Word: elizabeth
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Engaged. Elizabeth Baker, daughter of onetime (1916-21) Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker; to one John Philip McGean, Los Angeles insurance broker...
Sirs: The urge to write a letter comes to all Englishmen-they address it to the London Times. The same urge comes to Americans-they send it to TIME. But do you have to print letters like that of Mary Elizabeth Robinn? We gravely suspect Miss Robinn of being one of that shining galaxy of women who wear spectacles, carry Boston bags and hold degrees from at least three universities. Or maybe-this is mere conjecture, but we feel it may hit the mark-she is still smarting from being one of those American girls whom the Prince couldn...
...MARY ELIZABETH ROBINN...
Unless you continue to print more of Mary Elizabeth Robinn's letters and stop using the word "Manhattan" I will stop my subscription. . . . That disappointed virgin Robinn must need a mate to soften her perennial ire against the Prince of Wales. As far as I can remember (and that is some two years back) she has been scolding you about the Prince's baggy eyes, or is it trousers? You need no humorous column as long as you sow your LETTERS with such luscious tidbits of outraged virginity. If you stop my subscription because of the above...
...principle gained, withdraws objection. One scene stages the home-watched coffin of Father Ned, for realistic, mainly risible character study. Although the construction is loose-jointed, this is rather good old-time melodrama. The dialogue has genuine folk-flavor. Miss Eames, fire beneath ice, reminded one critic of Queen Elizabeth in preposterous court theatricals. Alfred Lunt (Babe) shared the compliments; Margalo Gillmore pleased as a hot-lipped kitchen baggage...