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...first novel in English and to announce it as the first volume of a trilogy. Gentler in tone than most proletarian novels (perhaps because its scene is patient Sweden), it hints at a rougher sequel. To many a reader who likes highly-seasoned stories, Our Daily Bread will seem insipid fare, but for those who can do without salt it will provide an honest mouthful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Swedish Bread | 6/11/1934 | See Source »

...attempted to reproduce the atmosphere which has made so many of their past ventures successful. Unfortunately, the day of Mr. Franz Lehar seems to be over. Conventional tunes, unfunny lines, a complicated and ill-written plot combine to make "The Moon Rises" seem a rehash of all the more insipid shows of the early 'Twenties...

Author: By J. C., | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 4/16/1934 | See Source »

...Riding On A Rainbow"--Brunswick, recorded in England. Ambrose's Embassy Club Orchestra trys a snappy spiritual Fox Trot with excellent results. Also "On A Steamer Coming Over," an insipid Fox Trot played by Ambrose's orchestra as if they were disgusted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Records | 3/9/1934 | See Source »

...almost moving discussion of Remarque's "The Road Back". The worst part of the book is that headed "Three Newsreels", in which the contents of three issues of a New York newspaper are listed with pitiless cruelty (to the reader), unrelieved through twenty-five pages of triviality and insipid humor...

Author: By T.b. Oc, | Title: Morleyana | 12/20/1933 | See Source »

...OFFSPRING NOT AS TIMEWORTHY AS FATHER TIME STOP ANNOUNCER SPOKE TOO FAST FOR ENGLISH AUDIENCE STOP INCIDENTAL MUSIC SUBTLY APPROPRIATE EACH ITEM STOP ROOSEVELT LAUDED HERE SHARPLY REPROVING THOSE WHO HAVE APPLAUDED LYNCHING STOP IMPLIED CRITICISM OF ROLPH APPRECIATED AND APPROVED STOP MARCH OF TIME CERTAINLY GREAT IMPROVEMENT ON INSIPID COLOURLESS NEWS BULLETINS GIVEN BY BBC WHO THOUGH OFFICIALLY UNOFFICIAL ARE UNOFFICIALLY OFFICIAL THUS BARRING THEMSELVES INDEPENDENT CRITICISM AND COMMENT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 18, 1933 | 12/18/1933 | See Source »

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