Word: sure
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...group of singers that understood not only the musical but the dramatic possibilities of the work. Joseph Royer as Rigoletto, after passing easily through the opening scene, played his role with tremendous power. Mr. Onofrel was appealing as the Duke, Tina Paggi lovely as Gilda; both with clear, sure voices, though Miss Paggi's had little volume. Mr. Challis sang the part of Sparafucile with remarkable power of voice and acting. The excellent chorus combined with the principals to make this opera opening an outstanding musical event...
...think you've done not badly, in fact very well on the two occasions of the Supreme Court and the ZRS-4 Ring-Laying. But why not rely, as does the Illustrated News, on the camera? The day of the spot news sketcher has passed I'm sure...
...first of them is Russia. Five-sixths of the population of that Soviet Union live west of the Ural Mountains, commonly considered the boundary between Europe and Asia. But Russia has put out creepers across Asia which are not compatible with membership in a European federation. To be sure, the Soviet Union is the strongest believer on the globe in international unification. The Russian idea, however, is not at all a world federation, but a world Soviet which, if the present government of Russia is an example, means a world dictatorship in the hands of the men who now rule...
...boys a few minutes before the game. At present writing no statistics are available as to the relative number of telegrams delivered to winning and to losing teams during the past season, but if there is a possibility of sales arguments in such figures one can be sure that Western Union actuaries will soon supply them...
...sure that O'Neill has a message for any particular class of people," he said in response to another query. "O'Neill has a message for humanity as a whole...