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While the German Empire lasted, its national anthem (sung to the same music as Britain's "God Save the King") was Heil dir im Siege skranz-"Hail thou whose victor's crown safeguards thy realm's re- nown; all hail to thee [i.e. the Kaiser]!" After the Fatherland became a Republic, its Socialist first President, Friedrich Ebert...
High point of the performance is a song, "Across the River," composed by the playwright and sung by David (Walter Richardson). If you liked The Green Pastures, 01' Man Satan should remind you in spots of that more profound, more seriously comic predecessor...
Since the War, San Francisco's opera, like Los Angeles', has been limited to a brief autumn season when artists from Chicago and Manhattan have gone out, sung with a local orchestra, local choristers. San Francisco's opera has had healthy, general support. Instead of a Samuel Insull or Mrs. Bok it has had 2.500 member-backers who have contributed from $50 to $100 apiece. Until last year it paid for itself. And this year, when Chicago's and Philadelphia's opera houses are dark, the lights will go on in a house made possible...
Such lazy Fascists as have raised their arms while sitting were sternly warned by Secretary Starace that the Fascist salute (with or without the Official Shout) "must always be given standing . . . and only the songs of Fascism may be sung by Fascists on the march or at meetings...
First noise in the ceremony was the thump of a drum outside the stadium. This was the signal for Vice President Curtis to walk across the field, sit down with the members of the Olympic Committee. After a choir of 1,000, dressed in white, had sung the ''Star-Spangled Banner," came the parade of athletes. First in the parade were the Greeks; then in alphabetical order, came the Argentines, in green coats and white trousers, the Australians, in white suits and sun helmets, the Canadians, in bright red coats, and a single Egyptian, wearing a red fez and carrying...