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...Akragas (modern Agrigento) built as if they expected their buildings to last for ever, and dined as if the world would end in an hour. But Akragas is now only a shabby town: a few temples and the story remain. But still grow the almond trees which are in blossom now ond give a gay and youthful touch to the pillars of the temples; and still the acropolis, the ancient site of the town, looks down upon the Temples of Juno, Concord (one of the most beautiful of Greek Temples), Castor and Pollux...
With the boom of the fireworks still in their ears, an art squabble that has been busying the Washington press for several weeks suddenly made Washington realize that last week's Cherry Blossom Festival might be the last for many years to come. To honor the memory of First Democrat Thomas Jefferson (in the words of the Republican Washington Post): "A terrain world famous for its beauty would become a replica of a western mining camp. A decade would scarcely suffice to restore its present charm." Back of the battle over Washington's Tidal Basin stands the amiable...
Jostling in Cherry Blossom Festival crowds in Washington. Huberts Potter Earle, wife of Pennsylvania's Governor, lost a $250 diamond brooch bearing the Pennsylvania coat of arms...
...might get up a crap game with Jones and his roomies if you are hard put. There are also several good shows in town. I can recommend "Frederika", "Blossom Time", "Fulton of Oak Falls", and "Jane Eyre", having seen them all myself during Reading Period. You know the night spots yourself. They aren't much but you can lose your more weighty cares among them...
Shubert's music is the real backbone to "Blossom Time," and his music alone is enough to satisfy an audience. The singing of George Trabert and Diana Gaylen, particularly their duets, send one from the theatre humming those old melodies still pleasant to the ear. This is, perhaps, the last revival of "Blossom Time"; its day is past. Before it wings into the blue, we suggest that you see it. It still pleases...