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...Circus Princess. Invariably, inevitably, Shubert operettas record the travail of royalty romancing incognito, the while platoons of chorus girls in superlatively gorgeous colors stamp across brilliant backgrounds. The Circus Princess is "the most pretentious operetta ever presented by the Messrs. Shubert." What happens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: May 9, 1927 | 5/9/1927 | See Source »

Miss Miller, a pastoffice employee in Hemel Hempstead, discovered the volume which was printed in 1688, in a bag of books bought for about 60 cents by her mother. Auctioned off to a London bookdealer the treasure incognito brought the discoverers 2100 pounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: First Edition of Bunyan's "A Book for Boys and Girls" Given to University by Anonymous Donor--One Other Copy Extant | 12/20/1926 | See Source »

Katja. The ordeal whereby for the sake of a nation, royalty submits to degrading incognito, is much met in Shubert operetta. In Katja, however, there is more than enough humor and music to relieve the redundancy of thought. Having already charmed the British, it brings to this civilization "Leander", a song that needs no comment because everyone will soon know it by heart; Doris Patston, a pert lass who captivates; Jack Sheehan, comedian, who exchanges an honest laugh for every minute of the audience's attention; Lilian Davies, prima donna, and Allan Prior, tenor, who can sing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays: Nov. 8, 1926 | 11/8/1926 | See Source »

...story: a proud nobleman forced to labor as servant to a haughty countess conquers and is conquered in love. After all these years and years of nobility in difficult incognito, those who still relish such fare will find the Countess Maritza thoroughly edifying, highly seasoned with color and music, harmoniously staged. The same romantically inclined folk will overlook, in the general glamor, a turbulent succession of flat puns and desperate buffoonery. They will even forgive the unfortunate costume foisted upon handsome Songster Walter Woolf in the third act. They will thrill to the tinsel, to the song "Play "Gypsies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays: Oct. 4, 1926 | 10/4/1926 | See Source »

...Monkey!" screamed passengers. "MONKEY!" The Hon. John Jacob Astor ran to his mother, clambered into her lap. He is aged seven. Last week photographers snapped busily Lady Nancy Astor, onetime Virginia beauty, first woman member of the British Parliament, here on her second U. S. visit. She was "traveling incognito," she said, looking admiringly at her 17-year-old Phyllis, who did look well. Michael, aged ten, shuffled against the Hon. John Jacob, against quiet David, 15, a bit self-conscious in his natty new long pants. "Smile, Jakey," said Lady Astor. Reporters quizzed. She answered graciously: No, Phyllis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WOMEN: Monkey! | 8/16/1926 | See Source »

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