Word: conscious
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Receiving newshawks last week in his office. Manager Johnson came out warmly against the "star system." Said he: "I can't accomplish all this in a year. We must have something like a five-year plan. I hope that we will be able to make the public more conscious of performances and less of performers; more of the composers and less of the interpreters...
Since the Metropolitan's public has always been notably conscious of performers rather than performances, Mr. Johnson's hope was safely backlogged by the fact that he has managed to re-engage the following "stars": Lawrence Tibbett, Gladys Swarthout, Lily Pons, Lotte Lehmann, Rosa Ponselle, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior. The roster of singers hired up to last week totalled 62, of whom 30 are U. S.-born...
Although Anne Morrow Lindbergh writes of romance and the reasons for the trip in a stilted, English-theme language, her accounts of the flight itself, of the people she met along the way, are matter-of-fact, good-natured, often amusing. Conscious of the patronizing attitude commonly felt about women who take part in masculine exploits, she resented it when female reporters asked her silly questions about clothing and lunches, was puzzled when the radio announcer, describing the takeoff, deliberately lied about the way she was dressed. She worked hard learning to operate the radio. Baffled by technical explanations...
...conscious of my heavy responsibilities...
Lope de Vega was acutely conscious of his honor, but when crossed in love revenged himself by writing scurrilous verses about his mistress' family. He wrote 20 pages a day and composed more than 200 full-length comedies in 24 hours each. Getting 50 ducats a play, he was the only professional writer among Spain's great. "When the younger generation came knocking at the door he firmly put his foot against it." Saint Teresa was a great saint but she was also a handsome woman who cried out when she saw her portrait: "God forgive...