Word: slanging
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...some slang and common cuss-words...
Truex's acting gives vitality to the play, but the authors, James Gleason and George Abbott, have also flecked it with amusing slang and bedecked it with gaudy, entertaining characters. Ralph Sipperly, as a wilful saxophone player, and Beatrice Noyes work themselves into the skin of their parts. The play is notable as the second success of the season on which Gleason has exercised his pen - establishing a record for the winter. He is co-author...
...Simon Called Peter as a play, he had little comment; but when he saw the film version of Recompense, he said that he saw no reason why he should not write a new novel based on the film. What Price Glory impressed him very much, although he found the slang difficult to understand, particularly that used by the Marines. The liberality of the Manhattan theatre he found impressive for he, perhaps naturally, has no sympathy with censorship. Ah well, no more have I; but I must confess that when one goes to a first night these days...
...program contains neither "Frisco" nor San Francisco. TIME agrees that "Frisco" is a very low grade of drummers' slang...
...very low grade of drummers' slang...