Word: elizabeth
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sued for Divorce. Dr. Benvenuto Hauptmann of Berlin, son of famed Gerhart Hauptmann, German poet & dramatist; by Princess Elizabeth of Schaumburg Lippe...
...Tannhaüser. Few having seen will forget the beauty of her as Sieglinde sitting still at the table listening half-hypnotized to Siegmund's narrative; the silver radiance of her as Ocatavian bringing in the rose; the iridescent tenderness of her Elsa; the white compassion of her Elizabeth. Critics carp at vocal imperfections, occasional explosive performances, but in the final reckoning they pale like small talk before the fact that operatic puppets are given life, that people who had hitherto small patience with "grand" opera go to Jeritza, pay top prices, listen and watch intently and go again...
...Governor of New York, James Roosevelt was speaking on the Democratic side of a bi-partisan radio program. His partner was Miss Sarah Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackson, National Committeeman and Committeewoman of New Hampshire. Their opponents were Maxon H. Eddy, Yale football captain, and Miss Elizabeth Hughes, daughter of Charles Evans Hughes...
Four operas will have U. S. premieres this year at the Metropolitan. They are: Richard Strauss' Die Aegyptische Helena to be given Nov. 6 with Maria Jeritza as Helen; Ottorino Respighi's La Campana Sommersa to be given late in November, with Elizabeth Rethberg and Giovanni Martinelli; Ernst Krenek's Jonny Spielt Auf in January; Hdebrando Pizzetti's Fra Gherardo in March. Three operas return to the repertoire: Massenet's Manon in December with Lucrezia Bori and Beniamino Gigli; Verdi's Ernani with Rosa Ponselle and Weber's Der Freischiilz later...
Department Stores. At New Orleans, Birmingham, Memphis and Louisville are City Stores Co. department stores; at Newark and Elizabeth, N. J., are stores affiliated with City Stores. That chain last week paid $10,521,000 for control of Lit Bros., Philadelphia department store...