Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1933, Page 11

FINAL VOTE CHECK - PLANS BEING MADE Makers of “Ballot Boxes” | About Only Two Serious- ly Interested. By the Associated Press. ‘That solemn occasion, the February vote-counting . of the results of the November election, is serious business nowadays to just two people—Louis A. Nalls, maker, and W. G. Crane, lisher, of the two beautiful ma- ogany ‘ballot boxes.” | ‘The Constitution framers, who de- signed the ‘workings of the electoral | college in days when news went on foot, probably plctured ‘galleries wait- ing with baited breath for the joint| session of Senate and House to discover | and announce who would be the next | President and Vice President. Not Taken Seriously. But nowadays, even the Senate and | House, who duly go' through .the| formality as prescribed, don't take it | seriously. | Many times merriment rippled over | the assemblage in the brief counting of the Hoover and Curtis, Smith and Robinson vote in February, 1929 Always the list of States is read alphabetically, and when Alabama, Arizona, and Arkansas votes were an-| nounced for Alfred E. Smith, some un- identified wag on the floor said, sotto voice: | “Smith is leading.” | In view of the J-month-old Hoover landslide, that comment started the | {:n off, and it went on down the alpha- t. But Nalls, a cabinetmaker 31 years in the carpentry shop of the Senate ser- geant at arms, and Crane, who has| grown white-haired in the expert polish- | ing craft, put as much loving cire into | their handiwork as though the fate of | the Nation were really locked up in| those two boxes. At one end of a bench in the base- ment carpentry, upholstery and general Tepair rooms of the Senzte Office Build- iing Nalls keeps his own treasure chest. ‘In it he hoards odd pieces of rare woods, rich red African mahogany, white holly. They're for his elaborate inlay work—once he made a tray with 1,600 pieces in it. Boxes Small. Every four yeirs he turns his expert | hand to the making of twin inlay boxes, | '3 inches high, 1015 inches wide, 1715 inches long, to hold the alphzabetically- | arranged “certificates of election” from the States. | There's “right smart work on them." he says, but he can't estimate just | how much because he does it “odd | ‘When they are finished, and polished by Crane, they are fitted with smart | leather straps, with handle, safe car- | rlers when they are securely locked. On | February 8 they go to the Vice Presi- dent’s office, receive the certificates| from the safe, thence to the Senate to| head the pompous procession to the House for the short joint session. Nalls sometimes wistfully wonders if | those who get them as souvenirs really | enjoy them 2nd find a use for them in | quickly as Piso’s. their homes. One goes to the Vice President, one to the Speaker of the House as soon as | the joint session is over. ¢ Col. Quevedo Dead in Cuba. HAVANA, Cuba, January 23 () — Col. Oscar Fernandez Quevedo, 55, chief of staff of the Cuban Navy, died last night after being ill several weeks of uremia. THE EVENING STAR Music and Musicians Reviews and News of Capital's Programs. Grand Opera Presented At Washington Auditorium. FTER a 40-minute wait which was endured witl impatience by the audience, the Chlcnfu Opera Company began its presentation of “Cavallera Rusticana” and “Pagliaccl” last evening at the Auditorium. The com- pany, which has no connection with the famous Chicago Civic Opera, has a cast of singers who have won recognition in different parts of the world. A small chorus was augmented by a number of “supers” who filled up the stage and moved on and off when told to do so by the experienced singers and the orchestra was a gathering of local musicians who, while small in number, contrived to give forth sufficient volume. Gab- riele Simeoni put fire into his con- ducting, moving the action along rapidly and keeping the singers from lagging. In “Cavellera Rusticana,” the tried and true, the emotional tension was keptat its highest and the dramatic story gripped the audience as it pever fails to do. The Santuzza of Della Samoiloff was excellent in the beginning, but diminished in effective singing and acting as_the opera progressed while Pasqualle Ferrara, as Turiddu, who sang the opening aria_indifferently, warmed.up to & rousing climax in his last scene of farewell to his mother. In their duets