Word: smoothly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...spent a short time there one summer, vacationing from musical study in Europe -and was introduced by sister Evelyn as "my brother Clarence Dillon." To the many "how comes?" "social history" records no entirely satisfactory replies. Clarence Dillon's picture shows him to favor his father and your "smooth cheery" description, along with the smile, would indicate that he has also inherited the wit and humor for which his father "Sam Lapowski" was known, well illustrated by the following story, I often tell, to illustrate like situations: Sam Lapowski's El Paso neighbor was one Stevens, pioneer realtor...
...President's House in the Yard, facing upon Quincy Street. During the past two months the house has been entirely redecorated and refurnished. Although he has officially moved in, the President stated that it would probably take several weeks to get settled and put the household in smooth running order. By that time he hopes to resume the Sunday afternoon receptions to students of the University which were traditional under President Lowell...
...girl from Vermont who comes to New York to become a famous actress--just like that. This doesn't sound like a very promising beginning; as a matter of fact it sounds like the start of half a dozen well-worn situations:--virginity adrift on Forty-Second Street; the smooth seducer with moustache; then rescue by a whisker...
...Miss Hepburn's "Ada Lovelace" does not follow the crudities of the old pattern. She is, and believably, intelligent yet naive, talented yet over-ambitious. The smooth gentleman of the tragedy (Adolphe Menjou) is no villain, but a great producer and an excellent fellow whose large acquaintance with chorus-girls has made him a poor judge of Eva's infatuation. It is all very natural: no heroics, no shot-guns are in order. The situation is restrained and therefore really moving...
Coach Eddie Casey pitted his Varsity charges against the Freshman eleven for the second time this week yesterday afternoon and kept the players scrimmaging for an hour and ten minutes to smooth out the defense against Holy Cross...