Word: snubs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Mario Chamlee tells a diverting story about his first performance as the Duke in Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan. The baritone role was sung by De Luca. Now, De Luca is a very merry person, as are many who excel in tragic parts. His round, snub-nosed face was made for mirth, especially its wide, thin-lipped mouth, which even in repose is curved like a jocose crescent. When De Luca sings, he grimaces in such a way that his mouth carries the leer of a laughing satyr...
...proposed snub to General Pershing by certain officers of the Twenty-sixth division is unworthy of those who should, by their actions and by their attitude, prove themselves fit to uphold the American traditions of military courtesy. There are many in high places who appear to put politics above patriotism, who so far lack dignity and self-respect as to regard themselves in the light of political henchmen rather than "officers and gentlemen...