Word: agents
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Several days later my agent told me that Mr. Hammerstein wanted me to come to an audition. I refused, but the agent insisted. I went, all upset, so upset that I sang very badly at the audition. I did not care. I was so angry that I was glad, as I thought, to have failed to secure an engagement with Hammerstein. But when I was through, he praised me absurdly, and gave me a contract. In a few weeks I was sailing for New York. I was not so unhappy. More acquaintance with the man had taught me that, while...
...Permit me to assure you of my concurrence in the expressions of regret that this unfortunate incident should have occurred," wrote Secretary of State Hughes. Thus did Uncle Sam address the Hungarian Legation at Washington-in reply to a protest from Count Szechenyi, Hungarian Minister-because an unwary prohibition agent committed a "violation of the domicile" of Andor de Hertelendy, Attaché of the Hungarion Legion. Nothing of an incriminating nature transpired...
Herr August Thyssen, who, next to Herr Hugo Stinnes, is the most powerful industrialist in Germany, sent his agent, Dr. Holzwarth, to the U. S. to buy options on lignite areas in North Dakota...
...Izzie" Einstein, who has the most widespread reputation of any agent of the Prohibition enforcement department, was reported to be the author of the following statistics. They are the length of time which it took him to obtain a drink in twelve leading cities...
...begging on the streets outside the Knickerbocker Theatre, Manhattan. As a result of the publicicity which attended this stunt, I received a letter from the West Side Gospel Mission stating that 28? was sufficeint to buy a loaf of bread and a pail of coal. My press agent was quick to announce that I sent the 28? to the mission, plus a check for $25, 'to show she was as well off as most beggars...