Word: perfectability
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...will--I can arrange that." It is therefore surprising to find Sancho advocating tax reduction, an eight-hour day and the World Court at a time when the priests still thought they constituted an Election Committee to the Kingdom of Heaven. On the other hand, it is perfectly possible to see and enjoy "Sancho Panza" without troubling one's head in the least about politics. No doubt Lengyel dreamed of the perfect state when he wrote the play; doubtless he hoped it would have some effect in bringing it about, but so well did he sugar his lesson with pure...
...Perfect Lady", the number of principal characters is unusually limited, with the result that every one is about as successful as possible in his or her particular part. Constance Binney is not only a most accomplished actress and dancer, but she is so easy to look upon that we sat in the sixth row and used opera glasses during most of the performance. Ruth Warren and William Wayne have few equals in the cave-man, aboriginal sort of dancing which is becoming so popular, and Rae Bowdin is one of the most delightful maids we have seen. James Gleason reminds...
Through it all, Miss Binney is her graceful, appealing self, making the most of her comedy parts, and captivating everybody but the insensible hero. She is always a little apart from the slightly crude Warren and Wayne, and the maudlin Gleason; she remains firmly ensconced as the "Perfect Lady...
...chief purpose of the International Clinic is to expose quackery and professional "beauty specialists" in this branch of surgery. No honest surgeon will guarantee a perfect result in this delicate work with living tissue, and sensational claims and hopes must be discounted...
...Lloyd George attracted general attention. True to his profession, and his convictions, he planned to make his business trips on the Continent and his Channel-crossing by air. Leaving Pett (near Rye on the South Coast of England) last week, he was seen to fly to sea in perfect weather, to turn back when his engine started missing, then to fly to sea again. This decision probably cost him his life. The plane was seen to crumple and fall. It has been found minus the motor, but the closest search has revealed no trace of the aviator. Mrs. Winifred Sperry...