Word: partings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...essence of the Civic Repertory idea is that a new play shall be introduced every five or six weeks, that those already in repertory shall be constantly repeated. The theory is that, as actors become increasingly familiar with a part, their performances improve in understanding, and that, with several parts in mind, they will not stagnate. Directrix Le Gallienne would like to install a Civic Repertory Theatre in every principal U. S. city. But at present her life is fairly full. Each morning at 9:30 she fences in the big library of her theatre with Professor Santelli, a Hungarian...
Paul Muni grew up traveling with the stock-companies in which his father and mother had parts. When he was 11, they needed someone to play an old man. The thin boy with his piping voice made up well in the part. When he was a little older he worked in art theatres. Sam Harris put him on contract. He made hits in such plays as We Americans and Four Walls. He was pleased with Seven Faces because it gave him a chance to exercise his hobby?facial makeup. He likes fights, football games, concerts, is bored by tennis...
...California an opportunity to carry on a constructive work which would be of real value to the country, through the strengthening and expansion of the Western Pacific. Having come to this conclusion, I bought control of the Western Pacific. . . . I see in northern California an opportunity to play my part in the constructive development of a great region...
...third quarter, compared to $1,409,299 in the preceding quarter. Announcement was made that the $250,000,000 patent suit brought by Bethlehem Steel Corp. against United States Steel Corp. had been settled out of court. The Aviation Corp. announced it had used part of its $20,000,000 cash surplus to buy stocks other than aeronautical securities...
...father, and by the faculty. (In store for Hutchins Sr. and Trustee Ryerson were honorary LL.D's.* Also preceding him were delegates from leading learned societies, education boards, foundations. After the grave march to the chapel, Inductor Swift conducted ceremonies of which his own short speech was a major part...