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Died. Charles Bancroft Dillingham, 66, theatrical producer; of arteriosclerosis; in Manhattan. In 36 years he produced more than 200 plays (Mlle Modiste, Chin-Chin, Blossom Time, Sunny, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney). In 1914 he took over Manhattan's big Hippodrome where he installed skating rinks, swimming tanks, staged extravagant spectacles with skating, diving, aerial ballets. Headliners who first appeared on the Hippodrome stage included Annette Kellerman, Anna Pavlova, Gaby Deslys...
...traditions of their alma mater will find that they have not left the "new deal" atmosphere behind them, for President Conant has started to give Harvard some "bold experiments" of his own. They do not necessitate control and regimentation of the undergraduate, however; they permit his individuality to blossom forth in formerly restricted paths...
...That is all right, but the thought of a united body of Yale men openly disapproving of Albert H. Wiggin, however adequate as a publicity device for a reunion dinner, is too sombre an item for us to have to begin our day on, in this blossom-scented sanctuary of topical despair...
...Some of the songs introduced or featured by Nora Bayes: "Down Where the Wurtzburger Flows," "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" "Take Me Out to the Ball-Game," "When It's Apple-Blossom Time in Normandie," "Come Along, My Mandy," "The Broken Doll," "Please Keep Out of My Dreams," "Over There," "Mammy's Little Coal Black Rose," "Japanese Sandman...
...other blossom-time duty the President took care of: he attended the spring Gridiron Club dinner postponed until his return. Notable sketch provided by waggish newshawks: Vice President Garner in the role of Mark Antony reciting...