The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 128Atlantic Monthly Company, 1921 - American essays |
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And the trouble with Henry Adams was that he never ' I see so much more when the wild got from under . ducks fly over . ' ' How much more do you see ? ' ' I see the wild ducks and God flying over together .
And the trouble with Henry Adams was that he never ' I see so much more when the wild got from under . ducks fly over . ' ' How much more do you see ? ' ' I see the wild ducks and God flying over together .
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I have never seen one of the ' unclean ' movies they talk about . I do not doubt they exist . But I should say that the danger of the film- play is due rather to its wide dispersion than to its actual badness .
I have never seen one of the ' unclean ' movies they talk about . I do not doubt they exist . But I should say that the danger of the film- play is due rather to its wide dispersion than to its actual badness .
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The mass of the peo- ple who go to them constantly , year in and year out , are the people who never went , and never would go , year in and year out , to ordinary plays . The movie public is not taking the country through , as I say ...
The mass of the peo- ple who go to them constantly , year in and year out , are the people who never went , and never would go , year in and year out , to ordinary plays . The movie public is not taking the country through , as I say ...
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I have seen his immobile pro- file describe a mental conflict as I have never seen it done on the real stage ex- cept by Mrs. Fiske in Rosmersholm . I have always thought that Mrs. Fiske's silent profile , conveying to an audience the ...
I have seen his immobile pro- file describe a mental conflict as I have never seen it done on the real stage ex- cept by Mrs. Fiske in Rosmersholm . I have always thought that Mrs. Fiske's silent profile , conveying to an audience the ...
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I have never seen the results . But I wonder if the authors of these attempts are using the right methods . Are they utilizing the great , the special assets of the screen ? The prime thrill in a movie is the thrill of the spectacular .
I have never seen the results . But I wonder if the authors of these attempts are using the right methods . Are they utilizing the great , the special assets of the screen ? The prime thrill in a movie is the thrill of the spectacular .
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