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Word: threats (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...these, much touted songs, the hit of the show, taking it for granted that the producers will force Fair Lady down the threat of Broadway, will probably be "It," a very clever adaptation of Elinor Glyn's article on sex appeal. Has she got it? Then she doesn't need good clothes, good looks or even a good name. She's there Miss Mildred Parishette, the heroine of the show, just hasn't got IT. In riding breeches, she almost captures IT, but when she appears as Margarite, she looks like a debutante at the end of a hard winter...

Author: By R. K. L., | Title: CINEMA CRIMSON PLAY GOER DRAMA | 11/10/1926 | See Source »

...been held in reserve during all of the early season games, upset all the pre-game dope by starting and playing until the final minutes of play. He led the Tiger attack with his passing and running and, although he seldom got away for long gains, was a constant threat and menace to Harvard peace of mind...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LOSERS BEAR SCARS OF TIGER JUGGERNAUT | 11/8/1926 | See Source »

...Princeton games will be in his guard position at the initial whistle. The backfield is settled except for the choice between Guarnaecia and French as running mate to Miller and Sayles. Guarnaccia is the present favorite for the starting berth, which would leave French as a dangerous threat in a relief role...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Light Practice the Rule in Final Preparation for Tiger Encounter | 11/5/1926 | See Source »

...Dooley, poet, actor, husband, and quarterback. A triple threat, and the savior of Hanover's bacon two years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NUMBERS THAT MAY COUNT HEAVILY IN THE STADIUM | 10/23/1926 | See Source »

...reporting the threat of suit by Mr. Thomas Taggart of French Lick, Ind., against Novelist Edna Ferber for the implication in her book Show Boat that he was a gambler, TIME stated erroneously that Miss Ferber was sued in 1922 by her "onetime Chicago Landlady" for allegedly libelous character drawing in the novel So Big (TIME, Sept. 13). The injured person was a onetime friend and hostess of Miss Ferber's; the suit was never brought, merely talked about, the lady fancying she saw herself in the married woman with whom the young hero fell in love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Erratum | 10/18/1926 | See Source »

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