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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...years. She finds her son in love with a model, her daughter in love with her seductive artist, her husband in a quandary. The final unraveling of all this is perhaps overlong, but splendid are the queenly gesturings, the three velvet dresses of Actress Cowl; the noble rascality of Leon Quartermaine as the painter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Dec. 1, 1930 | 12/1/1930 | See Source »

...with modernistic settings, actors in mufti, sundry sensationalisms. In tune with her time, Jane Cowl has for her stage settings a huge book of Shakespeare which is unfolded to make various scenes. Her performance as Viola is lively, her grace and beauty are used to good effect. But Leon Quartermain gives the most worthy interpretation, bringing rich and affecting pathos and frustration to the difficult role of pompous Major Domo Malvolio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Oct. 27, 1930 | 10/27/1930 | See Source »

...Something About Comets" is the title of the talk to be given by Leon Campbell at the second "Open Night" tonight at the Harvard College Observatory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Campbell Speaks on Comets | 10/23/1930 | See Source »

...nine members of the Harvard staff who are serving on the various commissions are Miss Adelaide Ames, on nebulae; Leon Campbell, on planets and variable stars; Dr. Shapley, on variable stars, telegraphic information, star distances, photometry, and nebulae; Dr. W. J. Fisher, on astronomical notations and meteors; Professor W. H. Pickering, on planets and lunar names, Dr. W. J. Luyten '24, on star distances and statistics; Professor E. S. King, photometry and double stars; Dr. A. J. Cannon, variable stars and spectra; D. B. Pickering, variable stars; Dr. C. H. Payne, spectra; Professor H. H. Plasket, spectra...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ASTRONOMERS WILL MEET IN CAMBRIDGE FOR 1932 CONGRESS | 10/22/1930 | See Source »

...talks to be given at 7.30 o'clock on the various open nights are as follows: Friday, October 17, "Pluto and Eros" by Professor Anne S. Young of Mt. Holyoke College; Tuesday, October 21, "Measuring Starlight" by Professor E. S. King; Thursday, October 23, "Something about Comets" by Leon Campbell; Tuesday, October 28, "More About Nebulae" by Miss Adelaide Ames; Thursday, October 30, "The Interior of a Star" by Professor H. H. Plaskett. The last four speakers are connected with the observatory. The open nights are being held under the auspices of the Bond Astronomical Club...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DATES OF OPEN NIGHTS AT OBSERVATORY ANNOUNCED | 10/7/1930 | See Source »

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