Word: signer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Premier now holds the portfolios of Foreign Affairs, War, Marine and Air. It was argued in Rome that, if this kind of thing goes on. Signer Mussolini will be the whole Cabinet. More probable, however, was the rumor that the Premier intends to create a Ministry of Defence combining the portfolios of War, Marine...
Mussolini had to cancel the engagement owing to pressing affairs of state. Among others present: Senator Tomaso Tittoni, President of the Senate; Admiral Thaon de Reval, Minister of Marine; Signer Rocco, Minister of Justice; Senator Schanzer, ex-Foreign Minister; Senator Contarini, Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry; Signer de Stefani, Minister of Finance; Commendatore Pace, Director General of the Treasury and one of Italy's leading bankers; U. S. Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher...
Artists. Miss Müller, soprano, sang with a sincerity marred only by irrelevant smiles in certain love-scenes; Signer Lauri-Volpi (Gallurese) turned himself into a human cornet; Conductor Tullio Serafin imposed upon the wavering score his own electrifying power. At the close of each act, Montemezzi appeared before the curtain, bowed, smiled. On one of these occasions, a lackey delivered to him a floral wreath...
...Signer Fortune Gallo, famed director of the San Carlo Opera Company, last week sent out a letter to music clubs, to critics, to concert managers. "I," said Fortune Gallo, "have announced my willingness to form an All-American Opera Company for the presentation of the works of American composers in English, next season . . . The first opera will be the new American opera Alglagla . . . by composer Frank de Leone [Akron, Ohio]. . . . The company will comprise not less than 50 persons. . . . No money will be spared." To the East, to the West, said Signor Gallo, his opera company would go, tour...
Demarsico. The pent-up energies of the Fascist deputies were released in noisy bombardments when Fascist Deputy Demarsico arose to defend his chief, Benito. One by one he took the arguments of Signer Soleri and metaphorically broke them over his thighs. At each snap of the hapless Soleri indictments, the cries of the Fascisti grew more and more delirious. Came the time for paying tribute to the martyrs of Fascismo. Demarsico turned to Soleri, shouted: "They died smilingly, our 3,000 martyrs, to construct something permanent. Make no illusions for yourselves; they have indeed created something permanent; and their sacrifice...