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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...mother. The situation in this little group became tense with the arrival of Claudia Kitts, friend to Janet, and foolish Edgar Fuller, Geoffrey's visitor. Claudia looked at Geoffrey Wareham with timid but tenacious adoration. Squealing soulful come-ons, she caused a scene to occur wherein Geoffrey slapped Miss Rodney's cheeks. Further complications were engendered when the pasty Mr. Fuller made a pass at Claudia. Not until her hitherto unmentioned husband arrives upon the scene, thereby precipitating one of the most comic lines of contemporary drama, does the demure insanity of March Hares become quieted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Apr. 16, 1928 | 4/16/1928 | See Source »

...passionate assumption of power, Author Stern now tells the story of an Anglo-Saxon mother's fluttering desire, not for power, but for filial devotion, which is doled out to her spasmodically, and none too generously by a generation impatient of self-sacrifice. With wit and wisdom Miss Stern divides her sympathies, but indulges of course the side of radiant, reckless youth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: More Mothers | 4/16/1928 | See Source »

Today at 1.15 o'clock the Liberal Club will entertain at lunch Miss Evelyn Ellis, leading lady of "Porgy", the drama of Negro life now playing at the Hollis Street Theatre. This luncheon is in connection with the Harvard Night performance of "Porgy" Tuesday evening, tickets for which are on sale at the Coop. Dr. and Mrs. William Worthy will be patrons at the luncheon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Liberal Club Entertains Miss Ellis | 4/16/1928 | See Source »

Tuesday night the Liberal Club will also give a banquet, preceding the Harvard Night performance. Miss Clair Garrison and Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Rusch of New York City will be patrons...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Liberal Club Entertains Miss Ellis | 4/16/1928 | See Source »

...Russian resolution which was introduced in Russian by Miss Stella Eskin of Smith College, head of the Soviet observers, provides among other things for: the dissolution of all land, sea, and air forces: the abolition of military service, either compulsory, voluntary, or recruited; the scrapping of military plants; the prohibition of military propaganda; and the ratification of general conventions for arbitration...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MODEL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS DISARMAMENT PROPOSAL | 4/16/1928 | See Source »

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