Word: misses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Katharine one can well believe in his ultimate triumph. Virginia Bronson's Katharine is quite on a par with Petruchio, and rages about quite as she is expected to. In all truthfulness must be said that it is as the violent Kate and not as the tamed Shrew that Miss Bronson is at her very best: Acts I and II do her more credit than the two succeding ones. Louis Leon Hall as Christophus Sly in the Induction and later as Hortensio gives an excellent performance. His portrayal of the considerably inebriated Sly is amusing to a high degree. Lastly...
...home with hysteric lies is another portrait of the sex-starved woman. There have been many such portraits in life and letters of late. Hidden is another good one; affords an interesting evening in the theatre; and never achieves brilliance. Mr. Merivale gives a good, well-bred performance; Miss Merrill a good performance...
...MISS HOUGH in "Not for Publication" presents a story of everyday life in an average town situated, presumably, on the Case. Pomanset is its name, Boston its exemplar of good taste, and it boasts of two daily papers, the Banner and the News. One could not reasonably expect extraordinary developments from such a situation. Miss Hough has not attempted the ridiculous...
With the exception of the language mentioned, Miss Hough has written a novel with no glaring faults. Neither has it any particular virtue. It is merely pleasant reading for an otherwise dull moment...
...Ballads For Sale," Miss Lowell's third posthumous volume of verse, contains a notable collection of poems, many of which have never before been printed, an outstanding feature of the volume is its wide range of both of mood and subject--from pictures of Italy to songs of the Pueblo Indians. The book as a whole, will take its place as one of the best examples of Miss Lowell's extraordinary variety, vitality, and poetic genius...