Word: namee
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sprang into literary prominence. With the remains of that impetus he now gives us a collection of short stories. Some of them were written before the prize novel, some after. At all events, they somehow, fail to hit the mark. The opening tale, from which the collection draws its name, is an intimation of a desire of the author's to get away from the middle western background and attitude which featured his novel. In the future he will seek new fields to exploit and will let alone the Middle West which he believes is fast losing its character...
THAT'S WHAT I CALL KEEN --I'M MORE THAN SATISFIED: The former, in spite of the name, has an interesting piano interlude. But what a name...
...Smith, not because he is a member of the Catholic Church . . . but because he has gone out of his way to announce himself as the implacable foe of things that we count most dear. . . . Let there be no wavering. Let us march steadily forward to victory. 'In the name of our God, we will set up our banners.' Let us baptize afresh our Christian Endeavor motto, 'For Christ and Our Church...
...Names. Express, passenger and freight trains have names; Pullman cars have names; and B. &O. engines.* The Pennsylvania Railroad, building cars: at its Altoona, Pa., shops, decided to name 45 new theatrical scenery cars after famed stage characters (real and literary), 25 new horse express cars after famed racetracks...
...good piece recounts the story of John Payson, green-ired husband of Nan. John (John Boles) wants to lead his wife's life. From an afternooon party Nan (Leatrice Joy) comes home befuddled, having been locked accidentally in the wine-cellar of Jules Moret (H. B. Warner) whose name alone, as every cinemaddict knows, reeks of malevolence, depravity. When John flays Nan she departs, gets a job as a companion. Her employer, it so happens, is Moret's mistress. Soon the mistress suspects an affair between Moret & Nan. deserts Moret, who realizes Nan still loves her husband...