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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...from Stanislavski. Yet there is not that maudlin excitement over the pilgrims from Petrograd which prevailed a year ago. If you casually remark to your laundrywoman that Stanislavski and Balieff will be back on Broadway her enthusiasm will scarcely unhinge her to the point of crowning herself with a flatiron. The Russian fad, a trifle overdone, is fading. Where then can the producer turn? Possibly to Argentina, which is receiving inordinate publicity of late owing to the successful business visit of Senor Luis Angel Firpo. Japan and China have been veterans since The Mikado. The Negro rage and the grass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: What's Next? | 8/27/1923 | See Source »

...books for the American Merchant Marine Library Association. This body aims to place a library of about 80 volumes on each American merchant ship, and will try to collect at least 100,000 books during the drive. For its purpose, the most useful works are in the fields of flatiron, history, biography, travel, marine engineering, seamanship, and navigation, as well as books on English and citizenship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: P. B. H. PLANS DRIVE FOR OLD CLOTHING AND BOOKS | 4/5/1923 | See Source »

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