Word: ruffianism
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...hand, a delegation of Callao dockworkers called on Colonel Cerro at his new official residence, the 16th Century Palace of that superb ruffian Pizzarro, conqueror of Peru...
...have no such representative now in South China, yet the trouble there is worst of all. In 'their' colonies it is not propaganda but the misery of suffering and exploitation by alien conquerors that cause the revolt. The imperialists themselves are the best 'propagandists' for the Bolsheviks. . . . Every ruffian tries to blame Bolshevist propaganda for his own blunders...
...Seven Against One (Association Players Stock Company, Manhattan) were the plays singled out for the two Samuel French (play publisher) $200 prizes awarded to the best unpublished dramas. In Eyes an old paralytic stared on while her grandchildren sank into corruption, but rose and walked when a ruffian tried to seduce her granddaughter in her presence. Seven Against One, played on a double stage, showed a group of patriotic priests praying for the death of a dictator who had jailed them. On the other side, the politician acutely suffered from the effects of prayer. For her play, The Severed Cord...
Barry Lupino in the part of Gonzorgo, the hardhearted ruffian, is very good. He adds a zest and spirit that would put many modern revue comedians in a shadow. Nor is Mr. Lupino the single outstanding figure in the cast. All of the parts are exceptionally well handled, so well in fact that the patronizing attitude with which most revivals are received is entirely unnecessary here. The amous March of the Toys is one of the most satisfying ensemble pieces that has appeared in Boston in a long time. If one is in a whimsical, Alice in Wonder and mood...
...about three quarters of an inch in length, on the third finger of the left hand . . . and three buttons torn from my vest, which any tailor will reinstate for a sixpence. His loss is a rent from top to bottom of a very beautiful black coat, which cost the ruffian $40, and a blow in the face, which may have knocked down his throat some of his infernal teeth for anything I know. Balance in my favour $39.94. ... I never will abandon the cause of truth, morals and virtue...