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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...atmosphere. There are two fairish songs. "Going Home" and "Tripping Round the Corner," and a series of musical interludes between the fast-moving scenes. It is probably because the piece is advertised as "Dickensy" that most of the players overact atrociously. George Carney, new to Manhattan, is earthy, rugged, ap- pealing as Jess Oakroyd. Valerie Taylor (Peter Ibbetson, Petticoat Influence) does a good job as gallant, eager Miss Trant. Hugh Sinclair plays Inigo Jollifant languidly in soprano. Sample humor: "Oh, you have a nasty mind; you must be on the Vice Committee." "What? A teetotaler? He's a newspaper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Oct. 12, 1931 | 10/12/1931 | See Source »

...young, heavy-set Medley G. B. Whelpley, president of American Express Bank & Trust Co. As a reorganization committee (Mr. Hunt, chairman), they hoped to have an announcement to make by the middle of September, hoped the properties might continue to operate intact. The United States District Court of Delaware ap pointed former U. S. Judge Hugh Martin Morris receiver to conserve the rights of creditors and security holders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Twin of Prosperity | 9/14/1931 | See Source »

...only news sheet in the nation with its editorial desk some 30 miles away from the press room* Before the advent of automatic printers, Butte copy was relayed to Anaconda via phone. This procedure was necessary since the Standard relied on Butte for its chief circulation and, because of AP franchise restrictions, was forced to publish in the smelter city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 17, 1931 | 8/17/1931 | See Source »

...would have been $97,000.000 thick?that being the total sacrifice he invited France to make (TIME, July 6). But early last week France and the U. S. agreed on a procedure to postpone for one year the "postponable annuities" owed France by Germany. This thinned the wall to ap-proximately

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Hoover to Laval! | 7/13/1931 | See Source »

...hole play-off the next day. Burke played an erratic round, his first, in the morning, but Von Elm was shaky too. They had 77 and 76. In the afternoon, both played beautifully. When they came to the 36th tee, Burke was two strokes ahead. He hit his ap proach too hard and it scampered across the low platform of the green 15 feet beyond the hole. Von Elm's ball went a foot further. He leaned over to putt and then looked up; the whirling of a camera had disturbed him. There was a reverent silence as he tapped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Inverness | 7/13/1931 | See Source »

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