Word: vapidity
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Axel - Freda Lingstrom - Little, Brown ($2.50). The story of three adopted children of a rich bachelor. Laid in England, Norway, Vienna, this Swedish-Englishwoman's novel suggests Louisa May Alcott in its engaging, tame but not vapid characters...
...this exhibit we are brought face to face with the frank and unpretentious nature of real people, real feelings, and real situations. That most of the paintings were framed and hung by members of the Museum Class contributes not a little toward making the exhibit something more than a vapid supplement to an afternoon tea party. There is nothing in the whole collection reminiscent of the phrase "art for art's sake," that syrupy expression which connotes lack of sincerity: in short, lack of something to say. Therefore, those people who attend art exhibits because it is the thing...
...film contract which she herself turns down, get acclaimed by the moviegoing public, and return to do a play on Broadway, sponsored by her Philistine boss. But David Kingsley a sensitive fellow who regrets having sold his soul to the latter potentate, persuades the man to discard his vapid beauty and give Terry Randall (Miss Bennett) an audition. They come around at midnight, drag Terry out of bad, and Mr. Gretzl (the producer), blows cigar smoke in her face. The unhappy young woman breaks down in a fit of coughing and chagrin, but all is saved when her sensitive friend...
...merit, received the support of a carefully pruned exhibition at the Kleemann Galleries. Billed as "All of Eilshemius," the show covers the years from 1884 to 1909. Some of Eilshemius' "twilight" paintings and landscapes still looked remarkable to connoisseurs last week, as most of his nudes looked incredibly vapid...
...themselves proud on the President's message. Said Senator McNary, Republican leader of the Senate, "A strong document that will provoke some controversy." Said Representative Snell, Republican leader of the House: "A very strong and outspoken speech which should command the attention of the country." Equally vapid were the comments of most other Republicans, of most Democrats. Senator Ashurst, one of those caught offside on the constitutional amendment question, vaguely described the message as "apples of gold in pictures of silver...