Word: londoners
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week this grisly theme (fictionized with great power some years ago by Bram Stoker in the vampire novel, Dracula) was presented on the London stage. Count Dracula and his terrible vampire sisters so worked upon the emotions of Britons during the week that an average of two women and three men had hysterics, collapsed or fainted during each performance. Since Dracula promises to be a dramatic hit, the management, shrewd,-installed at the theatre a trained nurse...
...tierra Island, 400 miles off the coast of Chile, one Alexander Selkirk was abandoned by his shipmates of the sailing ship Cinque Ports after quarreling with the captain, Thomas Stradling. Four years and four months later he was rescued, told his tale in London, and was fictionized for posterity as "Robinson Crusoe"* by Daniel Defoe. Last week Dictator Premier Carlos Ibanez of Chile announced that the Chilean "Reds" recently arrested by his agents (TIME, March 7) would be exiled on Mas-a-fuera Island, 100 miles west of "Robinson Crusoe's Island," supplied with tools and implements, with livestock...
Reported Engaged. Marcella Duggan, 19, step-daughter of the late Marquess Curzon, famed British statesman; to one Edward Rice, attorney; in London. The Marchioness vehemently denied the report, but it is understood that Miss Duggan escaped from her locked bedroom and is visiting friends...
...What daily newspaper (and it is neither a U. S. newspaper nor the London Times) has the largest circulation in the world...
...boat was taken out by crew D of the A squad on its initial cruise yesterday afternoon and will probably be used from now on. It is expected that this boat or its sister craft, which was launched about a week ago, will carry the Crimson eight at New London in the race with the Elis in June...