Word: devlin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. John Devlin, 82, "Diamond Man" (50 years or more of service) with Marshall Field & Co.; in Chicago. "Diamond Man" Devlin tutored famed London merchant Harry Gordon Selfridge in the rudiments of barter; once held Potter Palmer at the point of a gun, mistaking him for a burglar when he came to the store at midnight; helped Levi Zeigler Leiter carry out stock during the Chicago fire. Six other "Diamond Men" will be his pallbearers...
...Scarlet Fox. This play, written, acted, and staged by Willard Mack, has to do with the adventures of Michael Devlin, a member of the mounted police force in Canada. When a corpse is discovered at the beginning of the first act, it becomes his business first to find out who committed the murder and then to lay hands upon the culprit. Having accomplished the first part of his duty, he visits a snow-bound sporting house, where northern whores are cavorting with their customers. Unmoved by these ladies, Michael Devlin goes on trying to get his man. At last...
...Scarlet Fox," a play by Willard Mack, presented at the Theatre Masque by James W. Elliott with the following cast: Henry Smithers Victor R. Beecroft Jenkins Orville O., Harris Eric Hammersley Arthur Wellesley Michael Devlin Willard Mack John Christansen Hans Sandquist Novak Victor Esker Ling Foo Loo Sam Lee Harry Spatz Joseph Sweeney "Swede" Cora Marie Chambers Kathlyn McGuire Katherine Wilson Martha Alice Moe Trixie Helen Handin Cherry Betty Brenska Bessle Beatrice Banyard Tommy McGuire Clark Marshall...
...Mack or Sergeant Michael Devlin as he is called in the play-bill, was a fussy and bumptious redcoat, though shrewd, daring and romantic withal. He was making love to dope flend's little sister as the curtain fell after all the villians were on their way to the gallows. "The Scarlet Fox," excepting several ridiculous moments of April-fooling, is a pretty fair cock-and-bull dream. In it you may enjoy some unbelievably veracious acting by Miss Marie Chambers as the chatelaine of a Canadian bagnlo; by Mr. Sam Lee, as a canny Chinaman, and by Mr. Sweeney...
Lucky escape. Then Martin Devlin came along. He looked like Eugene O'Brien; (cinema idol); his "masterful wooing" just swept her off her feet. The jealous wife of her boss made her business position impossible. She married Martin. The marriage lasted four years. Martin was extravagant?too good a spender ?his ideas of marriage and Jeannette's didn't jibe?he wanted children?she said they couldn't afford them?she missed her independence. The break came, when, at last, she went back...