Word: arliss
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Menorah Society has been fortunate to secure the services of Professor Glueck, who will direct and coach the production. Under the guidance of Professor Glueck, who has understudied George Arliss and has also written and directed many other productions, the Menorah presentation of "Disraeli" in 1929 met with marked success...
...George Arliss and wife, en route to further cinemacting in Hollywood, were two of 300 tourists marooned in Wellton, Ariz, (no population, mostly Mormon), when bursting dikes let a giant wall of water sweep a 250-yard-wide path through the town. One woman was drowned, 4,000 ft. of Southern Pacific rail torn away...
...current issue of the Atlantic Monthly George Arliss and Frank Vizetelly have admirably touched on the vagaries of modern diction. East side, West side, Limehouse, or Mayfair, Mr. Arliss believes in adopting the general mode of pronouncing his words and has little objection to enriching the language with slang. He is chiefly disturbed by lazy and careless delivery of words which characterizes many Americans...
...Anna Hyatt Huntington, sculptress; Willa Gather, novelist; George Arliss, actor; Alwyn Bach, radio announcer?medals from the American Academy of Arts & Letters...
Best male acting?George Arliss (Disraeli...