Word: woundings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...belles of Bath, treading in the formal maze of a minuet, all the pride and fashion of the 18th Century caught in pattern of her narrow slippers. She danced a "Hurdy-Gurdy" dance like a marionette of ivory pulled on silver wires, to an imaginary music-box that slowly wound down and down. In gold boots and scarlet gown, she glided through an adagio with her big partner, Vladimiroff, to music by Glazunov. Again with Vladimiroff, she did her famed Caucasian Dances, a slinky lady then, wild and jimp with shiny eyes, while a little drum tapped like a drunken...
...review had been headed: "Artists and Models Found to Feature Suggestiveness?Revue at Poli's Called Blend of Old-Time Burlesque and Vaudeville, with Vulgarity and Coarseness Striking Numbers." The review had admitted there were lovely, even exquisite, scenes, but had said that the show wound up "with dirt behind the ears." Other Washington critics had agreed that the show was somewhat off-color, but only Editor Daly had said: "Evidently everything has to be tainted to get in Artists and Models...
...show that wound up "with dirt behind the ears...
...Bandolero. Bandits and bullfights all wound round with a shawl of Spanish atmosphere make a good start. In the detail and fineness of photography, the pace is excellently maintained. Overcomplication of narrative with divided interest between the bullfight hero and the bandit hero check the proceedings slightly. Bullfight hero's father has murdered bandit hero's wife. Bandit hero accordingly objects seriously to marriage between his daughter (Renee Adoree), and bullfight hero. The horns of the dilemma shift to the horns of the bull. Bull gores bullfight hero. Daughter weeps and bandit hero cannot bear that. Happiness...
...intelligent not to be a republican. The King business has been a bad business for Spain." The "King business" is a favorite expression of The World. Because the Prince of Wales is "entirely composed of prestige"-a statement far from the truth-the "King business" ought to be wound up. Because Ibanez is seen as "the greatest of all Spaniards"-an absurd contention-the "King business" in Spain ought to be wound up. A critic said: "Such childish logic disguises Liberalism with bigoted reaction. Republicanism may fit new countries ; but, for those with hundreds of years of tradition behind them...