Word: goldsmith
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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What a Life (by Clifford Goldsmith; produced by George Abbott). Producer George Abbott, last season's home-run slugger (Room Service, Brother Rat), this season struck out in his first three times at bat. But last week he came up for the fourth time, clouted the ball safely into .the outfield. Not hit so hard as Brother Rat, What a Life travels pretty much in the same direction. Substituting high school for military academy, What a Life is as adolescent as a changing voice, as clean as a West Pointer's white ducks. Chief amusement centres in Henry...
Calm, blue-eyed Playwright Clifford Henshaw Goldsmith is 38, was born in East Aurora, N. Y. where his shirts hung on the same clothesline as Roycrofter Elbert Hubbard's, now lives in a secluded farmhouse near Paoli, Pa. After a tiny role in Lightnin' and a start in cinema cut short when he tumbled down some false stairs and upset three cameras. Goldsmith joined a chautauqua. found himself while pinch-hitting for a humorous health lecturer, became a health lecturer on his own, talked on nutrition before hundreds of high schools. He pieced What a Life together...
...Hillyer's couplets represent what might be the effusions of a conscientious disciple of Goldsmith, although enervated by 19th century flatulence, composing on vaguely Popeian themes. Insistent lapses into vulgarity putrefy the poet's whimsical sentimental touch. Concluding an emotional and facetious description of Bartlett Wendell appears this line...
...Part taken by a local WPA worker 17 SMALL MEMBERS OF THE SULLIVAN HOUSEHOLD, and ATTENDANTS 3 LARGE SULLIVANS Parts taken by sundry members of the O'Hallahan family CHARLES FRANCIS APTED, of Cambridge . . . . . . . . . . . . Part taken all by himself TWO STUDENT ADVISORS . . . . . Parts taken by Sam Silversmith and George Goldsmith J.V. WONTWEE, friend to Snuffy . . . Part taken by Pete Peewee, Harvard Crew Captain: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1912 LESTER WOLVE, of Istanebull . . . . Part taken by Lester Wolve, Envoie plenipotentiare extraordinaire...
Again thanking you for the magazine which was very interesting because it carried the picture of a Goldsmith X5L football* for which we are State distributors...