Word: roughnesses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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This objection, fortunately does not hold for the theater audience; a good production, in fact, might clear up many of the rough spots which tend to check the readers progress. For this reason it is probably dangerous to base too strong on opinion upon the printed book. The play, will be produced in Boston next week, and many of its aspects will undoubtedly be brought out which would escape one in a casual reading of Mr. Mackayo's phonetic spelling...
...Washburn Child is, retiring by resignation, would be occupied by Henry Prather Fletcher, 50, present Ambassador to Belguim. The appropriateness of Mr. Fletcher's appointment is that he has spent his entire career in the diplomatic service. Following the Spanish-American War, in which he served as a Rough Rider, he went into the diplomatic service as a Second Secretary and rose...
...founder of the firm. "A kind papa, a worthy man." A German of the old 18th Century school who "never in all his life has worn a pair of trousers." Able in business, he has raised the Buddenbrooks to their important position. What if he is a rough diamond, who sometimes forgets himself and relapses into low German dialect before the fine guests...
...ground, aggressive yet a tower of strength on the defense; sure in passing and quick on his feet for a man of his weight and power. And there is Andrew Jackson for tackle-tall, rangy and muscular-the ideal build for that place in the line-a rough and dangerous player, a terror to his opponents, quick on his feet and down the field under punts ahead of the ends. Then there is Theodore Roosevelt for fullback, a bit showy and an individualist, but he bucks the line with the best of them. Highly versatile, he also runs around...
...rough and dangerous player...