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Word: tis (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...oldtime Hippodrome names and numbers, including: Comedian De Wolf Hopper (appearing as wizard, interlocutor, Mephistopheles, Chinese Mage); Tramp-Comedian Joe Jackson and his disintegrating bicycle; ballets (Tiller, Rasch, Lenora) ; clowns, skaters, dogs, an elephant. Many of the tunes were written by Bandman Sousa, including the blaring, brassy march " 'Tis the Eagle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: Here and There | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

...Tis "WE" today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 20, 1929 | 5/20/1929 | See Source »

...instruction was given by men in Spanish and I was the only white pupil. Shortly after, an American school teacher opened a public school, and I transferred to it. I sat between a Moro kid, a Chinese, and two Mestizos, and I joined heartily in "My countree 'tis off dee" every time a visitor showed up. What a relief it was to go to Baguio with twenty odd other American boys, and be taught by a small group of the finest men and instructors I have ever had-all hand picked by Bishop Brent. The mountain climate, excellent care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 15, 1929 | 4/15/1929 | See Source »

...seems, and pity 'tis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 10, 1928 | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

...none the less, 'tis true-At diction, self-proclaimed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 10, 1928 | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

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