Word: illness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, President of Czecho-Slovakia, "Father of the Czecho-Slovak Republic," friend of the late U. S. President Woodrow Wilson, lay ill in bed at Prague, capital of the Republic. In what was said to be his "last statement and testament," he bequeathed some advice to the Nation. He counseled the country to work for the creation of a Danube Federation* as the best hope for the future of Central Europe...
...Beloved Brute would probably have been beloved eight years ago. At present he is decidedly out of fashion. Played by a new star, Victor McLaglen, he is long on chest expansion and ill-equipped with soul. It was the love of a good woman that finally brought him around. Meanwhile, there is much talk about breaking men with bare hands, several fights, crimson ladies, one-eyed comedians and the good old, sure-fire Western wallop...
General Ismet Pasha, President of the Turkish Cabinet and Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, also President Mustafa Kemal's most loyal and trusted lieutenant, lay ill abed at Angora. Doctors said he must seek rest in foreign parts. A mighty rumor went about that he would resign from the Government...
...costly and cumbersome production. Wilda Bennett played the difficult title role when Hope Hampton, onetime cinema actress, was dismissed at the eleventh hour. Critics say that neither had the essential domination to pay the role its due. With the exception of Wanda Lyon, the remainder of the company was ill selected. The humor of the event was in the hands of Clare Kummer who, contrary to her custom, did a dull job. The scenery, however, was superb; and the show emerged as the most beautiful in Manhattan. Unfortunately beauty and melody cannot carry an operetta unassisted...
...most out of any role that he is given, no matter how minor it may be, and he accomplishes this without over-acting. As much cannot be said for Mr. Remley and Mr. Elkins, the other two unlucky lovers. On the strength of their acting they entirely merit their ill fortune. Mr. Nedell, the blue ribbon winner, has little to do, but does it well...