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Dates: during 1920-1929
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The Cocoanuts (Paramount). The libretto of Irving Berlin's four-year-old musical comedy is reproduced without many amendments and with some of the original cast. Mary Eaton and Oscar Shaw, who have always done well on Broadway, sound like people singing on an old phonograph record with a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Song-&-Dancies | 6/10/1929 | See Source »

Through the market town of Arundel and up the Hill of Bury toward the ancient round grey towers of Arundel Castle traveled and trudged last week, in their traditional best, 5,000 town and country folk. Some had traveled 70 miles down from London; most had trudged from nearer homes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: At Arundel | 6/10/1929 | See Source »

One important obstacle to another election in the near future is the matter of campaign funds. The Liberal party alone had spent $570,000; the expenses of Laborites and Conservatives were even higher. It would be difficult to raise any more such sums from even the most loyal party members...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Labor's Day | 6/10/1929 | See Source »

Norman Bel Geddes has been asked to recommend theatrical policies. If his wishes are approved the Fair will include an unprecedented gathering of dramatic talent. There will be perhaps ten theatres, each devoted to some distinct phase of the art, each emphasizing the most advanced ideas which as yet receive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Fair Plans | 6/10/1929 | See Source »

Parlor magic, unlike most other divisions of skill and science, is far from dominated by professionals. Unknown to the public are numberless amateurs. They play a game of baffle among themselves. Some 500 members, amateur and professional, of the Society of American Magicians (total membership about 1,650), held their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Merlins | 6/10/1929 | See Source »

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