Word: portrayal
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...understanding of his work. Mr. Lippmann writes earnestly, though somewhat extravagantly, "In Defence of the Suffragettes." Mr. Douglas gives some effective pictures of incidents in the service of a "rookie" in the recent war games of the Massachusetts militia. Mr. Snedeker, in his "Pity Women," shows power to portray persons vividly and to convey a sense of sadness. Professor Neilson's appreciation of Mr. Hagedorn's important volume "A Troop of the Guard" is sympathetic and just. The review of Mr. Zangwill's "Melting Pot" is discriminating. Evidently, the prose in the number is alive with interest in matters...
...concerning the actor and his private life lies not so much in what he may or may not have done but in the insatiable desire of journalism to cater to the public taste. The delusion which exists in many minds that the actors and actresses live the lives they portray is laughably absurd...
Professor Norton entertained the Camera Club at his house last night with a discourse on the value to the photographer of studying the great painters. He said that while photography can never equal the painter's imaginatively created results, his idealisations and poetic fancies, it can portray what has permanent charm, and is a valuable resource for personal development and a rich means of culture...