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...alive. He got along with them. About his productions he was superfinical, but not primarily for art's sake; being finical seemed to pay. When he brought the airy satire of George S. Kaufman to Broadway his thoughts were not on the improvement of the theater's breed but on the box office. In Depression, when he was putting on shows like Of Thee I Sing, he cannily observed: "People like to find that they can laugh at important things and institutions...
...with which to appreciate a man and a player, and coming to the end of the piece with nothing better to offer than something about character. That was what it was that made Gehrig great above and beyond his size and achievements, and it is no credit to the breed that so many of us are so unlike this fine man that we must stand in such awe of his simple virtues...
...Dodge's party owes its success to four planks: 1) encouraging novice exhibitors and one-dog owners as well as seasoned campaigners; 2) plenty of prize money; 3) a judge for nearly every breed, thereby permitting all classes to be judged in one day; 4) a dreamworld outing in one of the most beautiful settings...
...Basenji, a breed recently recognized by the English Kennel Club, are dogs (which cannot bark nor yelp, but only softly "grooo") used in the African Congo for tracking game...
...this time it must have become apparent to everyone that we also have here in America a breed of warlords...