Word: orpheus
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Orpheus, son of Apollo, played his lyre so well that birds and beasts were stilled and oak trees moved from their places to listen. Even Cerberus, the three-headed guardian of Hades, was lulled to sleep when the musician tried to bring Eurydice back from the dead. Jealous Thracian maidens killed Orpheus who was buried in Libethra where the nightingales are supposed to sing more sweetly than in any other part of Greece. He is remembered as the God of Music...
...years ago Sculptor Carl Milles, recalling this familiar legend, won a competition with a sketch of a fountain to be placed in front of Stockholm's Concert Hall. Last week Carl Milles had finished the last of the plaster models of his Orpheus group. He and they were on their way to Stockholm where the models will be cast in dark green bronze. The fountain will be completed...
...short time spent in the realms of Orpheus prior to entering the examination room is an effective antidote for mental flurries and uneasiness. We heartily recommend Dr. Davison's recitals to all undergraduates...
Wednesday Evening May 23 *March, E1 Captain" Sousa *Overture to "Orpheus" Offenbach *Reve Angelique Rubenstein *Baechanale from "Samson and Delish" Saint Seems *"Giris of Baden," Waltz Komzak *The lost chord Trumpet sole: Georges Mager Sullivan *Ouverture Solennelle "1312" Tchaikorsky *"Mille Modiste," Selection Herbert "Dubinushka," Russian Folk song Arranged by Jacchia March, "There's only One Vienna" Schrammel...
...title is a good one, and it has a flavor all its own. This flavor is heightened by the customary sale during the intermission of artistic booklets ("the raciest, spiciest little novelty we've set at your disposal in a long time, gentlemen") and is lent sweetness as Orpheus, embodied in orchestra leader Joe Riseman, tunes the opening overture...