Word: greatest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Asked why he classed Gilbert and Sullivan so far ahead of all other composers of musical plays, the veteran actor replied, "Gilbert and Sullivan are immortal because each was a genius with an infinite appreciation of the other. Gilbert was, I think, the greatest come poet of the language, Sullivan was an accomplished composer, without compare in his particular field. Together they rose to heights that would have been unattainable for each single. Gilbert and Sullivan were the perfect union of sense and sound. Sullivan's music matches wit for wit, and gibe for gibe, with Gilbert's book...
Circus performer, law student, teacher, actor and director, Evreinov is a figure of great versatility and ability. In a career of varied interests and activities, he has attained a position among the greatest writers, directors and actors in Russia...
...minor injuries to mar the physical condition of the squad, Princeton is starting the last two weeks of practice prior to the final encounters with Harvard and Yale. As regards injuries, at least, the Tiger mentors seem to be better off than the coaches of Princeton's greatest rivals...
...Worcester, who is himself an enthusiastic walker, believers hiking to be one of the greatest methods of exercising. "I have talked to Trainer Farrell of the football and track team, and he also believes in the efficacy of hiking as an exercise", said Dr. Worcester when interviewed...
These astounding confessions bid fair to prove the sensation of the literary year. Written with a frankness of self-revelation unmatched in the century-and-a-half since the famous Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau, it flames with the stark, blazing spirit of the artist who has become our greatest actor...