Word: incidental
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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The new Carmen was Gertrud Wettergren, who arrived in Manhattan with no thought of singing the role for which she is best known in Europe. But Ponselle had a cold before her first performance and Wettergren was called in for rehearsal, proved that, if need be, she could save the...
Mother's Story, Born Maryon Andrews, Mother Hewitt has since 1902 been married successively to a rich California doctor, a Manhattan broker. Inventor Hewitt, a British baron, a Newark, N. J. lawyer. She has lost one husband by death, two by divorce, two by annulment. After her divorce, year...
With this story incident as a prolog, the picture takes up the story of the Glourie clan on the contemporary scene, when the only member of it left is young Donald Glourie (Robert Donat). A shy, shiftless, personable young man, he lives alone in Glourie Castle waiting for someone who...
Elephant Toes. When Arthur Compton was 10 he wrote a monograph on why some elephants are three-toed, others five-toed, explaining why he found his view at variance with that of other authorities. His mother concealed her amusement. When she recalled the incident with a smile many years later...
"As a result of the past year's experience." Dean Chase declared, "the members of the Committee and of the Administrative Board feel that the new principle has entirely justified itself. A larger number of men than before have been able to carry on their work without the distractions and...