Word: humoredly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Regal and Moore, "late of Ed Wynn's Carnival", gave their acrobatic and dancing act--clever acrobatics enlivened with plenty of humor. Followed Belle Storey, "America's foremost Coloratura Soprano". Marvel of marvels, she is not only possessed of a voice and evidently has heard the English language spoken, but she is an extremely pleasant object for contemplation. We had thought that all good singers must be built on the pouter pigeon model and Miss Storey was an agreeable surprise...
...cities notwithstanding their failure to elect their candidates. If it comes to a parliamentary impasse which necessitates new elections it will be no surprise to see the Liberals in saddle again with a strong following. The old Athenians sent Cleon to Sphacteria acting is a moment of disastrous humor. It is a whim that brings Constantine back to the throne. But neither the Athenians doubted then Pericles' greatness and Cleon's smallness nor are the modern Greeks ignorant of Venizelos' genius. Pericles was dead when Cleon raved. But Venizelos is still living and New Greece is with...
...done in the usual Arbuckle style, but lacking the customary amount of laugh-producing "pep." Perhaps the cause of this can be found in the fact that the picture, instead of being written for Mr. Arbuckle, was adapted from a stage play. In the case of a comedian whose humor is so peculiarly distinct in its character as is Mr. Arbuckle's, such a procedure has its difficulties, since the comedian must adapt himself to the play, rather than the play to himself. In spite of this, Mr. Arbuckle does rather well; the play itself is not particularly funny...
Jack Donahue, the feather-footed dancer from the "Follies", exhibited his limberness to an enthusiastic audience, nor was his patter the least amusing part of his act. His unexpected appearance during the slack wire exhibition of the Levolos added a needed touch of humor to an otherwise ordinary performance. J. Rosamond Johnson and his five negro kings of syncopation strummed their banjos and pounded the keys in the noisiest and most approved style, to the satisfaction of their good-natured listeners. The other skits and song-and-dance acts, however, were hardly up to the usual Keith level...
...Woolsey, Tom Lewis, who played the part of Barry Darcy, the portly uncle and father-in-law, scored with the audience. His frequent references to the great drought, were funny and original, although the subject of his complaint has been fairly well exhausted as a source for stage humor. Miss Dolly Connolly, as Molly, Mr. Darcy's dark-haired niece, took a prominent part in the performance,--contributing to nearly all the singing and dancing. Her acting was magnetic, and the audience was glad to have her on the stage as much as she was. Charles Purcell was well placed...