Word: sons
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Patricia Longworth is her name, She is by far the actress best, But to our Turkish chorus dame She's worse, far worse, than all the rest. For she had been the Mother's choice To share with Son the family treasure; She did not thus precisely repoice To lose this heir to future pleasure...
Engaged. Julian L. ("Pete") Street, son of Julian Street, author, to Narcissa Vanderlip, daughter of Frank Arthur Vanderlip, onetime President of the National City Bank (Manhattan...
...Louis, candles watched over a woman's cadaver; her son sobbed angrily. Dr. August H. Sante had refused to make a night call on the dying woman. He, 61, had for years been trying to reduce the numbers of such night calls. They were arduous; really, few people got sick without warning; this woman would be all right until morning; an excited, clamorous family. . . . Shortly after midnight of the wake, the son, mumbling now, arose with purpose. Two men friends went with him out of the room. Forty-five minutes later they returned in silent righteousness. Wake talk grew...
Unlike most stage Mammas, she is the dea ex machina who brings about a happy ending. She counsels son-in-law: "I would rather see my daughter nurse a black eye in her husband's home than a lover on the ocean. "Thereupon the hero slaps his wife's face and she , promptly flutters repentant into his forgiving arms. The audience is left to imagine the happiness that might have ensued had he taken a cane to her. The play may be applesauce to Philosopher Keyserling, but it is caviar to a dull season, for it is smartly...
...quarter of a million dollars' worth of publicity. They were shocked when "the glorious madwoman" stepped before the footlights last week. She had become majestic in proportion, infelicitous in performance. She embarrassed. Her play was a feebly repetitious comedy in which an elderly man monopolizes his son's woman while his elderly wife reciprocates with her daughter's man. But, even making allowances for the play, it is clear that Mrs. Pat belongs to the dear dead days...