Word: particularities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...famous Third or "Eroica" Symphony which was played last weekend in Boston during the Friday and Saturday series. In contrast to this great work is a recent orchestral suite by the Russian musician, Sergo Prokefloff, who is well known for both his composing and pianoforte abilities. This particular suite is an arrangement of his incidental music to the Soviet film, "Lieutenant Kije," and is grouped into five movements of a light and satirical mood. The film was produced in the U. S. S. R. in 1933 and the music is being heard for the first time in America at tonight...
Today is Review Day at the University. Offerings are "Magnificent Obsession" and "Adventure in Manhattan," of which the former in notable as an early vehicle for the now great lover, Robert Taylor, and of which the second achieves no particular note...
...Lougee is young (Andover 1932) and quite sincere. He declares that he doesn't follow any particular "ism" of art; rather does he try to utilize all of them in his creations. He uses a now technique which he calls his monograph medium on some of his pictures. On others he uses the air-brush, brought into the public eye by George Petty of "Esquire" fame. These techniques combined with a now method of employing pastel colors produce amassingly well-excented sketches...
...with a discussion of President Roosevelt's recent speech. In speaking of the present situation abroad, the President has, acording to the signers, "indicated to the peoples of all democratic nations the directious from which immediate threats of war and violence are coming. These threats are coming at this particular moment not from the country while has adopted a socialist, political, and industrial position, but rather from the three countries which adhere to Nazi and Fascist militaristic ideolgies...
...addition to Mr. Taylor, who adds by his positive presence, mention might also be made of author Lloyd Douglas in general, and in particular of his noble idea which in a more or less butchered fashion serves as the theme of the story. A man finds completion of life through anonymous benefaction. Although the idea fails to be put across much except in a few philosophical sprinklings by Ralph Morgan, people who like pictures with a message may derive consideration throughout of what course the development of the theme might have followed...