New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 31, 1925, Page 10

10 NFW BRITAIN DAITY HERALD, ™™ FRIDAY, JULY 81, 1025~ e e——————————————————————— PERA SEASON IN ROME A FAILURE Langest Delicit in History of| Music ‘ allel augmentat comfortable § During the 192 Costanzi spent neariy in producing 18 worthy of the nat gettings wers made, singers were enticed arfes, the ballet reorga ] and the orchestra was impro to rank with the best in Ttal The expenditure sheet contained such items as: Singers, 1,410,000 Yre; orchestra, 820.000; ¢ 000; ballat, 170,000; sets, 1n an effort to attract the T 143,000 lire was &pent on adve ing and publicity but to no avail The number of season subscribers slumped to a lower total than ever hefore and the house was often al- most empty. Rlame for the sad state of affairs, lavers of grand opera assert, can be placed aquarely at the doorsteps of the movles and th iio. The Cos- tanzl, it I8 declared, c Aght against these invaders only with the ald of officialdom. CORPUS CHRISTI DAY OBSERVED IN BERLIN. This Religious Festival Ohserved for vl sal First Time in About 400 Years. I Berlin, July 31 (P—For the first tims in 400 years, Corpus Christl Gay was celebrated recently at the German capital by a public pro- cossion. This is taken as evidence of the much more tolerant attitude of the republican regime as com- pared with the old monarchical. Un- der the monarchy, the officlal state religion of Prussia was Protestant and the king was at the same t titular head of the church. Cath- olic processions such as ara cus- tomary in Bavaria, for fnst Corpus Christi day were fort §t. Hedwig's Roman church early on Corpus € opened its doors to the ment of trombones to let ceasion of men, women and ¢ n | followed by monlk 1 priests In ec- | clesiastical Tob 1 finally by arc canopy. At four aitar God's blessing on the crops. a cluded with a prayer for t salvation sease and miser war and Bulgaria Moves to e Prevent Profitcering | Japan to Study Rice Growing in America | Proper Use of Hands And Feet Explained The Big Event All New England Has Been Waiting For! Sale of PLAUT’S AUGUST SALE NOW IN PROGRESS ' NN(}UNCING “The Sale of Sales”—Plaut’s Auvgust i $1Sale! In values, in quantity, in quality, in variety—in ev- ery detail of preparation, we have borne in mind the fact that 1. Hartford has heen taught to expect big things of us. This Mighty ‘August Sale is a fulfillment of these expectations. Everything is ready. We invite your participation in an event which all New England will accredit as the “Sale of Sales.” Plaut Quality! Plaui v alues! s “'the store beau store that pot in sonnd m Trinciples and st forward business met- hods. Broadcasting A Few FACTS To Think About! Py A Word of Caution on ‘Newspaper Sale” Values ks nlike—in plc- sments mora in- n than reputa- o8 on fur- August Sale Delivery As Desired Plaut’s New Warehouse ed and aivem s p——————» Plaut’s Budget Plan