The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, on this day in 1925, noted a disappointing turnout of jubilee pilgrims amidst purported preparations for large crowds in Rome. The adverse weather throughout March and into April, described as the worst in many years, contributed to this decline. The majority of pilgrims were traditionally from Germany and Poland, but they arrived unprepared for the conditions. The 1936 report discussed the challenges leftist playwrights face when attracted by Hollywood's wealth, which contradicts their political beliefs and lifestyle aspirations.
The enthusiastic and extensive preparations made for the housing of the expected throngs, even as far out of the city as the Hills of Parioli, were quite unnecessary.
The weather here all through March and the early part of April has been simply atrocious; indeed, the worst known to Rome in many years.
For a leftist playwright, Hollywood's allure is potent, for it offers wealth, something he may hate to see distributed but still craves for living.
A radical playwright may love humanity, but that is not to say that he is immune from the temptations of fame and wealth.
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