Word: elementalism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Daniel H. Menzel of the Harvard Observatory and Dr. Joseph C. Boyce of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have at last succeeded in identifying the element responsible for the major part of the sun's coronal radiation, marking the first important step in unravelling a mystery dating from the first observations of the spectra of the corona more than sixty years...
...with plenty of material for salty preliminary lines, occupies two acts of their comedy. A fire-eating Virginia cavalryman, a hell-scorched preacher and a bumbling sheriff add to the fun, and Meg (crack-voiced Dennie Moore), a licentious slavey who nevertheless "keeps it patriotic." supplies the really bawdy element of the piece. A typical line of hers, addressed to a horseman to whom she has taken a fancy, ends the play: "Come into the kitchen, captain. I've got something...
Eddie Cantor rolling his eyes and spouting nonsense you like him or you don't. If you happen to fit into the latter type of moviegoer, and haven't seen "Palmy Days" yet, don't miss this, for Mr. Cantor is at his best and in his element. At least a hundred chorines, charming specimens, surround him on several occasions: they dance or do setting-up exercises. There are catchy tunes, intricate routines for the chorus, and an ample amount of wisecracking humor. With a minimum of plot, the director relied on Ziegfeld's tactics for a musical extravaganza with...
...those who were able to convey their money to Europe and the speculators in gold exchange since March who have been buying Swiss francs and bonds as the dollar has been going down from par to 66 cents, they will make enormous profits, too. The speculative element always does. The patriot who turned in his gold last March will not. That's the usual history of tinkering with the currency and the unit of value
...city's credit and made the people of this city bow their heads - an arrogant leadership of stupidity and corruption, unmatched since the days of Boss Tweed. . . . There is no real Fusion in this campaign. The so-called Fusion standard bearer is as objectionable to the solid element of our Republican citizenry as he is to the vast army of Democrats who are disgusted with machine politics. ... As Mayor, I shall be absolutely free from political domination by any leader or any set of leaders...