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...played the part and made his name as a straight actor. But in making the picture Mr. Jessel was passed over in favor of the man whom so many worship as their greatest entertainer, Al Jolson. It is Mr. Jolson's first picture and as such of great import to the history of the current theatre. In no other way but pictures can his genius be preserved; and in this he is favored with the double preservative of picture and mechanical voice reproduction. The Vitaphone permits him to talk and sing his way through the sentimental mazes...
...Munich airport Baroness von Maltzan, former Fraulein Edith Gruson, daughter of a wealthy Magdeburg steel manufacturer, and her little daughter, Edith, were waiting for the arrival of husband and father. An official approached, sad news in his eye. The Baroness, with superb self-control, sensed the full import of the messenger's news. "Tell me," said she, "is he killed?" And without an answer being given she knew...
Significance. To those observers who believe that President Calles stands firmly behind his old friend, onetime President Alvaro Obregon, his speech to the Mexican legislators was not without considerable election import...
Terms. The figure of exports and imports was fixed at 25,000,000 rubles each, the idea being that each country may import from the other no more than it exports, thus equalizing the balance of trade...
...Commonwealth Fund Fellowships import 20 Europeans annually for two years' post-graduate work in any U. S. university, including three months of travel...