Word: bruns
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Reversing the situation of Marie A. Easby-Smith (TIME, Nov. 1), and parallel to that of La Vestale, in the opera of that name, Anna Le Brun, 46, of New Bedford, Mass., has just been relieved by Pope Pius XI of her vows as Sister of Charity, in order to marry Sergeant Frank Levesque, 48, U. S. A. The two were childhood friends, and recently met again, after 25 years, at the bedside of a mutual friend...
...ARICIE BRUN-Emile Henriot- Viking Press ($2). A prosperous Bordeaux mercer has the misfortune to upset his gig in a ditch. A young traveling man, Julien Brun, has the good fortune to pull him out. Thus, in 1817, begins a human little pageant of French bourgeoisie that continues for four generations, to the outbreak of war in 1914. For of course young Brun marries the mercer's daughter and lives, though not ever after or in unmitigated bliss, at least long enough to father some little Bruns, whom we follow to their several graves. Aricie is the unselfish daughter...
...which brought $55,062; four sentimental Boucher panels for $86,184. There were also in the collection paintings by Constable, Hogarth, Raeburn, Turner, Murillo, Canaletto, Ghirlandajo, Andrea del Sarto, Veronese, Rubens, Jordaens, Teniers, Van Dyck, de Hooch, Ruysdael, Ter Borch, Van der Cappelle, Mme. Le Brun...