Word: violine
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...children were not making much progress either. Besides, the Wolfes were concerned that most parents in their neighborhood seemed to be losing control over their children. "Take our Davy [11]," said Reho Wolfe, 42. "He got so he wouldn't do his lessons, he wouldn't practice violin, he just begged off more and more. We didn't know how long it would be before we were losing control of our children...
Grateful for this support, the Wolfes resumed their task. Davy was delighted, piped, "Going to school like this is fun." Said twelve-year-old Sharon: "He even likes to practice the violin...
...removed the seats, held charity balls and a flower show on the orchestra floor. When Impresario Henry Abbey lost $600,000 in the house's first season, he recouped some of his losses by tossing in a special variety show at which Soprano Marcella Sembrich played a violin concerto, moved to the piano to rip off a Chopin mazurka, and sang Ah! non giunge from Bellini's Sonnambula...
...other hand, Elliot Perkins '23, Master of Lowell House, called the measure "a policy of desperation, striking at the roots of the House system." But Perkins said there could be exceptions. "I had one student who used to play his violin 14 hours a day, and he did have good reason to live...
...dynamic power of acting, a demonic possession of the role; and Kim Stanley as Sara shows something of the same fierce stir and brawl. In the role of Con's wife, which O'Neill sentimentalizes a little, Helen Hayes provides a needed counter-effect-a muted violin against the snarl of brass...