Word: dears
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Amis! That our party may grow to dominate all others, we must establish a Socialist daily newspaper. . . . Trop cher? No, it will not come too dear! . . . We must find only two million francs [$660,000]. . . . Tiens! Let each Socialist deprive himself of but ten hors d'oeuvres during the coming year. . . . With the price of these 'appetizers' we will finance our paper...
...Saturday Night. Benavente's drama of a courtesan who ruled an empire, held it less dear than her daughter, was accorded the honor of opening the Civic Repertory Theatre season. A more tense, colorful-play could hardly have been selected. Wisely, Eva Le Gallienne guards against arousing suspicion that her theatre is "arty." Though the five tableaux call for much changing about of scenery, few in the audience left their seats after the curtains, because Miss Le Gallienne had provided a Russian Gypsy orchestra that can strum ten minutes into nothing...
Sandor Turai, mellow cynic, would rather his dear Albert retain a beautiful illusion than know the bitter truth. So he writes a play during the night, works the scandalous conversation into the dialogue, makes the two culprits act it before the houseparty guests, thus makes the naughty prima donna partner to a virtuous rehearsal in her chamber the night before. It was rather difficult to find some-thing " 'soft, round, velvety,'-and respectable." But Playwright Molnar is nothing if not ingenious. He has even given Johann Dwornits-chek, footman, a personality. Ralph Nairn plays the part. The entire...
...Grace, my dear, the joke...
...Dear Doctor Morris...