Search Details

Word: pleasingness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

No true lover of the screen at its best can fail to be captivated by the charm, simplicity, and haunting loveliness of "Poil de Carotte," current attraction at the Fine Arts. Throughout this intensely arresting film one is aware of an earnest sincerity and gripping reality which afford a pleasing...

Author: By S. V. N. p., | Title: The Crimson Moviegoer | 4/7/1936 | See Source »

Emma, Lady Hamilton did not start as a lady, and according to Biographer Bowen, achieved ladyhood only technically. Her real name was Amy Lyon; her father was a blacksmith. Her profession, which she adopted in her teens, was "pleasing the gentlemen." Sir Harry Featherstonehaugh kicked her out because she was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Hero's Doxy | 4/6/1936 | See Source »

The Rodgers and Hart tunes are simple and melodious and it would not be surprising to find the air-waves congested with the strains of "It's Got to Be Love," On Your Toes" and the pleasing lilt of "Small Hotel." The Miolziner settings are superbly adjusted to the spirit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 3/26/1936 | See Source »

For the second time a small group of Harvard students are travelling to Lingnan University in Canton, where they will sleep on mats, cat rice, and absorb a blended education drawn from both Oriental and Occidental sources. The picture is a pleasing one--a Westernized institution of high standing set...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RESTLESS EDUCATION | 3/23/1936 | See Source »

Turner, Cotman Pleasing

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Collections and Critiques | 3/21/1936 | See Source »

First | Previous | 307 | 308 | 309 | 310 | 311 | 312 | 313 | 314 | 315 | 316 | 317 | 318 | 319 | 320 | 321 | 322 | 323 | 324 | 325 | 326 | 327 | Next | Last