Word: afresh
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...although it is connected with the more ancient (and heretical) custom of celebrating the cycle of seven sabbatical years as a period when debts were remitted and property went back to its original owners. The first formal Jubilee was proclaimed by the bull of Boniface VIII, in 1300, granting afresh "great remission and indulgence for sins" to all who made pilgrimages that year to Rome and the basilica of the Prince of Apostles. The interim between Jubilees varied from 25 to 100 years; but was finally fixed at 25 years by Paul II, in the 15th Century. In the 19th...
...Theatre Guild grew out of such a movement, to wit, the Washington Square Players, who led a desultory corporate existence and disbanded at the War's outbreak. Some of the Players came together in 1919, started afresh as the Guild, began producing in the Garrick Theatre. Theatreland cocked its eye at John Ferguson by St. John Ervine, the Guild's second offering; kept the eye cocked when Masefield's The Faithful and Ervine's Jane Clegg appeared the next year; declared that the "art theatre" had achieved new and notable dimensions in the U. S. when...
...Manhattan, a little white ball streaked back and forth, around and about, the four red walls of a brilliantly lit room. Following the ball's dizzy speed, two agile men, with the eyes of falcons, pursued it, rackets poised. In turn they beat the ball afresh to make it go faster-whack, whack, like pistol shots against the walls. Now and again one would miss his stroke. Now and again came a great clang as the ball crashed into the "tell-tale," or metal strip across the bottom of the front wall. For an hour...
...these truths were demonstrated afresh during the first week of the San Carlo season at the Jolson Theatre in Manhattan. Gallo provided the stuff that was expected of him, including Rigoletto, Tosca, La Traviata, Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci. Consequently, there was a stiletto scene on the stage almost every night. But the performers' dagger-technique was sadly wanting in fire and dash. Manipulation of throat lozenges evidently was considered of superior importance to the handling of cold steel...
...Another night, while there was a light, nothing abnormal occurred; but as soon as it was extinguished, big blows were heard on the ground-floor door in the garden. Mr. Christo quickly descended the stairs and stationed himself by the door. The blows started afresh. He opened suddenly, and saw nobody. He went out. . . . Hardly was he out when the door banged behind him and was locked. Outside he saw nobody. Mr. Christo, much interested, was convinced that somebody had played a practical joke. He took up his revolver...