Word: expectant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...magazine, The American Mercury. Its editors will be H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan. Its appearance will be monthly, beginning about the first of next year. Those who are acquainted with The London Mercury, so ably conducted by the poet and parodist, J. C. Squire, will hardly expect the new Mercury to be a prototype of the old. The American Mercury plans to offer "a comprehensive picture, critically presented, of the entire American scene "-fine arts, politics, industrial and social relations, science. And it will strive to maintain the point of view of the "civilized minority." For several years...
...performing in a large city, $1,000 for performing in a smaller one. The business of producing operas has not yet become profitable enough in this country or any other to stand much taxation. The legislators of Georgia must be optimistic indeed to expect any appreciable revenue out of the music-drama. Observers have noted on Goliath operatic developments in Georgia. It is true that the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York sojourns each Spring in the sweltering heat of Atlanta-a fact which has given Atlantans a great opportunity for boasting. But the Metropolitan performances in the Southern city...
...Japan, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba. The imposing document was delivered at the Chinese Foreign Office by Senhor Frei tas, Portuguese Minister to China and doyen of the Diplomatic Corps at Peking. It is difficult to see how the Powers can possibly expect Dr. Koo to take any satisfactory action on the note, because the country is actually in the hands of the Tuchuns ?War Lords?and Dr. Koo himself is the head of a Government that hardly exists, much less governs...
Baltimoreans expect to have the Chicago Civic Opera Company in their city for a three-day stay during the coming season. Negotiations for this are under way. The Baltimore people insist upon the following three attractions: Mephistopheles, with Chaliapin; La Juive, with Raisa; a Mary Garden opera. In other words, they want stars...
...second largest depart- ment store in Newark, and occupies one-quarter of a block admirably located with respect to the Pennsylvania Railroad, Public Service Terminal, Hudson Tubes and prospective subway developments. The new management, consisting of Messrs. Kresge and Plaut, and the banking firm of Merrill, Lynch & Co., expect to build up the balance of the ground floor space in the near future...