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...series of stunning effects than a clearly discernible whole. Still, for what they are, the effects, caused by a varied and beautifully recorded percussion and passionate inter-jections from the chorus, are extremely striking. Also effective is "The Ox-Cart Driver's Song" for soprano and piano, sung by Elsic Houston with plenty of barbaric yawp. The song is impressive even if you don't care for barbaric yawp; if you do, it's doubly powerful. The last selection in the album, "Quatuor" for flute, harp, celesta, and women's voices, is something of a disappointment. Written during a period...

Author: By Jonas Barish, | Title: THE MUSIC BOX | 5/7/1941 | See Source »

Jack Oakie and Borden Dairy's glamour cow, Elsie, were grafted onto Louisa May Alcott's actionless story about a country school. The result is a slow-moving film chiefly notable for a few scenes of clever Oakie slapstick and a bovine romance, between Elsic and the bellowing bull down the road. Hopelessly bogged down by poor script and a bustle, Kay Francis gives a mediocre performance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 12/9/1940 | See Source »

...Elsic Soughvitz of Little Rock, Ark., writes in that she is eligible for membership in the Faery Queen Club. Says Mile, Soughvitz: "It thrilled me through and through and many times I rose from my seat in cheers. When I came to the part where he tells her that he meet leave her forever because after all he has another wife in San Diego I went completely berserk. Mere words cannot describe my enthusiasm. I recommend it heartily to all those desiring a good clean story." It is generally agreed that this makes the little Soughwitz girl...

Author: By Williams LION Whelps, | Title: THE CRIME | 11/18/1927 | See Source »

Hollis Street Theatre-Elsic Leslie in The Prince and the Pauper...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Amusements. | 4/29/1890 | See Source »

Hollis Street Theatre-Elsic Leslie in The Prince and the Pauper...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Amusements. | 4/25/1890 | See Source »

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