Word: empresse
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...those who regard Elizabeth Bergner as the answer to a moviegoer's prayer, the revival of "Catherine the Great," at the Fine Arts will hold great appeal. Miss Bergner portrays the Empress Catherine II of Russia amid flocks of befrilled and bewigged gentlemen, vainly attempting to rule an empire while her mad husband philanders and rages...
...better bargains than they will be in 1938 as prices inevitably rise to offset devaluation. Canadians are in the same state of mind as U. S. citizens and last week Canadian Pacific had many unbooked cabins in all classes for its Coronation sailings of the Duchess of York, Empress of Australia and Duchess of Atholl...
...away. Hurt but anxious, he let her go. After that she hardly came home except for visits. On one of them she sat at old Sophie's deathbed. Her tormentor out of the way, Sisi never even attempted to take her place as the real Empress of Austria. By this time she was as unpopular with the Austrians as she was beloved in Hungary. At 36 Sisi was a grandmother. She celebrated by sneaking out to a masked ball, picking up a young man and beginning a clandestine but innocent correspondence. She developed new hobbies: a morbidly "humanitarian" interest...
...week, India Office civil servants officially denied that the Durbar announcement had "political significance." They officially admitted that Sir Alexander Hardinge was "sent to India in connection with the Durbar arrangements." Presently they produced a printed document superseding the previous official but verbal announcement in terms of the Queen-Empress' health. The original verbal announcement was not denied, but the later printed announcement reads for posterity : "His Majesty the King-Emperor finds the duties and responsibilities which he has undertaken in unexpected circumstances unfortunately make it impossible for him to contemplate a prolonged absence from Great Britain during...
...Oldster Pauline Frederick as Empress Elizabeth and Oldster Dudley Digges as Franz Joseph went full critical praise and a welcome back to the stage from the films. Henry Hull and Margo, the lovers at Mayerling, split honors with Playwright Anderson for an historical episode bursting with strength and bravery, so true that it should have happened even...