Word: debut
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...witnessed her debut as Orfeo. Loved her. Would have married her if she had asked me. She didn't. Might actually have chosen Bernard Shaw and chose a Mr. Rumford instead. What a woman...
...famed Rogers Hornsby. And when Cohen had brought home the first Giant run of the season, had driven in the tying and winning runs with a two bagger against the left-field fence, had had a bat in every Giant rally, fielded quietly but effectively, and made the greatest debut in the history of baseball, the spectators, chilly no longer, rushed onto the field and carried Cohen off on their shoulders. "He'll draw like Ruth or Gehrig," said Manager John McGraw...
...regular Harvard lineup, which has seen service in most of the clashes to date, will probably take to the field, it was announced yesterday by Coach F. G. Mitchell. Willard Howard '28, the likely starter in the pitcher's box, will make his season's debut this afternoon. A shortstop two years ago, he was transferred into a hurler and turned in several creditable performances last spring. It is rumored that R. C. Sullivan '28 will not be able to fill his regular berth at shortstop due to a reported recurrence of the injury to his ankle which bothered...
...Candidate Smith prepared to go to the Biltmore Country Club at Asheville, N. C., for a pre-campaign rest. His formal, militant debut as a candidate for the nomination was scheduled for April...
...Kreisler was a prodigy, so were Heifetz, Mischa Elman. Young Yehudi Menuhin has supplied the best violin copy of the season. Another child won serious attention last week. He was Miguel Candela, 12-year-old prize-winner of the Paris Conservatory, come to Manhattan for his U. S. debut. Critics found him better than the average prize-promising student, gave unstinted praise to the virtuosity of his twelve years, the maturity of his conceptions...