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Word: ladyes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Generous to the point of extravagance, the show offers four worthwhile lady entertainers: 1) saturnine Luella Gear, complaining that she has tried all the advertised luxuries of life but still "I Couldn't Hold My Man"; 2) lean Frances Williams who sings "Fun To Be Fooled" with bright authority; 3...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Play in Manhattan: Sep. 10, 1934 | 9/10/1934 | See Source »

The band swung into the "Marseillaise" and the master of ceremonies bellowed: "Now we come to that great patriot of France!" Across the stage marched a slightly nervous miss wearing a plumed helmet and a cuirass above a skimpy bath-suit, carrying a sword and shield. The band played "Onward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Cleopatra, Joan, Pompadour | 9/10/1934 | See Source »

Three of the beneficiaries quietly awaited their share of the money last week. But when Sister Mary Bertrand. Superioress of St. Joseph's Hospital, saw a newspicture of Mary Louise Peck as St. Joan, her vexation was great. She informed the Atlantic Beach Club that St. Joseph's Hospital would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Cleopatra, Joan, Pompadour | 9/10/1934 | See Source »

The theory that a barbecue is adequate consolation for a shattered marriage indicates the intellectual plane of Chained. This does not prevent it from being an entertaining specimen of baloney cinema, replete with sex and high life. In it, Clark Gable wears a little mustache and Joan Crawford gives all...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Sep. 10, 1934 | 9/10/1934 | See Source »

Born in 1878 when the new Japan was in its infancy, Seiji Noma, whose father had been of the samurai, was rooted in the feudal past. His family was poor but proud. At school he was an idle, mischief-making but lusty youth, excelling in oratory and fencing. Despite early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Clubby Magazines | 9/10/1934 | See Source »

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