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Baptists aren't the only bigoted beggars in the whole of Christendom. In Weaver's "Black Valley," that interesting novel of missionary life in Japan, the author draws a character not too unlike the maligned minister in "Rain" But he doesn't call him a Baptist. He might even be a Methodist or a--So you won't be able to laugh at his Baptistisms. Yet you might read the book anyway. It does not approach Forster's "Passage to India," but it is a very satisfying treatment of an unknown, if narrow, field...
...young man of average ability passes when he first comes into the realization that his early dreams of fame which are the common property of all youngsters, are not materializing. Usually he recovers after the first blow and reconciles himself to making the most of his talents. If he doesn't, the result often becomes tragic rather than humorous...
...Made For Love" has to do with the pyramids, desert Bedouins, the Valley of the Kings, and such things, which, as everyone knows, are fascinating subjects and enough to make a wow of any movie. Leatrice Joy is a sinuous and seductive heroine with a surprising hair cut. She doesn't look at all, like a star of other days staging a come-back. Opposite her la Edmund Burns whose handsome face has a tendency to fall into a peculiar half sour expression which reminded us of the new explanation of the physiognomy of a certain famous--well, not statesman...
...answer to the second question, which says in effect: "If you invest your money abroad and a revolution comes along, take your loss like a sport and don't bellyache about it"; or the answer to the fourth: "France recognizes debts but does not pay them, while Russia doesn't recognize debts but seeks, nevertheless, to see if they cannot be arranged...
...college man," Mr. Goldwyn continued, "but I wish I had a college education. The college man of today is the smartest member of the population. Ask him or any one else. But he cannot know everything. He never realizes how much he doesn't know until he gets to be about forty...