Word: romeos
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...heroine but no hero. She is a hard-working trapeze artist, muscular but buxomly beautiful. Her partner, who is no relation but who acts consistently as a big brother to her, is an enormous fellow with a dumbly faithful expression. In the same show is a paunchy middle-aged Romeo who sings romantic love-songs so convincingly that even his mouth becomes heart-shaped as he warbles. The singer is carried away by the artiste's charms, acrobatically displayed, and pays her respectfully romantic court. She is enchanted and they are married. Her partner is a little surprised...
Domesticity ensues, girl twins are born. Romeo reads the newspaper and talks of his great plans; no money comes in. But the faithful partner always arrives in the nick of time, bringing helpful packages. While Romeo scans the market reports and his wife washes the dishes, he amuses the twins by acrobatic stunts. Finally Romeo is fed up with the sight of his face and leaves the house in a rage. He returns a little later, a little cooler, only to find his wife practicing well-remembered tricks with her old partner. At that there is an explosion. When...
Ethel Barrymore has had trying times before. Fitted by appearance and temperament to play drawing room drama, almost every time she has attempted something more pretentious she has met with a setback, e. g.: The Shadow (1915), Rose Bernd (1922), Romeo & Juliet (1922), The Kingdom of God (1928). Even a Barrymore can fail, critics remembered, when Scarlet Sister Mary opened in Columbus, Ohio, on Sept. 22. Up to last week the closest she had gotten to Manhattan was Washington...
Other good dance tunes: Ragamuffin Romeo and I Like to Do Things for You (Columbia), Reminiscing and The Verdict is Life (Victor), Alone with My Dreams and So Sympathetic (Brunswick), I'm in the Market for You and Just Like in a Story Book (Victor), Reminiscing and Telling It to the Daisies (Brunswick...
Completing his swing around northern Italy (TIME, May 26) Signer Benito Mussolini drove his roaring Alpha Romeo into the small town of Sesto San Giovanni last week, removed his dusty cap and goggles, was soon addressing a throng of workmen...