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Word: pleasingness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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From the Duke University presses last week appeared Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Journal of Parapsychology, first publication in this field ever sponsored by a reputable university. Well-printed, with a plain, pleasing cover in blue on rag paper, the journal will appear quarterly. Annual subscription: $3. Editors are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Parapsychology | 4/26/1937 | See Source »

Johnny Long, protege of Hal Kemp, and his orchestra will play Kemp's own arrangements in the characteristic Kemp manner. The music of the Harringtons, featuring the distinctive swing style of Goodman arrangements and the charming voice of lovely 19-year-old Ruth Bates will offer a pleasing contrast.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dance Details | 4/17/1937 | See Source »

The spectacle is delightfully studded with all the romantic Viennese cliches-handsome soldiers, sidewalk cafes, double weddings, fine pastries and beer, even a Russian countess. The costumes are shrill in color and changed with great frequency the better to dazzle the patrons. Excellent dancing by men and girl choruses and...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tbe Crimson Playgoer | 4/13/1937 | See Source »

Sonorously romantic when describing the beautiful performance of the Joseph Conrad at sea, or when he describes the islands of the South Seas, Author Villiers is crisply honest about the seamy side of the voyage. Financial worries led his grievances, but he stuck to his vow to "make no films...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Last Frigate | 4/12/1937 | See Source »

Besides Kleinschmidt's oils, there are on exhibition Dodo Borchardt- Sattler's water colors and drawings. This painter is the wife of the famous geographer and explorer, Paul Borchardt. Close first-hand observation of animals in Africa has enabled her to draw absolutely true-to-life pictures. All here works...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Collections and Critiques | 3/15/1937 | See Source »

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