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Word: eva (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sort of play in which the actors are all engaged in some form of nefarious and illegitimate enterprise, constantly flinging at each other such phrases as "Says you," "Is 'at so?", "Yeah?" It is the work of Eva Kay Flint and Martha Madison who turned out a creditable thriller last season called Subway Express...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Sep. 22, 1930 | 9/22/1930 | See Source »

...Eva Le Gallienne, founder-directrix of the Civic Repertory Theatre, was last week looking for a pig. She had to have one for her friend Josephine Hutchinson to carry when she plays Alice in Wonderland. A complete search of Manhattan's pet shops failed to reveal a suitable animal so Miss Le Gallienne wrote to the press about it. What she wanted was a pig that would not grow into a hog during the course of the play's run. She preferred a quiet animal that could make its public appearance without wiggling, kicking, snorting. An occasional squeal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Old Silverspot | 9/22/1930 | See Source »

Most prolific player: Eva Le Gallienne, who appeared in 15 productions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: 87% Failure | 9/15/1930 | See Source »

Torch Song. Few playwrights excel Kenyon Nicholson (The Barker, Eva the Fifth) in exploiting honkytonk, backstage or carnival scenes. Few producers can put on a better show of this sort than Arthur Hopkins, who directed and helped write Burlesque. A Hopkins-Nicholson collaboration has now resulted in an extraordinarily valid and impressive play called Torch Song...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Sep. 8, 1930 | 9/8/1930 | See Source »

...Actress Eva Le Gallienne L.H.D...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: More Kudos | 6/23/1930 | See Source »

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