Word: douglases
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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The Mannes Concerts have become a New York institution, attracted as many as 17,000 people to a single performance. Conductor Mannes has never ceased to boast that he "landed in the most beautiful building in the world." The son of a Polish furniture dealer, he was born 70 years...
In 1900 David Mannes became director of the New York Music School Settlement, oldest of its kind in the U. S. The school at first had only a half-dozen teachers, about 50 students. It now employs 90 teachers, has an enrollment of over 1,000. In 1912 Mannes founded...
United's crash was the last of a series in recent weeks which has the whole U. S. aviation world in a tumult. Until a month ago there had been only four major crashes of scheduled U. S. airliners in 1936. Then, on Dec. 15. a Western Air Express...
Small, fiery, once given to soup-bowl haircuts and dark Quaker garments, he has been called "the Little Giant'' for his resemblance to Orator Stephen A. Douglas.
In addition to delighting admirers of Actor Cagney, Great Guy, directed by John Blystone, produced by onetime Actor Douglas Maclean, sets the industry an example of what a young company can do by spending its money on good actors and good writing instead of big names, ponderous sets and over...