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Mr. Cohan's support is pleasing throughout, although perhaps the three leading women enunciate a little too clearly and speak a little too earnestly, in contrast with the star's jolly abandon. But Joseph Leggitt, acted by Charles D. Brown, deserves a palm along with his colleague. Calvin's alter...

Author: By E. C. B., | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 2/19/1936 | See Source »

The meeting of P. R. T. employes, who are also P. R. T. stockholders, was called to discuss the continuation of a voting trust agreement through which P. R. T. affairs have been managed by three trustees appointed in the spring of 1931. The trustee agreement expires May 15. Mayor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Turmoil in Traction | 2/17/1936 | See Source »

Deere & Co. made $6,105,000 in 1935 as against $379,000 in 1934. Second largest farm machinery & implement company, Deere's 1935 earnings were particularly pleasing in view of a $4,335,000 deficit in 1933. The company reflected increased farm purchasing power with profit of almost 20...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Earnings | 2/17/1936 | See Source »

Albers believes that certain fundamental designs, or combinations of geometric figures, are pleasing to the eye just as a musical chord is to the ear, and that a discord in design is as definite as one in music.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FINE ARTS GUILD | 2/11/1936 | See Source »

And then they've done some curious things to the good old mellow plot. For one thing, the craze for tracing the life cycle of an opera singer has caught this picture, and Jeanette, before and after wandering about the great Canadian woods, does such things as French operatic versions...

Author: By E. C. B., | Title: The Moviegoer | 2/8/1936 | See Source »

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