Word: erich
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...lethargy into which it had sunk after years under Walter Damrosch. The fifth great maestro, who has not failed, is Arturo Toscanini. Under his guidance the New York Philharmonic-Symphony is enjoying the greatest prosperity of its history. To share the baton with him next year will come German Erich Kleiber and, announced last week, again Bruno Walter...
...thought General Erich Ludendorff, famed during the War as the "brains of old Field Marshal von Hindenburg." Over a period of several years $300,000 was advanced by General Ludendorff and patriotic friends to one Franz Tausend, alchemist, who promised to make enough gold to pay the Fatherland's debts and leave a comfortable surplus for his backers...
...recent suppression is Germany of the film version of Erich Remarque's book "All Quiet on the Western Front" has caused much comment in the press both here and abroad. A few of the American editorials have been reprinted over here and for the most part they show such a flagrant misunderstanding of the mental attitude of those here who banned the Hollywood production that I feel that even at this last date a few words in explanation from one who is on the spot would not be amiss...
...home" audience. Added to that it must be remembered that one can not say that the original book "Im Westen nichts Neues" had met with the whole-hearted approval of the generation for which it spoke. Still they tolerated it as sincere personal anecdote. In the book it was Erich Remarque who experienced this life and not the German soldier. But with the film the situation was different. Here an actor lived out the part symbolized by the "I" in the book. Thus in the film it was much more the German soldier than the war as related...
Mozart's German Dances and the Idomeneo Overture by Erich Kleiber and the Berlin Philharmonic (Brunswick, 2 records, $1 each) - A neat, facile performance by the conductor recently found worthy of a re-engagement with Manhattan's Philharmonic-Symphony...