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...Marc Connelly had put a little bit of everything dramatically good into his white man's idea of a black man's idea of the Bible stories. Audiences split their sides laughing at the play's account of Genesis, in which "de Lawd," wanting to provide "firmament" for the custard at a celestial fish fry, makes too much, has to create the Earth as a place to "dreen it off." Spectators were thrilled at the Battle of Jericho, titillated by the sins of Babylon, touched by the implicit faith of Moses. The excellent Hall Johnson spirituals drew...
Hawaii is not to be outdone by delegates from the Mikado and has again sent a student to Harvard who will some day, mark my words, shine as a first magnitude star in the Crimson swimming firmament. Already he has broken the Freshman record in the 200-yard free-style and bids fair to lower his own mark once more. This particular representative of Hawaii is Peter Emilio Arioli, Jr. '38, who gives his home as Hilo, Hawaii...
Much larger fry is England where the firm of Vickers-Armstrongs is the brightest star in the armament firmament. The annual bills of Vickers-Armstrongs to nations for armaments purchased quite possibly amount to $100,000,000. For England's powerful position as one of the greatest exporters of the materials of war in the world, the bulk of the credit goes to Vickers-Armstrongs. It makes other things than armaments, true enough; such unwarlike products as sewing machines and golf clubs come from its factories. But its chairman, General the Hon. Sir Herbert Lawrence, G. C. B., onetime Chief...
...firmament of the Son of Heaven a brilliant new star has risen! Supple as the neck of the swan is the charm of her graceful form. Her black and sparkling eyes, in hours of ease, envelop and thrill that happy mortal allowed to see. O, Nguyen Huu Hao! Beautiful are all thy ways...
With Little Women, Cinemactress Katharine Hepburn made a place for herself in the film firmament. But Greta Garbo is still America's Swedish Sweetheart...