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...burn as a witch he dashed into the flames with her. To many a member of the Metropolitan audience the dream was as unreal with its slinky dancers and baskets of fruit as a Cecil B. De Mille cinema. Marigold was called upon to make two entrances in a floral cart, like Miss America in an Atlantic City parade. Swedish Goeta Ljungberg did as well as she could by a rôle for which she was badly miscast. Baritone Lawrence Tibbett as Wrestling came nearest to saving the performance. He struggled bravely to make the audience sympathize with...
...minutes before breakfast (sitting on a special stool because he was short), breathed the strains of "Hymn to the Night" while the Men's Singing Club of Portland sang the words: ''Softly now the light of day fades upon my sight away. . . ." Large among the floral pieces which banked the music room was one in the shape of a harp, on which roses marked the notes of the first bars of the hymn. In several cities seven other pipe organs, gifts of Mr. Curtis, whispered the same peaceful melody that afternoon as his body was borne...
...Japanese troops were commanded by Major Ochiai, sometime military instructor to the troops & officers of China's "Young1 Marshal" Chang Hsueh-liang, the very troops & officers who were defending Shanhaikwan last week. Less than two years ago some of the Chinese officers sent popular Major Ochiai a floral tribute of chrysanthemums, Japan's imperial flower. Last week posies were forgotten...
Fortnight ago Alice Roosevelt Longworth cut her way through floral strands stretched across the gangplank, struck her head against something, had her hat knocked off. Smilingly jamming hat on head she marched forward, officially opened the ship to the public. Booked to capacity for her maiden voyage this week. the Manhattan was given in charge of U. S. Lines' hero-captain, George Fried...
...initial contribution of twelve pansies was made by several House members to the embryo Eliot House garden now being established in the courtyard. Additional floral contributions of every description have been pouring in, and at the present rate of growth, the Eliot House garden will attain considerable dimensions before Commencement...