Word: englishmen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...announcement of a shift in the date for the Harvard-Yale vs. Oxford-Cambridge Track meet, from July 4 to July 11 was made through the H. A. A. yesterday. Together with this comes the news that the Englishmen's meet with a combined Cornell-Princeton team which was scheduled for July 11 will be moved forward to July...
...much pessimistic comment has been made of late by American observers of America that it is most encouraging to discover Englishmen with similar ideas on England. Apparently the despondency is mutual. No less a one than Dean Inge of St. Paul's whose passion for limericks was lately disclosed, thinks that in a few year's time his unfortunate country will be completely overrun by American clothes, American books, American thought--in short, that it will become intellectually subjugated...
...upon undeniably commonplace subjects. Thereafter the action becomes more brisk, and the melodramatic blah-blah, if not absent, is at least inconspicuous. The appearance of Miss Annette Margules as Tondeleyo, the white man's alternative, revives the waning interest of the audience no less than it does the lonely Englishmen. She shares with Mr. Gordon the acting honors of the evening...
...White Cargo" at the Selwyn. Earl Carroll presents Leon Gordon in his own play, the tropical drama of Englishmen rotting in an African jungle, which created such a stir in New York last year...
Last week, Englishmen grumbled over their chops, muttered into their ale. What the devil business had the press taking a holiday when something important was happening? Out in Sydney, N. S. W., England and Australia had been playing off "The Ashes" (international cricket championship) for seven days*; and now, just when the final score was due, the newspapermen were chucking it all and going home to undo presents and bounce the baby. Outrageous...