Word: carols
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Aristide Blank, most prominent banker in Rumania, was discussing the monetary policy of Rumania at the King Carol Economic Institute when the lecture-hall was invaded by a band of 50 anti-Jewish student terrorists, armed with clubs. They beat the Jewish banker unmercifully until he was rescued by M. Titulesco, Rumanian minister to London. The incident inaugurated an anti-Semitic reign of terror that lasted in Bucharest until several regiments of troops had been called out to get the situation in hand. The outbreak was openly encouraged by the Bratiano Cabinet, following the opening of the trial...
...second part the Drama opens out, freeing itself from the strictness of absolute history, Nathan Holden--acted by Neil Hamilton, and Nancy Montague (Carol Dempster) hold the chief interest. Nell Hamilton proves by his work in this picture that he is worthy of being classed with the greatest of cinema actors. This film should make his fame, as "The Four Horsemen" made that of Rudolph Valentino. Then, besides the leading couple, Lionel Barrymore is effective as the cruel Captain Butler, who directs the Iroquois raids, and ravages the American outposts. About these three a rapidly shifting melodrama of death, pasion...
...done with all the sincerity of the original. On the whole, a beacon light of American history, first of a series, well worthy of the backing of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Neil Hamilton is a capital hero (Barthelmess style), Lionel Barrymore a dynamic villain, and bird-like Carol Dempster acts very well when she isn't conscious of appearing on the same bill with George Washington...
Charles Dickens?The Cricket on the Hearth and The Christmas Carol...
First place in the annual competition for the Topiarian Club Trophy, open to students in the School of Landscape Architecture, was awarded last night to Carol Fulkerson 1S.L.A., of Marion, Iowa. Second and third places went to Stuart Constable 2S.L.A., of Columbus, Ohio, and Butler Stevens Sturtevant 2S.L.A., of Los Angeles, California. Clarence D. Platt 2S.L.A., of Oelwein, Iowa, received honorable mention; and Thomas Dolliver Church 2S.L.A., of Berkeley, California, second mention. The problem consisted of the detailed development of a group of house lots...