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...Italy. That was a mistake. Her next, a number from Dinorah, came more welcomely; it had a thinner flavor. The coldness of her music increased; the warmth of the audience increased commensurably. She sang Bishop's Pretty Mocking Bird, the Polonaise from Mignon. Then the Mad Scene from Luna-flight upon flight of crazy silver bells pealing in a ruined steeple rimed with frost. That cold, brilliant audience rose to her; they clapped and clapped again; they cheered her until her car (which even the gallant 50 could scarce have budged) took her away. She had given them what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Galli-Curci | 11/10/1924 | See Source »

...Efficiency, economy, honor - these three. But the greatest of these is honor," said Sir George Luna to the 20th conference of the Association of Education Committees in London, referring to a motion to reduce teachers' salaries. It was true, he said, that had the scales been drawn up this year instead of in 1920 they would have been lower. But he felt obliged to point out that the agreement adopted in 1920 would not terminate until 1925. Which brought him to the matter of honor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: No Salary Reduction | 8/6/1923 | See Source »

...what about-er-the so-shockingly Gallic pieces? Well, amateurs of the nude have a wide range of choice. Oh quel Nul at the Concert Mayel O Nul at La Luna Rousse, Le Nu Aux Nues at L'Abri, Ca porte aux Nues at the Montparnasse. In fact the American tourist in Paris should not suffer from lack of diverse dramatic fare. All you have to do is pay your money and take your choice, and-especially to one of these nice light comedies by Racine or Corneille-your wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Paris | 6/18/1923 | See Source »

...Heart Morley Rhapsody Brahms (Contralto solo by Mme. Homer) Russian Folk Songs. Song of the Lifeboat Men Fireflies At Father's Door Drake's Drum Coleridge Taylor The Harvard Glee Club IV. How's My Boy Sidney Homer From the Brake the Nightingale Sidney Homer Pioggia Respighi Tramontarano la luna e le Plejadi Benvenuti As Ever I Saw Warlock Dedication Warlock Mme. Homer V. Echo Sullivan Noon Quiet in the Alps Bossi Hallelujah Chorus, from the "Mount of Olives" Beethoven The Harvard Glee Club...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MME LOUISE HOMER TO SING WITH GLEE CLUB IN SYMPHONY HALL TONIGHT | 12/14/1922 | See Source »

...Revere Beach, a Luna Park, a Coney Island, all rolled in one and open the year 'round at that, exist unnoticed in the massive shadow of Langdell Hall. Condensed into one room is the first amusement park in America...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACTS AND FIGURES | 10/14/1922 | See Source »

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