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...argument against " the million dollar joy ride," as it is called, amounts to this: The Leviathan had as much of a trial trip as was necessary, going from Newport News to Boston. She is an old ship and does not need any further trial. She is well known and does not need " advertising." Foreign ships do not take such trials. The trip will cost $200,000 or $300,000. Besides, she might be making a profit by entering the transatlantic service earlier than July 4. Considering these two factors, the Government may be losing $1,000,000 to provide...
...program of the "Pops" concert at 8.15 o'clock tonight in Symphony Hall follows: 1. Coronation March Svendsen 2. Overture to "William Tell" Rossini 3. Caribbean Legend Sequeira 4. Ride of the Valkyries Wagner 5. Afro-American Folk Songs arranged by Agide Jacchia 6. Baritone Solo: Iago's Credo from "Othello" Verdi Roberts Lunger 7. Duet for Flute and Clarinet: "Tarantelle" Saint-Saens 8. Marche Slave Tschaikovsky 9. Selection, "The Defender" Dennee 10. Waltz, "Jolly Fellows" Vollstedt 11. Hungarian March Berlioz
According to an Associated Press report, jockeys in Germany receive from 40 to 50 cents for every race they ride in, plus 2% of the purse for the winner...
...Symphony Hall is as follows: 1. Pomp and Circumstance Elgar 2. Overture, "Maximilian Robespierre" Litolff 3. Waltz from "Eugen Onegin" Tschaikovsky 4. Fantasia, "Samson and Delilah" Saint-Saens 5. Suite No. 1, "L'Arlesienne" Bizet 6. Ave Maria Bach-Gounod 7. Prelude to Act III, "La Traviata" Verdi 8. Ride of the Valkyries Wagner 9. Rhapsody, "Espagna" Chabrier 10. Loin du Bal Gillet 11. Furiana from "La Gioconda" Ponchielli
...height of something or other-ingenuity, perhaps. The outdoor show business at Coney Island is almost in full swing. Hot dogs sizzle along the boardwalk-barkers bark-"the only genuine saltwater taffy" clogs conversation everywhere. The most popular new attraction at present at Coney is said to be a ride-The Caterpillar operated by the owners of "The House of 1,000 Laughs." John Barrymore is at present in Morocco, perhaps preparing for Othello. Theatre tickets in Berlin now run to 39,000 marks or so. " Give us a couple of million, papa. We're taking the girls...