Word: utterance
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...cycle which terminated with her playing murderesses in Somerset Maugham's The Letter and in Dishonored Lady, began with Michael Aden's Green Hat. Only those who saw and relished the play in 1925 are now capable, upon reflection, of appraising its utter trashiness. The celebrated headpiece which Actress Cornell affected in this play, "pour le sport and bravely worn," was duplicated and widely bought throughout the country for $22.50. It was in "Cornell green." Author Arlen made $200,000 in royalties from the play...
...Cornell, whether or not apocryphal, are characteristic. One reflects her extraordinary modesty: Producer Gilbert Miller once telephoned from Manhattan to England to congratulate Actress Cornell on her birthday. She could not imagine anyone doing such a thing, thought someone was playing a joke, hung up. Another story indicates the utter seriousness with which Actress Cornell takes the theatre, no matter on which side of the footlights she happens to be. At a performance by Eleanora Duse, a celebrated actress and her companion assisted the audience in bringing the play to a momentary halt by standing up and cheering. From behind...
Needless to say, upon expiration of my present subscription no renewal will be effected unless utter satisfaction is obtained...
...Automobile, both of which are high crimes in most States. On the first charge he was sentenced to seven years imprisonment and on the second to two years, both in the State Penitentiary. In view of the circumstances under which the crimes were committed and because of the utter lack of extenuating facts, the punishment was fully warranted and eminently fair. The tragic consequence of the imprisonment should not be confounded with the propriety of the prosecution and punishment...
...Would we have been as well off if some one other than Herbert Hoover had been in the White House? His every act and utterance have been instilled with utter consecration to his task, without thought of personal fortune. We cannot afford in times like these to do without the mind, the heart and the seasoned experience and above all the character of Herbert Hoover...