Search Details

Word: uses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...distinctly red-painted football, which would show up nicely over jersey. He juggled the not yet dry pigskin menacingly. Now it was Warner's turn to beef. "Nothing in the rules," repeated Thorp. The Indians finally saw the light, turned their jerseys inside out, and a regular football was use. Thorp admitted, though, that you always had to keep a weather eye on the Indians...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tom Thorp, Dean of Umpires, All for "Schools of Learning" | 10/28/1938 | See Source »

...German Drawings and watercolors make up the first exhibition of the year at the Germanic Museum. Covering a period from 1800 to the present, the display represents a great many different artists and styles. One point is uniform, however, for the Germans almost without exception are unusual draftsmen. The use of light and shadow in works such as the nudes of Georg Kolbe and Lismann brings out solid forms with fine clarity. The sharp delineation of line in etchings, woodcuts, and pen sketches creates lively real results...

Author: By H. M. C. jr., | Title: Collections & Critiques | 10/27/1938 | See Source »

Transportation tie-ups caused by the storm delayed delivery of steel and other materials for the arena now being built by the Boston Skating Club, Coach Hodder had planned to use it for tow-hour daily practice periods before the opening encounter with Boston University on December 20. Now it seems as if he will have to use the downtown Arena again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PUCKSTERS CAN'T USE RINK UNTIL JAN. 1, SAYS BEIGHAM | 10/27/1938 | See Source »

...most backneyed cliches of our introductory fine arts courses, which, after all, whether trite or significant, do at least say and mean something. How intriguing, how illuminating, how it enhances one's appreciation to learn that Degas' dancing girls were "almost vicious in their vices," and "Picasso's use of line has form and solidarity (sic!) which can hardly be excelled and his handling of many different bodily postures is expert in the highest degree!" What imbecile would be willing to confess to writing such tripe. Yours truly, Albert K. Cohen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 10/25/1938 | See Source »

...ledger is the single set and its lighting, which were designed by Perry Watkins of the New York division of the F. T. P. and display genuine artistry. Mr. Watkins has not only constructed a very plausible French colonial interior, but has achieved striking effects by the use of shutters on French windows and the clever lighting of a drop behind them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 10/25/1938 | See Source »

Previous | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | Next