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...singers of the English poetic renaissance of the seventeenth century, none sang more sweetly than Richard Lovelace whose tiny body of musical verse still delights the lovers of poetry. Imprisonment for his part in the Revolution in 1642 could not quench his ardor nor still his lyre, and he sang unceasingly of his Aramantha or his Lucasta. His lyrics have all the freshness of the Elizabethan morning, and breathe the spirit of liberty that characterized his age and is the keynote of the work of such of his followers as Byron and Shelley...
...Orange Comedy" was written by Carlo Gozzie and has never before appeared on an American stage. It has been completely revised by Gilbert Seldes, who converted it into an amusing burlesque of modern customs, under the guise of a seventeenth century fairy tale. Prohibition and Puritanism, war and international diplomacy all come in for vigorous comment. Many of the institutions of modern life and all modern eccentricities are presented in broad irony. Present day actors, critics, and audiences; fashions in clothes; movies, and real-estate agents are included...
...coast of Honduras along the Black River region and the socalled Mosquito coast of Guatemala are of great interest both historically and archeologically. The entire region was claimed by England early in the seventeenth century as a protectorate and a colony was established at Black River. About 1820, a man named Gregor McGregor started a land boom there in an attempt to exploit the natural resources of the country. This aroused the diplomats of both the Latin-American republics and the United States, and forced the English to give up all but what is now British Honduras. The kingdom...
...week of Sept. 18, the American Railway Association reported last week after the normal 21 days necessary to consolidate the country's statistics. That week was not only the record week of all time for such freight traffic; it was also the tenth successive week, and the seventeenth so far this year, when more than a million freight cars were loaded. Only once since the year's start (the week of Jan. 2) did car loadings fall below...
...justified in assuming Castilian airs, because, even if the Van Dorns did settle in New Amsterdam in 1614, Mr. Van Dorn himself is capable of earning only $3000 a year, whereas the Blumbergs (pants business) and the Palmieris (fruit business) are in the $20,000 a year class. The seventeenth century Van Dorns had neglected to purchase a farm in the vicinity of Times Square. So, in this bursting century, young love, eventually, has its way and Mr. Van Dorn makes the best of it. The curtain falls upon a happy conglomeration amidst enthusiastic applause...