Word: master
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...place it on trial for complaisance! (Applause). . . . In a civilized society, there must be only one army- that of the Nation! (tremendous applause). . . . Either our Government will change its methods or we will change the Government!" On the spot in which Pierre Laval now found himself only a great master of the ambiguous could save the day. The Auvergnat is precisely that. He was first elected to the Chamber as a rabid Socialist. In a witty vaudeville sketch now convulsing Paris the actor playing M. Laval says of those early days: "I was never a Socialist; only the people...
...Stakhanovism: "The Stakhanov movement cannot be considered an ordinary movement of working men and women. It is a movement that will go down in the history of our Socialist construction as one of its most glorious pages. Wherein lies the significance of this movement? "Why did Capitalism defeat and master feudalism? Because it made society wealthier. Why must the Socialist system, of economy inevitably vanquish the Capitalist system of economy? Because it can furnish society with more products and can make society wealthier than can the Capitalist system of economy...
...master of thumping anthems rather than gracious melody. Composer Romberg has nevertheless managed to do well without a singing chorus in this show, has written for May Wine a charming little waltz called Something in the Air of May and an appealing fox trot, Once Around the Clock, which audiences leave the theatre trying to recall...
...club in 17 years. Young Mr. Eager has a definite flair for writing dialogue, and he manages, with a skill not always found even in mature playwrights, to move his characters about in a manner that suggests natural impulse rather than the arbitrary manoeuvering of a puppet master. The theme of his play--the irreconcilability of opposite temperaments--is quite well handled, too, even though we suspect him of a shade too much fondness for the current vogue of up in the air endings. By Elinor Hughes "Boston Traveler...
...annual Kirkland House Christmas dinner will be held on Wednesday evening. The program includes several skits which are to be presented, followed by singing. Edward A. Whitney, associate professor of History and master of the House last year has sent four pigs to be roasted for the occasion...