Word: slight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Jekyll and Hyde motif in intricate feminine psychology is the basis of the play "Hidden", which opened Monday evening at the Bollis Street Theatre. Out of it is constructed a powerful play of rather sinister simplicity. There are five players in the cast and of them two are of slight importance. The scene remains unchanged for the three acts, always the same room in the same house in New York. The acting being excellent, the play is thus concentrated upon its central theme with a force that, on the opening night at least, made the audience almost uncomfortable with suspense...
...University team had a slight advantage over the opponents in height and weight, but the improved teamwork and general spirit of the players appear to have been the decisive factors in the larger score...
...Some of Sargent's paintings which were brought here for an exhibition some time ago developed cracks when they were unrolled. Treated however, to make them pliable, they suffered no ill effects from this slight damage...
...Rome the temperature touched 23° Fahrenheit-lowest at the season for 80 years-and a slight earthquake added to the general misery. The Beatissimus Pater, Pius XI, remained imperturbably seated in his study during the four minutes of earthcrust wabbling...
...Editors of the Register had expected to announce its appearance within a day or two but because of this disaster, they will be forced to postpone the date of publication if the forms and sheets suffered only slight injury and will abandon it altogether if they find that they are destroyed. A definite announcement probably will be made today...