Word: soon
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...like objectivity would first be necessary. And, sure enough, Acts II and III leave the "drame a these", and rely purely on their value as good theatre to carry them over. As theatre they go over, but what gave promise of being a problem play that would not soon be outdated by the quick solution of the problem in the world outside the theatre, turns into a rather good melodrama whose prime fault is that its personal basis in the second and third acts seems woefully insignificant after its cosmic one in the first...
...held a meeting to discuss plans for the compilation of class information. It announced that life-blanks will be sent out to all members of the Senior class in the near future. The committee requests that these blanks be filled out fully and carefully and returned to them as soon as possible in order to facilitate the gathering of material. These replies will constitute a permanent record of the class and it is urged that all members cooperate by being complete in their accounts of their college activities...
...problem of securing sufficient light for photographing still remained. Further experiments with Magnesium flares indicated that it was difficult, but not impossible, to use this method of lighting. If the flare was lighted too soon, the turtle retreated to the sea; if too late, half of the episode was lost...
...Treaty of Brest-Litovsk come, the prisoners plan an escape en masse, nearly run into a massacre, are thankful to get back to their safe prison again. As the Revolution and counterrevolution roll across the country, the prison becomes a self-governing community: rank counts for nothing, money everything. Soon a miniature city is in full swing, with industries, entertainments, police, prostitution and crime. The German prisoners, with great patience and ingenuity, forge banknotes. Gradually, long after the War is over, the camp disintegrates; our hero makes his precarious way home, nearly three years after the Armistice...
...jury duty in Manhattan, he found himself near No. 195 Broadway, then headquarters of WEAF. He walked in, took a voice test, got a job. Fame came quickly. His reporting of the long-drawn 1924, Democratic National Convention in Manhattan established him as most popular U. S. announcer. Soon no football game, world series, horse race, prizefight, inauguration was complete without...