Word: gli
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this crime against humanity take place." Above it was a macabre drawing of two electric chairs in which, side by side, sat the Rosenbergs, holding hands. Across France they were portrayed as "peace partisans," condemned because they opposed Washington plans to war on Russia. In Italy they were "Gli Innocenti" (The Innocents), whose two young children (5 and 9) would be made orphans, and Rome's Communist L'Unitá compared them to Dreyfus, Zola, Sacco and Vanzetti, and John Brown...
...squad started to experiment with new plays and formations yesterday and will concentrate on polishing them up in the next three afternoons. The varsity scrimmaged with Bob Margarita's freshmen both offensively and defensively. Bob Hardy and Art French, former injury victims, returned to action. Dusty Burke, Gli O'Neil, John Tulonko, and Jerry Blitz formed the backfield in the offensive scrimmage...
Loud Roars. Beginning with the Adagio from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, Ulanova, with muscular Partner Juri Kondratov, sparkled through a rigorous program with top polish and variety: a selection from Schumann's Carnaval, Chopin's Waltz No. 7, a bit from Glière's Red Poppy, Death of the Swan to music by Saint-Saëns, and an overawing acrobatic finale, Rubinstein's Waltz. Each number drew loud, continuous roars...
Also honored: the 75-year-old dean of Russian composers, Reinhold Glière, for his new ballet score. The Bronze Horseman. The production of his 23-year-old Red Poppy, one of the most popular ballets in Russia, won prizes for ten leading performers and the directors of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater...