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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...however, so brilliant as a musical comedian. Unendowed with the impish attributes of a clown, his efforts were slightly laborious, and he sang in a weedy voice and danced with small facility. But when he grew dramatic in a tragic number reminiscent of his famous "Poor Little Rich Girl" he stirred his audience to transports similar to those he used to arouse in "The Vortex." Entitled "Dance, Little Lady," it was quite a grisly warning to the black-bottomers...

Author: By Percy Hammond, | Title: THE THEATERS | 11/19/1928 | See Source »

Many an imperial legend clusters about her name. One is traced to American-girl-glorifier Ziegfeld. Then managing strong man Sandow's tour, he boldly invited Mrs. Palmer to the dressing-room. Pantie-clad, Sandow's bulging thews, barrel chest, excited her admiration. "What marvelous muscles!" Sandow tautened his biceps. "Feel them," he said. Mrs. Palmer did. Precedent was established. Thenceforward, claims Ziegfeld, thirty women appeared after each performance, prodded and pinched the chuckling Sandow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WOMEN: Where Was Bertha? | 11/19/1928 | See Source »

With Satanic cunning Junka Kures had strangled a little girl, Carmen Bruniaux, and then so arranged her that the child should appear the victim of a male attack. Righteously and furiously incensed, a male jury and judge condemned Satanic Junka Kures to have her head detached...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Queer Justice | 11/19/1928 | See Source »

Every man must wear shoes, every woman, boy, girl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PORTUGAL: Shoes by Decree | 11/19/1928 | See Source »

Readers of the U. S. best seller Bad Girl by Viña Delmar, were intrigued by announcements that the "Season" is now opening at Chile's famed watering place, Vina del Mar. Authoress Delmar's publishers, Harcourt Brace & Co., state that they are informed concerning her as follows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Perhaps Spanish? | 11/19/1928 | See Source »

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