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...prune-proud San Jose, Calif., at a breakfast that was prunes from end to end, the California Chiropractors' Association suggested in a friendly way that the prune be renamed "Petite Pomme Noire d'Amour" (Little Black Apple of Love). Prune-growers favored simply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Oct. 24, 1938 | 10/24/1938 | See Source »

Avocate d' Amour (Raoul Ploquin). Last French picture made by Danielle Darrieux, exhibiting moderately amusing Gallic aspects of the problem of marriage v. career...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Also Showing | 9/19/1938 | See Source »

Olivia De Havilland couldn't be more ravishing and, cast to type, her only convincing scenes are d'Amour. The villainous villain, Sir Guy of Gisbourne, is the able Basil Rathbone. The supporting cast, including the familiar Little John and Friar Tuck, are true to their storybook types, and everybody has a wonderful time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 6/3/1938 | See Source »

...onetime Diaghilev supporter) and his cohorts of Manhattan socialites (Aldrich. Biddle. Vanderbilt et al.) and White Russians thundered to the rescue. To the Obolensky-de Basil standard rallied white-haired Choreographer Michel Fokine, several of whose past creations (Don Juan, Les Eléments, L'Epreuve d' Amour) already studded the proposed repertory of the Massine-World-Art company. Besides the exclusive future services of Choreographer Fokine, the Obolensky-de Basil company acquires the bulk of the present repertory costumes and scenery of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo; claims sole right to the use of the term...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Ballet War | 2/14/1938 | See Source »

...this difficult assignment with discretion, plays around good-naturedly with Shakespeare, and slyly recalls his own ill-fated venture with "Hamlet." Bette Davis plays Mr. Howard's occasional fiancee, and when she is not engaged in throwing furniture at him, she is crying her eyes out over his latest amour. The amour in this case is Olivia De Havilland who uncovers a flare for comedy and a winsome appeal that she has not displayed previously. Eric Blore, as Mr. Howard's butler and critic, succeeds in stealing most of the scenes in which he appears. The supporting cast is adequate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Moviegoer and Playgoer | 11/20/1937 | See Source »

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