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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...advocated extreme measures outside the law, but--well there are a lot of Socialists to whom a generous treatment of water would do a world of visible good. --Cambridge Evening Journal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Bigger And Better Than Ever" | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

...presence of Harvard men on the Vassar Campus evidently has such an avatarish note that it is not surprising the girls should tend to overemphasize the physical part of their pastimes. No wonder the shy visitors are frightened off, Perhaps more stress laid on intellectual amusements would make the guests feel more at home, but, after all, what are girls' colleges...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DESCENT OF THE GODS | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

...Bell. The objections will be strongest to the last three. A good many will insist that Shields is too high, that Coen ought not be ranked, and that Mangin ought to receive consideration somewhere. And maybe they are right. Judging strictly on this season's record, there would unquestionably be some changes, but judging from an estimate of the ability and immediate possibilities of the players this rating seems essentially sound. Shields has been acclaimed the coming star of the country by Tilden, Richards, and others who ought to know. Anyone who has taken the time to watch this youngster...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

Higher up there should be less question though some might consider Mercur overrated to a certain degree. He certainly handed Allison a most artistic beating in the Nationals, and compiled an impressive record for steady good play. Some would like to see Lott above Hunter, and a good many would like to see Doeg down the list some distance, but these two seem to have earned their ranking, even if there are few who can explain it reasonably...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

...tailor-made play in every respect, Grant Mitchell's revived vehicle is not unpleasant. Depending on the locality, it would be described as "an agreeable farce comedy", a "healthy" one or an "Inconsequential" one. The curtain-line is: "Isn't life a wonderful proposition after all?" That's the sort of play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 10/9/1929 | See Source »

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