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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Sign of the Cross," the current feature offering at the University, Cecille de Mille again exhibits his technique as the master of the spectacle. Thirty tame, toothless lions, many fine Roman matrous dressed in the best 1932 drapery, flashing chariots, and tons of Roman cutlery, not to mention several yards of early Christian beards, exciting pagan dancing, and several guileless babes to add the pathetic note, go into the production of a piece that rivals "Ben Hur" in intensity of action and elaborateness. Fredric March, as Marcus Superbus, prefect of Rome, who goes to death in the arena because...

Author: By H. B., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 4/12/1933 | See Source »

...another four years," remarked a Washington grande dame to a CRIMSON reporter during the vacation, summing up the recent democratic invasion of the nation's capital. In spite of her fears that this administration would be as disastrous to her career as that of Wilson, she proceeded to mention several things which could still amuse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Washington Grande Dame Is Amused at Several Incidents Since Democratic Invasion March 4--Huey Long Insulted | 4/10/1933 | See Source »

...number of times foreigners, especially Britons, have shaken rueful heads as they composed the Soviet Union's epitaph can scarcely be computed. . . . This not to mention a more regrettable incident of three years ago when an American correspondent discovered half the Ukraine flaming with rebellion and proved it by authentic documents eagerly proffered by Rumanians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Crusts on the Floor | 4/10/1933 | See Source »

...private profits from munitions. Veterans of delegations all the way from Great Britain to Denmark and the Territory of Memel approved this resolution. The American Legion sent no U. S. delegates but was reported to have approved a separate weak-tea resolution, presented by the Italians, which made no mention of private munitions profits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: FIDAC & CIAMAC | 4/3/1933 | See Source »

...time dancer had "pushed and bruised" him (270-lb.) when he tried to keep her off his farm. He had not, he admitted, used "Bible talk" in remonstrating with her, but neither had she. "She called me names I don't believe proper to mention here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Pig Lady | 4/3/1933 | See Source »

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