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POLLY PREFERRED-A diverting splutter of salesmanship, southern accent, money and a movie director. Opens in the Automat and closes in Hollywood. Genevieve Tobin is " Polly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: The Best Plays: Apr. 28, 1923 | 4/28/1923 | See Source »

...escaping, by the skin of his teeth, from being placed in the bowl. Meanwhile the fire-plug had been gained, and ominous thuds began to tell of the severe ordeal the bowl was undergoing. Incensed, however, at being abused in such a way the fire-plug suddenly began to splutter and spurt, and in less than a minute the crowd was squirted away. This saved the bowl's life. For now the Meds had come and were doing their best to take the bowl to Medical Hall. When the college men saw that the Meds were gaining steadily they combined...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Annual Bowl Fight at the University of Pennsylvania. | 2/11/1888 | See Source »

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