Word: power
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...risque plays. But never not even in the decadence of Restoration Comedy, have risque plays been so stupid as those which adorn New York stages today. Whether or not Mr. Ames group is successful in eliminating wholesale pornography; but if he and his associates are allowed a liberal power of suppression of dull and unamusing plays the theatre will be if not more edifying at least more inspirational. The public would gladly go without its present superabundance of sex and salaciousness if the results offered greater entertainment value...
...Ward '30 at forward and H. L. Waterman '30 rangy center will cooperate with Wenner in carrying the Crimson attack. This combination should be an improvement over the forward line which lacked the driving power to penetrate the strong Milton defense in the last game of the first year...
...effect. So much depends on the little things. You must close a door with the most mysterious manner, there must be an added significance in the way you walk across the room. It is fun though to try and thrill the audience. Once the cast has them in its power we enter into the spirit of the thing and almost frighten ourselves. Again we have to rehearse one episode dozens of times to get the right effect...
...picture should go to Raoul Walsh, the director. He has caught the idea of Stallings and Anderson to teach pacifism by examples from the horrible side of war. With this in mind his scenes centering around the "Mother's Boy" are gripping and moving. The underground dugout scene, so powerful on the stage, has increased power in the films, due to good direction as well as to effective acting...
...score of 2-2, when Stubbs of the schoolboys slammed a fast puck by Cary, the substitute 1930 goal tender, in the closing seconds of play. In this game the first-year men showed a marked improvement in every respect. There was better teamwork and the wings put power and direction in their shots...