Word: p
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...With a recommendation from Phineas Taylor Barnum, a family friend, he secured his first regular part, that of an aged Negro, in a melodrama at the old Philadelphia Museum (1877). He has since appeared in 325 plays, directing 33 of them. He was leading man for Mme. Modjeska (see p. 44), once supported Edwin Booth. His daughter, Cornelia Otis Skinner, is a famed monologist. One of Actor Skinner's chief rivals in the impersonation of old men is his friend George Arliss (see p. 69). Famed Skinner roles: Richelieu, The Harvester, The Honor of the Family, Kismet...
...indication of the financial background of many a stock purchaser was seen in the inquiry received by a broker from a customer as to whether Cuba Cane was or was not a corporation dealing in walking sticks, crutches (see p...
...billion and a quarter dollars ($1,228,000,000) from its year's high. But of all the badly hit motors, the worst hit was Chrysler. The stock had a year's high of 135, sold last week down to 52. Before the worst break, Walter P. Chrysler observed that he could see no reason for low prices in automobile stocks, considering current automobile productions and sale. Last week Mr. Chrysler pointed out that nine months' earnings per share were $5.50 (compared to $7.03 for twelve months of 1928). Meanwhile automotive bears talked of competition, saturation, production...
Engaged. William Roth Wister, son of Author Owen Wister (The Virginian), and Miss Frances Kearsley Mitchell, granddaughter of Edward Townsend Stotesbury (see p...
Elected. Robert Winship Woodruff, president of Coca-Cola Co.; to the presidency of White Motor Co., left vacant by the death of his friend, Walter C. Vhite (TIME, Oct. 7)-(See p...