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...ousted board of Regents are some of France's best financial brains, including François de Wendel (coal, steel, munitions), the Marquis de Vogüe (Suez Canal Co.. chemicals). President René Duchemin of the French Manufacturers' Association, Robert Darblay (paper), Louis Blanc (casinos) and Ernest Mallet, current representative of a banking family which has had a member on the board since the Bank's foundation, 136 years ago. To gether the old Regents are worth probably 7,000,000,000 francs...
Conductor Artur Bodanzky presided diligently over the Metropolitan production. Belgian René Maison proved himself an actor in the role of Leonora's husband. Basso Emanuel List was at his best as the easy-going jailer. But it was Norway's Kirsten Flagstad who did most to make the performance a popular success. She sang the most taxing passages with uncommon skill and ease, acted with a simplicity completely suited to the music. Earlier in the season there were critics who feared for Flagstad's voice, wondered if she were not trying to work it too hard...
...Jayvees the first line of Nesmith, Holcombe and Pope should put out a good attack, for all of the boys have had a considerable amount of practice during the season. Bob Holcombe at center will be relieved by Don Sleeper and Ren Russell, while Hans Carstein and Jack Clement will bear up after Johnny Nosmith on the left wings. Frank Eaton and Charley Moore will give Ralph Pops a rest on the right...
Sweater letters won by collegiate red-bloods are viewed with haughty amusement by that scion of numerous bloods-royal, Prince René de Bourbon-Parme, upon whose sports-sweater are the royal
...René Clair (Sous les Toits de Paris, Le Million, A Nous la Libertè) and the French film industry have been almost synonymous in most people's minds since 1930, when his first important film was an international sensation. In addition to being the only important director in France, he also wrote his own stories, chose his cast and took complete control of his productions. Long determined not to go to Hollywood, where, far from being No. 1 man in the industry, he doubted whether he would even be allowed to run his own Unit, Director Clair last...