Word: lews
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Ohio), Davis (Ohio), Edwards (N. J.); A. H. Smith (President N. Y. Central Railroad), Charles H. Sabin (President Guaranty Trust Co., Manhattan), John Ringling (circus man), Mr. and Mrs. Flo Ziegfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Barney Oldfield, Ralph De Palma, Jim Corbett, George M. Cohan, Benny Leonard, Lew Tendler, Senator Walter E. Edge (N. J.), Princess Bibesco, Mike de Pike...
Others describe their favorites?Olga Petrova, "dignified but not ritzy"?Lew Cody, "a highly polished gentleman and a lovely person to meet" "petite little Jackie Saunders," etc. A college girl bought a liberty bond from Mary Pickford? "a thrill that comes but once in a life time." A waitress in a tearoom who waited on Eugene O'Brien had him write his name in her Spanish book which "It is useless to say, I shall never sell...
...seems to be an "Old Home Week" at Keith's, and all the folks are out to greet the old-timer. Many are the familiar names on the bill; Lew Dockstader, who brings himself up to date by a mechanical stratagem; the Courtney Sisters, radically different from each other in voice and appearance; John Steel, "the celebrated American tenor"; and Harry Breen, of whose act the public never tires. On the other hand, a distinctly ultra-modern tendency in dancing and dress is displayed by Mr. Bryan and Miss Braderick in "Bill Board Steps". A clever "rehearsal", with humour ranging...
...remainder of the bill was not quite up to the standard of the headliners, but was varied and interesting. An aburdance of comedy was supplied by Lew and Paul Murdock--"bootleggers"--with a song and dance high-ball; and William Kent supported by Elsa-Shaw in "Shivers." Sidney Phillips gave some songs and more or less amusing stories. In addition there were Roach and McCurdy. Harlick and the Sarampa Sisters, and also two phenomenal roller skaters to fill out the bill...
...Wachter, with his brother, Lew Wachter, organized the New York State Basketball League in 1910 and played with the Troy team of the latter league and the Hudson River League, as it was afterwards called, for five seasons. During this time the Troy team was the league champion. Following the close of the 1914 season, the Troy five made one of the most successful fours ever made by a professional team. The Trojans went as far west as Montana, meeting all comers, and won 37 consecutive games...