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...with his part, which is, of course, the best in the show. He kicks and tosses the hand props around, slides down ropes, and does gymnastics. Once or twice he even lapses into his movie-gangster argot. Some of the better supporting performances are handled by Billie Worth, Effle Afton, and Katherine Anderson...

Author: By Stephen O. Saxe, | Title: The Playgoer | 4/11/1951 | See Source »

...nearly full moon lustered the magnolias blooming along the University of Virginia's esplanade. The air was heavy with honeysuckle. When the commencement german* ended, Virginia men and their young ladies thought of the traditional 20-mile drive to Afton Gap to see the sun rise. But there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Virginia German | 6/28/1943 | See Source »

Hard hit by the shortage of manpower and womanpower, the clubs are forced to limit themselves to plays requiring only small stage crews. Productions now being considered are George Bernard Shaw's "In the Good Old Days of King Charles": "Afton Water," by William Saroyan; and "Awake and Sing," a creation of Clifford Odets. Since performance dates have been set tentatively for April 15, 16, and 17, the players will probably arrive at an early decision on their choice. Dark horse among the plays considered is a new drama written by Norman Mailer '43, "Man Chasm...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HDC, IDLERS WILL GIVE JOINT PLAYS | 2/25/1943 | See Source »

...Afton & other mines in the Temagami District of Northern Ontario, financier Stuyvesant Fish & party put on old clothes, examined gold-bearing ore. Back in Manhattan Prospector Fish was secretive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jul. 29, 1935 | 7/29/1935 | See Source »

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