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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...what he did last night. Each revelation bends him a little further. The Sexes, also a dialog, pictures the love-life of a "sheik," a flapper. The Mantle of Whistler is a dialog between a girl and a man, just introduced, both of whom have a reputation for wisecracking to keep up. Nothing but a succession of thin-worn comebacks; it gives the impression of being itself a wisecrack about wisecracking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Aristocracy | 6/16/1930 | See Source »

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