Variety (Jan 1941)

Wc<1pe$flay, January^^ IS, 1941 FORUM 55 tibbett's Trapeze^ ^^^^^^^ iContlhued from ;paBe 1; . through with a full schedule of roles ■ .regardless ol his. recent vocal black- put is that eveirjr.perfQrmance^^^^ is giving this year is a bit of real life melodrama as weir as . a lyticj^l: un-, dertaking. The 'win Jhe-woh't. he' situation JiaiS focused unpirecedtented Uttentlon upbii the baritone vvha is doing a niusical trapeze! alct with'the ', aiidierice acutely .conscious that he. • iriay : not make it one time. . '}; There are a . number; of historic ' ...txaniples of opera singers losing their voices, .regdlhing them after a. ■period of .time iaiid , returning Xot. more orvies^i successful coihefoacks. Few.^of these, singers, however, ever physidahsp will , testdire' his accusi tomed :vocal vigor: Being one -of the .'highest;"priced .sipigers, iti ■ his' fleld, siich retirement'would cost, the isinger $500,000, hiit it: might .be^^.w wcjrth it, as at 44 he is still iri , his .vocal prime with a. gbod decaide or', more ahead of him, if hi? .is .not too prodigal. ; 4. J.'« *Lov*' CoBdnued f roiii pag^ 1; The Metropblitaii .Opera grossed .about $98,000 last y/eek. • This • nieans. ibout .$.6,500 IbsS : o.n the 'performances. 'Daughter of the Regiment,' with Lily • Pons on Monday, and .'Louise,' with Grace .Moore on Tuesday (in. PhiladeU. phia for a one-night stand), and Thur^ay's 'PagliaCci, • with; Tib-.- • belt, produced profits, but other periormahces offset: this,. V; 'Siegfried' oh Friiiax dipped, in- the carmine an eistimated $3,500. Marjorie Lawrence sang ah ex- cellent .BrUnhilde, but Kirsten : Flagstad was missed at the boxr office. teppted the fates' with an 'Otello,' Admii?ation\and fear follow his every note this year, cteating the ilDig un- scheduled'thrill of the. Mrtis 1940-41 .sieasdn.;- ■ Nellie Melba was silent for a year^ after her disastrous attempt to sing. Brtinhild.e in 'Walkure' opposite Jean ^.De Reszk6 in the-1895796. season , at the Met. De .Reszke himself sang 'Lohengrin' under will he-wont he conditions in 1901 after ah, absence of a year, iat which times reports had it his voice was forever stilled.v An- enforced four y6ar retirement from 1915-1919. of Lucrezia, Bori, and her subsiequ6nt triumphant return, are- also recalled. All these singers, howieyer, had attaiihed & treniendous .degree of popularity at the Met, and ' had followers who worshiped the'nti good, bad, or. indifferent, and woe .betide the unfortunate who dared criticize any note of the idol. Tib- bett's case is somewhat dififerehi.. Not that the baritone has ndt at- tained popularity, but at least among , the foreign element, the native born Italians and their descendants, the would be operatic neophiteSi jetc.. who crowd the rails night 'after night, Tibbett's .popularity was: the same as that of Dempsey before the first Tunney fight. His good quali- ties were grudjgingly admijttedr and his bad ones were played, up to a degree far beyond their bounds. ' With the announcement last May that the baritone would be forced to cancel all engagements until this •month, a warmer, friendlier' feeling ' developed toward him. 'He was not ' bad when he had it/ became the census of sympathetic opinion. His first Ford radio broadcaist, con^ sisting of one aria and two. sohgs was not regarded; as a teist. That came in 'Rigoletto,': which the bari- tone sang credibly but. cautidusly. ' The .same v^as true of his perfdrmr ance ias Tonib in 'Pagliacci' Thurs- day (lb), -His voice retains its usual quality but he- is using, or perhaps . is- only capable of using not more . than two thirds of his former po>yer. In the.middle;and the IbW registers theatres becausie pt 'adverise notices. He also, sought to have a Washington critic bannedi until it was pointed^ but that the house (Natiohal) where 'Love" played , \was not; operated by •:the.Shube^rts. ■"':■/.::'■■:.