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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that he can sing to him. He is poor, penniless, a junkman, but he tells the little boy he is an antiquarian. That makes the audience cry. The little boy's mother is dead?she committed suicide?so Chevalier takes him to the junkshop. Later the junkman becomes the star of one of those French musical comedies where the girls roll their eyes like Irene Bordoni. Some of the songs are in English, but the better ones are French?"Les Ananas" and "Valentine." Best shot: young David Durand beginning to cheer up when Chevalier puts on a three-cornered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures May 13, 1929 | 5/13/1929 | See Source »

Crowley is Weight Star...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCHOOLBOY MEET WILL SHOW EXCELLENT WORK | 5/11/1929 | See Source »

...former star of Rio Rita is so clever with her nimble dance steps that by the time she comes out for her third encore, the house is hers, the song about her boy friend's "shushpenders," and her dance "Subway Shuffle," completely captivating the audience. As for Miss Foster, we are forced to admit that her playlet is rather crude, but her acting, plus her dark hair and bright eyes--well it was a good...

Author: By D. M. K., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 5/10/1929 | See Source »

Three law school men, winners of events last year, will be able to compete again. S. H. Martin 21, former Dartmouth and B. A. A. middle distance star, running from scratch walked off with the half mile in 1 minute 56 4-5 seconds, while M. L. Smith 21, a Yale graduate, had a 25 yard handicap over Captain J. L. Reid '29 in the two mile run and beat him to the tape in 9 minutes 29 3-5 seconds. C. E. Ring 3L, of the University of Maine, won the 120 yard high hurdles from scratch and should...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HANDICAP MEET TO GIVE UNIVERSITY CHANCE ON CINDERS | 5/9/1929 | See Source »

...Record '32 has been hurdling excellently all spring and will have a chance to show what he can do against Ring and Mardulier in the highs and G. A. Tupper '29 in the low hurdles. N. P. Hallowell '32 is a yearling star who should extend Martin and R. G. Gould '30, last year's 440 winner, in the mid- die distance runs, while R. P. Porter '29 and David Cobb '31 will have another opportunity to fight it out in the half mile. J. W. Crickard '31 is a Freshman comer in the dash events. T. F. Mason...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HANDICAP MEET TO GIVE UNIVERSITY CHANCE ON CINDERS | 5/9/1929 | See Source »

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