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Word: counterblast (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...clowning, now whimsical, but always looking on the bright side of morphia. It is, perhaps, the most interesting and innocuous, if the least harrowing of the dope plays, which will take some of the sting out of the current Hearst expose of the narcotic evil. A good antidote and counterblast for the meretricious pity and terror inspired by such dope plays as Morphia and Seventh Heaven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Plays: Apr. 14, 1923 | 4/14/1923 | See Source »

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