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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...nation's infirmities. First there was Just To Remind You, a sturdy expose of the U. S. laundry racket. Then there was Ladies Of Creation, in which the interior decorating business was delicately satirized (see p. 54). After that came The Man On Stilts, which attempted to skewer the mild insanity which surrounds flagpole sitters, marathon dancers and the like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Sep. 21, 1931 | 9/21/1931 | See Source »

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