Word: talents
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Seven Sinners" is not as important as Mr. Schildekraut's troubles in the Ghetto, but it is far more readily appreciated. Miss Prevost is given a chance to display her saucy mischievous talent in a hectic tale of thieves and thievery. Mr. Brook in his calm imperturbable way is called upon to sleep below a dripping shower in the bath-tub. There are momentary chances for Lubitsch subtlety which are ignored. But the direction has added instead a dash of slapstick. Only one character in the picture is honest, and he turns out to be a policeman, which...
...acquainted only with college musical activities from the standpoint of the Glee Club, the Pierian Sodality and the Musical Club, the amount of talent, skill and spontaneous musical feeling, the varied combinations presented at the Instrumental Club concert are truly astonishing and a matter of high compliment to all concerned...
...Hearst's newspapers, built up a news service of his own, built up three successful tabloid dailies in California and Florida. He has a considerable patrimony but may justly boast that his success is due not solely to that but to his name and his not inconsiderable journalistic talent...
...That arrogant statement [Architect Cram's] should not debar any man from discussing what is purely a matter of principle-namely, whether a so-called national monument . . . should not be made an expression of the country and the times by the exclusive use of the talent and genius of America. . . . There is nothing personal in what I have to say. Dr. Cram says that he offered the work to one or two Americans before employing Angell. There are a great many more to whom he could have offered it, and men of the greatest competence. The truth...
Down Stream. Roberta Arnold is an extraordinarily gifted actress who has been utterly unable to find a play to match her talent since The First Year. She is guttural, incisive and even explosive on requirement. Her reappearance is a matter of moment and a matter of disappointment in this case. Down Stream started out vigorously, then broadened, slowed up, petered...