Word: romanticized
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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It is no secret that the family has not been at all happy of late. Not until the enactment of the "Lindbergh Law" in 1932 did Federal law officers enter importantly into the national crime picture. Only eight months ago were Department of Justice agents authorized to carry guns. Soon...
Peeping up timidly through conflicting human passions were a few stories about rugby matches, some theatre and cinema reviews, a feature story on "slim-fitting undies," a romantic build-up on the recent royal wedding and, on the front page, a scholarly prognostication about the new Indian constitution.
The book is written in the pleasant, diverting style of modern history, which makes it enjoyable reading, giving the romantic fascinating description of uncivilized America. Although it is not scholarly to the extent of a half page of footnotes for each page to text, one is not given the feeling...
The Actors. Whatever the Theatre Guild does, it does well. Directors John Houseman and Herbert Biberman were up against a particularly difficult task in casting Valley Forge. They had to get actors who looked like Colonial revolutionists instead of a table full of diners at Sardi's theatrical restaurant. And...
CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER ? Beatrice Chanler?Liveright ($3.50). Romantic biography of an almost forgotten figure, by a socialite scholar.