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Word: beetlish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Singing Jailbirds. To Author Upton Sinclair, it seems that the lack of charity with which rich men deal with poor men is a novel wickedness, separate from the other beetlish wars which people wage among themselves. He sympathizes with the poor men and writes tirades in their favor, damning "capitalists." Such a tirade is Singing Jailbirds which was acted last week by the New Playwrights Theatre...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Dec. 17, 1928 | 12/17/1928 | See Source »

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