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...Sweden, brother of the late Queen Astrid of the Belgians; in line of succession to the Swedish throne; to Countess Elsa von Rosen, 33, daughter of King Gustaf's Grand Master of Ceremonies, who two years ago divorced her cousin by whom she has three children; in Stockholm. By marrying a commoner, Prince Charles forfeited his rights to the throne, his Swedish title as Prince. He became a Belgian Prince by decree of his royal brother...
...noveltv of the week was the Il Trovatore in which Rose Bampton sang her first soprano role at the Metropolitan. Since her debut in 1932 Miss Bampton has always been billed for contralto or mezzo roles. Last autumn she sang the exacting role of Leonora in Munich, Prague and Stockholm, but saved her U. S. soprano debut for the spring season. Audiences rejoiced that personable Miss Bampton was trustworthy in the high notes, could hit D without difficulty, would now be able to sing soprano heroines instead of old, villainous contralto women...
Engaged. Prince Carl of Sweden, 26, nephew of King Gustav V and brother-in-law of King Leopold III of Belgium; and Countess Elsa von Rosen, 33, mother of three, divorced two years ago; in Stockholm. Since she is a commoner, the Prince had to renounce his titles and succession to the throne. Two of his cousins. Princes Sigvard and Lennart. have previously given up their royal rights to marry commoners...
...Lenin's big hour, when the Revolution had brought him hurrying back to Russia, the tone of his letters hardly changes. He writes Karl Radek in Stockholm: "The position is arch-complicated and arch-interesting." But with Kerensky out of the way and Lenin and his Bolsheviks in charge at last, his discursive letters shrink to notes and telegrams, their subjects swell to dictatorial size: "Advise you send them six months forced labour in mines. . . . Today at all costs Rostov must be taken. . . . Mobilize all forces. Immediately set afoot everything for catching the culprits. Stop all motor cars...
...others could. When Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier was first put on in London she enchanted Covent Garden with her girlish Sophie. Next year Londoners heard her again in The Magic Flute, called her one of the best Mozart singers alive. She had three glorious years in Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen...