Word: signore
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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First came the statement that established his own position?a letter from Otto H. Kahn, in behalf of the Metropolitan Board of Directors, extending his contract until May 31, 1931, in appreciation of "his brilliancy of artistic achievement and resourcefulness of management." So was Signor Gatti-Casazza honored at the close of his 18th season. Many knew that his old contract extended to 1929, saw that its extension was to insure his direction for at least three seasons in the new home, to squelch the rumor that a change of home means a change of organization...
...recent weeks, Signor Mussolini has appeared in TIME chiefly as an orator?in his own words...
Said the princely Arabian donor, patting the horse's flank: "His name, Signor Premier, is 'Said,' which means 'Good Fortune.'" Pleased, the somewhat superstitious* Duce responded: "So! I will ride him every day. I will remember daily your loyalty. May the All Highest protect...
...Signor Mussolini, well nigh intoxicated by these splendors, climbed a steep and rickety ladder with intent to view in panorama the expanse of Leptis Magna, which slumbered beneath a protective layer of sand from about the Sixth Century until four years ago, when Finance Minister Count Volpi, then Governor of Tripoli, commenced its excavation...
...Signor Mussolini was presented with an Egyptian mummy in 1923. Late one night he chanced to read an article recounting "mysterious fatalities" said to have befallen those who have violated the tombs of the Pharaohs. An instant later, he was telephoning furiously. Before dawn the mummy had been removed from his residence to a remote museum...