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Word: laughs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1920
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...dances equally well, whether in the syn- copation of "The Baby Blues" or the softer rhythm of "Who's Who With You"; and in the spectacular "Bamboula" dance,--"a hula from Honolulu,--by way of Spain,"--she demonstrates her versatility once again. Johnny Dooley is sure of causing a laugh each time he appears on the stage; one marvels that he can survive the nightly administration of blows and kicks, the impact of bricks and violins on his head, and the incredible falls he takes, without going to the hospital. Helen Broderick is an excellent comedienne in all the different...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 12/1/1920 | See Source »

...many weeks to come, William Collier, a hardy, night-blooming perennial and guaranteed laugh producer will play "The Hottentot" to packed houses at the Hollis Street Theatre as he did on Monday last...

Author: By J. K. W., | Title: "The Hottentot" Has an Old Theme and a New Wrinkle | 11/3/1920 | See Source »

...women in the world!" Mr. Walling as Inspector Treffy, contributes another line of truth when Mrs. Regan is found in Devereaux's room: "Its funny how often they come to a man's bedroom to fight for their honor." The first-night audience showed an unexpected tendency to laugh at the moment that tears would be appropriate; whether this had anything to do with the play itself, or simply betrayed the contrary mood of the spectators is a question. However, they did have a right to laugh at the end of the first act, when two stage-hands took...

Author: By H. S. V., | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 11/3/1920 | See Source »

...some other topic dear to the Lampoon, he might gain audience. Surely his ghostly sayings would express the thought of many material but devoted Lampoon readers, inarticulate but eager for the highest of Lampoon standards, seeking the best and not the average of undergraduate humor, and pathetically ready to laugh and to praise on the barest excuse. KENNETH B. MURDOCK...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRITIC FINDS LAMPY MEDIOCRE | 4/5/1920 | See Source »

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