Word: laughter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...humor, or its absence, was to be the chief test of victory or defeat, the decision might very easily have been given--and given in favor of Yale. The council, however, has agreed upon no such instruction. It seems clear in its own mind that it desires to introduce laughter into debate, but it is not yet convinced that it desires debating to become only a laughing-stock...
...JEST?The hot breath and cold laughter of Italian nights and days in a glowing revival, with Basil Sydney...
...piece contained one part perfectly suited for Mr. Clive; and it was well for the Copley company that their leader rejoined them. As a farcical butler, as a tramp, as an idiotic young man, Mr. Clive has in other years drawn tears of laughter from his audience: but as the old man in "False Pretences", the sniffs and nose-blowings which he caused were of a different character. The pathetic old man was a sentimental character in a very sentimental play; but Mr. Clive did not quite overact, the rest of the company was not over-sentimental--Miss Standing...
...debate was waged with considerable flippancy and sarcasm by both sides, and laughter was much provoked...
Lingerie and laughter are competently supplied in The Vagabond King, The Student Prince, No, No, Nanette, Tip-Toes, The Cocoanuts, Sunny, Artists and Models...