■■ V Shiibert appeared to act ; on the theory that the oUt-pf-tb\«n. scribe^^^ don't khbw a, good '>show; frorii .a flopperbo, but he didn't let out. a peep when the New, York reviewers fjrankly said 'Love' didn't: have a .chahce;' Ifi .fact,- he believed •'em, ' ■ Humprdus anjgle tb J. J;'s squawk in Boston came .when he ordere.d a review«, off the press. liit. This was done, even though the sCribie ex-, plained that .his assistant sat in on •Love,* he haying seen a straight play on that eyenihg.- -.Shubert refused td; be" mbliifled and' claimed', the ctitic .\yasn't; nice oh the telephone. ; Also, rieported. that when. J; J.'s an- tics .Were, told to Le<i»,..thi latter wanted, to itnow where :his brother got btt fighting, with the^ In- ference was tha't Xee reserves, the riight for himself.;-. -.'■ ' advettisirig froni the Hearst press because, of reported ban by the: sul- tan of. Sari ■ Simebn on any mention^ in his. papers of either RKO or its product. 5/ Barret MpCjbrmick; cpmpariy's advertising ■■■ aiid.jJubiiOily. director, .declared .there hiis been', nb thought; of . withholding ads. ftarry 'Mandel, pubra'd chief for the . RKO theatre circuit, -stated deflhiteiiy that, adverr tising; will not be .pulled fi-bm.Hearst papers. 'We never .fight with news.- .papeirs,' he emphasized. "\yie use the Hearst papers like . any. bihers be- cause ovit: ads in^ them Bring in cUs- ..tpihers,; Any '■. publicity - we: .^get ' is iugar-coatih^ and lack'of it w npt caiise .us tb jilter bur policy/^. f ., ■ Nlxesi 'Kitty Foyle' Layout , -. :Sah Fxanciscoy Jan.'14;^ Hearst embargo on. RKO bveir the !Citizen Kane' incident delivered a hard blow tp RKO's. Golden (jate here;,^ House had" just planted a fiill page layout- on 'Kitty Fby.le' in the CallrBulletin, .-. which: was suddenly .cancelled;..;':;;"; With, two of the lour Ibcail. dailies Hearst- sheets,' droppmg of all- ref- erence to RkO product is tough bn the Gate, playing RKO exclusively, although, it will still get mention of. its stage--shows.. -." ' .■: ■ '' -;-■"■ - Hearst Vs. RKO i.Contlnned from page I; BilkNextWeek sContinued from page 48; Delores I.a^iont - . Ha'rry CoU'ef Ore ... M'hlttl^r II<i(«!l . (Gold Cop Ritomli ' Tony' H»tll Wonder? Bar 5;anilny DIbert Ore' I'fcullne fi.alew' ■ ■ ' GlEVEIAND the general understanding , that the -picture is .based on: a story, which parallels his -b'wn • biography too closely. "Threats .of legal action fpl- ipwed a .special preview of a. rough cut of the filrri, in an RKO .projection room, attended by Miss Parsons, Oscar La'vvleri Hearst corporation official^, f^nd A. Laurence .Mitchell, Hearst's .counsel in Loa Angeles, . .Since then, emissaries of tiie. Hearst newspaper system have. beVn; checking up with writers for noh- He^rst .pi-ess associations, dailies and magazines to substantiate the claini that studip publicity has linked :'Citi- zen Kane'^ and the Lord of San Simeon as - the' samCi : The Welles story begins with a young man who buys a newspaper with mining stocks received from his. mother, and goes ,ph with a political career in which the'leading ^figure Is defeated for the ^ governorship of a great state, which impels him to start a newspaper ca^- paign claiming the election was fraudulent.: It winds up with, the publisher dying in old age and.loner liness. Death Is a word never uttered in Hearst's presc.hce. On his San Simeon and Wyntson estates it be^ longs to a, foreign language. The: death of .'Citizen Kane' is understood to be one of the cogent reasons for the puiblisher's attitude against the picture. To date, RKO has; shown no ten- dency tb. scrap the film. 