Word: parisian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Spring Salon of the conservative Societé des Artistes Franç is opened at the Grand Palais with the rumble of temperament customary at a Parisian Exhibition. F. A. Bridgman, dean of American artists in France, found his canvases hung in a corner so dark as almost to be indiscernible. Another American exhibitor removed all his items. Mario de Goyon, French artist, found one of his pictures lying in a corner, entirely forgotten...
...Arts-from the Société des Artistes Français; thus he was considered a radical, although he was carefully trained in technique. Besnard is President of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and Director of the Ecole Française in Rome. He has decorated many important Parisian buildings, notably the Hotel de Ville and the Théâtre Française. His activities cover also portraiture, and life in France and India. Doubtless ,the best of Besnard's work is being saved for the Pittsburgh show, but the present exhibitions are proof of his right...
...debut, winning the Prix Yacowlef. Since then he has gone from triumph to triumph until today he is talked of as Europe's premier horse. His greatest achievement was capture of the Stewards Cup at Goodwood, England, after which King George sent for M. Pierre Wertheimer, his Parisian owner, to extend personal congratulations...
Twenty minutes from the St. Lazare Station is the Parisian suburb of Colombes. There, France has erected a stadium seating 30,000, and a vast playing field for the 1924 Olympics. Within the ground will be a bank, barbershop, postoffice, cafes, bars and many other trappings of civilization. It was semi-officially opened last week by a rugby match wherein Wales defeated France 10 to 6. Because it rained and because most of the French team were from southern France, the Frenchmen suffered a chill, so they said...
...orchestra leader named Alfred Goodman did a lot to interpret his own songs to the audience and to the suburban radio fans, and they must have had a gala night of it. Alice Delysia, of stage fame that has long been well established, was the last word in Parisian primal-donnas; while opposite her Nat Nazarro, Jr., showed a good deal of agility, and scarcely less histrionic ability. He did more than his share, and the audience showed its appreciation...