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...modern movement began as a revolt against the conventional prettiness of the oldtime classical ballet. Isadora Duncan fought for freedom, seemed revolutionary when she appeared in soft Grecian costumes rather than stiffly-starched tarlatan, interpreted music according to her own personal reaction. The great Isadora had an influence on the Russian Choreographer Michel Fokine who did most to emancipate the ballet from its rigid routine, its stiff, old-fashioned patterns. But the classical technique persists, still holds claim to first importance wherever ballet is given...
These somewhat Grecian developments have had social Washington by the ears for weeks. Additional classic overtones were introduced by the fact that they paralleled the divorce of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Wood ("Chip") Robert Jr. after 25 years of married life...
Last week the "River of Doubt" surged up from two decades of obscurity. In the new Roosevelt Memorial hall which the Museum will open next autumn, was installed a towering mural painted by William Andrew Mackay. At the top a comely female figure in Grecian dress, representing the river, is pouring a torrent from a vase. In the background is a map with the river labeled "Rio Téo-doro." Below, kneeling at a portable table, Kermit Roosevelt keeps a record of the expedition. In the centre two expeditionists are pushing aside jungle growth so that a burly, square...
When Mr. Pipp acquired a daughter, a magnificent creature with a bust, a pompadour, and a Grecian profile (see cut), Charles Dana Gibson became world-famed. No U.S. illustrator has ever had such a vogue. Collier's paid him $100,000 for a series of drawings. The Kaiser gave the Gibson Girl his official approval. There were songs about la fille Gibson on the Paris boulevards. A framed Gibson girl was as important to the U.S. undergraduate of 30 years ago as a bulldog pipe and a pearl-buttoned reefer...
...conventional picture of Dr. MacCracken. But let Vassar alumnae cease criticizing their president. TIME reserves the right to select its cover pictures, takes full responsibility therefor. Had there been a complete variety from which to choose, the selection might have been the same. The picture of Dr. MacCracken in Grecian robes was published twice before by TIME, and no objection was heard...