'Hie studio has sibo.ut $iS00;000 tied up in Its prep- aration and prpductioni. iiri which. Welles played a' quadruple .role as. producer,, directbr, writer arid actor. Joseph -Nolan, , v\p. in charge cf. studio : operation^, - declared per-, sohally,; but not for: the higher-ups; .that he could, see no' Ifeasoh fbr tdssr • ti^'orice-'KiirirwUs^s^Sh^^l^ ,; ered fre«iuently by a not too' Ibiid vThe picture, h^.. a.<=serled, will be re. breh'PQfra ■ . :• ' ^ ., lea.sed, for 8 . worid preem- in . New^ .vix^ir^.. , _ . . . ^ . . York, Feb. 14, possibly; at the Miisic . The. smger; also fesorted to tnc^ . . . . :bf: stage presenc*! to gain: a dramatic I .i.^.;..- .-- j i. - effect, 'Which^had l^rttofore been • - ^ ^ftpdio. publicity department ' accomplished by sheer vPice.; As it sa'd. .It had no part.^n the Prelimi-. , : starids^oday :the vdic^ -is still a good nary . camp^gi? on ,'Kane., biit^ ; ' ■ , but it;i^:hardly^the organ which ■ Herb^ P^ake, - personal^ drumbeater /made its. owner ^ ;bf. the :greatest fo": f^V'^^'^f-^r".'?^^'Svr^ .-■bf .modern;-singers;;- ThiS S^prday:r}V'P '''f .Tibbett WiU either make it or-bteak ,:-ites. cla.m>the^preyi,ew for mag and it,- as U is sbheduled tossing: lago in ^riterMrpnr which,seeped out: . 'Qtello,-probably;:the mo^:;trying>e:ij^ - vocally .:arid dramatically of all bari- S^,S5^^H^*'^?^Sr°S^5 tone . roles, : the - NBG broadcast: ^J^'^ "^.y" ^^"^ from^ the mt.: !E^ren at;th^ ^^^■ '^%^M^S'^ hdus?. itself,, tension^ is beinr fpU disclosed wh^t he.intended.tp.do.. .;: regarding ■ this •^^erfonhance,; and -^;/ ■. ■ V hbpeful remarks are being made; to '; N. y> Reaction ihelelTect that Tihbe.t has-r.estraine.d. . George^r; .Schaefer, HKO pfez., do . himself,-feeling his way: so far, and! glared in ^J^eW York that the cbrri- : will cut. I09.se in 'Otello.': .I pany has given 'no:serious considera-- Shpuid the irole prove too taxiHR. ';tioh' to ivitbhoiding 'Kane';from re- .' ..-the hope is. expr(;,5sed that he will ' iea.se beciiti.«c;-p£ the Heargt .action; ■ . retire gracefully for the SeaisPn, aiul i.lt appeared remPte,-- also, that. RKO rest, for; that dlone, accoi'ding to hi< j would seek retribu'tlDh % pulling its Alp.ln'e- -.Vllliige. Berrilce & -PiiTlti' Dob «;opfer. .-~ - Carl -Mueller ' .pttb -'rhiVrn ■ Ore - ,.., 'FrcddierB Cure . . 'Art: I.^ckVy. Ore.' Al SrhencH floy. Haysoi'- ■ Hal' SImpsoil iGqurmct' Clilb^ E Rbbinson '0'r« ' Bill Lockmaii' ; Hut«i Allertoo Karen. Torey - Loul's Clna - Jack Mlko : Uotel! Carter-> . Versatllfana Bob Opitz • Hptel. Clevelaud :Paur PenOarvlH Ore .Margaret Eni,'l.lsl>- Hotel' JFehwar . ilall Gene Er-wln Oro ' • Jfotel StcrllDK Jimmy ;Van ■ Osdeli; Qu))Vtei-08'. Lester Chafetz. Hoiel :h(>llendeB - Sylvia. Kroos".: Paiil'.Roalnl Georges & .JoAnii. ', ..Slrtsn .& Gary • .Sorelll Soni'my WatklDs Or . Hotel Staller . < Joad ilorknd Oro ': .VlUIa ' : Antonio Elena. Cutalina Rbtbii ■ ■ Jack 'iL Rddi«'a ' .Rubertl.no, Roberta nil be Sherman Arlene Rice. Ore I.B Conga ClnK Ranton Ai-laa lOre IJndsay'a Itar .TuOy-'Preaion Pearl DeLucca -■ ' Regal Club ' : Ducky. Mailvin Ore .Tlilrty-Siiven Club Pal IJeniilB - ;(;unningharn Sis' .Teari Deltera' .