WITHERSPOON, HERBERT

wĭthˈərspoon, 1873–1935, American basso, b. Buffalo, N.Y.; grad. Yale, 1895, studied music with Edward MacDowell. He studied both painting and singing in New York City, London, Paris, and Berlin. In 1898 he made his operatic debut, and from 1908 to 1916 he was leading basso of the Metropolitan Opera Company, afterward devoting his time to concerts and to teaching. He was president (1925–29) of the Chicago Musical College, director for a brief time of the Chicago Civic Opera Company, and director (1932–33) of the Cincinnati Conservatory. In 1935 he succeeded Giulio Gatti-Casazza as director of the Metropolitan Opera Company, but he died shortly thereafter.

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Within These Walls: A Study of Communication between Presidents and Their Senior Staffs
Book by Patricia Dennis Witherspoon; Praeger Publishers, 1991
Subjects: Communication In Politics--United States, Presidents--United States--Staff
...press and public relations, and the presidents time. Herbert Hoovers administration introduced the concept of a White House...executive functions" was one of the commissions objectives. 18 Herbert Hoover chaired the work of the commission; other members included...
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The Influence of Robert Garnier on Elizabethan Drama
Book by Albert S. Cook, Alexander Maclaren Witherspoon; Yale University Press, 1924
Subjects: English Drama--Early Modern And Elizabethan, 1500-1600, Garnier, Robert--1544-1590
...ENGLISH ALBERT S. COOK, EDITOR LXV THE INFLUENCE OF ROBERT GARNIER ON ELIZABETHAN DRAMA BY ALEXANDER MACLAREN WITHERSPOON Instructor in English, Yale University A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Yale University...
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A History of American Philosophy
Book by Herbert W. Schneider; Columbia University Press, 1946
Subjects: Philosophy, American, Philosophy--History--United States, United States--Civilization
...rebellion" sermon by President John Witherspoon to the Princeton students, May 17...the good of his chosen." 1 But even Witherspoon, after he has expounded his orthodox...Men , p. 16. In the same paragraph Witherspoon comments with his customary theological...
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Science and Religion in America, 1800-1860
Book by Herbert Hovenkamp; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1978
Subjects: Religion And Science--United States--History
...Orthodoxy and Empiricism John Witherspoon and his wife Elizabeth arrived at the...embattled Presbyterian Church in America. Witherspoon had been called to Princeton in order...the immigration of the Reverend John Witherspoon to New Jersey. The new president was...
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Against Capital Punishment: The Anti-Death Penalty Movement in America, 1972-1994
Book by Herbert H. Haines; Oxford University Press, 1996
Subjects: Capital Punishment--United States
...rose from 351 to 415. Jackson and Witherspoon During 1968, decisions in two important...States v. Jackson 390 U.S. 570 and Witherspoon v. Illinois 391 U.S. 510 . The...to a trial by jury. At issue in Witherspoon was the exclusion from capital case...
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journal articles on: Witherspoon Herbert  - 31 results

