Word: conveyed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...tell an actor how to say his lines. Most of them leave that part to the actors, themselves, and so the plays are broken up. Instead of a play being the expression of a single man it is the expression of the entire cast, and does not convey the author's meaning...
...French producers, on the other hand, are artists. Before producing a play they study it carefully, and try to determine what the author is attempting to convey. After they have studied the play until they know it thoroughly they call in the cast, and as the production proceeds they tell each actor and actress just how they want each line spoken and accented...
...leading voices in the Presbyterian general assembly, upholding the existing order, strove to avoid the threatened cleavage in the church, and did not openly denounce the new tendencies. It saw that a tactful request to Dr. Fosdick to accept the Presbyterian articles of faith, or resign his church, would convey a tacit denunciation of those tendencies he represented. That Dr. Fosdick has answered their ultimatum with resignation is not surprising...
...Washington, one William Meuser and a committee from the Steuben Society addressed Mr. LaFollette, promising him the support of six million U. S. citizens of German blood. Said Mr. Meuser: "The notification which we convey to you is the expression of the mature judgment of 90% of the most loyal, modest and conservative element in the American complex, which recognizes in you the shining qualities of conservative statesmanship and unbending devotion to the principles of constitutional government." Answered Mr. LaFollette : "From my heart I thank you for your stirring message and welcome the support you pledge. . . .We are hearing much...
...press advocating the election of either Coolidge or Davis terms Senators LaFollette and Wheeler radicals, meaning Anarchists or Reds, as General Hell-and-Maria Dawes, Mr. Coolidge's running mate, terms them. These papers even go so far as to convey the impression that Mr. Dawes was a real General in the World War. He, as a matter of fact,* fought the World War in Evanston, Ill., his home town...