Word: purely
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this should be the proper formula for another Broadway hit, but in its embryonic stages the show does not yet live up to its promise. "Panama Hattie" still gives the impression of dragging, so that it never during its two long acts settles down to the evening of pure fun the audience expects. However, the material is there now, and by the time it hits New York, the show should be well enough ironed out to hit the jackpot...
...William N. Haskell, commander of the 27th Division, New York National Guard, a shock. Sent to the 27th were 50 autographed copies of Margie's "most vivacious" photograph, with the promise of 4,550 more as soon as prints were ready. Margie sent her mementos out of practically pure patriotism. She wanted them distributed among the 27th Division, which will soon go into training far from the Manhattan "girlie" houses, at Anniston...
...world. U. S. Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt, who had vacationed in the U. S. while the treaty was being cooked up, paid a hurried call on Foreign Commissar Viacheslav Molotov. British Ambassador Sir Stafford Cripps got busy. Japanese Ambassador Yoshitsugu Tatekawa, who hates Communists but loves the "simple, pure-minded Russians," conferred with German Ambassador Count Friedrich Werner von der Schulenburg about the non-aggression treaty Japan hopes to negotiate with the U. S. S. R. to safeguard her northern frontier while she conquers Greater East Asia. Comrades Stalin & Molotov said nothing. Well they know that, while Russia's interests...
...Cornell, Duke, Wisconsin, other U. S. colleges attach similar legends to campus statues which are said to move whenever a pure maid walks by. Under like conditions the lions in front of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue are said to roar, have, according to Author Sharp's appendix, "so far [been] observed only to yawn...
...love of pure form and decoration, a Hedonistic lack of force, and an amazingly subtle feeling for texture can be seen in Matisse's "Oriental Woman." In "Bust Of A Girl," the artist reveals a dexterous economy of line, coupled with a type of precision which is neither rigid nor academic. Matisse is an accomplished designer; his works are carefully planned, well-executed, and are stamped with his own unmistakable individuality. His virtuosity enables him to be classed as a polished performer but his sterility prevents him from attaining greatness...