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...That the Prince had replied to the soundings of the intriguing Queen Marie "in a manner not discouraging...
...tragic destiny of Duse could not have been fulfilled in a more tragic manner. Far from Italy, the most Italian of hearts has been stilled. I beg that the beloved remains be brought to Italy at the expense of the State. I am certain that my grief today is shared 'by all Italians...
...Pilgrim, Down to the Sea in Ships, The Covered Wagon, Hollywood, Merry-Go-Round. These Mr. Sherwood adduces to show that the film industry can produce works of art. To each he gives a compact critical survey, a short recital of the plot and a description of the manner of its production that is perhaps the most interesting feature of each chapter. In addition he gives honorable mention to a number of photoplays, lists the best individual performances by players, submits the pictures that brought the largest receipts, and treats of censorship, cinema companies, etc. Besides handy biographies...
...recent book Oliver Sayler wrote to the American producer that: "At his worst he is without parallel for ignorance, incompetence. At his average, he is an excellent showman. The fact that experimentation is costly explains perhaps why until recent years very little departure was ever made from the usual manner of selecting and presenting plays. Even low the public is somewhat apathetic to innovations, as certain English producers discovered to their sorrow. So if the tendency to mediocrity in dramatic performances is to be overcome, the impulse must apparently come from the universities where the future playwrights and producers...
...there should be a month of actual and continuous service in the field with the colors. Such universal training would give our young men the discipline, the sense of orderly liberty and of loyalty to the interests of the whole people which would tell in striking manner for national cohesion and efficiency...