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Sirs: While you were busy writing "Al Jolson now vacationing in Europe" Mr. Jolson was singing here in Tulsa-with a $6,500 guarantee. He then sang in Dallas...
Sirs: Your issue of Feb. 3 states that Al. Jolson is vacationing in Europe. I was one of seven persons who walked with Mr. Jolson from the Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, to the Baker Hotel, Dallas, to observe and hear him broadcast from Radio Station WFAA on the night of Friday, Jan. 24. I was one of 3,000 persons who heard him sing in the State Fair Auditorium, Dallas, on the night of Saturday, Jan. 25. I was one of 100,000 persons who read of his appearances in San Antonio and Houston, Tex., and New Orleans, La., during...
Sirs: . . . Your reporter must be referring to two other people as "Mammy Singer" Jolson presented a commendable performance here on Jan. 30, 1930. Estimated attendance: 4,000. Average price of tickets: $2.00. Estimated receipts: $8,000. Obviously Vienna would have used poor judgment by refusing to meet "Mammy Singer" Jolson's price...
Sirs: . . . As a Jolson Fan I had the pleasure of seeing him in this city Feb. 27 last. He also occupied the Presidential Suite in the Gunter Hotel of this city...
Sirs: Would like to know if Mr. Jolson was being falsely impersonated in San Antonio, or if he has some uncanny way of jumping from continent to continent...