- i Deba prrrsBUEGH Aiirhonige':. Hug*)! Morton Ore '- Ma^nard Dean'e- Arlington' fiodgii Rajr Karri 11 Ore; Sally J.tirig'.. Uuclie'lora'. Clu^- Al Turner Oro. Prancea McCoy;. Bnlvonade*; - Joe Vlllella Orc Hill .tirernV Ltti lon .Dalley. Oro Jean Ja'nla 'Don Wllsdn Bob Hammltt Ken Bo.ver.. Boogle-WiKigle flub Boog Slitrman Izzy Nut-z Builily- AValsh. Nutny Pagan, Harry Comoradn . Packy M.'Farlind ■ ■ Tiny; Miller Beriite. Cra.wf ord thib Petlle; Freddy Caatle Oro - Mary Kr|ek Oeorge -Moore . ■Qlnger' -Allen .. ; Cork and .'Bottie jack Davja".. ■. -.Eddie: Pe.vlon'f.. Bill Camijbell Ore . .Carbllne Moore Mabel. Harrold- Marlon MulLer - Eddie Peinon ... .;:' !' ;:Ei- t'liiro . Don' Mnrto Ore ; ■;' ' :Fel!Pc- da .Aorea ; -- Oerardo Dane •. i;boi)l«■ ('aniulllb- • jioti-I Fort .I'lti Ken ■Ilallpy 'Ore Joiinny .Mltc.!i«"ll •■j<>«f<icH- .whcDtity ■: rllarry' '^Vultvn ' -. ■', : Motel Meiiry ' ■ (Silvi-r; CrIU).. I Billy 'ri-e(n''.lie-r Ore SaWd.v J>iividH<in -: . -Klo i'-Krher. ' - ;-Jnan -iVofxls.. I :■ -yXGny Ori'sy-; / Dorothy Neabl.tt:;. j ilotel. *th -A veiiiie Ida - loitt • RveVeit JTnydn He'll y ' Doha hoe . .Shirley JJtller- .'- Ar . DcyJti , -Evergreen:-Ciirdrnp. Heij- ('liVrke Ore -' ti;.hhln- .'Si-haufi l!aulii iinrvtr :'. . Vllotel Elin \ OlKiv. AJ-unil.v Ore" Tmii) Cl«lr : XelilB ■ ' Hotel RooMyelt . Harold Aloma Koyal Ua'\VHliuns Hotel Scliehiey Billy Hinds Ore Patty Dixon . Daxz Mnyer,-' Hotel .\Vin. Penh '(Chatterbox) ' .I.ajig ThompHon. dr PeKBJ-; Mo ran Voo .Martin roLo FoBter -: Cli-uck Euton (Coittilientai Bar)- Fianit Andrlnl H; ' .^lerry^Go-Round Al. Kri-iiiOnt .Oro I'filtl .lean: Deitn' .Sayre New Peno Jiine .I1a.rilner - Ore, .1 A n Jving . Don & Dolores Herb': Harrln<;t6n - Mxnti Cafo ■A'l.;-Jl.irlBro Ore -Bfih t.'arter ,» Wooda & Bray Betty- lAiie . Al DeT.age Co. Rockets. ■Honso;.'".: .Dale ftarknesa- RSy Neville Ted Ulake Joey Reynolds;' - Chbck Wilson ; . -pnslii; .■ i,0>^^.e. Pope Orb ■•- .'JilavKle Kraher. : .. ' d'rvbirrrt. Jimmy -Gamble ;Ore J«y- I.orjng .CKuck Miller ' .;: Pines .; Jack kf.nlii'dy ■ Ort T;6riy. 'Tlo'/ance Ray Bnglert '.Rtvftra^- Marty Scli'rarrim Or 'Ki-'e'U.u -'I/azcar ' ' -VHcllt Cfiib; Jack M'nKon ore i;iia-^ - .i.':"" ;•■ ■' .'\'aHilJ>m(;h; Hdi.v S'yl.'inrter I 5 yoeiiiencltes • . Sky-VUe ■ . Jtihivny Mnrlin I.iiuiii-;f;rotrB. • Albfrt.a.-'Ijirls. . ^ ^ :t iilon\ «ir|ll ' Art V^agello.. • i-rl-a'iik. .\aiaie ;Mri.c Sandr^llo, I :^ Vlllu-.Uiidria ! Rt'/J Oivnt'o Ore i-.Miiik r.nno ; T.ic-i.Crpy i. . . ■ Hctl-y' Henson- ' jirii!"hi 'levins .' -■ I 'I If \\ f«V "'-Slfirin Gold iii tli.ein Th^r B'w Hlllsr ■■ .New. York. i;ditpr,.yARiETY;- 'i^-.- .Receritly. Ma WiUipm. A.; Brady, the .venerable producer, wrote an article : which he warned the youngsters., to staiy home and., not .-At- tempt 'the Broadway hurdle.' 'There is-.nb. place Pn .,Broadway; for the young people,' isaid he; .. We donlt .think sP,. and. if, you wiM fi^'.^^V us :& Jittle space in wWch to answer , him we wiil.be most gratefuU We are The Forty-Nihers, a newly- formed cooperative group consisting Of the younger people, ih the • the- atre—writers, composers, actor?— whp are firmly convinced and de- termined to prove that ypu'th can make the grade on Broadway. Yes, we are famiUai:. with the Vicissitudes of the younger talent in show busi- ness, but are ready-to show that big Broadway .bogigyrmah, Mr. iProducer,: tliat he is wrong when .he insists the public Want^ namies; ..CThete are a few we'd: like , to call him.) ^ ; .. | Spoo, we have banded together to put on a ^how of our own. We are prepared; to beg, borrow.. andr^(w^ almost said steal )r--bprrow and beg until we have sufficient to raise the curtain oh our little, iinpretentipus tbut . amusing, we hppe) show— 'Beggars' Heviie.' in' an out-of-the- district