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...Critics. Most of the critics have not noticed that The Sea-Hawk is a reprint; but almost all have accorded it the favor due an engaging romance. The New York Tribune speaks of the "gorgeous plot"; the Boston Herald names it " a colorful and dramatic tale "; the Boston Transcript praises it highly as " a marvel of its kind...
...Come? When Shuffle Along came to town, New York was captivated by a new musical comedy genre. Its plot was bad, its scenery would have been rejected by William A. Brady, and its direction seemed to be an impromptu affair, varying from night to night with the spirit of the entertainers. But it had real Negro jazz music, real dancing and a quality of speed and verve which was unique and refreshing. Strut Miss Lizzie and Liza, which followed, were progressively poorer. The naivete was gone, the speed became a deliberate mechanical effect instead of a natural exuberance...
...Washington, of heart disease. Formerly a member of the House of Commons, he cast the only vote against a resolution expressing the thanks of Great Britain to the United States for entering the war. He was ejected from Parliament in 1917 after accusing the government of a bomb plot against his life. He joined with De Valera, and lately has represented the "Irish Republic " in South America and the United States...
...plot is perfectly adequate, and turns on the repeated attempts of a man to get started on a lone expedition to the heart of Africa after gold. He gets the key to the gold-mine, and incidentally to the address of the heroine, from the money-belt of a dead Englishman whom he runs across in the jungle. First he gambles away his money, then gets blown up and severely injured in a mine in Johannesburg, and finally falls in love and gets married...
...hopeless case of diabetes. A New York mathematics teacher and former athlete, Joseph Corbett, became ill in 1917, grew progressively worse, was pronounced incurable by physicians, and last October, after a breakdown, lingered on a starvation diet, too weak to turn in bed. His wife had bought a cemetery plot for him. He began a regular dosage of insulin on February 2. The 9% sugar in his blood has now been reduced to normal, less than 1%, he has gained 50 pounds, is able to eat a generous diet, and takes vigorous exercise. Insulin was evolved...