Word: things
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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College theatricals as a whole. However, are a good thing for dramatics. Mr. Gold believes. In every large group of young men or women such as one finds in the colleges, there is bound to be some stage talent, which if it were not for the college dramatic clubs, might never be brought forth "Many who originally participate in college plays more for the fun of it than because of the recantation that they can act, later become well known actors," the playwright went on. "The few that enter college with a dramatic career in mind have ample opportunity...
Mother Stoner, too, organizer of the World League for the Promotion of Genius,! had something to say: "Poor girl! It is a terrible thing to be in the public eye as a so-called prodigy. No one who has any sense wants to be appearing in the papers...
...once portrayed Art Young with one side of his face crying, the other side laughing. The object of both these emotions in Art Young is the world, not himself. About the latter he entertains chiefly a healthy curiosity, a self-respecting skepticism. Like most artists, he finds the money thing the most troublesome, but like few he has learned this general truth: "Nature never composes a scene just right for an artist. Even a mountain must be shifted to one side...
...that speculative law through which the act of purchase increases the value of the thing purchased, Blair & Co.'s acquisition of Prairie stock shot Prairie quotations upward. Indeed, the deal had hardly been concluded when the rise in Prairie prices made the $30,000,000 holding worth $47,000,000. Even before the purchase, however, the two Prairie flowers had been blossoming with unprecedented brilliance. Prairie Pipe Line had a Low for the year of 51. Last week's High was 277. Even Wright Aero, even Radio Corp. have not equalled this record climbing-the most sensational advance...
...Brown has resigned from the presidency of U. S. Leather Co. to accept his new position. Says he: "I am going to get right after this thing. ... As I see it, selling entertainment, if you have the goods as the Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp...