Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 116Century Company, 1928 |
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... party , he wrote a play called " The Monkey Face Child " which was given with a large cast of children on several occasions . It involved a child , the son of re- spected parents , who was abducted by a cruel circus GENERAL DAWES 3.
... party , he wrote a play called " The Monkey Face Child " which was given with a large cast of children on several occasions . It involved a child , the son of re- spected parents , who was abducted by a cruel circus GENERAL DAWES 3.
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... play . When he plays , he relaxes wholly . When he works , he focuses all his driving energy and forcefulness to- ward obtaining the desired result― which he does . To see him in his hours of relaxa- tion one would appraise him as a man ...
... play . When he plays , he relaxes wholly . When he works , he focuses all his driving energy and forcefulness to- ward obtaining the desired result― which he does . To see him in his hours of relaxa- tion one would appraise him as a man ...
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... plays the piano and flute excellently , and I have seen him lead an orchestra with professional skill . One of his compo- sitions has been played by no less a " fiddler " than Fritz Kreisler and is obtainable for the phonograph . It is ...
... plays the piano and flute excellently , and I have seen him lead an orchestra with professional skill . One of his compo- sitions has been played by no less a " fiddler " than Fritz Kreisler and is obtainable for the phonograph . It is ...
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... playing at the Folies Bergère , and was ac- companied by those who had dined with him . Here they could smoke and ... play that he can concentrate and work as intensively as he does . These were the ante - pipe days . He smoked a long ...
... playing at the Folies Bergère , and was ac- companied by those who had dined with him . Here they could smoke and ... play that he can concentrate and work as intensively as he does . These were the ante - pipe days . He smoked a long ...
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... playing parchesi , fumbling at school lessons , trying to reunderstand and to reënjoy the inanities of college . No ... play safe . And so they differ too in regard to what they feel is safe this again being a matter of old experience ...
... playing parchesi , fumbling at school lessons , trying to reunderstand and to reënjoy the inanities of college . No ... play safe . And so they differ too in regard to what they feel is safe this again being a matter of old experience ...
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