Word: grandpa
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Labor cartoons ridicule those of the Conservatives and Liberals, mock them for calling up a fantastic Bolshevik spook. The captions: "The weather will be dreadful under Communism" ; "The Communists will stab poor grandpa...
...mantle of Coquelin, distinguished French comedian, is considered to have descended on him, and despite his 62 years, De Feraudy enjoys giving it playful shakes. He has the twinkling mischievousness of Foxy Grandpa. Age cannot wither the vitality of his acting, with its spontaneous but deft gestures, including the forefinger laid aside the nose or gracefully scratching the ear. A delightful Gallic casualness pervades his performance, so that he does not hesitate, if the impulse takes him, to close a door carelessly left open in the middle of his speech, or to scratch his ankle while trickling around the stage...
There is a popular song whose refrain runs thus: "Isn't it strange how the times have changed since Grandpa was a lad". Man faces now, as always, the problem of working longer hours and so producing more, knowing that beyond a certain point the fruits of his labor will accumulate faster than he can use them in his shortened period of leisure. Somewhere a balance must be struck. It is possible, however, to increase the productiveness of labor through the improvement of the material arts. This is what the present age is doing. We now turn...