Word: girls
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Denial. Claire Windsor is the latest to succumb to the current screen fashion of portraying, in one film, a young girl in her teens, and a woman of 45, thus putting screen art above mere good looks. In her latter manifestation, she dreams herself back to her girlhood stifled by her mother-living again the romance of the Spanish-American War, learning not to cramp her own daughter's style of loving. Lewis Beach's stage play, The Square Peg, here transferred to the screen, has had some of the acrid tang carefully sponged...
...founded. A little sound reflective thought is needed, a restatement of creeds and goals. A sound conception of the nature and sphere of government would prevent, for example, the motion picture censorship undertaken by the municipal Worcester Board of Review which is now to use Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and members of the Worcester Boys' and Girls' Club as judges. Even the Boston American sees the absurdity of this movement, and gently pokes fun: "It is understood the theory is that if the morals of the boy and girl representatives of the organizations named are not blasted by the pictures...
Ubiquitous optimism is at times depressing. Nevertheless a diversion from the cynicism and satire of numerous contemporaneous works is not unwelcome. It is, therefore, with considerable enthusiasm that we welcome the "glad girl" back to Boston. The piece is refreshing. Its sincerity is as welcome as it is undeniable. We might even suggest that its presentation is not altogether ill-timed...
...last act when the entire cast takes a hand in dabbling with anti-climax. Here the situation is perceptibly relieved by Miss Hitz, Pollyanna. Her pleasing effects in this scene come partly through contrast--the charming young woman of the present as compared with the gawky, freckled-faced girl of five years ago. But it is the truly delightful rendering of a distinctly difficult climax which completes the picture. We can not say too much for Miss Hitz' work. She might easily have spoiled the part by a too great reserve or an impetuous exaggeration. Instead her infectious animation gained...
Miss Clark's servant girl, Nancy, was portrayed in spirited manner with full appreciation for the humor of the part. For some reason Bernard Nedell as John Pendleton assumed an expression suggesting tolerant amusement which he used throughout the evening regardless of the situation...