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...public that it is not necessary to pay eight dollars for a seat in order to attend an opera. For half that sum, or a quarter of it, one can share in a holiday that casts no dishonor upon a dinner coat, can offer flowers and shout "Bis!" and strut in the lobby between the acts with a fine air of having bought one's own cigaret. At the large-sized Century Theatre, Mr. Gallo's capable traveling company opened with Tosca. A new tenor, Franco Tafuro of Lima, was compelled to repeat Puccini's ringing lacrimosities...
...probably in recognition of bis character that he was given diplomatic posts, made Ambassador to Japan, coupled with John Barton Payne to arrange for the resumption of diplomatic relations with Mexico, then made Ambassador to Mexico. In view of his diplomatic service, he may have hoped for the Secretariat of State instead of the Attorney Generalship. In fact, it is not impossible that he took the latter post in hope of later being raised to the former. If Mr. Kellogg's term of office as Secretary of State should be brief-who would follow after...
...Massingham made his journalistic debut on the Norfolk News, but it was not until he became editor of the Daily Chronicle that he made bis name in the newspaper world. Under him the Daily Chronicle was accounted the best journal in London from every point of view, and since those days Mr. Massingham has acquired a great deal of respect and even admiration in newspaper and literary circles. Nor was this popularity confined to Liberal thought, as was shown recently by the acceptance of articles from Mr. Massingham by J. St. Loe Straehey, editor of The Spectator, which used...
THINGS THAT HAVE INTERESTED ME ? Arnold Bennett? Doran ($2.50). What particularly interests Mr. Bennett is himself. But he is not objectionable in his occasional vanity. And ic is at all times entertaining. Among bis other current interests are the theatre, its actors, critics and managers; dancing, Ulysses, games, girls, Southern France...
...LECTURES ON THE MODERN GERMAN DRAMA. "Hebbels Werke II. Bis zuden 'Nibelungen.'" Professor Kuehnemann. Emerson...