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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...plot that would cry out for clearing up if the play were to assume the standing of a murder mystery. Inasmuch as it bases all its claims on its excellent comedy of character and circumstance, however, the discrepancies in the story may be ignored. But one confusing element would seem regrettable: first the little teller promises his wife that someday he will be rich and famous; then his sensational adventure comes about apparently as an accident. The result is that the slightly bewildered spectator doesn't know whether to regard him as the epitome of respectability that he has always...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Playgoer | 2/15/1938 | See Source »

...prospects may have definitely faded by the summer. Even so, the disappearance of Franco's hopes of victory would not necessarily mean the restoration of the Government's supremacy throughout Spain. Thus, if the Government can maintain its own food supplies, the most probable outcome would seem to be that the war may peter out with Spain divided into two parts more or less along the present battle line. If peace is thus restored, conflict might be expected to break out inside those parts, especially on Franco's side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN SPAIN: People's Army | 2/14/1938 | See Source »

...keeps turning throughout many scenes. Sound instinct in Playwright Osborn prevents the story from getting mawkish or unwieldy. A lot of salty cussing on the old man's part gives the play feet as well as wings. And an extremely cute seven-year-old (Peter Holden) makes everything seem innocent and wholesome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Feb. 14, 1938 | 2/14/1938 | See Source »

...this is not the question in point. The fact is that most of the sum has come from the Faculty. Although a large number of Faculty members live in Cambridge and although by contributing to the drive they aid Boston charities which will benefit Cambridge, yet it would seem that they have more intimate connections with the University. The Faculty might divert part of the six thousand dollars from the Fund to the aid of students on "border-line" scholarships, students who are forced to spend too much time on jobs that they receive but a minimum of the benefit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE WRONG WAY | 2/12/1938 | See Source »

Manager Art Ross hardly opened his mouth. Such Bruin stalwarts as Eddie Shore, Bill Cowley, Cooney Weiland, and Gordon Pettinger were absent. Even Tiny Thompson didn't seem to care how many times the puck was shot past him. Rather he played the clown most the time and purposely left the net undefended on many occasion to engage in mad scrambles several feet out. At one time he carried the puck to center ice before losing it. At the time someone mentioned that Tiny was once the fastest member of the Bruins on skates. He did pretty well today even...

Author: By John M. Eaton jr., | Title: Tiny Takes Offense as Bruins Skate Circles Around Crimson | 2/11/1938 | See Source »

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