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...Premier, the Government, Ambassadors de Martino and Fletcher and ex-Ambassador Prince Caetani; then turned his attention to Italian finances, called Signor de Stefani's balanced budget "a wonderful feat." "I note, too," he said, "Italy's material advance in industry. I see no signs of public unrest or clamor. On the contrary, tranquillity everywhere prevails...
Before all three acts are over, there is probably more off and on stage clamor than is contained in any given dozen of theatres. Storms and shots and beaten drums fill in the open spaces when an Englishman's soul is not departing with appropriate agonies. James Rennie and Ruth Shepley draw salaries for interpreting these noisy doings. Probably the best performance is that of the witch doctor, Francis Corbie, a Negro actor...
...side of the Stadium seemed to live as hundreds and hundreds of figures rose, yelled, waved hats. Beldam broke loose, the crowd reached an almost uncontrollable stage. Then individual clamor gave way to organized cheering and singing...
...mysterious figure, enters. She is well treated, adds her prayers to those of Rose-Marie. The secret is accordingly revealed, and Rose collects the reward of virtue, piety and poverty. The music. The libretto offers but scant opportunity to the dramatic composer. There is little agitated action, no clamor, no shooting. Consequently the music is calm, unruffled, graceful, cleverly scored. While it cannot touch Olympian heights, it remains colorful and suave. The performance. Ina Boúrskaya, as the heroine, injected as much warmth into her role as it could hold, presented what is called an "appealing" figure. Leon Rothier...
...clamor of discussion which has been periodically stimulated during the last decade by discoveries of new defects in the American educational system, attention has centered largely on the work of secondary schools and universities. The other extreme of the system has been somewhat neglected; and the problem of illiteracy has slipped from the public mind. Yet the statistics gathered by the draft board indicated clearly that within the mass of people there were an amazing number of illiterates. Recent estimates have placed this figure as high as five millions...