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Memel is a seaport on the Baltic that formerly belonged to Germany. After the war it was put under the administration of the League of Nations, but was seized last month by the Lithuanians, allegedly at the instigation of Russia...
Instead of bringing tales of mountainous wintry seas, floating derelicts, or "bootleg" pirates, Captain John Roberts of the White Star liner Baltic has sought to vary the season's program with a description of the discovery of a sea monster in mid-Atlantic. Twelve feet long and nine feet around, of dark brown or black color, ears and snout similar to that on a pig--it seems to be a monster not otherwise known outside of the medieval "Bestiaries...
...traced to Constantinople, the head of the Byzantine Empire, which had not suffered from the Moslems. The traders from this city were instrumental in founding Venice, and Bruges, in Flanders, for cargoes reached the latter port by being transported across Russia to the Nieva River, into the Baltic, and from there to Flanders...
...visits at the three capital cities of Copenhagen, Christiania, Stockholm, short tour through the principal northern universities, and stops at other towns of great historical interest or present commercial importance. It will take a ten-day trip through the Norse fjords, and the prty is scheduled to cross the Baltic on the return journey with stays in Berlin, Cologne, and Paris...
...interesting to note that the Rondo Infernale is a direct forerunner of the Katschei dance in Strawinsky's "Oiseau de Feu", and a good instance of the influence of master over pupil. Little wonder that "Mlada" is not well known. The scenic demands are enormous--from the Baltic to the Nile, as vast corps de ballet is needed to mime the spirits of the chief characters, and the score calls for a huge orchestra of some hundred men and such unusual instruments as lyres and flutes of Pan. However, the third act as presented in concert form, only serves...