Word: brilliants
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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CYRANO DE BERGERAC-Walter Hampden resuming his brilliant success in Rostand's classic...
...costuming was very artistic, eminently suited as well to the music in hand as to the concert-hall. Throughout the concert Mr. Gideon's personality was felt, and his ability apparent. Whatever the faults of the evening, they were not his; while by courage, by brilliant singing of parts of the evening, by obvious sincerity, the choirs more than made up for their share of them...
There is no necessity for taking any stand on the merits of the "Theological doctrines in dispute. Brilliant scholars have quarrelled over them for centuries. It seems to the average layman, particularly to the young man, that to require adherence to those of the rigid sort suggested in the pastoral letter of the bishops, is in these latter days at least unwise. There are many who feel that they are rightfully within the fold of the church--and yet who feel that intellectual honesty forbids them to subscribe to doctrine which is to them antiquated and erroneous. The invariable answer...
...will point the moral, for it was definitely a pact written by politicians who had to arrange the provisions to humor their constituencies. The first improvement should be the raising of diplomats' salaries to the point where other than millionaires can accept the post of ambassador. Until then the "brilliant but poor" college man cannot enter the service; nor will the United States be served by an efficient and experienced body of diplomats...
Team A lined up with Leekley and Phelps, forwards; Malick, center; McCrum and Hesse, guards. Lightbourn replaced Hesse in the second half. Leekley was the most brilliant player on the floor. He led both teams in scoring with six goals to his credit. Team B had Carden and Thomas at forward, De Ravignon at center, and Teran and Linn at guard. Late in the game Carden was injured slightly and he retired in favor of Williams. The all-around game of Thomas was the feature of the losers' play...