Word: gods
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...commented on what a rest it must have been to them to stare at this magnificent, regal mountain splendor, unwatched, after consistently playing the other role. It concluded with the remark that Mount Donald which towers over Field was cloud-capped during the visit and did not uncover for "God Save the King...
...Majesty Queen Elizabeth broadcast from Halifax: "To the people of Canada and to all the kind people in the United States who welcomed us so warmly last week, to one and all on this great, friendly continent, I say thank you, God be with you and God bless you. Au revoir et Dieu vous bénisse...
Escorted by the Canadian destroyers Skeena and Saguenay and the British cruisers Glasgow and Southampton, the Empress put out to sea, while crowds ashore roared God Save the King. From the bridge the King and Queen waved their farewell; the Queen was almost invisible behind the high railing until something was brought for her to stand on. On Chebucto Head a great smelly bonfire of wood, oil and old tires, visible for 80 miles, was built to cheer them on their way. But for a brief stop at St. John's, capital of Newfoundland, Britain's oldest colony...
...Near the Mencken tone of Hecht's early satire is the hilarious miracle which occurs when God liquidates radio broadcasting. He merely turns loose Heavenly static, and radio becomes a nightmare...
...Sergei was offered a $250-a-week job as an actor, in Mowris Gest's pantomime, The Miracle. But he quit during rehearsals. To him and his wife the play was "sheer blasphemy," its point appalling and incomprehensible. They found it hard to believe that "the Mother of God would deceive people just to protect the sins of a nun." The Goritzins, who spoke emigre English, had a hard time finding another job, finally drifted into domestic service...