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...scared of Harvard boys trying to kid me in the dark during my seances," were the words of Chatrand the Great, the master magician who is starring in "The Spider," the mystery plays at the Majestic Theatre, this week. Chatrand, otherwise known as John Halliday, was carefully combing his hair and putting on his make-up in his dressing room before the performance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Master Magician of "The Spider" Laments Seriousness of Boston Audience--Fears Harvard Men Will Kid Him in Dark | 1/3/1928 | See Source »

Questioned about the differences between New York and Boston audiences Mr. Halliday asserted that they were terrifle. "There is no New York public except during the first weeks. Afterwards people come from suburbs and every place else. We don't get as many laughs out of a Boston crowd, because they take the play very seriously, but on the other hand the applause is greater at the end. However, I won't allow curtain calls during the play. The vanity of an actor is essential but if he has proper pride he will not stand for interruptions. He labors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Master Magician of "The Spider" Laments Seriousness of Boston Audience--Fears Harvard Men Will Kid Him in Dark | 1/3/1928 | See Source »

...Halliday then related several curious incidents while carefully drawing a thin black line, darkening his eyebrows. "When the killing occurred in a New York performance a real doctor considered it his duty to try and save the wounded man's life; he left the stage as pale as a sheet and got a terrific race from the audience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Master Magician of "The Spider" Laments Seriousness of Boston Audience--Fears Harvard Men Will Kid Him in Dark | 1/3/1928 | See Source »

...bore of the six-mile Moffat Tunnel which Colorado has been digging since 1923. Another eight weeks, officials predicted, and the first train would go through. The desirability of sending trains under rather than over the Continental Divide at that point was first discovered by a Denver banker, David Halliday Moffat, after he had spent a fortune building and trying to operate the Denver & Salt Lake R. R. To climb James Peak and thread a pass 11,660 ft. high, his tracks had to climb 30 miles up 4% grades, describing in 23 miles curves totaling 28 full circles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Engineers | 7/25/1927 | See Source »

...evasive dribbling and accurate shooting. The University team will play no more games until after Christmas, when it tackles M. I. T. at M. I. T. on January 8. The Clark University and Worcester P. L. follow in short order. HARVARD. B. U. Dorn, Vogel r.f. r.f. Jordan, Smith, Halliday Leekley, Slocum l.f. l.f. Cohen Green, Lane c. c. Cotter, Herbert Malick, Coombs, r.g. r.g. O'Brien Barbee, Hatch l.g. l.g. August...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FIVE WINS OPENING CONTEST FROM B. U. | 12/18/1926 | See Source »

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