Word: deeps
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Through Mr. Beebe's sensitive perceptions and reactions the story of his Haitian expedition becomes more than scientific history. It becomes also writing of fantastic beauty, philosophy, fascinating travelogue and adventure into the deep-sea world whose dimensions are so strange and glamorous...
...Imperial family spent its summers. The Emperor Franz Josef liked the opera, liked especially Die Fledermaus of Johann Strauss. He went one night when Jeritza was Rosalinda, sat attentive in his box, tapped his foot to the music, clapped loudly when she sang the Czardas. Three times Jeritza curtsied deep and began again. . . . The performance went on. ... Right triumphed over wrong. . . . The old Emperor beckoned an attendant: "Why have they always old, fat singers at the Hofoper? . . ." Soon Jeritza went to the Imperial Opera...
...thing about the play is good. It has the solemnity of youth and its actors, notably Hugh Buckler, Anita Fugazy and Elizabeth Allen, play it with deep, serious sincerity...
Shallow the cut in the earth; deep the cut in Pittsburgh history. For as the silver spade, dirtied, was carried away, one or another of the watchers recalled these names...
Somewhat over-conscious of the earlier criticism, the present volumes are at pains to re-establish the (indubitably) important part House played, and also to emphasize House's deep admiration for Wilson's genius, even after their close friendship had waned. Above all, the papers are invaluable as historical source material, ranking with Ambassador Page's Letters, and the Wilson papers Ray Stannard Baker is editing. Selected, arranged, and linked by Professor Seymour's lucid comment, the Intimate Papers are intensely interesting, indispensable to any adequate understanding of War burdens, post-War intrigues...