Word: pan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...France are at least apparently in closer accord; but the significance of this surface miracle would blind no one to the fact that this closer cementing of European powers has been accomplished to the accompaniment of a feeling among the assembled diplomats that "We'll show America now." Pan-Europe, as this writer calls the new tendency, may be only his personal pipe-dream; if there was enough anti-American sentiment at Locarno, however, to afford his pipe-dream a foundation, he shows the United States the grave extent of the attitude into which Europe has been falling more...
Little does he know the truth. All is not peace within this genial square. For the pipes of Pan--a tin pan--suddenly shock the literary browser with their metallic wails. And then, like locusts on a drowsy summer day, every steam pipe in that crewhile haven of peace pipes up to swell the radiator chorus, and the pandemonium of a boiler factory fills the sanctuary...
Sunny. The much heralded and horribly expensive show to celebrate Marilyn Miller's return from classic comedy (Peter Pan) has finally appeared and made for itself a noble name. It is unquestionably the most lavish musical comedy ever assembled and seems to suffer only through an excess of talent. By the middle of the second act you actually become a little weary of seeing celebrities running on and off with brief lines and a song here and there. The show lacks unity and a focal interest. As a five-dollar vaudeville show, it is the very best. Miss Miller plays...
Though Mr. Dean's theatrical efforts have been chiefly confined to European production, he has also attained a high standard in the plays put on in this country. "Peter Pan" with Marilyn Miller, last year, and Noel Coward's "The Vortex" are outstanding among his triumphs...
...invitation to attend this celebration featuring Pan-Americanism in Boston, which has been an annual custom since 1913, is also extended to all members of the Faculty, to whom tickets will be sent upon request...