Word: playfulness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...knows the first name (and even the children's names) of nearly every person in Kentucky of voting age-not just because it's good political business, but because he likes to know. To him speechmaking is no grave statement of solemn issues, but a chance to play his own tune on the great harp of an audience. And a harp is what his audience becomes. So infectious is his gifted gab that the soberest observers have found themselves swaying to the roll of it, while the Chandler fans yell "Tell it, Happy boy! Oh, tell...
...skipper who must continue to dodge mines, many an unsung hero who must sow them, many an even braver man who must sweep them to make way for men o' war, transports, supply ships. Technique learned in the bitter school of 1914-18 is now in full play on both sides of World...
...Gold. Horace Heidt's kampuskut orchestra has been rah-rahing since 1923, but has had to play frequent second fiddle to such fraternity-row favorites as Fred Waring, Kay Kyser. But this season, sponsored by Turns, a carminative, Horace Heidt's Musical Knights went out in front with a burp. During Turns' Tuesday night half hour, a wheel of fortune is ceremoniously spun several times, eventually coming to rest on a telephone number somewhere in the U. S. A call is put in for the unnamed subscriber. The band plays on, but when the phone is answered...
...Night Must Fall" since its premiere three years ago, has graduated from first-run originality into the revival class which must depend heavily on the originality of the production. Alan Gray Holmes's stock company has made an attempt to give the play that added novelty of interpretation, and has in part succeeded. What success the production has attained can be attributed almost solely to Erford Gage, director-actor, who gives every indication of crashing into the big leagues before long...
...this pervasive breathlessness could have penetrated the audience. But unfortunately the cast did not have the capabilities to carry off such a difficult technique of direction. Perhaps if the pacing had been quickened, the inadequacies of the supporting cast could have been smoothed over by the force of the play. But as it was, the pace which could have been tremendously effective only served to show up the cast. Erford Gage was, of course, the exception. Another exception might be made of Alice Wiley who, taking the part of Mrs. Terrence, the housekeeper, livens up her scenes with a humor...