Word: modern
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...crusty old (70) Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham had undergone no sea change. He planned a concert and lecture tour in the U.S. and Canada, including four stops in Texas, where, he intoned, "Western culture has arrived at its highest peak." Having disposed of these kind words, he turned on modern classical music: "A continuous succession of promissory notes. Composers are always promising but only keep on promising." What about bebop? Snapped Sir Thomas: " What the devil is that...
...Miss St. Denis has not been active for over a decade, and her Jordan Hall concert was something of an historical event. Her audience, made up for the most part of devotees and the curious, seemed pleased at the opportunity to witness a performance by this pioneer in the modern American dance...
...land is so poor for industry and residence that even in good times it cannot command a reasonable price on the real estate market. The facts that so much of Boston is filled land and that so many of Boston's streets were planned without regard for the modern commercial world are the big reasons why this land cannot bring a higher price...
...crew (he installed one), and the fact that smoke sometimes obscured, the engineer's vision (he devised a vane to deflect it). He wound up designing not only new locomotives but whole new trains for Pennsylvania (Broadway Limited, "Spirit of St. Louis," The General, Liberty Limited, etc.), and modern new stations as well. Now he is pondering the biggest problem of all: finding a better and more profitable way to handle all the road's freight...
There were fine, luxurious new trains, buses, steamships and airliners built and abuilding. Designer Dreyfuss, who had conceived the New York Central's first modern 20th Century trains, had many a supermodern ocean liner interior on the boards. Designer Teague's cozy lounges, snack bars and dressing rooms were already aloft in Boeing's new Stratocruiser. Not even the U.S. toilet had been neglected. Thanks to Designer Dreyfuss and the Crane Co., it was now available in form-fitting shapes...