Word: morely
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Up & Comers. Mrs. Whitney, unlike her uptown friends who were concentrating on collecting old masters and French impressionists, decided to do what she could to encourage young hopefuls in the U.S. She opened her studio to her more promising Village neighbors, was soon holding exhibitions and buying the works of...
In 1914 she decided to move to bigger quarters, called on her sister-in-law's secretary, the 37-year-old wife of Dentist Willard Burdette Force, to help her out. From then on, with forceful, explosive Mrs. Force as front man, the Whitney Studio went great guns. By...
Offstage, Piaf, now 33, is more hoyden than gamin, loves to poke fun in a husky voice at her manager and friends. And she doesn't worry about her appearance distracting; with her hair combed, and a smartly tailored suit, she is très chic. She is doggedly...
All four-even Soprano Alda-aped Basso Segurola by wearing monocles.When Segurola put on his top hat, he was showered with white dust: Caruso had thoughtfully poured flour into it. Baritone Scotti squirted seltzer water in Alda's face. Instead of nibbling at stage fare in the cafe scene...
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky conducting; Victor, 8 sides); (Paris Conservatory Orchestra, Carl Schuricht conducting; London FFRR, 2 sides, LP). Two great performances; if Schuricht's is more sure, Victor's 45-r.p.m. recording holds an edge over London's LP (33⅓...