Word: clever
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...James E. Noble Jr. of Sanitorium, Miss., for his lofty "Certified by Centuries of Service." Tersely quieting the fears of those who worry about deforestation, the slogan, "Wood, Use It-Nature Renews It," won second prize ($2,000) for Mrs. Dora Davis Farrington of Interlaken, N. J. Less clever, by one word, a Mrs. Maud Burt of Marshalltown, Iowa, thought of "Use It-Nature Renews It," got third prize...
When the hockey season ended last year, with the Ottawa Senators world's champions, critics said "Watch the Rangers." The blue-shirted New York team were picked to win this year because they were fast and clever, because their centre, Frank Boucher, is the smartest poke-checker in the game, because their two bald defense men, Ivan ("Ching") Johnson and Clarence ("Taffy") Abel, are heavy and efficient, because Bill Cook, who skates with the rhythm of a moose running, is the highest-paid team captain in the National Hockey League, because Bun Cook, his brother who looks like Lindbergh...
...journalist turned his attention to a brighter flame-that is what this quiet but very human little French play is about. But there is apparently some consequence of translation and transportation which leaves such plays weak. The American Laboratory Theatre presents this one with a cast that is clever but amateurish...
...revival of Somerset Maugham's biting comedy about Americans who acquire titles on the other side. Anything by Somerset Maugham is usually worth seeing, and this has Ina Claire to boot. It is placed this far down the list because, although a clever play, the essence of it is no longer as timely as when first produced...
...drawings are unusually good. "Mother Manhattan" is as well done and as effective as any of the similar things to be found in the pages of Lampy's more professional cousins. "Friendly Enemies" is a clever variation on the one-horse-town theme, although the caption is infinitely superior to the drawing itself. On the other hand "The Canonization of a Saint" contains better drawings that the caption deserves...