Word: aplomb
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Quivering Jewish ire last week faced suave Anglo-Saxon aplomb in the Casino at Deauville, France, focal point of international folly...
Said the man with aplomb, "Yes, I'm the guy. What about...
Editor Erskine Gwynne, the man with aplomb, has a reputation for picaresque adventure. His encounter with Bride Peggy Hopkins Joyce (TIME, May 7) called attention to the fact that he is the expatriate nephew of the late Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, that his collegiate witticism undeniably sets the tone for his publishing venture, The Boulevardier. This magazine appears monthly, is written in English and provides the Parisian public with reading matter substantially equivalent to an informal combination of Town Topics and The New Yorker. Aping particularly the spirit of the last-named, it is not written for the old lady...
Captain Anthony Jones, having lived long in Arabia with an extensive harem, is as innocent of Western scruples as he is full of fiery fascination. His is the poetic aplomb that can borrow from another inamorata's father the jet trotters necessary and fitting for his sleigh ride to seduce Lanice at a snug suburban...
...since 1920, when he toured the country with his La Scala orchestra, gave a series of concerts which were lavishly heralded, created a sensation with interpretation of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Before the War, he conducted for seven years at the Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan, directing with equal aplomb Russian, French, German, Italian opera. He produced Dukas' Ariane et Barbe-Bleu, Moussorgsky's Boris Godounov; revived Gluck's Orfeo and Armide, Weber's Euryanthe. His feats of memory have become legend. Never has he been seen to use a score. In his head are over...