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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...city, they found as much amusement in the hotel situation at Cambridge as in the story of the fat lady in the pullman car; but on the other hand, when they were forced to the inconvenience of leaving town in order merely to spend a few hours of the night, they usually gave vent to their spleen in no uncertain terms...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CAMBRIDGE GROWS UP | 1/8/1929 | See Source »

...tooth during a trip to Alaska, related the unusual manner in which it was found to a CRIMSON reporter yesterday afternoon. The exploring party traveled up the Yukon until it reached the Porcupine river, a tributary extending almost due north from the Yukon. Inasmuch as there was practically no night at this stage of the journey, the sun being up 22 hours a day, the party continued on their way without a stop for 160 miles up the Porcupine. Although they were well within the Arctic circle, the temperature was about 98 degrees for 22 hours...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Dental School Museum Acquires Largest Tooth in World--Discovered by Prospector in Alaskan Wilderness | 1/8/1929 | See Source »

...Renaud went back to newspaper work, on the copy desk of the Tribune. His rise was step by step-head of the desk, telegraph editor, news editor, night editor, assistant managing editor. Ten years later he went to the Evening Post as managing editor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Renaud's World | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

...love affair with Roxanne, and Edmond Rostand's famed heroic comedy turns into tragedy. Cyrano has made theatrical history in the versions of Constant Coquelin and Richard Mansfield. In the. U. S., of late years, Walter Hampden has honored both himself and the role. On Christmas night he revived Cyrano, scored again. Ingeborg Torrup was a new, petite, luscious Roxanne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Jan. 7, 1929 | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

...most popular play that ever ran in Manhattan was Abie's Irish Rose, which closed with its 2,400th performance on the night of Oct. 22, 1927. No one ever learned what glib compelling secret Anne Nichols had put into her play to make so many people want to see it. She herself has not been able to repeat its success; imitators have been unable, in story, play or cinema to duplicate its homely attractions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Rose Called Cohen | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

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