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Song and dance and damsels are most divertingly combined in the following: Sunny, Louie the 14th, Biff Boy, Artists and Models, The Vagabond King, The Student Prince, Rose Marie, No, No, Nanette...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: The Best Plays: Nov. 9, 1925 | 11/9/1925 | See Source »

...strong man can fight," he said, "if he is strong enough. To be a good boxer you must be quick, but not in the head. So long as you are a big, strong, quick man, you can go biff and that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Fencing Develops the Intelligence, Boxing Increases the Nose," Says Danguay--"It Takes Brains to Fence" | 3/27/1925 | See Source »

...Prince also proved his ability as a boxer. In the ship's gymnasium, he had a friendly round or so with the ship's instructor. "You want to shoot that left out sharper, sir," said the instructor. The Prince did, and caught him a good, stiff biff on the jaw. He apologized profusely, but his mentor replied, touching his face tenderly, "I deserved all I got from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Princely Pilgrim | 9/8/1924 | See Source »

...said that among the many salubrities he had met, Mr. Ade was one of the best. Mr. Ade, just before starting for Egypt to look for some new American jokes, attended a dinner in honor of a certain Mr. Biff Hall, lately elected alderman, and was assigned to a seat beside him. At the close of the dinner a great loving-cup was passed around, each man giving an appropriate toast. When it got to Mr. Ade he rose and said "Hall, pull, graft, alderman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HUMOROUS ADDRESS IN UNION | 3/25/1909 | See Source »

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