Word: thinning
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...would express the drum beats of a rising nation with hoof beats; they charge right into the spectator's heart. But after the first half of his film Griffith reins in his Pegasus. He strives to increase the suspense by drawing out his scenes, which often makes them thin, haggard. His favorite trick of shifting scenes abruptly demands-at times-a jackrabbit alertness. But through It all runs a simple, yet eloquent romance. Griffith has made history and fiction listen to their master's voice. The battle of Bunker Hill is done with all the sincerity...
...discerning, therefore, find in Mr. R. L. Goldberg the "disillusioned spirit of the grim, sharp-witted Schopenhauer"; in fact only "a thin veil of hilarity" disguises the very dismal outlook behind all of the so-called "funny" sections. But the genius of the artists has never received the recognition it deserves. It is time for the public to realize that "the funnies are animated with the spirit of Aristophanes, of Horace, of Rabelais, of Congreve, and of Sheridan, of Shaw and of W. S. Gilbert...
...Theatre Tickets Thin the Visitors' Bankroll
...word-carrying capacity of the New York-Azores line of the Western Union Telegraph Co. 300% over similar cables. Officials of the Company believe it will revolutionize the cable industry. A trial cable, laid in deep water off Bermuda, withstood severe tests. In the new type of cable a thin layer of permalloy surrounds the copper core, under the gutta percha and wire coating on the outside...
...first performance as the Duke in Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan. The baritone role was sung by De Luca. Now, De Luca is a very merry person, as are many who excel in tragic parts. His round, snub-nosed face was made for mirth, especially its wide, thin-lipped mouth, which even in repose is curved like a jocose crescent. When De Luca sings, he grimaces in such a way that his mouth carries the leer of a laughing satyr...