theatre, where unions have an understanding heart :and non? commercial, enterprises • are'; tacitly exempt ir.om the heceissary union conditions and labor, we intend' to discover ourselves, with two pianos furnishing thiE accompaniment :. .. ptir .requirements are small, and we already have the prornised aid of costumer and scenic studio. Some of Times Square's better heads have vbltinteered to assist in various ways. Perhaps Mi:. Shubert will let us go rummaging. through his.: storehouse. And maybe Mr. Brady will allow us the use of his Playhbu.se for further, atiditibns and rehparsals. .. . . While we are bijitimistic, we 'are also aware bf the fact that^o mat- ter how sincere and enthusiastic our effort is, our show Will be a dis- mal flbp. if. bur material and talents aren't topnotch; We feel (and: have been told) that We possess these es- sentials, and' the 49'ers are resolved to find that gold in them thar hills of Broadway^.' The Forty-l^iners; :- By Ruth Griieth, ' Sec'y. famous Emlyn Thomas . was ■ Les- ter's M.- C. for' the house-band for many: years,, acting; as tho-r; master ; fOT. his:; Southern Syncopaters: and; Georgia Jubilee Sirigers Acts* and all.^: -his;,reyui^s:-.. '.: ' ;■."■ ■.' ■;'■■: Ktttie . Aacn • \':-'" Ex-Stage Director -r For .Lester Prpductiohs,.: -;' Stoll, Moss, and Black'Th.eatr^^^ The .Wronf By-lLlne' . , ■ ■ New York. Editor, Variety; . The article . bn CPlor Television which you reque$ted of the Colum- bia Broadcasting System for the 35th Anniversary number of 'VARiKn'Y. Was, through some ovei-sight at CBS, credited to Adrian Murphy, CBS ex- ecutive director bf television. Just for the sake of the .record; he Was not; the authPr of it. . It was prepared, and should have been signed, by me. Congratulations, Incidentally, on a very gpod issue,; -. Victor M. flatner, . .. . biirectbr of. Sales Promotion, . Columbia Broadcasting System. Lilacs" for Lait Washington, Editori Variety: : Orchids, or something, to Jack Lait for his tribute to the Chicago that was, under the captioh, 'Nuts jtb; Nostalgia,' in Variety for Jan. 8;. • Surely others niust have been re-r- minded of Goldsmith's tribute to 'Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain,' in 'The Deserted Village.' trait's lament was. less 'poetical, per;-: iiaps, but none,; the .less appealing. . • - ' - Edtudrd Ferris. . V F'rsi. Jazt lit. Eiiffland ■ ' ; ..-: -■■: "■ . New. York. Editpir, VARiETY: . ■ Rebeptly your ;pa,per' m^^^ 'jazz':.: as- being introduced .into England by a 'Jwr. .Emlyri,,Th;omas-^. today, the-Times.; attributes, this feat to another gpntemeri:—but the. di.s- t.i.nclioh; realiy belongs to a' WQ'r, [Arjiericdri pTO(iucer,-r-John Le$tef, who tPPk his ;Band: over to England as far back as 1914, He introduced Jazz^billed ^s into his "Ten Cowboy Syncopatpr.s* Stage Band. .The first . time the Billing wont up —at.. Leeds ' Empirer-the manager brought the bilf back to John Lester to .a.sk. if t;here.,was. a miKtake.-as he had'-never' heard; such .a wbrd;^ Les- ter's band became for .many. years the rnost populjir musical act bver there bar none,, playing every hoiise; in London and the -proyijiccs. uw\ \n'- -the L('PtPl' r'.'\ui''^ .'n'r .rr>it.'.-i('iiis. 