Word: leon
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Leon Frazier, noted French lawyer, for some time legal adviser to the Reparations Commission, was appointed legal adviser to Mr. Young...
...fortnight ago, when the leaders of the old and new Europe were commemorating the tenth anniversary of the outbreak of the War, one voice that was not heard was that of War Lord Leon Trotzky, Commander-in-Chief of the All-Russian Bolshevik Army...
...Comic Supplement?The Ziegfeld factory will turn out a musical comedy by J. P. McEvoy, starring Leon Errol...
...Once Gorky opposed the Bolsheviki; then he admired them, and became one himself. Later he got disgusted, and by a trick managed to leave Russia. Biased Bolsheviki think he is a gawk; hence the expression, "Gawky Gorky." Of course, Maxim Gorky is neither awkward nor stupid, as War Lord Leon Trotsky pointed out in an inflammable speech...
...shooting. Consequently the music is calm, unruffled, graceful, cleverly scored. While it cannot touch Olympian heights, it remains colorful and suave. The performance. Ina Boúrskaya, as the heroine, injected as much warmth into her role as it could hold, presented what is called an "appealing" figure. Leon Rothier carried dignity and power to the figure of the beggar-father. Thalia Sabanieva, timid in her acting, sang with a certain restrained charm. Louis Hasselmans conducted. It was all rather weak tea, but nicely refreshing as Summer outdoor fare...