Word: martinisms
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...cold, raw day in London, with slow rain and eddying winds. Towards nightfall the rain stopped and wisps of fog trailed up off the Thames to settle over the city. St. Paul's rolled up in the distance, the Bridge stood like ghostly battlements, and the finger of St. Martin's in the Fields was an old woman in an old torn veil. It was quiet end ancient and very...
...Macbeth Gallery gave first exhibitions to Homer Dodge Martin, Alexander Wyant, Robert Henri, George Luks, William Glackens, John Sloan, Ernest Lawson, dozens of others. William Macbeth's greatest coup was his sponsorship of his funereal friend, the late great Arthur B. Davies. Sensitive Artist Davies had a studio right over the gallery, lunched with William Macbeth every day, used to bring his pictures down to exhibit before the paint was dry, was always free to borrow all the cash in the till...
...only surprise in appointing Samuel Insull was that Samuel's brother Martin was not appointed. Brother Martin has been president of Middle West, and a great speechmaker up and down the Mississippi-Missouri Valley. Recently Samuel Insull Jr., smart son of a smart father, had been supplanting Uncle Martin in control of Middle West. Uncle Martin was out. Although Father Samuel would act officially as receiver, it was possible that Son Samuel would continue to be the practical cost-cutting manager of the sprawling empire...
Seven concerts will be given by the Harvard Glee Club as its final offerings for the year, it was announced last night by G. K. Martin '32, manager...
...week found Mr. Insull 72 years old, he passed through it with his usual quietness and almost autocratic self assurance. Through his activities in business, in politics, in grand opera, Mr. Insull is one of the best known citizens of Chicago, as are also his son and his brother Martin. Last week's problems did not appear to have stripped the Insulls of Chicago's respect. Their trouble was purely financial. No ice, heat, light or traction service would be interrupted by the intricate figuring at the Manhattan meeting. Criticisms voiced last week were directed against the utility holding company...