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Jarnegan. To Hollywood, the "bums' paradise," where there is "a pushover on every corner," comes Jack Jarnegan, a crude and noisy dynamo, full of boxcar bombast. Soon he is a director of cinemasterpieces. He confesses that on his arrival in the loud metropolis he slept in a flop house in company with other tramps; now, on the contrary, he has a fine house where there are eleven bedrooms and a Jane in every one. Richard Bennett plays Jarnegan with guttural roars, hob-nails, stubble-beard and a chest expansion. All this is profane and exciting...
...editor but instead only made him laugh. Jake Horowitz became a producer of publicity for the Shuberts, Mark Klaw and Richard Herndon. At this racket, he was good enough to make $3,000 which he speedily sank in his first production, The Romantic Age by A. A. Milne, a flop. He heard someone comment on the name above "Presents" on the program, and changed it to Jed Harris. Next he wheedled enough more backing to put on Weak Sisters, which showed a small profit. After that he met George Abbott, co-author of Love 'Em and Leave...
...Boston this spring he succeeded Manager Slattery, did what he could with that slovenly club, but has not succeeded in getting it out of seventh place in the National League. "Too bad," say fans. "Hornsby is over the fence and out. He's a tail-ender, a flop. He had best retire; he'll never get anywhere now. . . . Too bad." Boston may be "over the fence," but Hornsby is still making $40,600 a year and batting close to .400. If he can revive the Boston Braves as he did the St. Louis Cardinals, he will again have...
...States must be 35 years old and Hero Lindbergh is only 26. Not without concern lest the Governor's Hooverism might upset the plans of more professional politicians, the Springfield Republican croaked: "Governor Fuller may try again. The list of potential candidates is not exhausted with his Lindbergh flop. He might fill the breach himself. With Lindbergh out, who but Fuller could insure victory...
...Flip Flop. Because Manhattan bankers are ready to follow the nod of Dwight W. Morrow, who was a partner of J. P. Morgan before he became Ambassador to Mexico, it was prudent, nay a pleasure, for Señor Calles to flip flop from one set of ideals to another. He flipped and he flopped, last week, to such good purpose that the Mexican Chamber and Senate took two vital steps...