Word: orientales
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"The reasoning of a Bolshevik is beyond the understanding of healthy people and nations. Even before the war the Russians were eccentric. At one moment the Russian was the polished European, strongely under the influence of French civilization; and a moment later he was the suave, but savage Oriental from...
In addition to Mr. Coates, the personnel includes Joseph Bonnet, who is perhaps the world's most distinguished organist, and Vladimir Rosing, noted operatic director. One of the organs is said to be the largest in the world. Another contains an equivalent for every percussion instrument imaginable?military drum, oriental...
Peacemaker Breasted. Efforts were made to approach a settlement between the Egyptian Government, on the one hand, and the Countess Carnarvon and Howard Carter, on the other, in the dispute (TiME, Feb. 25 et seq.), over TutankhAmen's tomb. Dr. James Henry Breasted, distinguished American archeologist and historian, who...
At the Metropolitan, Massenet's Le Roi de Lahore was given its first showing one evening last week. As a stage spectacle, it was ultra-magnificent. Boris Anisfeld, most vigorous of modern Russian 'decorative artists, given a free hand with Eastern temple scenes and Oriental Gardens of Paradise...
But the touch that apparently makes Oriental and Occidental kin is the announcement of Reverend Potter's suggestion that an All-American bible be written. By one literary tour de force the life and writings of the smuggler Hancock become enshrined in the American Genesis; Daniel Boone becomes the leader...