Word: mannerizes
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...often find the belief among concert performers that they are in some peculiar rapport with their audiences, that they can sense instinctively the state of mind of their audiences toward them and that they draw inspiration in a more or less mystical manner from sympathy and discouragement from coldness. Orators and actors hold similar notions. With most these beliefs are vague. Not so with Rubinstein. He has quite a definite theory of telepathy between himself and his audiences. He always selects some person or several persons in the audience to play to. He does not need to see these chosen...
...Youth is a vivid and sincere picture of the arduous and unflinching struggle toward maturity of a powerful and independent personality. For the most part it may be fairly said to lack the charm and grace with which Anatole France, for instance, recounts his early years?the manner is solid rather than suave?much of the description, were it written of a fictitious character, would lack the fortuitous interest it attains from its concern with Sudermann himself...
...Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board met in Washington behind closed doors in its usual manner, and subsequently departed gravely with only a formal statement to the press. The latter stated that "business is progressing conservatively and on a sound basis," but failed to comment on the proposed Cuban branch of the Boston Reserve Bank-one of the liveliest internal questions in the Reserve system today. The statement also expressed the opinion "that there appeared to be no reason why Federal Reserve Bank rates should be increased at this time...
Speaking before the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, Otto H. Kahn, senior member of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., punctured a popular myth of long standing concerning the so-called " international banker," who has so often been blamed by demagogues and agitators for all manner of crimes. " You might just as well speak of the ' international farmer' because the farmer sells a certain percentage of his crops to Europe," Mr. Kahn declared, " or of the ' international manufacturer' because some of his products are exported to Europe. The banker maintains, and can maintain, international contact and conduct international business only...
...unfortunate that as soon as Uncle Sam and John Bull sit down together to smoke a quiet pipe of peace, one or the other always lets slip some inadvertent bit which blights their budding amity. Uncle Sam, with his bluff, outspoken manner, has been charged most frequently with this offense, but now there can be no doubt that John has been the offender. However happy Americans have felt over the settlement of the British debt question, they cannot but take umbrage now when London challenges New York's title to speed. Certainly nothing could teach them more nearly, and they...