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Died. Frederick William Vanderbilt, 82, oldest surviving member of the family, only surviving son of William Henry Vanderbilt, grandson of the original Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt; after a week's illness; in Hyde Park, N. Y. An unassuming philanthropist, he possessed the twin talents of most Vanderbilts for railroading and yachting, was a director of 22 railroads, sailed his ships on the seven seas. Once he landed on the rocks off the coast of Colombia, was rescued with difficulty by a United Fruit liner...
Died. Caroline Poulder King, 88, last surviving widow of a veteran of the War of 1812 (Private Darius King who served 54 days); in Cheektowaga, N. Y. She married King, then 73, in 1869, drew $14,149 pension (total 1812 War pensions: $43,216,480.57) after he died 17 years later...
...allowing them to satisfy their desire for immediate attention without exposing themselves to Broadway dramatic critics whose comments might reduce their cinema earning power. Noteworthy cinemactors of this year's silo season are: Kitty Carlisle in her debut as a straight actress in French Without Tears (White Plains, N. Y.) ; Paulette Goddard in French Without Tears (Dennis, Mass.); Jean Muir in Much Ado About Nothing, High Tor (Schenectady and Suffern, N. Y.); Mary Brian in Honey (Dennis, Mass.) ; Douglass Montgomery in Berkeley Square (Cedarhurst, L. I.); Madge Evans in Stage Door (Suffern, N. Y.); Jane Wyatt (Coquette, Stage Door...
However, heterogeneous repertory theatres in popular resorts like Cape May, N. J., Provincetown, Dennis and Stockbridge, Mass., Newport, R. I., Stony Creek, Conn. and Skowhegan, Me. had shown theatre folk the practicality of pursuing their audiences into rural retreats. Faced with the alternative of roasting their heels on Broadway's hot pavements for three months every year, actors jumped at the chance of performing in anything from tents to churches, for anything from room & board to the revenues which could sometimes be derived from stage-struck vacationists eager to pay for a chance...
...plays tried out last year, only nine reached Broadway and three succeeded there. Most popular single item on this summer's barn-belt bills is Mark Reed's Yes, My Darling Daughter, scheduled for at least 100 performances at 25 theatres from Denver, Colo, to Whitefield, N. H. Next are Tovarich, Night Must Fall, Tonight at Eight-Thirty, Let Us Be Gay, Night of January 16 and French Without Tears, all Broadway successes. Other noteworthy plans include Ibsen's Brand, never before professionally performed in the U. S., at Litchneld, Conn.; a Booth Tarkington festival, supervised...