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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...stories high and a glistening jet-black, the new building stands out in Manchester's dingy Great Ancoats Street like a jackdaw in a crowd of sparrows, is admittedly about twice as large as necessary. Manchester Expressmen, celebrating quietly last week over glasses of "bitter" in the nextdoor Crown and Kettle, were doubtful about the reason for this, but in London Lord Beaverbrook explained. Said he: "It exemplifies my type...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Curious Fellow | 11/28/1938 | See Source »

...Cooperstown with her husband's, but at Glasgow, Del., does more about running the stable than her trainer. James Healy. When she acquired Kellsboro Jack -whose four-year-old brother Steeplejack II is owned by her husband-she was gratified because she had particular regard for his bloodlines (Jackdaw, sire. Kellsboro Lass, dam). Mrs. Clark is aunt to the Bostwick brothers, Pete and Albert. Their able riding is partly due to training they received from herself and Mr. Clark. Pete Bostwick, before he decided to ride Dusty Foot, had the chance to be Kellsboro Jack's jockey last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Grand National, Apr. 3, 1933 | 4/3/1933 | See Source »

...distinction which is lacking. But there is plenty of good music (notably: "Blue Again," "Ex-Gigolo"), most of which is sung by personable Evelyn Hoey (Fifty Million Frenchmen). Flashiest dancer is smiling Jimmy Ray, who fidgets and tapdances gracefully and silently. There is also a dramatized fable called "The Jackdaw of Rheims" in which the jackdaw is a midget toedancer. Lulu McConnell was born in Kansas City, Mo. - how many years ago she is unwilling to divulge. She worked with a local stock company, then in vaudeville for seven years. Her first experience in a revue was with Snapshots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Nov. 17, 1930 | 11/17/1930 | See Source »

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