Word: familiarity
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...little Breton village, a peasant walked aimlessly about. His eyes strayed to a spot where men were busy loading apples into a railway car; and, at the same time, he perceived a familiar face. Where had he met this man? After some ruminating, it suddenly dawned upon him. Approaching the man, the peasant inquired politely: "Excuse me, monsieur, are you not Lieutenant Knätsch...
...Dean has only one fault that bulges out. That is her disposition to play before the camera too infrequently. It is the opinion of many that she is a figure, that she should be fixed in the fronk rank. The Siren is one strong proof. The story tells the familiar bullring yarn-the matador who becomes famed and forgets his childhood sweetheart. The sweetheart saves his life in the final bullfight scene, wholly preposterously. All this Miss Dean whips into fresh and agile entertainment. There are not many actresses equipped for such a task. Forbidden Paradise. Pola Negri and Ernst...
Mary Morris, an actress only moderately familiar to the world, takes the leading role and fashions it into one of the great delineations of the season. There are sceptics who deny the force of her performance, arguing that had she played the part to the ultimate bitterness of the writing the visitor would be unable to remain in the theatre. Of the merits of this contention the individual will have to decide. Certainly the performance is one that no thoughtful playgoer can omit from his agenda...
Yale, playing on its home field and riding its own ponies, defeated the University polo team 8 to 3 in the first game between the two this year played in New Haven last Friday evening. The Elis had a tremendous advantage in their familiar field and mounts, as the University players were accustomed to a much larger playing space and required some time to get used to the horses they were riding...
...marvels of the age. In listening to a symphony the people who possess this strange faculty are said to see all the colors of the spectrum succeeding each other in harmonious arrangement. Some tones, they say, are red, others voluptuous purple. Even the ordinary man is now familiar with languid blues in music...