Word: folke
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...concerts will be under the direction of Dr. A. T. Davison '06, while tonight's soloist will be Mr. D. E. Terrill. Tonight's program follows: Harvard Hymn Paine How Sweet, How Fresh Paxton Shoot False Love Morley Adoramus Te Palestrina Italian Folk Songs...
...Adventures of Maya (German). U. S. folk of all sizes and ages will go many times to see how the blunt bee survived the perfidy of the green spider and the mischief of hornets to bring the message of battle to his drowsy queen. This picture took six years to make and is a coherent, exciting story in which all the actors and actresses are insects. Best shot: the warring swarms among looted honeycombs...
...Bronx, N. Y., where she grew up and where her father ran a neighborhood store. In vaudeville she was one of those fat, supernaturally stupid girls who serve up joke cues to dapper comedians. Later, in Broadway nightclubs, her fame spread as a singer of semi-salacious, contemporary folk songs. She sang with Paul Ash's orchestra, later in the musical comedy Good Boy. Young men in eastern colleges have voted for her as their favorite actress...
...with kika (headdress of married woman). Father of bride gives away his daughter. Mother of bride leads her daughter to groom's parents. Father of bride strikes bride with whip (ancient ritual, symbol of submission) and then passes whip to groom. Girls and bride dance to ancient folk-song-the whole company becomes increasingly intoxicated. All dance a ronde and sing, while a man and his wife from among the guests enter the bed to warm it with the heat of their bodies. Drushka and Svacha bring dishes of food. The whole company lead the bride and groom near...
...variety of selections will appear on the program. After two movements from Bach, there will be German, Russian, and English folk songs. Cesar Franck, Schumann, Saint-Saens, and Schubert will be represented; the evening will close with renditions, on two planos, from Raff, Howe, and Strauss...