Word: goer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...theatre each week a number of habitues. "They're people from all social classes," he remarked, "but of an entirely different type from that which attends vaudeville performances. A big vaudeville head-liner is often unsuccessful in a moving-picture house. In fact, I think the movie-goer is a better type, a more cultural person, than the average vaudeville...
...thrust of reason which Europeans do not fear to exert in their most fantastic moods. Franzi, the roustabout hero of Peripherie, murders a wealthy patron of his harlot sweetheart. He successfully disposes of the corpse but is hounded by his conscience into confessions, which none will believe. Theatre-goers to whom spoken German conveys no meaning may miss the specific but not the general philosophizing. A thumb, a hip, an eyebrow, drilled by Reinhardt, can beggar the average theatre-goer's aural vocabulary...
...average theatre-goer, meaning a mixture of the T. B. M., George Jean Nathan, and one's maiden aunt, would, if consulted, much prefer to hear Al Jolson chant the imminent arrival of the red, red robin than see him in Shakespearian roles. No tragedy, however inspiring, could afford Mr. Jolson a legitimate opportunity to bellow for his Mammy. When one wants to see a faithful portrayal of the real negro there is Paul Robeson. But Al Jolson, in spite of Eddie Cantor's admirable attempts, is absolutely unique. And now he threatens to reform...
...game should be preserved as it is, but the colleges should not let the public bowl interrupt their several theories for developing good teams without requiring more of the players interest and time than the game justifies. Keep the sport-goer out of the stands if necessary, except for the alumnus and undergraduate; but by no means carve up a great game simply because the public looks upon it as a Golden Calf. Yale News...
...Jake of the Wrecking Crew E. A. Morrison '28 Bud of Same W. B. Dunne '27 Man with Lantern K. A. Perry '28 Ornery-Faced Policeman G. H. Humphrey '25 Young Dum H. S. Smith '25 A Sailor Edward Newbury '27 Another Sailor A. M. Shattuck '28 Opera Goer E. J. Bliss '26 Second Opera Goer Harriet Huntress Third Opera Goer Miss Isaacs Second Young Man with Same G. B. Bingham '28 Third Young Men with Same H. M. Fox '28 A Girl Marie Geare Second Girl Mary Forsberg A Mother Grace Michelman Her Elder Daughter Miss Hoyman A Younger...