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...southern New Hampshire, where he spent his last years. Before he died he expressed a wish that this country refuge might be made available to other composers, paint-ters, writers who were anxious to work in country quiet. But the realization of his wish required more money than Idealist MacDowell had saved...
...quiet round of preaching primitive Christianity, writing amateur science, philosophizing with his cronies, combatting the blackening meanness of his brother and sisters. When at last the shipowner decided that Handel's Christianity was interfering with business, he turned the police loose, and they finished the old idealist off with a broken head. His sister Semiramis said his martyrdom was only another brand of pigheadedness...
Last week, Second Son Bruno. 19, whom his father has called an "idealist" (TIME, Oct.-n), reached less violently for laurels as he zoomed a tri-motor Savoia-Marchetti transport airplane over a 621 mi. (1,000 km.) closed circuit course breaking three speed records for planes carrying up to 4,409 (2,000 kg.) Ib. payload. His speed was 267 m.p.h., four miles faster than the previous record which he himself established last July. With him flew his flying instructor, Squadron-Commander Colonnello Attilio Biseo, who when in Rome acts as personal pilot to his pupil's father...
...light marked this Caesar (Joseph Holland) well-his striding height, jutting chin, cross-belted military tunic, sleek modern breeches. Dark-shirted followers saluted him with uplifted right arms, sharp hails. Lights more benign singled out contemplative, poet-haired Brutus (Orson Welles), a reluctant, calmly-reasoning conspirator-an introspective idealist in a blue serge suit. No lean and hungry Cassius was Actor Martin Gabel, but a hunched, spleeny agitator, surrounded by grim adherents in modern mufti, slouch hats pluck'd about their ears...
...Bruno Mussolini was this week discovered to be in active bombing service with the Rightist airforce in Spain. II Duce once remarked: "Bruno is an idealist and I let him do what he wants. In fact, I approve...