Word: things
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Scaramouche has already been greeted as the finest French Revolution yet brought to the screen-and even if you are a little weary of seeing a strongly American band of sans-culottes demolish a pasteboard Paris, you should not miss Scaramouche, for it is quite the best thing Rex Ingram has done since The Four Horsemen. The story follows Sabatini's novel closely enough-the stroller-swordsman hero (Ramon Navarro) is dashingly effective-the scenes of the storming of the royal palace are incredibly exciting-the Danton of George Siegmann presents, for once, a hero rather than a ranter...
...rather dull attempt to anyone not historically interested in the development of the revue. The bright spots include Peggy and Cortez' exceptional dancing, a low-comedy picnic -Keep Off the Grass, Collier and Bernard as Mr. and Mrs. Davidson in a burlesque of Rain* But the funniest thing in the show is a would-be serious ballet dealing with an Orchid, a Flame and Two Butterflies. This would furnish a likely subject for a W. E. Hill cartoon...
...thing is certain about the Ward case?it again illustrates the shocking delays of the law. The tale told by the revolving hands of the clock and by its immobile companion, the calendar...
Johan Bojer, Norwegian novelist: I arrived from Norway to lecture to my half million former countrymen, now U. S. farmers. Said I: ' It is not good for Norway, this emigration. But it is no doubt an excellent thing for the U. S. . . . The future American will be a big blond...
Unfortunately a fair trial is just the thing, that the new idea is most unlikely to secure at present. The track situation is deplorable, to say the least, and is certainly not conducive to a successful season or to the best work on the part of coach or athletic. But if the system is continued in the spring, with a head coach and with other intentions than those of serving as a go between, it will be of real value and will give permanence to a situation that is now in flux...