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Word: edouard (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Edouard Bourdet is director of the Théâtre Français, better known as the Comédie Francaise, which is the haughtiest and most famous theatre in the world. Recently the Comédie Franchise was delighted to honor French Playwright Henry Bernstein's Judith. But not, in Bernstein's opinion, to rehearse it properly. Thereupon Bernstein naturally insulted Bourdet. Bourdet naturally challenged Bernstein to a duel. It was Bourdet's first, Bernstein's ninth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Swords at Lunchtime | 5/30/1938 | See Source »

...that France has got rid of her first and only Socialist Premier, hectic Léon ("New Deal") Blum, the British last week were ready to give important financial aid to new Middle Class Premier Edouard Daladier. President Roosevelt was ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Shot in Democracy | 5/16/1938 | See Source »

...idea of permitting Paris to cheapen the franc, thus giving France a competitive advantage in world markets, while holding the dollar and pound at present levels, the hesitations of the President and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. were brief. Nevertheless, these hesitations were agonizing to Premier Edouard Daladier, for, although most Frenchmen were convinced the franc must be again cheapened, some French fiscal experts believed Franklin Roosevelt would take this occasion to cheapen the dollar too, as he did four years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Shot in Democracy | 5/16/1938 | See Source »

...Nazi Germany, German propagandists get out an elegant monthly review published in six languages. Last summer, Robert Lange, an energetic young liberal journalist in Paris, decided it was high time for France and the other democracies to begin a similar crying of their wares. He took his idea to Edouard Herriot, who talked to Leon Blum. Government backing was promised. Last week, at a graceful little ceremony in Paris, Minister of Education Jean Zay welcomed a handsome new publication, Monde Libre (Free World), attributed its inspiration to President Roosevelt's "quarantine the aggressor" speech in Chicago, dedicated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Free World | 5/16/1938 | See Source »

Industriously in London last week solid, bull-necked French Premier Edouard Daladier and lean, hawk-nosed British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain did their potent best to spoil the grandiose State visit which pudgy, mystic Adolf Hitler was to make to Italy this week, escorted by a retinue of 170 German officials, plus 70 German editors, plus 84 German photographers. The privileged photographers were fitted out last week for the first time in blue-grey uniforms with a visored cap and flowing cape. The privileged German editors each received two blue-black uniforms and six pairs of gloves, were warned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Unwritten Alliance | 5/9/1938 | See Source »

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