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Thus by this treaty Premier Mussolini has secured to Italy the "martyred city" which d'Annunzio immortalized for Italians, and there cannot be any doubt that the Fascist Leader has achieved his greatest diplomatic triumph. Not only has Italy gained Fiume, but a counter-balance to French influence in Central Europe and, by the treaty of friendship, security on her eastern border...
Eleanora Duse, famed tragedienne: "A New Orleans reporter asked me whether there was at present any bitterness in my life. In answering, I broke a silence which has lasted ever since the termination of my romance of 25 years ago. Said I: 'Gabriele d'Annunzio and I are still affinities of the spirit.' Later I scored modern women for mistaking sensuality for love...
Gabriele d'Annunzio, Italian soldier-poet : "At Gardone, Italy, I stayed in my garden while rain was falling and a terrific wind blowing. When members of my household urged me to take shelter from the elements, I replied: 'I must hear the sound of the waves, the whistle of the wind and the fall of the raindrops. To write one must be next to nature!' Next day found me in bed with a severe attack of tonsilitis. Said the Daily News, New York newspaper: 'What our poets need most is not to get next to nature...
...that legend relates she would sometimes "lay them to rest within a velvet box" after a performance. Those who see her in either of her two Boston performances will find a more tangible link with the past than mere legend. They will case upon the divine Duse whom D'Annunzio praises with the tribute. "There is no nobler woman...
...Five hundred aircraft to fly over Rome during the parade. Among these will be the famous sernissima esquadrille (the first squadron under Gabriele d'Annunzio to raid Vienna during the War), with its original pilots and machines. One of the pilots is Aldo Finzi, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs...