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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
22
The young Queen Victoria sparked scandal by dancing a waltz with Prince Albert at a state ball. The performance exposed ankles to all, shocking aristocrats and signaling the waltz’s acceptability. Strauss senior conducted the orchestra, Johann wrote the Blue Danube, and both endured the strain of popular demand until their deaths.
Descriptions of the waltz as a dangerous musical and social force cite Vienna origins after wars, its reception across Europe and in England. Critics claim it incites passion and moral decline, with figures like Byron condemning it and society banning the dance in formal settings.
A survey notes rising funeral costs surpassing hospital care and tallies cradle of the trade: 520 coffin makers, 40 000 cemeteries, 25 000 wander takers and 24 mortuary colleges. Notorious figures and nobles show off coffin rituals from bronze caskets to self rehearsal of own funeral.
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