Word: good
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sight for the gods which no man paid to see was the royal guest from the Netherlands, the good-hearted but extremely pompous Prince Consort of Queen Wilhelmina. As this personage moved about Oslo, with tinkling spurs, jingling medals and a large clanking sword, it was permissible to exclaim: "There goes His Royal Highness, Prince Hendrik Vladimir Albertus Ernst of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince of the Netherlands, Duke of Mecklenburg, Vice-Admiral of the Fleet, Lieutenant-General of the Netherlandic and Indo-Netherlandic Armies, Chevalier of the Order of the Black Eagle, of the Order of the Seraphihs, of St. Andrew...
...most part, however, it is great good fun. There is the preposterous old plot which was taken bodily from Faust. And there is some very lovely dancing and singing by Miss Beth Meakins...
...what amusement he fails to supply in the conversation. Not the least in importance is its cast: Glenn Hunter, making his musical debut after years in adolescent "drama" roles; Inez Courtney, who has a gift for flip clowning; Charles Ruggles, an able farceur; Lillian Taiz, whose voice is uncommonly good; Joyce Barbour, who is not given nearly enough to do; and Cy Landry, a dancing droll...
...indeed are musical enterprises of any sort which have been made to pay for themselves. The Dayton Westminster Choir makes no such pretense, has for patroness the able and energetic Mrs. Harry Elstner Talbott, widow of Engineer Talbott who built the Soo locks and many a railroad. Herself a good amateur musician, Mrs. Talbott was quick to see the worth in Conductor Williamson's work, to contribute generously her money and time. Aside from the choir, her interests have been manifold and great. She has been president of the Anti-Suffrage League in Ohio, of the Anti-Saloon League...
...University of Missouri, (see above), but a sepulchral silence, fell last week upon the campus of the University of Detroit. By order of the President (Dr. John Patrick McNichols), the 300 girl students were forbidden to converse with the 2,900 boy students. They might, if they wished, say "Good morning" or even ''How do you do,'' but nothing more...