For three years Ernestine Schumann-Heink has been exceedingly busy bidding farewell to her publicconcert, operatic, radio. Last spring, sailing for Europe, she announced herself as definitely "through." Teaching was to be her sole occupation. Last week she returned from Europe, limping down the gangplank on a sprained ankle, grinning her great grin. Yes, she told reporters, she was going West. Sound cinemas provided another way for great singers to sing. Three companies had made her offers.
Austral Banned
Curiously illogical is the influence of morals and manners on the fortunes of musical...
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