Word: dished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With this action, the present "extraordinary sessions" of the Council were terminated. M. Briand and Mr. Chamberlain, beaming at such an addition to their Locarno laurels (TIME, Oct. 26, Nov. 2), summoned the Greek and Bulgarian representatives to drown their differences a l'Anglaise in "a dish of tea." Smiling, M. Carapanos and M. Marfov accepted-even joked with one another over the teacups...
...Teaser. The arrival of the country cousin (this one from Menominee, Mich.) and her methods of winning the hard hearts of her city relatives are recognized stock for cinema soup. This portion is seasoned sensibly with novelty and makes a fair dish of entertainment. The extraordinarily blonde Laura La Plante occupies herself genially enough in the title part...
...value of art lies in the universality of appeal, then the much-tormented Jiggs of the "funny pictures" must be reckoned among the significant figures of American art, for a poll taken among restaurant patrons shows that corned beef and cabbage constitutes the favorite dish. Those who have given up through a growing fastidiousness this succulent indulgence need no longer conceal their weakness or camouflage it by a French menu. Democracy has justified them, and from henceforth the great majority, washed or unwashed, will never be abashed by snobbish ecstasies over caviar or pulcinelli. The people have voted and cabbage...
Some of the proceedings are written as penetrating satire; most of them are slapstick comedy. The former gives the latter just salt enough to make the whole a popular dish. The whole cast plays with the enthusiasm of a negro chorus breaking into a Charleston and their leader, Elliott Nugent, gives a brilliant performance as the Poor Nut who fooled the squirrels...
...public likes that sorta dish...