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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...mummy had a broken leg. Booth broke his leg leaping from the Lincoln box...
Skippy and Huckleberry Finn were far less profitable exhibitions than their producers intended them to be. Whether what are known, in the trade, as "kid pictures'' will continue to be made will therefore depend to some extent on the box office reception accorded Sooky which is handicapped by having no concern with sex or fear. Good shot: Skippy and Sooky securing a load of fuel for Sooky's mother by molesting the fireman on a train so that he throws lumps of coal at them...
First Night All four contestants, even the usually placid Lenz (onetime paper box manufacturer & ping pong champion) and Mrs. Culbertson, were nervous. Noises from a party next door came through the wall. Troops of inebriated bridge addicts found the Culbertson door, were prevented from entering by five porters. On the first hand, Mr. Jacoby bid three no-trump, went down one. The play continued in a manner so erratic that even novice bridge addicts detected painful foibles. On the second hand the Culbertson team bid five diamonds, went down four. The fourth hand was generally conceded to be the most...
Following the dinner in Adams House, four of the resident tutors will produce a skit by George Kaufman, well-known play-wright, which was featured in the "Music Box Review" a few years ago. It is called "If Men Played Bridge Like Women." The-Senior Tutor, J. A. Ross, who takes the part of "John" entertains his friends, "Bob," O. H. Tayler, "George," O. W. Chapman, find "Mare" played by C. C. Abbott...
...Soviets' concentration upon the five year plan has made them anxious for peace. Their inaction in Manchuria, and their hostility to overthrow the present regime in Germany are tangible proofs of a desire to postpone social revolution. Perhaps the decline in the quality of soap-box oratory on the Common or in Ford Hall is caused by lack of Soviet encouragement...