Word: witness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...plays but one part in comedy, that of the stuttering country wit, misunderstood, despised, but in the end triumphant. He has never to my knowledge attempted other characters, nor is it necessary that he should. This vehicle has sufficed often enough to redeem trashy plays and hopeless casts. It is far better that an actor should give himself entirely to the audience once, that to display portions of himself a number of times...
Apart from the courtroom scene, the play is one of homely American wit, complicated by illicit love, bootleg whiskey, and women's rights. The acting was good. Miss Hanson went through the part of the Judge with a certain dignity and carriage which lent breeding to the play where one would not expect it. Little Miss Lyons in the somewhat impossible role of the daughter who sinned was young, and eager, and refreshing. Miss Hill and Miss Milne did excellent character bits. Although we have already suggested the charm which Mr. Hodge continually displays, it is impossible to put down...
Visitors in London have seen her in gay night clubs, where she is toasted as Mayfair's wit and called the original of Michael Arlen's green-hatted lady. Visitors last winter in the Bahamas saw her parade the beach in pink bathing pajamas, and one night dance in the sand around a palm-shadowed driftwood blaze, a barefooted nymph of the tropics. Madonna, nun, nymph, notable, she is first and foremost a young lady in love with life...
...Recently the wife of Stephen Butler Leacock, Canadian political economist and wit, died of cancer. Now he is devoting his wealth and writing ability to research and prevention of that disease (see TIME...
...creed is the pureness, the kindliness, the gentleness, the sweet serenity of his [Burbank's] life and character. For his services to humanity, his great contribution to science, his great love of his fellows and above all his love of little children, we praise Thee." Dr. Gordon with gentle wit, to sympathetic laughter, put his arm about Mr. Burbank, saying: "We would be delighted to receive Luther Burbank into the fellowship of the church. No doubt he would increase in grace under my ministrations...