Word: scenically
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...with his sophisticated scoring of a theme song on life and barnyard noises, a rollicking polka, a noisy, oldtime finale. In Europe Schwanda is the best-selling modern opera. It has had over 1,000 performances, been translated into 14 languages. For the U. S. premiere last week Scenic Artist Joseph Urban designed a flaming Hell equipped with sewing-machine, typewriter, electric switchboard and elevator up to earth...
...Roberts won 3,773 votes by his loud espousal of easy divorce, legalized gambling and free barrels of whiskey. For Howard Doyle, Reno's Chamber of Commerce president, 2,988 citizens, including a conservative reform element, cast their ballots. Milburn Gregory's campaign for Reno's "scenic and health attractions" got 159 votes...
Moving across a background of great scenic attractiveness, and indulging in an occasional fiesta the hero manages to keep active, while Mary Astor and Marian Nixon exert themselves to live up to the respective names of Rosita and Dolores. For the sake of these two there is much hard riding, but in the end el Puma realized that might does make right, and bows his head to the inevitable...
...week. Seeking re-election on a liberal platform is Mayor Edward Ewing Roberts who advocates placing at each & every street corner a barrel of whiskey with a pull-in dipper chained to it to drive out bootleggers. Realtor Milburn Gregory seeks the office on a platform stressing Reno's "scenic and health attractions." Howard Doyle has the support of ministers and a conservative element opposed to legalized gambling and easy divorce...
...describing the picture, the movie director remarked upon "how curious it is that there are only scenic pictures of Africa, Japan, the South Seas and such places, and none of American cities...