Word: barbers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. Donn Barber, 54, famed architect; in Manhattan, of tumor of the brain...
...citizens, with a sprinkling of Italians, paid 200 francs ($10.00) for their seats-the highest price ever asked for an operatic performance in Paris. ¶The Paris Grand Opera Company, it is rumored, will give for the first time in more than 30 years Rossini's Barber of Seville for the debut of Mme. Luella Melius, U. S. coloratura soprano. Many times has M. Rouche, Director of the Opera, attempted to revive this work; on each occasion, one of the principals has fallen ill. Savoyards have murmured: "The Barber is a jinx." So formidable is this superstition that...
...Barber...
...barber chair, have you been persuaded to have more tonsorial attention than you really wanted (e. g. shampoo, massage, tonic)? Do you find it difficult to say No to the barber...
...Moynahan '26 will perform a dance, K. A. Perry '28 will exhibit his powers of ventriloquism and Philip Walker '25 will perform feats of prestidigitation. A duct on two five spring banjos played by C. S. Ferguson '25 and Norton Barber '25, and a reproduction of a negro spiritual by J. L. Riker '26 complete the program...