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Word: janee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Jane was sensible, but she was pretty. It was lucky she was sensible, for her station was low, poverty-ridden: she lived with her ne'er-do-well father, her shiftless sister, on a derelict barge in the Thames, in the heart of London; worked all day as a housemaid. It was too bad she was pretty, for otherwise rich young Artist Bryan might never have noticed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Fairy Tale Among Factories* | 11/17/1930 | See Source »

...unusual nature. The production has been set for Thursday and Friday, November 13 and 14 and will be given in the Agassiz Theatre. The cast is as follows: Lady Windemere Ruth Meade Lord Windemere P. G. Hoffman '32 Lord Darlington F. W. von Auw 1G The Duchess of Berwick Jane Mast Mrs. Erlynne Clara Butler Lord Augustus Lorton Carleton Green 1G Mrs. Charles Dumby C. L. Daugherty 1G Mr. Hopper - Fred Lewis Mr. Cecil Graham I. C. Martin '34 Lady Plimdale Susan Field Lord Plimdale H. R. Herrmann '32 Mrs. Cowper-Cowper Barbara Wortheim Lady Jedburgh Emmeline Hill Lady Agatha...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: IDLER COMPLETES CAST FOR NEW PLAY | 10/29/1930 | See Source »

...sleep: "When I woke up this morning there were four dogs in bed with me." Twelfth Night. Perhaps because the works of William Shakespeare are reputed ageless, most recent Shakespearean productions have been rigged out with modernistic settings, actors in mufti, sundry sensationalisms. In tune with her time, Jane Cowl has for her stage settings a huge book of Shakespeare which is unfolded to make various scenes. Her performance as Viola is lively, her grace and beauty are used to good effect. But Leon Quartermain gives the most worthy interpretation, bringing rich and affecting pathos and frustration to the difficult...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Oct. 27, 1930 | 10/27/1930 | See Source »

...parts, the entire cast with the exception of "Lord Darlington" has been chosen. The players and their roles are as follows; Lord Windermere P.G. Hoffman '32 Mr. Cecil Graham Ian Martin '34 Lord Augustus Lorton Carleton Greene '31 Lady Windermere Ruth Mead Mrs. Erlynne Clara Butler Duchess of Berwick Jane Mast...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD MEN CAST IN RADCLIFFE PLAY | 10/27/1930 | See Source »

...back in the happy days when Mr. Baker gave his famous English 47. Judging merely from the merits of the picture, there are several good reasons for not missing it, and one of these is the very excellent acting of Miss Constance Bennett. Playing a part once filled by Jane Cowl on the stage, Miss Bennett very ably carries off her characterization with all of the effectiveness that one associates with a stage presentation...

Author: By H. B., | Title: "COMMON CLAY" | 10/7/1930 | See Source »

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