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Kinship and Quilting: An Examination of an African-American Tradition
Journal article by Floris Barnett Cash; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 80, 1995
Subjects: African American women--History, Kinship--Social aspects, Quilting--Social aspects, Quilts--History
...their mothers and their grandmothers. Witherspoon recalled that her mother "could make...Made (New York: Vintage Books, 1972). Herbert Gutman, The Black Family in Slavery and...African-American Quilts (New York, 1983). 14 Herbert Gutman, The Black Family in Slavery and...
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Baconianism and the Bible in the Disciples of Christ: James S. Lamar and "The Organon of Scripture"
Journal article by C. Leonard Allen; Church History, Vol. 55, 1986
Subjects: Church History
...influence has been traced to John Witherspoon, an Edinburgh-trained minister who...diss., Emory University, 1981 ); Herbert Schneider, A History of American...country. Under the influence of John Witherspoon at Princeton, students from Princeton...
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A Constitution of Collaboration: Protecting Fundamental Values with Second-Look Rules of Interbranch Dialogue
Journal article by Dan T. Coenen; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 42, 2001
Subjects: Constitutional law--Interpretation and construction, Separation of powers--Analysis, United States. Supreme Court--Practice
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Public Broadcasting in the United States: A Bibliography of Criticism, Part 2
Journal article by James R. Bennett, Christopher Lee; Journal of Popular Film and Television, Vol. 24, 1997
Subjects: Motion Pictures, Television Broadcasting
...Scannell , Searching, Witherspoon and Kovitz Homosexuals...Rights Gonnerman , Herbert , Hoyt , Put Hunter-Gault...Charlayne Gonnerman , Herbert , Hoyt , Put Independent...
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Desert, Democracy, and Sentencing Reform
Journal article by Alice Ristroph; Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 96, 2006
Subjects: Cruel and unusual punishment--Laws, regulations and rules, Law reform--Laws, regulations and rules, Legal reform--Laws, regulations and rules, Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Laws, regulations and rules
...account of egalitarian retributivism, Herbert Morris has argued that all persons must...Other modern retributivists have rejected Herbert Morriss argument on these grounds and...example, the egalitarian retributivism of Herbert Morris insisted that all persons bear...
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Academic Self-efficacy among African American Youths: Implications for School Social Work Practice
Magazine article by Melissa Jonson-Reid, Larry Davis, Jeanne Saunders, Trina Williams, James Herbert Williams; Children & Schools, Vol. 27, January 2005
Subjects: Academic achievement, African Americans, Children & youth, Social work, Student behavior
...Saunders , Trina Williams , James Herbert Williams Despite gains in...Miller-Cribbs, Saunders, 2002;Witherspoon, Speight, Thomas, 1997...to "act white" to succeed (Witherspoon et al., 1997). More recent...Stoltzfus Harpalani, 2001; Witherspoon et al.). Recent work suggests...
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Season Preview 2005-06: A Comprehensive Listing of Productions. Dates and Directors at TCG Theatres Nationwide
Magazine article by Eve Zappulla; American Theatre, Vol. 22, October 2005
Subjects: Drama--Calendars, Drama--Planning, Drama--Rankings, Plays--Calendars, Plays--Planning, Plays--Rankings, Theatre Communications Group--Calendars, Theatre Communications Group--Planning
...Princeton, (609) 258-2787, www.mccarter.org Berlind Theatre: Miss Witherspoon, Christopher Durang; dir: Emily Mann. Thru Oct 16 (co-production...Mainstage: Frans Bed, James Lapine (also dir). Thru Oct 9. Miss Witherspoon, Christopher Durang; dir: Emily Mann. Nov 11-Dec 18 (co-production...
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Season Preview 2006-07: The Season's Top 10
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 23, October 2006
Subjects: Theater--Directories
...also dir). Thru Oct 15. Miss Witherspoon, Christopher Durang; dir...Your Gun, Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields; lyrics and music...Dymond. Thru Oct 15. Miss Witherspoon, Christopher Durang; dir...Mitchko. Jan 26-Feb 4. Miss Witherspoon, Christopher Durang; dir...
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The Deist Minimum
Magazine article by Avery Cardinal Dulles; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, January 2005
Subjects: Christianity--History, Christianity--Personal narratives, Jefferson, Thomas--Religious aspects, Trust in God--Personal narratives
...grounding for deism more plausible than the innatism of Lord Herbert. Beginning with human experience of the external world, he...believers. Samuel Huntington, Philip Livingston, and John Witherspoon, president of Princeton University, were prominent in this...
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Directory of Summer Programs
Magazine article; American Music Teacher, Vol. 53, February 2004
...for Music and Young Children (See advertisement on page 39.) Jillian Geraghty, Center for Music and Young Children, 66 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ 08542; (800) 728-2692, ext. 329, fax: (609) 924-8457; jgeraghty@musictogether.com; www.musictogether.com...
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Presbyterian Divine, Franklin Roosevelt
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 28, 2005
Subjects: Roosevelt, Franklin D.
...of his thesis, and his focus is narrow. The only mention of Witherspoons personal life comes in a reference to his being "defensive...admirer of FDR. On the domestic front, he contrasts President Herbert Hoovers ineffective attempts to deal with the Great Depression...
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South Eugene High School
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), May 31, 2008
Subjects: University of Oregon
...Eri Andriola, Eliza Antico, Marisa Aptecker, Kaya Aragon-Herbert, Philip Armstrong, Walker Augustyniak, Jana Barnes, Kevin...Wilson, Lacie Wilson, Hanna Winstead, Adrienne Wise, Rodney Witherspoon, Elizabeth Wolfram, Travis Worsowicz, Richard Wright, Yi-Chia...
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'Legally Blonde' Car Color Being Offered by Audi
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 18, 2003
...marketing, about the part played by Reese Witherspoon. Even though it is a special color designed...information, call the post at 301/274-3522 or Herbert Vaughn at 301/884-0164. Manassas show...of AutoWeekend each Friday. Reese Witherspoon appears as Elle in the film "Legally...
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Tripp among Names on New 'Filegate' FBI List
Newspaper article by Bill Sammon; The Washington Times, July 20, 1998
...Owens; Theodore Owens; Frank Padgett; Baily Pair; Herbert Leon Pankey; Diane Levern Parker; Willis Rudolph...Oliver Wise; Nettie Sanders Wise; Lafayette Alvin Witherspoon; Lafayette Witherspoon Jr.; Shirley Chandler Womack; C. Norman Wood...
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50 for Fun; POST PUZZLER Phil Brown's Trivia Quiz
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), April 3, 2008
...city? ANSWERS 1 Gunga Din; 2 Italy; 3 A robin; 4 St Mirren; 5 The USS United States; 6 The Rhines; 7 8 Friedrich Schiller; 9 Herbert Sutcliffe; 10 Pleasantville; 11 Finland; 12 Lewis and Harris; 13 Castleford; 14 Margaret Court; 15 Oscar Wilde; 16 Heath; 17...
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encyclopedia articles on: Witherspoon Herbert  - 2 results

 
 
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Witherspoon, Herbert
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WITHERSPOON, HERBERT with rspoon, 1873 1935, American basso, b. Buffalo, N.Y.; grad. Yale, 1895, studied music with Edward MacDowell. He studied...
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Metropolitan Opera Company
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...loss for the company. In Feb., 1935, during Gatti-Casazzas final season, Kirsten Flagstad made her debut. Herbert Witherspoon was appointed in May, 1935, to succeed Gatti-Casazza but died only a few weeks later. Edward Johnson was...


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