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Democrats of Texas last week held their run-off primary to nominate a governor. The candidates: Ross Shaw ("Big Fat Boy") Sterling, wealthy publisher of the Houston Post Dispatch (circulation: 69,000), chairman of the State Highway Commission; and Mrs. Miriam A. ("Ma") Ferguson, onetime (1925-1927) governor. No. 1 Sterling stumpster: Governor Dan Moody. No. 1 Ferguson stumpster: Husband James E. ("Farmer Jim") Ferguson, removed by impeachment from the governorship in 1917. The issues: "Fergusonism"; "Common People" v. "Millionaires." Never before had Texas been through such a bitter personal campaign as followed the first primary a month ago when...
Texas Democrats last week conducted their preliminary primaries. Eleven candidates were in the field. Most vigorous were Ross S. Sterling, rich Houston publisher, and, by proxy, "Ma" (Mrs. Miriam A.) Ferguson, proxy for her redoubtable husband, James E. Ferguson, onetime impeached Governor of Texas. A one-time bank president, in this campaign he dubbed himself "Farmer Jim." He promised two governors for the price of one, "Ma" in office, "Farmer Jim" in the offices. Publisher Sterling is Governor Dan Moody's Chairman of the Texas State Highway Commission. This was his first campaign for public office. His main plank...
LYSISTRATA-Extremely funny and robust satire with Miriam Hopkins, Violet Kemble Cooper, Ernest Truex. By Gilbert Seldes and Aristophanes (TIME...
...husband or lover until peace should be declared. Because the men had been away for six months, and because the ladies of Greece had normal womanly appetites, Miss Bainter had to use a great deal of oratorical persuasion. Finally the women agreed-with reservations. Kalonika-played by winsome Miriam Hopkins in a most demurely diaphanous costume- thought she could resist for two nights, Myrrhina (Hortense Alden) for one. It was easy for the women to resist the crippled nonagenarians left about town, but not so easy when the soldiers came marching home. Sly subterfuges were resorted to by the excited...
Important parts in the play will be portrayed by the following: Nahum Winer '30, Arnold Kowarsky '31, Mary Glaser Radcliffe '30, Edy-the Hurwitz Radcliffe '30, and Miriam Ganzberry Radcliffe...