Word: peering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hobnobbed with intellectuals; joined societies, shouted out his art theories, got an audience. He became first president of the first Russian art review Mir Iskusstva (Artistic World), which Serge Diaghilev edited. He designed the scenery for Alexander Borodin's Prince Igor, for Stanislavsky's production of Peer Gynt, for Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps. For this last one he also wrote the libretto. Then came the Russian revolutions. His St. Petersburg became Petrograd, Leningrad. He hustled to New York (1920). In Manhattan he founded the Master Institute of United Arts, "uniting all the arts and giving...
...moment: A valet, perched precariously on a window-ledge and peeking in through a lighted window at a damsel within, gestured excitedly to a gallant standing below. Another gallant was striding off down the street, having evidently refused the invitation. The gallant under the window eyed his departing peer. What...
...headquarters for the Hoover campaign. That was the Moses diminuedo. Senator Moses hastened to Washington. He was told he might be something called Director of the Service of Plan and Policy. He returned to Manhattan thinking that he was Chairman Work's practical-political advisor and virtually his peer. But last week, at a Manhattan meeting of National Committeemen from the New England and Middle Atlantic States, Senator Moses found that Dr. Work still intended to control the entire campaign from headquarters at Washington; that he and not Senator Moses would preside at Eastern advisory meetings. Senator Moses gave...
Never before has a Peer of the Realm been called to the Police Commissionership...
...following program will be given at the Pops concert in Symphony Hall at 8.15 o'clock tonight: Marche Militaire Schubert Suite, "Peer Gynt" Grieg a. Morning Mood b. Death of Aase c. Anitra's Dance d. In the Troll King's Grotto Boston Square and Compass Club Chorus a. O. Italia, Italia," from "Luerezia b. Rolling Down to Rio German c. Moonlight and Roses Lemare Overture to "Oberon" Weber Prelude to Act III. "Traviata" Verdi Prelude to "Lohengrin" Wagner Overture to "William Tell" Rossini