they sang powerfully but acted more peacefully than the occasion required. ‘The Alfio of Luigi Bonevilli had & sinistre restrain that carried an effect. Dorothy Seegar put character and interest that is seldom seen into the small but important role of Lola and her voice stood out particularly. The final tragic end- ing of swiftly moving drama brought a storm of prolonged applause. The outstanding role of “Pag- liacci,” which followed, was the Tonio of Pasquale” Amato. It was outstanding by reason of his intelli- gent and experienced acting and thy original by-play he used to depic the character. His singing of the “Prologue” showed the rich quality of voice that has brought him fame. Giuseppe Radaelli as Canio, put all his power into the aria “Vesti la Giubbe,” and gave it with a ring- ing tone that was instantly re- warded with tremendous applause. His singing in the second scene was also touching and convincing. The Nedda of Lola Monti-Gorsey was sure and well acted, but her voice is too light and covered to carry far in such a hall. Much in- terest was centered in Giuseppe Bruno who appeared as Silvio. Mr. Bruno has aplomb on the stage which when rounded off will put him at his ease and infuse his act- ing with meaning. He sang well except for insecurity of rhythm, but his voice needs increased freedom to carrv well over the footlights, ‘The chorus sang heartily and took Night Coughs. Nothing stops night cough as or Piso’s does the needed things. Swallowed slowly it clings to the throat, soothes inflamed tissues, and loosens the mucus. Work- ing internally Piso's destrovs the cold germs and breaks up infection. Con- ns no opiates. Safe for children. and 60c sizes, all druggists. 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Tones, witich at times were produced with ease and clearness, were again blurred and indefinite. For this reason. she did not give the songs their full due in spite of her musi- clanly feeling. A huskiness that was apparent at certaln moments may have been the result of a recent ill- ness which caused the cancellation of the first date set for the concert. Mme. de Richelleu began her pro- m with Bach’s “My Heart Ever ithful” and sang it with lightness and feeling. She followed this with the Amor,” from the “Nozzi de Figaro”; the dainty “Nymphs and Shepherds,” Purcell, and the “Cara Selve,” by Haendel, in which the long-sustained phrases were admira- bly given. ‘The group of Prench songs with the aria “Pourquoi,” from “Lakme,” I‘.l” the cflmmnumber, “Vieux n Espagnole,” by Aubert; “Clair de Lune,” Schultz; Green,” by Debussy; the amusing 3 " Francols Poulenc, and “8i tu le veux,” of Kirkland. After several recalls, Mme. de Richelieu sang Hahn's “L’'Heure Esquise.” Ro:nlii':k“l'D;w?h in tne Forest” was inclug e lish uj I tribute to Emma Eames as the first song Mme. de Richelieu had studied with her. “The Early Morn- ing,” Peel, and Horseman's of the Wilderpess” were other fa- vorites with which she finished the program. In response to the appre- clative applause of the audience Mm. de Richelieu gave Dvorak's “Songs My Mother Taught Me"” and the “Louisiana Ave Maria” as en- cores. Arthur Rotherstein was her accompanist, playing with sensitive feeling and sympathetic tone. A. E. Kaspar Violin Club Plays at Evening Musicale. 'HE Josef Kaspar Violin Club, assisted by Mrs. Carl R. Chind- blom, planist, gave a delightful pro- gram upon the occasion of the first evening musicale of the American Association of University Women in the auditorium of this club last Friday evening. The ambitious _violin numbers were artistically ‘played, showing well-trained talent, conscientious study and musical understanding. They consisted of the following: Scene de Ballet” (De Beriot), pllyed by Gerald Rodisky; “Spanish Air” (De Beriot), duo by Mary Park Clements and Julia Robertson; “Ro- mance” (Wieniawski) ; “Bird . WASHINGTON, D. C (Van Goens), by Albert Park Clements, Julia Robertson, H Bird and Josef Kaspar; “Ave Marla” (Schubert-Wilheim)): (Wieniawski), Herbert “Spanish Serenade” (Chaminade-Kreisler) and ‘Liebes- freud” (Kreisler), by Gerald Ro- Mrs. Chindblom not only gener- ously accompanied all of the above young artists, but contributed a group of her inimitable interpreta- tions of Scandinavian compositions for the plano with the authority of the mature artist. 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