Word: signore
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Nazis & Fascists. The Fascist station master greets him: "Ah, Signor Farkas, welcome." At the Hotel Paradiso, the manager bows and scrapes. Three Nazi officers staying at the Paradiso are impressed, try to make conversation. "Herr Farkas," says one, "my wife has just written me. She went to see a play of yours. In Dresden. She enjoyed it tremendously." Farkas stares, smiles coldly, answers in French. He has no love for Nazis or for Fascists...
...thunder on unbreakable plastic records, which catch the crescendos without the mushiness of ordinary records. Best is Toscanini's job on La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie). Also in Victor's second plastic album are the overtures to The Barber of Seville, La Cenerentola (Cinderella) and Il Signor Bruschino. Performance : excellent...
Unhappiest man in Rome the day the list came out was Signor Gammarelli, the thin, clear-eyed tailor who has the arduous task of supplying cardinals with all the paraphernalia of a prince of the church. Even in the best of times a cardinal's wardrobe costs about $4,000, from his moire silk skullcap to his red silk socks and red morocco, silver-buckled shoes. Since one complete costume (a cardinal usually has a half-dozen or more) takes up to 30 yards of material, and Italy's weavers are still short of supplies, Gammarelli feared there...
...play a larger part in the war. "All of the Italian fleet is at the disposal of the Allies. Italian aviators are ready to fly, if planes are given them. About 50,000 Italian merchant seamen could be used on United Nations ships." But what Italy wants most, said Signor Tarchiani, is the chance to build a democratic government of its own. He added hopefully: "I am sure to find here the greatest sympathy and comprehension for Italy...
When the five men were asked: "Are you Partisans?" they did not seem to understand. Then one smiled, said, "Si, signor, Partisans." But he seemed vague about the word. They were peasants. They had killed to save a pig and because they hated the Germans. Tony said: "In America, they don't do sucha things. Now we help and sometimes we can kill Germans. Okay...