Word: charming
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Ferguson talked, with figures and statements supporting his argument beside him. He leaned back in his chair clasping his neck with his left hand. He has extraordinary charm. His language is rich and picturesque, his grammar all his own. 'A nigger-lipped sand-lapper,' was the description of one opponent. He described the unwillingness of politicians to leave office as, 'You cain't cut a feller offen his clabber.' His enemies, he said, 'ain't worth hating, nohow...
...LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY-A polished bit of drawing room conversation thriving under the charm of Ina Claire...
There is a certain charm about the curious costumes our grandmothers wore. They are also slightly ludicrous. Therefore the costumes in this entertainment fill a double role and help a lot. They are pleasant to look at and easy for the comedian to jest about. Beyond these costumes the piece is a trifle routine. The music, the jokes and the romance seem to reminisce too much...
...Heretofore most of us have had a chance to taste Russian drama only through the beautiful but already somewhat old-fashioned and dusty museum pieces of the Moscow Art Theatre and the "twilight realism" that comes from the lower depths of Gorki's subterranean cellar or from the cherished charm of Chekhov's cherry orchard. Now at last we have a whack at a play by the most active leader in the revolt against all this realism, by that dare-devil of the Russian drama Nicolai Nicolaevich Evreinov--or Yevreynoff, if that spelling gives you more of the thrill...
...agree with Mr. Wilson that "Rip Van Winkle" should be revived. It is an interesting adaption of Irving's folk lore classic and it has a charm and mellow homeliness which are found nowhere else with just this flavor. Despite its imperfect dramatic qualities, "Rip Van Winkle" is a delightful play with a wealth of beautiful and quaint effects--a play to be seen and a play long to be cherished in the memory