Word: commenting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Nominee Hoover listened at his radio in Washington to Nominee Smith's speech on Whispering in Oklahoma City (see p. 10). Chairman Work of the G. 0. P. called the next day to talk things over. Nominee Hoover had no public comment to make...
Last week, Painter MacLane exhibited many a watercolor, and oil portraits of Mrs. D. Percy Morgan Jr., and of 14-year-old Samuel F. Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Finley Thomas of the Stockbridge colony. Sparkling, vivid with life, this portrait attracted particular comment. But some visitors preferred Painter Johansen's study of his 12-year-old son. Not all visitors knew that Painter Johansen and Painter MacLane are man and wife...
...debates. It was defeated by Boston University on April 10, by Bates about a week later and then by Princeton. Of the dozen or so debates in which the Porto Ricans took part, only two were in Spanish. This in itself is certainly an exceedingly fine comment on how much interest is taken in foreign languages in our American colleges. To think that of all the universities invited to debate with Porto Ricans in their own language, only one had the "gumption" to accept. That was New York University...
With the wet views of Alfred Emanuel Smith, Premier L. A. Taschereau, of Quebec, is in accord. Said the Quebec Premier last week: "I cannot make any actual comment upon any of the planks of the platform advocated by either Mr. Smith or Mr. Hoover. However, I might say that I am not altogether insensible to the reference made by the Democratic candidate to the liquor question. When some of my friends in the opposition in the Legislature offered some bitter criticism at the time the Government introduced the Quebec Liquor Act, I replied that before very long our liquor...
...made him laugh. Jake Horowitz became a producer of publicity for the Shuberts, Mark Klaw and Richard Herndon. At this racket, he was good enough to make $3,000 which he speedily sank in his first production, The Romantic Age by A. A. Milne, a flop. He heard someone comment on the name above "Presents" on the program, and changed it to Jed Harris. Next he wheedled enough more backing to put on Weak Sisters, which showed a small profit. After that he met George Abbott, co-author of Love 'Em and Leave 'Em, which he produced. Love...