Word: iambics
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...poet, Francophobe and "passionate lover" of all things Germanic, dreamed of Burgundian knights of old, of Gundicar and Gunderic, who, coming from Germany, carved a kingdom for themselves in the bosom of degenerate Gaul. In the summer he pruned his grapevines, hunted Germanic relics on his land, and penned iambic attacks on the Latin descendants of those Gauls who finally crushed the flower of Burgundian knighthood...
Roger Hewlett '33, author of the book, did not go far afield for his plot. That it includes scenes "in the living room of Miss Caroline Porter's House," on board the S. S. Iambic (which provides opportunity for a pirate scene) and a Paris cabaret gives sufficient hint as to its nature. W. F. Draper '35 takes the feminine lead with admirable gusto. His blitheness and litheness put the local vanities and ventures in the shade. Between the acts it was embarrassingly difficult to distinguish between the genuine debs in the audience and the members of the chorus...
...comedy takes place on board the S.S. "Iambic" as that vessel steams towards France. A bad case of mistaken identity provides the central interest, as pirates board the ship armed with typewriters. The first performance will be given on Tuesday, but will be restricted to former members of Pudding shows. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 8.30 o'clock the show will be presented at the Pudding Clubhouse, and will be open to the public. The stage will be transferred to the Repertory Theater, in Boston, for the Friday and Saturday performances...
John Van Alstyn Weaver attracted attention eleven years ago when he began hammering sabre-cuts of U. S. vernacular into iambic pentameter (In American). Since that time he has married Actress Peggy Wood, journeyed to Hollywood to convert some of his literary kudos into negotiable currency. His third novel, Joy Girl, is one of the fruits of his Hollywood venture...
Brooks and Upton are the authors of the verses accompanying the pictures. Written in loosely romantic iambic couplets, with not a little keenness of epigrammatic twist to the tail, the verses stand in satirical, if not salacious wit, with the slim volume of sonnets issued last year by a New Haven bookseller...