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...great pains by his asides and gestures to convey that he has but one thought in mind and that is to set himself safely on the throne at all costs. In his wooing of Lady Anne, widow of Edward, Prince of Wales, whose blood is scarcely dry on his sword, Gloster presents his suit with all of the cunning of a snake charming its prospective prey. The lady assents, and as she departs Mr. Leiber gives a very emphatic sneer and a disparaging remark on the constancy of women. All through the play he uses men as his tools...
...Fang (TIME, Feb 17)-, Any comparison must take into account the fact that Mei Lan-Fang acts the century-old, traditional drama of China, as quaint and stylized as a sketch on a box of tea, whereas the Japanese company gives examples of the Ken-Geki or sword-drama, a 10-year-old popular departure from the formal, aristocratic Kabuki and No dramas of ancient Japan...
...they won Jerusalem. Nominal leader was Hugh, Count of Vermandois, who proved better at speaking than at fighting; then Godfrey of Bouillon took actual command, was first across the walls when they stormed Jerusalem. Other notables: lackadaisical Duke Robert Short Breeches of Normandy, red-haired Bohe-mund, Tancred, "finest sword of the Normans," the first to see Jerusalem; Raymond of Toulouse, Stephen of Meaux, Bishop Adhemar, jovial priest, stout-hearted soldier, Peter the Hermit...
...heartedly from the curbstones. Back from Santiago de los Caballeros came the mud-spattered runabout coupe, and seated beside Courier Cabot was "Supreme Chief" Urena. On his head, a slouch hat, from the pocket of his flannel shirt protruded a fountain pen, from his shoulder hung a broad-bladed sword, its handle ivory-inlaid. U. S. Minister Curtis ran over from his legation. Ensued a weighty conference at the Presidential mansion...
Like navigation, electrodynamics, foil fencing is an exact science. Its only drawback is the necessity for sharp-eyed judges crouching on the sidelines to shout "touche" every time a fencer's sword point touches the plastron of his adversary...