Word: chopping
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...characterization is sincere and appealing. The rest of the players, except Mr. Darney have rather inconsequential parts, which they take well enough. Mr. Darney, of course, is the villain; supposedly he is a two-faced, smiling, Chinese-American, on one hand the suave owner of a chain of chop suey restaurants,--on the other the sinister tong leader, a religious fanatic and altogether a dangerous man to trifle with. His make-up is inescapably ridiculous, but it should merely emphasize his deadly real nature. Dr. Darney however falls into the spirit of his clothes, and becomes a clown entirely, instead...
...together?in sight of the cottage where they dreamed the future together. The house is large, not pretentious; there are servants, but the footman does not laugh up his sleeve while " Mr. Ford takes the jackets off his potatoes boiled-with-the-skin-on." Over the fireplace is inscribed: " Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice...
...both matches the strong wind handicapped the players, since it made any lobbing impossible and even prevented the contestants from using chop strokes to any great extent...
...used far different styles of play. Bradley's best game was one of low, powerful forehand drives, but he was unable to use this stroke to its greatest advantage because his opponent, like himself, continually played to the backhand. Kunkel, on the other hand, used a variety of chop strokes, even for returning the service. Although Bradley found no difficulty in handling these shots, there is no doubt that Kunkel's strength held out longer because he did not use such a tiring kind of play as Bradley. From yesterday's exhibition it is certain that Kunkel will give Herndon...
...consumate artist. Joseph Conrad in the bathtub is almost Conrad's self, and Edgar Masters' cutting edge is in at least one sample of "A Charles River Anthology". I think the honors go to "The Questioning", after Dorothy Canfield's manner and turn of mind, and "The Little Pork Chop", a is Barrie. Each is in my judgement real parody...