Word: rostrum
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...Angeles, seven earnest young men marched one after another to the rostrum of the Philharmonic Auditorium. Arranging his notes, "shooting" his cuffs, clearing his throat, elevating his chin, each young man in turn orated of judges-the Hon. Louis W. Myers, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court; a retired Judge, a female school superintendent, two professors, a learned doctor, a bishop-empowered to award prizes to the amount...
...Bride Retires. This product, adapted by Henry Baron from the French of Felix Gendera, was chiefly valuable for its reintroduction of Lila Lee to the speaking stage. She used to be a child actress and spoke her various pieces from many a vaudeville rostrum. Then came long years in the cinema and now the real ambition given scope. Unfortunately, the scope is somewhat limited, due to the ineptitude and the immodesty of the material in hand. It came from France and did not wait long to submit its witticisms to inspection. The general impression was that these witticisms could...
...Auditorium, Washington, five boys and two girls gave decisive orations on the U. S. Constitution?the finals of a Nation-wide prize contest sponsored by leading newspapers. John Hays Hammond presided, ranks of eminent men flanked the rostrum. Before the speeches began, the President mounted the platform, delivered an address on the gratifying support which the people had given the Constitution at the last election, departed...
...entered with the Committee and his aids and was ushered to a seat just beneath the rostrum...
...Vice President went on, stamped across the rostrum, a lock of hair flying, his cravat bulging, paused to pound home an emphatic point upon the desk, as his voice rose almost to a shout...