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Rife is the rumour in well-informed Lowell House circles that the House Committee and the tutors are considering adopting Will Hay's now-famous sweater prohibitions for young lady guests in the Bellboy Louis Quinze dining room...
...Victory," the second feature, successfully rounds out an unusually balanced billing. After an overdose of glamour, sweater, and oomph girls, it's quite refreshing to see a bit of actual acting on the part of the Hollywood female. This time it's quite refreshing to see a bit of actual acting on the part of the Hollywood female. This time it's Betty Field, who will be remembered for her work in "Of Mice and Men," a consummate performance which gave evidence of a new set of acting standards in the movies...
...whole voyage disintegrates into weak comic strip. At length God identifies the Jonah, the unstrainable fly in the human ointment. He is "the essential treacherous cunning in man, the 'save a bit out of it' soul, the dodger of obligations, the profiteering partner, the undying Ananias, the sweater of opportunity, the area sneak, the bounder on the make, the official who is in with powerful friends, the player who never plays the game but studies the rules to claim an advantage. ..." Space is left for the reader to fill with "names of local personages and special acquaintances." Noah...
Berger, leader of the movement, not only organized the sweater brigade, but also turned out the best piece of cloth. When contacted last night, he said that he will continue his 'knittiu' for Britin'" though all the other puriers gave up in discouragement. "I'll turn out a sweater yet," he boasted...
...These days Hall is working with Red Allen's band down at Cafe Society, and you may or may not have noticed him. He never won anybody's Down Beat poll, and I can't recall his being photographed at Ciro's, lingering over a long drink with a Sweater Giri-Funny thing, though, the way he plays clarinet is enough to send Goodman and Shaw back to where they come from...