Word: ostrichized
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...Mistinguett, French, sprouting ostrich plumes at every pore, and singing statuesquely a song Innocent Eyes, in which her optics come prettily into play...
...striking scene wherein the elders display an ostrich morality, convinced that a scandal is buried if only a marriage takes place. But it rears its ugly head in another striking scene, when a fanatic Negro zealot arouses the primitive instincts of the phlegmatic Dutchmen by the simple process of beating a drum and thumping their theological frenzy. Louis Wolheim ("Hairy Ape") as the Negro handled that drum up to the climacteric hysteria like a Sousa of the soul. Ann Davis fills poignantly the repressed role of the girl, and Frank McGlynn ("Abraham Lincoln") and Kenneth MacKenna are two other stalwarts...
...Pope, dressed in full Pontifical robes-a golden mitre upon his head, a magnificent scarlet cloak embroidered in gold over his shoulders-with the gorgeous, glittering emerald ring upon his finger, rose from his sedia, and followed by two attendants who held the resplendent Flabelli-huge ostrich feather fans-at either side of his head, made his way to the throne...
...bridal party enters upon the second platform of the Eiffel Tower. They want to be photographed, but the photographer's "birdie," who happens to be an ostrich, has escaped. However, he lines up the bridal party and says: "Watch for the little birdie." Pop goes the camera and out jumps a bathing girl, picture postcard style. The photographer tries again. Out comes the future son of the blushing bridal couple. Once again and out pops a lion who eats up the best man (a General). Finally the ostrich reappears, is induced to reenter the camera and all is happy...
...spectre of the League of Nations poked its head over the trees and immediately the President was besieged with requests to stick his head in the sand. Whether he was right or wrong in believing that he saw the people's faces turned toward Europe, for him to play ostrich now would be ludicrous. Hence Mr. Harding, ungratefully locking the politicians in the kitchen, steadfastly proposes to carry his cause to the people during the summer...