House of Savoy

1926, Armstrong finally switched from the cornet to the trumpet and created his own style. Armstrong's popularity and fans continued to grow in Chicago at that period specially when he began playing other venues, including the Sunset Café and the Savoy Ballroom. A young pianist from Pittsburgh, Earl "Fatah" Hines, integrated Armstrong's ideas into his piano playing forming a potent team with Armstrong and made some of the greatest recordings in jazz history in 1928; including their virtuoso duet

F. Scott Fitzgerald once stated,“The parties were bigger, the pace was faster, the shows were broader, the buildings were higher, the morals were looser, and the liquor was cheaper.” The time after the war known as the Roaring Twenties harbored change for not only the economy but for the people also. Credit materialized, becoming available for citizens to use on new products such as the vacuum cleaner and the materializes, washing machine which allotted more time for the people to have to themselves

The Harlem Renaissance, a cultural movement that began in the 1920s, brought an excitement and a new found freedom and voice to African-Americans who had been silent and oppressed for a long time. The evolution of African-American culture, expressed through art, music and creative writings, and establishing roots in European-American society became known as the Harlem Renaissance. (“Harlem Renaissance”) After the American Civil War ended in 1865 more jobs and education became available for black

The Renaissance is one of the Catholic churches’ highest peak during the ages. Yet, much speculation and riots occur due to the intense demand for reformation and Martin Luther’s attempt to bring into realization the church’s dark secrets. In the mist of division the Catholic Church in order to counter act the accusations that were made against them invested their time in the Counter-Reformation. The Counter-Reformation created a restoring of the church. The Council of Trent was created in order

Introduction 3 1. First Inns, Pubs and Taverns in Riga and Latvia 4 2. Hotel Development in 18th-19th century 6 2.1.Common characteristics 6 2.2. Hotel St. Petersburg 7 2.3. Hotel “Stadt London” 8 2.4. Hotel “de Rome” 11 3. Hotel Industry during period of First Independence 13 4. Hotel Industry during the Soviet Union 15 4.1. Common characteristics 15 4.2. Hotel “Daugava” 16 4.3. Hotel “Ridzene” 17 5. Hotel Development in period of transition, and, after joining

Wayside Inn up to eight days, exceptions were seasonal workers, who stayed for a longer time. Prominent guests, who arrived in the city , mainly stayed at well-known Riga’s houseowners. Since 1642 Russian trademen had their own „Moscow House”, a year later ‘Jewish House”was built. In the beginning of 17th century, Town Council established hotel, but soon it was liquidated as expenses were greater than incomes. [ 6, pgs.116-117] In 17th century,at so-called Swedish Time, Latvian Inns, for the first

My reason for writing this paper is for my lack of attendance during important days for this course. I apologize for not emailing you. I was resting and attempting to get better in order to be able to do the group dance. That is what I saw as my ultimate goal. To be able to get back to my group and learn what they has done. Luckily I have learned the dance, even though I admit I have struggled learning it. Again I am sorry for not taking the time to email you to inform you of my situation. When you

Pepperell. One often doubly chained, hand and foot; another violent; several peaceable now. Brookfield. One man caged, comfortable. Granville. One often closely confined; now losing the use of his limbs from want of exercise. Charlemont. One man caged. Savoy. One man caged. In this section of the legislature Dix discusses the evidence of the treatment at multiple towns asyulms. The memorial addressed the care of the patients with mental illness. In each place there is evidence of torture or inhumane treatment

Analyze the various ways in which the War of Spanish Succession represented a turning point in European history. The death of one king set off a wildfire among a continent spanning about fifty countries. Because king Carlos II of the Spanish Hapsburg line died childless in 1700, conflict over who would be the rightful heir to such a large empire caused widespread apprehension. Carlos’ will left the throne to Phillip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV of France. It was clear, however, since leaving

Without light, the theatre cannot exist, that much is certain. As actors, as audience members, as technical visionaries, we are only as powerful as the light we are given. The extent to which we depend upon light in performance has changed dramatically throughout history, however, as light technology developed and expanded. In the history of performance, the artistic community is constantly victim to the limits of lighting technology, and exponentially altered by breakthroughs. From the utilization