Christmas Strain Tests Victoria Hardisty at Home
Victoria Hardisty endures a cold Christmas Eve as she confronts a possible divorce from Quentin. Talk with Magda shifts from family rituals to fear of losing children, money, and status, while visitors reveal temptations and old loyalties. Serena Morrison’s call adds a charged Christmas interruption.
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Victoria
Hardisty
Quentin
Vicky
Gwen
Claus
Susan
Gita
Amah
M’ma
Madeleine
Vic
Victoria Hardisty
Magda
Morrison House
Spencer Morrison
Joe Jones
New York
Pearl Ashburnley
Europe
Keith Herrendeen
Daddy
Dr. Bledsoe
Anna
Easier Said Than Done In Literary Digest Note
The Literary Digest observes that phrases like easier said than done have deep roots. It cites Shakespeare in Love's Savour’s Lost and Merchant of Venice along with Spenser and others to argue adverbs with easy persist in literature and remain usable today.
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Spenser
Tucker
Byron
Smiles
Steele
Keats
Mrs. Stowe
Literary Digest
Star Dust Star Dust Feats In National Broadcasting Spelling Bee
National Broadcasting company expands Spelling Bee program from Saturday afternoons to evenings on the blue network as mail pours in from colleges and clubs. Paul Wing tours the country broadcasting live to large crowds, rivaling a Hollywood star appearance. Carole Lombard in Swing High Swing Low inspires praise, while Frances Farmer shines in Toast of New York aiming for stage work with Peterboro Players. Lupe Velez debates Tarzan casting with Glenn Morris, and Marion Claire joins Make a Wish while Lenore Ulric signs for The Great Gambini. Columbia adds Wyn Cahoon and Dick Arlen to film deals.
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National Broadcasting Company
Blue Network
Paul Wing
Robert Taylor
Frances Farmer
New York
New Hampshire
Peterboro
Marion Claire
Bobby Breen
Schulberg
Lenore Ulric
Camille
Gambini
Wyn Cahoon
Columbia
Dick Arlen
England
Soldier and the Lady and Love From a Stranger in Theatres
Two new horror oriented pictures arrive. The Soldier and the Lady from RKO features European army scenes and is a spine chilling spectacle. Love From a Stranger stars Ann Harding and Basil Rathbone and tells of a mild young woman who marries a killer who has murdered several wives.
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RKO
Michael Strogoff
Europe
Ann Harding
Basil Rathbone
Bing Crosby takes up tennis to trim his figure
Hollywood chatter notes Bing Crosby has been teased about his weight and has turned to tennis. The column spots Harry Barris on a radio program and imagines Crosby in a film with him. Basil Rathbone allegedly keeps 86 kinds of tea for his character in Love From a Stranger. Western Newspaper Union reports from Hollywood.
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Bing Crosby
Harry Barris
Bing
Basil Rathbone
Hollywood
Selznick International Studios
Madeline Carroll
Ronald Colman
Union
Energy in playing piano varies with compositions
A Collier's Weekly note reports per minute energy for piano playing differs by piece. It states playing Liszt's Tarentella uses 150 percent more energy than Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, illustrating varying physical effort by composition.
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Liszt
Mendelssohn
Collier’s Weekly
Parading the Fashions Style Show for De Ladies
Betty Ann leads in a spring housecoat with a fitted basque and puff sleeves while matronly styles promise flattering lines. Winifred eyes a slenderizing front seamed skirt and waist, as four patterns 1285 1282 and 1983 present sizes 12 to 50 with yardage notes. Send orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago for Barbara Bell Spring and Summer patterns priced 15 cents.
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Betty Ann
Mama
Winifred
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Quotations on sacrifice, passion, and progress
A collection of quotes from Dr. W. L. Watkinson and Dr. Alexis Carrel. Gandhi emphasizes village improvement as the stable foundation for India’s lasting betterment.
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W. L. Watkinson
Alexis Carrel
India
Mahatma Gandhi
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Virginia Vale
Carole Lombard
Fred McMurray
Carole
Glenn Morris
Tarzan
Lupe Velez
Johnny Weismuller
Lupe
Johnny
Don Leon
Emerson
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