Word: things
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...nations to play, as our pacifists have shown in many words. And while we were at peace we recognized how terrible war is. We read the dispatches from Europe telling of Belgium being tortured to extinction, and France agonizing for her very life, shuddered, remarked "War is an awful thing," and turned to the financial page, content with our three full meals a day, and our security form lawless nations. We have been told that great wealth is consumed in war, and that brave men die. Which is all very true...
...advising you men desiring to do naval work as to the course that you should follow in the present emergency, I should say that the best thing to do is to enter the Naval Reserve with the intention of performing such work as the authorities may think suitable for each man according to his individual qualifications as an engineer, a navigator, a wireless operator, etc. He may be assigned to a patrol boat squadron, to deep-sea work, to foreign service or service in this country...
...always a refreshing thing to hear a young critic express his criticism in a positive manner. There is entirely too much of the half-hearted, uncertain sort of judgment that says: "It seems to me," "I think," et cetera. Better far to show your colors and come boldly out with "It is," because everyone understands criticism as an expression of little more than personal opinion. The authority of it and the respect we give to it rests on the individual. Mr. Wright, then, who indeed does not hesitate to state his views with perfect assurance in his criticism of "Major...
...thing can be said of it together: it contains one of the most decorative groups of ladies I have ever seen in one production. One after one, we watch them immolated on the alter of that very uninteresting young man, Arthur Pendennis, played in a restrained fashion by Mr. Walter Kingsford, -- the beautiful young mother, the lovely giantess in the prologue, the exquisite little Cockney laundress in the first...
...itself was, it would be hard to say, but those who were present were well aware when the climax of the evening came--when the Misses Dolly sang "Beware of Pink Pajamas." This number brought much applause and no little interest. But that is the pity of the whole thing. Why could not more musical features have been introduced? If the authors objected to turning their farce into a musical comedy their objections stand in the way of their gaining more laurels. Although mixing categories is an awful danger among dramatists, a hybrid triumph is better than mere mediocrity...