Word: sentimentale
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No eminent Victorian's mantelpiece was complete without its little bronze animal, but even before Swedish modern had come along to sweep the house clean of dust catchers, such sentimental statuary had already wound up in the flea market. Most of it was indeed cloying bric-a-brac, but...
Rugantino, a musical transported intact from Rome and sung and spoken in Italian, is a pleasant novelty on Broadway. Unobtrusive English titles are flashed on a narrow screen above the stage to keep the playgoer abreast of action and dialogue. More nearly an operetta than a musical comedy, Rugantino is...
Since De Gaulle's return to power in 1958, the diplomats have become humbly aware that he was right and they were wrong. And he has had little to complain of since Couve de Murville moved into the Quai d'Orsay to help dispense the classic diplomacy that...
Fado's dark charms are, indeed, perceivable beyond Portugal. Amália has sung in New York and Hollywood, made a dozen successful visits to Bra zil and just finished a triumphant engagement in Mexico City. But back home, her spell is so strong that she easily persuades Portugal...
The intellectual indolence that infuriated Beauharnais served her well as Empress. She kept out of Bonaparte's affairs, obediently attended any functions she was instructed to, conscientiously memorized the remarks Bonaparte composed for her to use on public occasions. Otherwise, she entertained herself with the theater and with sentimental...