Word: toured
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Geneva,' writes a French author, one can, in less than two hours and at relatively slight expense, accomplish the tour of the world.' For this it is only necessary to be present at a session of the Assembly of Nations.' To anyone who has not been at Geneva during the last few years such a statement seems a gross exaggeration. It is none the less true. For Geneva is not what it was before the War. It is a great deal more. Prior to 1920 Geneva and vicinity were favorite haunts of American travellers. The beautiful lake, the clear, crisp...
...Rainbow Trail. Tom Mix, just returned from a triumphant tour of Europe, thunders across one more stretch of prairie in The Rainbow Trail and indicates once more why he is one of the highest salaried actors in the world. He is brave, handsome, picturesque, honorable. He kills Indians, saves a noble white girl. The cowboy is about the only ancient chivalry we have. Mr. Mix is the cardinal cowboy...
...famous conductor, who is very much interested in the progress of music at the University, offered to give a complimentary concert to the students some time ago. The corporation accepted and the final arrangements with the manager of the band have just been completed. The band will be on tour at the time, but will stop over long enough in Cambridge to give the concert. This will be the organization's only appearance in Boston and vicinity this fall...
Each season Lieutenant Sousa and his band make an extended tour of the United States, playing in all the larger cities. His band, while known chiefly for its rendition of march tunes, includes in its programs more pretentious compositions from the operas and symphonies. Iieutenant Sousa is known chiefly as a composer of marches of these his "Stars and Stripes Forever" is perhaps the most famous. His marches "Washington Post" and "Liberty Bell" are equally as well known...
...experiences on such a tour of vagabondage are many and varied. Most of them are as entertaining to the troupe as the playing itself. Occasional showers provide the most dramatic of these. Although a cautious management always secured an optional indoor hall to which actors and audience could retreat in case of necessity, it was usual to try to withstand the elements as long as possible...