Word: dwarfed
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...winter fiestas you see them, these modern conquistadors. Slim young daredevils from the bullrings of Spain, they strike attitudes of high insolence before holiday crowds, exacting homage for a flick of a cloak and a deft, scornful sword-jab. They scoop in gold fortunes that would dwarf Pizarro's little pilferings. They laugh aloud at the rich sport of it. They wave gay adieux as they are feted to their ships...
Aside from that of Mr. Sanchez the best characterization is that of the Queen by Doris Halman. Rita Nolan does well with the difficult role of Maria, though lacking somewhat in distinction. Able support is given by G. S. Curtis as the Dwarf, and by H. S. Smith as Enrique as well as by many others of the numerous company. The principal fault of the actors is in enunciation, and it is to be feared that many of the lines were lost by those at all far removed from the stage. As is to be expected in so large...
...slides shown in connection with the talk revealed many different kinds of plants and animal life. Dwarf palms, cactus, larch fir, and rubber trees were the most interesting of the species in that tropical jungle...
...newest thing at the Austrian State Opera House is a one act opera The Dwarf, by Zemlinsky. It is an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Birthday of the Infanta, but in places it seems almost a transmogrification, for Wilde's characters are children but these are adults, including the Dwarf who has never seen himself in a mirror. But with the music Zemlinsky is more successful, having produced a score that is described as "full of harmony and charming melody...
...Starr, Toronto, described the possibilities of thyroid therapy. Cretins (goiterous dwarf defectives) can be increased in stature six inches in a year by treatment with goat thyroid extract. A race of tall men may be bred. 2) Ethylene, the new anaesthetic (TIME, March 17) has been used in 907 cases in Chicago clinics, only one resulting fatally. 3) Sir William I. de Courcy Wheeler, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, was a special guest. 4) Dr. "Will" Mayo (TIME, May 19) was a prominent figure, as usual. He made an address summarizing surgical progress. 5) Dr. Albert...