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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...libretto with its creaky structure belongs to the bygone era of celluloid collars and beehive police helmets. In surrendering her role to Natalie Hall, Mme Jeritza escaped being a Venetian noblewoman of 1934 who thinks better of spurning a commoner when, in a flashback, she impersonates her own fisher maiden ancestor in 1770 wooing and winning the Duke of Orsano. She also escaped having the following appeal addressed to her: "Ah, Marchesa, wouldn't it be divine if we both went nuts together under a Venetian moon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Jan. 14, 1935 | 1/14/1935 | See Source »

Died, Dr. Theobald Smith, 75, famed immunologist, pathologist (TIME, Nov. 30, 1931); of heart failure; in Manhattan. In 1893 Dr. Smith established the principle of insect-borne infection and practically wiped out "Texas fever," scourge of cattle. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research placed him on its maiden directorate in 1901, where he served until his death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Dec. 17, 1934 | 12/17/1934 | See Source »

Experts had placed the largest possible total of bona fide registrants at somewhat under 300,000. But Saar wives have been blithely registering under both their married and maiden names and, if married more than once, under every other name they ever had. Saarlanders of both sexes have been registering in every district of the Saar in which they ever lived. To all of them-pro-Nazi, anti-Nazi, pro-French or pro-League-the present seems no time to stickle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: 200,000 Cheaters | 10/29/1934 | See Source »

Tall, slender, patrician-looking President Bryan, 63, can match his college's ancient traditions, its new vigor. At one of the weekly gatherings in Richmond of his old, proud family, a guest once asked a prim maiden Stewart if she were descended from Scotland's royal family. "On the contrary," replied she, "the Kings of Scotland are descended from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: At Williamsburg | 10/29/1934 | See Source »

...geisha girls seems to find a good deal of favor when one asks the why and wherefore. After all, Americans are not too numerous in Japan and the prospect of spending a pleasant few hours with a bunch of Harvard ball-players must have made many a comely Japanese maiden forget her afternoon prayers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/2/1934 | See Source »

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