Word: humorous
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...could not be shorter. The bursting-with-fact nature of its paragraphs were its apology. Where it had to dip into theory it emerged abruptly and proceeded apace. Levity is not permitted to Presidents, especially in surveys of the state of the union, yet such is the Coolidge humor that some of this message's least ponderous paragraphs were devoted to three of his most vexed topics...
...musical life of contemporary American youth was most vividly presented by the Gold Coast Orchestra, which is possessed of an extraordinary humor and virtuosity in Jazz effects C. E. Henderson '28 was the star of the evening by virtue of his adroit arrangements and subtle rhythmic piano play...
...these same Irish players, reimported, the play stirred gallery screams of disapproval at the Manhattan opening night; no scrimmage. Pacific natives in the audience viewed it as a shrewd and often violently flavored vision of other peoples' poor; heard some bad writing, some rare poetry, much cutting humor. Much of the acting was of high excellence. Despite flaws quickly visible to the eye of local playgoers, used to smooth productions of the best of our producers, the Irish players are eventful visitors...
...fantasia; mainly for his own amusement, one suspects, though the element of finance may have some place in the picture What he has achieved is a novel which belongs distinctly in the featherweight class, employing a preposterous plot and progressing to an unimportant little climax. Occasional flashes of humor are obscured by the ponderous attempt to make the whole affair very funny indeed. Only the author's acknowledged facility with the pen saves Vanguard from being spoken to quite sharply. The Author. Enoch Arnold Bennett, 60, was born near Hanley, England- the "Hanbridge" of his familiar "Five Towns." With...
...newsstands hereabouts Saturday night a new Boston paper, the Sunday Telegram, edited by the lately released Mr. Enwright. He will be remembered as the gentleman who was charged with libel when he referred to the prison term of a Boston Mayor. The latter, Mr. Curley, with ironic humor, saw that he was put in jail, with the implication that it might be a glass house where one could break stones and not throw them. But Mr. Enwright was not cast down, and arose Prometheus like with his sickly pinkish paper which is an avowed attempt to outdo the most rabid...