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Word: skills (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...seems as if Peggy Wood might have done better in this musical comedy version of Peg o' My Heart. She'd fit well the title role. She has a good voice-which Suzanne Keener, the present incumbent, also possesses. But Miss Wood has considerable poise and comedy skill; Miss Keener has yet to be struck by the lightning of histrionic inspiration. After Laurette Taylor's performance in the role, her performance might be described as a gentle phosphorescence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays: May 19, 1924 | 5/19/1924 | See Source »

...Conn., May 15. -This afternoon the annual election to the various societies was held, at which the Scull and Bones tapped 16 mon, Scroll and Keys elected 30 new members while the A. E. Bissellelithu Club took in 16. A very unusual occurance occurred when one man refused the Skill and Bones...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Societies Elect | 5/16/1924 | See Source »

...Purcell shows a filial tenderness somewhat reminiscent of Whistler's famous portrait of his mother in its pose and lighting, although Purcell has used a landscape background for this interior subject. Sir William Orpen's Portrait of Richard F. Knoedler is the most academic of the three, displaying technical skill and a keen insight into character...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Pittsburgh | 5/12/1924 | See Source »

...compensations. For the student of poetic orgins and of American life as well as the general reader, these poems are even more interesting than the famous old ballads handed down from our English ancestors. The typography of the book is another strikingly beautiful example of the versatility and skill of Mr. Bruce Rogers, who is the artistic director of the University Press...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LAUDS ARTISTIC MERIT OF UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOKS | 5/12/1924 | See Source »

...Pacific. Mr. Mathison is perhaps the youngest possessor of a license coveted by professional radio operators--that of an Extra First-class American Rario Operator. Less than fifty of these licenses have been granted up to the present time, and it is the highest certificate of radio skill issued in the world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON BOOKSHELF | 5/9/1924 | See Source »

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