- tions, believes the unpopularity of num- ber 13 undoubtedly began before there were any written records, probably be- fore our early European ancestors mi- | grated out of Asia. | Theories About Origin. | The earliest mention of unlucky 13 in Greek literature dates back to 850 | B. C, when Hesied in the first “agri- | culture bulletin” advise against sow- ing seed on the “thirteenth of , the waxing month.” There are several theories about the | origin of “unlucky 13,” Dr. McCartney | says, and also several explaning “un- lucky Friday.” It was natural to com- bine the two and make Friday the thirteenth the worst day of all. Adam and Eve are said to have par- | taken of the “forbidden fruit” on Friday, which caused their eviction | from the Garden of Eden. Jesus was | crucified on Friday. 13 at Last Supper. There was fear of number 13 among | the Norsemen, whose mythology says there were 12 demigogs until Loki | came among them to make 12 and cause plenty of trouble. The Norse- men believed 13 Valkyrie seized 8 war- rior and conducted him to Valhalla. There were 13 persons at the last supper of Jesus, the thirteenth being Judas, who betrayed Chrisi. Alexander the Great had 13 ring- Jeaders of an army mut.ny put to death to impress others that mutiny was unlucky. Philip' of Macedonia, father of Alexander, was assassinated at his daughter's wedding as he en- tered the theater following the statues g‘f 1,23 gods and claiming to be god| 0. 13. “Many persons,” says Dr. McCarthy, “discuss superstitions just for amuse- ment while not actually believing in | them. If one were to believe all of | them, every day is unlucky.” | NEW ENGLAND DAIRIES TO BORROW $1,000,000 Authorization of Loan to Organiza- | tion by Federal Farm Board Announced. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, January 13.—Organization of the New England dairy industry was given impetus Wednesday with an- | nouncement by Howard W. Selby, man- ager of New England Dairies, Inc., that 1 the Pederal Farm Board had authorized | & loan of $1,000,000 to that organiza- tion. Selby said the loan would be used to finance the purchase of the city plants of certain co-operative creameries and the country plants of some proprietary creameries. The Farm Board, in making the loan, insisted upon stringent economy in the establishment of the permanent organi- mation of the daires. From the Front Row THE EVENING STAR, and Mr. Hampden withous d(g'nno—mnaunhmw. Reviews and News of Washin‘dton's Theaters. By E. deS. Hampden Coming Without “Cyrano.” ’ALTER HAMPDEN, cham- plon “Cyrano de Ber- gerac” performer, will come to Washington for will not play “Cyrano.” will ressurect his noted “Hamlet” for the Saturday matinee carriage trade, and for the rest® q of the time will devote himself strictly to “Ca- nouncement, one of the most im- portant on this season’s calen- dar of events, is made possible through the curious dodgings here and there of the Shubert booking_office— which first had 2 :;mega i" Face e Music” on Walter Hampden. the Music 5‘“‘: then had positively sworn tha “Land of Smiles,” the operetta with Charles Hackett and William Faver- sham, would be the attraction. In fact, up until a late hour yesterday a large, bold poster, 7 feet high and many feet broad, announced to pass- ing . pedestrians that “Land of Smiles” would follow “Design for Living.” Since, however, it has been rumor- ed that this “opery” will play its next engagement in & Brooklyn warehouse, or that if it doesn't play the warehouse it will open probably in Chicago, the field was made clear for the appearance of Mr. Hampden, Who is having one of his consistently successful annual tours, trouping here and there throughout the coun- try with his veteran company. ‘While, therefore, the National faces a dark and disfial three days fol- | lowing the brilliant week of “De- sign for Living” (did you try to get near the box office yesterday?), it will reopen again with a consider- able bang for the brief Hampden engagement. Mr, Hampden has proved himself to be one of the real Peter Pans of the theater. Just as he refuses to grow old, so his plays and his play- ers refuse to grow old along with him. As the advance guard tells us, Jet” and even more so the * 0,” which Washington will not see, have been with him for years, distinguih Mr. Hampden as one of the really recl_’.?.' Nervous | [ | | HE'I: raw Serve soothe: She banished that tdead tired” feel- - Won new youth- [Blc—=o] =] ——]0l——] 0] MELCHER. important figures in the theater to- day. Whether you admire his Ham- let or not, you are bound to admit that no actor could possibly do such immense justice to “Cyrano” if he wasn't one of the salt of the earth— or_rather the salt of his profession. We predict that there will be much sorrow here because Mr. Hampden comes “Cyrano-less.” Time. tradition, or what have you, has so bound one to the other that the two are practically inseparable. While “Caponsacchi” is a worthy drama, excitingly acted spd weil outlined in the proper ° Robert Browning manner, and probably more of a rip-snorting evenlng of “fun” "(if you call blood-curdling fun “fun”) than Mr, Cyrano, never- theless the younger generation which is wondering perhaps what there is that is good in the theater these days, and that handful of people which has never seen the “gentle- man of the nose,” will actually be missing one of the “classics” of the current stage. Mr. Hampden is always welcome— no matter what he does. But—if he has three days at this command— why not devote one to “Cyrano?” After all, this has become as much of a ritual as the Christmas plum pudding. Christmas without pu Macdonald luvl.:‘:‘ been the main claimant for this honor these many years, Further word from the studios is term contract by M-G-M; that Col- leen Moore will return to the screen in a film called “Lost,” in which she will be assisted by young Jackie Cooper; that the title of “The Lady,” the new Irene Dunne, Phillips Holmes, Lionel Atwill picture, has been changed to “The Secret x?k( i Pra borrowed by M- and will direct a new film for this firm; that the new George Arliss film ‘will be “The Adopted Father,” which has been taken from a story by Edgar Franklyn, and that Mar- Jorie Rambeau, who has been out of the picture game for some time, after making a brilliant start a sea- [o]==—=lalc———=o]————|o]———ul RENT 5 HOME MOVIE FILMS FREE! Over 100 Reels (400 ft. each) 16-MM. Movie Films, consisting of Comedies, Features, Cartoons and Educational Subjects, for Children and Grown-ups. A movie library membership fee of $2.50 is required. 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