Word: rapider
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...played as a tremendous joke with a little serio-comic sentimental trimming, it succeeds admirably. No-one could take the adventures of the unsophisticated young American girl, who leaves her aged husband five minutes after marrying him to chase around the world after a penniless Englishmen, too seriously. The rapid geographical movements of the characters--from Hawaii via Japan, China, the North Pole, and Russia to Canada--are in themselves too preposterous for anything more than an amusing outburst of somebody's dramatic imagination. Unfortunately as played at present, the company is inclined to give the piece too serious...
...career of this "stormy petrel" of politics has been one to inspire both respect and fear. Beginning as an uneducated bandit of Manchuria, he rose rapidly to the command of the "hung hutze" or banditti, by force of personality. After aiding Japan in the war with Russia he surrendered to the Chinese government on very favorable terms. His followers became government troops and his promotion to the post of Military Governor was rapid, partially by virtue of good service to the Republic and partly no doubt by reason of the continued loyalty of his troops to their leader...
...Freshman crews since they were chosen last week and have been experimenting with various combinations. They are not entirely satisfied with the showing of the eight as finally chosen but feel that, considering the rather mediocre material, the crew is doing fairly well and that the season will see rapid development...
...certain method that could be applied with confidence. Improvement is bound to come, it is in the nature of things, but it will probably come slowly. That there has already been substantial improvement along these lines is certain; that future improvement will be more sound and more rapid in proportion as people under stand the need and work to fill it, is also certain. If the American people as a whole should once get it into their heads that they really want to know how they are governed, our question would be quickly worked...
...Clarissa. Mr. Turner as Robert Dalman, Cordway's secretary, is as yet a very amateurish performer, who although he tries hard, rarely seems either to get out of himself or to fit into the scene. He has improved tremendously since joining the company, however. Another player, who is making rapid progress under Mr. Jewett's instruction is Miss Standing. Her performance in what might easily have been a mawkishly sentimental part, was full of grace and charm. Miss Cleveland made a very effective boy scout...