Word: selwyn
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Among the surviving nine who will return to Cambridge tomorrow are Edward C. Johnson, merchant and philanthropist, until recently the head of C. F. Hovey & Co.; and Selwyn A. Bowman, former member of Congress and still an active practitioner of law in Boston. The others are Professor James A. Towle of Bryn Mawr: Frederick W. Bradlee: Edward Carter: D. T. S. Leland, Dr. Samuer G. Webber; John T. Morse, the class secretary: and Charles A. Nelson...
Nothing is as stupid as recounting the plot of a mystery play, and "In the Next Room" is still familiar to many theatre goers because of its recent run at the Selwyn Theatre. But familiar or not, it is distinctly worth an evening's time, even in the mid-year examination period, for any one who is interested in Mr. Collier's progress in his dramatic career...
...vivid play of the primitive" is Leon Gordon's description of his play, "White Cargo," in which he is now playing the leading role at the Selwyn Theatre. The author-actor adds that he has made no effort to create or eliminate sensationalism. Mr. Gordon hits the mark. The play is vivid, it is primitive, and both those who hope for and those who fear sordid sensationalism are disappointed...
...White Cargo" at the Selwyn. Earl Carroll presents Leon Gordon in his own play, the tropical drama of Englishmen rotting in an African jungle, which created such a stir in New York last year...
Seldom is a publisher's "blurb" anything more than a mere blurb--a kind of mixture of a botch and a burble. but in the case of "After Disillusion" we have before us something different. The "blurber" here displays" considerable thought and considerable analytic power, and we congratulate Mr. Selwyn on his staff...