Word: coarsest
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...English nose, bowed and smiled her acknowledgments and retired, only to be recalled again and again. The atmosphere was English, the people were English and everything was appreciated to the highest degree. That familiar and distressing form of English humor which is indicated by a series of the coarsest puns was entirely lacking, and in its place was a crisp dialogue, full of good things, and as sparkling as champagne. Original music was admirably sung by excellent voices, while the comedians were actually and genuinely funny. The wealth of pretty girls, the gay dancing, the gorgeous costumes...