Word: fabric
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...levee theme, developed fully in "Ol' Man River" when the Negro chorus comes on stage, sweating under bales of cotton, is the kernel around which Show Boat's music grew. Composer Kern wrote the song for Negro Paul Robeson. Then around it he wove his melodic fabric to fit the libretto which Oscar Hammerstein II craftily extracted from Edna Ferber's novel. Paul Robeson was to have sung in the original U. S. production but it was delayed. Contracts called him to London. He sang in the London show, had his great success. He was in last...
...likely in the long run to hurt it more than the transient prejudice which the average man now feels toward its very name. Until the Socialists have bridged this gap between theory and practice and given assurance that control of business by experts can be brought about within the fabric of present system, they are not likely to make great progress against the planless but firmly entrenched older parties...
...like pretzels, I know something is wrong," carped Congressman Boland shortly after witnessing the mishap which befell the U. S. S. Akron last February and laid her up for nearly two months for repairs. But nothing was wrong. Last week Lakehurst mechanics were stitching the last bit of fabric to the Akron's torn skin, finished tinkering her broken fin. When Lieut Commander Rosendahl barks "Up ship!" as he sails to join the Fleet in the Pacific next week, his ship will rise as sound and airworthy as ever...
Unheralded and unsung, Dr. Eckener's old Graf last week, on regular schedule, completed her third round-trip to Pernambuco, Brazil. Only one delay marred her winter season. Departing for the second trip, the Graf fouled a radio antenna, slightly ripped fabric, broke a propeller. The old Graf is doomed after the Hindenburg is launched...
...China, reports that China has great man power available with a total of 2,500,000 men under arms in military formations at the moment. Although China has all the instruments of modern warfare, tanks, air guns, and airplanes they have never been knit into the Chinese military fabric. The individual Chinese soldier is very easily disciplined and because his wants are so small is able to stand great privation...