Word: dears
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dear Mr. Logan...
...Thirty Years' War* ravaged Bavaria in which lies Ober-Ammergau. War was followed by the Black Plague, which was worse. To avert the plague, the Ober-Ammergau villagers, meeting in a churchyard, vowed to "enact the Passion-tragedy in honor of the bitter sufferings and death of our dear Lord" every tenth year forever. Fulfillment of the vow began with a play given in the churchyard...
...Dramatic Club is in many respects an unique organization; but the quality which stands out above the rest is the constant versatility shown in the selection and production of its plays. Where it might adhere to one type of drama--English social comedy, for example, the type so dear to the hearts of amateurs--and train its actors and executive staff to a superlative degree along that single line, it has wisely chosen another course; preferring rather to take the risk of new ventures than fall into an artistic rut. And the possible lack of technical polish is balanced...
...birthday she received a cable from her favorite pupil, Geraldine Farrar. "Dear Gerry never forgets me," said Lehmann...
...Dear Sir, It is a hard and unbiblical saying that the Ruhr is always with us. Mr. Alley, in developing his thesis at the Union a few days ago, showed however that it is none the less a true one. The remotest nation cannot escape the issue. May I ask the hospitality of your columns to add to that stimulating address a comment from the viewpoint of an Englishman in Harvard? Those who heard them may perhaps be interested to learn to what extent Mr. Alley's remarks represent the trend of opinion in England. I am happy to believe...