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Charles-Edouard Jeanneret prefers to be known as Le Corbusier, the name of his maternal grandfather. Born near Geneva 44 years ago, the son of a Swiss watchmaker, he studied engraving, traveled in Italy, worked in Vienna. A performance of Puccini's La Boheme sent him to Paris to live. In intervals between struggling with advanced architecture he became a factory manager, publisher of L'Esprit Nouveau, and a painter. In 1923 he published his first book. Vers mi Architecture, which denned all his theories, has had an enormous influence on architects all over the world...
...medical student, Pierre, and his fiancee (Miss Sydney Fox, as well as another medical student and his beloved. Leaving this old machinator of a Mirakle for the disarming young people, we follow Pierre and his friends in scenes of Bohemian gayety that owe practically everything to DuMaurier and Puccini's opera. Here are Mimi and Musetta, making merry in studio bedrooms and cavorting in the park on holidays. Except for a suspicion that Musetta is a child of Keokuk and not of Paris, it is all rather touching. They should really play the Musetta Waltz from "Boheme...
...Milan, offered her the leading soprano role in the world premiere of Arrigo Boito's posthumous Nerone. Regretfully she declined: she would not break her U. S. contracts (later she became a U. S. citizen). Maestro Toscanini postponed the premiere so that she might appear in it. Giacomo Puccini heard her in Nerone, stipulated that she should be engaged for the first performance of Turandot which he was then writing. Turandot, also, was delayed until she could sing...
...David Belasco hastily wrote a play from Mr. Long's story, produced it successfully in Manhattan, transferred it to London. The stage manager of Covent Garden opera sent a message to famed Composer Giacomo Puccini that he had just the libretto for him. Puccini hastened to London, saw Madame Butterfly, wrote the opera...
...clock this evening. The list includes numbers from ten different great composers, thus enabling music lovers to enjoy the greatest variety of entertainment. The offerings run the gamut of musical compositions from the deep overture of "Tannhauser" of the immoral Wagner to the lighter melody of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" and Boccherini's Minuet. The program is as follows: Polonaise Chopin "Barber of Seville" overture Rossini Minuet Boccherini "Madame Butterfly" Fantasia Puccini "Peer Gynt" Suite Grieg "Valse Trieste" Sibelius "Tannhauser" overture Wagner "Girl Crazy" selections Gershwin "Artist Life" Walty Strauss Hungarin March Berlioz