Word: isn
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...before the public and still able to do my Erda, my Magdalena and maybe my Fricka next winter. You know I am 64 years old and I learned a long time ago not to do more than I am able. And I am able to sing those roles again. Isn't it wonderful...
...blue syncopation, accurate dancing, clean, pretty costumes, a leading woman of uncommon excellence, and a spirit that is altogether exceptional. The leading woman is so darned good that it is a temptation to dismiss the production of "Laugh it Off" with the review, "Wilson, that's all" but it isn...
...murder trial now and then, reported ably and with just a trifle less color than the yellow press lays on. We serve the public what it wants in a way we think we can prove is good for it." ¶(Papers of The New York Times type): "Ah yes, isn't it unfortunate! But we are forced to compete with papers like The World and, besides, it is our policy to be encyclopedic. Almost any news is fit to print if treated in the proper spirit. Now here, the sociological import was considerable, really; intensely interesting to scientific students...
...Papers of the Hearst and Chicago Tribune persuasion): "Hot stuff! Sensational! Lay it on thick; run it every day! Great headlines! Maybe it isn't the best way of reforming the world, but for the present it's the best way to sell lots of newspapers." ¶(Gum-chewers'sheetlets): "Meat! Meat for us! Get the pictures, pictures, pictures! But of course we can't keep Chapman on the front page very long. There'll be a dozen crimes as good tomorrow...
...Those closest to him know Mr. Mellon not only isn't making any sacrifice but is having more fun than he has had in years. . . . Out in Pittsburgh, he was a sort of legendary figure. He was so completely protected by brothers, nephews and secretaries that no one outside of an exceedingly limited circle ever saw him. He appeared at no public functions, frequented no clubs, did no entertaining. He lived a hidden life and probably saw as few persons as any man in the country outside of a prison...