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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...face indicates what Plato would call a "keen and narrow intelligence," which was also true of Mephistopheles. While the crass and unbaked author may not have the "slightest desire to go to heaven" nor fear of hell, there is no danger of his going to either place, but one thing is as certain as the law of gravitation, and that is, that he will "reap what he has sown" in an effort to poison the minds of untrained thinkers?especially the young. Again the publishers' "ad" is unethical in that it says, "Send no money in advance," but when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 11, 1926 | 1/11/1926 | See Source »

...Democracy," he continued, "is at its lowest ebb at the present time. Even in France, a dictatorship may be the only thing which can save the people from themselves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WEDGEWOOD FINDS DEMOCRACY BESIEGED EVERYWHERE BY WOULD-BE MUSSOLINIS | 1/9/1926 | See Source »

Owing to the holidays we were unable to say a word of praise last week for "Three Faces East" which was a bully good secret service picture. That sort of thing is apt to be either very obvious or very much involved in movie form, but the almost perfect acting of Clive Brooke and Jette Gondal made this famous stage success tremendously exciting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 1/5/1926 | See Source »

...setter's quartet broadcasting "Sweet Adcline" before the evening's work, for all the world like a lot of Big Brothers from Station WEEL was about as indigestible a thought as the movies have put over in some time. If the wrecking crew down stairs ever did such a thing there would be just one reason for it and a lot of funny looking headlines the next...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 1/5/1926 | See Source »

...Americans still seem to have the idea that art is feminine and they don't try to appreciate it. . . . Real grace is a result of strength. There is no reason for making it exclusively a feminine thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Artist-Dancer | 1/4/1926 | See Source »

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