Word: things
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Alexander Woollcott: . . . "An obscure work made doubly obscure by the leaden footed thing it became when done into English...
...absurdum. The influence of Barnum, the father of Buncombe, on American culture is incalculable. The whole paraphernalia of circus terminology has been lifted bodily from the circus by the moving picture people, who measure their productions, not in dramatic values, but in thrills, shocks and statistics. The same thing is true of the newspaper syndicate features, the popular novels, and the evangelistic campaigns. The editors, writers and Billy Sundays do not care so much for quality; their cry is for more circulation, more editions more Main Street homes reached, more agate lines, more souls saved. The phrase "Barnum was right...
...understood that Mr. Richard Washburn Child, American Ambassador in Rome, will be present at Lausanne when the conference is resumed; it has even been stated that he will be there primarily to protect the Chester claims. This, however, lacks confirmation. One thing is certain, Turkey is trying to force a wedge, in the shape of America, between herself and the Allies. It is equally evident that oil will come more to the front in the next, and according to the Turks the final, session of the peace conference at Lausanne...
...more than interested in this semi-official expose (winch means whitewashing) of Hollywood and its denizens. The actual processes that go to the making of a big film-the everyday life of stars, directors and camp followers-these are entertainingly and faithfully depicted. In fact about the only thing omitted is a close-up of the interior of, say, Mr. Ince's mind. Of course the only blown-in-the-bottle villain (Landru, who has a habit of murdering his wives for their insurance) comes from outside of the pictures; the " wickedest woman in the movies " is proven...
...exposition. But unfortunately there is little comfort for the publishers of educational news in this happy event, for Mr. Broun's discovery is the fact that there is no such news. He has read the newspapers, including the sporting pages, assiduously and he knows "not a thing about the character and personality of a single educator in this city...