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...variations by Saint-Saens. The piece begins with the simple, lovely, Trio melody from the second movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata, Opus 31, No. 2. Then follows a series of flashy but inartistic variations, which leads to a restatement of the theme, and a final flourish of octave passages. The work as a whole is typical of those many fluffy compositions by the Frenchman which are fun to watch, fun to play, but certainly not great music...
...community was in for a surprise. Under Matthews' son John, the school began to flourish, and soon the sons of statesmen, bankers, and judges were trooping up the hill (among them: Army Secretary Frank Pace, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert A. Lovett, Pan American's Juan Trippe). Last week, as The Hill celebrated its 100th anniversary with 13 simultaneous alumni dinners in 13 cities, it had long since earned its reputation as one of the top boys' prep schools...
...attempts to be definite, if he admonishes and exhorts, if he really loves God and his neighbor fearlessly, he will be despised and rejected . . . Scandals will be spread about him and the witchlike malice of the self-righteous will fall on him. The pride of the semi-educated . . . will flourish in village sloth. 'Many country people think there is something in all this religion,' as [Anglican Layman] Samuel Gurney says, 'and they aren't going to have anything to do with...
...life, payable by Christmas. Hope hatches a scheme to raise the money by drafting Broadway mugs and con men into Santa Claus suits, sets them to taking up a sidewalk collection, supposedly for an old ladies' home. He also supplies the old dolls, installs them with a flourish in a vacant gambling casino and starts cleaning up until another mobster (Lloyd Nolan) hijacks both his swag and his old ladies...
With a fine St. Patrick's Day flourish, Boston's four-time Mayor James M. Curley last week confirmed an open secret: he will be a candidate for re-election next November. It is simply a matter of civic duty, said the 76-year-old Jim Curley, who kept right on bossing the city when he was sent to prison for mail fraud in 1947. "I have been mayor in four crises and have overcome what appeared insuperable obstacles and know that I can do it again...