Word: passionateness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...stereotype of a Quaker would surprise the fiery Friends of George Fox's 17th Century as much as today's average idea of a Christian would surprise the dangerously living followers of St. Paul. The early Quakers were not quaint and softspoken; they were religious enthusiasts of passion and vociferous outrage who were not afraid to raise their voices against a minister in his pulpit or a slave dealer at his market...
...when he applied for the job of musical director at Leipzig's churches of St. Thomas and St. Nicolas. He was asked for some assurance that he could "maintain the music." What, for instance, could he offer for the coming Good Friday service? Bach produced his brand-new Passion According to St. John and got the job. Last week RCA Victor released the first complete recording of the St. John (6 sides LP) ever made in English...
Among Rouault's most moving work is a series of 58 engravings called Miserere et Guerre, which intersperses whores, fools, bullies, soldiers and clowns with pictures of Christ's Passion. Published in book form by London's Trianon Press, the series was on sale last week in the U.S. (Miserere; $5.75). "I rejoice," said Rouault in a preface, "that [publication] has come to pass before my departure from this planet...
...through the streets I wander onward merrily, See how the folks look round, Because they know I'm charming, A very charming girl. And then 'tis mine to mark the hidden longing And all the passion in their eyes; And then the joy of conquest overcomes me- Every man is my prize...
...plump, feverish worker, Fox has such a passion for anonymity that his name is not listed on the directory of the old Boston building where he has his headquarters. Inside, the office is piled high with paintings (Utrillo, Hassam, Dufy, etc.); in one corner is a grand piano which Fox likes to play. But his real fun is what he calls "dealing in special situations." By such deals, Fox has gained control of U.S. Leather Co., holds a dominating, if not controlling, interest in Western Union, has his finger in a handful of other companies, including one which is about...