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Word: second (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...second and last acts are considerably better. The camp at Yaphank, Long Island is amusingly portrayed and the usual soldier cracks go off with unexpected success. The scenes "over there" are short, and after being captured in a shell hole, our hero ends up in a German dugout. He is just about to be executed when the Armistice is announced...

Author: By J. H. S., | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 2/20/1929 | See Source »

Coach Celian Ufford '19 has selected the following men to represent Harvard: D. I. Cooke, '31, first speaker; L. M. Wallstein '30, second speaker; D. L. Landy '30, third speaker; and C. H. Burgess '31 as alternate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEBATERS CLASH WITH MARQUETTE TONIGHT | 2/20/1929 | See Source »

...four important changes adopted at the annual meeting of the Football Rules Committee this past weekend, one is especially significant. Although proposals for the elimination of the second half kick-off and for moving the goal posts back to the goal line were not acted upon, and Glenn Warner's suggestion that points be scored for first downs was met with laughter, rules regarding the "dead fumble" and the try for point after a touchdown from the two-yard line instead of from the three-yard line, were among those adopted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FUMBLES RECLASSIFIED | 2/20/1929 | See Source »

...York this year, Miss Cowl said: "The season has been utterly disastrous, financially and artistically. There are a number of reasons for this condition, comprising factors which have been slow in coming to a head. The first is that the tastes of the public are obviously becoming lower. The second is that the management of plays is no longer in the hands of a few well established men, but in the hands of many persons some of whom have been mere ticket takers, have accumulated a few thousand dollars, and with their deplorable taste have entered the managing game. Another...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jane Cowl Gives Reasons for Disastrous Dramatic Season in Gotham--Has Acted Juliet 698 Times, Often Seven a Week | 2/20/1929 | See Source »

Miss Cowl expressed pride in the fact that she holds two Shakespearian records: first for the most performances of any Shakespearian role, which she holds as a result of 698 performances of Juliet; and second, for the presentation of Juliet seven times a week a thing which she did frequently but which no other actress has ever attempted because of the physical and emotional strain of the role...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jane Cowl Gives Reasons for Disastrous Dramatic Season in Gotham--Has Acted Juliet 698 Times, Often Seven a Week | 2/20/1929 | See Source »

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