Word: beholds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Those who see "Cosi Sia" will behold a woman aged in years, a woman who, in spite of her sixty six years scorns even the slightest bit of modern stage make up. Her hair is now quite gray, and age shows upon her face, but in her thoughts and her actions she is as young and beautiful as the girl of fifteen who won the love of Italy when she first stopped on the stage as Juliet...
...mediation in Europe, which rested principally on the unanimity of the Allies in extending an invitation to the U. S. to join in a reparations conference. Said Ambassador Harvey. " Well, Mr. Hughes did it. He did it publicly. America came to the door of Europe and, lo and behold, the door was closed. The United States was not wanted. What could the United States do? What could any self-respecting nation have done? The United States went home. . . . We are willing to 'come in,' as the saying is, as soon as we are asked, but surely we cannot be expected...
...Chauve Souris has not won known by novelty alone. In striking contrast to the average Broadway chorus, the Russians, from the principal down, take in their parts an interest which is joyous to behold. It is not difficult to understand why they have become not only a Russian, but a Parisian and an American institution. "Loyalties" is a play which treats a difficult and ever-present situation with consummate skill. Its characterization and its acting place it far above most of the so-called problem plays" which have cluttered the modern stage...
...frescoes, which are 800 years old, are the work of an unknown artist. The central oval seems to be an inspiration from Revelations, IV: "After this I looked . . . and behold a throne was set in heaven and One sat on the throne. And He that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald." The rest of the painting treats of the Apostles and the Nativity. After the casts over the fresco were removed, the cheese was scraped off by hand...
That in itself is no great matter, but it is an almost insurmountable obstacle to his possible candidacy in 1924. Now if he steps into the political limelight, the cry of his enemies will ring out: " Behold the Tool of the Sugar Trust! Lo, the Enemy of the American Breakfast Table...