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Word: silvain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Paris, some weeks ago, Madame Silvain, famed tragedienne, was acting in a Greek drama, with the sword of Damocles suspended not by a hair but by a cord over her head. Malicious colleagues cut the cord. The sword fell-so did Mme. Silvain's left ear. Last week she was awarded $2,000 damages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Dec. 24, 1923 | 12/24/1923 | See Source »

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