Word: chateau
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...richest men in Europe, his fortune being estimated at $100,000,000, but it is probably a good deal more than that. Although he was born in Alexandria of Greek and Russian parentage, he is a French citizen, living for a good part of each year in a magnificent chateau outside Paris. His French citizenship, however, does not deter him from accepting and using a British title. His apparent business is Continental sales agent for Vickers and other large munitions factories in Britain; beneath and beyond this no man knows the limit of his influence. He is also a great...
Among the most interesting work is some of Mr. Cowley's. His "Chateau de Soupir" has a dry poetic wit that is delightful; and the successful capturing of atmosphere in his "Mountain Farm" makes it one of the most beautiful poems in the book...
...class elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his Junior year. He was substitute guard on the football team, winning his "H" in 1920. During the war he served overseas, first as a lieutenant of infantry and then as a captain, and was cited for heroism in the battle of Chateau Thierry, in which he was wounded...
...very reason is the acting of Hardinge Scholle in the part of Frondeville. Coming in every act and almost every scene with by far the longest part he is what might well be called the back-bone of the play. His part is that of host at his country chateau where the scene of the play is laid while most of the action of the play is executed by the rest of the cast...
...Fanny Lear hopes that it will not be their last. Miss Francesca Braggiotti takes the part of the daughter of the old Marquis. She wins the audience by her graceful acting and attractive appearance on the stage. Miss Berthe Braggiotti as Marie de Frondeville is the hostess at the chateau but is also sufficiently involved in the plot to show great ability in acting in delicate situations...