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On purge Bébé is a one-act farce written by the French playwright Georges Feydeau and first performed in 1910 at the Théâtre des Nouveautés in Paris. The play centers on Follavoine, a porcelain manufacturer trying to secure a government contract, while his wife Chouilloux insists on administering an...
Published in 1910 by Leo Friedman and Beth Slater Whitson, this enduring parlor song features a gentle waltz tempo and remains a classic American standard for declaring romantic affection.
Norton's Star Atlas is a historic celestial reference first published by Arthur P. Norton in 1910 and revised through many subsequent editions. It is widely known for its iconic star charts arranged in slices of the celestial sphere, with stars plotted to a consistent magnitude limit. The reference...
Giacomo Puccini's "La fanciulla del West" is a three-act opera with an Italian libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini. Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, it premiered there in 1910 with Arturo Toscanini conducting and Enrico Caruso singing the lead tenor role. Adapted from David Belasc...
Anarchism and Other Essays is Emma Goldman's 1910 collection, notable for presenting American anarchist views on prisons, patriotism, and women's rights.
The Dungan Mosque, located in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, is a distinctive architectural monument completed in 1910. It was constructed by Chinese craftsmen for the local Dungan Muslim community, who are descendants of Hui people who fled China in the late 19th century. The wooden structure is built in a t...
Don Quichotte is a five-act opera by French composer Jules Massenet, first performed in Monte Carlo in 1910. The work, classified by the composer as a "comedic heroism," adapts the final chapters of Miguel de Cervantes's novel, focusing on the aging knight's quests and his devotion to Dulcinée. It r...
Futurist Painting: Technical Manifesto is a 1910 Italian Futurist artists' statement, notable for applying movement, speed, and modern life to painting.
A 1910 Austrian operetta by Edmund Eysler, famous for its musical score and serving as a major success that solidified his Viennese reputation.
A French comedy from the early 20th century using a bucolic setting to explore romantic intrigue and social comedy, representative of the Belle Époque theatrical tradition.
Raymonde de Laroche was a French pilot who became the first woman in the world to receive an airplane pilot's license, issued by the Aéro-Club de France on March 8, 1910.
Published in 1910, The Heritage of the Desert is Zane Grey's first Western novel, successfully establishing his career and defining the genre's themes.
