Word: napoleonic
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Pacts & Protocols. As the first member of a French Government to call at the Vatican since Napoleon burst in, Pierre Laval was most warmly received by the Supreme Pontiff who invested him with the Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX, then bestowed his blessing upon the entire French party, including Josette...
...company chosen with excellent discrimination. It is indeed unfortunate that this wealth of talent has been wasted on an unhappy choice of vehicle, but it must be admitted with all due respect to the dramatiser of Cyrano that "L'Aiglon" is a poor play. Restand may have believed that Napoleon's son offered the material for the creation of a modern Hamlet but he neglected to appreciate the difference between his skill and that of Mr. Shakespeare--a not inconsiderable difference. The pitiful sight of a weakly Napoleon II striving to regain the position which his father held is admittedly...
...does contain Miss Le Gallienne which ordinarily would be justification per se for any play. But this time Miss Le Gallienne has made a bad mistake--much as she may fancy emulating Maude Adams and Sarah Beruhardt she is definitely not suited to this role. Weakly as Napoleon II might have been, he was nevertheless a male and this is something Miss Le Gallienne cannot achieve. Her work is good but she has set herself an impossible task...
McCormick lays many a florid wreath at his paladin's feet: "A hero, without fear and without reproach, who needed neither the panoply of war nor the customary mannerisms of command to buoy up his iron will." He sums up his admiration by declaring Grant the superior of Napoleon himself...
...eighteen years Louis Napoleon Bonaparte had been Emperor of the French. In this short time the country had recovered from a state of revolutionary chaos and was now without question the leading power on the continent of Europe. Twice the Emperor had led the people into war, both times successfully. Meanwhile a legend had grown up around him. He was considered variously as a Mephistopheles, a weakling, a fool, and an iron man. Now, in 1870 the time had arrived to test the legend. Prepared "to the last gaiter button," the famous French army, victors of Sebastopol and Solforino, awaited...