Word: propse
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Unfortunately for some people he writes his own plays, and aims them straight at the blunt heads of the middle-class. His purpose is to make people happy, and in the cheapness of his conception he can see only such trite comedy props as boot-leg whiskey, puppy-love, and...
"We came up to Harvard on the subway, and as my friend and I stepped out upon the street level I felt an agreeable sense of strangeness and yet of familiarity. Directly opposite was the 'Coop,' lit up and glistening like a brand new backdrop. Next to it 'Harvard Trust...
Gr-r-r-r-r-iny!! goes the bell. Out of bed leaps the public. While the public yawns and stretches, a cheery, conversational gentleman in Newark tells his "early birds" that it is time for their morning exercises. He cracks a small joke or two "to liven things up...
Meanwhile, behind the curtain, scenery is being set in place and props properly located. J. P. Morgan himself, with his partner T. W. Lamont, have conferred with the Bank of England officials, with German Finance Minister Luther, and with Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, President of the Reichsbank.
The Performance. The action was merely suggested, never carried out. The actors sang in shrill, piercing falsetto voices, displaying incredible endurance. Most of the principals were relieved by their understudies before the evening was over?except the prima donna, who carried on until midnight. The stage manager came out occasionally...