Word: scene
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...nimble, Jack be quick; Jack jump over this here stick!" shouted the drunken father, who had sold the family Furniture to buy liquor. While mother and sister wept to see such sport, the tearful little sprout jumped over a broom handle, again & again until he fell exhausted. The scene shifted-years had passed. The son, arriving home drunk from a football game, forced his aging father to jump over a stick. "Have mercy on my grey hairs," begged the old man. "You didn't have any mercy on my black ones," said the boy. "Jump again." Father swooned...
...fire department arrived on the scene almost immediately, and did yeoman service amid the lusty cheers of a large crowd. Mattresses, lamps, books, clothing, and badly-charred chairs were thrown out of the window. A number of bystanders narrowly escaped serious injuries from the debris which poured out of the burning suite...
...Deal which refused to follow Moley the Sage. Caviar to Republicans and reactionary Democrats. . . . Hermann Rauschning's "The Revolution of Nihilism" is a bitter attack on Hitler, by one who left the cause. . . . John Gunther goes on patiently revising his excellent and informative "Inside Europe" to fit changing political scene. And his "Inside Asia" does as much for that continent as his first book did for the scene of the current catastrophe. Which is saying a great deal. . . ."Not Peace But a Sword" is Vincent Sheean's latest book, a history of Europe from March, 1938 to March...
...Brown drive came in the third period, in which the Bears scored 17 points while holding the Crimson to nine. A stirring last quarter was the scene of a final bid for victory. Joe Romano led the rally, which reached a high tide...
...there is no doubt by this time that Director Erford Gage has an experienced knowledge of what constitutes good theatre--even though he lets slip some clumsy moments in the first act bridge scene. Stage Manager Hildon Cooper probably has budget troubles, but he relies on simplicity for his effectiveness. These stock productions are always a bit rough and sometimes they are even crude, but they've got something more than finish: the proper attitude toward the theatre...