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...Stock Exchange. In a pious moment a few years later the Governors took steps to prevent them by rules & regulations. Another result of that squeeze was to dump considerable amounts of Stutz stock in the hands of the good friends of Allan Ryan's father-principally Charles Michael Schwab. Except for one short interlude, Bethlehem Steel's aging chairman has had Stutz ever since...
Last week for the 17th "Muny" opening there were 10,000 ardent spectators, a new producer, a new operetta and a new lighting system. The new producer was Broadway's smart Laurence Schwab (Good News, New Moon), successor to J. J. Shubert who has taken the "Muny" idea to Navin Field, Detroit. The new operetta was Teresina, a confection by Vienna's old Oscar Straus (Chocolate Soldier). At a cost of $25,000 two giant towers had been built to flank the big revolving stage, flood it with light, support an over-head bridge which provides more lights...
...time, munch their suppers while they wait. In the $2 seats early-dining socialites sit comfortably on cushions hawked at every entrance. But informality prevails at Forest Park performances. The popcorn sale is heavy. Soft-drink men stalk the aisles. St. Louis expects much this year of Producer Laurence Schwab. Boston-born Harvardman whose Broadway record shines. Producer Schwab will follow the established "Muny" pattern, change operas every Monday during the twelve-week season.* Teresina was a sterile, tuneless start last week but the direction at least was blameless. While Schwab's pretty wife amazed St. Louis by playing...
...thousand strong, the steel executives assembled in Manhattan for a rousing rally against the New Deal. Only old Charles Michael Schwab, who draws $250,000 per year as Bethlehem Steel's chairman, was confident "that everything will ultimately come out all right." Few days prior, while testifying before the Board of Tax Appeals in Washington on the Mellon case, the cheery steelmaster admitted that his inevitable optimism was "intuitive," "perhaps extreme." But asked by a cynical counsel if it was not inspired by a simple desire for profits, Mr. Schwab replied: "Not in my case. It has always been...
Foursomes--Berry and Schwab (W) defeated Lardner and Brannigan (H) 1 up; Hunter and Sibley (H) defeated Por- ter and Dodge (W), 2 and 1; Enos and Bellows (H) defeated Swan and Huston...