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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Those who knew anything of the career of Soprano Hallie Stiles were astonished when it was announced that her first formal U. S. appearance would be in the Germanic Lohengrin. Artistically she is a Paris product. Born in Stockton, Calif., she went, aged ten, to Syracuse, N. Y., where her...
Nearly four years have passed since then. Hallie Stiles' performances of Manon, Marguerite, Melisande, Butterfly, Louise, have been fads at the Opera Comique. The French like her because she has made their graces her own. Many a U. S. visitor has proudly claimed her to be the most satisfying...
In 1772 when Franz Joseph Haydn's Farewell symphony had its first performance before Hungarian Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, some one had the idea of keeping the audience in darkness, giving each musician a candle of his own to snuff at the concert's close. In Cincinnati Conductor Fritz...
Prosperous and slender, with light hair, big eyes, the hollow cheeks common to runners and the round skull common to Poles, Petkiewicz had journeyed over at his own expense. Runners who are being paid for by some club may only compete for 21 days, but Petkiewicz may stay as long...
The formidable Costes record: shot down 13 enemy fighters during the War; served conspicuously in other air branches -artillery fire regulation, reconnoitering, day & night bombardment; given the Legion of Honor after his sixth plane victory; made an officer of the Legion and voted the U. S. Distinguished Flying Cross (with...