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...Angeles Philharmonic. "Somebody has to say stop. It's a salutary lesson and a help to us all." In these sentiments, he is far from alone. Other impresarios were also harsh in their assessment. "In the Met's place, I would have done exactly the same," said Hugues Gall, newly appointed head of the Paris Opera. "In the 1920s the director of the Met, Gatti-Casazza, used to deal firmly with even greater stars, like Caruso. But Caruso wasn't as crazy as Miss Battle seems...
Carswell's further discussion of the O.A. is quite to the point--he himself realizes its superiority to and E., however A. His illustration includes one of the key "Wake Up the Grader" phrases--"It is absurd." What force! What gall! What fun! "Ridiculous," hopeless," nonsense" on the one hand; "doubtless," "obvious," unquestionable" on the other, will have the same effect. A hint of nostalgic, anti-academic languor at this stage as well may match the grader's own mood: "It seems more than obvious to one entangled in the petty quibbles of contemporary Medievalists--at times, indeed, approaching...
There were other shocking non-reverential statements. When a reporter asked if he was aware that he was a part of history, Murphy replied, "No, I hadn't thought about that." He had the gall to compare Harvard-Yale to that fiercest of college football rivalries, Cincinnati-Miami (Ohio...
...anorexia is the external decomposition of the body. This emaciation reaches such a level that anorexics lose their ability to carry themselves or perform many of the bodily functions healthy humans perform each day: breathing or walking, for example. In addition, anorexics develop serious gastrinal problems, diabetes and gall-bladder diseases...
...underwater volcanic eruption. They capture the Franklin, a privateer sailing under American colors and carrying a Frenchman who may be a spy for Napoleon. Next comes a full-fledged pirate ship, then a whaler ripe for the taking, and then a particularly nasty storm called a wind- gall. Aubrey sustains some serious injuries. Maturin is kept busy cleaning up after various forms of carnage; the duty includes performing amputations without anesthesia. "This will hurt for a moment," he tells one patient, "but it will not last. Hold steady...