Word: disdain
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...once consistent and unobtrusive. The tale is better than Mr. Plummer's sketch of a cat which became ship's mascot. This unpromising subject is, however, handled in a manner which, if a trifle juvenile, is far from puerile. The way in which cross-eyed Mike "stared in royal disdain, his left eye terrifying the cats on his right and his right eye appalling those on his left" is amusing. The appreciation of Mr. Jones and "Till Eulenspiegel" seems competent and sincere. What is more, it is readable. It describes the rich settings and costumes of the recent opera with...