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...Gershwin's own deft language, "I'm seeking phrases to sing his praises." But, better -let him speak for himself to show your reviewer Mr. Gershwin has not only the lightest touch in the business but also the most penetrating wit...
Boston seems to have a plethora of good pictures to offer this week, and Loew's State and Orpheum crashes through with "Night Must Fall." If not in the mood for a thriller, "Night Must Fall' will seem a dull treatise on a pathological nit-wit; on the other hand it may give you the most exciting two hours of entertainment in many moons...
...cannot write too enthusiastically about these meetings with Mr. Santayana. I came to discuss a thesis on his philosophy but I've stayed to be charmed by his cordiality, his wit and his kindness. He lives alone here in Rome in modest rooms on the top floor of the Hotel Bristol. When I first saw him he was with Mr. Daniel Cory, his assistant, and was dressed in a dressing gown and slippers, as he wrote me I would find him. One day perhaps I shall send you an account of the more serious aspect of our conversations but suffice...
...light on the understanding of the revolutionary and religious movements of that significant period. For his books on this subject, perhaps even more than for his lectures he will be remembered as a great scholar possessed with the keenest of intellects and yet with the crispness of wit which save his works from the abyss of factual documentary, but dull historical evidence...
...mayor. He received his law degree in 1910. As a member of Congress for 14 years, he attracted national attention. His shrill voice, squat body and flashing eyes went into bantam-cock motion when he felt legislation was unintelligent and designed for the privileged. His fearlessness, eloquence and ready wit kept him on front pages...