Word: holidaying
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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During its four-month summer holiday the Court's docket had received 324 new cases, making a total of 514 to be heard. Of these only 18 were original actions commenced by states in the highest court. During the more than five years that John Jay was first Chief Justice of the U. S., the Court heard only a score of cases. Now it considers an average of 1,000 cases per year...
...first offering of the Professional Players, "Death Takes a Holiday" now playing at the Plymouth augers well for the success of this venture. Of course there is always the uncertainty of just how well Boston will support first rate drama, but the chances are that the plays presented in this repertoire will manage to produce profitable results. One thing is certain, any efforts to lead this city to a better appreciation of the drama is necessary, and the attempt now at hand should lead toward this happy but distant goal...
With "Uncle Vanya" at the Wilbur it is quite probable that "Death Takes a Holiday" will have some difficulty. Two plays of excellent calibre, at once in Boston, might expect to be a considerable drain on the better clientele, especially when one is such an exquisitely fine production as that of Chekov's comedy. However, even in such excellent company, "Death Takes a Holiday" should not be neglected. The acting of Philip Merivale is very well above the average, and the play itself in spite of a mediocre translation and none too exciting direction is interesting. The theme...
...will, at least for the moment. What with a double holiday on the horizon, the Vagabond feels that something ought to be done to get the undergraduate out of the local excavations. His mail stated that no remarks about such commonplaces as New York Night Clubs, Wanderings amid the Widener Turnstiles and such ilk would be tolerated. The letter expressly stated that this column should discuss "Quaint, Quotable, and Out-of-the-Way Spots Having an Aura of Originality...
...Kippur (Day of Atone-ment), Jewish holiday...