Word: tone
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...nearly precipitated a riot in Paris. The weird whirr of wood, rubber, steel was radical enough to set the audience howling with conflicting passions of admiration and disgust. But, in addition, the propeller was placed facing them. When it started its great whirling, thereby affording the symphony a sustaining tone analogous to the bass drum, the umbrellas in the front rows, together with hats, skirts, wigs of the favorably as well as the unfavorably disposed, were whisked out of repose into strange embarrassments. The "Trenton Tough" thereupon faced his sustaining tone in the other direction, proceeded to stir the audience...
Through the two movements of Mr. Carillo's Concertino Mr. Stokowski led the orchestra into strange and subtle effects of fractional tone. Of the audience, some saw prospects of infinite, new subtleties of music; many found their ears too coarse for the 96-tone octave, only heard slightly distorted semi-tones...
...make productions whose moral and artistic tone is enough above the average wanted, to be of some educational value" continued Mr. Hays, "yet not be so 'high brow' that they are unliked and consequently unpatronized Progress has been made but much remains to be done. The film companies cannot serve a vegetarian diet to people who want raw beef. In one of the largest theatres in Washington, Beau Brummel starring John Barrymore, lost $36,000. The following week "Flaming Youth netted...
...educational theory in this country. Perhaps never before has there been in American university education a greater variety of theories and practices than exists today. Yet the fact remains that criticism of the pre-examination "reading periods", some of which is reprinted on this page, is of one tone in applauding the spirit behind the change and in hoping for its success...
...London press reacted coldly to the note, took the tone that its charges were true but that such strong language was appropriate only to an actual breaking off of negotiations, and could do no good as a threat. The Independent Rothermere Evening News reflected the general attitude when its editor wrote wittily...