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Meanwhile Otis and his brother Charles were writing a melodrama, The Red Signal, which eventually enjoyed a brief run in Chicago. Feeling the time was not ripe for him to embark by himself as a manager, Mr. Skinner joined forces with Edwin Booth, who was just past his prime and had begun to rest on his laurels. Shakespeare and Restoration Comedy were the order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Footlights and Spotlights* | 6/2/1924 | See Source »

...affirmative predicated that the next war will finish civilization, and that if pacifism takes root in the United States, it will spread all over the world. "There is a bigger thing now than national patriotism", said one of the speakers from the floor. "The time is ripe for starting a movement for pacifism, and the best place to begin is at home and at Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLOSE VERDICT GOES AGAINST PACIFISTS | 4/2/1924 | See Source »

...young cousin, alone for the night, "ripe for plucking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: View with Alarm: Mar. 17, 1924 | 3/17/1924 | See Source »

...woman, who turns off the light. She takes the lead all through this erotic game of tag. She is a sophisticated city woman, temporarily blacklisting her husband. In her pique at him, she flies to a relative's farm and finds a young cousin alone for the night, ripe for her plucking. She decides to make the most of isolation. She enmeshes him; then walks into his bedroom while he stands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: All God's Chillun | 3/17/1924 | See Source »

Whoever originated this scheme must have been studying American advertising methods. On the ship are delegates who will deliver lectures at every stop. There is, of course, a cargo of the usual "literature" on board. And there are sample automobiles, aircraft, electrical appliances, ripe olives, and--one guesses chianti...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRUISE OF THE "ITALIA" | 2/20/1924 | See Source »

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