It was one of those plays in which all of the actors unfortunately enunciated very clearly.

Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with that it's compounding a felony.

If there is a streak of ham anywhere in an actor, Shakespeare will bring it out.

The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.

But compared with the task of selecting a piece of French pastry held by an impatient waiter a move in chess is like reaching for a salary check in its demand on the contemplative faculties.

Next to an old-fashioned church social, or possibly a monster bridge party, there is no buzz which can equal the sibilant buzz ofa matinée.

Most personal correspondence of today consists of letters the first half of which are given over to an indexed statement of why the writer hasn't written before, followed by one paragraph of small talk, with the remainder devoted to reasons why it is imperative that the letter be brought to a close.