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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Bomboola. Out of the inexhaustible deeps of Harlem came this musical comedy, less percussive than last fortnight's amazing Hot Chocolates, tending more toward Negro moods of grace and .pathos. High spot: a party scene in which the dancing couples move their feet least of all and become revivalists at the entrance of the police...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Jul. 8, 1929 | 7/8/1929 | See Source »

...were fixed by precedent that foreign countries could lay hands on the unclaimed estates of their citizens domiciled in the U. S., they might expect a neat annual revenue from this source. Italy might get as much as $100,000 yearly in New York State alone, where at least $5,000,000 in claims by other nations were ready for presentation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Emanuele v. N. Y. | 7/8/1929 | See Source »

...will she have achieved sainthood. As "Blessed" she must perform at least two more miracles. After these have been recognized and discussed the Pope may declare her a saint, order her canonization...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Candidate | 7/8/1929 | See Source »

...sort of a cynical cuss, Mellow and mildly sarcastic. My sensibilities hardly will muss Any more; they're elastic. I have aversions-God knows it-a score- Motor trips, talkies, recitals, College reunions-they all are a bore Paining me deep in my vitals. I dislike dancing-at least with a And only when I am drinking; Cabarets long ago lost their appeal- Awful, to my way of thinking. Night life? Man, for it I never was strong ; Really, I'm not a bit sporty; Yes, you are not in the least degree wrong-I am a shade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Rhymester Funk | 7/8/1929 | See Source »

...motives. To answer people's questions as to why he considers it necessary or important to write authentically, seriously about U. S. gangsters, Author Burnett quotes shrewd Renaissance Reporter Macchiavelli : "You sow ripen." He hemlock, and thinks that expect to see "crime, the ears of corn Chicago brand at least ... is an indication of vitality" (TIME, June 17). As a creative writer, he is interested in all things vital, however irrelevant they may seem to the scheme of things orderly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: U. S. Gangster | 7/1/1929 | See Source »

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