Word: simpson
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...always a disappointment to the late Duke of Windsor that his wife was not entitled to be addressed as Her Royal Highness. In accordance with King George VTs decision, the former Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson, after her marriage to the man who had been King Edward VIM, had to be content with being a mere duchess. Now Patrick Montague-Smith, editor of Debrett's, the authoritative guide to the British aristocracy, says it was all a mistake. The rules of British heraldry permit a wife to take her title from her husband, and since Edward remained a Royal Highness...
...home, and a friendship began that lasted for 17 years. But in the spring of 1934, after several weeks of preoccupation with an ill relative, Freda called St. James's Palace, and an embarrassed operator told her: "I have orders not to put you through." Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson-then married to the brother of the hostess who had introduced Freda to the Prince in 1917-had appeared on the scene...
Died. Kirke L. Simpson, 90, who as an Associated Press reporter coined the phrase "smoke-filled room" to characterize the Chicago hotel suite in which Warren Harding's presidential nomination was arranged, then won a 1921 Pulitzer Prize and the A.P.'s first byline for his eloquent account of the burial of America's Unknown Soldier; in Los Gatos, Calif...
...sense of ensemble among the players was extraordinary. Vigeland did not conduct (in a hand-waving sense) once through all three movements. The attention given to the continuo part by cellist David Simpson was a pleasure to hear. Far too often the bass line is simply grunted out by bored, inattentive players who can ruin the most stunning effects of soloists...
...Purcell pieces have a mysterious air to them and yet are curiously dull. The playing, by various members of the string sections, was more spirited than usual for these works. Simpson's cello playing was especially sensitive and powerful, coaxing a wonderful resonance from the instrument. When the fantasias are done by viols, the blend of sound can be excruciatingly monotonous. At the same time, there are advantages to original instruments: a viola da gamba's tuning is different from a cello's and the notes it plays on open strings can change the shading of tonality greatly...