Word: actions
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Shakespeare might be startled at the freedom employed in cutting. Some characters dear to the hearts of many are left out entirely, while scenes are re-arranged with audacity to meet the needs of the present production. But none of the action which has made this the longest lived English comedy has been sacrificed, with the result that the laughter rung form a modern audience may be, comparable, if not equal, to the mirth expressed by the pit in the days of Queen Elizabeth...
...convinced that the need for the humanizing, unselfish work of the Red Cross is greater today than ever before. The broadcast universal membership to be gained in the present roll-call will establish a living force for the development of a cleaner, healthier life, which is translating patriotism into action and service. This is a plea for humanity and a practical investment for the future."--Dr. Livingston Farrand of the Red Cross...
...service with the American Field Service, first when it was attached to the French Army, and later when it was taken over by the American forces, with whom he served as first-lieutenant. While serving as a chief of section he received the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action. Since his return to this country he has been engaged in preparing for publication a history of the American Field Service in France...
...leading universities and colleges of America decide to make lawn tennis a major sport, as now seems likely, the action will mean almost as much to the future good of the game as an entire season of interesting competitions...
...Overseers to endorse any political program or to introduce a military program at Harvard with an avowed political end, or even for a Committee of the Overseers to recommend such action, seems to me indefensible. W. G. RICE...