Word: dona
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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CAST OF CHARACTERS Manuel Arthur Lewis Carmen Campos Georgia Harvey Dona Marciala Katherine Grey Don Evaristo Fred Tiden Papa Juan Otis Skinner Dona Filomena Octavia Kenmore Eulalia Mary Howard Trino Hardie Albright Currita Mary Arbena Rosa Veronica Rey Antonon Charles Dalton Alonso Gerald Hamer...
...life and as live a brain as any of his three generations of descendants. With real finesse is the character drawn. The other members of the family who one meets as the play progresses all must yield in some point to its head. Don Evaristo is a bit crotchety, Dona Filomena is on bad terms with everybody; Dona Marciala is intolerant towards Gabriella, the erring sister of the family, when Papa Juan would ask her to his hundredth birthday party. But the old man rises above them all, smoothes out the quarrels and before the play is half over...
...last-minute effort to get action the most famed of Mexican feminists, Dona Sofia Villa de Buentello, a handsome woman in her early 40's, called on President Emilio Portes Gil. Women she declared would make ideal pollwatchers and ballot-counters "because they would not let themselves be corrupted or suborned, nor can they hope to win high Government posts by selling themselves vilely." In a word Dona Sofia asked the President to decree 100% feminine custody of the presidential vote. He promised to ponder her suggestion, gallantly bowed her out; soon the Ministry of Interior announced: "Federal troops will...
...Flores Mexicanas (Flowers of Mexico) by Ramos Martinez of Mexico City, who took 15 years to perfect his work. It was bought last week by Mexico's President Emilio Fortes Gil, to be sent to Miss Morrow and Col. Lindbergh on behalf of the President and his wife, Dona Carmen Garcia Deportes...
...Dona Petronila de Guzman made her will, provided for the annual celebration of 60 masses for the repose of her soul. Dona Petronila, a Filipino, died four years later. A chaplaincy to see to the celebration of the masses was provided for. but has been vacant and the income has gone to the care of the Archbishop of Manila. One Paul Rogerio Gonzalez, kin of Dona Petronila, seeks now to recover $86,862.50, alleged income of the chaplaincy between 1911 and 1925. The Supreme Court of the U. S. will decide...