Word: irina
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...mother of Mr. Golding's new heroine, Irina, had been a dancer in the Imperial Russian Ballet. So had her mother before her. So naturally Irina was a dancer too. From the time she could toddle, Dancing-Master Borodin drilled and drove her, his heart set on making her a great ballerina. Irina had no time or strength left for thoughts about her own heart until, just as the time was drawing near for her debut, she met dour young Doctor Ivan. Ivan thought dancing and dancers ridiculous, but not Irina. They took each other so seriously that...
Modest Teacher Sirs: Below is a translation of a letter which Constantin N. Cotolan has addressed to you c/o my humble person together with a portrait photograph of himself for TiME-readers' edification. ALEXANDRA IRINA DIMANCESCO San Francisco, Calif...
TIME'S thanks to Alexandra Irina Dimancesco, the wife of the Rumanian consul in San Francisco, daughter of General Radulesco, chief of the Rumanian Army's Veterinary Service...
...ballerinas who fetch the most applause are Tamara Toumanova, Tatiana Riabouchinska and Irina Baronova, all in their teens. Toumanova, a dark-skinned Caucasian, was born on a train in Siberia as her parents were attempting to escape from the Revolution. At 7, in Paris, she was praised by Pavlova who gave her a bouquet; Toumanova still cherishes its withered leaves and dried-up blossoms...
ALEXANDRA IRINA DIMANCESCO...