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Word: twitches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Friend W. Richardson of Californias "As he talks, especially as he becomes interested in one of his favorite topics?economy, for instance?he looks out at you from under extraordinarily heavy eyebrows, and his eyes snap and his brows twitch. He buries superficial crudities under a river of picturesque language, which flows from a mountain of facts. Suddenly, you do think that he's the Governor, and you understand how it is that in the end he 'gets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A NEW BOOK: Gubernatorial Spoon River* | 10/13/1924 | See Source »

...presented this week by the Jewett Players at the Copley Theatre, Pygmalion is a very amusing and well-balanced production. The acting, as a whole, is adequate, and on the part of Mr. Clive--delightful. He is Henry Higgens to the last nervous twitch of his awkward hands. Viola Roach, as the cockney flower girl, and Ada Wingard as the straight-laced housekeeper with middle class respectability--are likewise very convincing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAY-GOER | 4/7/1920 | See Source »

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