Word: intentions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...York, intent on nursing its own sophistication, weakened before the advance of Mr. Ames and his company. Flappers, or whatever such creatures are being called this season, were heard to company Mr. Sullivan not unfavorably with Mr. Gershwin, Gilbert was hailed in certain quarters as a second Anne Caldwell. Up and down Broadway the question ran--how about signing these boys up for a new show...
These payments may now continue the year round; though it was the original intent of the Government that no worker should receive money from the dole for more than 15 weeks...
...Grosberg," she answered; lying in intent yet speaking the absolute truth. From 1908 to 1917 she and her famed husband were indeed Mr. and Mrs. Grosberg, proprietors of Berg's Progressive Preparatory School at Chicago, Ill. Last week, however, this lying-truth availed nothing. The Chinese officer had probably been warned by spies in advance of Mme. Borodin's coming. He arrested her and the couriers, put them on an armored train under heavy guard, and rushed them as valuable hostages to Tsinan, Shantung, capital of their chief enemy, "Chang of Shantung," notorious, unprincipled War Lord...
...dramatic substance is even shoddier. Villain Inventor chases Mary up a roof, intent upon dashing her to earth, in the manner of spiteful evildoers since Desperate Desmond. The hero pursues. During the struggle, Capitalist Masterman swears if the hero (his son) be spared, he will henceforth treat all workingmen like brothers, never again allow a monster like Efficiency to be created. The villain topples off the roof. With Efficiency and Invention thus disposed of, happiness comes to man, the hero finds the heroine's lips, Labor and Capital strike hands, the city destroyed by evil counsel of Efficiency...
Spellbound, on special matinees, expounds the curse of cursing drink. It holds up the horrible example of a mother so intent upon defeating Demon Rum that she flushes her two little sons with anti-whiskey solutions. The result: one becomes a mute, the other a paralytic. Later in life, a thunderstorm suddenly starts up during the third act to provide atmosphere while the mute is engaged in raping a girl. This reprehensible sight so enrages the paralytic (20 years bedridden) that he suddenly renews his synaptic connections, skips out of bed, does successful battle for the Right. The play...