Word: soldierly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...think of him as one of the great soldier-statesmen of all time. ... I dare to say that his name will be remembered when most of the other generals in the Great War are forgotten, for it is associated with the land that is still sacred to the people of three world-religions...
...sort of bastard Ocdipus of "Boys in Uniform" is a weak substitute for the Sappho of "Girls in Uniform." A soulful cadet is in love with his young step mother, who has married his ancient soldier father for reasons unexplained. There is a murder, the cadet is accused refuses to speak to save his mother sweetheart's honor, and in general displays all the noble qualities of man. After a courtroom scene of strange procedure the mystery is solved and the situation ends substantially where it began...
...commission which laid out the Great Lakes-Mississippi waterway. Mayor until April 1935. he will not give up his presidency of the South Park Board which he has held since 1924. During his regime was built the great outer highway system along Chicago's south lakefront and Soldier Field...
...dated, the humor is not at all subtle, and yet audiences applaud and keep flocking to the Majestic every year. Along with a group of others that belong to a golden period in stage history, "The Student Prince," "The Prince of Pilsen," "The Red Mill," and "The Chocolate Soldier," the current attraction at the Majestic has captured a wisp of sentiment in the life of Franz Schubert, transplanted it into Vienna in April, woven around it Romberg's adaptations from the "Moonlight Sonata," "The Unfinished Symphony" and lighter tunes, and prettified the whole with gay beaus, 1820 hats, Mitzi, Fritzi...
...this time that young ladies with tendencies toward bow-leggedness and elephantiatic feet do not appear to best advantage in 1923 dancing costumes. Irene Dunne's acting is, however, limited chiefly by the pedicular plot. Phillips Holmes's rank insipidity is outdone only by the performance of the young soldier. Who is not even listed in the program. The only beam of light is supplied by Lionel Atwill, who partially alleviates the mediocrity of "The Secret of Madame Blanche...