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the British Ambassador, who has hastened back to London and no one knows if another "Munich" is in the making or not. If it is, it marks the end of Britain as a major power in the world, her honor gone. However, that may not be. Perhaps Herr Hitler is going to do a little backing down this time. We all hope so.

                                 Erie, Pa.
                      Saturday, Aug.26,"39.
   Ben and Tony joined us in our trip to Chautauqua this afternoon to hear Lawrence Tibbett this evening. We met Mother there before dinner and after eating, we went post haste to the amphitheater, and although we arrived there about 6:30 PM, all the choice seats were already occupied for the 8:15 PM start. By 8:15 there was a crowd of 10,000 waiting to hear the great baritone. I had heard him in opera and on the radio, thought he had a beautiful voice but guessed he had a poor personality. The voice was magnificent but the great surprise of the evening came in discovering that Mr. Tibbett has a most charming and ingraciating personality besides.
   He came out of the wings, dressed impeccably in a white dress jacket and black dress trousers that fitted in a way that would have warmed the Colonel's heart, and smiling, carrying himself beautifully, straight, tall, broad shouldered, narrow waisted, graceful. He even looked better than one expected he would. His first half dozen songs, mostly German, scarcely allowed him to show off his accomplishments. But when he got off into the Prologue to Pagliacci, things began to open up - simply thrilling. And after this number, he surprised the audience by making some remarks
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