'V)\'^ NOVA WHIPS COHISKEY; ;•:';/-..;''■ By JACK pilLASKI ; Some sportswriters had the notion, that the result of the fight between : Loii Nova, of California, and Patrick Edward -Comiskey, of Jetsey, at ;. Madison - Square Garden Friday ^10) .would , indicate the 'y^Mm^t^ ■ hew heavyweight champion. "The Cbast .boy eijpped easily,' all -,biit knocking out the young Jersey Giant in the ' 10th round, and the experts elevated Nova again to the ranks of leading contenders; That he : is ripe to go against Joe Louis, hb.wever, is ques- tionable. '■.';,;; • . ■ '■; ' The' brace of 200-pounders drew k- surprisingly good house,, with .' the •' gallery filled' with Comiskey. fans from over the river. At: the last minute that scrapper was made fa- vorite by the bookies, probably bie- caiise. of ;his string bf kayo winsr- before he was stopped in the .first, round by Max Baer ; last summer;,: They forgot that Nova battered the same Baer prior- to being;: butchered himself by Tony Galento. . To make it all the :mote .puzzling, Baer .hiade- *T?phy.. quit p few months ago. and Galento disappeared from the sports. pages thereafter. . . Nova .was hPspitaiized for a- long ; period thei;eafter /because of an in- fection and. the 'boys' didn't; figure. he; could stand off the 20-year-old Comiskey,' .He manpt have fully regained his former condition, but certainly looked like a gladiator in the Garden ring, his body brpnzed frpm training in the ppen. NOya ex- hibited a rapier fast left jab and a body punch hefty enough to drop Cpmiskey to one knee in the first round. The Jerseyite never. did show . much as a boxer, but.against; Nova he was more crude. than ; ever^ and made ' almost every - mistake, that a fighter can make. He tried to lahd :With roundhouse rights and piily luck saved him from an early knock- but: As an . in'flghter Comiskey ■ knows nothing and, unless a miracle hJipbens, Jersey pan kisi its chances for'a champ goodbye. In the later, rounds, Comiskey hugged. Nova around the neck with his left flipger, while, the Coast en- trant lambasted to the short: ribs si* many times that he grew tired of hitting the big lug. Finally, under such punishment, Comiskey dropped to one knee in the final round and just managed to get tip before being counted out.. He hugged; uQlil the bell rang. : . ^riffht Writers' Dinner : The Scribes , who cover, fights and :olher events tossed their annual • beefsteak in the tapropm of Rupr pert's brewery Thursday (9) night, i decision being that it wa.s jii.st as ' pleasant an. evening as last year's. Dinner was the occasion of the i.j^eai.My award of the Edward J. Neil ' placque to the boxer who has done, the mp.<!t. for the sport, Henry Arm-.; strong;, being the recipient.' Neil :the' Associated Press' correspondent killed during the Spanish war' He: formerly covered tide fights. ' . .Arm.strpng. ivas formerly a three-' .way i.ch.ampibnv ": He .dropped, the welterweight • title . to Fritzie Zivie not long ago ;:and the pair .will flfjht it^ out: again, for the crbwn at. the . Garden'; /Friday, (17 ). Little - Coast colored worider .made a rhah.nerly ac- [ceplance speech, but fornicT mayor Jimmy ;Walker stole'the. show.'^^^^ 'H^^ .made two witty .speeches,.-.ffr.slwh^ii. called upon, by the' chair' and again ■'''wheri'preserited.a jdesk -set.';.' •' ' ;• I Girt'Was i.n, recognition'of the pres-. ' ent 'V(^alker law,', introduced, in the -. Assembly; When Walker .wii.s a tn'^nx^ I bc.r,. He is now arbiter in the, Gar- .. ment CehtcT and referred to the job ' as a 'referee for a button, hole'.!; John ' Kicran, th? ''Irifprmatibrt Please? '.sppHs columnist of- the; Times, W^s !'lpa.^trna.«ler,, s'tepp.irtg; ' '-whch'-^Sid- ' Mcrcor was/leveled, with vthe gripped. ' Hurry IJcrshfield was "a hit speaker as iisuah - ' Afrai'r . wa.l. principally handled by James P. Dawiion, of the; Times, Nat flei.sher, publisher, and I Murray Lewin,' boxinR .specialist for. i the -Mirror- and pfesidqht bf the' as.- r'--r-'iMptioh.-" - •■ ::: ;. - ' ' . "