Word: laughter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...supreme in his particular field of literature. No one but he can paint such successful cartoons of modern foibles and conventions, so delightfully satirical yet withal so absurdly true. The imaginative sketches he conceives abound in unconscious witticisms, in masterly touches of caricature, which produce a fresh burst of laughter at every page; and above all, by the judicious employment of exaggeration, he never fails to achieve the desired effect. One can as easily read his essays without laughing as go swimming without getting wet; the ridiculous twists to his tales, the whimsical matter-of-factness with which he describes...
...perhaps even more mirth-compelling in its descriptions of utterly foolish incidents following a shipwreck; treated with a vigorous hand, it hurls chunks of humor, as it were, at the reader, who, if he be in the right mood, finds his vision obscured at times by tears of laughter. Uncontrollable chuckling seizes him at Mr. Brown's ludicrously chivalrous attitude to his fair companion on the desert isle and their common adventures it is only a pity that the ending is rather weak...
...record all the passages that excite a more or less emphatic degree of laughter would fill several columns. Suffice it to say that Stephen Leacock needs no press notices and in "Winsome Winnie" he is at his customary best...
...Theatre. Far from following in the generally tedious wake of those super-vaudevillian productions, however, this new musical hodgepodge proves to be a diverting first cousin of the "Follies," and aided by a substantial number of star comedians, succeeds in keeping the audience in an alternating state of genuine laughter and applause...
Edgar Scott in the part of Birnheim admirably fills one of the humorous roles of the play and has the laughter of the audience at his call at all times. Not so noticeable but excellent for that very reason is the acting of Hardinge Scholle in the part of Frondeville. Coming in every act and almost every scene with by far the longest part he is what might well be called the back-bone of the play. His part is that of host at his country chateau where the scene of the play is laid while most of the action...