Word: graciously
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...course I agreed. As we sat down, Caetani was on my right and on my left was the Mayor of Spokane. Addressing the Ambassador, I said: ''Your Excellency, permit me to introduce Mr. Blank, the Mayor of the city," to which of course Caetani made a gracious but reserved response. Mr. Blank, greatly embarrassed, whispered in my left ear: "Say, I don't know how to talk to this 'ere European royalty." Then I spotted my friend Belts, and gave him the wink, and he approached the head table, and again addressing Caelani quite formally...
...Jugoslavia's problems," said gracious Mabel Grouitch last week "are similar to those which confronted the United States after the Civil...
...piquant daughter of a prominent actress too vain to admit having a child so old is charming in her simplicity, George Brent as the old friend of her mother's who elects himself as her guardian and educates her so that she may be "desirable" is as bland and gracious as ever. The role of the actress mother is capably handled by Vera Teasdale. Though at times the acting is overdone and the story turns to maudlin sentimentality, the charm of the young girl struggling to learn about life and love is enough to overcome and obliterate these defects...
University: "One Night Of Love"--a delightful, melodious romance which is especially distinguished by the captivating presence of Miss Grace Moore of the Metropolitan Opera Company who has a beautiful voice and an extremely gracious person, in fact she is about the best thing that has happened to the screen in many a month. "British Agent"--Leslie Howard and Kay Francis in the screen version of Bruce Lockhart's exciting story of diplomatic struggles and intrigue in revolutionary Russia. The film, unfortunately has been moviefied and is not as thrilling as the book...
...became President of the U. S. last year, Grace Goodhue Coolidge said: "We have cast aside political and sectional interest in a spirit of cooperation with our President and believe this spirit emanates from the whole people." Until last week that was the only political pronouncement the grey-eyed, gracious widow of Calvin Coolidge had made since his death. Last week before 1,500 applauding Massachusetts Republicans she appeared at Heaton Hall in swank Stockbridge to eulogize and hearten her State's Republican candidates, to predict for them a sweeping victory in next month's elections...