Word: mastering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Beggar's Opera" took London by surprise and fifty years later it was still a favorite theme for polite dispute. The occasion on which Johnson coined this mouth-filling dictum is memorable for another reason; -- the attentive Boswell for once disagreed with his master's defense of the play, and declared "the gaiety and heroines of a highwayman very captivating to a youthful imagination", and a temptation which "it requires a cool and strong judgment to resist". Boswell was not alone in his brave opposition; no loss a figure than Edmund Burke "thought the literary merit of "The Beggar...
...regard to King Lear as a character. Professor Kittredge concluded, "He is a true hero and every inch a king, even in madness when he rejects suggestions to flee. He never ceases to believe that the realm is his and he is its master. He is a man, a father, a king...
...spectacle of a virtuoso conducting a symphony orchestra in one of his own compositions is rare enough in itself to cause comment, but when the conductor-composer is master violinist, 'cellist, pianist, and organist, of international reputation as well, the performance is more than unusual. The appearance of M. Georges Enesco last week with the Boston Symphony Orchestra called attention to a versatility which is almost five centuries out of place...
...collection of German prints of the 15th and 16th centuries have been placed on exhibition in the Print Room of the Fogg Art Museum. Among those shown are two woodcuts from different editions of the Apocalypse blockbook, an engraving by the so called Master E. S., the first great German engraver, whose influence was felt not only by his followers in Germany but, also, in Italy. There are also several fine Schongauers, and a number of prints by the greatest German master, Durer. Among the latter are woodcuts from the great series--the Apocalypse, Great Passion and Small passion...
...Little Masters" are represented by a few prints each, including early etchings by Hirschvogel, Lautensack, and Hopfer. Lucas Cranach's work on both copper and wood is shown, and there are woodcuts designed by Hans Holbein. The proofs from his Dance of Death are fine impressions, and the tiny pictures with their few lines show the master a great draughtsman and composer. the exhibition will last for several weeks...