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...amateur in national politics. But he was able to frame a taxation proposal that received almost unanimous support from the business men of the country. The politicians held their ears to the ground, and then, since the roar of applause was unmistakable, their hands began to clap...
...heeded. That body protested vigorously against the "corrupt practices of the Government." While it asserted that it would employ only peaceful means, there was some talk of revolution. Perhaps the Zayas administration, which would like to silence the objections, suggested their revolutionary intent for an excuse to clap them into prison...
...Does he clap, as a child does, because of happiness or glee, or does he believe in latter-day advertising methods? Formerly applause here in College was given in a miserly fashion for lectures of exceptional brilliance. Now it comes, spontaneous and carefree, with all the joyous abandon of a front-row benchman at a political meeting. Some do not even have the decency to wait until the lecturer has departed before showing their enthusiasm...
...mortal terror of his intellect. Money-grubbers and little-brothers-to-the-rich feel in his indigence a power which deprives them of breath. It is part of the show that he should be poor. Dress him in the fashion, slip a yellow-back into his pocket, clap him into a limousine, and, no matter how brilliant he may be, he is useless, he has lost his spell...
...last act takes place in an ante-room in Hampton Court Palace. King Henry is here seen at his best and kept the audience in high good humor over his buffoonery. The act closes with the heroine in the hero's arms and a ridiculous clap-trap stage device showing the Celtic shores appearing through the royal tapestry on the walls...