Word: truths
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...strict truth this Shubert concoction is a pretty flabby affair. This is not to deny it any merit whatever undeniably it has its moments, as for instance in the delightfully absurd Balloon dance, in the dancing of Tommy Healy and the mere appearances of Lucita Covera,--in the orchestral jazz and the far-famed "Living Palette" and "Living Statues", and in an occasional pleas- antly executed evolution of the chorus. But these bits of relief serve only to make the whole show spotty; they are by no means enough for its salvation...
From the general attitude of the Italian Commission observers were inclined to feel that there would be a settlement; in fact it was guessed that Mussolini's instructions to the Commission were: "Tell the truth and take the best terms that American goodwill will grant...
Greta, tortured, repeats, "It cannot be," until the shadows sharpen and the colors burn and they all come together about a table to hear the truth...
...composer as Karl once was. But the older man is prestige, comfort, immediacy and she accepts him. Frau Zwenge applauds, on that practical side as before. The old grandfather is glad, having loved Karl. George Gewurtz is for it, seeking to force an issue he has long suspected: the truth about Karoline's paternity...
...where the charred remnants of lip sticks and rouge preface a return to decency and honesty, there lie also the ashes of a certain amount of truth. When one sets out to burn from truth all vain coverings, one often scorches truth itself. So perhaps the students of this southern college are not quite free from vanity after all. For what is vanity but a kind of ignorance? A glorified ignorance...