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...sure, some of the most brilliant constellations of the northern skies: notably, Orion, Taurus, Gemini, and Ganis Major; but, if the skies of summer are less brilliant they are not less interesting. High up in the north is the "dipper", the catch figure of Ursa Major chased by the huntsman Bootes. The brightest star of Bootes is Arcturus, found by following the bend of the handle of the "dipper" to the eastward. Arcturus is one of the few stars whose diameter has actually been measured, although, like all "fixed stars", it is so far distant that with no telescope...
...effect of the war in changing his view-point was so great that his "Old Huntsman" brought him into fame almost overnight. Robert Nichols, a brother poet, has described the change in the following words: "The poetry of Siegfried Sassoon tends to divide itself into two rough classes--the idyllic and the satiric. War has defiled one to produce the other. At heart Siegfried Sassoon is an idealist." "Counter Attack" and "Picture Show" the poet's latest books, have still more increased his fame...
With the publication of his "Old Huntsman," Sassoon sprang into instant prominence, and his "Counter Attack" has led critics to place him in a class with Masefield and Noyes...
...Huntsman, rest...
...will be assisted by Miss Susan Metcalfe, soprano, and Mr. Horatio Connell, bass. PROGRAM. (Voice and Pianoforte). Franz Schubert, 1797-1828. (Pianoforte). Sonata, op. 42, First Movement. (Soprano). An Mignon. Heiden-Roeslein. Die Forelle. Rastlose Liebe. Gretchen am Spinnrade. "Hark! hark the Lark." (Bass). Aufenthalt. Der Doppelganger. Fruehlingstraum. Wohin. "Huntsman, Rest." Du bist die Ruh. Gruppe aus dem Tartarus. (Pianoforte). Menuetto, B minor. Moments Musicals, op. 94, A flat--F minor. (Soprano). Liebesbotschaft. Die junge Nonne. Der Wachtelschlag. Nacht und Traume. Auf dem Wasser zu singen...